Ryan Ricard
@firewally.bsky.social
When I was driving once I saw this painted on a bridge:
"I don't want the world, I just want your half"
"I don't want the world, I just want your half"
Shout out to my neighbors' adorable spooky skull kid decorations - they flip over to gingerbread kids on the other side!
Only in Saint Paul can a celestial electromagnetic phenomenon and a malfunctioning streetlight combine for such a beautiful display
November 13, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Shout out to my neighbors' adorable spooky skull kid decorations - they flip over to gingerbread kids on the other side!
Chased the aurora last night about an hour outside the Twin Cities with my nice camera and a tripod. I'm no @mvinge.bsky.social but I got some pretty decent shots!
November 13, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Chased the aurora last night about an hour outside the Twin Cities with my nice camera and a tripod. I'm no @mvinge.bsky.social but I got some pretty decent shots!
Only in Saint Paul can a celestial electromagnetic phenomenon and a malfunctioning streetlight combine for such a beautiful display
November 12, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Only in Saint Paul can a celestial electromagnetic phenomenon and a malfunctioning streetlight combine for such a beautiful display
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Wow. Can't say much else. The overhead corona was unbelievable. The most intense reds and greens. ❤️💚😍💃 She'll be dancing until sunrise.
I visited Franconia Sculpture Park over summer and it has been on my aurora photo bucket list ever since. That's where I went last night.
Schafer, Minnesota.
I visited Franconia Sculpture Park over summer and it has been on my aurora photo bucket list ever since. That's where I went last night.
Schafer, Minnesota.
November 12, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Wow. Can't say much else. The overhead corona was unbelievable. The most intense reds and greens. ❤️💚😍💃 She'll be dancing until sunrise.
I visited Franconia Sculpture Park over summer and it has been on my aurora photo bucket list ever since. That's where I went last night.
Schafer, Minnesota.
I visited Franconia Sculpture Park over summer and it has been on my aurora photo bucket list ever since. That's where I went last night.
Schafer, Minnesota.
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I’ve seen this shared several times with the header and footer not visible, so you can’t see the artists’s name.
Credit: Leo the Alien — alienyrox on redbubble and other platforms.
Credit: Leo the Alien — alienyrox on redbubble and other platforms.
November 12, 2025 at 5:00 AM
I’ve seen this shared several times with the header and footer not visible, so you can’t see the artists’s name.
Credit: Leo the Alien — alienyrox on redbubble and other platforms.
Credit: Leo the Alien — alienyrox on redbubble and other platforms.
Idea: secret underground training facility where we inculcate the next generation of senators with sensible middle-of-the-road policy positions and a burning hatred for the 60-vote cloture requirement
November 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Idea: secret underground training facility where we inculcate the next generation of senators with sensible middle-of-the-road policy positions and a burning hatred for the 60-vote cloture requirement
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New podcast episode! Recorded the day after the election, a relatively quick set of immediate reactions and questions: millcityhall.com/episodes/202... - as I say in the episode, day-after analysis should be treated suspiciously. But we gotta start somewhere.
Mill City Hall: Election Day-After Reactions
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November 7, 2025 at 5:26 PM
New podcast episode! Recorded the day after the election, a relatively quick set of immediate reactions and questions: millcityhall.com/episodes/202... - as I say in the episode, day-after analysis should be treated suspiciously. But we gotta start somewhere.
Anyone looking to get a holiday gift for me or @sithlet.bsky.social , here you go: www.juliensauctions.com/en/articles/...
The Florian Schneider Collection: Rare Instruments & Iconic Equipment Up For Auction
Explore Florian Schneider's rare instruments and iconic equipment from Kraftwerk's pioneering electronic music legacy.
www.juliensauctions.com
October 31, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Anyone looking to get a holiday gift for me or @sithlet.bsky.social , here you go: www.juliensauctions.com/en/articles/...
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I hope as we move past the first wave of AI criticism ("it doesn't work, all hype") we get a new wave of AI criticism rooted in the acknowledgement that, yes, these systems are very powerful & quite useful and focusing a deep exploration of when AI uses are uplifting and when they are detrimental.
October 16, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I hope as we move past the first wave of AI criticism ("it doesn't work, all hype") we get a new wave of AI criticism rooted in the acknowledgement that, yes, these systems are very powerful & quite useful and focusing a deep exploration of when AI uses are uplifting and when they are detrimental.
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This cat is named Choo Choo.
October 12, 2025 at 10:29 PM
This cat is named Choo Choo.
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Tonight's FairVote STP Mayoral live stream will be happening on this link tonight! www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4M5...
Saint Paul Mayoral Candidate Forum 10-6-25
YouTube video by MySPNN
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October 6, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Tonight's FairVote STP Mayoral live stream will be happening on this link tonight! www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4M5...
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I spent a lot of time writing about the Saint Paul election so I’m re-posting myself for the weekday crowd even if it’s gauche.
I de-facebook-ified it:
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2025 STP Mayoral Election Thoughts
Below is going to be the long version of my thoughts on the 2025 Mayoral Election here in God’s Greatest City: Saint Paul. Before I write a novel, if you trust me implicitly, here is the short version...
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September 29, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I spent a lot of time writing about the Saint Paul election so I’m re-posting myself for the weekday crowd even if it’s gauche.
20 minutes in and I’ve already learned a lot about why the heck Minneapolis has an elected Park Board and BET, recommended!
New episode out now! Big changes ahead for the composition of the Park Board, and real substantive policy ideas coming from the BET millcityhall.com/episodes/202...
September 30, 2025 at 5:45 PM
20 minutes in and I’ve already learned a lot about why the heck Minneapolis has an elected Park Board and BET, recommended!
City Question 1 / Administrative Citations seems like a *great* opportunity for us weirdos to contact our less-online family and friends to offer info and advice (vote Yes!)
Election 2025: Saint Paul City Question 1 and School District Question 1 (this would be the funding levy AND the charter amendment). Vote Yes! (Twice!)
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Election 2025: Saint Paul, City Question 1 and School District Question 1
Saint Paul has a lot less on the ballot this year than Minneapolis, because no one here cares if the mayoral and city council races aren’t in sync, so they just aren’t. We have a mayora…
naomikritzer.com
September 27, 2025 at 7:20 PM
City Question 1 / Administrative Citations seems like a *great* opportunity for us weirdos to contact our less-online family and friends to offer info and advice (vote Yes!)
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I’ve never before been in a gay neighborhood soccer bar where everybody was chanting for an urban geographer, but I must say it’s a good time here at the @sustainstpaul.bsky.social fundraiser.
September 26, 2025 at 1:17 AM
I’ve never before been in a gay neighborhood soccer bar where everybody was chanting for an urban geographer, but I must say it’s a good time here at the @sustainstpaul.bsky.social fundraiser.
Last night’s fundraiser for @moreneighbors.org and @sustainstpaul.bsky.social was great - love to be in a room full of people who will lose their absolute shit for @blindeke.bsky.social
September 26, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Last night’s fundraiser for @moreneighbors.org and @sustainstpaul.bsky.social was great - love to be in a room full of people who will lose their absolute shit for @blindeke.bsky.social
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I love our cities 🫶 @sustainstpaul.bsky.social @moreneighbors.org @blackhartstp.com @hoopermn.bsky.social
September 26, 2025 at 2:02 AM
I love our cities 🫶 @sustainstpaul.bsky.social @moreneighbors.org @blackhartstp.com @hoopermn.bsky.social
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LA, DC, CHI… could Minneapolis be next? Our new episode posted TODAY explores questions raised by Trump’s attempted takeovers
What is the nature of this threat? How are politicians and regular people reacting? What should we be demanding from our local leaders, and what can we do ourselves?
What is the nature of this threat? How are politicians and regular people reacting? What should we be demanding from our local leaders, and what can we do ourselves?
September 16, 2025 at 4:04 PM
LA, DC, CHI… could Minneapolis be next? Our new episode posted TODAY explores questions raised by Trump’s attempted takeovers
What is the nature of this threat? How are politicians and regular people reacting? What should we be demanding from our local leaders, and what can we do ourselves?
What is the nature of this threat? How are politicians and regular people reacting? What should we be demanding from our local leaders, and what can we do ourselves?
My most naive and idealistic political opinion is you shouldn’t lie to people while you ask them for money
September 16, 2025 at 1:48 PM
My most naive and idealistic political opinion is you shouldn’t lie to people while you ask them for money
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I wrote up my thoughts about Abundance Conference publiccomment.blog/p/when-is-a-...
When is a tent too big?
Regarding Abundance Conference 2025
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September 7, 2025 at 11:18 PM
I wrote up my thoughts about Abundance Conference publiccomment.blog/p/when-is-a-...
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Lady Bavaria
Shot on a Fujifilm X-T20. Available for use under the Creative Commons BY-NC License.
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September 3, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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Ada Update
Shot on a Fujifilm X-T20. Available for use under the Creative Commons BY-NC License.
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September 2, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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One of the best local podcasts, definitely worth listening too if you haven't tuned in yet.
NEW EPISODE: we've seen Mayor Frey go from "end homelessness" to crushing encampments and endorsing a position expanding incarceration for folks experiencing serious mental illness. It's 2025 and a Trump executive order takes the same position. How did we get here? millcityhall.com/episodes/202...
August 29, 2025 at 7:27 PM
One of the best local podcasts, definitely worth listening too if you haven't tuned in yet.