MJ
@mjmpls.bsky.social
MN - Freelance Community & Sports Journalist, Bicycle Mechanic, Knife Sharpener/Consultant, Home Chef, Deep Diver on Various Subjects
#OtD 11 Nov 1933 perhaps the first recorded sitdown strike in US history occurred in the Hormel meatpacking plant in Austin, MN. Workers drove out scabs and violent private guards, and occupied it. Within two days, bosses caved to their demands stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8344...
November 11, 2025 at 11:16 AM
the worst of both worlds
hang in there, laugh if you can
hang in there, laugh if you can
November 9, 2025 at 7:32 PM
the worst of both worlds
hang in there, laugh if you can
hang in there, laugh if you can
are you coaching, ignoring, or outside the house to get away?
November 9, 2025 at 6:52 PM
are you coaching, ignoring, or outside the house to get away?
many variations of Jack Prescott late-night commercials in MN.
All claimed "the busiest" & included his tagline: "This is all I do, and I do it well."
youtu.be/EkXiHJmKTuc?...
All claimed "the busiest" & included his tagline: "This is all I do, and I do it well."
youtu.be/EkXiHJmKTuc?...
Jack Prescott The busiest Bankruptcy Attorney in Town, 1992
YouTube video by tcmedianow
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November 8, 2025 at 5:33 PM
many variations of Jack Prescott late-night commercials in MN.
All claimed "the busiest" & included his tagline: "This is all I do, and I do it well."
youtu.be/EkXiHJmKTuc?...
All claimed "the busiest" & included his tagline: "This is all I do, and I do it well."
youtu.be/EkXiHJmKTuc?...
i am trying to decide if this is better or worse than the MicroCenter rules/incentives for customer interaction
-- they are both bad
-- they are both bad
November 8, 2025 at 5:26 PM
i am trying to decide if this is better or worse than the MicroCenter rules/incentives for customer interaction
-- they are both bad
-- they are both bad
remember the concerned/hate mail that &As It Happens_ got when they announced they'd be changing their theme.
"Do not worry. We are not changing the iconic melody, just updating the instrumentation/feel" or some such
"Do not worry. We are not changing the iconic melody, just updating the instrumentation/feel" or some such
November 8, 2025 at 3:32 AM
remember the concerned/hate mail that &As It Happens_ got when they announced they'd be changing their theme.
"Do not worry. We are not changing the iconic melody, just updating the instrumentation/feel" or some such
"Do not worry. We are not changing the iconic melody, just updating the instrumentation/feel" or some such
Despite @wedge.live insistence that these #Minneapolis Ward comparisons to US States are based on voter math, NOT Vibes. Most of the comments are about vibes -- & are also entertaining.
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Putting the Minneapolis election in terms even a dummy could understand. These are city council wards statistically matched with their equivalent US state, as measured (mathematically) by their tendency to vote progressive or anti-progressive.
November 5, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Despite @wedge.live insistence that these #Minneapolis Ward comparisons to US States are based on voter math, NOT Vibes. Most of the comments are about vibes -- & are also entertaining.
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damn, forgot @minnpost.bsky.social for local.
so, PBS News Hour (check listings) also puts all their full nightly episodes on youtube and their website.
while sometime watered down for their audiences: BBC & The Guardian (both UK) and DW (Germany) coverage of US news seems much less biased.
so, PBS News Hour (check listings) also puts all their full nightly episodes on youtube and their website.
while sometime watered down for their audiences: BBC & The Guardian (both UK) and DW (Germany) coverage of US news seems much less biased.
November 5, 2025 at 1:46 PM
damn, forgot @minnpost.bsky.social for local.
so, PBS News Hour (check listings) also puts all their full nightly episodes on youtube and their website.
while sometime watered down for their audiences: BBC & The Guardian (both UK) and DW (Germany) coverage of US news seems much less biased.
so, PBS News Hour (check listings) also puts all their full nightly episodes on youtube and their website.
while sometime watered down for their audiences: BBC & The Guardian (both UK) and DW (Germany) coverage of US news seems much less biased.
Some historical context (that might take some extra digging to fully understand) from @dbrauer.net
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I love this stat. You don’t have to squint very hard to say what happened in 2025 was almost all Mpls wards resolved to their natural state. 8 returned to left column, 2/10 stayed DSA-psyched, 7‘s rich assholes regrouped in streetfight with renters, 5 was never as progressive as Peak Jeremiah.
Bruce Dachis and Nasri Warsame combined vote share, 2023: 37.30
Lydia Millard vote share, 2025: 37.07%
Lydia Millard vote share, 2025: 37.07%
November 5, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Some historical context (that might take some extra digging to fully understand) from @dbrauer.net
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media skepticism is healthy under any circumstances, but especially now.
I like what @sahanjournal.bsky.social , @racketmn.com , @minnesotareformer.com , & neighborhood newspapers are doing in MN / Twin Cities.
National news is difficult.
I like what @sahanjournal.bsky.social , @racketmn.com , @minnesotareformer.com , & neighborhood newspapers are doing in MN / Twin Cities.
National news is difficult.
November 5, 2025 at 1:27 PM
media skepticism is healthy under any circumstances, but especially now.
I like what @sahanjournal.bsky.social , @racketmn.com , @minnesotareformer.com , & neighborhood newspapers are doing in MN / Twin Cities.
National news is difficult.
I like what @sahanjournal.bsky.social , @racketmn.com , @minnesotareformer.com , & neighborhood newspapers are doing in MN / Twin Cities.
National news is difficult.
here's a good summary. apologies if your skeet is a joke or missed cultural reference
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What we know, final edition of the night:
[Now in 3 parts]
—Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG
—Dems gain leg seats in VA, NJ, & MS
—Dems defend NJ-Gov
—Dems win NJ+VA trifectas
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win state supreme court
—ME anti-mail voting measure loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
[Now in 3 parts]
—Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG
—Dems gain leg seats in VA, NJ, & MS
—Dems defend NJ-Gov
—Dems win NJ+VA trifectas
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win state supreme court
—ME anti-mail voting measure loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
November 5, 2025 at 1:20 PM
here's a good summary. apologies if your skeet is a joke or missed cultural reference
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I would like to thank @naomikritzer.bsky.social & @taylordahlin.com for explaining how EHB and Brandt are awesome and how Bob is not Fine.
November 5, 2025 at 3:53 AM
I would like to thank @naomikritzer.bsky.social & @taylordahlin.com for explaining how EHB and Brandt are awesome and how Bob is not Fine.
@sahanjournal.bsky.social is where i am checking, but we will prob. have to wait until tomorrow
November 5, 2025 at 3:39 AM
@sahanjournal.bsky.social is where i am checking, but we will prob. have to wait until tomorrow