My mom tried to go to the library and couldn't find a parking spot. Confused, she asked someone walking in if there was a special event or something. No event. It was all early voters. Let's gooooooooooo!
Under-caffeinated hippopotamus
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The human equivalent of a grumpy hippopotamus.
I just remembered that Halloween is also the Twin Cities bat festival and I'm so excited. None of my kids are willing to do the costume contest so I may have to humiliate them by doing it myself. Because Bats!
Since the Strong Mayor amendment passed in 2021, the mayor and allies have continued to centralize power in the executive office while marginalizing the city council while pushing for a police-first, incarceration-heavy justice system mimicking the one that failed us in the 90s.
Well I upset the cats, ripped open the back of my heel, and didn’t do any work, but my house…will absolutely not pass muster in spite of it being the cleanest it’s been in years. Oh well, at least these relatives usually bring cake.
Nothing encourages you to confront the nesting doll of filthy cluttered horrors that is your house like a surprise visit from the relatives who have cleaning service that comes every. single. day.
This super bums me out. It was a direct 2-hour hop from Mpls to Montreal, one of my favoritist cities anywhere. 😞
Social Media Lab@socialmedialab.ca · 6d agoSad to see a century of friendship unravelling before our eyes ... Air Canada will permanently cut flights to Charleston, Indianapolis, Minneapolis, and Detroit in 2027. finance.yahoo.com/economy/arti...
if I had a nickle for every interaction with my kids that led me to call my parents and apologize, I could retire
FORGOTTEN ISLAND IS A GREAT TIME; PLEASE GO SEE IT. IT’S AMAZING.
Just a girl, sitting in front of a forecast and waiting for a freaking frost already so I can plant my garlic.
Waymo is cops. It's a remote control car data scraper and surveillance system pretending to be a cab. The secondary revenue stream is you paying for a ride. The main source is selling data. And they're dangerous as hell. I'm always amazed how many people are unwilling to see that shit.
jentrification ♎@jentrification.com · last wk.so banks are using waymo footage to repossess vehicles?
I honestly hadn't thought about the corruption issues raised by Trump Accounts but holy hell - thread.
Erin Maye Quade@erinmayequade.bsky.social · last wk.Musk would do this through those f*cking Trump Accounts they opened in every child's name without parental consent. I HATE these SO much. Parents cannot close the accounts. Parents cannot reject donations to the accounts. And we must hold on to donations for at least 5 years. I'm a state lawmaker.
For example, there’s a solidarity rally this afternoon at 4pm!
Elle Ess@viamarsala18.bsky.social · 2w agoMinnesota clock in. Can you give someone a ride to vote? Can you show up for the Somali community? Whenever there’s an announcement of a rally to support Omar, can you set aside your plans and go?
I’m ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement. For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation. I will not be silenced.
Americans see this for what it is - President Trump is abusing his power to go after political opponents weeks before an election.
The Associated Press@apnews.com · 2w agoBREAKING: Federal agents searched Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar's home as part of a criminal investigation, AP sources say.
It is appalling (though part of a long and clear pattern) that the president is using the federal government to harass and attack his political enemies. This administration has moved the country into clear lawless tyranny and has made immigrants, particularly the Somali community, its targets.
I guarantee anyone whose family immigrated here has an error somewhere in a piece of paperwork. My family has three different spellings of our last name bc as different people arrived it got written down differently. If the gov't weaponizes denaturalization they can do it against almost anyone.
Pop-up locations for early voting this month in Minneapolis* — includes the Minneapolis Institute of Art, which is always free and where you can still see several crop art pieces from this year’s State Fair vote.minneapolismn.gov/voters/vote-... *for Minneapolis residents
The distance between illegal government raids against opposition party members and planting evidence against them is about a centimeter
Meg Kinnard@megkinnardap.bsky.social · 2w agoWASHINGTON (AP) — Federal agents searched Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar's home as part of a criminal investigation, AP sources say.
This is outrageous, despotic shit and everyone who played a role in it should lose their place in polite society. Show us the warrant. Who asked for it? What did they claim? Have there been grand jury proceedings? Who was in charge? And what judge, if any, signed off on the search warrant?
The Associated Press@apnews.com · 2w agoBREAKING: Federal agents searched Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar's home as part of a criminal investigation, AP sources say.
Anyway, the horrors persist but so do we. Managed to grow a decent number of ajverski peppers this year so giving ajvar a go. It doesn’t smell totally wrong.
Right. It’s lockdown drills at the schools this week, which a kid once described to me as when you practice turning off the lights locking the door and being very very quiet. if there is a multiverse, I assume there’s a version out there of every parent just endlessly screaming.
Another day, another (I assume) very expensive online system glitching out right before a deadline is due, leaving everyone scrambling. There's gotta be a better way to get money to orgs that need it.
anyone who does not bring this kind of heat, gtfo. you talk about moving on & reaching across the aisle, INTO THE BIN you go. they're murderous, grifting fascists. SAY THAT and bring the fucking heat or G. T. F. O.
I *passionately* wish that demented mother fucker would keep our name out of his fucking mouth. Our Somali neighbors ARE Minnesotan, and we will continue defending our neighbors to the end of time. Just fuck all you miserable racists pricks and may you get exactly what you deserve
She is upside down in her cat tunnel, diving through the side window to catch the jangly. Commitment.
