Kristin J. Boldon
@kjboldon.bsky.social
Twin Cities reader, writer, bookseller, bicyclist. Bird nerd. Cinephile. Dorothy L. Sayers superfan. Gluten free. Neurodivergent. Applying to grad school, again.
Cardinal peeking into the picture, and a sparrow having a tiff with another, bigger, browner bird.
February 16, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Cardinal peeking into the picture, and a sparrow having a tiff with another, bigger, browner bird.
#FridayReads Sula by Morrison to prepare for a book group.
February 13, 2026 at 4:08 PM
#FridayReads Sula by Morrison to prepare for a book group.
I love this for them, not just because I finally am watching Heated Rivalry. Condoms for all! But, can we take a moment to talk about the importance of lube, please? There's a concerning lack of lube portrayed in HR! Condoms and (water-based) lube: two great things that go great together!
Love in a cold climate: Winter Olympic village runs out of condoms after three days
Free condoms for competitors at the Winter Olympics have run out within a record-breaking three days
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:51 PM
I love this for them, not just because I finally am watching Heated Rivalry. Condoms for all! But, can we take a moment to talk about the importance of lube, please? There's a concerning lack of lube portrayed in HR! Condoms and (water-based) lube: two great things that go great together!
Finally got to the Walker to see the Dyani White Hawk show Love Language, and it was tremendous. Ending this weekend.
February 12, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Finally got to the Walker to see the Dyani White Hawk show Love Language, and it was tremendous. Ending this weekend.
Good morning from this dark-eyed junco. One of the ways I know I have become a bird geek is that I can identify these little nerds. #Birds
February 7, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Good morning from this dark-eyed junco. One of the ways I know I have become a bird geek is that I can identify these little nerds. #Birds
Division ramped up in 2008. When Obama was elected. It's the racism. The white supremacy. And the patriarchy, which got enraged with two women candidates, one of whom was not white.
When did US political division really take off?
📉 Through the 1990s and early 2000s, polarisation flatlined
📈 From 2008 onward, it surged by almost 64%
New Cambridge research explores the data behind the divide 👇
https://bit.ly/4aycB80
📉 Through the 1990s and early 2000s, polarisation flatlined
📈 From 2008 onward, it surged by almost 64%
New Cambridge research explores the data behind the divide 👇
https://bit.ly/4aycB80
Political division in the US surged from 2008 onwards, study suggests
Almost all the rise in US polarisation over political issues since the late 1980s occurred from 2008 onwards, a new study suggests. Most of this has been driven by the American left becoming more soci...
bit.ly
February 6, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Division ramped up in 2008. When Obama was elected. It's the racism. The white supremacy. And the patriarchy, which got enraged with two women candidates, one of whom was not white.
Not loving how the term "sex pest" is so prevalent--I feel like it's minimizing the creepy, predatory, rape-y behavior.
February 6, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Not loving how the term "sex pest" is so prevalent--I feel like it's minimizing the creepy, predatory, rape-y behavior.
The children who were sexually abused by the men in power are the child in Le Guin's story. Not these guys joking ruefully about English politicians.
February 4, 2026 at 3:00 PM
The children who were sexually abused by the men in power are the child in Le Guin's story. Not these guys joking ruefully about English politicians.
Reposted by Kristin J. Boldon
ALTTEXT:
Illuminated bookshop window with displays of books 📚
In all CAPS, stenciled letters on the glass window spell:
FUCK SOCIAL MEDIA.
MARY BOOKS.
KILL AI.
Illuminated bookshop window with displays of books 📚
In all CAPS, stenciled letters on the glass window spell:
FUCK SOCIAL MEDIA.
MARY BOOKS.
KILL AI.
New fuck/marry/kill list just dropped
February 4, 2026 at 2:33 PM
ALTTEXT:
Illuminated bookshop window with displays of books 📚
In all CAPS, stenciled letters on the glass window spell:
FUCK SOCIAL MEDIA.
MARY BOOKS.
KILL AI.
Illuminated bookshop window with displays of books 📚
In all CAPS, stenciled letters on the glass window spell:
FUCK SOCIAL MEDIA.
MARY BOOKS.
KILL AI.
Hi! Turnout at 1-7 tonight was about 100 people. Thanks for coming out! Good to see you all there! I don't like crowds and noise and used my fidget toy throughout but I was fine.
February 4, 2026 at 4:54 AM
Hi! Turnout at 1-7 tonight was about 100 people. Thanks for coming out! Good to see you all there! I don't like crowds and noise and used my fidget toy throughout but I was fine.
Are you caucusing Tuesday? I am. I hate crowds & chaos; I usually trust friends & neighbors to do this work. But Amy Klobuchar has been tone deaf & absent during the ICE occupation of MN. We deserve a better option for governor. It's time for Amy & Tim to take a seat. I'm caucusing to say so.
If you are caucusing on Tuesday, make sure you send a message to Amy Klobucbar that she has not been meeting the moment by voting uncommitted or writing in someone. Personally I’m writing in @zaynabmmohamed.bsky.social who has shown up a million times more than Amy and would do a way better job.
February 2, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Are you caucusing Tuesday? I am. I hate crowds & chaos; I usually trust friends & neighbors to do this work. But Amy Klobuchar has been tone deaf & absent during the ICE occupation of MN. We deserve a better option for governor. It's time for Amy & Tim to take a seat. I'm caucusing to say so.
I just did mine. Go do yours.
STOP
GO DO IT
NOW, OR WE'LL BE MAD AT YOU
(sorry, can't think of a funny one for this week)
weekly reminder 💊⏰
GO DO IT
NOW, OR WE'LL BE MAD AT YOU
(sorry, can't think of a funny one for this week)
weekly reminder 💊⏰
💊⏰
February 2, 2026 at 2:29 AM
I just did mine. Go do yours.
This year's crop art at the MN state fair is going to be 🔥
January 31, 2026 at 3:40 AM
This year's crop art at the MN state fair is going to be 🔥
Reposted by Kristin J. Boldon
“It did help me realize how important it is that we’re still at the point where people run to danger, and where people assist and help when someone’s being taken, and that we’re not at the point where people turn their eyes or are too afraid to see what’s going on.”
lithub.com/everything-w...
lithub.com/everything-w...
“Everything We Do Matters.” Minneapolis’s Moon Palace Books is a Hub For Anti-ICE Resistance
Angela Schwesnedl from Moon Palace Books in Minneapolis picked up my phone call on Saturday almost two hours to the minute after Alex Pretti was murdered in the street by ICE officers. “If you have…
lithub.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:40 PM
“It did help me realize how important it is that we’re still at the point where people run to danger, and where people assist and help when someone’s being taken, and that we’re not at the point where people turn their eyes or are too afraid to see what’s going on.”
lithub.com/everything-w...
lithub.com/everything-w...
Quote w 5 jobs you've had:
(Yes, volunteering and internships too)
1. Tanning salon receptionist
2. SAT tutor
3. Wedding consultant at Mall of America wedding chapel
4. Marketing executive
5. Bookseller
(Yes, volunteering and internships too)
1. Tanning salon receptionist
2. SAT tutor
3. Wedding consultant at Mall of America wedding chapel
4. Marketing executive
5. Bookseller
Quote with 5 jobs you’ve had:
(Yes, volunteering and internships also)
1. Video store clerk ⭐️
2. Microbiologist (for a minute i was an actual authority on identifying cyanobacteria, that was wild)
3. Domestic violence counselor
4. Hotline supervisor/community therapist
5. Medical social worker
(Yes, volunteering and internships also)
1. Video store clerk ⭐️
2. Microbiologist (for a minute i was an actual authority on identifying cyanobacteria, that was wild)
3. Domestic violence counselor
4. Hotline supervisor/community therapist
5. Medical social worker
Quote with 5 jobs you’ve had:
(Yes, volunteering and internships also)
1. Leather/Shoe factory
2. Tattoo Shop Floor MGR.
3. Motorcycle Chopper shop
4. Occasional Carnival Roustabout
5. Color separations / electronic prepress
(Yes, volunteering and internships also)
1. Leather/Shoe factory
2. Tattoo Shop Floor MGR.
3. Motorcycle Chopper shop
4. Occasional Carnival Roustabout
5. Color separations / electronic prepress
January 28, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Quote w 5 jobs you've had:
(Yes, volunteering and internships too)
1. Tanning salon receptionist
2. SAT tutor
3. Wedding consultant at Mall of America wedding chapel
4. Marketing executive
5. Bookseller
(Yes, volunteering and internships too)
1. Tanning salon receptionist
2. SAT tutor
3. Wedding consultant at Mall of America wedding chapel
4. Marketing executive
5. Bookseller
Wooster and Wodehouse and emojis!
This got a full-on honest to goodness guffaw out of me
January 28, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Wooster and Wodehouse and emojis!
Reposted by Kristin J. Boldon
Sounds like it's time to bring this back. (Skyline and model of chopper may not be right, but it gets the point across.)
January 28, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Sounds like it's time to bring this back. (Skyline and model of chopper may not be right, but it gets the point across.)
Good morning from Minneapolis. It's -6°F w wind-chill of -22. I ferried the lost fox to the memorial site at Windom Park. The sun is shining. It's a good day to stand up and speak out against executions, tear gas, and immigration lies, if you are able. We are going to get through this. Together.
January 26, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Good morning from Minneapolis. It's -6°F w wind-chill of -22. I ferried the lost fox to the memorial site at Windom Park. The sun is shining. It's a good day to stand up and speak out against executions, tear gas, and immigration lies, if you are able. We are going to get through this. Together.
Huge thanks to @radiok.bsky.social for I Wish by Stevie Wonder on my drive to work. Filled me up.
January 25, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Huge thanks to @radiok.bsky.social for I Wish by Stevie Wonder on my drive to work. Filled me up.
Good morning from Minneapolis, where it's -7°F, there are helicopters in the air, and yet also signs of love and hope. We will get through this to the other side. Together. Sending love.
January 25, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Good morning from Minneapolis, where it's -7°F, there are helicopters in the air, and yet also signs of love and hope. We will get through this to the other side. Together. Sending love.
Further silliness because I haven't been able to do my work today. A tiny frog in a Santa hat riding the Starship Enterprise. He is living his best life.
January 25, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Further silliness because I haven't been able to do my work today. A tiny frog in a Santa hat riding the Starship Enterprise. He is living his best life.