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๐Ÿ“Minneapolis, less begrudgingly than usual โค๏ธ ๐Ÿ“–Current reading: We donโ€™t know ourselves: a personal history of modern Ireland by Fintan Oโ€™Toole

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My all-time favorite signal exchange to date:

Someone with the same name as a famous cartoon dog joined the group and introduced themselves as โ€œSylviaPlathโ€™s husbandโ€œ.

Someone else replied: โ€œLOTS to unpack hereโ€

11.03.2026 14:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Allisonโ€™s been putting in the work on this one. Can we help them get this taken care of today? Itโ€™s very close!

10.03.2026 18:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I have a three word response thatโ€™s also really effective:
go fuck yourself

10.03.2026 16:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hell yeah

10.03.2026 03:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

we had a real asshole donor who tried to pry a bunch of information about a renter from us

if you want to offset the $2000 this rent cop decided not to donate, please
venmo @colocha_rachel so we can pay the rent

because the familes we are helping arenโ€™t poverty porn, they are PEOPLE

10.03.2026 03:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 502 ๐Ÿ” 139 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12 ๐Ÿ“Œ 11

The Ides of Gary

09.03.2026 14:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 21 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yes, please!

09.03.2026 04:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™m SO GLAD we finally made that happen!!! ๐Ÿฅฐ

09.03.2026 03:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So many flat performances from the German actors, too. Iโ€™ve seen some of them in other shows and I know theyโ€™ve got a lot more to give. (The guy who plays Otto does a good job, tho)

08.03.2026 23:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

They WISH they could earn that comparisonโ€”so much less interesting, unfortunately

08.03.2026 23:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
"Hi. My name is [your name]. I am calling on Gov. Ivey to grant mercy to Sonny Burton who is set to be executed on March 12, 2026. Not only does the State of Alabama admit that he was not the killer and received a grossly disproportionate sentence compared to the actual killer, but Sonny's health is deteriorating rapidly. Crippling Rheumatoid Arthritis leaves him reliant on a wheelchair and a high fall risk.
He even wears a helmet to protect his head during falls. Killing Sonny will not serve the people of Alabama. Please commute his sentence."

"Hi. My name is [your name]. I am calling on Gov. Ivey to grant mercy to Sonny Burton who is set to be executed on March 12, 2026. Not only does the State of Alabama admit that he was not the killer and received a grossly disproportionate sentence compared to the actual killer, but Sonny's health is deteriorating rapidly. Crippling Rheumatoid Arthritis leaves him reliant on a wheelchair and a high fall risk. He even wears a helmet to protect his head during falls. Killing Sonny will not serve the people of Alabama. Please commute his sentence."

Please take a moment, please, to call Gov. Ivey at 334-242-7100 with the following message provided by Death Penalty Action

08.03.2026 12:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 134 ๐Ÿ” 91 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

hi there! we are at $2365/$3k of this need! so thankful for all of you who have helped us get this far!

$635 to go! โค๏ธ we are entering the home stretch! could you share this post or chip in to help our neighbor & community member?

V/PP: allisonannecollage

๐ŸŒปโ™ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿ’•๐ŸŒˆ๐ŸŒž๐Ÿ’ซ๐Ÿซถ

08.03.2026 03:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 18 ๐Ÿ” 25 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A Group of Trans Women in India Helped Vaccinate Almost 1,500 Children โ€œPeople started inviting us in, offering us tea, and asking for advice,โ€ one trans woman involved in the campaign said.

โ€œLooking to combat vaccine skepticism and mistrust of officials among migrant residents โ€” especially those who are undocumented โ€” organizers enlisted trans women to bridge the communication gap.โ€œ

www.them.us/story/trans-...

07.03.2026 23:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 412 ๐Ÿ” 138 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 6

I need a chef salad and a grapefruit juice STAT

07.03.2026 23:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™d be out even just for the fucking mic-on aspect. Hell no! I donโ€™t want to listen to everyoneโ€™s background noise. But the rest makes it unconscionable

07.03.2026 23:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

hahaha, absolutely! I work from home so this is not a rare occurence for me

07.03.2026 15:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I think it might be more useless with us ADHD-ers because we already have excellent pattern recognition skills, so weโ€™re likely to notice how shitty the LLMโ€™s response is compared to what we already know to be true and/or possible

07.03.2026 15:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Truth! In my experience, those sites also donโ€™t provide recipes I actually want to make. Itโ€™s kind of lose-lose to me. The scary thing about asking gen AI to do your thinking for you is that itโ€™s not actually thinking, so itโ€™s just providing you with an automaton version of an average person. Blech.

07.03.2026 15:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Similarly: sometimes I need the universe to tell me what to eat when I canโ€™t fathom how ingredients in my pantry go together. My usual thing is to google a few ingredients together to see if any recipes emerge, but someone could use an LLM to do this (potentially faster?). I wouldnโ€™t, but one could.

07.03.2026 15:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™m a certified hater, but if forced to ID something: if your ADHD manifests as choice paralysis, you could ask it to order your to-do list based on level of effort/time it will take/level of urgency. I wouldnโ€™t take its recs at face value, but if you needed something to react to, it could help?

07.03.2026 14:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A black and white photo of KTM/Guante (wearing a whistle and a โ€œshut down ICEโ€ shirt) and SEE MORE PERSPECTIVE (wearing a poncho, beads and sunglasses) plus the text โ€œSecret Riversโ€

A black and white photo of KTM/Guante (wearing a whistle and a โ€œshut down ICEโ€ shirt) and SEE MORE PERSPECTIVE (wearing a poncho, beads and sunglasses) plus the text โ€œSecret Riversโ€

an album cover: graffiti-style text: "spring is coming" by secret rivers, featuring hazy artwork of a warm sun rising over greenery, with ice melting into a puddle.

an album cover: graffiti-style text: "spring is coming" by secret rivers, featuring hazy artwork of a warm sun rising over greenery, with ice melting into a puddle.

New music! SECRET RIVERS is me and @seemore.bsky.social, and 100% of the proceeds from this project go to the Neighbors Helping Neighbors Twin Cities ICE Relief Fund.

It's also Bandcamp Friday, so the platform doesn't even take a cut if you get it today: secretrivers.bandcamp.com

06.03.2026 12:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 20 ๐Ÿ” 18 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 6

Whooooaaa! If I knew that, I completely forgot. In my head sheโ€™s still with Aronofsky. Seems like an upgrade! :)

07.03.2026 00:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I feel like the entire main floor was the splash zone, tbhโ€”she really worked that room lol
I was loge Rโ€”pretty much the best balcony seats you can imagine!

07.03.2026 00:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ooh, @meganmk.bsky.social where were you sitting? I was pretty jealous of everyone in the splash zone ๐Ÿคญ
You would have had a blast, Emma!

07.03.2026 00:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That one hit extra hard right now because I live in Minneapolis and am doing mutual aid work, so Iโ€™m witnessing a lot of this in real life ๐Ÿ’”

06.03.2026 23:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The Howard and Amaya (woman with PCOS) stories were an interesting contrast to Roxie (terminally ill woman). Theyโ€™re all equally deserving of dignity and quality care, but only Roxie doesnโ€™t have to self-advocate or hope that thereโ€™s a compassionate care provider who takes them seriously.

06.03.2026 23:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 30 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Absolutely livid that Bridget Everett sold out of Big Cunt Energy trucker hats before I could get to the merch table last night. They seem to be impossible to buy online.

I need her fictional sister on Somebody, Somewhere to open an online shop for them STAT

06.03.2026 22:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Edge of Space-Time by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein: 9780593701683 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books A fresh, charming, socially conscious tour of the mysteries of space-time, from the award-winning author of The Disordered Cosmos In her highly acclaimed debut, distinguished cosmologist and particle...

And by โ€œthisโ€œ I mean Chandaโ€™s book!
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/746817...

06.03.2026 15:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™m going to pre-order this for my physics-obsessed teen AND ask my public library to order it
(And you should ask your academic library toโ€”when I was a selector I was always so excited to get requests because it made my job a lot easier!)

06.03.2026 15:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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NE Minneapolis' PILLLAR Forum centers community in 3rd annual 'Rage & Reset' music fest A portion of PILLLAR's proceeds will support Monarca, a community coalition working to protect immigrants and their allies through training and resources.

Pilllar has been a hub for patrollers and observers for months and they continue to give back to the community even with their biggest events. Itโ€™s going to be a great weekend at Pilllar!

www.kare11.com/article/ente...

06.03.2026 15:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 70 ๐Ÿ” 26 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1