I don’t wanna participate in capitalism. I wanna go home and nap with my dog.

I had the most delightful food at Qahwah in Eagan tonight. Please check them out if you're able!

A resolution to display the old state flag is being brought at tonight's meeting in spring lake park. No reason for sharing, it's not my city, it is just amusing how much the new flag bothers some people springlakeparkmn.gov/citycouncil/...

Coming to a museum near you! new.artsmia.org/event/art-bu...

Wow. Public comment ends Monday. Let’s make sure they notice we noticed! Comment at the link in this substack article:

15 year old me is over the moon about getting Weezer tickets. 38 year old me is laughing that it's in the year 2026 and that I bought them because my kid wants to go

Living paycheck to paycheck is so often framed by financial influencers as laziness or a personal failure, but there is no amount of penny-pinching that can get you out of a situation like this

I love that I found some people my age to march with, because someone suggested we go out to eat/the bar after and we all ultimately decided to go home because our joints hurt

Minnesota State Senate Republicans today introduced a new trans healthcare ban bill for minors including a ban gender affirming therapy/counseling with an up to 10 year prison sentence for providers, plus a $500K fine, & loss of license. MN 2025 SF 4912 legiscan.com/MN/text/SF49...

GARch Madness bracket will full shots of the seven extant gar species + a hybrid (Spotted x Alligator Gar)🏀🐟

How to Keep ICE Out of Your Devices at Airports If you’re traveling, follow these digital security practices to keep feds from getting into your phone. And remember: even if you think you have nothing to hide, take these steps so you don't endanger others. theintercept.com/2026/03/25/i...

US ME/CFS friends, @solveme.bsky.social & @meactnet.bsky.social have a tool up to facilitate emails and calls to your Members of Congress—including asking for at least $50 million to fund the ME/CFS Research Roadmap. If possible, it’s important to do this today as the House has a deadline at 6pm!

I had no idea about this aspect of Hughes' life and work.

This dreadful book banning bill, H.R. 7661, has made it out of committee and into the House. It's time to call your reps.

I renewed my season tickets to the MN Opera tonight, so I'm taking the opportunity to remind everyone that if you're 21-45 you can get season tickets as low as $69 through the Tempo program. They have excellent summaries available before you go as well as subtitles above the stage. Great night out!

I decided I was going to try to make omurice today. I watched some videos and said "yeah I can totally do that". I have never been so humbled. (Let's just say, I am now having fried rice and a scrambled egg)

If you have formals /prom dresses hanging around, please consider donating them! They must be clean and good condition. You can see what they currently have on their website if you're wondering what type of styles they offer. www.passdownthegown.com/donate-a-dress

Good to know these organizations have the capacity to come together as one voice on behalf of the Mayor, considering I’ve never seen them come together at City Hall on behalf of our unsheltered residents as we’ve been fighting for them the past 4 years.

Filling this out was both a gut punch and a chance to reflect. All in all, I can't think of anything I'd do differently. I hope he feels the same.

My dad, who has requested a German chocolate cake every year for his birthday for the last 30+ years, wants tres leches this year. So Twin Cities, hit me with your favorite spots to get it!

I just finished this book and learned so much! If you love this clip and are curious about sky puppies it's a great read

A few square inches of tree trunk. At least 4 species of lichens (Parmelia, two Physcia species and Caloplaca) plus Red Tree Brain Fungus. #lichen #fungi #fungifriends.

It's my first night alone since October (and that was for a work conference so it doesn't really count) and i just sat in my car in silence for like 20 minutes. Might get really wild and go sit in my apartment in silence now too

I hit 'add to cart' immediately on this gorgeous art print by local amazing human hclou. Proceeds from this one are going to rent payments on the east side www.hclouart.com/product-page...

NEW: 400,000+ transgender people have relocated from one US state to another since Trump’s second term Mass relocations in 2025 have been caused by the spread of anti-trans laws and policies impacting conservative — and so-called blue — states across the country www.mapresearch.org/policy-and-i...

Current* conditions near Isle Royale NP, MI:

After seeing it on the school lunch menu enough times, I finally decided to try making "walking tacos". Honestly I kinda get the hype. Putting the same ingredients in a different format makes it fun, kinda like when you were a kid and your parents let you "camp out" in the living room

This shows why you can’t trust headlines or press conferences from the Trump administration. We still need people out keeping watch and staying vigilant until every last agent is off of our streets.

Disability rights are under attack! Check out our plain language action alert to learn about Texas v Kennedy, a lawsuit about Section 504 rules. autisticadvocacy.org/2026/02/take... @newdisabledsouth.org

The AVHS students are ridiculously talented, wowza. The current show is no talking, just music and dance, telling the story of the wizard of Oz through a wide variety of popular/modern music. It freakin rocks, go see it if you can avhs.district196.org/arts/theater...

Do I have any followers with a story about how an electric bike changed their life for the better? I'm looking for strong examples of how an e-bike made something previously unattainable, or hard, a possibility. For a print magazine, so come prepared with your best head/bike shot!

Please look at this ice that was covering my back yard this morning

Dear lady in the shiny Palisade who kept honking and making rude gestures/faces at me, I'm so sorry you feel whatever you're driving to is more important than the ten seconds it took to ensure pedestrians could safely cross the road. It must be sad to have so little regard for people's lives

FUCK okay, y'all, we gotta get this one funded

Lake Superior moment of zen for everyone

As a small way of gaining joy I spent a little extra on "good" groceries this week- fresh bakery bread, organic seasonal fruit, skyr, the good uncured pepper bacon- and I can't afford it every week but I gotta say going back to Aldi is going to be really tough. The fancy bread has to stay at minimum

In the middle of our other usual neighborly activities, we stopped for lunch at El Cubano today and sat outside in the sunshine with lots of other happy people. If you have the house across the street with the cool whistle statue (at least it looked like 3d art?) please know it is greatly admired!

My standard email greeting went from "hope you are well" to "hope you're hanging in there" sometime in the last month, and I'm about ready to change it to "hope you get a nap soon"

Unless I missed something: -No mention of all the people wrongfully detained and how or when they are getting home -no mention of improving conditions or closing the child prison -no acknowledgement of long term harm caused -no assurance their tactics will not continue in other communities

Currently wondering how many members of congress could name every country in the Americas

Somehow I accidentally purchased single ply toilet paper, please respect my privacy during this difficult time

I have a ticket to the MN Opera tonight at 730 free if anyone would like it. It's center balcony with nice sight lines and on an aisle.

Wait wait wait, this "drawdown" is because sheriffs agreed to break state law to help DHS with nazi crimes on the stipulation their legal costs are covered when people rightly say hey fucko thats illegal? This isn't a drawdown, it is just replacing some DHS goons with regular cops

Deciding to go sober in late 2024 was kind of a hilarious practical joke on myself in hindsight

Just heard about this book drive at The Red Balloon to get books to kids who are at home right now: redballoonbookshop.com/can-mn-and-l...

Harding HS serves St. Paul's East Side. The neighborhood where the US citizen was abducted in shorts and Crocs. It's diverse, and vibrant, and has had a school food drive for years. They could use a little help right now.

In lieu of a hello, my son now greets me with "did you get tear gassed today?" so I guess parenting in 2026 is going pretty great

My library is doing a winter reading challenge and one of the tasks is to read a Minnesota author. Who are your faves?

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Five classes you took in college: Ornithology Figure drawing Snowshoeing Ecology of lake superior A class where we compared east African music with the European music being composed in the same time periods, I don't remember the name