This morning in Biddeford, Maine, a 26-year-old man said goodbye to his wife and daughter and left for work. Moments later he was dead, shot in the head by ICE agents, the second man ICE has killed in six days. ICE is killing our neighbors. ICE cannot be reformed. Abolish ICE.

From an abandoned grill and aging park pavilion to the Sea Salt Eatery we know now: A new cookbook lets the beloved eatery's recipes and history shine. Via @mprnews.org - www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

Or we pulled over at gas stations and asked the attendants for directions.

The most ruthless pirate to sail the seven seas.

I am proud & honored that the @uminnpress.bsky.social has been able to help keep this beautiful book in print. With Minnesota Point's prescribed burn scheduled for later this year, it's a great time to learn about ishkode (fire) and its importance. www.upress.umn.edu/978151792271...

Beautiful evening on Minnesota Point with Judy.

Noticing an uptick mss submissions from PhDs who have left academia and started consulting agencies... projects that appear to be advancing scholarship but also feel like they are about establishing trademarks. Somewhat suss.

In that shirt?

He smears shit on everything he touches.

wow, the John Birch Society in 2026. one of the frustrating things about all of these billionaires becoming absolute chuds is that it means all these crazy little right-wing organizations are guaranteed funding forever regardless of what happens in mainstream politics. expect to keep seeing them.

“.. Members of the group Patriot Front ride the metro on the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence in Washington, D.C.” @reuters.com

The fireworks show on the National Mall is going to be an utter flop. We're then going to find out that a convicted sex offender and Trump supporter named John Dud got a no-bid contract for his company, A Flash in the Pan Productions, to put on the show.

I have been eating off my juneberry tree all month and while so many neighborhood bushes are done, I have a few more days of berries left. Any birds my dms are open.

Got blocked by a local bike group for pointing out their ai flyer AND ILL DO IT AGAIN

A very "Minnesota" title and a wonderful, intriguing, and beautiful addition to our list.

Fairs and voting: leave it up to the states.

Is this corn smut?

I assimilated all the way to Congress and this idiot still tells me to go back where I came from.

Lately the press has been hosting monthly staff meetings on Zoom. In addition to press business, we have been leaving space for members to give little talks on how thing work/what they do in their depts. Staff love it! Right now I am listening to the nitty gritty of how ebooks are made.

Thinking about the apoplectic responses to a handful of primary wins in NYC... one of the ideas guiding my acquisitions the past few years has been the curtailing of imagination, both politically and culturally. What are we allowed to ask for? What can we demand from our politics?

90% of the hours Steam has logged for Rimworld are me scanning seeds for the right starting location.

The cat has been the Prime Minister this whole time.

We've got a book club this week! We're reading Techno-Negative: A Long History of Refusing the Machine by Thomas Dekeyser. Join us on Wednesday, June 24th at 7:00 PM Eastern Time. Register: sjsu.zoom.us/meeting/regi... www.upress.umn.edu/978151791773...

it was a total pleasure to celebrate KJ’s new book alongside Ianna. Listen - and teach Nothing Wanting!

Fuck. I am going to have to read that State of Scholarship report, aren't I? Thanks, everyone.

Wow apparently university presses have been publishing anti-woke screeds and we've been making money off them recently? Honestly, is this an opinion anyone holds?

We've been meeting this week to internally "launch" a leading title for us in Spring 27... an anthology of letters written during the height of the occupation of Minneapolis, many originally published on LitHub.

2 publishing jobs with U of Nebraska Press (Foreword Reviews Indie Publisher of the Year): Assistant Editor, Rights & Permissions jobs.up.hcommons.org/job/universi... Journals Systems & Fulfillment Associate jobs.up.hcommons.org/job/universi...

Wait, some people I supposedly admire are still on X?

Hard to say just how BAD google search has become in the past six months.

Minneapolis police can sit in their homes and pull in millions of overtime, busting the public safety budget. Meanwhile, the residents around George Floyd Square are being billed to repair city streets around the square.

ICE vehicles have been seen this morning in the Corcoran and Powderhorn neighborhoods/ South Minneapolis. It would be great to get extra support from community today. Please help out in your local area. 1/

Downloading 007…

Thomas Dekeyser's TECHNO-NEGATIVE (www.upress.umn.edu/978151791773...) has only been out a couple months but it's crossed over into the culture in ways few scholarly books do, and rarely so quickly. Reviews & discussion of the book in Vox, New Yorker, New York Times Magazine...

The Minnehaha off leash dog park is fun to visit. It's big and by the river and my dog loves being off leash. But Dakota people feel the space is sacred & not appropriate for dogs. They are my neighbors and have been connected to this land for longer.

ICE kidnapped someone in my neighborhood today.

Wednesday, June 3rd, I will be discussing my book Speculative Whiteness: Science Fiction and the Alt-Right on Zoom with the Left Bank Books reading club, Great Books of the 22nd Century. See the link below for instructions on how to join.

If you are really serious about tackling fraud in government spending... www.startribune.com/minneapolis-...

The Horror Theory Reader is indispensable for scholars and will be of interest to anyone curious about our paradoxical enjoyment of appalling and fearsome things. Browse the MNG Horror Studies virtual exhibit: buff.ly/H1B0bae @horrorstudies.bsky.social @uminnpress.bsky.social #Horrorstudies

I just love Hannah Tinti's writing. The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley feels so effortless. I'll go to a passage I like to study and ten minutes later realize I've just been reading along.

The internet is so stressful today it's got me listening to Arrested Development's 1992 album "3 Years, 5 Months and 2 Days in the Life Of..."

I totally planned and layed-out this book in my head on a dog walk. If there was such an oral history, which coffeeshop would you be perfect to write up? I could definitely do the old Acadia Cafe (where I worked) and probably the Nicollet Spyhouse, pre smoking ban.

The Twin Cities needs like an oral history/coffee table book of cool coffeeshops, divided by eras.

Our lead title is by a singular voice in art criticism and on Native culture. It’s been wonderful to work again with the inestimable Paul Chaat Smith on a new collection of essays.

Our Fall/Winter 2026 catalog is out! Divergent, diverse, and unexpected. issuu.com/uminnpress/d...

I love that it sounds like he's saying his son is a person he's known for a long time.

Best to read the Manuscript Preparation Guidelines, especially if your ms is a tenure book tied to a particular season.

Commencement speakers 90% of the time have nothing to do with the students, and everything to do with admin relations. My commencement was the local BBQ chain guy who preached to a bunch of liberal arts majors the importance of marrying god w/ capitalism. Turns out the U just wanted a big donation.