I want to make dish cloths. Anyone have an easy pattern they like? I need something to do with my hands during meetings.

Please read this Facebook post from Darnella Frazier about her sister Rekeya, who is in federal custody. For those who don't know, Darnella was the girl who shared the first viral video of George Floyd's murder.

If you see this, we IMPLORE YOU to post a picture from whatever device you're using without explanation.

I shouldn’t have to share this article as much as I do. Sending condolences to all friends and family and loved ones from the Brown Shooting today. www.newsweek.com/2025/07/18/f...

In Cedar-Riverside this week, so much pepper spray was deployed on a crowd of observers that it left the snow bright orange.

In the same incident, an ICE agent pepper sprayed a baby. (Link to post by a state representative)

Today in -10 weather, ICE agents trapped construction workers on a roof for hours. At least one of the workers is hospitalized.

A US Citizen arrested and assaulted, mocked for wearing a hijab:

ICE agents pointed guns at Augsburg University staff who asked to see a judicial warrant when detaining a student on private property:

US Citizen arrested and detained based on racial profiling. He was eventually released in a snowstorm and told to walk home.

Citizen observer arrested and held for hours.

Gorgeous!

Guys! GUYS! If you are an iPhone user you are NOT crazy. You're not just getting old. You're not suddenly all thumbs. Our iPhones are broken - that's why you keep misspelling shit so often in texts. I shared this with Jess and we both went 🤯

this is a general warrant and it's specifically the kind of warrant the framers passed the 4th amendment to outlaw

I am brimming with holiday spirit

IT'S TIME. Gifts For People You Hate, 2025: Boycott-Friendly Edition. naomikritzer.com/2025/12/11/g...

ALSO NEW FROG DROPPED. NEW. FROG. DROPPED.

I made a Chrome extension that swaps Times New Roman for Calibri on every site or just .gov. It also had Open Sans and Open Dyslexic, because f**k these people. I’m waiting for Google’s approval for it to install automatically, but you can download it and install it in 90 seconds. Instructions 👇

How big does writing on the ground need to be before they can see it from one of these things? I have a small yard.

TWIN CITIES MN Dec 9 Climate Report: High: 29 Low: 20 Precip: 0.4" Snow: 3.4" Snow Depth: 8" at Wed, 10 Dec 2025 07:09:41 +0000 via IEMbot Additional Details Here.

Did any school districts cancel today in the Twin Cities?

dear spps: really? ugh.

As a feminist, I thought for years and years that adult men demanding to be regarded as children in all ways except for their power was something we’d gotten rid of in the 80s. I have known for a long time that I was wrong, but I am still startled to see two fifty year old examples with in an hour.

UPDATE — For those who want to help, there’s now a way to donate directly to the 7500 South Shore Tenants Union to help with emergency relocation costs as residents “vacate in one of the snowiest winters in Chicago’s history.” Details in our story. thetriibe.com/2025/12/judg...

FUCK ICE

One quick note, the antihistamine protocol will not help most people with anything other than the COVID vaccine. For shingles, the preventative is to be INCREDIBLY super hydrated! Like, "peeing waterfalls" levels of hydrated.

I just want to wave at Lonsdale.

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Much bigger amount this time [$2,500]. It's winter; it was 3 degrees two nights ago. There IS NO housing here for poor working local people. I'll have details later. When I do, help us keep mama and kids housed?

ICE just took a father from his car in Richfield and left his kids in the back of the fucking car.

You've heard of elf on a shelf. Now get ready for... 🔭🐡🧪

Our local shelter TLP, which serves at-risk youth with emphasis on 2SLGBTQIA youth, is filling 100 stockings for kids for the holidays. Their wishlist is ALMOST clear: need 4 of the sets of water bottles, 2 sets of flashlights, and 20 little wireless speakers: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/....

IKEA! There once was a store called IKEA!!!

I don’t know about you but I’m going with IKEA

It’s a public service not a business. Losses are not relevant. It’s in the goddamn constitution. Gonna lose my mind. AAAAAAAAAHHHHH

@buttonlass.bsky.social , weigh in?

Worldcons are powered by volunteers. People like you and me, working together to build an awesome celebration of genre in its infinite diversity and infinite imagination. And being a part of the volunteer team is the best way to experience a Worldcon.

Hey all, The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships. Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits. You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.

awooooo!

MSP Whistle Hubs, rolling out this week! Do you want to host a whistle hub for your neighborhood? Or are you a 3D printer hobbyist who wants to donate whistles to hubs? Find out more and sign up here:

An Uber driver owns a tool. They do not truly own the means to produce their own income. Hence, they do not own the means of production.

From 2 years ago. Free MIRRORSHADES! Weirdly this epic cyberpunk antho doesn't exist as an ebook. So we turned it into a free online webpage. Happy reading, and may ye wax gnarly and punk and dirty and ecstatic and intricate and all that good shit. Happy cybermonday. rudyrucker.com/mirrorshades/

“Drunk DHS employee crashes BMW into buildings in Vermont. USCIS operations worker accused of plowing car through two Main Street buildings, renewing concerns about conduct inside the immigration enforcement apparatus.” migrantinsider.com/p/drunk-dhs-...

You are worth protecting. The more any given entity argues against that, the more protection you require against that entity.

At least one attempted abduction was stopped this morning my neighbors with whistles. Remember: form a crowd, stay loud. Call Monarca to report verified ice sightings.

BCS Patreon has fallen below the monthly amount we need to pay our authors a pro rate and our First Readers a worthy honorarium ($125/mo). Sometimes folks need to lower or pause their support; we understand. But less than 1% of BCS readership donates or supports. www.patreon.com/beneath_ceas... 1/3

I wrote him a poem and @utopiascifi.bsky.social gave it a home utopiasciencefiction.medium.com/thanks-to-st...