I wonder what percentage of current prime time programming is original because there seem to be a lot of spinoffs, night time versions of game shows, US versions of European shows, and sports

Going from Craig Ferguson to (Sir) Niall Ferguson is a real step down for CBS

Sure, they ban whistles and the left would just adopt vuvuzelas! (Did she really say whistles should be banned? Would there at least be exemptions of sports officials?)

I have a tab open with photos of the Flying Zacchinis and their human cannonball act because that's they way I roll

Ten years ago, we got our start playing at South High. Now the South community needs our help. Over 300 students and their families who can't go to work, school, or the store without fear need assistance with day to day expenses – rent, groceries and more. Let's support our City. How? 👇

They real should demand a clean up of border patrol. CBP has been responsible for a lot of the crap in Minnesota and there were plenty of horror stories of international travelers and their experiences with CBP even before Trump decided to invade blue cities

Again, I'll be comparing the success of the Melania to United Passions, the movie about FIFA. United cost $25 million in 2015 and grossed $171,500 worldwide. (In the US it made $607!) Now there might be a devoted MAGA crowd who are still hot for Melania, but we'll wait and see

It depends on the measure, but Maine is usually top 3 for US states with the highest percentage of residents who are white. Plus it’s winter. You have to figure Trump is just angry at the governor or maybe Stephen King. Has he even considered Florida or Texas?

My wife has been begging me to create Book It for Grown Ups for years, so here we go! Pizza Hut Retro Style, we doin' Black History Month Book It!

A lot of Trump's opinions are based on how things look on television. Bovino has never looked like the big, strong man out of central casting* and Noem may have sealed her fate with that big, stupid hat... * The type who come to him and say, "Thank you, Mr. President" with tears in their eyes

I don't think the whole Operation Metro Surge was about getting the Minnesota voters data. Trump works on retribution and engrandizement. (Possibly to trigger the Insurrection Act, but that's retribution again.) The three conditions offered by AG Bondi are just consolation prizes for its failure

People say that you couldn’t pay them enough to watch Melania, but I’ve sat through a lot of bad movies, so I can’t make that claim. I would expect to be handsomely rewarded for this service and since it’s from Amazon, I’ll even accept a very large Amazon gift card

If you go back to the age of one landline phone in every house, we were told to let it ring 8-10 times so a person would have time to get to the phone. Now if my phone rings 8-10 times I view it as psychological torture

Lots of layoffs and more tips for online gambling on the news programs

Something to wear with your Sinister Minnesotan T-shirt!

Koita-kun the octopus and Meika-chan the squid are a couple, and they’re the mascots for the Shiranuka-Kotoi roadside rest stop in Hokkaido.

A recent cartoon for @theguardian.com

Might make it to positive double digits F tomorrow. 10-day forecast has possible highs above freezing. Not sure if I can handle that

Minnesota National Guard members have arrived at a federal building and were directed to distribute donuts, coffee, and hot chocolate to anti-ICE protesters. Guard members were issued reflective vests so they would not be mistaken for federal agents.

I really don't mind ads on YouTube. I do mind getting ads repeatedly from the same company. My new tactic if I see that damned emu, I close the tab and try again later.

It’s like The Shining and “red rum” all over again. People will be saying, “How did people not see that?”

Could someone photoshop one of those government photos with people walking with penguins (!) towards Greenland and have I dunno a polar bear or something that actually lives in Greenland mauling them?

It may be time to play Vanilla Ice constantly in the Twin Cities. I know it’s asking a lot of those who have suffered so much already, but I think it’s the nuclear option

Whatever will Trump do if the Supreme Court strikes down his tariffs? Wherever shall he go?

I’d start calling him “Trumpushka” like the Russian commentators, but I know I hate when people start using Russian terms like they’re one of George Smiley’s Russian watchers reporting on Karla

My cartoon for this week’s @newscientist.com

Boycotting the World Cup is very serious for most countries, but they may wish to plan ahead. It's possible that the current administration might use the WC as a political lever. (Denying visas to fans of nations who displease Trump.) A boycott may even gain popular support given the mood in Europe

Stand With The Sinister Minnesotans Against ICE https://store.theonion.com/products/sinister-minnesotans-t-shirt?variant=44569654984773

Satchel Paige (George Strock for Life magazine. 1941) (To rejuvenate the baseball spirits with spring training starting soon, quote skeet this with a random baseball player.)

We know Trump has no respect for US troops so it came no surprise when he denigrated the sacrifices of other NATO nations in our wars. I’m surprised this isn’t a bigger deal in the mainstream US media because this could be a serious scandal with lasting effects

Say how about we swap Minnesota for Alberta?

When it gets this cold I miss the show and tell aspect of work where everyone would arrive bundled up and tell what extra winter gear they had to put on to make the trip

You’ve posted something here and you notice you’ve left out a word. Do you delete and repost, add a second post with the missing word, or leave it with the presumption people will figure it out? I usually think people will get it unless what I posted is the opposite of what I meant (missing a “not”)

This is all hypothetical because I don't think JD Vance would ever support it, but if the 25th amendment needs 8 cabinet members, who you got? Most are non-starters like Hegseth, RFK Jr, Bondi, and Noem. I just don't see eight unless people like Rubio, Bessent, and Lutnick hate the embarrassment

Looks like it's much nicer in Greenland than it is in Minnesota. At least for the moment it's 33F in Nuuk vs. 1F in St. Paul

I can't look at UEFA Europa League results without hearing the hook from Thomas Dolby's "Europa and the Pirate Twins"

I haven't notice things getting any colder around me and then I reached for my laptop and the aluminum body is icy cold

In times of need, Minnesotans always step up to care for each other. Today, I am issuing an alert to help stop bad actors from taking advantage of people’s generosity, and to help ensure those raising money understand their potential obligations under Minnesota law.

When someone says they like Trump because he has no filter and tells it like it is, I’d like to see the reporter say, “Well you’re either a moron or a sucker and you and people like you may have doomed our nation, but then I guess I have no filter. You like that, right?”

I want to see the polls they've been showing Trump. It's like the fake office for his father all over again

A German reminder: Es gibt kein schlechtes Wetter, es gibt nur gute Kleider (There is no bad weather, only unsuitable clothing)

What I hate about the algorithm driven society is there’s no subtlety. You click on one new thing and whatever algorithm decides that’s what you want now to the exclusion of what you had been viewing before. Sometimes you’re just curious and one view is enough to satisfy that curiosity

When I was a child in elementary school it was suggested that Greenland and Iceland had somehow gotten their names swapped. One of those stories children tell each other. Maybe someone in their second childhood is confused

I should be shoveling the driveway, but it may snow after noon, so I'm waiting and watching. Always be vigilant

At this point I think US officials will have to drop Trump into an active volcano before Europe will trust us again. Maybe throw in some of his more prominent minions with him

Does Speaker Johnson spend all of his time in one of those sensory deprivation tanks? That's the only way I can imagine a man could be so unaware of what is going on in the world

re: Trump vs. Lincoln or Washington. I'm just imagining the Jake Tapper stories about 294 year old Washington or 217 year old Lincoln

Old man yells at wind

Did some law pass (maybe just in state) where companies are required to tell you when your auto pay charges are scheduled to go through? Got email from both my phone and internet companies warning me when they were scheduled to charge me for my service