My hometown straddles NY Districts 3 & 4. Reps Tom Suozzi and Laura Gillen are two of the seven House Dems who voted in favor of the budget. I asked my family to call Gillen’s office to express their anger. It feels futile, but if friends in Nassau County see this, please help. MN thanks you. ❤️

In case our position wasn’t abundantly clear: If you stand with ICE, you don’t stand with us. If you want to help, here’s a great list of resources: linktr.ee/mplsmutualaid

Map shows reports of ICE activity in and around the Twin Cities on Sunday alone. Los Angeles and New York shown for comparison. This particular resource may be less utilized in other cities, but it’s clear that Minnesotans are not afraid to continue documenting the actions of these thugs.

HAPPY PRIDE MONTH EVERYONE! Despite horrendous attacks on the LGTBQ+ community coming from the right wing, we choose to celebrate our queer friends, family members, and neighbors for who they are. We won't be cowed into tolerating rank bigotry. WE shape our communities, and you are welcome here!

You'll also get a free Pauli sticker if you order a shirt!

As perhaps the world’s preeminent Loons/Islanders fan, thank you to all of both of San Jose’s major professional men’s teams. My boys earned 5 sports points in the last hour.

As I flew over TCO Stadium I shouted “field!” @mnrevontulet.bsky.social

Concerts in the next month: A Great Big Pile Of Leaves, Foxing, The Hotelier & Halloween, Alaska. Labels get tossed about (indie pop/rock, Midwest emo, art rock, post-rock, electronic) but all have a non-zero amount of “math rock” defined by my friends as “weird music shit that Ryan geeks out on”.

Jetting off to New York to see A Great Big Pile Of Leaves play their first show in 8 years. Midwest emo from Connecticut at the old Northsix in Williamsburg. Just learned that they have a Minnesota connection. The late great Ed Ackerson produced their 2013 album “You’re Always On My Mind”.

Here's where my brain is at. Scenarios in which the Loons end up in 2nd, in 9th, or in 13th place. I'd rather not disclose which one feels most likely to me.

The Western Conference is so tight that the Loons can *mathematically* still end up anywhere from 2nd to 13th. Would be overjoyed with 9th at this point.

Our monthly meeting is TONIGHT at Black Hart at 8:30pm! Come join us for the meeting and stay for Loons vs LAG at 9:30!

Becoming invested in Minnesota sports made it more difficult, but today marks one year since my last drink. It was a barrel-aged barleywine I had saved for a special occasion. My 1961 Château Cheval Blanc moment - though I didn’t use a styrofoam cup. Just swigged a bit and poured it down the drain.