fellow journalists’ reports from minneapolis are hitting like dispatches from the frontlines of a civil war

Frost: For so long, the right wing has held up patriotism as a vibe, as an aesthetic. But patriotism is more than bald eagles and flags and beer. Patriotism is about loving the people who live in the damn country — every single one of them.

Fucking Austria, man…

AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.

"Moises" shared this picture from where they are harvesting pomegranates in Fresno county. "We make $130 for every four 900 lb bins we fill. We climb 20ft ladders to harvest the fruit and the sacks we put the fruit in while doing this weigh 75 lb when full." #WeFeedYou

QRP with some #vampires 🦇

If you sit on any major street in the Twin Cities, within 5 minutes you'll see black SUVs racing around, doubling the speed limit. Passing on narrow two lane roads. It's absolutely insane right now.

New pilgrimage just dropped 👀✨✨

Human artists, use only once piece to convince people to follow you! 🪐💚

Turns out Walt Whitman saw Bari Weiss coming some 150 yrs ago. His description of hacks: "kept-editors, spaniels well-train'd to carry & fetch, creatures of the President, creatures of would-be Presidents... , the lousy combings and born freedom-sellers of the earth."

SwornHeart by @fistfulofcrits.bsky.social A Paladin and their Heart; this narrative-driven romantasy duet RPG explores the dynamics of rule follower vs rule breaker relationships, divine vows and cosy mysteries. Spiritual sequel SoulWrought coming soon! In the bundle! itch.io/b/3469/path-...

From its inception Bluesky was rad. It was an oasis from angry politics & division. The day after the election, when all the bitter X-users who waited until afterward to leave flooded over here, they didn't embrace the ethos & brought their old ways. Judicious blocking, muting, and moderation works.

Flu is extremely bad right now. www.cdc.gov/fluview/surv...

Moonset over Redoubt Volcano #alaskasky

Go check it out #alaskasky ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

it is your DUTY as a parent to be basic and cringe. if your child says "6-7" and you do not say, loud enough for their friends to hear, "8-9?", causing profound silence and intense discomfort, you are neglecting your responsibilities. being cool is for kids. your days of being laughed WITH are over

Out now to Patrons, my review of @melsonian-arts-council.itch.io 's excellent Stay Frosty - a one-shot TTRPG that deserves more mainstream love! (50% off with code 90490 is still running by the way!) www.patreon.com/posts/ultima...

Meguey Baker just showing us the path to a lighter brighter more joyful 2026!❤️‍🔥

We are given this gift thank you Tim

All righty -- this year's writerly resolution is live, should you care to read it. The tl;dr is it's actually quite an optimistic read, so hopefully it'll give you some juice to kick open the new year and put words to stories that need to be told.

Waterson bringing the light into 2026. I remember this one in ‘96!

Lovely deal on this artists lovely work!

I think a lot of people who don't often write (or who just don't care) understand how easy it is to spot "AI" text once you've been exposed to it. It's gotten to the point that I can look at a piece of "AI" writing and tell if it was written by ChatGPT or some other LLM. They have "house styles."

Enter the new year like a long-eared rabbit emerging through a curtain of tall grass to face the stars 🌌

You ready for our 2026 Valentines?? The art is ready for ya 😍 As with everything on our shop, sales of these valentines support @skypeascientist.bsky.social! This year's cards were designed by Philly artist @aprilfinfrock.bsky.social! Obsessed with how these turned out. order at SquidFacts.net

oh haha yes absolutely

Raining Tacos still a big hit at the family slumber party

“We were both happy that we could portray Asians speaking English without a stereotypical accent,” the Malaysian actor Yao said in an interview with Sinners co-star Li Jun Li; they play married grocers in the film. “We’re also sexy as fuck.” 😍 www.theguardian.com/film/2025/de...

If I run a Holiday LARP inspired by the King in Yellow and John Carpenters Thing but it’s set in 1925 New Orleans what character would you be ? #LARP #callofcthulhu

The True King in Yellow #hastur #callofcthulhu #carcosa

This thing is rad 👀❤️‍🔥 #dnd #strangerthings

Is it worthwhile to show Stephen Miller posts on here? Don’t we all agree he’s a shit human being and need no further evidence?

So this is Krampus and what have you done ? Don’t open that door and how fast can you run ?! Merry Christmas Bluesky! Awaiting my ten year old to do their annual five am Christmas Day wake up

Love John Blanche!

It's important to note for the consultant people: Kat is tied for first place, she's raised more money in this race than anyone else, and she hasn't used Twitter in months. It's a website filled with racist AI snuff films and it's rigged against you specifically. There's no good reason to use it.

Happy Solstice

this made me so happy

bluesky is neither dead nor alive but a secret third thing (gay)

Job Alert 🚨🧪🌊 Come to @uafairbanks.bsky.social and work with @alaskawx.bsky.social and others at the #Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness.

It would be cool if @happyjacksrpg.bsky.social did a playtest AP of this to celebrate the release!

The world is ashes, but you are the ember of memory, the spark of vision, the flame of hope, the warmth of community, the lamp of endeavor, the forge of endurance, the glowing edge of determination. Any questions? #AW3rd #pbta #ttrpg

The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing. All from his movies.

> @miatretta.bsky.social

I love theatrical transformations! Here’s me becoming Drosselmeyer (or at least a Drosselganger in the Crackerverse).

This is really solid investigative reporting from the Sun-Times. And a brutal expose of Greg Bovino, the cosplaying tough guy who has terrorized so many immigrants in Chicago. Read it all. chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...

Happy Birthday Dick Van Dyke! 100! May the joy you have brought to the world shine ever bright!

I love Christmas 👀

Folks! We did it! The Onion has 60,000 subscribers! We're that much closer to reaching our goal of beating The Washington Post's print circulation by the end of next year. (They were last reported at 97k, but it's probably lower now.) Thank you all. Democracy died in darkness but we're still here.