No one needs permission. You can just get started where you are. A group of 5 people is a good way to begin.

This freezer finally arrived and the amount of meals I am about to prep, OMG

They’re going to kill more people

I hope the squirrel who took a single bite out of my Armageddon peppers is having a really bad day

Fucking incredible

Unlike previous iterations of right wingers refusing to mask, I’m all for this. Knock yourself out, man. Go to town

Congrats we just made it impossible to come here for a PhD www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/16/m...

Damn, leave the cows alone

Also want to add to this: if you have cash to spare, give it to them. That way they can go buy something to eat and hang out inside without getting in trouble for loitering

Taylor Farms being responsible for the outbreak is like the old man who owns the amusement park being the Scooby Doo villain. You don’t say

when the cdc didn't care and the federal government attacked them, remember that taco bell stood with the people

this is very specific but in case anyone needs to hear this: if you have a CKD senior cat who is losing weight Tiki Cat Silver Comfort sachets do everything they say on the tin Source: the noticeably heavier very elderly cat with a newly shiny coat who is happily purring on my lap

You know what’s never killed anybody? Collard greens.

ass out flower ate this is how i like pollinate

Bros don’t let bros doomscroll. 💖

I think one reason data center outrage is so pronounced is people spent decades recycling and composting and otherwise scrimping to offset energy use and protect clean water, and the second we hit an inflection point for cheap electricity the banking industry said we’re taking all of it, fuck you

Rep. Aisha Gomez: “To look at people standing up against ICE and see ‘paid protesters’ says nothing about us and everything about you.” “That you cannot conceive of us loving our neighbors so much that we would actually do something for them.”

I don’t even understand this AQI. That’s too many

Today I voted against contracting with the drone company Skydio and I was proud the City Council voted down working with a company that contracts with ICE. Metro Surge was a test of our constitutional rights. Opening up the door to further erosions of our civil liberties would be a massive mistake.

Blue Team Con is one of my favorite cons, and I’m so excited to get to keynote this year! 💙

Driving around town with a box of Aura N95s giving them to every houseless person I see

For folks struggling to figure out how to deal with wildfire smoke, I put together some information a few years ago: apihtawikosisan.com/2023/09/miti...

I'm proud of everybody out there taking care of themselves. & I'm proud of everyone out there who's got the means & is taking care of themselves & others. We & the planet are all we've got. Don't lose your humanity. We go farther together. WE keep US safe.

Comrades with wildfire smoke: Really do wear respiratory protection, that shit isn't just bad in the moment, it has serious long-term health implications and not just for your lungs! If you don't have an air purifier really do try to get one, if possible, and REMEMBER TO CLEAN AND CHANGE FILTERS.

downtown Minneapolis right now - smoke from the Camp Fire in northern Minnesota

Sun Tzu- Bring war material with you, but forage on the enemy. Thus the army will have food enough for its needs. Stay at home moms in Minnesota- okay so here we have some coffee, snacks, and water. You gotta stay hydrated. Take the Costco granola bar! Republican men: military grade logistics!

"oh, i can use the p100 respirator i bought when the feds were teargassing people while kidnapping my neighbors to deal with the wildfire smoke when i have to go out tomorrow." --real minneapolis thought i just had

good time to share the guide to making your own Corsi-Rosenthal box! clean your air and protect yourself from wildfire smoke, airborne viruses, allergens, and so on. get your friends together and build some for people in your community, too. cleanaircrew.org/box-fan-filt...

what do you MEAN the AQI is over 600

During the height of Metro Surge one of the ways I would describe things to people outside Minnesota was "The hardware stores are putting gas masks & safety vests up front, like stores put N95s & hand sanitizer up front in 2020."

The Twin Cities metro just broke their record for highest 1 hour AQI observation. An AQI of 535 was measured in Blaine. The previous record? 330. The air is dangerous up there tonight. Please be safe.

if anybody wants to buy me a belated birthday present…

my mom survived a 0% survival rate cancer due to an experimental medication that was only a few months old at the time. she's cancer free now. yay science!

My mom survived aggressive breast cancer because of new chemo treatments

there's no "just let ICE go after the 'bad ones'" there are no good immigrants/bad immigrants. there are no acceptable targets, no justifiable victims of state violence. I do not accept the starting position of fascism. I will not compromise when the stakes are someone else's life or freedom.

deeply annoying that creative breakthroughs don’t come on schedule from direct work but from things like “open-ended conversations with interesting people” and “doing nothing”

one of those fucking minion delivery bots kept tailgating me on the sidewalk so i toppled a rental scooter in its path. problem solved

always worth remembering

ICE agents shouldn’t be executing people on the street even if they ARE the target of the warrant

Minnesotans are once again standing in solidarity with our friends and neighbors in Maine, as we hear the news of another murder by ICE. To the people in the streets in Biddeford, we are with you.

There is a beautiful @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social essay on this theme harpers.org/archive/2018... I have the last few lines hanging on the door of my classroom.

Fuck ICE

I don't use this word lightly, but this is evil.

oh it's non-binary awareness week BEWARE NON-BINARY PEOPLE ARE AMONGST YOU YOU MIGHT EVEN BE ONE

A little light in the darkness. Four children with terminal brain cancer saved by new cell therapy | New Scientist www.newscientist.com/article/2533...

I really appreciate the emergent linguistic phenomenon of universally understood “It Happening”