Mandi Lindner
@mandilindner.bsky.social
Haudenosaunee (Onyota'a:ka) | Former @USDS at White House and VA | Currently @UNHCRUSA | @Packers Fan
This is your annual reminder to check your bills like TV/internet and see if you can save money with any service deals they've got going on. Just saved $20/month with Verizon Fios and they gave me Netflix and HBO for my troubles.
November 14, 2025 at 8:17 PM
This is your annual reminder to check your bills like TV/internet and see if you can save money with any service deals they've got going on. Just saved $20/month with Verizon Fios and they gave me Netflix and HBO for my troubles.
I love absolutely everything about this story as reported www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Who is ‘fedora man’? Dapper French teenager in viral Louvre heist photo unmasked
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux was captured looking suave in a picture outside the Paris museum on the day of a crown jewels heist
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I love absolutely everything about this story as reported www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
There's such a dearth of good local journalism, but I'm glad @51st.news exists, because this is what we would miss without them and others like them 51st.news/mount-pleasa...
Mount Pleasant’s sidewalk astronomer might have to leave his home
But Gael Gomez wants people to keep looking up — at the sky and in life.
51st.news
October 31, 2025 at 6:32 PM
There's such a dearth of good local journalism, but I'm glad @51st.news exists, because this is what we would miss without them and others like them 51st.news/mount-pleasa...
OMG
‘Quiet as a whisper’: German firm launches campaign after lift was used in Louvre heist
‘Quiet as a whisper’: German firm launches campaign after lift was used in Louvre heist
After watching the news about the Paris robbery, managers at Böcker decided to make the most of the publicity
A family run German business unwittingly became wrapped up in the crown jewel heist at the Louvre museum in Paris and is turning the use of one of its furniture lifts into a publicity coup.
“When you need to move fast” is the new tongue-in-cheek advertising tagline for the company Böcker, which is based in the town of Werne near Dortmund, in a campaign on Facebook and Instagram mounted within a day of the brazen thefts. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 23, 2025 at 2:59 PM
OMG
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Graduate seminar did a deep dive on Thomas Paine’s Common Sense yesterday. At the line, “in America the law is king,” they (14 students from 6 countries) burst out laughing. I've been doing this for 35 years and this is the first time that was a laugh line.
October 22, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Graduate seminar did a deep dive on Thomas Paine’s Common Sense yesterday. At the line, “in America the law is king,” they (14 students from 6 countries) burst out laughing. I've been doing this for 35 years and this is the first time that was a laugh line.
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I would laugh if this wasn't so true 😭
October 19, 2025 at 11:42 AM
I would laugh if this wasn't so true 😭
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This is the best political news I’ve seen in a very long time — so please pass it on👇
Each state can limit Citizens United in their own state & they don’t have to wait for other states to do it.
Our new @rollingstone.com piece based on our new book MASTER PLAN. Get the book at LeverNews.com/book
Each state can limit Citizens United in their own state & they don’t have to wait for other states to do it.
Our new @rollingstone.com piece based on our new book MASTER PLAN. Get the book at LeverNews.com/book
October 18, 2025 at 2:56 PM
This is the best political news I’ve seen in a very long time — so please pass it on👇
Each state can limit Citizens United in their own state & they don’t have to wait for other states to do it.
Our new @rollingstone.com piece based on our new book MASTER PLAN. Get the book at LeverNews.com/book
Each state can limit Citizens United in their own state & they don’t have to wait for other states to do it.
Our new @rollingstone.com piece based on our new book MASTER PLAN. Get the book at LeverNews.com/book
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You can read the UN's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (PDF):
www.un.org
October 13, 2025 at 1:35 PM
You can read the UN's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (PDF):
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i will vote for anybody who fixes the headlight brightness situation
October 9, 2025 at 4:11 AM
i will vote for anybody who fixes the headlight brightness situation
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Mychal Threets, a social media star librarian, is hosting the new iteration of the series. It's back for four episodes starting on Saturday. From @anastasiat.bsky.social
Take a look! 'Reading Rainbow' is back
Mychal Threets, a social media star librarian, is hosting the new iteration of the series. It's back for four episodes starting on Saturday.
n.pr
October 3, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Mychal Threets, a social media star librarian, is hosting the new iteration of the series. It's back for four episodes starting on Saturday. From @anastasiat.bsky.social
TIL that the word "cliché" is an onomatopoeia
September 25, 2025 at 4:22 PM
TIL that the word "cliché" is an onomatopoeia
Hey, Washington Post I, too, have read Joseph Glatthaar's 2006 book, "Forgotten Allies: The Oneida Indians and the American Revolution"
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...
Opinion | Washington’s quest for allies
A suffering Continental Army found an unlikely source of support.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 25, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Hey, Washington Post I, too, have read Joseph Glatthaar's 2006 book, "Forgotten Allies: The Oneida Indians and the American Revolution"
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...
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Natives in Hollywood would not be where they are today without this man. *I* would not be where I am today. He made the Sundance Film Festival & Sundance Native Lab I was in.
So much more than an advocate, he created space. He was one of the few who invested in our future.
To Robert Redford 🕊️ RIP
So much more than an advocate, he created space. He was one of the few who invested in our future.
To Robert Redford 🕊️ RIP
September 16, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Natives in Hollywood would not be where they are today without this man. *I* would not be where I am today. He made the Sundance Film Festival & Sundance Native Lab I was in.
So much more than an advocate, he created space. He was one of the few who invested in our future.
To Robert Redford 🕊️ RIP
So much more than an advocate, he created space. He was one of the few who invested in our future.
To Robert Redford 🕊️ RIP
Sometimes journos cook.
"Jones defended the trade by ... arguing that the run defense provided by Clark could give the team a boost even in the short term. Dallas allowed 302 rushing yards in its season-opening loss to the Philadelphia Eagles."
Absolutely savage.
sports.yahoo.com/nfl/breaking...
"Jones defended the trade by ... arguing that the run defense provided by Clark could give the team a boost even in the short term. Dallas allowed 302 rushing yards in its season-opening loss to the Philadelphia Eagles."
Absolutely savage.
sports.yahoo.com/nfl/breaking...
Micah Parsons eggs on Packers fans chanting 'Thank you, Jerry' after 'Thursday Night Football' win
The Micah Parsons trade is turning out well for the Packers so far.
sports.yahoo.com
September 12, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Sometimes journos cook.
"Jones defended the trade by ... arguing that the run defense provided by Clark could give the team a boost even in the short term. Dallas allowed 302 rushing yards in its season-opening loss to the Philadelphia Eagles."
Absolutely savage.
sports.yahoo.com/nfl/breaking...
"Jones defended the trade by ... arguing that the run defense provided by Clark could give the team a boost even in the short term. Dallas allowed 302 rushing yards in its season-opening loss to the Philadelphia Eagles."
Absolutely savage.
sports.yahoo.com/nfl/breaking...
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Do your mental health a favor and turn this on for today. You really don't want to watch this. It is awful.
settings > content & media > autoplay video & gifs = off
September 10, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Do your mental health a favor and turn this on for today. You really don't want to watch this. It is awful.
Calendar: Marked. www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2025/...
Fat Bear Week is coming. Prepare to binge on bear cams.
Find out where to vote and how to watch your favorite bears of Katmai National Park and Preserve during Fat Bear Week 2025.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 8, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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Oh @mikesilver.bsky.social's latest has me P U M P E D.
brb gonna go expend some energy and run around the block.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/660...
brb gonna go expend some energy and run around the block.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/660...
It’s a new day for the Packers, and this was one helluva coming-out party
The buzz at Lambeau Field felt surreal during and after Green Bay's startling win, a result infused with the aura of Micah Parsons.
www.nytimes.com
September 8, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Oh @mikesilver.bsky.social's latest has me P U M P E D.
brb gonna go expend some energy and run around the block.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/660...
brb gonna go expend some energy and run around the block.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/660...
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RIP Graham Greene. Every time he popped up on screen when I was a kid, my mom would excitedly point him out for being an actual Native on the screen. Able to be deadly serious and infinitely hilarious (even in smaller roles like Last of Us), he ate up the screen. Nʌki’wah brother.
September 1, 2025 at 10:42 PM
RIP Graham Greene. Every time he popped up on screen when I was a kid, my mom would excitedly point him out for being an actual Native on the screen. Able to be deadly serious and infinitely hilarious (even in smaller roles like Last of Us), he ate up the screen. Nʌki’wah brother.
We're never going to hear the end of this from @lakesuperior.bsky.social
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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This Is the Cleanest Lake in the U.S.—and It Has Crystal-clear Waters and Zero Pollution
This lake's clear, mineral-light water earned it the top spot on Lake.com’s ranking of America’s cleanest lakes.
www.yahoo.com
August 28, 2025 at 3:56 PM
We're never going to hear the end of this from @lakesuperior.bsky.social
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Over half of ChatGPT's responses were found harmful to vulnerable teens and the services guardrails were easily sidestepped by simply saying info sought was for a friend or for a school project
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counterhate.com
August 11, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Over half of ChatGPT's responses were found harmful to vulnerable teens and the services guardrails were easily sidestepped by simply saying info sought was for a friend or for a school project
counterhate.com/wp-content/u...
counterhate.com/wp-content/u...
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If I have to explain to you why it's a bad idea to use a machine that makes shit up 15-80% of the time AND destroys the environment AND contributes to rising fascism and genocide AND puts brilliant skillful creatives out of work by stealing their work, then we're already speaking different languages
August 6, 2025 at 1:01 AM
If I have to explain to you why it's a bad idea to use a machine that makes shit up 15-80% of the time AND destroys the environment AND contributes to rising fascism and genocide AND puts brilliant skillful creatives out of work by stealing their work, then we're already speaking different languages
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This is *WILD*...Security researchers hacked Google Gemini using a poisoned Google Calendar invitation, causing the AI system to turn on a variety of smart home devices.
Hackers Hijacked Google’s Gemini AI With a Poisoned Calendar Invite to Take Over a Smart Home
For likely the first time ever, security researchers have shown how AI can be hacked to create real world havoc, allowing them to turn off lights, open smart shutters, and more.
www.wired.com
August 6, 2025 at 2:22 PM
This is *WILD*...Security researchers hacked Google Gemini using a poisoned Google Calendar invitation, causing the AI system to turn on a variety of smart home devices.
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This, by comedy duo The Exploding Heads, is the only explanation of AI that you’ll ever need.
August 1, 2025 at 9:45 AM
This, by comedy duo The Exploding Heads, is the only explanation of AI that you’ll ever need.
I wish @rollingstone.com would do a whole series like this - embed with gov agencies showing what the cuts have meant. CDC, FEMA, National Park Service, mission in the field with humanitarian orgs left after USAID pulled out, etc.
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
On the Road with NOAA As They Face Uncertainty in Their Agency and the Weather
We still don't know why tornados happen, but we're getting closer to finding answers — just as the Trump administration threatens to cut $1 billion
www.rollingstone.com
July 31, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I wish @rollingstone.com would do a whole series like this - embed with gov agencies showing what the cuts have meant. CDC, FEMA, National Park Service, mission in the field with humanitarian orgs left after USAID pulled out, etc.
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...