Paul Cutler
@paulcutler.org
Vinyl music lover. Python student. Maker. Host of The CircuitPython Show and co-host of The Bootloader podcasts.
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
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Anyone using Proton Mail, Meet, Drive, or Docs? I'm thinking it's time to finally ditch Google Docs and OneDrive which I use for podcast prep. Work well? Happy? I know their CEO said some dumb stuff a year ago, but it's still gotta be better than big tech, right?
January 27, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Anyone using Proton Mail, Meet, Drive, or Docs? I'm thinking it's time to finally ditch Google Docs and OneDrive which I use for podcast prep. Work well? Happy? I know their CEO said some dumb stuff a year ago, but it's still gotta be better than big tech, right?
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The CircuitPython Show will return on Monday, February 9th!
January 27, 2026 at 4:37 PM
The CircuitPython Show will return on Monday, February 9th!
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I just keep thinking about Minnesota.
So I made a playlist.
With 30 of my favorite MN artists, including The Hold Steady, @dessadarling.bsky.social, Prince, Soul Asylum, @lazerbeak.bsky.social, @tbt-duluth.bsky.social, The Cactus Blossoms, Atmosphere + more.
aarikdanielsen.com/blog/feeling...
So I made a playlist.
With 30 of my favorite MN artists, including The Hold Steady, @dessadarling.bsky.social, Prince, Soul Asylum, @lazerbeak.bsky.social, @tbt-duluth.bsky.social, The Cactus Blossoms, Atmosphere + more.
aarikdanielsen.com/blog/feeling...
Feeling Minnesota: A Playlist — Aarik Danielsen
30 songs from Minnesota artists: Dessa to Dylan, Lifter Puller to Low and much more.
aarikdanielsen.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:12 PM
I just keep thinking about Minnesota.
So I made a playlist.
With 30 of my favorite MN artists, including The Hold Steady, @dessadarling.bsky.social, Prince, Soul Asylum, @lazerbeak.bsky.social, @tbt-duluth.bsky.social, The Cactus Blossoms, Atmosphere + more.
aarikdanielsen.com/blog/feeling...
So I made a playlist.
With 30 of my favorite MN artists, including The Hold Steady, @dessadarling.bsky.social, Prince, Soul Asylum, @lazerbeak.bsky.social, @tbt-duluth.bsky.social, The Cactus Blossoms, Atmosphere + more.
aarikdanielsen.com/blog/feeling...
Researching a future podcast episode by playing Pac-Man on an Adafruit Fruit Jam, written in CircuitPython. Sometimes podcast research is fun!
January 25, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Researching a future podcast episode by playing Pac-Man on an Adafruit Fruit Jam, written in CircuitPython. Sometimes podcast research is fun!
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I second everything John said here. I already knew Greg Ketter from DreamHaven Books was a good person so this really isn’t surprising, but at 70 he shouldn’t have to be walking through tear gas on a Minneapolis street to try to protect his neighbors. Abolish Ice.
Remember the other day when I was saluting my friend Greg Ketter, owner of Minneapolis’ DreamHaven Books? This is him the following day. Greg will never say this, so I will — now is a great time to buy books from DreamHaven. Support Americans who stand up vs. 🧊. dreamhavenbooks.com
January 25, 2026 at 5:58 PM
I second everything John said here. I already knew Greg Ketter from DreamHaven Books was a good person so this really isn’t surprising, but at 70 he shouldn’t have to be walking through tear gas on a Minneapolis street to try to protect his neighbors. Abolish Ice.
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Protests happen, but most of what is happening in Minneapolis isn’t protesting.
More accurate terms:
- observers
- witnesses
- volunteers
- neighbors
- residents
- people
More accurate terms:
- observers
- witnesses
- volunteers
- neighbors
- residents
- people
One thing that irks me: people keep calling the folks on the streets in Minneapolis protestors. They are not generally there to protest, they are there to observe and document. This is the product of organizing and mutual aid. It is telling that these acts of citizenship are seen as protest!
January 25, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Protests happen, but most of what is happening in Minneapolis isn’t protesting.
More accurate terms:
- observers
- witnesses
- volunteers
- neighbors
- residents
- people
More accurate terms:
- observers
- witnesses
- volunteers
- neighbors
- residents
- people
Doing some prep work and sending out invites for season 7 of The CircuitPython Show. New episodes will be in your earholes before you know it!
January 25, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Doing some prep work and sending out invites for season 7 of The CircuitPython Show. New episodes will be in your earholes before you know it!
I’ve shopped at Dreamhaven for almost thirty years. Good for Greg.
One of the local genre bookstores is Dreamhaven Books and Comics, which is owned by Greg Ketter. Greg went to the site of the murder today to protest and was seen on video:
www.huffpost.com/entry/minnes...
www.huffpost.com/entry/minnes...
Minneapolis Man Curses Out ICE Agents After Fatal Shooting: 'I'm F**king Angry!'
A 37-year-old man authorities believe was a U.S. citizen was shot multiple times Saturday morning by federal agents, killing him.
www.huffpost.com
January 24, 2026 at 11:08 PM
I’ve shopped at Dreamhaven for almost thirty years. Good for Greg.
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Minnesota is the best of us.
January 23, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Minnesota is the best of us.
Doing some planning for season 7 of The CircuitPython Show. Know any cool CircuitPython projects or makers I should reach out to? I'm always on the lookout for more guests - let me know!
January 23, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Doing some planning for season 7 of The CircuitPython Show. Know any cool CircuitPython projects or makers I should reach out to? I'm always on the lookout for more guests - let me know!
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National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
January 22, 2026 at 8:25 PM
National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
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Another friend put it to me like this: "ICE has made the classic Nazi mistake. They've invaded a winter people in the winter."
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Another friend put it to me like this: "ICE has made the classic Nazi mistake. They've invaded a winter people in the winter."
Thread.
I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
January 22, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Thread.
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WIP: 6 years ago I wrote a maze making #arduino application running on an @adafruit.com Metro M4 and an ePaper shield. Today's WIP I'm rewriting it for @circuitpython.org and the #FruitJam as a screen saver for Fruit Jam OS. Let's see how it turns out.
learn.adafruit.com/epaper-maze-...
learn.adafruit.com/epaper-maze-...
January 21, 2026 at 7:15 PM
WIP: 6 years ago I wrote a maze making #arduino application running on an @adafruit.com Metro M4 and an ePaper shield. Today's WIP I'm rewriting it for @circuitpython.org and the #FruitJam as a screen saver for Fruit Jam OS. Let's see how it turns out.
learn.adafruit.com/epaper-maze-...
learn.adafruit.com/epaper-maze-...
Bob Mould is right, the new song Long Live Love by the recently reunited Sugar definitely has a Garbage influence. This is a good thing! Now debating if I want to see them at First Avenue in September. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSet...
Sugar – Long Live Love (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Sugar Copper Blue
www.youtube.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Bob Mould is right, the new song Long Live Love by the recently reunited Sugar definitely has a Garbage influence. This is a good thing! Now debating if I want to see them at First Avenue in September. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSet...
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This is what happened in our neighborhood yesterday. ICE snatched a human being off of our streets, roughed them up badly, and then pepper sprayed legal observers as they documented it all. This is a daily occurrence happening all throughout Minnesota right now.
January 19, 2026 at 3:46 PM
This is what happened in our neighborhood yesterday. ICE snatched a human being off of our streets, roughed them up badly, and then pepper sprayed legal observers as they documented it all. This is a daily occurrence happening all throughout Minnesota right now.
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this is what it has come to for Mexican restaurants in the Twin Cities
January 19, 2026 at 2:12 AM
this is what it has come to for Mexican restaurants in the Twin Cities
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Right-wing influencer Jake Lang is stuck in a window recess against Minneapolis City Hall.
He’s soaked with freezing water after counterprotesters hurled water balloons at him. bit.ly/4baGhJn
He’s soaked with freezing water after counterprotesters hurled water balloons at him. bit.ly/4baGhJn
January 17, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Right-wing influencer Jake Lang is stuck in a window recess against Minneapolis City Hall.
He’s soaked with freezing water after counterprotesters hurled water balloons at him. bit.ly/4baGhJn
He’s soaked with freezing water after counterprotesters hurled water balloons at him. bit.ly/4baGhJn
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ICE has kidnapped so many people from their cars that the city had to put out this statement. Let that sink in.
Vehicles that are abandoned due to an ICE detention and towed to the City's impound lot will be released to their owners or a representative at no cost.
Learn more: https://www.minneapolismn.gov/getting-around/parking-driving/impound-lot/#d.en.200746
Learn more: https://www.minneapolismn.gov/getting-around/parking-driving/impound-lot/#d.en.200746
January 16, 2026 at 11:42 PM
ICE has kidnapped so many people from their cars that the city had to put out this statement. Let that sink in.
Here's a unique cover of Robert Palmer's Addicted to Love by Chvrches - I like it! www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tQS...
Addicted to Love (From "Tell Me Lies (Season 3)")
YouTube video by CHVRCHES - Topic
www.youtube.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Here's a unique cover of Robert Palmer's Addicted to Love by Chvrches - I like it! www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tQS...
Today marks 30 years of marriage. And every day I wonder how she has put up with me this long!
January 16, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Today marks 30 years of marriage. And every day I wonder how she has put up with me this long!
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crazy that the website that I randomly decided to put together at 10AM yesterday has had over 25k unique visitors in 24 hours.
please keep sharing with your networks.
please keep sharing with your networks.
Stand With Minnesota
A directory of places to give to as Minnesota defends itself from ICE occupation
www.standwithminnesota.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:24 PM
crazy that the website that I randomly decided to put together at 10AM yesterday has had over 25k unique visitors in 24 hours.
please keep sharing with your networks.
please keep sharing with your networks.
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I know people on Bsky know this but I hope it filters out: The feds are OCCUPYING the Twin Cities. This is a blockade, a siege. They are shutting down economic and civic activity. They are conducting "papers please" stops. They are criminalizing being a bystander/witness.
You could be next.
You could be next.
January 14, 2026 at 4:25 PM
I know people on Bsky know this but I hope it filters out: The feds are OCCUPYING the Twin Cities. This is a blockade, a siege. They are shutting down economic and civic activity. They are conducting "papers please" stops. They are criminalizing being a bystander/witness.
You could be next.
You could be next.
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If you don’t live in Minneapolis here’s a way to help
January 14, 2026 at 1:18 AM
If you don’t live in Minneapolis here’s a way to help