Supporting those in MN - A close friend is making the most of being semi-stuck in their house and raising money with handmade notebooks & wallets. You donate $20 to Community Aid Network MN, you send proof, you get something cute. All info in screenshots!

I've been hearing about whistles for months. They've been up for grabs at bookstores, bars, coffee shops. I know so many people who've taken bystander trainings starting as much as a year ago. The Cities were able to roll up their sleeves and jump to because we didn't wait for the crisis to start.

I don’t think people quite understand that the occupation by ICE in the Twin Cities has more or less erased non-white people from public life. They cannot safely exist in any space accessible to the public and moving between private places leaves folks vulnerable to kidnapping by armed masked goons.

Finally some good news! www.startribune.com/judge-blocks...

DELETED After lying about this baby they gassed and almost killed in their own neighborhood, DHS deleted their post

I think maybe if we stopped saying “ICE” and started saying “Trump’s secret police force,” Democrats would see how absolutely absurd their response has been. It cannot be reformed. Abolish Trump’s secret police force. Abolish ICE.

Any politician whose response to their state being invaded by a federal force is "be peaceful and vote" better be ready to be voted out if elections ever happen again. People are out en masse to protect their families and neighbors. The Dems are catastrophically refusing to meet the moment.

Elected officials have to stop posting like bystanders who have no power.

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These fucking politicians need to STOP CONSTANTLY admonishing protestors to be "peaceful" while they are being brutalized regularly by the gatekeepers of the state. You should be up there telling ICE and Border Patrol to be fucking peaceful.

We’ve seen this playbook before in Haiti, only we don’t have oil so there is never any talk of running the country after the US kidnaps a Haitian president.

It’s 1990, I’m 1 years old, and the republican president of the US is attacking a petrol state It’s 2004, I’m 15 years old, and the republican president of the US is attacking a petrol state It’s 2026, I’m 37 years old, and the republican president of the US is attacking a petrol state

That’s my name alongside all these brilliant and cool people! 😭😭😭

I am “rewatching Bojack starting at season 4” depressed. How are you 😅👀😬

This World AIDS Day, we remember the hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers lost to HIV and AIDS, and those living with HIV today. We must remind ourselves and each other that the fight isn’t over until the epidemic is over for everyone.

I’ve never won a break up but I’ve never lost one either. While this is literally a break-up letter, it’s more about narcissistic behaviors in the artistic community medium.com/@rachel.lyne...

Wait. Did y’all not learn how to sign the alphabet in elementary school? Just talked to @riffraffmn.bsky.social and realized this is not a universal experience 😅

I'm editing an anthology about unlikable characters and seeking work from younger writers, 15-21. If you know of one such writer who might want to submit their work for consideration, please share this call for submissions: audacity.substack.com/p/acquired-t...

Zohran Mamdani will be the youngest New York mayor in a century, NBC News projects, and he used parts his victory speech to highlight the stories of residents across the city. nbcnews.to/47HLx3I

I wrote a pilot today! Excited to edit it tomorrow and outline season 1 😍🔥

i cannot believe that “mamdani calls a close adult relative an ‘aunt’ even if they are not literally their parent’s sister” is what counts as a “scandal” these days

Sunday mood

It could’ve been such an impactful album. Imagine how “I protect the family” could’ve been taken if it was about defending queer+trans folk. Imagine how eldest daughter could’ve been about the weight of being a woman right now in this climate. Instead we got a sh*tty album with bad AAVE.

(NSFW) I found out my hidden album deleted all of my ~spicy~ pictures pre-this year so now I’m thinking about reaching out to my exes like “Look I know you still have the pics and I’m not mad. I just want you to send them to me for archival reasons to show how I wasted my hot years on y’all.”

A good friend told me a few weeks ago: "I thought I would be different under fascism but I'm just the exact same person and it's profoundly disappointing to me." I think this is a more widespread view than is publicly discussed. I think that disappointment in ourselves is morphing into negativity.

DFL leadership and Democratic Party in general make it real f*cking hard to want to be a Democrat and believe they don’t also want fascism 🫠 www.startribune.com/minneapolis-...

📢 Vaccines DO NOT cause autism Love it when a writer breaks down data in a digestible, clear, and easy to understand way. And especially when the writer then obliterates junk-science writers still pushing dangerous myths. 🔥

Mamdani has a nearly 20 point lead over the rest of the field, but his poor showing with gay ultraorthodox baby boomers hints at political weakness.

Happy #caturday to all who celebrate 😺❤️

Hey, as a librarian I have to tell you You don't have to finish a book that doesn't interest you. Life's too short for that. Not your jam? You have my permission to move on to the next book.

SOUND THE ALARM. @riffraffmn.bsky.social HAS NEVER SEEN THE BIRDCAGE

FYI - There is a huge discussion on Threads about the number of Black truck drivers who are being found lynched in NC. The Black truckers are telling every driver to refuse the jobs in NC. #BlackSky

This is a post about fat phobia 👀 Couple years ago, a (thin) friend found out she was pre-diabetic and came to me to ask for tips…because she assumed I was too, based on my weight 🙃 I cannot express the sheer joy I felt when I said “All I eat is vegetables b*tch. I’m not pre-diabetic.”

While I don’t love the Twin Cities, I do love being surrounded by amazing art 🌻

Imagine getting fired because math hurt a man’s feelings. We’re being governed by a walking Yelp review.

So wait even birds don’t mate for life??? Interesting 👀

A spokesperson confirms the Tea App, which intended to be a “safe space” for women to talk about men, has been hacked. Around 72,000 images and 13,000 verification photos, including government IDs, were accessed.

One of the surest proofs of age polarization is that the GOP really does seem to think they have a high card in "Ooh, but what if *Bill Clinton* is in the Epstein files, he's your god!" and a large portion of the lib-left coalition is "Why the fuck should I care about Bill Clinton?"

Friend: Are you going to apply to that AD job? Me: Friend: You should! You’d be great. Me: I have no idea how this happened but, uh, somehow, some f*cking how, my whole resume now is just finance and HR. Like, I’d have a better chance applying to Wells Fargo 🙃🫠

Person: Are you free [week of August]? Me: No I’m running away to the woods that week so I don’t murder anyone. Person: … Me: I’m a Cancer sun, Aquarius moon. Person: Maybe you should go for a month.

I made a salsa today using peppers and onions from my garden!!!

In about 6 years when I’m single again, I’m gonna get real weird with it 😂

US House GOP to scatter early for August break amid pressure on Epstein files | via @ashleymurray.bsky.social #ksleg

A weird day but a good cat day 🖤

I hate how quick folks are to call things “distractions.” This is an intentional attack. The hit dog hollered and now here we are. We’ve got to stop calling everything “distractions” and instead recognize the weapons being used against us all while attempting to tear down a civil rights hero.

Good morning✌️🍀