JT Haines
@jthaines.bsky.social
Community member, Duluth. Enviro at mncenter.org. Films at northlandfilms.com. UVA JD, U of MN, Northwestern Univ.
Delightful little piece here from @minnesotabrown.bsky.social about the ongoing challenges of funding small town libraries.
Pictured: my gem of a childhood library, which I loved, and which today is one of a very few remaining anchors of the old downtown.
www.startribune.com/brown-rising...
Pictured: my gem of a childhood library, which I loved, and which today is one of a very few remaining anchors of the old downtown.
www.startribune.com/brown-rising...
June 5, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Delightful little piece here from @minnesotabrown.bsky.social about the ongoing challenges of funding small town libraries.
Pictured: my gem of a childhood library, which I loved, and which today is one of a very few remaining anchors of the old downtown.
www.startribune.com/brown-rising...
Pictured: my gem of a childhood library, which I loved, and which today is one of a very few remaining anchors of the old downtown.
www.startribune.com/brown-rising...
Greta's strike started 7 years ago.
April 12, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Greta's strike started 7 years ago.
You ever park at a parking ramp, have it take your card, let you park, and then not let you out without either paying 6 bucks or yelling at the security desk voicemail and later find out it is condemned? How?! @cityofsaintpaul.bsky.social, you got a real peach here at Capital City Plaza
April 12, 2025 at 3:42 PM
You ever park at a parking ramp, have it take your card, let you park, and then not let you out without either paying 6 bucks or yelling at the security desk voicemail and later find out it is condemned? How?! @cityofsaintpaul.bsky.social, you got a real peach here at Capital City Plaza
As a pie in the sky environmentalist, good stuff from Wedge Live.
April 7, 2025 at 8:52 PM
As a pie in the sky environmentalist, good stuff from Wedge Live.
April 1, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Hyperscale data centers want to come to Minnesota. Unfortunately, they have massive impacts, requiring a careful and thorough response. MCEA is digging into this topic. I invite you to join us for a free webinar and discussion February 26 at Noon. Register today: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
February 11, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Hyperscale data centers want to come to Minnesota. Unfortunately, they have massive impacts, requiring a careful and thorough response. MCEA is digging into this topic. I invite you to join us for a free webinar and discussion February 26 at Noon. Register today: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#RacketOpenThread: My dogs are Hall and Oates. (They're not named that, they just act like that.)
February 7, 2025 at 8:57 PM
#RacketOpenThread: My dogs are Hall and Oates. (They're not named that, they just act like that.)
"There is an unspoken and unsettling context to this effort: these corporations have become more powerful than many nation states. Top companies are now worth more than the GDPs of most countries." via @kenklippenstein.bsky.social
January 28, 2025 at 4:25 PM
"There is an unspoken and unsettling context to this effort: these corporations have become more powerful than many nation states. Top companies are now worth more than the GDPs of most countries." via @kenklippenstein.bsky.social
"It really has been amazing to watch these powerful men who don't need to ever make another dollar in their lives debasing themselves to suck up to this ridiculous person." @jimmykimmellive.bsky.social
January 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
"It really has been amazing to watch these powerful men who don't need to ever make another dollar in their lives debasing themselves to suck up to this ridiculous person." @jimmykimmellive.bsky.social
If this 1.3.25 statement from a PA Dem is any indication, we're not in line for a whole lot of clarity about what anyone actually thinks about this situation, either. Winning strategy?
January 4, 2025 at 3:47 PM
If this 1.3.25 statement from a PA Dem is any indication, we're not in line for a whole lot of clarity about what anyone actually thinks about this situation, either. Winning strategy?
Sen. Tina Smith's response regarding arms sales to Israel in contravention of international law. TL;DR: She basically agrees.
December 20, 2024 at 4:24 PM
Sen. Tina Smith's response regarding arms sales to Israel in contravention of international law. TL;DR: She basically agrees.
An electric Hummer weighs 9,000 pounds. Whose "transition" is this?
December 4, 2024 at 6:09 PM
An electric Hummer weighs 9,000 pounds. Whose "transition" is this?
In good news for all who care about clean water, the state DNR has suspended consideration of Glencore/PolyMet's outdated tailings management proposal to conduct metallic sulfide mining in Minnesota.
November 26, 2024 at 12:03 AM
In good news for all who care about clean water, the state DNR has suspended consideration of Glencore/PolyMet's outdated tailings management proposal to conduct metallic sulfide mining in Minnesota.
Montréal est très dynamique.
November 15, 2024 at 3:57 PM
Montréal est très dynamique.
You forget sometimes that Maine is basically Canada.
November 14, 2024 at 3:41 AM
You forget sometimes that Maine is basically Canada.
Joe Biden's idea of environmentalism.
November 12, 2024 at 4:24 PM
Joe Biden's idea of environmentalism.
I hear this is where we're going now. Let me know.
November 11, 2024 at 12:53 AM
I hear this is where we're going now. Let me know.