Michele (Good Trouble) Jansen
@mtj333.bsky.social
Feed the hungry, house the poor, clothe the naked. And then play some jazz.
Here's the virtual back of a cat for your petting pleasure. It's ok. She loves it.
#caturday #catsofbluesky
#caturday #catsofbluesky
December 13, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Here's the virtual back of a cat for your petting pleasure. It's ok. She loves it.
#caturday #catsofbluesky
#caturday #catsofbluesky
I can't believe ASL interpreters have to sign his word salad. Oh they won't.
apnews.com/article/amer...
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Trump administration says sign language services 'intrude' on Trump's ability to control his image
The Trump administration argues that providing real-time American Sign Language interpretation for events like White House press briefings would intrude on the president’s control over his public imag...
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December 13, 2025 at 4:00 AM
I can't believe ASL interpreters have to sign his word salad. Oh they won't.
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I was 7 years old when I discovered jazz watching this show. And Peanuts. I got Peanuts merch every Christmas. But no jazz.
On this day in 1965 - 60 years ago today - A Charlie Brown Christmas makes its debut, airing on CBS.
It won an Emmy and a Peabody Award and has aired every year since.
It won an Emmy and a Peabody Award and has aired every year since.
December 10, 2025 at 2:08 AM
I was 7 years old when I discovered jazz watching this show. And Peanuts. I got Peanuts merch every Christmas. But no jazz.
Not an @theonion.bsky.social headline. @startribune.com your headline interns are having too much fun.
December 9, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Not an @theonion.bsky.social headline. @startribune.com your headline interns are having too much fun.
Living in Minnesota we encounter Somalis every day. I have worked beside them. They live in my neighborhood. They have given me loving care while in the hospital. Minneapolis would look very different. And not in a good way.
An estimated 260,000 people of Somali descent were living in the U.S. in 2024, according to the Census Bureau’s annual American Community Survey. https://to.pbs.org/4pKQEHA
5 things to know about the Somali community in Minnesota after Trump's attacks
Almost 58% of the Somalis in Minnesota were born in the U.S. Of the foreign-born Somalis in Minnesota, an overwhelming majority –- 87% — are naturalized U.S. citizens. Of the foreign-born population, ...
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December 3, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Living in Minnesota we encounter Somalis every day. I have worked beside them. They live in my neighborhood. They have given me loving care while in the hospital. Minneapolis would look very different. And not in a good way.
My day started with this email from Medicare. Thanks for the advice about mental health Dr. Oz. I'm going back to bed now.
#medicare #droz #mentalhealth
#medicare #droz #mentalhealth
December 2, 2025 at 5:02 PM
My day started with this email from Medicare. Thanks for the advice about mental health Dr. Oz. I'm going back to bed now.
#medicare #droz #mentalhealth
#medicare #droz #mentalhealth
A body at rest stays at rest. A body in motion...has to rest sometimes.
#cats #catsofbluesky #catsky
#cats #catsofbluesky #catsky
November 30, 2025 at 7:24 PM
A body at rest stays at rest. A body in motion...has to rest sometimes.
#cats #catsofbluesky #catsky
#cats #catsofbluesky #catsky
Yes please!
"Hennepin County Library is honoring one of Minnesota’s most iconic artists with a limited-edition Prince library card, available while supplies last at all 41 Hennepin County Library locations" www.hclib.org/prince?fbcli...
November 8, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Yes please!
Too. Many. Jokes.
BREAKING: A man who threw a sandwich at a federal agent during Trump’s law enforcement surge in Washington, D.C., is found not guilty of assault.
Man who threw sandwich at federal agent in Washington is found not guilty of assault charge
A former Justice Department employee who threw a sandwich at a federal agent during President Donald Trump’s law enforcement surge in Washington has been found not guilty of assault.
bit.ly
November 6, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Too. Many. Jokes.
How many times today I wanted to tell people about game 7
Second day in a row that Minnesotans want to tell you about 1991
(blizzard, game 7 to extra innings)
(blizzard, game 7 to extra innings)
November 2, 2025 at 3:42 AM
How many times today I wanted to tell people about game 7
Go Jays! I want to see the tantrum you will induce when you win the #worldseries
October 30, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Go Jays! I want to see the tantrum you will induce when you win the #worldseries
Davis and Smoltz blathering on non-stop makes me miss Bob Uecker. A man of minimal words. "2-2 pitch...high and inside." Silence...till the next pitch. #worldseries
October 29, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Davis and Smoltz blathering on non-stop makes me miss Bob Uecker. A man of minimal words. "2-2 pitch...high and inside." Silence...till the next pitch. #worldseries
As a Twins fan I didn't like John Smoltz in 1991 and I like him less now announcing the #worldseries
October 29, 2025 at 1:54 AM
As a Twins fan I didn't like John Smoltz in 1991 and I like him less now announcing the #worldseries
This is a reminder to send @wikipedia.org a donation.
They are a non profit with volunteers verifying pages. We can't have this dipshit providing his alternative facts.
They are a non profit with volunteers verifying pages. We can't have this dipshit providing his alternative facts.
Elon Musk has launched Grokipedia, a crowdsourced online encyclopedia that the billionaire seeks to position as a rival to Wikipedia. https://to.pbs.org/4nvTFtU
Elon Musk launched Grokipedia. Here's how it compares to Wikipedia
While Wikipedia is written and edited by volunteers, it's unclear how exactly Grokipedia articles are put together.
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October 29, 2025 at 12:09 AM
This is a reminder to send @wikipedia.org a donation.
They are a non profit with volunteers verifying pages. We can't have this dipshit providing his alternative facts.
They are a non profit with volunteers verifying pages. We can't have this dipshit providing his alternative facts.
My favorite TV mom fer sher.
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June Lockhart, beloved mother figure from 'Lassie' and 'Lost In Space,' dies at 100
June Lockhart, beloved for her roles in “Lassie” and “Lost In Space,” has died at 100. She died Thursday of natural causes at her Santa Monica home.
apnews.com
October 26, 2025 at 3:44 PM
My favorite TV mom fer sher.
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I can't help but wonder how different things would be if Wellstone had lived longer.
23 years yesterday, my old friends Paul and Sheila Wellstone died. Resist intolerance, fascism, racism, anti-Semitism, anti-LGBTQ, science and climate change denial, censorship of literature, and gun violence.
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Wellstones
larrymcdonoughjazz.homestead.com
October 25, 2025 at 11:25 PM
I can't help but wonder how different things would be if Wellstone had lived longer.
I reeeeealy want the Bluejays to win the whole series. A Canadian team winning the #worldseries? Sweet revenge.
October 24, 2025 at 11:12 PM
I reeeeealy want the Bluejays to win the whole series. A Canadian team winning the #worldseries? Sweet revenge.
I can't lie I'm excited to see a Canadian team in the #WorldSeries. What's next? A Puerto Rican on the Superbowl halftime show??
October 21, 2025 at 9:19 PM
I can't lie I'm excited to see a Canadian team in the #WorldSeries. What's next? A Puerto Rican on the Superbowl halftime show??
My career was in radio thanks in part to Susan Stamberg. I wasn't a journalist but one of my textbooks was Every Night at Five: Susan Stamberg's All Things Considered. Every night before she turned on her mic she put on lipstick because she was speaking to you...in your home.
Susan Stamberg, an original National Public Radio staffer who went on to become the first U.S. woman to anchor a nightly national news program, has died. n.pr/4qjVMDS
NPR 'founding mother' Susan Stamberg has died
Susan Stamberg, an original National Public Radio staffer who went on to become the first U.S. woman to anchor a nightly national news program, has died.
n.pr
October 16, 2025 at 8:14 PM
My career was in radio thanks in part to Susan Stamberg. I wasn't a journalist but one of my textbooks was Every Night at Five: Susan Stamberg's All Things Considered. Every night before she turned on her mic she put on lipstick because she was speaking to you...in your home.
Nancy ain't playin.
Rep. Nancy Pelosi has had enough of the right wing-lies. As Dems continue to show up to try and make a deal to reopen the government, Pelosi was confronted by a reporter asking about January 6th. Pelosi snapped back telling her to "shut up".
October 16, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Nancy ain't playin.
Very sad loss. Too young and so much more music to give.
D’Angelo, Grammy-winning neo-soul pioneer, dies aged 51 www.theguardian.com/music/2025/o...
D’Angelo, Grammy-winning neo-soul pioneer, dies aged 51 www.theguardian.com/music/2025/o...
D’Angelo, Grammy-winning neo-soul pioneer, dies aged 51
Singer known for tracks such as Brown Sugar and Untitled (How Does It Feel) died at home from pancreatic cancer
www.theguardian.com
October 15, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Very sad loss. Too young and so much more music to give.
D’Angelo, Grammy-winning neo-soul pioneer, dies aged 51 www.theguardian.com/music/2025/o...
D’Angelo, Grammy-winning neo-soul pioneer, dies aged 51 www.theguardian.com/music/2025/o...
Many of my favorite movies starred this woman. But mostly I will remember how I started wearing a vest, tie, and trousers after I saw Annie Hall in my 20s.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
An ethereally self-aware comedy genius: the loss of Diane Keaton is devastating | Peter Bradshaw
America’s sweetheart was so much more than that: an actor of astonishing singularity and freshness who starred in the very best films of the past century
www.theguardian.com
October 12, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Many of my favorite movies starred this woman. But mostly I will remember how I started wearing a vest, tie, and trousers after I saw Annie Hall in my 20s.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
Horrifying...ly stupid.
Good morning
Your taxpayer money
Troops on duty
In that violent city of Portland
Your taxpayer money
Troops on duty
In that violent city of Portland
October 3, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Horrifying...ly stupid.