Up north (Minnesota) and found a cute little Blanding’s turtle. It used to be a thing to contact the DNR with sightings of this threatened species, but that is no longer the case according to what I can find on their website. And yes I made sure it got across the road safely

NESTERAK: President Trump has granted clemency to numerous individuals who have stolen hundreds of millions in Medicaid funds. Can we expect any of these folks to be shown the same mercy? McDONALD: I'll take a different question

wonsley brings up the work east phillips urban farm had to do for 10 years to be approved, how they kept being told it was not enough but now MPD don’t have to have a plan “don’t get the land before the plan”

My respect for Mayor Kaohly Her just grew exponentially

Doing my civic duty and attending a St Paul town hall with the mayor, police chief, and city attorney and they have popcorn for a snack for us attendees so I assume that means this is gonna be really good.

If anyone has too much rhubarb and would like me to stop by and take some off of your hands, I’d love it. Not sure if I’d have something specific to barter but I’m open to discuss!

Look at all of these people who bought tickets an hour ago and realized they can’t make the show on Dec 2

Well that was fun trying to get presale tickets

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.

This is going to help a lot of families this summer. MPS will have free meals for kids under 18, regardless of their enrollment in MPS school. No registration necessary, just show up. Locations in the link. www.mpschools.org/departments/...

Every time a person has their mandatory license renewal, a mandatory test. Pain in the ass? Sure. But so is driving like a shitbird and making everyone else deal with it.

Minnesota offers a limited number of $400 grants to homeowners for planting natives in their home landscaping. (If you don't get the grant, you can reapply each year until you do.) Lawns to Legumes: Your Yard Can BEE the Change | MN Board of Water, Soil Resources share.google/l6ZP21atP69X...

It appears Pope Leo’s first encyclical, focused on AI, will drop May 25: www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...

“I will stick to comedy when our politicians stick to policy and stop protecting big tech and start protecting the people that put them into office,” said @charlieberens.bsky.social, to applause. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 The mayor and labor unions need to wise up. Communities > "staying competitive," aka exoloitable

THUNDER YAYAYAY

first off: fuck you to whomstever is shooting at planes trying to help contain wildfires anywhere but more importantly: don’t do this to any planes in any airspace as that there becomes a federal offense & we’ve already seen how they get about lasers pointed at unmanned drones dipshits

Meet BIG RED 🧡 Former street tomcat turned giant cuddle bug. This squishy-faced sweetheart loves being held like a baby, cuddling with cats and lounging beside his people. After years of surviving outside, he’s finally ready for the soft, spoiled life he deserves. 🐾

Birth Rate Guy: the gravest peril today is societal collapse, women must have more babies Women: how about help with changing diapers? BRG: Eww no Women: or you could pay for child care? BRG: the gravest peril today is economic collapse, you must work for free

emerson elementary in loring park is again seeking volunteers to water their trees and gardens over the summer to keep them alive for the kids returning in the fall. and you get to harvest! great opportunity for apt dwellers to garden since the park plots fill up so fast signup.com/client/invit...

I hate that Watch Duty is a useful app for folks in Minnesota because of fires here but I’m glad it exists. www.watchduty.org

Most recent update for the Crow Wing County MN fire is that it covered about 1200 acres in less than a day. It’s generally under control as long as the wind doesn’t pick up. No injuries or loss of primary structures as of now. A lot of the land was state land.

In case you're wondering how to get on the list as a permanent absentee voter in Minnesota, this is the page you want: mnvotes.sos.mn.gov/pbrequest/in...

Gross gross gross ew ew yuck

The City Council funded support but Mayor Frey has refused to implement. bsky.app/profile/jcha...

Every time people cite construction as a reason for small businesses closing in Uptown, I think about how the Minneapolis City Council funded a $900,000 construction hardship program that Mayor Frey did not implement.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ This would have been support for small businesses in Uptown.

Oh cool wildfire season has begun in Minnesota. Biggest ones are around Two Harbors (350 acres, 0% contained) and Crow Wing County between Crosslake and Crosby (600 acres, 0% contained). This sucks. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

The congressional switchboard number is (202) 224-3121. Put it in your cell phone. Use it. If you're not calling at least once a week, you're not doing your part.

Listen to the women from elevate Utah on the humongous and horrendous data center Kevin O’Leary is trying to build in Utah Also they’re on this episode of fast politics pod podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...

Ope

my firm take is that any man loudly worried about fertility rates is a fucking creep

“Don’t worry buddy, Kristi Noem isn’t around here anymore.”

Why am I subsidizing rich people with with 2-3 $50k cars?

Use alt text so everyone can enjoy your photos and graphics!

I’ve said it before but it bears repeating, so I want my trans neighbors & community to know that you are loved & you belong here. As long as I serve on the council, I will always use whatever power we have as a City to fight for and with the trans community. 1/ www.startribune.com/transgender-...

Being a billionaire means being SO delusional like DUDE

Help sponsor CSA’s for families impacted by occupation Metro Surge. Please visit the Sweet’s Produce (formerly Growing Lots in Seward) website to purchase a solidarity share and/or one for yourself! (Please share with your communities!) grownby.com/farms/sweets...

There’s been a notable increase in ICE activity the last few weeks. Today there were confirmed ICE vehicles in Columbia Heights that had been seen at the exact same spot a week earlier. There were also confirmed ICE vehicles in Marcy Holmes on Monday.

TIL that Lakewood Cemetery in Minneapolis has a stunning display of tulips in full bloom right now

Folks, they’re using chiropractors to ward off measles www.startribune.com/in-one-small...

I wouldn’t be mad if there was a feature that made posts that included photos without alt text, that it made them super low contrast and hard to read

And fuck you in particular

I love @mischieftoy.com and @flagsforgood.com so so so much and Andrew is probably on here too but I love him too

Just a quick reminder to people that your current financial situation isn't going to be the one you're always in, or were in. You may not need a safety net hospital now; but there's a good chance you may in the future.

Sat next to a first date that was boring yet fascinating. Also some dudes are just grosssss. This one was probably related to Frey cause he said he didn’t like cat ladies. I don’t think I’m ever gonna be able dating

If you’re within 1 hour of Elkton, MD and want to give this guy a soft space to land while we see how he is and figure out a better situation for him, let me know!

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After a trough of relatively less activity, that is fewer people calling me for help, I'm back up to 10 active habeas cases. I do not want to cause anyone undue alarm, but ICE has changed tactics and seems more likely to detain people when they go in for routine appointments with ICE.

A really nice, in-depth piece from @nbcdfw.com, featuring stories of several Minnesotans who were detained by ICE.

Rep. @brotherjones.bsky.social burns a confederate flag in the rotunda after the House passed 9-0 maps stripping Memphis of representation… #Memphis #JimCrow @MarshaBlackburn @GovBillLee