For the 21st straight year, my mum has sent me birds nest scotcheroos in the mail in celebration of Easter.

Here's part two. Paywall remains down as a service to area Lutherans on a budget. Thanks to @baconjess.bsky.social, @mplsnightmayor.bsky.social, @katiesisneros.bsky.social, @katalogued.bsky.social and @mjneuman.bsky.social for their assistance. midwest-excellence.ghost.io/midwest-fune...

Let's be clear -- the only regret any small town person feels about this is that they were entitled to a period of exclusivity on this juicy gossip before the rest of us got our hands on it. This level of salacious dirt could power the social economy of a farming community for a decade or more.

Things to remember that tend to serve me well, as I attempt to practice anti-carceralism in my daily life: - I might be wrong or mistaken - Even if I'm right, maybe I'm being a jerk - People can tell when my goal is to own them and it doesn't help

Generals gather in their masses Just like witches with fat asses

Taxonomists did a pretty shitty job when you think about it. Cabbage and Broccoli are the same species, as are tomatoes and eggplant, but there are like 12 different genuses of robins. Get your head out of the trees Carl, and eat a fuckin salad.

Love when a Zillow listing only has exterior photos. Makes me think that the inside is so gorgeous, they just don't want all the buyers breaking down the doors.

Oh, we're all going to pretend we've never put a glass bottle in a car seat so it doesn't roll around on the ride home?

Reps. Hudson and Engen reenacting this tweet in the parking lot of a MAGA t-shirt store.

I would not be against a pyramid, fwiw

Big week for people who like to see fresh snow on budding trees.

After 4 or so years, I'm decommissioning these Danners. They've been good boots!

On a more hopeful note: truly, thank you to everyone who went out on the streets today. It is so important to forge bonds with our neighbors and to feel the power we can have together. None of us are alone.

I truly do not understand the gleeful malice some of y'all bring to the Star Tribune's mentions.

Might get really into Steve Winwood this summer.

Aww fuck, just remembered that the Hawkeyes made it further than us. I'm going to throw up.

Thanks, Tamin. One of the best to ever wear the Cardinal and Gold. The definition of loyal and forever true.

What a bummer. I don't know if JJeff being available changes that or not. Really going to miss this team. Really excited for our young players. I hope Tamin Lipsey never has to pay for a drink in state borders for the rest of his years.

Good half! Going blow for blow.

"Go Cyclones" Say it back.

I have heard that there are people on this website that don't even live in the greater Twin Cities metro. I've never encountered one myself, but if you stay on the Discover tab long enough, you might find one.

This is how Minneapolitans talk about going to St Paul.

You know what time it is gang... It's Whiskey Friday with Tony Dokoupil.

There are two ways to get a DWI at 5am and neither of them reflect well on you.

lol @citycasttwincities.bsky.social did a video about the St. Paul dad jacket @wesburdine.bsky.social

Okay, now the Cyclones HAVE to win tomorrow.

I've gotten too spoiled by tallboys. A 12 oz beer just doesn't hit the same anymore.

Tony: Our results are nuanced and both validate fears of existing low-income communities, while also showing benefits of new supply. We support supply reforms, HOWEVER we are wary of when market supply is pitched AGAINST affordable housing and tenant protections Ian, Tony's friend: fuck him up tony

It's new shoe day in the Ian and Jeanne household. Going to see if my old-ass back can still handle wearing adidas

Went to a movie and like a dozen people booed the anthropic ad before it, lmao

What does the loss of Sora mean for my friend who uses IG to exclusively repost videos of giant gay cowboys and their normally sized paramours?

Always love it when I forget that I pre-purchased an album on bandcamp and get the shipping notification months later. Like a gift to my future self.

This is who breaks down your door if you're cheating at esports.

I maintain that the great myth of this age of politics is that how you feel has a political and ethical weight. There is no difference in impact between a doomscroller who loses sleep over the horrors and the blithest know-nothing, unless it spurs one to action over the other.

The last decade of US political phenomena can be mapped on a cartesian plane where the axes are "Good→Bad" and "Funny→Not Funny". Thousands of ICE officers sitting on their thumbs around airports is both Funny and Bad, yet recent discourse shows many of you still think those are mutually exclusive.

Here are some things I've enjoyed in the last week: -That Knight of the Seven Kingdoms series -Started reading a really fancy copy of Canticle of Leibowitz -Cold hamms on a patio -Driving with the windows down -Watching the last 30 seconds of a close basketball game

Twins opening day watch party update: there will be a raffle! Local artist Ken Rumbaugh has donated three beautiful Twins prints. Fulton, besides having a Chill City beer special for $4 a pint, will have some giveaway swag. And I'll throw in a couple t-shirts too. See you at the Legion Thursday!

I know people got their laughs in about the Ilhan/gundam thing, but consider that in our convention it resulted in a subcaucus called "Uncommitted/Flanagan/Ilhan - Gundams Optional" and my having to explain 80s mech anime to delegates around me

Not the way that I do it 💅

I pride myself on not taking part in the engagement bait trends on here, but if it's about maps or roadtrips, I'm sorry folks. I'm going to have to bite.

Bar Harbor, ME to Fort Dodge, IA. Only two of us in the car. 4 hour shifts and then swap sleeping and driving. Took us 30+ hours. We just wanted it to be done by hour 10, so we didn't make any prolonged stops.

this is what ur @sd60dfl.bsky.social 7th alternative to the @dfl.org state central committee looks like. he ran a v popular campaign for 7th alternate & the body resoundingly elected him as our 7th and last SCC alternate. congrats Minneapolis nightmare 🫶🫶

Long day at convention. Phone died. Good to see a lot of neighbors, heartened by their conviction, and glad the Clones kicked ass.

Long day at convention. Phone died. Good to see a lot of neighbors, heartened by their conviction, and glad the Clones kicked ass.

It's kinda bullshit that you can't get a free stream of network TV online.

Having the time of my life in the SD60 Alternate Room. We're plotting an escape, possibly even a takeover of the convention.