One thing we need to prepare for right now is the criminalization of mutual aid. Look at the RICO prosecution of the Atlanta Solidarity Fund and its operators. Look at the Houston prosecution of Food Not Bombs. Not directly on point, but the far-reaching YSL prosecution in Atlanta is chilling too.

“violence” against cops now includes hurting their feelings

me pouring every individual cake ingredient one by one into a glass bowl with a skeptical expression like “this is your so-called dessert”

overwatch drives in bronze/silver is an experience

even more people were watching the lake of the isles pencil sharpening in minneapolis from trees and from kayaks this year! the street was closed for traffic and it was the biggest crowd yet

Minneapolis today: Lake of The Isles Pencil sharpening party Tour de Luce alleycat bike party Prince Block Party They thought they could break this city. Minneapolis will never die.

People who generate “finished” products with AI don’t seem to have any appreciation for the fact that basically NO creators go through and just create the final work like some kind of human 3D printer. Writing out ideas before you focus on writing a good sentence is just how you write.

this is so annoying and yet so on brand

This is real btw

The “we have to know our neighbors” instinct warring with the “all my neighbors are rated on a sliding scale of how likely they are to report me to the authorities as a queer radical”

anyway happy pride from this bi girlie 💖💜💙

it is in absolutely everybody’s best interests to develop some hobbies aside from Phone

The city’s own data shows 2/3 of Minneapolis resident bike for some trips each year. And literally 5 people have already messaged me in the last week asking for advice on e-bikes & e cargo bikes. We are not the 1%.

so like lemme weigh in on this as someone who is more financially comfortable than many in my generational cohort: everything I have gained seems precarious and temporary because I know the people with real money will take it all from me the second they get an opportunity and no one will protect me.

It's a small thing but if you're like me and unthinkingly default to the google search bar remember that you can change the default search engine on new tabs in Firefox etc Fuck Google's AI enshittification of everything

I may or may not be alive, but I would have spent so many days upon weeks upon months more of my life crying on the floor or laying catatonic in bed or suffering debilitating panic attacks. The quality of life improvement is immeasurable.

Part of my problem is that we’ve structured all of our infrastructure and services and employment with the assumption that people own and drive a personal vehicle, so regardless whether they have the right to, many have the absolute necessity.

These nazis are walking around undefended villages, rigging them with explosives for a laugh and filming their own crime. Every one of them will be held accountable. This suprematist settler project must be dismantled.

In Turkey, an elderly man who earns his living by shining shoes is visited every morning at the same time by a cat that asks to have its fur brushed. The man never turns down this little friend.😍👍💙

oh, this is very important to know!!

learning that astronauts have to use microsoft outlook in space is unspeakably depressing. we have set microsoft outlook free from the bounds of earth. polluting the stars with that janky piece of shit

Today is Transgender Day of Visibility. 🏳️‍⚧️ This is a day to celebrate the courage, resilience, hope, and joy of our trans neighbors. The government’s attacks on our neighbors must end. 1/

The Give Ilhan Omar a Gundam Walking Subcaucus is viable at the SD 62 convention

I think about this clip on a near daily basis as I think it absolutely nails the core belief which distinguishes the left and the right: are all people created equal, or should the government get out of the way of some “natural hierarchies”? youtube.com/clip/Ugkx8c8...

Today in @rollingstone.com: a remarkable profile on the inhumane tactics of ICE in Minnesota’s suburbs — and the incredible ways Minnesotans in Shakopee (including DFL Rep. Brad Tabke) have stood up to protect our communities. Full article here: archive.is/BBvVQ

society was a mistake

Watch what’s happening in the background of Jason’s video. Does this look like some riot to you? bsky.app/profile/jcha...

My biggest takeaway from the Epstein files so far is that sex trafficking was Epstein’s primary business, although I suspect blackmail was his primary income. He had working hours (usually 3-8pm), he had regular contacts and appointments, he had quotas and status reviews.

My special interest the past couple weeks has been digging through the JE files with a growing squad of online sleuths basically crowdsourcing an investigation and can I just say. I don’t think anybody at the DOJ had any idea what they were releasing on 1/30.

I know it’s difficult right now, but I insist that you seek and enjoy beautiful things, even if it seems frivolous or irresponsible in the face of overwhelming horror. I want you to feed yourself artistically, spiritually, and literally, because you can’t Do The Work when you’re starving.

He/DoD is sending a signal, and it should be stopped in its tracks. Ditlevson is nominated for Assistant Sec Def for Homeland Defense "I don't want to speak about what threat levels may exist during an election cycle." In answer to @warren.senate.gov question on ban on troops at polling stations.

I don't know why the federal government has declared war on my state, but this is clearly because their attempt to conduct an invasion was thwarted. So they're now retaliating economically.

Kansas is sending letters to trans people telling them that their licenses will be revoked as of tomorrow and that they risk arrest for driving on a suspended license. This is pure cruelty. www.erininthemorning.com/p/kansas-sen...

To any Democrat who ever said about any issue, "Maybe if we agree with Republicans just this far, they'll stop there," remember that you were wrong, it was obvious at the time, and you really should never believe that again about any issue, ever.

there's a gfm for the affected family from yesterday's shootings in north and brooklyn center: gofund.me/4dab6c071 please consider donating if you are able. their goal is 4k.

I’m always a little mad when AI is genuinely useful and good at something because this remarkable tool has been so entirely corrupted by people who want to use it to the point of exhaustive exploitation

I want you to put the word out there that we back up.

Two things can be true simultaneously: - Observers have a legal right to observe and record federal law enforcement activity happening in public - observers do not practically have this right because armed federal agents can and do assault them with impunity when they exercise it

with alt text, because everyone needs to be able to read this 😭

🧧HAPPY LUNAR NEW YEAR!!!🧧 With everything going on I didn’t have a chance to make a new drink this year, so enjoy LUNAR JUICE from last year 🍹 恭喜发财 🍊 马上有福🐎 马到成功 🔥

you too can and should read epstein’s emails. I am never being pressured into using better grammar or punctuation ever again. these people are fucking aliens jmail.world

Hey tabletop gamers, if you bought or were considering buying this bundle but got overwhelmed by the number of games to sort through, have I got the spreadsheet for you!! All 1,074 games tagged as "physical" sorted by play style, with language, engine, and genre notated to the best of my ability:

this message from the lake of the isles pencil on 2/6 is so sweet “Minneapolis, I have been watching over you this difficult month, while ICE agents occupy us and kill us… I have never been prouder to stand among you and to belong to this community.“

they very literally are scouring the streets to disappear people and deny their civil rights and due process. that is what they are doing.

Someday I will be able to talk freely on social media again without making every post thinking “do I want this read back to me in an FBI interrogation room”

"This tactic has provoked the ire of ICE and local police—an indicator of its effectiveness. In order that this model might proliferate, we present a how-to guide ..."

I don’t really know what I expect in posting this, but maybe some people see it and can learn from it. I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.” 1/

This is the second time an ICE employee has been arrested in in a Bloomington, MN underage sex trafficking sting www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...

"Nobody thought something like this could happen here" they say...