Ann Z
@annz.bsky.social
Minneapolis. Adopt-a-Drain. Former librarian. I like baking. And cats. And rocks.
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Please read and share this statement from Sophie and Colin Hortman, children of Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark.
(via WCCO reporter Caroline Cummings on X)
(via WCCO reporter Caroline Cummings on X)
June 17, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Please read and share this statement from Sophie and Colin Hortman, children of Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark.
(via WCCO reporter Caroline Cummings on X)
(via WCCO reporter Caroline Cummings on X)
Oh, this is amazing. Feeling a bit Assoured today, honestly
a friend of mine shared this ai-generated "emotion wheel" and unfortunately i have been laughing my ass off at it for like 15 minutes now. today i am feeling Fnliinneon
June 5, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Oh, this is amazing. Feeling a bit Assoured today, honestly
I was driving so I couldn’t get a picture, so you’ll just have to trust me when I say that the flowering trees on Minnehaha parkway today are spectacular
May 9, 2025 at 1:35 AM
I was driving so I couldn’t get a picture, so you’ll just have to trust me when I say that the flowering trees on Minnehaha parkway today are spectacular
Tom Holland’s epic lip sync battle performance and stormwater management? Ok, sure. Why not. neorsd.medium.com/what-tom-hol...
What Tom Holland’s historic lip-sync showcase taught us about stormwater management
Grab your umbrella and your tights.
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May 8, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Tom Holland’s epic lip sync battle performance and stormwater management? Ok, sure. Why not. neorsd.medium.com/what-tom-hol...
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April 9, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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If you are federal employee in MN who has been fired or otherwise affected by the current administration's machinations, Racket would be happy to hear from you at tips@racketmn.com.
February 19, 2025 at 4:58 PM
If you are federal employee in MN who has been fired or otherwise affected by the current administration's machinations, Racket would be happy to hear from you at tips@racketmn.com.
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“We’re not going anywhere. What’s more: we’re expanding.”
Nearly a dozen of Minnesota’s foremost experts on gender-affirming care collaborated on this beautiful op-ed in today’s Strib. No paywall.
Nearly a dozen of Minnesota’s foremost experts on gender-affirming care collaborated on this beautiful op-ed in today’s Strib. No paywall.
Those of us who work in gender medicine are not going anywhere
What’s more, we’re expanding.
www.startribune.com
February 15, 2025 at 7:17 PM
“We’re not going anywhere. What’s more: we’re expanding.”
Nearly a dozen of Minnesota’s foremost experts on gender-affirming care collaborated on this beautiful op-ed in today’s Strib. No paywall.
Nearly a dozen of Minnesota’s foremost experts on gender-affirming care collaborated on this beautiful op-ed in today’s Strib. No paywall.
It’s a fancy focaccia kind of night (decorations by my 14 yo). I’ll have post baking photos in about 20 min.
February 3, 2025 at 12:07 AM
It’s a fancy focaccia kind of night (decorations by my 14 yo). I’ll have post baking photos in about 20 min.
I keep wanting to send this to just about everyone I know
February 2, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I keep wanting to send this to just about everyone I know
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I was led to believe by R.E.M. that I would feel a lot better about this.
February 1, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I was led to believe by R.E.M. that I would feel a lot better about this.
Ice Shanties on Lake Harriet on a sunny day is one of my favorite Minneapolis things
January 26, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Ice Shanties on Lake Harriet on a sunny day is one of my favorite Minneapolis things
If you see this, quote with flowers from your gallery
January 26, 2025 at 10:30 PM
If you see this, quote with flowers from your gallery
What thing do you own that has lasted for decades, and still works perfectly?
This was my grandmother’s kitchenAid that she got something like 3 years after I was born, so it’s over 45 years old. I’ve had it for at least 25 years and it gets used regularly
This was my grandmother’s kitchenAid that she got something like 3 years after I was born, so it’s over 45 years old. I’ve had it for at least 25 years and it gets used regularly
January 26, 2025 at 10:25 PM
What thing do you own that has lasted for decades, and still works perfectly?
This was my grandmother’s kitchenAid that she got something like 3 years after I was born, so it’s over 45 years old. I’ve had it for at least 25 years and it gets used regularly
This was my grandmother’s kitchenAid that she got something like 3 years after I was born, so it’s over 45 years old. I’ve had it for at least 25 years and it gets used regularly
It’s interesting reading all of these as I’m watching my oldest apply to college and try to figure out what they want to study
If you went to college
1. what was your career goal when you started?
2. your initial major?
3. if you changed majors, what did you change to?
4. what do you do now?
1. Geologist
2. Geology
3. Didn’t change, did add an environmental studies minor
4. Run a national storm drain stewardship program
1. what was your career goal when you started?
2. your initial major?
3. if you changed majors, what did you change to?
4. what do you do now?
1. Geologist
2. Geology
3. Didn’t change, did add an environmental studies minor
4. Run a national storm drain stewardship program
If you went to college
1. what was your career goal when you started? Write & play orchestral music
2. your initial major? viola performance & history
3. if you changed majors, what did you change to? --> music composition & German language --> geophysics
4. what do you do now? geophysics professor
1. what was your career goal when you started? Write & play orchestral music
2. your initial major? viola performance & history
3. if you changed majors, what did you change to? --> music composition & German language --> geophysics
4. what do you do now? geophysics professor
January 22, 2025 at 3:01 AM
It’s interesting reading all of these as I’m watching my oldest apply to college and try to figure out what they want to study
If you went to college
1. what was your career goal when you started?
2. your initial major?
3. if you changed majors, what did you change to?
4. what do you do now?
1. Geologist
2. Geology
3. Didn’t change, did add an environmental studies minor
4. Run a national storm drain stewardship program
1. what was your career goal when you started?
2. your initial major?
3. if you changed majors, what did you change to?
4. what do you do now?
1. Geologist
2. Geology
3. Didn’t change, did add an environmental studies minor
4. Run a national storm drain stewardship program
If you went to college
1. what was your career goal when you started? Write & play orchestral music
2. your initial major? viola performance & history
3. if you changed majors, what did you change to? --> music composition & German language --> geophysics
4. what do you do now? geophysics professor
1. what was your career goal when you started? Write & play orchestral music
2. your initial major? viola performance & history
3. if you changed majors, what did you change to? --> music composition & German language --> geophysics
4. what do you do now? geophysics professor
If you went to college
1. what was your career goal when you started? park ranger
2. your initial major? resource management and outdoor recreation
3. if you changed majors, what did you change to? geography
4. what do you do now? *Prof of Earth & Env Sci*
1. what was your career goal when you started? park ranger
2. your initial major? resource management and outdoor recreation
3. if you changed majors, what did you change to? geography
4. what do you do now? *Prof of Earth & Env Sci*
January 22, 2025 at 2:59 AM
If you went to college
1. what was your career goal when you started?
2. your initial major?
3. if you changed majors, what did you change to?
4. what do you do now?
1. Geologist
2. Geology
3. Didn’t change, did add an environmental studies minor
4. Run a national storm drain stewardship program
1. what was your career goal when you started?
2. your initial major?
3. if you changed majors, what did you change to?
4. what do you do now?
1. Geologist
2. Geology
3. Didn’t change, did add an environmental studies minor
4. Run a national storm drain stewardship program
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We've removed the paywall on this guide to supporting local orgs and mutual aid groups in the Twin Cities:
Mad? Sad? Motivated? 60+ MN Orgs Working to Make the Next 4 Years (and Then Some) Suck Less. - Racket
From LGBTQ+ advocacy to environmentalism to reproductive rights and beyond, these groups offer productive ways to fight for a better future.
racketmn.com
January 21, 2025 at 5:23 PM
We've removed the paywall on this guide to supporting local orgs and mutual aid groups in the Twin Cities:
Oh the be a cat on a radiator on a cold winter night
January 21, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Oh the be a cat on a radiator on a cold winter night
Great discovery this evening with @solusandra.bsky.social that toasted marshmallow and pretzel chips are a great combo
May 19, 2024 at 2:48 AM
Great discovery this evening with @solusandra.bsky.social that toasted marshmallow and pretzel chips are a great combo
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