David Berg
@bergbrew.bsky.social
Wearing Lederhosen and klinking steins New Ulm, MN
Here's a map of how iron ore mined in Minnesota moves (the red lines). Note the markers for where steel facilities are located, they're where they are because you have to move the stuff on ships. There are no steel mills in Iowa of any size because you can't get the fucking stuff it's made of there
The Wall Street Journal@wsj.com · last wk.Exclusive: President Trump will announce a Minnesota company’s plan to build a $15 billion steel mill in Iowa, as he looks to counter voter frustration with the economy ahead of the midterm elections.
I think it’s fair to say that the student journalists at Cornell are braver than the news networks who just gave up on their WH pool ban even though CNN is still being denied access. www.cornellsun.com/article/2026...
EDITORIAL | Cornell Won’t, We Will
The Editorial Board demands that Cornell stops protecting the alleged Chi Phi rapists through the University's opaque sexual assault policies.
cornellsun.com
i think this is a great thread about Patient 0 historically.
Bulldozer 🍉@rustyjuggs.bsky.social · last wk.The term “Patient Zero” has an ugly and problematic history, originated from a misreading, ruined a man’s legacy, and should be avoided. It isn’t used by professionals in epidemiology.
I'm too tired to comprehend I caught a 5 am bus in Prague to catch an 8 am flight to Frankfurt to catch a 2 PM flight to Reykjavik to catch a 445 PM flight to MSP, then drove 2 hours so I could sleep in my own bed tonight.
Tech companies suddenly decide they can, in fact, moderate content on their platforms after all
David Roberts@volts.wtf · last wk.Class solidarity.
It’s not unusual for a wartime president to ease up before a domestic election but usually they’re smart enough not to announce that it’ll start again as soon as the voting’s done.
Lauren Ashley Davis@laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · last wk.BREAKING 🚨 🚨 🚨 President Trump has rejected Iran’s proposal for a seven-day ceasefire and has told aides he expects to resume bombing Iran after the November midterms, U.S. officials said. FREE WSJ GIFT ARTICLE 🎁 www.wsj.com/world/middle...
Ah, old nemesis the A320. Here's hoping I knew what the hell I was doing 38 years ago
The Brewer's Association once again showing they don't really care about brewers. Paying the fine of a millionaire, while charging $200 per entry for GABF
Alex Pretti was shot and killed 8 months ago today after being disarmed by federal agents. The agents then spent the next few hours denying the BCA and MPD access to the scene while shooting at protesters. No one has been held responsible in the killing. chaddavis.photography/sets/ice-in-...
File under: you can take a boy out of Minnesota. My first impression was: Paul Westerberg
It's actually impressive how little these people know about ... anything.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w agoDr Oz says the Trump administration will kick more than a million people off health insurance because some of them have "never filed a claim"
Not sure how people can afford to live here. This beer cost $2.07
In before all the beer cognoscenti begin claiming Summit didn't keep up with the times, and then fail to name any brewery older than 6 months that did.
