Lena M
@lena-mm.bsky.social
Information hound. Love music, books, movies, k-dramas, theater. Working for a better world. Concerned about the climate crisis, COVID, bigotry, fascism, tech monopolies. Free Palestine & end imperialism
Minneapolis, MN, US
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Minneapolis, MN, US
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🇵🇸 LOCKHEED OUT OF ST. PAUL, FREE PALESTINE!
Last month, the Lock Out Lockheed campaign held a bannering outside of the St. Paul-based Lockheed Martin subsidiary ForwardEdge ASIC. ForwardEdge got $1.3 million in state tax giveaways to relocate to St. Paul.
Last month, the Lock Out Lockheed campaign held a bannering outside of the St. Paul-based Lockheed Martin subsidiary ForwardEdge ASIC. ForwardEdge got $1.3 million in state tax giveaways to relocate to St. Paul.
May 27, 2025 at 10:25 PM
🇵🇸 LOCKHEED OUT OF ST. PAUL, FREE PALESTINE!
Last month, the Lock Out Lockheed campaign held a bannering outside of the St. Paul-based Lockheed Martin subsidiary ForwardEdge ASIC. ForwardEdge got $1.3 million in state tax giveaways to relocate to St. Paul.
Last month, the Lock Out Lockheed campaign held a bannering outside of the St. Paul-based Lockheed Martin subsidiary ForwardEdge ASIC. ForwardEdge got $1.3 million in state tax giveaways to relocate to St. Paul.
Reminder to DFL Leadership:
1) No tax breaks for data centers 2) keep MN care for all Minnesotans
3) Keep Community Solar
#MNleg
@governorwalz.mn.gov @melissahortman.bsky.social @epmurphymn.bsky.social don’t sell us out!!!
1) No tax breaks for data centers 2) keep MN care for all Minnesotans
3) Keep Community Solar
#MNleg
@governorwalz.mn.gov @melissahortman.bsky.social @epmurphymn.bsky.social don’t sell us out!!!
Ending healthcare for Minnesotans while extending tax cuts for billionaire-backed data centers DOES NOT MAKE SENSE! @governorwalz.mn.gov pls don't sell us out to Big Tech! #MNleg #DataCenters @melissahortman.bsky.social @epmurphymn.bsky.social | photo: @dcupery.bsky.social
May 30, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Reminder to DFL Leadership:
1) No tax breaks for data centers 2) keep MN care for all Minnesotans
3) Keep Community Solar
#MNleg
@governorwalz.mn.gov @melissahortman.bsky.social @epmurphymn.bsky.social don’t sell us out!!!
1) No tax breaks for data centers 2) keep MN care for all Minnesotans
3) Keep Community Solar
#MNleg
@governorwalz.mn.gov @melissahortman.bsky.social @epmurphymn.bsky.social don’t sell us out!!!
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People keep talking about the comparison of quality between art and genAI content, and it ultimately doesn't matter, because it's about taking the means of production from labour and transferring it entirely to the control of the corporate elite. It's a dehumanization machine, & a danger to all.
May 27, 2025 at 7:25 PM
People keep talking about the comparison of quality between art and genAI content, and it ultimately doesn't matter, because it's about taking the means of production from labour and transferring it entirely to the control of the corporate elite. It's a dehumanization machine, & a danger to all.
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The number of people killed by the police has risen every year since the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis officer in 2020. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/24/u...
Since George Floyd’s Murder, Police Killings Keep Rising, Not Falling
www.nytimes.com
May 25, 2025 at 2:50 PM
The number of people killed by the police has risen every year since the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis officer in 2020. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/24/u...
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Nearly three years before the Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on George Floyd as he cried that he couldn’t breathe, Zoya Code found herself in a similar position: handcuffed facedown on the ground, with Chauvin’s knee on her. Code said she began pleading: “Don’t kill me.”
“That Could Have Been Me”: The People Derek Chauvin Choked Before George Floyd
They describe an officer quick to use force and callous about their pain.
www.themarshallproject.org
May 24, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Nearly three years before the Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on George Floyd as he cried that he couldn’t breathe, Zoya Code found herself in a similar position: handcuffed facedown on the ground, with Chauvin’s knee on her. Code said she began pleading: “Don’t kill me.”
Ending healthcare for Minnesotans while extending tax cuts for billionaire-backed data centers DOES NOT MAKE SENSE! @governorwalz.mn.gov pls don't sell us out to Big Tech! #MNleg #DataCenters @melissahortman.bsky.social @epmurphymn.bsky.social | photo: @dcupery.bsky.social
May 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Ending healthcare for Minnesotans while extending tax cuts for billionaire-backed data centers DOES NOT MAKE SENSE! @governorwalz.mn.gov pls don't sell us out to Big Tech! #MNleg #DataCenters @melissahortman.bsky.social @epmurphymn.bsky.social | photo: @dcupery.bsky.social
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Journalists in Gaza doubt they will survive the intense bombing, what some are calling the ‘final solution’ right now. Please think about what you, what we need to be doing right now. We are collectively too late, but thy doesn’t mean we can sit by and go on with our days
May 16, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Journalists in Gaza doubt they will survive the intense bombing, what some are calling the ‘final solution’ right now. Please think about what you, what we need to be doing right now. We are collectively too late, but thy doesn’t mean we can sit by and go on with our days
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ISRAELI IS STARVING CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES IN GAZA TO DEATH
Anyone who has ever said the Holocaust was disgusting should be objecting to this. Loudly.
There are food trucks, waiting to deliver relief. Israel won't let them in.
Anyone who has ever said the Holocaust was disgusting should be objecting to this. Loudly.
There are food trucks, waiting to deliver relief. Israel won't let them in.
May 8, 2025 at 5:33 PM
ISRAELI IS STARVING CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES IN GAZA TO DEATH
Anyone who has ever said the Holocaust was disgusting should be objecting to this. Loudly.
There are food trucks, waiting to deliver relief. Israel won't let them in.
Anyone who has ever said the Holocaust was disgusting should be objecting to this. Loudly.
There are food trucks, waiting to deliver relief. Israel won't let them in.
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Everyone knows this guy is a scam artist right?
No?
You think I’m the problem?
*takes a nap*
www.axios.com/2025/05/06/s...
No?
You think I’m the problem?
*takes a nap*
www.axios.com/2025/05/06/s...
Scoop: Senate Democrats to host Ezra Klein as retreat special guest
Klein will have a dialogue with senators at the Mount Vernon retreat.
www.axios.com
May 6, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Everyone knows this guy is a scam artist right?
No?
You think I’m the problem?
*takes a nap*
www.axios.com/2025/05/06/s...
No?
You think I’m the problem?
*takes a nap*
www.axios.com/2025/05/06/s...
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I’m been saying this is all a war of imagination and perception. He’s going after the narrative. You control imagination and you don’t even have to try anymore. That’s what this push to insert AI in creative spaces is about, too. White supremacy and American imperialism is at work. on.ft.com/4jXhppq
Donald Trump says he will impose 100% tariff on movies made abroad
US president expands trade war to film industry in pledge to prevent ‘death of Hollywood’
on.ft.com
May 5, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I’m been saying this is all a war of imagination and perception. He’s going after the narrative. You control imagination and you don’t even have to try anymore. That’s what this push to insert AI in creative spaces is about, too. White supremacy and American imperialism is at work. on.ft.com/4jXhppq
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Please support the family of TC Pipeboy, one of the victims in this week's shootings in South Minneapolis
Cashapp: $JoijoiMurphy
Venmo: @Joi-Murphy
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Cashapp: $JoijoiMurphy
Venmo: @Joi-Murphy
💔
May 2, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Please support the family of TC Pipeboy, one of the victims in this week's shootings in South Minneapolis
Cashapp: $JoijoiMurphy
Venmo: @Joi-Murphy
💔
Cashapp: $JoijoiMurphy
Venmo: @Joi-Murphy
💔
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So in other words, the transit cuts could be made up by not funding the traffic-demand-inducing interchange in Lakeville and a small percentage of the overall highway budget. Ironic that the Met Council cut is almost = to one interchange cost.
April 29, 2025 at 12:23 PM
So in other words, the transit cuts could be made up by not funding the traffic-demand-inducing interchange in Lakeville and a small percentage of the overall highway budget. Ironic that the Met Council cut is almost = to one interchange cost.
Mpls Ward 11-7 caucus results for city convention delegates, via walking sub caucus
Frey: 2
Koski: 1
Uncommitted: 3
Thanks to all who showed up.
@wedge.live
Frey: 2
Koski: 1
Uncommitted: 3
Thanks to all who showed up.
@wedge.live
April 9, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Mpls Ward 11-7 caucus results for city convention delegates, via walking sub caucus
Frey: 2
Koski: 1
Uncommitted: 3
Thanks to all who showed up.
@wedge.live
Frey: 2
Koski: 1
Uncommitted: 3
Thanks to all who showed up.
@wedge.live
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A recent heatwave in Central Asia was up to 10°C hotter compared to the preindustrial climate – a change described by one of our scientists as "frankly bonkers."
Our study also found an unusually rapid increase in March temperatures in the region. We've never seen anything like it before.
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Our study also found an unusually rapid increase in March temperatures in the region. We've never seen anything like it before.
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April 4, 2025 at 1:41 PM
A recent heatwave in Central Asia was up to 10°C hotter compared to the preindustrial climate – a change described by one of our scientists as "frankly bonkers."
Our study also found an unusually rapid increase in March temperatures in the region. We've never seen anything like it before.
🧵
Our study also found an unusually rapid increase in March temperatures in the region. We've never seen anything like it before.
🧵
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You should care about disability justice because it’s the right thing to do. There’s no justice without inclusion.
If that doesn’t convince you, remember that everyone is only temporarily abled.
If you live long enough, you’ll become disabled. It can happen in an instant & no one is the exception.
If that doesn’t convince you, remember that everyone is only temporarily abled.
If you live long enough, you’ll become disabled. It can happen in an instant & no one is the exception.
March 27, 2025 at 5:23 AM
You should care about disability justice because it’s the right thing to do. There’s no justice without inclusion.
If that doesn’t convince you, remember that everyone is only temporarily abled.
If you live long enough, you’ll become disabled. It can happen in an instant & no one is the exception.
If that doesn’t convince you, remember that everyone is only temporarily abled.
If you live long enough, you’ll become disabled. It can happen in an instant & no one is the exception.
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This is a corporate attempt to put an end to climate protest and *particularly* to Indigenous led climate protest. Massive 1A assault. Pretty shocking that our little outlet was one of maybe 3 or 4 that had a reporter there every day of the trial (one of the others was a fake newspaper 🙃)
Verdict in on energy transfer v greenpeace.
Jury found Greenpeace Inc guilty on almost all counts. ET lawyer estimated total damages for Inc, Fund and International around $700 million. (Total still to be confirmed)
Jury found Greenpeace Inc guilty on almost all counts. ET lawyer estimated total damages for Inc, Fund and International around $700 million. (Total still to be confirmed)
March 19, 2025 at 9:44 PM
This is a corporate attempt to put an end to climate protest and *particularly* to Indigenous led climate protest. Massive 1A assault. Pretty shocking that our little outlet was one of maybe 3 or 4 that had a reporter there every day of the trial (one of the others was a fake newspaper 🙃)
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I really would like people who accept no alternative to I-94 to sincerely grapple with the public health consequences for those who literally have no choice but to live in the pollution zone. Begin your answer with "we must poison these people because..."
https://wedgelive.com/mndots-public-health-…
https://wedgelive.com/mndots-public-health-…
MnDOT's public health denialism » The Wedge Times-Picayune
I enjoyed this recent opinion in the Star Tribune by two people who live near I-94 calling out the Minnesota Department of Transportation for their “climate defeatism.” But I understand the…
wedgelive.com
January 29, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I really would like people who accept no alternative to I-94 to sincerely grapple with the public health consequences for those who literally have no choice but to live in the pollution zone. Begin your answer with "we must poison these people because..."
https://wedgelive.com/mndots-public-health-…
https://wedgelive.com/mndots-public-health-…
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Global aviation demand in 2024 surpassed pre-pandemic levels, and it is expected to more than double over the next quarter Century
January 22, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Global aviation demand in 2024 surpassed pre-pandemic levels, and it is expected to more than double over the next quarter Century
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The Democrats are fighting fascism through a bold new strategy some are calling "appeasement"
Schumer challenged Trump to address the cost of living for Americans, saying that if he did so, Democrats would back renaming the Gulf of Mexico.
Chuck Schumer says Democrats would support renaming the Gulf of Mexico if Trump works with them to lower costs
Schumer challenged Trump to address the cost of living for Americans, saying that if he did so, Democrats would back renaming the Gulf of Mexico.
www.businessinsider.com
January 8, 2025 at 11:57 PM
The Democrats are fighting fascism through a bold new strategy some are calling "appeasement"
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Roger took a significant risk speaking up. When he first got the recording of medical staff offering him assisted death - it was still illegal to proactively offer it (it’s not anymore - another guardrail removed).
He risked what little care he still received - to try and help protect others
He risked what little care he still received - to try and help protect others
Lastly - Roger Foley - a disabled man who's been advocating about the dangers of MAiD for years.
What did he want? To be allowed to choose his own caregivers. Those provided by government had caused him harm.
What was he offered? Assisted death. He recorded the conversation & released to media:
What did he want? To be allowed to choose his own caregivers. Those provided by government had caused him harm.
What was he offered? Assisted death. He recorded the conversation & released to media:
Chronically ill man releases audio of hospital staff offering assisted death
An Ontario man suffering from an incurable neurological disease has provided CTV News with audio recordings that he says are proof that hospital staff offered him medically assisted death, despite his...
www.ctvnews.ca
December 2, 2024 at 3:01 AM
Roger took a significant risk speaking up. When he first got the recording of medical staff offering him assisted death - it was still illegal to proactively offer it (it’s not anymore - another guardrail removed).
He risked what little care he still received - to try and help protect others
He risked what little care he still received - to try and help protect others
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Just in time for Thanksgiving, here's my (actually short!) open access manifesto on why carbon markets & taxes are silly. When the target is 0, not fewer, emissions, we don't need a financial sorting function to find the "best" emissions to keep. The order of phase-out is a planning need.
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November 26, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Just in time for Thanksgiving, here's my (actually short!) open access manifesto on why carbon markets & taxes are silly. When the target is 0, not fewer, emissions, we don't need a financial sorting function to find the "best" emissions to keep. The order of phase-out is a planning need.