Thoroughly Modern Tillie🦉☕⏳🐄
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Gopher Prairie, MN. Cat grandma. Data analyst, bookseller in previous lives. BA Russian Language & Culture, UMN '73; Я почти все забыла. The man of my dreams is Conrad Veidt. Deal with it.
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"Hell is empty, and all the devils are here." (Shakespeare)
"Why, this is hell, nor am I out of it." (Faust)
"I don't want to live on this planet anymore." (Futurama)
"Why, this is hell, nor am I out of it." (Faust)
"I don't want to live on this planet anymore." (Futurama)
Someone found an mp3 of the creepy "Jailbait" song Olivia Nuzzi released when she was 16 🫣
November 19, 2025 at 7:54 PM
"Hell is empty, and all the devils are here." (Shakespeare)
"Why, this is hell, nor am I out of it." (Faust)
"I don't want to live on this planet anymore." (Futurama)
"Why, this is hell, nor am I out of it." (Faust)
"I don't want to live on this planet anymore." (Futurama)
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...I would like to humbly put out there how important and how much it matters when those (specifically white cis hetero folks) who are not the ones actively demographically in the cross-hairs of conservatives are the ones pushing back on their conservative relatives/acquaintance/at holidays etc.
November 19, 2025 at 7:19 PM
...I would like to humbly put out there how important and how much it matters when those (specifically white cis hetero folks) who are not the ones actively demographically in the cross-hairs of conservatives are the ones pushing back on their conservative relatives/acquaintance/at holidays etc.
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It is pretty ridiculous that the Criterion Collection simply exists to go “here are very good movies that we present to you to buy and watch with some thoughtfulness” and that’s all it takes to be successful because it’s rare that anyone does that shit
November 18, 2025 at 10:15 PM
It is pretty ridiculous that the Criterion Collection simply exists to go “here are very good movies that we present to you to buy and watch with some thoughtfulness” and that’s all it takes to be successful because it’s rare that anyone does that shit
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NEW: ProPublica has found multiple cases of women with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW: ProPublica has found multiple cases of women with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
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November 19, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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Having been on every side of this, I can say that telling a manager that their staffer was *excellent* really makes their whole day (and later the employee). Do it more often!
In a world where cruelty is standardized by a third of the country, please step up for retail workers and food service folks. If you aren't comfortable saying HEY THAT'S NOT COOL to someone who's rude, you can talk to that worker's boss to tell them how great the worker did in the face of rudeness.
November 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Having been on every side of this, I can say that telling a manager that their staffer was *excellent* really makes their whole day (and later the employee). Do it more often!
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Virginia Giuffre’s brother recalls threats by powerful people made on Virginia’s children & directly against him by Epstein if identities or known information was disclosed.
November 19, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Virginia Giuffre’s brother recalls threats by powerful people made on Virginia’s children & directly against him by Epstein if identities or known information was disclosed.
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one thing about this is that in the wake of all of this kirk is basically forgotten. he was barely cold in the ground before his allies — before his *wife* — started scheming over what they could take for themselves. a real life parable.
New: Reuters has tallied job losses, suspensions and investigations stemming from the reaction to Charlie Kirk's Sept. 10 assassination. Its findings: More than 600 Americans have been punished, and the figure is likely to be an under-count.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
November 19, 2025 at 3:38 PM
one thing about this is that in the wake of all of this kirk is basically forgotten. he was barely cold in the ground before his allies — before his *wife* — started scheming over what they could take for themselves. a real life parable.
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ABC Mary Bruce deserves a Pulitzer Prize for asking the Saudi Prince this question:
November 19, 2025 at 2:57 AM
ABC Mary Bruce deserves a Pulitzer Prize for asking the Saudi Prince this question:
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"...neither the Congress nor the Supreme Court owns the Constitution. Nor, for that matter, does the president. ... If we, as citizens, decide that we want to resurrect our nation’s dead commitment to a politics of anti-corruption, then we can."
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www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/o...
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www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/o...
Opinion | The White House Gold Rush Is On
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:42 PM
"...neither the Congress nor the Supreme Court owns the Constitution. Nor, for that matter, does the president. ... If we, as citizens, decide that we want to resurrect our nation’s dead commitment to a politics of anti-corruption, then we can."
!!!
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/o...
!!!
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/o...
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“I’m not trained for this.” Get trained. If you have a smidgen of privilege (citizenship, mayo colored skin, financial resources) you can’t just sit and watch this lawless, brutal administration ripping families apart anymore. Monarca is the best resource in the TC. monarcamn.org/training
Training — Monarca
monarcamn.org
November 19, 2025 at 4:33 PM
“I’m not trained for this.” Get trained. If you have a smidgen of privilege (citizenship, mayo colored skin, financial resources) you can’t just sit and watch this lawless, brutal administration ripping families apart anymore. Monarca is the best resource in the TC. monarcamn.org/training
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Brrr… The temperature has definitely dropped here, I’m currently huddled underneath my blankets. Time to revisit my embroidery, The Lady of Winter. Changing the season as she passes…🪡🍁❄️
*completely freehand stitched in December 2020.
#stitchedart #thesewingsongbird
*completely freehand stitched in December 2020.
#stitchedart #thesewingsongbird
November 19, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Brrr… The temperature has definitely dropped here, I’m currently huddled underneath my blankets. Time to revisit my embroidery, The Lady of Winter. Changing the season as she passes…🪡🍁❄️
*completely freehand stitched in December 2020.
#stitchedart #thesewingsongbird
*completely freehand stitched in December 2020.
#stitchedart #thesewingsongbird
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Epstein survivor Haley Robson refutes Mike Johnson: "The survivors that don't want to be public are Jane Does. They've been protected and their names have been redacted the whole time ... I don't care if my name is redacted is not."
November 19, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Epstein survivor Haley Robson refutes Mike Johnson: "The survivors that don't want to be public are Jane Does. They've been protected and their names have been redacted the whole time ... I don't care if my name is redacted is not."
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sounds like the speculation was correct and Halligan responded to being no-billed on one count of the indictment by fabricating a second indictment that did not contain the no-billed count
but you can’t just do that, you have to present the new indictment to the grand jury too
she did not
but you can’t just do that, you have to present the new indictment to the grand jury too
she did not
HUGE development IN hearing for Comey selective prosecution motion, It turns out that the grand jury NEVER saw the operative indictment. Whole separate basis for dismissal. Standby for more.
November 19, 2025 at 4:43 PM
sounds like the speculation was correct and Halligan responded to being no-billed on one count of the indictment by fabricating a second indictment that did not contain the no-billed count
but you can’t just do that, you have to present the new indictment to the grand jury too
she did not
but you can’t just do that, you have to present the new indictment to the grand jury too
she did not
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November 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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It's not a foolproof plan but every political debate from now on should be a Normal Guy competition. Ask them to describe grocery shopping in detail. Talk about what it's like to have a friend
November 19, 2025 at 2:13 AM
It's not a foolproof plan but every political debate from now on should be a Normal Guy competition. Ask them to describe grocery shopping in detail. Talk about what it's like to have a friend
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Oh they don’t like the whistles? Hey everyone, they don’t like the whistles. If you use them it makes the armed goons sad.
Kristi Noem is mad that protesters are blowing whistles at ICE agents.
November 18, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Oh they don’t like the whistles? Hey everyone, they don’t like the whistles. If you use them it makes the armed goons sad.
“Trump’s Band of Bothers”
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Moreover, the same incompetent Trump DOJ that screwed their own pooch in Texas is trying to argue the CA maps are racially drawn. In fact, they are expressedly partisan, so they are likely to withstand the latest challenge from Trump's Band of Bothers, per @marcelias.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 11:11 PM
“Trump’s Band of Bothers”
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Update to the update:
Katie has been released. We’re going to have a drink and then go hug our kids.
More later.
Katie has been released. We’re going to have a drink and then go hug our kids.
More later.
November 18, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Update to the update:
Katie has been released. We’re going to have a drink and then go hug our kids.
More later.
Katie has been released. We’re going to have a drink and then go hug our kids.
More later.
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! Chuck @schumer.senate.gov asks unanimous consent that the Senate immediately read and pass the bill to release the Epstein files, un-amended, "as soon as it comes over from the House." No objections. Motion succeeds. Bill is deemed to the Senate unanimously, will go to Trump to become law.
November 18, 2025 at 10:27 PM
! Chuck @schumer.senate.gov asks unanimous consent that the Senate immediately read and pass the bill to release the Epstein files, un-amended, "as soon as it comes over from the House." No objections. Motion succeeds. Bill is deemed to the Senate unanimously, will go to Trump to become law.
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Hey twin cities friends!
There’s a new website for the Mn Rapid Response network, now called Monarca.
It has the hotline to call if you see 🧊 activity as well as Know Your Rights information and lists upcoming community trainings.
A great resource. Please share widely!
monarcamn.org
There’s a new website for the Mn Rapid Response network, now called Monarca.
It has the hotline to call if you see 🧊 activity as well as Know Your Rights information and lists upcoming community trainings.
A great resource. Please share widely!
monarcamn.org
Monarca
monarcamn.org
October 19, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Hey twin cities friends!
There’s a new website for the Mn Rapid Response network, now called Monarca.
It has the hotline to call if you see 🧊 activity as well as Know Your Rights information and lists upcoming community trainings.
A great resource. Please share widely!
monarcamn.org
There’s a new website for the Mn Rapid Response network, now called Monarca.
It has the hotline to call if you see 🧊 activity as well as Know Your Rights information and lists upcoming community trainings.
A great resource. Please share widely!
monarcamn.org
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Meanwhile in Bloomington, the BPD is actually out there serving and protecting. | "When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up." www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say
According to Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges, officers started the three-day sting on Nov. 5. They used several methods to find people who were attempting to solicit a 17-year-old girl for sex.
www.cbsnews.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Meanwhile in Bloomington, the BPD is actually out there serving and protecting. | "When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up." www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
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Bet you didn’t know that the B in MBS stands for Bubba.
November 18, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Bet you didn’t know that the B in MBS stands for Bubba.