MSP: A friend’s bike was stolen yesterday in Standish. AirTag disabled at Lake Hiawatha, it seems. If you see it, please reach out.
chris warren
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South Minneapolis. Cyclist. Programmer. He/Him
Terrible news, especially for their workers. Just a deeply disappointing ending for such a promising company. I hate this.
Techmeme@techmeme.com · yesterdayBending Spoons agrees to acquire Airtable in an all-cash deal valuing the US software company at $1.285B, set to close by 2026-end, its first post-IPO deal (Reuters) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
In 2025, Miami Columbus won the "national championship" for high school basketball. That team featured Cam Boozer (No. 3 pick in this year's NBA draft), his brother Cayden (Duke), and four juniors that will all be on D1 rosters this coming season.
Peter@notalawyer.bsky.social · 2d agothe best HS teams in the country have multiple guys who will be in the NBA in a couple of years. they aren't normal high schools, they're basketball factories. but this literally doesn't matter. the value of women's sports isn't contingent on their performance vis a vis men.
Twin Cities friends, note that Earthbound Farms is a subsidiary of Taylor Farms, and their products are carried by the food co-ops.
Chad Loder@chadloder.dev · 4d agoThe diarrhea lettuce company, Taylor Farms, uses slave labor contracted from the Arizona Dept. of Corrections. The backbreaking labor is often performed by imprisoned Mexican nationals who would be otherwise ineligble to work in the US. They are paid $1.50 an hour.
I’ve seen quite a few “Make America Minneapolis” hats in the native pattern around the neighborhood this weekend - did I miss someone selling them at Nokomis Days? www.makeamericaminneapolis.com/shop/p/mam-t...
Make America Minneapolis Trucker Hat | Make America Minneapolis
Make America Minneapolis Trucker Hat; Hats with Make America Minneapolis printed on them. Mesh backed adjustable snapbacks.
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Didn’t watch the whole game, but took a break from schedule weekend bike maintenance to watch the last five minutes of the Lynx game. Happy to see them finish the Fever off, I’m really glad they’re our team.
I have received three political fundraising text messages this morning They all address my grandmother, who had a fairly uncommon name, and who died several years ago So annoying, but also what wires were even available to be crossed in some database to lead to this?
if you want to see normally sclerotic do-nothing local governments suddenly snap into action, do some quietly beneficial tactical urbanism type thing like this and watch how quickly they race to remove it
wishda@wishda.bsky.social · 5d agoThe DSA in Wilmingotn, N.C. has created a "crisis" by putting benches at city bus stops, after literal decades of the city promising and failing to do so.
Yea, I’m the crazy one because I bought a e-cargo bike to do my kid hauling and grocery shopping.
Robby DeGraff@robbydegraffap.bsky.social · 2mo agoLatest Experian data on Q1 new vehicle leases/loans is bonkers: -19% of loans >$1k a month (up 17% YoY) -74% of those >$1k monthly loans are for non-luxury makes, particuarliy full-size pickup trucks. -Average monthly payment now $770. -Both 30- and 60-day delinquencieis up. This is wonderful.
Huge shout out to the dudes who parked their motorcycles down by the river to take a video of one of them playing the accordion. What a way to spend a summer night.
Public works has reduced the driving space so much that you almost can't do anything but drive the speed limit past this elementary school. This is outrageous. It's like they have no concern for the people who left home 5 minutes late to drive their kids to school two towns over.
I've watched this five times in a row and am just awestruck
CJ Fogler@cjzero.bsky.social · last wk.Olivia Miles goes between the legs on a drop pass to Kayla McBride for 3
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Cities dismantled their tram networks to become “motor cities of the future”. The result? You could travel further within 30 mins via public transport in 1957 than you can in 2026. Cities are seeking billions to rebuild networks. Incredible piece of work this.
The Exchange@theexchangeleeds.bsky.social · 2w agoIf you stood on Briggate at 8am on a weekday in 1957, and stood there again in 2026, in which year could you reach more of the city in half an hour? Samuel Bancroft has crunched the numbers. Since the 1950s, Leeds has got bigger - but the city has effectively shrunk.
Cheryl Reeve, winningest coach in WNBA history, defends transgender athletes against sports bans. “Exclusion is never the answer. Separate isn’t equal. Trans lives matter.” 💗🏳️⚧️💗🏀💗
A letter from the mother of Alex Pretti, six months after he was murdered by ICE.
🏈🦊 Minnesota finally has a winning football team. The Minnesota Vixen brought home the national championship on Saturday after several appearances in the finals.
Minnesota Vixen win their first women's tackle football national championship
The Minnesota Vixen, founded in 1999, beat the Pittsburg Passion 42-14.
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Cleaning out the basement and my wife just shared a photo album of paint can labels, in case you were wondering what sort of stuff was going down over here today.
Could smell this when I got on the bike Thursday morning, and continued to catch whiffs of it until I got a couple of miles north on my commute.
Bring Me The News@bringmethenews.bsky.social · 2w agoA number of people who drove through a liquid manure spill on a Twin Cities highway on Thursday have a lingering problem: a rancid smell their vehicles can't shake. More: https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-lifestyle/manure-spill-on-twin-cities-highway-leaves-drivers-with-a-foul-problem
“food for thought” buddy my thoughts don’t need any food at all. been trying to starve them fuckers for years and they still keep doing the thing
Bob Dylan played 2,475 concerts between 1988 and 2013. In those 2,475 concerts, he only repeated a setlist 8 times! What were those 8 times? And what were the setlists so damn good he just had to play them again?
In the First 25 Years of the Never Ending Tour, Bob Dylan Played Over 2,000 Shows—and Only Repeated a Setlist Eight Times
The Never Ending Tour 1988-2012, before The Set
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This is the bike of one of the cyclists who was "bumped" by the pick-up truck driver. This sort of language is one way that media outlets downplay traffic violence.
The Durango Herald@durangoherald.bsky.social · 2w agoMedics and law enforcement responded Tuesday to a crash south of Durango where a pickup truck driver – suspected of impairment – allegedly bumped several road cyclists and seriously injured one.
I made y'all a guide so you can decide whether to post your reply, inspired by @georgemonbiot.bsky.social.
They come in three varieties: Daily Beast headline (“Republicans are FREAKING OUT after Obama SLAPPED DOWN Trump”), fake poll (“are you for or against waterboarding kittens?”), or friendly-desperate candidate email (“John Ossoff here, with bad financial news”). It’s Mad-Libbed crap for fools.
Starting next week, Mpls Early Voting has expanded hours, and will be open next weekend. I’m arguing this primary is more important than the general in November. Other cities check w your local early voting locations. Please make a plan to vote on or before Aug 11th.
Mara Abolish I.C.E.@mauratwit.bsky.social · 4w agoMinneapolis! Do you have your voting plan in place for the Aug 11th primary? Out of town then? Vote early! vote.minneapolismn.gov/voters/vote-...
The voice actors for Pinkie and The Brain reading lines from pulp fiction
An Afternoon with Pinky and The Brain: Pinky and The Brain vs Pulp Fiction (SF Sketchfest)
YouTube video by SF Sketchfest
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