NYT columnist @jamellebouie.net unpacks the unprecedented Quantico meeting and why studying history is more important than ever. Plus, a defense of name-calling. lnk.to/onthemedia/b...

A recent update to a question I've asked over the last decade: If an AI Chatbot told you that a wild mushroom is safe to eat, would you eat it?

TIL that A Bar of Their Own was one of the first ten bars in the country to focus exclusively on women's sports.

One of the wildest TILs I've had in a long time

If the Minneapolis DFL had their shit together and scheduled Target Center early enough we all could've scheduled our colonoscopies for Monday and fasted through this outside food ban.

My eight-year-old son almost got me to extend bedtime with a discussion of Russian nationalism. “Why is Russia invading?” “They think it should be part of Russia?” “Why?” “Russian nationalism, I guess.” “What’s Russian nationalism?” “Well, in the 19th century - no, we’re not doing this at bedtime.”

We are at full torrent in 55412. Wind isn't bad, but the rain is blasting.

Yes, it's THAT monument. Weird choice for Juneteenth, mostly for intersectional reasons.

Maybe not do fireworks in North Minneapolis for a bit, please? Also if it was gunfire, I respect your decision, but also not the best time for it either.

Minneapolis just sent out the text warning for those near the search area. If this were a snow emergency, my car would have been towed.

Having heard it, and with practice, I could say that I know how to say "Don't rank Jacob Frey" in Urdu.

Post a banger that's not in English youtu.be/KvEW3e0BLn8?...

On May 29, 1985, 39 people went to the biggest club game in soccer and never returned home.

@roberttalisse.bsky.social Feel free to correct/sanction me, but I may have discovered what could be coined as a Talissean Congruity:

CBC's World Tonight closed out the episode with a cold roll of "The End" by The Doors. Gobsmacked, I couldn't imagine why they'd play that to eulogize George Wendt. Nope, it's due to the recovery of the marble bust of Jim Morrison in France. That makes more sense.

Food science is a science because it asks if you "could" make something rather than if you "should" make something.

I think I have this Kraftwerk album.

Statistics show, that in Wisconsin, a man is bitten by snakes every 11 seconds. MPR would like you to meet that man.

I'm not sure if the interviewee was mindful of the very deep point they're making; but hearing Laurie Steward refer to undocumented Americans as a supply chain issue and just getting incredibly sad. She's right, but also it's not a cargo ship, they're people. That's the messed up part of it.

Hi! Are you a US researcher who spent time thinking about humans? Then your work is in danger of censorship and loss. I'm here to walk you through basic self-archiving. Maybe you think I am being hyperbolic. You only worked on bacteria! Not your problem. Do me a favor and join me anyway.

Finally got all five before any answers were spoiled; also within the first 24 hours. Both #3 and #5 were very satisfying because they had serendipitous luck getting me to the answers within minutes. Also, relatedly, my cat is very mad I was looking at all of those lion photos.

Being in the risk professions means that, as the wider world breaches into the darker places, more people learn about what you think about on a daily basis. The dread you feel might amplify, but it never changes the relevancy of why you think about it.

I had really high hopes with a teaser title like this: www.npr.org/2025/03/15/1... You can listen to the story to hear what they covered in the story, but the actual response is more interesting. (thread below)

I know there's a reason for it, I just don't need to see the performative act.

I have experienced many things in my life, but none of them prepared me for RP's (Received Pronunciation, a.k.a. BBC voice) production of "Ontario".

Yes, THAT monument.

Experimented with some minor snow-based traffic calming today. The plow covered up the walking path, so I moved the snow into the road. Results so far: cars are going around the snow instead of through it, forcing them to drive slower on the sharper turn. It helps that the snow is actually ice now.

North Star Roller Derby players to Karen Tolkkinen: Leave us out of your troubled fantasies, please. “Trans and gender expansive people belong in roller derby. Those who cannot understand this and who have never played roller derby, yet seek to police it, should find a different sport to watch.”

roller derby leagues hosting out-of-area teams in the US in 2025: please make proactive statements defending the safety of queer people at your events, be open and honest about any challenges they may face, and provide any resources you have to help folks who aren't familiar with your area.

Love when a hunch is (somewhat) validated by a Google Ngram search: books.google.com/ngrams/graph...

This is starting to feel like the oddly specific parts of the Constitution were due to a time-traveling future historian giving suggestions to the Constitutional Convention in 1789.

Well, shit. US Senator Tina Smith is a fierce force in the United States Senate. I count on her discerning courage and steadfast partnership in our day-to-day fight for Minnesotans. I am happy for Tina, Archie, and their family and I’m committed to our continued work together.

Thank you for coming to a complete stop. We've been trying to contact you about your car's extended warranty.

It’s Leslie Nielsen’s birthday & this is still the greatest gag in the history of comedy.

Passively listening to a midroll podcast ad, itself a podcast hosted by an oligarch, with guest Jamie Dimon. The announcer called Dimon a "thought leader", and now I'm questioning if I should keep listening to the rest of the podcast.

Game day TODAY! Remember that you can get a free ride to the game from our sponsors @metrotransitmn.bsky.social. Just fill out the form here www.surveymonkey.com/r/MNRollerDe...

Minnesota Roller Derby's official statement on the Executive Order targeting trans women in sports. In short, you belong in our sport and our community.

I told you to read Hannah Arendt.

This property appears to be heavily renovated when Elsie's expanded from its original location. Neither the second floor nor the front of the building exist today. The building next to it (at the time Minneapolis Welders Supply) largely survived that same renovation.

If you want to understand what's happening to the target of our government's actions, listen to the news covering that target: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-... They aren't peddling in despair or ire; it's a consolidated response to a disorganized attack on their sovereignty.

Get ready for a dino-mite showdown at DINO-SORE, Minnesota Roller Derby’s Season 21 semifinals bout! 🦖🦕 Get tickets now! 👉 bit.ly/MNRDb4s21 Doors open at 5pm Action starts at 6pm

This tariff business might bring so much unity to Canada that people might even be convinced to join together to cheer for the Leafs to win the Cup, were it ever to come to that, which it won't, but hey anything can happen apparently. This is how bad this is.

See a black cat in a sunbeam? You're obligated to post a photo of her. Sorry, but those are the rules.

This was an informative interview for someone that knows Hannah Arendt from her published works but know less of her personal story. Definitely helps contextualize Origins of Totalitarianism and Eichmann in Jerusalem.

Be sure to save a local copy, in case the website takes down the original PDF.

The Doomsday clock is set at 89 seconds to midnight, the closest ever to a "global catastrophe." How appropriate, given that today marks the 61st anniversary of Kubrick's 'Dr. Strangelove,' the sharpest, most cautionary political satire. Read on: cinephiliabeyond.org/stanle...

It's only January but I really suspect that "cooked" is going to be the word of the year for 2025. This is due to every time I get a news notification on my phone my immediate reaction is muttering "We're cooked" in my head.

Why in god's name is the helicopter in North Minneapolis after midnight in the winter? Do you legitimately believe that anyone you are looking for is on the move *in this weather*?