Ellen LW
@pibbly.bsky.social
Happily living in the second-most-liberal precinct in Minnesota, US. Mutts, veg stirfries, nonfiction, law geekery, & scent make my world.
I hope it doesn’t. I know it cost a lot, but it sure is hideous.
December 4, 2025 at 4:14 AM
I hope it doesn’t. I know it cost a lot, but it sure is hideous.
I don’t know why you think that’s not happening. It has been for almost a year. mn.gov/governor/new...
Governor Walz Takes Executive Action, Announces Legislative Package to Stop Fraud
mn.gov
December 4, 2025 at 2:54 AM
I don’t know why you think that’s not happening. It has been for almost a year. mn.gov/governor/new...
Which Dems? What should they be doing? There was a prosecution and all - are you saying that all Dems need to go around saying how awful it is? I don’t see how that would help. What did help was painstaking investigation that enabled clawing back a lot of the $.
December 4, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Which Dems? What should they be doing? There was a prosecution and all - are you saying that all Dems need to go around saying how awful it is? I don’t see how that would help. What did help was painstaking investigation that enabled clawing back a lot of the $.
And it was a big deal here in MN but the point is that it was caught and prosecuted and a lot of people are going to prison.
December 4, 2025 at 1:19 AM
And it was a big deal here in MN but the point is that it was caught and prosecuted and a lot of people are going to prison.
Yep, some MN Somalis were convicted of ripping off social service programs. The RWNJs talk about it any time a Somali person is mentioned. Trump has lied and said that they stole BILLIONS. Glad crooks were caught, but it’s not like white people refrained from ripping off the PPP, either.
December 3, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Yep, some MN Somalis were convicted of ripping off social service programs. The RWNJs talk about it any time a Somali person is mentioned. Trump has lied and said that they stole BILLIONS. Glad crooks were caught, but it’s not like white people refrained from ripping off the PPP, either.
I didn’t know the FDA still existed, so that’s a positive, I guess.
December 3, 2025 at 10:57 PM
I didn’t know the FDA still existed, so that’s a positive, I guess.
I no longer have confidence in my ability to predict what mainstream media will show or how the public will react, but that’d be great.
December 2, 2025 at 9:41 PM
I no longer have confidence in my ability to predict what mainstream media will show or how the public will react, but that’d be great.
No surprise. When I explain a legal issue and note that I’ve coached students for the bar exam for 16 years, they just say I’m lying, even though I often post links to back up my assertions. But I don’t take it personally because I see them disrespecting experts in law, medicine, you name it. Awful.
December 2, 2025 at 6:28 PM
No surprise. When I explain a legal issue and note that I’ve coached students for the bar exam for 16 years, they just say I’m lying, even though I often post links to back up my assertions. But I don’t take it personally because I see them disrespecting experts in law, medicine, you name it. Awful.
I believe his answer will be: “You are a stupid person.” If the questioner is female, he will also call her ugly.
December 2, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I believe his answer will be: “You are a stupid person.” If the questioner is female, he will also call her ugly.
Yeah, garbage in -garbage out has been a saying for decades. Why would AI be different?
December 2, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Yeah, garbage in -garbage out has been a saying for decades. Why would AI be different?
Oh, no. Sorry to hear this.
December 2, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Oh, no. Sorry to hear this.
The weeping. I couldn’t weep for Trump if I used teargas.
December 2, 2025 at 4:14 AM
The weeping. I couldn’t weep for Trump if I used teargas.
Thank you. Was afraid there was something wrong with me for a moment. The person who said architects are cooked must not have looked at it.
December 2, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Thank you. Was afraid there was something wrong with me for a moment. The person who said architects are cooked must not have looked at it.
Ugh, and the “jokes.” The complete absence of decency and concern for others isn’t new. It’s where the GOP has been for at least 45 years.
December 2, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Ugh, and the “jokes.” The complete absence of decency and concern for others isn’t new. It’s where the GOP has been for at least 45 years.
He would! Because Biden is in some ways a better person than I am.
December 2, 2025 at 1:18 AM
He would! Because Biden is in some ways a better person than I am.
And people totally want a “gourmet kitchen” right outside their bedroom? I don’t know much about architecture, but this sure is random.
December 2, 2025 at 1:16 AM
And people totally want a “gourmet kitchen” right outside their bedroom? I don’t know much about architecture, but this sure is random.
Coat bath? Three bathrooms next to each other, one of which is supposed to be a jack n’ jill? Does it think that means that two bathrooms share a bathroom?
December 2, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Coat bath? Three bathrooms next to each other, one of which is supposed to be a jack n’ jill? Does it think that means that two bathrooms share a bathroom?
Until Josie comes home and they’re gonna “park” in the streets, roll down the jam ‘til the girls say when, stuff like that.
December 1, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Until Josie comes home and they’re gonna “park” in the streets, roll down the jam ‘til the girls say when, stuff like that.
I remember, in the olden days, a professor telling us about Project Gutenberg. What a miracle! All those books for free!!! And e-mail!!! And search engines!!! That was before the spam and the unsolicited dick pics…
December 1, 2025 at 8:51 PM
I remember, in the olden days, a professor telling us about Project Gutenberg. What a miracle! All those books for free!!! And e-mail!!! And search engines!!! That was before the spam and the unsolicited dick pics…
He’s the spiritual heir to Heckuva Job Brownie!
December 1, 2025 at 6:32 PM
He’s the spiritual heir to Heckuva Job Brownie!
It’s paywalled so only read first two grafs. Hoping fervently that you’re right.
December 1, 2025 at 6:28 PM
It’s paywalled so only read first two grafs. Hoping fervently that you’re right.
Dang, Prof Kreis. You’re making me feel embarrassed to be cisgender. And if this is what you consider “average,” you must be the King of the Easy A.
December 1, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Dang, Prof Kreis. You’re making me feel embarrassed to be cisgender. And if this is what you consider “average,” you must be the King of the Easy A.