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Visual Art. Paranormal & Occult Wingman. Bass 🎸 Puppeteer. Film - Martial Arts/Horror/Etc. Pop Culture, Reading. Strength before weakness, life before death, journey before destination.

the robin who built the nest under the deck is throwing hands at the dog who is taking too long outside under said deck. (split level ground entrance.) While I was rescuing the dog, I am fairly certain I heard a wolf howl, and a bear passed through the other day. I’m on crutches. I’m going inside.

Understanding now why people share small milestones to ground when they are struggling with community. That being said: Finally spent money on actual shoes for my weird feet, indoor/exercise/physical therapy use only. Toe box is great! Not too long for my squat hobbit feet!

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This morning I am: playing an indie game vertical slice to begin planning marketing & then doing consult/QA on visuals and graphics, watching video from one my besties wrestling matches & then hyping him (he’s a heel), doing some writing for my comics & pop culture research… 1/2

Heard it said that social media and ongoing pandemics ruined third spaces. Big part of it, yeah. But moreso I think a lot of people who leaned on those third spaces cannot afford in time or money to spend the leisure time to either own or go. Gig economy, multiple jobs…

Donald Trump must be removed from office for threatening war crimes and genocide. Speaker Johnson: bring the House back into session. Invoking the 25th Amendment and impeachment must be on the table, but Congress should also move on a War Powers resolution to stop Trump.

I volunteered to stage manage at our No Kings in St Cloud and ended up performing the song I wrote with Jeff Wood, who is a damn fine local musician. This was my first time playing guitar and singing in public. Getting to share this was an honor ❤️‍🔥

Random thought: I definitely don’t mind paying for an app or game. Kind of over everything being on the micro transaction model and how I can kill games. It also feels like it unfairly tips the market with larger companies that can “ give it away for free”

Highlighting: That's not the MN State flag anymore. A major reason for the change was specifically blatant racist, anti-Indigenous imagery. It is a specific choice to use this flag. Minority extremists use the old flag as a dog whistle. The Vice President is prominently dog whistling.

Ana Marie Cox@anamariecox.com · 7mo ago

Vance podium flanked by steroidal SUV’s declaring “Protect the Homeland” and the *old* Minnesota flag.

Two ICE SUVs rolled up to surround a podium, framed by US and the old, racist Minnesota flag.

Speaking of the state as a whole - our friends and neighbors ARE being stolen from communities everywhere - is vital for two big reasons: 1. Breaking the right wing narrative that this is a "Minnesota vs Minneapolis" thing 2. A visible quilt of strength between rural and city groups

John Moe@johnmoe.bsky.social · 7mo ago

A small note: terrible things are happening in Minneapolis. But also in Saint Paul. And in the suburbs. And though most of the push is in the metro, things are happening all over the state. I've been trying to refer to the events as happening in the Twin Cities or in Minnesota.

Goblin mode is that the coworker you are cool with has a particular smart home assistant & you have to have discussions about platform integration with that assistant & everyone dances around saying the name of it then another dev on the call finally does what we’re all thinking “ALEXA PLAY MUSIC”

Starting tomorrow, the Trump administration is set to send notices to 1,000 student loan borrowers (first round) noticing them of an intent to garnish their wages for student loan debt. This is cruel and unnecessary. If you receive a notice, send it to us and we'll try to help.

Getting a (promotion?) title change for the first time at a job ever in my career (hopefully) & it is all based around my nebulous soft skills. The VP & my manager experienced this 🦄 thing ✨ that I do & decided I needed to do more of *vaguely waves hands*. I’m honestly grateful