Dr Eric Johnson
@drejohnson.bsky.social
I am a passionate educator and researcher, currently living in Minneapolis, Minnesota with my longtime partner and two cats. He/him.
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My new favorite kind of meme is "here are detailed instructions on how to turn off AI". 🔨
November 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
My new favorite kind of meme is "here are detailed instructions on how to turn off AI". 🔨
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Update as of 10:55 AM:
Federal agents have left the Territorial/Hampden location. Mayor Carter and I are on site.
We have heard reports of several individuals that have been taken by the federal government. At least one person was arrested.
Federal agents have left the Territorial/Hampden location. Mayor Carter and I are on site.
We have heard reports of several individuals that have been taken by the federal government. At least one person was arrested.
November 18, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Update as of 10:55 AM:
Federal agents have left the Territorial/Hampden location. Mayor Carter and I are on site.
We have heard reports of several individuals that have been taken by the federal government. At least one person was arrested.
Federal agents have left the Territorial/Hampden location. Mayor Carter and I are on site.
We have heard reports of several individuals that have been taken by the federal government. At least one person was arrested.
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Tear gas being used at the raid in St. Paul as observers try to stop the van from leaving
November 18, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Tear gas being used at the raid in St. Paul as observers try to stop the van from leaving
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Our office is on site as the situation continues to evolve. There is a visible ICE presence, but we continue to be told this not a widespread immigration raid. We are working with community and government partners to monitor and ensure any action remains within the scope of a valid warrant.
November 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Our office is on site as the situation continues to evolve. There is a visible ICE presence, but we continue to be told this not a widespread immigration raid. We are working with community and government partners to monitor and ensure any action remains within the scope of a valid warrant.
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Looks to be a raid at this Bro tex building
November 18, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Looks to be a raid at this Bro tex building
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About 30 cars of ICE and DEA agents staging st Newell park in St. Paul
November 18, 2025 at 2:34 PM
About 30 cars of ICE and DEA agents staging st Newell park in St. Paul
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I love and admire Ben for many reasons, and one of them is how perfectly he is able to distill the pathetic-ness of the right and instill hope and solidarity in everyone else around him.
Anyway, go read his interview with the biggest Spanish newspaper here: english.elpais.com/technology/2...
Anyway, go read his interview with the biggest Spanish newspaper here: english.elpais.com/technology/2...
Ben Collins, from ‘The Onion’: ‘The powerful have a revenge fantasy, it’s the revenge of the dorks’
The CEO of the leading US satirical website explains what to do when reality is crazy, and how he is trying to buy the website of a famous conspiracy theorist
english.elpais.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:48 AM
I love and admire Ben for many reasons, and one of them is how perfectly he is able to distill the pathetic-ness of the right and instill hope and solidarity in everyone else around him.
Anyway, go read his interview with the biggest Spanish newspaper here: english.elpais.com/technology/2...
Anyway, go read his interview with the biggest Spanish newspaper here: english.elpais.com/technology/2...
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97.5% of the people Trump arrested in Chicago had no criminal record
100% of the people Trump pardoned for Jan 6 had criminal records
The difference is the former are mostly Latino & the latter are mostly white. This is systemic white supremacy in 2025. If you still don’t see it, you’re complicit
100% of the people Trump pardoned for Jan 6 had criminal records
The difference is the former are mostly Latino & the latter are mostly white. This is systemic white supremacy in 2025. If you still don’t see it, you’re complicit
November 17, 2025 at 12:27 PM
97.5% of the people Trump arrested in Chicago had no criminal record
100% of the people Trump pardoned for Jan 6 had criminal records
The difference is the former are mostly Latino & the latter are mostly white. This is systemic white supremacy in 2025. If you still don’t see it, you’re complicit
100% of the people Trump pardoned for Jan 6 had criminal records
The difference is the former are mostly Latino & the latter are mostly white. This is systemic white supremacy in 2025. If you still don’t see it, you’re complicit
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I’ll be the only publicly out LGBTQIA+ person on the Minneapolis City Council next year.
I need a congresswoman who unapologetically pro-LGBTQIA+ (@ilhanmn.bsky.social).
NOT this candidate below who will have you confused if they will vote with democrats or republicans.
I guess I’ll caucus now.
I need a congresswoman who unapologetically pro-LGBTQIA+ (@ilhanmn.bsky.social).
NOT this candidate below who will have you confused if they will vote with democrats or republicans.
I guess I’ll caucus now.
latonya reeves on "Advancing LGBTQ+ Equality and Transgender Rights" for her CD5 run
another stunning victory for ilhan omar!
another stunning victory for ilhan omar!
November 10, 2025 at 3:01 AM
I’ll be the only publicly out LGBTQIA+ person on the Minneapolis City Council next year.
I need a congresswoman who unapologetically pro-LGBTQIA+ (@ilhanmn.bsky.social).
NOT this candidate below who will have you confused if they will vote with democrats or republicans.
I guess I’ll caucus now.
I need a congresswoman who unapologetically pro-LGBTQIA+ (@ilhanmn.bsky.social).
NOT this candidate below who will have you confused if they will vote with democrats or republicans.
I guess I’ll caucus now.
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So, I've been contemplating whether or not to say this, and had hoped I would have a chance to tell Richard this to his face last night, but he bolted out of that room right quick.
But one of the things that's been clear to me since I launched A Better DFL? People are hungry for change.
But one of the things that's been clear to me since I launched A Better DFL? People are hungry for change.
November 14, 2025 at 6:47 PM
So, I've been contemplating whether or not to say this, and had hoped I would have a chance to tell Richard this to his face last night, but he bolted out of that room right quick.
But one of the things that's been clear to me since I launched A Better DFL? People are hungry for change.
But one of the things that's been clear to me since I launched A Better DFL? People are hungry for change.
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Last night Indeed workers held a powerful picket line outside the NE Mpls taproom to keep the pressure on management to settle a fair contract. Appreciate everyone who made it out & everyone who has signed the online letter. If you haven't signed please do & please pass the link to others!
Indeed workers have been fighting for a contract for over a year. Support them and send a message to Indeed management telling them to settle a fair contract!
actionnetwork.org/letters/inde...
actionnetwork.org/letters/inde...
Indeed Workers Fighting for a Contract
Indeed Brewing workers have been fighting for a first contract for a year and a half, but Indeed management has been stalling! The union workers need your support. Tell management to stop stalling an...
actionnetwork.org
November 14, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Last night Indeed workers held a powerful picket line outside the NE Mpls taproom to keep the pressure on management to settle a fair contract. Appreciate everyone who made it out & everyone who has signed the online letter. If you haven't signed please do & please pass the link to others!
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We asked Richard to show up and listen and what we got was a corporate presentation about branding followed by evasive answers that absolutely did not meet the moment.
When I met Richard for the first time two months ago, I told him this party was a ticking bomb and it's already starting to blow.
When I met Richard for the first time two months ago, I told him this party was a ticking bomb and it's already starting to blow.
November 14, 2025 at 2:55 AM
We asked Richard to show up and listen and what we got was a corporate presentation about branding followed by evasive answers that absolutely did not meet the moment.
When I met Richard for the first time two months ago, I told him this party was a ticking bomb and it's already starting to blow.
When I met Richard for the first time two months ago, I told him this party was a ticking bomb and it's already starting to blow.
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Despair seems like a reasonable course of action
'Some estimates are that up to 20% of the entire proteome can bind RNA and moreover that about 20% of all known protein complexes have an RNA component in them and you really have to think about how to deal with such large figures.'
'Some estimates are that up to 20% of the entire proteome can bind RNA and moreover that about 20% of all known protein complexes have an RNA component in them and you really have to think about how to deal with such large figures.'
RNA and Proteins: Who Bosses Whom?
www.science.org
September 29, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Despair seems like a reasonable course of action
'Some estimates are that up to 20% of the entire proteome can bind RNA and moreover that about 20% of all known protein complexes have an RNA component in them and you really have to think about how to deal with such large figures.'
'Some estimates are that up to 20% of the entire proteome can bind RNA and moreover that about 20% of all known protein complexes have an RNA component in them and you really have to think about how to deal with such large figures.'
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how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...
www.apmreports.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
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a note on the Minnesota primary: this is correct, the person to replace Tina Smith with is Peggy Flanagan
Replace Smith with Peggy Flanagan. Do not replace her with Angie Craig.
that's right, Smith is retiring, I forgot
that sucks! she's good! replace her with someone who is also good!
that sucks! she's good! replace her with someone who is also good!
November 10, 2025 at 2:38 AM
a note on the Minnesota primary: this is correct, the person to replace Tina Smith with is Peggy Flanagan
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Hi Minnesotan Bluesky:
The DFL has a well-known transphobia problem. I'm organizing to change the party platform in 2026 to be explicitly supportive of trans people in Minnesota. This will provide a basis for expelling transphobia from our party.
Join me: abetterdfl.org.
The DFL has a well-known transphobia problem. I'm organizing to change the party platform in 2026 to be explicitly supportive of trans people in Minnesota. This will provide a basis for expelling transphobia from our party.
Join me: abetterdfl.org.
November 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Hi Minnesotan Bluesky:
The DFL has a well-known transphobia problem. I'm organizing to change the party platform in 2026 to be explicitly supportive of trans people in Minnesota. This will provide a basis for expelling transphobia from our party.
Join me: abetterdfl.org.
The DFL has a well-known transphobia problem. I'm organizing to change the party platform in 2026 to be explicitly supportive of trans people in Minnesota. This will provide a basis for expelling transphobia from our party.
Join me: abetterdfl.org.
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Me in the @startribune.com today on the moral obligations of elected officials: www.startribune.com/twin-cities-...
November 9, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Me in the @startribune.com today on the moral obligations of elected officials: www.startribune.com/twin-cities-...
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This piece is as good as people say it is. Read it to appreciate that writing isn't just about content, but style. AI can't do this.
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
lithub.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:10 AM
This piece is as good as people say it is. Read it to appreciate that writing isn't just about content, but style. AI can't do this.
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Trying to figure out what #SCOTUS just did with #SNAP, and why Justice Jackson temporarily froze the district court's ruling?
Via "One First," me on what's going on—and why I think Jackson's move was savvy, notwithstanding the awful circumstances that forced it:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/190-snap-wtf
Via "One First," me on what's going on—and why I think Jackson's move was savvy, notwithstanding the awful circumstances that forced it:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/190-snap-wtf
190. SNAP WTF?
A very quick explainer on what (and why) Justice Jackson issued an "administrative stay" in the SNAP case late on Friday night, and on what's likely to happen next
www.stevevladeck.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Trying to figure out what #SCOTUS just did with #SNAP, and why Justice Jackson temporarily froze the district court's ruling?
Via "One First," me on what's going on—and why I think Jackson's move was savvy, notwithstanding the awful circumstances that forced it:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/190-snap-wtf
Via "One First," me on what's going on—and why I think Jackson's move was savvy, notwithstanding the awful circumstances that forced it:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/190-snap-wtf
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For the sake of completeness, I've extended my dollars per vote chart to include the top two candidates in each ward. Bob Carney is your true great value champion at zero dollars per vote.
This is money RAISED in 2025 per vote received, as of the pre-general filing deadline.
This is money RAISED in 2025 per vote received, as of the pre-general filing deadline.
November 7, 2025 at 1:34 AM
For the sake of completeness, I've extended my dollars per vote chart to include the top two candidates in each ward. Bob Carney is your true great value champion at zero dollars per vote.
This is money RAISED in 2025 per vote received, as of the pre-general filing deadline.
This is money RAISED in 2025 per vote received, as of the pre-general filing deadline.
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I know some folks were asking for something like this (@meshm.bsky.social iirc) So I made a quick dot density map of the first choice Minneapolis mayoral results. This allows you to see two things that choropleth maps can't show... umn.maps.arcgis.com/apps/mapview...
November 6, 2025 at 7:57 PM
I know some folks were asking for something like this (@meshm.bsky.social iirc) So I made a quick dot density map of the first choice Minneapolis mayoral results. This allows you to see two things that choropleth maps can't show... umn.maps.arcgis.com/apps/mapview...
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What we know, final edition of the night:
[Now in 3 parts]
—Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG
—Dems gain leg seats in VA, NJ, & MS
—Dems defend NJ-Gov
—Dems win NJ+VA trifectas
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win state supreme court
—ME anti-mail voting measure loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
[Now in 3 parts]
—Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG
—Dems gain leg seats in VA, NJ, & MS
—Dems defend NJ-Gov
—Dems win NJ+VA trifectas
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win state supreme court
—ME anti-mail voting measure loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
November 5, 2025 at 6:48 AM
What we know, final edition of the night:
[Now in 3 parts]
—Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG
—Dems gain leg seats in VA, NJ, & MS
—Dems defend NJ-Gov
—Dems win NJ+VA trifectas
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win state supreme court
—ME anti-mail voting measure loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
[Now in 3 parts]
—Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG
—Dems gain leg seats in VA, NJ, & MS
—Dems defend NJ-Gov
—Dems win NJ+VA trifectas
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win state supreme court
—ME anti-mail voting measure loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
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If you’re afraid of another Frey victory and mad tonight, make plans to get into DFL positions next year during caucuses. This whole ass system is rotten.
November 5, 2025 at 4:27 AM
If you’re afraid of another Frey victory and mad tonight, make plans to get into DFL positions next year during caucuses. This whole ass system is rotten.
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RESULT: Soren Stevenson is elected to the Minneapolis City Council in the Eighth Ward.
Stevenson lost an eye during a 2020 BLM protest after he was shot by police with a foam projectile.
Stevenson lost an eye during a 2020 BLM protest after he was shot by police with a foam projectile.
November 5, 2025 at 4:18 AM
RESULT: Soren Stevenson is elected to the Minneapolis City Council in the Eighth Ward.
Stevenson lost an eye during a 2020 BLM protest after he was shot by police with a foam projectile.
Stevenson lost an eye during a 2020 BLM protest after he was shot by police with a foam projectile.