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Bella B 💜

@bellabld.bsky.social

Minneapolis. Wife, Dog Person, and Plant Person. Civil servant, and my Skeets are my own opinion and not any form of endorsement. 💜💐🌻🌼🪷🪻

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Ami Fields-Meyer@fieldsmeyer.com · 5d ago

Dr. Oz is on my flight right now. He is sitting in the very first seat, front row. I saw him get on the plane. So when I stepped off the jetway onto the plane I approached him and put my hand out. What the man in charge of healthcare for the people on the very margins of society said…was revealing

Dr. Oz on flight
taylr@taylordahlin.com · 4w ago

more law enforcement keeps arriving to grant and nicollet in loring park in minneapolis after 2 cops were shot. someone here said that a guy living in the tower shot his baby mom, a property manager, other residents and holed up inside

City of Minneapolis@minneapolismn.gov · 4w ago

The Minneapolis Police Department is on the scene of a shooting in the area of 15 E Grant St. involving multiple victims, including two police officers. Please avoid the area. Additional information will be provided as it becomes available.

LightMikey@lightmikey.bsky.social · 4w ago

The crop art exhibit at the Minneapolis state fair is a wonder. Photos do not do them justice, it is awe inspiring to see it all in person. I am especially happy to see the art of two friends in the exhibition, so they start off this very long thread of amazing works of art.

A disapproving rabbit disapproves of ICE. Leave Minnesota Aloon text surrounds a loon with wings spread on a yellow backgroundJeremy Messersmith as Antifa Waldo
Bella B 💜@bellabld.bsky.social · 4w ago

And even if people don’t lose eligibility, the system is requiring more paperwork to process, more interviews conducted, more mail being sent and received, more medical documentation on file while cutting those supports and funding.

Katie Bergh@katiebergh.bsky.social · 4w ago

Between July 2025 & June 2026, SNAP enrollment in Louisiana fell by 21%. Almost half of the roughly 170,000 Louisianans who lost food assistance were children. www.cbpp.org/research/foo...

More Perfect Union@moreperfectunion.bsky.social · last mo.

BREAKING: The Supreme Court just cleared the way for Trump to move ahead with his executive order restricting mail-in voting — although it remains unclear how much his administration can implement before the midterms. apnews.com/article/trum...

Supreme Court clears the way for Trump mail voting order in advance of midterms

The Supreme Court has cleared the way for President Donald Trump to move ahead on his executive order restricting mail-in voting, though it remains unclear how much his administration can implement be...

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Bella B 💜@bellabld.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Instagram suggested a new account to follow and it's a guy I long-distance online dating for... 4 months when I was 18 (and he was 29) and I broke with him and moved on. I'm 32 now. I went to his account to block him. Why was this new account only following my account and nobody else?

Bella B 💜@bellabld.bsky.social · 2mo ago

This is a little silly because I never thought about it, but I just interacted with a Deaf individual and when I handed him a note, he signed it to himself just like how a person who speaks would quietly read it out loud to themselves.

Bella B 💜@bellabld.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I’m kinda peeved because our local courtroom sketch artist in the twin cities is likely using AI (as it has that piss tint and his style changed from unique and interesting to looking generic) and the press is publishing it. We have so many high profile cases with AI slop sketches.

Avivo@avivomn.org · 2mo ago

August is Overdose Awareness Month, a time to honor lives lost, support those family and friends impacted, and raise awareness about prevention and recovery. Join us throughout the month as we build toward the culminating event on August 31, International Overdose Awareness Day.

Decorative graphic with a purple ribbon, and the words August if Overdose Awareness Month
jessamyn@librarian.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful

An aircraft passenger oxygen mask: a drop down passenger mask with air bag and yellow plastic mouth and nose cover, oxygen tube has been cut; Demonstration model used by flight attendant crew for passenger instruction. Has text on the side indicating that it's non-functional.
Chris Steller@chrissteller.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I’m happy this guy considers himself part of the Twin Cities but I think I can answer the question he says “we” should be asking: residents of Prescott, Wisconsin paid zero of their dollars to build Metro Transit’s light-rail system, and pay zero dollars to police it.

What's the real cost of the honor system? I grew up in Boston. Getting to high school required a bus, a subway train and another bus. I learned early that public transportation works best when there are clear rules, and those rules are enforced. One major difference between Boston's subway system and the Twin Cities' light rail has always struck me. In Boston, you couldn't simply walk onto a subway platform. You paid your fare first, passed through a controlled entrance and then entered the platform area. The Twin Cities chose a different approach: the honor system. You can walk onto a light-rail platform and board a train without first proving that you've paid. Instead, passengers are expected to buy a ticket and hope they aren't caught if they don't. That may have saved money when the system was built. But has it really saved money in the long run? For years, we've watched the Twin Cities struggle with fare evasion, drug use, homelessness and disorder on light rail. The response has been to increase police and security presence, at considerable public expense. So here's the question we should be asking: How much money did we save by not installing controlled entrances, and how much are we now spending on police, security and enforcement because we didn't? If we want light rail to be a safe, reliable and attractive option for commuters, families and visitors, we need to rethink how we operate it. Modern fare gates and controlled access should be seriously considered at our light-rail stations. We shouldn't keep throwing more police and security resources at a problem that may be partly rooted in the way the system itself was designed. Sometimes the cheapest way to build something isn't the cheapest way to operate it. The Twin Cities should take a hard look at whether the honor system has cost us more than it saved - and whether it's finally time to end it. RICK FRASER, Prescott, Wis.
Bella B 💜@bellabld.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I was on my way home last night and around a mile or two from my house, I saw twin fawns that I usually see by my yard and was wondering how they got so far away. But then when I turned onto my block, I saw the twins I was thinking of. Y’all, my area has two sets of twin fawns! 🥰

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