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Derek Reise
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Just this guy.
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derekreise.bsky.social
Just watched Eraserhead for the first time.
What the hell?
a man laying on a bed in a dark room
ALT: a man laying on a bed in a dark room
media.tenor.com
February 14, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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coreyspowell.bsky.social
A reminder that humans are capable of great acts of wonder when we work together & embrace knowledge.

An international team of astronomers has discovered swarms of cold comets circling 74 nearby stars -- and got clear pictures of these "exocomet belts." 🧪🔭

www.iac.es/en/outreach/...
74 exocomet belts were found orbiting nearby stars in landmark survey. The observations were made using microwave/millimeter wave telescopes; the resulting images show the belts as bright rings circling the stars at various angles.
January 25, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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wentrogue.bsky.social
Tammi Kromenaker, the director of Minnesota’s Red River Women’s Clinic, elaborates: minnesotareformer.com/2023/09/29/a...
Minnesota abortion providers are seeing increasing numbers of patients who are on Medical Assistance. If we are to pay our staff a living wage, cover all the costs of running a business and, most importantly, keep our clinic doors open, we need MA reimbursement rates to keep up with the increasing costs to deliver that health care. The Hyde Amendment already restricts federal funding for abortion care, and keeping state reimbursement rates low further restricts our ability to provide abortion care during a national public health crisis. If we want to continue to tout Minnesota as a leader in abortion policy and access, Medical Assistance reimbursement is one of the most important aspects of that status. It is within abortion providers deeply held values to continue to accept Medical Assistance patients, but to do that, we cannot be expected to write off three-quarters of what it takes to deliver that very care. We want and need our elected leaders to strive forward and keep their commitment to both abortion seekers and abortion providers alike. A 50% increase in Medical Assistance reimbursement is a necessary step in keeping that commitment.
January 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
derekreise.bsky.social
Oops!
walkerorenstein.bsky.social Walker Orenstein @walkerorenstein.bsky.social · Jan 17
"It’s disappointing to see that Xcel ratepayers might have received many millions of dollars more in this land sale. It sure would have been nice to have that $65 million, especially when Xcel is asking to raise rates yet again.”

www.startribune.com/xcel-said-a-...
Xcel sold land for a data center. It was flipped to Amazon for 10 times more money.
Minnesota utility regulators say they didn’t know the buyer’s intentions when they approved the deal.
www.startribune.com
January 17, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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larrykraft.bsky.social
At Mental Health Legislative Network breakfast - note that housing affordability impacts so much. We need more housing!
January 16, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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wentrogue.bsky.social
After applying bird-safe film to the building, the 18 bird deaths at Chicago's Lakeside Center during migration season this past fall compared with 1,280 deaths in fall 2023 and 771 in fall 2022.

US Bank Stadium will need $280M in maintenance and upgrades in coming decade. The film costs ~$2M.
wentrogue.bsky.social Stacey Burns @wentrogue.bsky.social · Jan 11
Remember when the millionaire—nay, BILLIONAIRE—owners of the Vikings repeatedly REFUSED to adopt safety film for their taxpayer-subsidized stadium?

First they said they couldn’t afford it (give me a break.) Then they admitted they just didn’t want to do it.
THE FEEDER Safety film added, bird deaths plummet For more than 40 years, migrating birds have been crashing into McCormick Place Lakeside Center. The glassy, low-lying convention building on the shores of Lake Michigan has been the scene of about 1,000 deadly collisions per year, according to Dave Willard, retired Field Museum bird division collections manager. In 2023, the death toll for a single day was so high - at least 960 birds - that the carnage became national news. But this fall, when bird collision monitors performed their usual daily searches of the building's grounds, they found something remarkable: just 18 dead birds. "To me. it was almost miraculous, said Willard. The initial results are in at Lakeside Center, following the application of bird-safe film to the building's windows: Crash fatalities were down more than 90% this fall, according to Willard, who has been monitoring the site regularly since 1982. The bird-safe film, applied al a cost of $1.2 million this summer, marks Lakeside Center's windows with tiny dots that help birds detect the glass and avoid it. The film was installed after discussions with the Fish and Wildlife Service, the Field Museum and Chicago Bird Collision Monitors. The 18 deaths at Lakeside Center this fall compare with 1,280 deaths in fall 2023 and 771 in fall 2022, Willard said. Willard did add a caveat: He'd still like to see how the bird-safe film performs in the spring. CHICAGO TRIBUNE
January 11, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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walkerorenstein.bsky.social
Gov't officials, plus electric utilities are still hashing out how to manage this explosive growth while keeping the lights on, complying our 2040 carbon-free law, and limiting financial risk.

Data centers could lower bills & shower us with construction jobs. www.startribune.com/mega-data-ce...
The staggering power needs of Minnesota data centers
Big tech is flooding Minnesota with data centers. They could be lucrative and lower electric bills. Some fear eye-popping power demand will threaten climate goals.
www.startribune.com
January 10, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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beijingpalmer.bsky.social
Trump's Greenland obsession is a very concrete example of why the Mercator projection is bad.
January 8, 2025 at 12:27 AM
derekreise.bsky.social
I don’t need to see multiple videos of a person having a couple gallons of mayonnaise dumped on him. #gophers #why
a man wearing blue gloves and a shirt that says schitts creek
ALT: a man wearing blue gloves and a shirt that says schitts creek
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January 4, 2025 at 3:41 PM
derekreise.bsky.social
Yuck.
January 1, 2025 at 6:23 PM
derekreise.bsky.social
I just gave my donation.
January 1, 2025 at 2:21 AM
derekreise.bsky.social
Potential pandemics on deck…
helenbranswell.bsky.social Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 @helenbranswell.bsky.social · Dec 26
What lies ahead in global health in 2025? I can't tell you if #H5N1 #birdflu is going to trigger a pandemic, but I can tell you a few things I'm going to be watching in the new year. www.statnews.com/2024/12/26/g...
Three issues to watch in global health in 2025
Three issues to watch in global health in 2025: H5N1 bird flu, mpox, and U.S. influence on the global stage.
www.statnews.com
December 30, 2024 at 12:52 PM
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alicefraser.bsky.social
Book Cover Reveal!

This outrageous thing exists in the world and is ready to launch 5 Feb!

For people who love romance, and people who have no idea why people love romance.

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bit.ly/PassionForBook
The inner flap of a book beginning “if you need a ‘real’ reason to read this book, let it be as a serious argument for the legitimacy of silly joy” The cover of a red book. The title in gold is A Passion For Passion. On it, a lady in an even redder dress sits astride a giant book. A man with his face covered by her hair holds her waist from behind. Pages seem to be slipping from the book. The back cover of a book with a quote from Deborah Frances White saying “A predictably brilliant and joyful satirical page turner from the ever-clever Alice Fraser”
December 16, 2024 at 9:44 PM
derekreise.bsky.social
I recently listened the 90s song, Bitch, by Meredith Brooks. And my first thought was that this person could learn how to regulate better.
December 9, 2024 at 1:47 PM
derekreise.bsky.social
I know it’s a little early—Thanksgiving and all—but I wanted to come here to assert that the best Christmas movie is Brazil.
November 28, 2024 at 2:42 PM
derekreise.bsky.social
This guy is patiently awaiting his supper.
November 24, 2024 at 1:24 AM
derekreise.bsky.social
It’s 7:00am Saturday. Time to slowly eat a bagel while listening to Bjork.
November 23, 2024 at 12:59 PM
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barit0wned.bsky.social
It never ceases to amaze me how some people make transphobia their whole personality when they could put that energy into a much more worthwhile pursuit, like becoming a bleach sommelier
November 21, 2024 at 2:45 PM
derekreise.bsky.social
Thinking of all the lives of trans people we have lost and holding on to the beautiful trans people who are with us.
a transgender day of remembrance poster with three candles and a pink ribbon
ALT: a transgender day of remembrance poster with three candles and a pink ribbon
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November 20, 2024 at 10:08 PM
derekreise.bsky.social
I wish I could find more pre-code Hollywood movies on streaming services.
Though this 1937 film, Manhattan Merry Go Round has some suggestive moments that you didn’t see much of afterwards.
November 18, 2024 at 2:50 AM
derekreise.bsky.social
Spotify evidently thinks what I need for music is “bachelorette party guilty pleasure sunday morning” mix.
It’s half right. 🤷‍♂️
November 17, 2024 at 3:20 PM
derekreise.bsky.social
Spicy Thai curry hasn’t lost it’s kick on day 3. Don’t know why I think it would have.🥵
November 17, 2024 at 12:45 AM
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i will buy out an entire theater if i can just get a guy who looks like this on screen
November 15, 2024 at 6:22 PM
derekreise.bsky.social
Where is everyone?
November 14, 2024 at 5:18 PM