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James Wheeler
@hueybeardwalks.bsky.social
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He/Him. Educator, Minnesotan, Baseball Lover. My dog is Huey. I have a Beard. We go on Walks. Now with extra Ruby.
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runwithskizzers.bsky.social
THEN YOU PURCHASE THEM AND DO NOT USE THE PROPERTY OF OTHERS
November 14, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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anamariecox.bsky.social
From this minister's op-ed: "People wanting to experience God are more likely to meet the Divine trying to shut down the Broadview, Illinois, ICE facility than we ever were in church...God does not live in our houses of worship, but...with those who are bearing the brunt of cruelty in this moment."
jackjenkins.me Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 1d
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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michaelhobbes.bsky.social
The weirdest thing about this discourse is that states with shorter school closures have the same amount of learning loss! I keep waiting for all the punditry on this to catch up with basic facts
lollardfish.bsky.social David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 1d
Every time Covid and learning loss hits the news, people act like the only factor is folk staying home and learning online, rather than… Living through a global mass death event.
November 14, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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culturecrave.co
‘The Owl House’ creator Dana Terrace responds to Disney+ looking to add AI-generated short form content

“Unsubscribe from Disney+. Pirate Owl House. I don’t care. Fuck gen AI"
November 14, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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lollardfish.bsky.social
How Blackrock destroyed a very profitable local home remodeling company through debt-based financing of the purchase.

This should be illegal. The people responsible should have both their corporate and personal assets seized, for them and their heirs.

www.startribune.com/how-a-privat...
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November 14, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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maddow.bsky.social
"300 agents stormed the building, rappelled from a helicopter, knocked down doors and hurled flash-bang grenades. Agents ziptied and detained many US citizens for hours..."

Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:

www.propublica.org/article/chic...
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
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November 15, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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dirtbagqueer.rocks
i can’t talk about sports gambling anymore without sounding like a crank but i do believe legalized sports gambling is like 15-20% responsible for our current dystopia
theathletic.com The Athletic @theathletic.com · 23h
The Athletic polled hundreds of players from across the NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL about their opinions surrounding how sports betting impacts players — the responses were haunting.
November 15, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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bedubble.bsky.social
The Midwest yearns for more train
November 15, 2025 at 4:39 AM
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mplsfietser.bike
I would do this job for free for a few hours a day several days a week.
finchfrii.bsky.social Crystal Fincher @finchfrii.bsky.social · 1d
Dear Mayor-elect Katie Wilson:

I have a new and innovative idea to improve pedestrian safety.
November 14, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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gerikatz.bsky.social
Branding isn’t the problem, spineless democrats are the problem. Can’t brand your way around DFLers who are beholden to corporate interests, and hell bent on cleansing the party of progressives. To use Paul’s image for this is gross.
November 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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taylordahlin.com
standalone public restroom report presented by the minneapolis city council public heath & safety committee on wednesday. interesting read! on peavey plaza's - lims.minneapolismn.gov/Download/RCA...
Peavey Plaza – Seasonal Standalone Public Restroom Completed as part of a capital improvement project renovating the Peavey Plaza in 2019, the seasonal standalone public restroom trailer is a two-restroom trailer that was specially designed to sit at the corner of 12th Street and Nicollet Avenue. DID had previously determined the need for more downtown restrooms and completed a pilot of temporary porta potties downtown, including one at Peavey Plaza. When the larger capital improvement project to rehabilitate Peavey Plaza initiated, Public Works staff said they knew that location worked well for a restroom because of DID’s work. In addition, there was funding from the state and private partners for the project. Because of this very unique situation, they were able to incorporate the restroom into the capital improvement project. When Public Works reviewed off-the-shelf units to fit the location, they were cost prohibitive, the wrong size, etc. Instead, the City built a restroom trailer specific to that location, aligning it with the utility hookups in the Peavey Plaza mechanical room underneath the sidewalk. Though the City constructed and owns the trailer, it was originally managed by Green Minneapolis, who hired the Downtown Improvement District (DID) for maintenance. After Green Minneapolis left the contract, DID contracted with the City to operate and maintain the Peavey site, including programs, the fountain, greenery, and the restroom trailer, etc. DID staff said the first question they get asked every year, even before the fountains turn on, is “when do the restrooms open?” The trailer averages 70-110 uses a day in nice weather. If there is an event nearby, usage increases. Public Works staff described Peavey Plaza as a very unique opportunity, one that has not occurred since. Costs • Initial cost to build and install the trailer: $79,000 • Faucets usually need to be replaced once a year due to routine wear and tear, costing around $400 in material and labor.… Ongoing challenges DID staff said they have experienced people pulling the soap dispensers off the wall, as well as taking the toilet paper. Thankfully, after some trial and error, they have found toilet paper holders which are fairly effective at preventing people from taking the rolls of toilet paper. They occasionally also experience people going in and attempting to take a full bath, but the Ambassadors watch for that type of activity. They also know drug use occurs within the restroom. DID staff said if someone is in the restroom for longer than 10 minutes, the Ambassadors knock on the door once; if no response they knock again, and if there is still no response, they will unlock the door to ensure no one has passed out. Though rare, if they see two individuals go into the same restroom, the ambassadors try to intervene sooner. About once a week the Ambassadors have an issue getting someone out of the restroom. However, situations rarely escalate beyond the Ambassadors, who are quite successful at getting people to move along. In the 2025 season, they only had one incident where Emergency Medical Services were called due to an overdose in the restroom. DID staff said the key to the restroom’s success is the Ambassador staffing, “You need someone to keep an eye out. If not, people would just go in there, lock it, and claim it as their own.” Public Works staff agreed that the restroom needs to be monitored to keep it safe and usable. According to DID staff, the downside of the Peavey Plaza restroom trailer is it is seasonal. This is because the mechanical room where the pipes are located is not insulated and would be suspectable to freezing.
November 14, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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brendannyhan.bsky.social
Mafia governance in action

"the only offer on the table was that I needed to resign by 5pm that day or the DOJ would basically rain hell on UVA... If I did not resign that day, I was told that the DOJ would extract/block hundreds of millions of dollars from UVA before they would even negotiate."
November 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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amityf.bsky.social
Really glad to see this; and especially glad that it's coming out of the Public Health & Safety Committee. It is a public health issue but it's also safety. Thank you CM @jchavezmpls.bsky.social and the rest of the committee! Please don't let it stay a report.
Minneapolis looking at bringing more public restrooms to downtown
City leaders in Minneapolis are discussing the need for more public bathrooms downtown, supported by new research highlighting the demand and potential costs.
kstp.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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davewonder.bsky.social
TOMORROW THE MADNESS BEGINS!
November 13, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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auntiefancy.bsky.social
Learning about the 1970's when Emily Koski's dad Al Hofstede unexpectedly beat the incumbent mayor, a cop named Charles Stenvig (architect of the city charter police quota) and holy crap I feel like you could have written this exact paragraph about Frey this year. www.minnpost.com/politics-pol...
Screenshot that reads: Stenvig’s law-and-order stance appealed to citizens appalled by the violence of the protest movement and worried that high taxes would drive them from their homes. His supporters didn’t just like him — they adored him and viewed his opponents as their enemies.
November 13, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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solarpunklitmag.bsky.social
Published! #SolarpunkMagazine Issue 24 features cover art by Anselmo J. Alliegro, Short Stories by Great Opara & Dana Wall, Poems @thepinkhydra.com & @lynnesargent.bsky.social Essay by Yuliia Vereta.
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Solarpunk Magazine Issue #24
Solarpunk Magazine Issue #24 is now available!
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November 13, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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ladychristyk.bsky.social
So I call the IRS & they tell you they’re simply not taking phone calls anymore & then direct you to their horseshit online portal full of praise for the big beautiful bill & then want you to set up an ID.Me account, take a selfie, & upload your government issued ID. NO THANKS. FUCK OFF INTO THE SUN
November 13, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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viamarsala18.bsky.social
Do you guys see now how none of this is set up for us, the people? It’s all for the rich.
colinmoore.bsky.social Colin Moore @colinmoore.bsky.social · 3d
New York Times killed Weinstein and Epstein stories but just asked Ms Rachel if she was funded by Hamas.
November 13, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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viamarsala18.bsky.social
It’s a huge bummer too because it might honestly be the end of places like Fair State
chaddavis.photography daviss 📸 @chaddavis.photography · 2d
I think people should not forget who helped push for a ban on their weed drinks
November 13, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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rmayemsinger.bsky.social
Can we just take a minute and acknowledge that our POTUS is right OUT IN THE OPEN lobbying Congressional members to vote against releasing the Epstein files?! Like... what the fuck else does anyone even need to know?
November 13, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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Here in MN, @releasemn8.bsky.social does important work with Southeast Asian communities, deportation defense, and more. They also have some of the best-designed merchandise of any movement org I've seen, and "every purchase goes directly towards the fight against deportation!" Shop:
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November 12, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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viamarsala18.bsky.social
I’ll make an agreement with republicans right now. I agree every single democrat attached to Epstein should go to prison if you agree every single Republican, no matter how lofty, should go to prison if they were attached to Epstein.
nycsouthpaw.bsky.social southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 3d
I wish journalists could act like they weren’t born yesterday. An uncurated document dump out of an investigation shortly after focused evidence is released is an expression of panic, a desperate wish to distract, and perhaps a hope that someone will find something they haven’t yet.
10 minutes ago Michael Gold Congressional correspondent 山 The White House and Republicans had earlier accused Democrats of cherry-picking documents and ignoring mentions of other officials, including Democrats, in materials produced by the Epstein estate. The release of the additional documents seems designed to bolster their case, though it will be hard to tell without more thorough review. 11 minutes ago Michael Gold Congressional correspondent Hours after Democrats released three emails in which in which Jeffrey Epstein discussed his relationship with President Trump, Republicans on the House Oversight Committee made public 20,000 pages of documents that it received from Epstein's estate. The committee had requested a trove of documents from the estate as part of its investigation into Epstein, his longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell, and the federal government's handling of both of their cases.
November 12, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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ronfilipkowski.bsky.social
Look at what this garish, classless, tasteless fool has done to the People’s House.
November 11, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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kedrickillian.bsky.social
Democrats must make it their utmost priority, year in and year out to own the House of Representatives. And do whatever is necessary district by district to get a representative and shift the decision-making power in the Democratic Party to the House.
November 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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tinjar.bsky.social
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

"“It’s simple math here,” he said. “We are talking tens upon tens of thousands of potential dead in five days.""

#humanrights #justice
Rebels Post Videos of Mass Killings in Darfur as the World Watches
After the fall of El Fasher to the R.S.F., observers fear for the next target in the war.
www.newyorker.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:09 PM