I think I might have missed my calling. Would have made a good marine iguana.

I don't know why this makes me so happy. Perhaps because I was a child at the time and managed to survive all three despite the odds?

Worth a gander. The unseen world around us. www.barrywebbimages.co.uk/Images/Macro...

Beavers hate the sound of running water. My education continues.

True History of the Kelly Gang & My Brilliant Friend. Two books in which the ownership of a pair of shoes/boots takes on an unexpected level of dramatic significance. #booksinconversation #ferrante #petercarey

Going through hundreds of letters received in the late 80s, early 90s; everything stops by 1997 with email. Amazed by the effort we made to reach each other, to say something, to stay connected across countries and oceans. Lots of people I've since lost, but not all. Grateful for having a past.

“There is a period when it is clear that you have gone wrong but you continue. Sometimes there is a luxurious amount of time before anything bad happens.” - Jenny Holzer Sums up being a kid of the 1970s and 80s.

Literature is news that stays news.

Always a pleasure when Trump accidentally speaks the truth, like naming Vance "Fraud Czar". Exactly.

Today I learned that 17th century causes of death in London included "blasted," "teeth," "dead in street," "eaten by lice," "King's Evil," and "wolf." Not much changes.

WWBD? What would Brutus do?

Worth considering, indeed.

If all money looked like this, I would work harder.

Reading this article about Walter Benjamin in the NYer by Anahid Nersessian...and thinking about the videos that the White House has been putting out.

Did I read that in some book or write it myself …? I honestly can’t remember… #bolano

A book I hadn't thought about in a long time, but Gioia makes me wonder -- as he often does -- if I should pay more attention. Strange to me that I didn't know this was written in my Minneapolis. We don't claim it ... www.honest-broker.com/p/the-real-s...

Nuclear codes? What could go wrong.

At his occasional best, he saw with remarkable clarity.

November: Cancel elections.

Not over in Minnesota: www.startribune.com/white-house-...

A worthwhile read about the choices we control, and how to resist the world-weary pleasure knowing and describing defeat. aeon.co/essays/what-...

GTFO, losers. #minnesota

Reversed and brightened ...

They were girls, not underaged women. And these are concentration camps, not warehouses for immigrants.

@dessadarling.bsky.social Well said. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Which is insane, of course. And which raises the question: how much it will cost to rebuild, and where that money will come from? How many small businesses ruined? How many people took out predatory loans because they couldn't work? That the Mpls Fdn has raised a $3.5M rebuild fun is a joke.

All kids today care about is their phones and the specter of human extinction

ProPublica has identified Alex Pretti’s killers www.propublica.org/article/alex...

In Minnesota we’re talking about being terrorized by the federal government.

As a Minnesotan, I expect @klobuchar.senate.gov to lead congressional efforts to abolish ICE. If she can, I’m open to governor talk. If that work fails, we need someone else who can protect our state.

"It's believed to be the first time a local police department in Minnesota intervened in a federal law enforcement action since the surge in immigration enforcement began two months ago." About time!

And Trump declared the only restraint on him is his own morality. Or was it mortality?

These left wing extremists and paid agitators must be stopped! www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NV6...

The "crassmanship" has to be admired. m.youtube.com/watch?v=jVoj...

On Iran?

Plus, your books are excellent.

Sure puts the non statement by MN CEOs in context.

Where is the video Pretti was taking?

Right: What's happening here is not "policing." It's occupation and terror.

Hi folks, I'm seeing a lot of "Eyes on Minneapolis" & "We support Minnesota" sentiment. Here's a tangible way you can help: Trump just suspended federal funding for SNAP benefits to Minnesota. Second Harvest Heartland is an MN-based hunger-relief org. Please donate what you can. www.2harvest.org

Grateful to read this: The Star Tribune reports that federal agents "attempted to order local police from the scene" where a man was shot and killed by feds this morning, but Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara refused and "instructed his officers to preserve the scene."

So ... Minneapolis police: You have anything to say about this? www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...

Still waiting for my check!

Trump has a tenuous grip on reality, but a stranglehold on the Republican Party.

Good news on a bad news day.

I spoke to a friend on the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota board. They need financial donations to keep up with the heightened demand for their services: www.ilcm.org ILCM is a nonprofit that provides free immigration legal representation to low-income immigrants and refugees in MN & ND

Small consolations: it's not a leap year.