As someone who was born in Minnesota (and spent summers here as a kid), but raised in California and spent some adult years there, I can share that I am viewed as a transplant, and the majority of my friends are transplants, too. Shared activity groups are essential for making lasting friendships.

I have had this *exact* conversation with the hubs. Also: Tina always gets what she wants, and Bob never does. Finally, I’m convinced that Gene grows up to be David Byrne.

And for those of us who are self-employed, we pay both halves.

Spoke to Rep. Stauber’s office (MN District 8) - registered my request for a “no” vote, and was asked if I had read the bill and why I opposed it. “Well, Rep. Stauber, as you know, is a co-sponsor of the bill, and there’s a lot of misinformation about what it actually says.”

Please come up to the 8th District and hold a town hall, because Representative Stauber is hiding from his constituents despite ongoing requests to meet with us.

Nature know what they’re doing - this is a protector plant meant to ward off trampling until other species can grow back and thrive. The message here seems clear: it’s too early to be hiking here.

let’s just say you made a healthy $50/hour working full time (2,080 hours per year). This would make your annual salary $104,000. Even if you had NO other expenses, could pocket ALL of what you made, and paid NO taxes, it would still take you 9,615 YEARS to “earn” a billion dollars. #FElon

When you get back, can you do a town hall in MN District 8, since Rep. Pete Stauber won’t?

It’s tough keeping everybody happy when you’re on Putin’s payroll.

Hiya cousin! I’ve just followed you back. :) Not really sure how this all works yet, either - I know it’s like Twitter, but I didn’t use Twitter, so…?

As much as I dislike AI, maybe it can help us translate the importance of studies like these into a “For Dummies” edition so they don’t get trampled by idiocy.

Hey, @jenschultz.bsky.social - this is your cue for MN’s 8th District since Pete has been MIA!

A thousand thanks!

Thanks for sharing the organizers - I’ll keep an eye out to see when the next one is! Please do share any other 8th district Indivisible groups if you’re aware of any!