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Jill Braithwaite
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Into art, film, literature, tennis, big bodies of fresh water, and dog walks.
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mimismartypants.bsky.social
We got snow day, folks. My favorite excuse to do huge, staggering amounts of Nothing!
November 29, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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This frequent Midwestern road tripper offers a prayer of thanksgiving for kwik trip and its spotless bathrooms please do not tell me if they are problematic
November 28, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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what kicked off this pie kerfuffle anyway
November 25, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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first visit to minneapolis in 6 months and
mpx.nws-bot.us Alerts from NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN (UNOFFICIAL) @mpx.nws-bot.us · 5d
🚨 Winter Storm Warning issued November 25 at 6:25AM CST until November 26 at 6:00AM CST by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 🚨
Additional Details Here.
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...RAIN WILL TURN TO HEAVY SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... ...SNOWFALL RATES EXCEEDING AN INCH PER HOUR AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 45 MPH MAY LEAD TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES... .A potent storm system will move across the area today and tonight. Rain will transition snow from west to east as cold air arrives. Periods of heavy snow are expected with rates of around an inch per hour at times. The heaviest totals will be found across central Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin where around 6 inches are expected. Farther south across southern Minnesota and parts of west central Wisconsin, 1 to 3 inches are expected. Winds will increase later today and tonight with gusts as high as 45 mph. Combined with the falling snow, widespread blowing snow and blizzard conditions are possible at times with visibilities 1/4 mile or less. The Winter Storm Warning remains in effect for central and most of southern Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin. A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for far southern Minnesota and parts of west central Wisconsin. * WHAT...Heavy snow and blowing snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 4 and 7 inches with the heaviest amounts north of Morris and Glenwood. Winds gusting as high as 45 mph. * WHERE...Todd, Douglas, Lac Qui Parle, Pope, Stevens, and Swift Counties. * WHEN...From noon today to 6 AM CST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Visibilities may drop below 1/4 mile due to falling and blowing snow. Travel could be very difficult. Areas of blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. The hazardous conditions will impact the Tuesday evening commute. Gusty winds could bring down tree branches. ...RAIN WILL TURN TO HEAVY SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... ...SNOWFALL RATES EXCEEDING AN INCH PER HOUR AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 45 MPH MAY LEAD TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES... .A potent storm system will move across the area today and tonight. Rain will transition snow from west to east as cold air arrives. Periods of heavy snow are expected with rates of around an inch per hour at times. The heaviest totals will be found across central Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin where around 6 inches are expected. Farther south across southern Minnesota and parts of west central Wisconsin, 1 to 3 inches are expected. Winds will increase later today and tonight with gusts as high as 45 mph. Combined with the falling snow, widespread blowing snow and blizzard conditions are possible at times with visibilities 1/4 mile or less. The Winter Storm Warning remains in effect for central and most of southern Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin. A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for far southern Minnesota and parts of west central Wisconsin. * WHAT...Heavy snow and blowing snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches south of Willmar, to 4 to 7 inches north. Winds gusting as high as 45 mph. * WHERE...Benton, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Morrison, Renville, Stearns, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Redwood, Chippewa, and Yellow Medicine Counties. * WHEN...From 3 PM this afternoon to 9 AM CST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Visibilities may drop below 1/4 mile due to falling and blowing snow. Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions will impact the Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning commutes. Gusty winds could bring down tree branches. ...RAIN WILL TURN TO HEAVY SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... ...SNOWFALL RATES EXCEEDING AN INCH PER HOUR AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 45 MPH MAY LEAD TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES... .A potent storm system will move across the area today and tonight. Rain will transition snow from west to east as cold air arrives. Periods of heavy snow are expected with rates of around an inch per hour at times. The heaviest totals will be found across central Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin where around 6 inches are expected. Farther south across southern Minnesota and parts of west central Wisconsin, 1 to 3 inches are expected. Winds will increase later today and tonight with gusts as high as 45 mph. Combined with the falling snow, widespread blowing snow and blizzard conditions are possible at times with visibilities 1/4 mile or less. The Winter Storm Warning remains in effect for central and most of southern Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin. A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for far southern Minnesota and parts of west central Wisconsin. * WHAT...Heavy snow and blowing snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches across southern Minnesota, to 4 to 7 inches across central Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin. Winds gusting as high as 45 mph. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, and south central Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin. * WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to 9 AM CST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions will impact the Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning commutes. Gusty winds could bring down tree branches. ...RAIN WILL TURN TO HEAVY SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... ...SNOWFALL RATES EXCEEDING AN INCH PER HOUR AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 45 MPH MAY LEAD TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES... .A potent storm system will move across the area today and tonight. Rain will transition snow from west to east as cold air arrives. Periods of heavy snow are expected with rates of around an inch per hour at times. The heaviest totals will be found across central Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin where around 6 inches are expected. Farther south across southern Minnesota and parts of west central Wisconsin, 1 to 3 inches are expected. Winds will increase later today and tonight with gusts as high as 45 mph. Combined with the falling snow, widespread blowing snow and blizzard conditions are possible at times with visibilities 1/4 mile or less. The Winter Storm Warning remains in effect for central and most of southern Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin. A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for far southern Minnesota and parts of west central Wisconsin. * WHAT...Heavy snow and blowing snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches across southern Minnesota, to 4 to 7 inches across northwest Wisconsin. Winds gusting as high as 45 mph. * WHERE...In Minnesota, Dakota, Ramsey, Washington, Rice, Steele, and Waseca Counties. In Wisconsin, Barron, Rusk, and St. Croix Counties. * WHEN...From 9 PM this evening to 9 AM CST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions will impact the Wednesday morning commute. Gusty winds could bring down tree branches.
November 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM
jillb.bsky.social
indulging nostalgia for my early mpls years as I drive there from mke today

open.spotify.com/album/2WeDAk...
Talking with the Taxman About Poetry
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November 24, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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anildash.com
A true side note: Prince cared deeply about food insecurity, and would routinely make substantial donations to local food banks and community kitchens in every town that he would play in during his later tours. Sometimes they would ask for supplies & his team would show up with huge amounts of food.
chrissteller.bsky.social Chris Steller @chrissteller.bsky.social · 8d
A potato has been named after Prince.
U's Paisley Purple potatoes strive for 'Honeycrisp' success Path to broader appeal is long road to hoe. By COLE REYNOLDS For the Minnesota Star Tribune In a 1998 interview, the Spice Girls' Mel Basked the Artist Formerly Known as Prince what she should call him. He decided on "Spud," but could only offer a coy smile as an explanation. Twenty-five years later, it looks more like a premonition. Geneticists at the University of Minnesota have created a new purple and yellow potato, naming it the Paisley Purple after the artist's Chanhassen studio. It's at a handful of local farmers markets and on the tasting menu at Alma, a fine-dining restaurant in Minneapolis. Andas the "Purple Rain" musical ends its run at downtown's State Theatre, the potato serves as a starchy ode to the late artist. But like the musical and its namesake artist, the Paisley Purple faces a long road out of the Twin Cities. Grocery stores SEE PURPLE POTATO ON E6' MATTI SPRAGUE • Provided by Alma The Paisley Purple potato was developed by the University of Minnesota and is on the menu at Alma.
November 22, 2025 at 6:09 PM
jillb.bsky.social
srsly tho have you no sense of decency sir
November 16, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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NEW: In his first interview since his arrest for protesting outside the Chicago-area ICE facility, @revdrmichaelwoolf.bsky.social tells me he has "bruises all over my body."

Even so, he said, “the cruelty that goes on that facility … must be 100 times worse." religionnews.com/2025/11/15/a...
(RNS) — In video recorded on Friday (Nov. 4) outside the embattled U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview, Illinois, the Rev. Michael Woolf stands alongside fellow protesters, fiddling awkwardly with his backpack as faith leaders and other protesters chant slogans at a line of police officers. A moment later, one officer can be seen walking forward, grabbing Woolf by the wrist and yanking. Demonstrators attempted to hold on to Woolf, who was a clerical collar, but four officers wrenched him from the crowd and tossed him to the ground. After turning him onto his stomach, officers proceeded to arrest Woolf, and removed him to the Cook County Sheriff’s Office in Maywood, Illinois. “I’ve got bruises all over my body,” Woolf, an American Baptist minister who is pastor of Lake Street Church of Evanston, Illinois, told Religion News Service. He was speaking in his first interview since being released Friday afternoon after about seven hours in custody. Woolf said when he asked the arresting officers to loosen the plastic handcuffs that were causing his hands to go numb, an officer replied: “Nobody wants to talk to you — shut the f–k up.” “It’s part of the dehumanizing nature of it, and it’s it gives me a lot of clarity around what’s happening here,” said Woolf, who has been active in protests against ICE. “It’s really a spiritual emergency.”
November 15, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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Quote from this speech
November 15, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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preach it, mr pope sir yesssss
Pope Leo XIV Talks Movies To A-List Crowd At Vatican: Read His Speech
Pope Leo XIV Talks Movies To A-List Crowd At Vatican: Read His Speech
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November 15, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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joncooper-us.bsky.social
Yes, sadly it is real.
November 15, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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actual lol
nytimes.com The New York Times @nytimes.com · 16d
Breaking News: Pam Bondi assigned a prosecutor to look into Jeffrey Epstein’s ties to prominent Democrats including Bill Clinton, at President Trump’s urging.
Trump Live Updates: Bondi Assigns Prosecutor to Look Into Epstein’s Ties to Prominent Democrats
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November 14, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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schwesbomb.bsky.social
Know any twin cities small-business owners?
I'm hosting a gathering of businesses against fascism on Wed. Nov. 19 @6pm.
Working w/ ISAIAH to connect business owners with a broader anti-authoritarian movement with shared demands. Please send anyone you know who might be interested my way!
The plan:
November 14, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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chrissteller.bsky.social
I don't do hard drugs but I did eat a sleeve of Saltines today
November 12, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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drandrewthaler.bsky.social
In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.

The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.

The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.

Why?

It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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sarahcastic.bsky.social
massive respect to gordon lightfoot, writing an entire song because of a typo
November 10, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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govevers.wisconsin.gov
Last night, the Trump Administration sent a letter suggesting Wisconsin should return our FoodShare payments.

My response ⬇️
No.
November 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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“Federal authorities told demonstrators Friday that there would be ‘no more prayer’ in front of or inside the Broadview ICE facility, in a move that mystified local leaders and raised legal questions.” blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...
Feds Tell Faith Leaders 'No More Prayer' Outside Broadview Facility
In a possible violation of the First Amendment, federal officials instructed demonstrators to stop holding religious gatherings outside the immigration processing facility in suburban Broadview after ...
blockclubchicago.org
November 8, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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alexip718.com
To put this in scale, Elon Musk's salary from Tesla alone could fund the SNAP program for the entire country into 2034.
legal.reuters.com Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 24d
Tesla CEO Elon Musk scored a resounding victory on Thursday as shareholders approved a pay package of as much as $878 billion over the next decade, endorsing his vision of morphing the EV maker into an AI and robotics juggernaut.
Tesla shareholders approve $878 billion pay plan for Elon Musk
Tesla CEO Elon Musk scored a resounding victory on Thursday as shareholders approved a pay package of as much as $878 billion over the next decade, endorsing his vision of morphing the EV maker into an AI and robotics juggernaut.
reut.rs
November 6, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
THIS IS AMAZING. ALSO WHAT, IF ANYTHING, DID WE FORGET TO RUIN?
paulisci.bsky.social Paul Fairie @paulisci.bsky.social · 24d
A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women

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November 6, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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paulisci.bsky.social
A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women

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November 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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saralovesyou.bsky.social
Probably a lot of non-NYers don’t know that he went on a hunger strike in solidarity with taxi drivers to push reforms to help them with the debt burden they take on with medallions. You can’t photo op this kind of connection or appreciation.
November 3, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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erikhane.bsky.social
stuck the landing
November 5, 2025 at 2:49 AM
jillb.bsky.social
c’mon Minneapolis you can do it cut him looooooose
November 5, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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sifu.tweety.fish
thinking about what the very worst advent calendar would be. radium?
proptermalone.bsky.social post malone ergo propter malone @proptermalone.bsky.social · Oct 31
every day we stray further from God’s light
a Red Bull advent calendar
November 1, 2025 at 2:35 AM