Sam

Sadly no, but I like the theory

Maybe @restingdinoface.bsky.social can shed light on this?

a man wearing glasses is looking at a tv screen with a sign on the wall that says " smoking " Alt: A clip from a music video about music videos

I believe this is the "Video Killed the Radio Star" theory of dinosaur extinction

Minnesota Wildflowers A field guide type collection of photos and information about wild plants growing in Minnesota

In Minnesota, we also have www.minnesotawildflowers.info

Incredibly detailed resource with notes about literally every plant found in the state (native and non-native), but ideologically skewed towards protecting native species

Landscaping with Native Plants of... book by Lynn M. Steiner Buy a cheap copy of Landscaping with Native Plants of... book by Lynn M. Steiner. This new and updated edition of Landscaping with Native Plants of Minnesota combines the practicality of a field guide...

This book is a great place to start! It's very accessible without being overwhelming.

Atomic Empire

“Where can i find a good man”

TIL

"Escutcheon" is also used to refer to public hair growth patterns... So this tracks.

Or better: let's ban the prediction markets altogether!

Can we add "anyone in government or their families" to this list? No one elected Stephen Miller, but that asshole could make a lot of money on prediction markets of he was so inclined...

I bet it would be nice in a container for a few years while it grows up... Just kick the decision can down the road

Godspeed!

Ooo, they are tiny! Are you just going to tuck them into little gaps in your garden?

Huh, we also have whorled milkwort in MN, but *ours* is unambiguous.

TIL

Googling "ambiguous whorled milkwort" real quick

feeling compelled to post this new yorker reject from years ago, for some reason

I think about this passage a lot

From "Confession" by Jack London:

"It began to look as if I should be compelled to go to the very poor for my food. The very poor constitute the last sure recourse of the hungry tramp. The very poor can always be depended upon. They never turn away the hungry."

It was Steve Drazkowski. Fuck that guy.

I think a lot about the Minnesota GOP state senator who said that he had never met a hungry Minnesotan.

Erin Maye Quade endorsed Little, that's good enough for me

He pulls a possum out of a tree! Wild is right

A yellow and black butterfly with orange spots perched on a pink petalled flower

Swallowtail solidarity from Minnesota

a man in a suit and tie is walking in front of a store that says plaza here Alt: The British two-tone band Madness doing a synchronized walk while exciting a store

Translated from the original ska

Are you streaming it somewhere, or do you have DVDs?

J'accuse!

Jack Hughes (J'accuse) is an objectively funny name for an athlete that plays a sport invented by francophones

Toxic Gaslighting: How 3M Executives Convinced a Scientist the Forever Chemicals She Found in Human Blood Were Safe Decades ago, Kris Hansen showed 3M that its PFAS chemicals were in people’s bodies. Her bosses halted her work. As the EPA now forces the removal of the chemicals from drinking water, she wrestles wit...

A horror story of greed, corporate deception and corruption, as well as failure of governments to hold the company to account for the toxins.
🧪 #PFAS #Pollution #3M #Environment #Toxicology
www.propublica.org/article/3m-f...

Crazy ICE experiences yesterday! Four ICE vehicles boxed me in outside my own house after following me home and trying to have me arrested. Watch the video for details!

MJ Benderman - MJ Lenderman clothes on a Gumby costume

Honored to talk with Nicole Wallace about how amazing Minnesotans are, and what we need for accountability, rebuilding and repairing