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Teacher who loves reading, science, and helping others! πŸ“– she/her

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As Dex did not use a question mark, we, dear readers, can surmise this is a statement of anger, despair, outrage, and rage rage.

Not a question.

11.03.2026 03:04 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I vote register and attend anyway!

07.03.2026 16:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

One of my students finished The Hunger Games for the first time in our classroom yesterday during choice reading.

Her gasp and her stunned sitting reminded me of all the reasons I love powerful books and choice reading practices.

07.03.2026 16:13 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Ok the strawberry limeade is also it! Thank you for reminding me of the joys of summer in a cup!

06.03.2026 04:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That blockable post was probably AI disinformation.

Sonic drinks are there for happiness, not fear

06.03.2026 04:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes! It will feel so, so good.

02.03.2026 03:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I went through and added up the total paid rents through our adopt-a-rent program, and it is 329 families for $463,217. All peer-to-peer, no fundraising. Just neighbors helping each other out.

If you want to adopt a family, and can afford to give $500 or more, signal me at asiniiwiikwe.72

01.03.2026 17:33 πŸ‘ 1103 πŸ” 461 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 19
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I went to the north shore last week and experienced the blizzard. Mute me if you hate nature.

As Riley reminds us, outside is the good place. After filming the tambolo, below, I saw my first (Mn) wolf! (Not pictured, it crossed hwy 61 in front of me. But it stopped and looked at me. Magical)

01.03.2026 16:44 πŸ‘ 81 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

Happy last day of the month!

I have quite a few rent needs and not enough donors, so if you have a couple bucks to drop in the rent pool, you can venmo me @ziibiing

If you can give $500 or more message me on signal at asiniiwiikwe.72

28.02.2026 16:25 πŸ‘ 73 πŸ” 60 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 3
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Adopt A Rent β€” Stand With Minnesota Adopt the rent of a family impacted by the ICE occupation in Minneapolis

Happy last day of the month!

Stand with Minnesota has a lot of rent needs and not enough donors. Can you help adopt a rent?

Extra points if you have Zelle, because we have a lot of Zelle needs and are at our limits.

If you can help: www.standwithminnesota.com/adoptarent

28.02.2026 18:28 πŸ‘ 51 πŸ” 34 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Beautiful! Makes me miss teaching high school πŸ₯Ί

28.02.2026 23:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I touched one, and I thought they weren’t for me, and I was right.

It’s so good to know ourselves well at this old age.

I’m glad you love them!

28.02.2026 02:43 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œThere’s Another Way”: Rent Relief, Love Letters, and 1,000 Pee Funnels "There’s nothing like getting to give someone their rent money," says mutual aid organizer Ashley Fairbanks.

I talked with @ziibiing.com about Stand With Minnesota, keeping neighbors housed during ICE escalation, and directing generosity where it’s actually needed.

27.02.2026 18:29 πŸ‘ 567 πŸ” 231 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 15

I’m raising rent relief funds for Minneapolis immigrant families affected by ICE.

Donations are down, but ICE is very much still here and there’s still so much need. Can you help?

V: @Ian-Coldwater
CA: $iancoldwater
PP: @coldwater

We keep us housed πŸ’›

Please share and help if you can! Thank you!

21.02.2026 17:57 πŸ‘ 494 πŸ” 356 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 25

So nice!!! What yarn did you use? I am thinking of knitting myself a sweater soon. I’ve only done kids’ ones so far!

22.02.2026 16:04 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Team USA Hockey already won gold. Do you mean men’s team USA?

22.02.2026 15:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Minnesota is very, very strict about fundraising and gambling.

Just give. Give what you can. Give for pride, not prizes.

22.02.2026 15:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Farm workers weeding sweet potato fields

Farm workers weeding sweet potato fields

"Monica sent this from where she's working in the sweet potatoes in Merced county. "I'm cleaning the fields to be planted. The conditions are cold and wet. Weeds here can be knee high. I work long hours and must drive in dense fog. I do this work to feed my family." #WeFeedYou

16.02.2026 15:00 πŸ‘ 182 πŸ” 45 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s easy to think writing is mainly the transcription of ideas you already haveβ€”that is, until you try to write something worthwhile, and you find what you thought were saying transform into something far more interesting in the process. This skips that last step, and that is *not* an improvement.

16.02.2026 14:45 πŸ‘ 1105 πŸ” 227 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 26

Writing is thinking.

It's not some marginal boring task you can skip. It's the heart of it.

16.02.2026 14:55 πŸ‘ 2909 πŸ” 702 πŸ’¬ 61 πŸ“Œ 49
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Tastebuds_nyc on Instagram: "Trying food from every country in the world, without leaving New York City. Season 1 Finale πŸ€ Big thank you to the @brooklynnets for hosting us! Hats out now, link in bio ... 26K likes, 392 comments - tastebuds_newyorkcity on February 12, 2026: "Trying food from every country in the world, without leaving New York City. Season 1 Finale πŸ€ Big thank you to the @brooklynnets ...

this is the video/account:

16.02.2026 04:57 πŸ‘ 713 πŸ” 88 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 7

these two young white guys on IG go to an NYC restaurant each week to try food from a different country. they posted a video bringing together the owners of their first 12 stops & it made me cry bc it was simple & beautiful. just people from all over the world hanging & being pals. how it should be.

16.02.2026 04:55 πŸ‘ 3947 πŸ” 436 πŸ’¬ 63 πŸ“Œ 29

And I know for sure that this is not new and that MSP neighbors have dealt with this issue for many, many years.

So really, this is for my followers who live elsewhere.

16.02.2026 14:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

How do I say this the right way . . . I live near an airport. Air traffic noises are a typical occurrence.

The increase in air traffic and continued presence of helicopters is so unsettling that my body cannot relax on my day off.

It’s so bad, even when it is indirect.

16.02.2026 14:44 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Whimsy is what makes the world a better place. He is wrong; you are right.

16.02.2026 01:57 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Finding the beauty in these poems helps, a lot. Thank you

15.02.2026 18:17 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m on season 2 of my first time watching it, and it is wild how much has changed in terms of policy (real life and fictional world) and how much has stayed the same.

It is definitely more after school special than a newer political series, such as The Diplomat

15.02.2026 05:19 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

With the dad from St. Paul?

15.02.2026 04:11 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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I’d choose being Black in every lifetime πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ I love us.

14.02.2026 12:47 πŸ‘ 522 πŸ” 159 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 37

Another year, another halftime show I can’t wait to study.

09.02.2026 02:21 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0