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We are closing out tonight with a link to enjoy the legendary table read of The Princess Bride.

As long as we stick together we will find our way out of The Pit of Despair.

🖤RIP Rob and Michelle
Princess Bride reunion and table read
YouTube video by CoG
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December 16, 2025 at 3:16 AM
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Bumper’s top 5 things about being domesticated (in no particular order):
1. Belly rubs
2. Car rides
3. Cheese
4. Furniture
5. Tennis balls
December 13, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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Minneapolis, I love you so much. Somali people of Minneapolis, you are a huge part of why.

Somalis React to Trump’s Racism With ‘a Tidal Wave of Trolling’ - racketmn.com/somalis-reac...
Somalis React to Trump's Racism With 'a Tidal Wave of Trolling' - Racket
Plus the latest ICE antics, hear from the new owners of the Heights, and MyPillow Mike is running for guv in today's Flyover news roundup.
racketmn.com
December 13, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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Sundog baby!
December 13, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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Big thanks to @moonpalacebooks.bsky.social for including my new book on the Coming Soon/ Preorder page!! 😊💜🙏
Support my favorite bookstore and help an author out with a preorder!
December 13, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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My favorite Chanukah song is this.
Rest in power, Sharon ✊

youtu.be/PSzo2bbvnTQ
Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, '8 Days (Of Hanukkah)' (Tiny Desk Version)
YouTube video by NPR Music
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December 14, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Cranking up the Klezmatics as we get Chanukah preparation underway.

youtu.be/w4AC_-MoqMM
The Klezmatics: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
YouTube video by NPR Music
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December 14, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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🧵1/ I’m releasing my documentary “A Visit to a Homeless Shelter for Transgender Ugandans” in 5 parts.

In Part 1, we begin in Kampala’s “7 hills” to show how far from industry trans ugandans are living—as they try to avoid eviction.

(To support them: gofundme.com/minorityshelters)
December 6, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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6/ You can watch the entire 9-minute doc on YouTube… youtu.be/PWCrzM6dcYw?...
A visit to a homeless shelter for transgender Ugandans
YouTube video by Steven Thrasher
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December 6, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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I suspect I have a lot of Winnipeggers among my followers. If that's you, let me know. I'm trying to make more local connections.
December 5, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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“Grease is the word.” - Grease theologian

“It’s got a groove, it’s got a meaning.” - Grease linguist

“Grease is the time, is the place, is the motion.” - Grease physicist

“Grease is the way we are feeling.” - Grease psychologist
November 27, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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such important work. trigger warning for real. horrors.
Every year I share this work with my students. We read it aloud.
November 27, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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Every fucking day.
November 21, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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This is a moving tribute to one of the greatest advocates for social justice and human rights—Justice Murray Sinclair who led the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. We are fortunate he walked among us. Chi miigwech.
November 15, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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Maybe important to note it was the disruption in air travel that Democrats couldn't stand and not, you know, 40+ million people not knowing where their next meal was coming from.
November 10, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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Rock and roll is alive and it reads in Minneapolis!
November 8, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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November 9, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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Help an author out!! Pre-order my new book (out next spring), Personal Responsibility, Inc.
And help out my favorite Minneapolis bookstore by ordering it from Moon Palace!
Personal Responsibility Inc by Julie Tilsen | Moon Palace Books
A powerful critique of how therapy reinforces neoliberal values, and a visionary call to reclaim collective responsibility in the face of systemic distress.
www.moonpalacebooks.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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The greatest moment in broadcast television history.
February 1, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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“The Uzbek government had invented “Akromiya” in reaction to mounting frustration among the Uzbek public. When protests erupted, Akromiya became the all-purpose label slapped on any Uzbek who dared to dissent. Uzbeks accused of being in “Akromiya” were baffled.”

Sound familiar?!!
In 2005, I wrote an article called "Inventing Akromiya" about how the government of Uzbekistan made up a group called Akromiya to justify a massacre of civilian protesters.

Twenty years later, the US is more like Uzbekistan, and I wrote "Inventing Antifa": sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/inventing-...
Inventing Antifa
In 2005, the Uzbek government invented a group called “Akromiya” to justify massacring protesters. Now I worry the US government will do the same.
sarahkendzior.substack.com
October 19, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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Absolute queen shit
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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*takes off reporter hat*

My good friend Jason Garcia @jasoncomix.bsky.social has been in the hospital since Sept. 2. They asked me to help set up a GoFundMe to assist in their hospitalization and after-care costs. Here it is:
Donate to Support Jason Garcia in the Hospital and After, organized by melody hoffmann
Hi, this is Melody, a dear friend of Jason Garcia. On behalf of Jason G… melody hoffmann needs your support for Support Jason Garcia in the Hospital and After
gofund.me
September 19, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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"How different would the movie industry look if Siskel & Ebert had lived longer?" FUNBAG: defector.com/the-critic-c...
The Critic Counts | Defector
Time for your weekly edition of the Defector Funbag. Got something on your mind? Email the Funbag. You can also read Drew over at SFGATE, and buy Drew’s books while you’re at it. Today, we’re talking…
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September 10, 2025 at 11:53 PM