Look, if I saw a dog load a gun, rack a round, and walk into my store, I'm not arguing with him - he can have the money

tl;dr — I finally downloaded Merlin A bird was screaming this morning and I wanted to know what it was because it looked like a blue jay but it wasn’t blue. TURNS OUT THERE WERE NINE DIFFERENT KINDS OF BIRDS AROUND ME WTF WHY DIDNT ANYONE TELL ME ABOUT BIRDS

Twin cities folks with older homes! Where can I find premade window sill replacements? Siweck’s did not have them in the size that fit my windows.

James Madison cursing in a sort of Protestant R'lyehian dialect

I just want you all to know that serious beans are happening

Stim heaven right here. No joke, comparing the clicky clicky on all the switches would keep me happily occupied for three hours minimum.

Guy who thinks that mayonnaise is a Spanish word that is spelled majonnaise: “Yeah, I partake of a little MJ from time to time.” [mimes eating from a jar with a spoon]

My guess is Spruce Tree Center

Bachman’s report: there is a poodle wearing miniature crocs, a kid with a battery powered fan that spritzes water, and an elderly person sitting in a patio chair whose face is blood red muttering, “l hate this place”. Everything is normal

MN State Govt could have put $250m+ into the success-proven e-bike rebate program instead of a 1 time TAB fee reduction. E-bikes would be a long term cost savings AND climate solution instead of the small bandage of a TAB fee subsidy over the gapping wound of automotive-unaffordability.

“Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them.” Dune (1965) Frank Herbert

Over on Reddit, Minnesota has taken over the entire nation www.reddit.com/r/geographym...

Listening to @blindeke.bsky.social tell someone about the best pho at a Pump n Munch in Saint Paul is the most Saint Paul thing I’ve ever experienced.

Dearest Maria, I have now been in line for the $2 Loon dogs I ordered for nigh into 40 minutes. I fear I shall perish of hunger before the half. Your truest, Scoops

The four types of Deep Space Nine episode

Classic old school St Paul to just pretend to not know the city grows around them, and plead ignorance of the law. Can't wait to hear what the potato that looks like Joe thinks about the minimum wage

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introduce yourself with 10 bands/musicians you’ve seen live relient k acceptance arcade fire sufjan stevens dawes connor oberst avett brothers cloud cult punch brothers nickel creek

How do you pronounce the Dyson Sigil?

In 2004, five of my classmates at a Christian high school got a firm talking to after they submitted a Jackass style video to be shown at the talent show, wherein they skateboarded off the roofs of various churches and ruined several people's landscaping

I prophesy the obviated expenditures and opportunities proffered by investments in the electrical transmission system

This is a cat checkpoint. Relinquish your most recent cat photo from your phone.

one of my favorite facts about the US coal industry is that it employs less people than Broadway

the fuck it will

I’m not sure why this isn’t being mentioned more, but: IRS policy for 50 years has been that the sitting president & VP get audited every year, in an effort to reassure the public they’re not corruptly abusing the office to enrich themselves.

Kicked out of the Indianapolis Ruth's Chris for ordering a Shiraz in the Bordeaux room

I think the reason I've been a little ambiently mad all day is because January 6th rioters are statistically the most likely group of pedophiles in the world and they clubbed a guy to death and they're going to be rich from the tax money that I give to the country I live in.

We're going to keep having these stupid fights because there was a huge infrastructure boom during the New Deal and postwar period, and all that stuff is now 50-90 years old and has to be completely rebuilt. Minneapolis of all places should know the danger of infrastructure failures

With permission from one of my habeas clients, I can share that the Bloomington Police Department is proactively cooperating with ICE to detain our neighbors. This is a screenshot of official ICE records which show that a BPD officer reached out to ICE to drop a dime on someone in local custody.

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north loop is the home of cord sets, a power cord manufacturer that features a giant power cord mounted above their front door. we need more oversized objects like this in minneapolis

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Guy who grew up in the Pacific Northwest: Oh, shit, it’s May 18th. I wonder where my childhood jar of volcanic ash is now.

Actual life hack: you’ve gotta be the person who’s bringing two people to almost everything you’re invited to unless it’s, like, a seated dinner reservation. Combine the social circles. You don’t need to make an individual catchup date with everyone you know. *That* is what is holding you back.

“Go outside, be one with nature, make a new friend….”

My orchestra, East Metro Symphony, is playing Brahma 4 as well as pieces by Weber and William Grant Still at 3PM, St Mark's in North St Paul, free will donation. If you're looking for something to do.

It’s light rail doubleheader day!

I'm confident there's at least one sicko still wearing The Jacket, sweating through the high-quality corduroy

Baseball is happening

Enjoyed this sign while touring the Michigan State University Library backrooms. 🪄📚

Everyone’s calendars are filling quick but just wanted to give you a heads up

This gave me a happy little reminder of why I always thought Dave was the best. Pure absurdity. youtube.com/watch?v=eBKW...

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New Ulm has a pretty cool flag.

Pizza Ranch is headquartered in Orange City. Their employees march in modified wooden shoe cowboy boots

It's funny, the Tulip Festival itself, for all of Orange City's churchy conservatism, is pretty secular. Maybe the strangest part, honestly, is that instead of portapotties, they have trailers with swanky apartment style full service finished airconditioned bathrooms, blasting christian praise music

We have strayed from the light of God's love

This is the funniest sign at the Tulip Festival