People have been asking me if I know of a resource like StandWithMinnesota for New Jersey, and I haven't found something comprehensive. So, for the moment, I have put together all the links to NJ orgs, crowdfunding links, events, and stuck them on a page of SWM. standwithminnesota.org/jersey

In other words, the police are defunding Minneapolis. (While I wish I'd thought of it first, I read this quip somewhere else.)

I know y'all are the right people to ask-what is the best place for finding out about tenants' rights in Minneapolis? Thanks!

"MPD Finance Director Vicki Troswick recently left and wasn’t available to answer detailed questions...[Deputy Chief Financial Officer Jayne] Discenza couldn’t access specifics on police spending." If the City's own budget staff can't track MPD spending, what else is happening we don't know?

It should be noted that both Chief O'Hara and public safety commissioner Todd Barnette were both unable to answer why MPD is going over budget, Barnette wasn't even aware till 3rd quarter 2025. And despite that, both were nominated for another term by Mayor Frey. www.startribune.com/minneapolis-...

Looking for cupcake recommendations! Preferably a bakery that also has GF and vegan options. Flavor and texture more important to me than fancy decoration

Watching season 25 of Midsomer Murders and it's the first time I'm noticing Neil Dudgeon is getting aged--voice timbre is different, a little slower... Glad to be watching some new cases but he's my favorite Barnaby so I'm a bit sad as well.

Yesterday was 2026's 102nd ICE flight at MSP. 25 people, in shackles, were flown off to Louisiana or Texas. This isn't unique to Minnesota - scenes like this play out every day across the country - ICE Air regularly flies to every city/airport on the map below.

@susiedentwords.bsky.social I was wondering if Savile Row derives its name from the French s'habiller (to dress)? If not, it's sort of a nifty coincidence!

Getting MN DFLers into legislative seats is the way since we're going to have Klobuchar as governor.

Hey people who know about etiquette--my kid has been invited to a couple of different grad parties. We don't know the kids or the families. Does he bring a gift? A card? Himself? Thanks!

Mega Vouch . . . let's go!

#Freedom250... DC's very own Fyre Fest

Any other fans of Drag Race Spain? If so, you might be excited to hear the Javis won for best director at Cannes! www.festival-cannes.com/en/f/la-bola...

Sick of hearing complaints about Uptown? Wanna do something about it? Join us! RSVP here: forms.gle/URtND7RMHDt4...

I was so ready to listen to an audiobook I've had paused for the right time. I checked it out. Then, instead of hitting "listen to now in browser", I hit "return". So, I guess instead I'll be listening to it sometime in, oh I'd say February. Ah well.

“Long COVID did not create medicine’s discomfort with invisible illness. It exposed a preexisting pattern that millions of patients had been navigating for decades.” #longCOVID www.blog.brittanijamesmd.com/p/long-covid...

ANGIE CRAIG HAS DROPPED FROM SEEKING THE DFL ENDORSEMENT!! just 3 days before the party’s endorsing convention in rochester, craig announced she is no longer seeking endorsement for US senate, which she was expected to lose to peggy flanagan in the wake of the ICE occupation of minnesota

Just watched the first episode of "Spider-Noir", in black and white of course. It's fun--genuinely good noir photography and writing. Hope lots of folks watch b/w--I think Prime is cowardly for offering a color option.

In which Joe Rad argues the DFL shouldn't have endorsing conventions anymore, because the candidates he supports keep losing. www.semafor.com/article/05/2...

I desperately need to mute the phrase "during Covid." Or even worse, "back during Covid." It's still out there making people seriously ill, so I guess you mean back in those long ago days of .... RIGHT FUCKING NOW?

My kid and I ran across this and tears of laughter ensued. Here's a treat: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pto3...

We also need the media to stop writing headlines that say "Congress" or the "MN legislature" failed to pass gun control, etc and instead write, "Republicans block efforts to......." I'm so f--king sick of the legacy media refusing to tell the truth about who is causing gridlock and "polarization."

Perhaps this will help, Trish. I built this 13 years ago for the Orange County Register.

Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...

This benefits a neighborhood school where more than 70% of kids were in hiding at the height of the ICE occupation.

Half of business owners on this Toronto street estimated that more than 25% of their customers arrived by car. In fact, it was 4%. And the % of customers who who walked or cycled? 72%. Retailers routinely overestimate the # of “car customers.” Via @carltonreid.com www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...

Honestly this is so cool looking it could go on a wall as art.

A Minneapolis neighborhood school created a @moonpalacebooks.bsky.social registry of books to send home with kids for the summer, and Moon Palace is selling them at a 20 percent discount! Order the books for local students at this link by May 29 moonpalacebooks.com/gift-registr...

Fun new detail from a source: The Trump administration appears to be paying the bond for these agents. It also appears to be paying for their private defense attorneys.

Men, masc folks of twin cities … if you’re cleaning out closets and drawers this weekend. Donation drop off locations in their bio:

Every year in the U.S., workers lose more money to wage theft than is lost to all forms of property crime (robberies, burglaries, larceny and motor vehicle theft) combined

During Operation Metro Surge, photographers from the Minnesota Star Tribune probably took thousands of photos but they haven't been able to identify everyone in them. Check these out — see anybody you recognize? Maybe it's you? Then get in touch with them: www.startribune.com/are-you-in-t...

Introduce yourself with 10 acts you've seen live: George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic REM Waylon Jennings Tina Turner Fine Young Cannibals Johnny and June Cash Los Straightjackets Wanda Jackson Squirrel Nut Zippers Negativland

I know getting mad about lawyer lists is a fool's game, but the most hilarious thing about the new Minnesota Lawyer list is that they award more private firm attorneys who advise nonprofits than they do attorneys who work for nonprofits (7 to 4, by my count). minnlawyer.com/minnesota-le...

It's not over.

Today in odd Goodread recommendations... Because you are currently reading- Eating Salad Drunk: Haikus for the Burnout Age by Comedy Greats You might also enjoy- The Words I Could Never Say: Bipolar Poetry

Alternatives include DuckDuckGo, Ecosia, Kagi--I'm sure there are more and I'm sure some are better than others but they're all going to be better than Google.

aaaah I love a bunch of armed asshole idiots running around our city setting our tax dollars on fire aaaaaaaaaahhhhh

a mission I don't know if I can fulfill, but I hope that we can get it done together: an immigrant student in MN needs $6,100 by tomorrow to be able to stay in their law program and in the country. dean's list, first-gen. their status stops me from saying more. www.paypal.com/pool/9pjLvyI...

@mattfugazi.bsky.social !!

The latest Republican ad shows everyday Americans discussing kitchen-table issues.

Today's the day! Starting now, interested candidates can file to run for local office. Learn how to do that in our helpful guide. #RosevilleMN

The CEO of Barnes and Noble says he will stock AI written books.

Their gfm has only raised $1100 and they have a modest goal. Come on, Bluesky. Contribute if you can. gofund.me/5ac0d4b47

She needs $1700 to keep her place, and if we can't come up with that by Monday anything she gets will go towards staying in a hotel until she can find a shelter space. Her kids are 1 and 3, they deserve to be with their mom. Please help- $layannajean paypal kkeezer21

“When federal agents arrested Georgia Fort covering a protest at a St. Paul church, press advocates quickly condemned her detention as an 1st Amendment affront. But Fort says less attention has been focused on how the legal case limits what she can say & to whom she can speak.“ wapo.st/4dOmMqF

TODAY!!