‘World Cup of Chaos. Every few hours it's something or someone else. It's meant to be unifying. Whoever wins it will have to overcome a lot.’ (wrightyofficial) #IanWright #WorldCup #Football

UMN's West Bank campus is quaint in its small way, but clear cutting the tree-covered central plaza in front of the performing arts center and main library...while giving little-to-no explanation (or input)...is certainly a choice.

As much as I enjoy my job, the @PioneerPress could really use another local reporter or two. Tell Alden Global Capital we’re thin enough… contract negotiations commence Tuesday. Fair wages and staffing matter! Local news matters! That’s @MaryEDivine agreeing with me! #HedgeFund #localnews

#IASSIST2026 session on supporting/training qualitative analysis in the age of gen AI: when folk look for quick solutions promised by AI features, they miss the principles grounding qual work in the first place. An example of the central tension w/AI adoption in higher ed. (abstract links next)

@datarescueproject.org has recently posted about access to Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System bsky.app/profile/data... #IASSIST2026

Data advocacy should be taught across the curriculum and focus on interdisciplinary, inclusivity and accessibility: learning about the "Data Advocacy for All Toolkit" da4all.github.io/about/ #IASSIST2026

❤️ @lyndamk.bsky.social speaks about her, the @datarescueproject.org's, and @icpsr.bsky.social's tremendously important work. As fascism is on the rise, #data and #DataLibrarians work becomes even more crucial! #IASSIST2026 #PyjamaIASSIST2026

After @k8c.bsky.social posted the Rochester FC loon logo yesterday it got me thinking, how many Minnesota sports teams have a loon logo? Turns out not as many as you would think! These are all the loon logos I could find, starting with the obvious: The Minnesota United FC logo. Classic. Beautiful.🧵

As a person who hasn't watched Arsenal this season: Holy Bunkerball Haven't seen this many bodies defending the box since last Loons season.

I hope the fact that 1/3 of statewide DFL delegates voted for Layne is a shock to the system for Klob. She’s going to need the progressive vote to win the gov race — right now i’m not sure she has it We, esp trans ppl, also cannot afford a R gov. so i hope this is a point that drives Klob left

I'm supporting Klobuchar over any republican, so should you. There isn't a good argument for putting an insane person from the GOP in the executive office in order to "show the DFL". Harm reduction is a real thing and the GOP will hurt our state and our residents. That's just the way it is.

If for nothing else, I'm proud my first time caucusing, then serving as a city-level delegate where I walking caucused for Flanagan, has contributed in some way to this result. (Great 🧵here, too)

Today, we learned that Congresswoman Craig would not be joining us at the DFL endorsing convention in Rochester. If you can’t face your own party, you’re not ready to face a Republican. I’ll still be working hard to earn your endorsement. I hope to see you there!

Doyle has #MNUFC falling in POWAH more than any other team going into the break. The Loons aren't racing for the Spoon, but vibes aren't great, results have been poor, and the dang ball won't go in the net at a consistent rate that suggests an actual problem rather than bad luck.

Um, who's going to tell them? So many Diego Luna #USMNT ad buys pre-world cup for him not to make the team. 😬

I wasn't expecting the schadenfreude to be so tasty.

We identified 273 individuals with valid work permits who were arrested during Operation Metro Surge. That number is almost certainly an undercount.

I don't "help with research"; I facilitate innovation.

#MNUFC failed to score at home, again, despite magic from James Rodriguez. Only the 4 bottom teams have scored fewer goals. Only 2 teams spend less on their DPs than the Loons, and only 5 spend less on attackers. The Loons also have the most cap space in the league and are near the top of GAM.

Lastly, #MNUFC is in the lower-middle of the pack when we look at median salary spend. No where near as dire as Sporting KC, but lagging far behind their aspiring "peer" clubs in the West: Seattle, Portland, Austin, whose medians are just under double the Loons'.

#MNUFC is notably falling behind on the share of their roster making $500k or more (others have noted the Loons' roster efficiency), but the team has only 11 players above that cut-off point, while a team like LAFC has 20.

Yesterday was the #MLS spring salary release from the player's union, so I remade a couple quick charts, to find #MNUFC s place in the pack again. The Loons moved up a bit from the bottom on overall roster spend (partly because the bottom has fallen out, partly because James is overcounted here):

Name a song with “girl” in the title but replace girl with squirrel: Squirrel from the North Country, Bob Dylan

Thank heavens. Metro Transit, the City of St. Paul, and Ramsey County have partnered to resurface Selby Ave. between Snelling Ave. and Dale St. In 2027 the city will be updating pedestrian ramps where needed in the city-owned section of the Selby Avenue from Snelling Avenue to Lexington Parkway.

Shoulda listened to the Maiden. Ooftah. Probably good I had the little along to force me to frame all that mess as fun. Two beautiful sequences orchestrated by Rodriguez, tho...whoulda think it?! #MNUFC

Step 1) bring daughter to watch Loons Step 2) game is absolutely cursed COOL. #MNUFC

No but really. No idea what caused them to have a pen in the stadium

As seen on the bad place (and Reddit): James Rodriguez to retire after World Cup and has told #MNUFC. "Major signing", they said. "Club option", they said. Here's to hoping we see some magic in the two home games this week.

From the Strib to the New York Times to Fox News, media orgs couldn't believe moms, of all people, were leading the resistance to Operation Metro Surge. They should not have been so surprised.

Who needs to pass laws when we have royal decrees?

Every time watching MLS play LigaMX in Mexico during the Concacaf Champions Cup:

At least the one that finally got by her was a great goal, I guess.

This is a big list that also ignores the limited minutes when available: "...excused absences include work visa (1 game), foot injury (1), extreme dehydration (2) and the “routine” procedure (1)." plus World Cup camp (2). So 7 games unavailable of 17 games all comps w/James Rodriguez. #MNUFC

Biden's presidency and the aftermath we're living through should be enough to destroy the "let's the turn page, let's look forward, let's move on" mantra that has animated centrist Democrats for decades now. Accountability matters. There has to be a reckoning.

Go #Wolves. I was so calm until the last 40 seconds. And then I wasn't. Hot dog.

May the 4th be with you

Crystal ball says: Guess Again Fitz cannot buy time.

Loons back to stealing wins off of set pieces. Amazing. #COYL

Eric Ramsay sends his regards as Set Piece FC is *so* back #MNUFC

As we cross the 70th minute, #MNUFC

Set Piece FC lives!!!!!! #MNUFC

#MNUFC will take the opportunistic set piece goal from Yeboah. (Course it's off Markanich's head

Rougher first 30 than I expected from the Loons, culminating in a well-earned deficit. Other than #MNUFC holding the dmag ball, as Manny said on Sound of the Loons this week, Yeboah needs to stop drifting so wide and occupy the centerbacks in this shape. Gah.

Fun. #MNUFC

Timberwolves are the 1st Minnesota men‘s team in 41 years to advance past the 1st round in 3 consecutive seasons (1983-85 North Stars). The only other men’s team that’s ever done it: 1949-55 Minneapolis Lakers (7 seasons). The 2011-17 Lynx are the recent champs, also 7 seasons in a row.

I didn't know Minnesota can have two teams get beyond the first round! What a fun feeling! Sports are weird.

If Rudy making both free throws in the final minute isn't a sign, I don't know what is. #Wolves

It is impossible to have a functioning democracy when one party of your two party system no longer believes in democracy and the other party still wants to work with them as if they still believed in democracy, which they don't.