"It's given a lot of people permission to be themselves, to not dream it, be it, which is the motto of the movie, really. I would like to be remembered for that." Farewell to Tim Curry (1946-2026) #RIP
Eric Lundgren
@eplundgren.bsky.social
fiction writer on the scholarly publishing beat, Minneapolis.
This is the letter kids got at the end of Dolly’s Imagination Library. I defy you to read this and not cry.
Reading some J.G. Ballard stories this week. In "The Garden of Time," an isolated count and countess pluck the priceless and irreplaceable time flowers of their dwindling garden to delay the inevitable advance of the masses outside the gates.
I am absolutely gobsmacked. And trying not to pass out from hyperventilating. Thank you @barackobama.bsky.social — you just made my secret dream for DATA EMPIRE, spoken aloud to NO ONE, come true.
Barack Obama@barackobama.bsky.social · 2mo agoIt’s that time of year again: here are some of the books I’ve enjoyed this summer. If you’ve read any good ones, let me know!
With immense gratitude to the courageous people of Minnesota for standing up to fascism; and, of course, to all the wonderful contributors to this important anthology. (More specifically grateful to my brilliant co-editor Su Hwang and to the folks @uminnpress.bsky.social)
They tell me I’m uncultured, but I’ll always recognise a bit of Beethoven.
What an incredible World Cup by the DR Congo team, who overcame a devastating Ebola outbreak and war, and brought unity and hope to so many through dark times. Fimbu!
If you're looking for a (paid) opportunity to start a career in book publishing, I couldn't think of a better place to begin: milkweed.org/the-milkweed...
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"They also said the activists were part of a “North Texas antifa cell” This is ridiculous. And scary. And all the stuff. All while the killers of Renee Good and Alex Pretti walk free. And Kyle Rittenhouse walks free. And insurrectionists were pardoned.
Texas anti-ICE protesters convicted of terrorism charges sentenced to at least 50 years in prison
Activists accused of being part of antifa face harsh sentences in case seen as test of Trump’s crackdown on dissent
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At the hearing in the federal courthouse in St. Paul. Fifteen people were indicted on conspiracy charges etc. and are making their first appearances. The courtroom is full, with about 100 people. Five defendants came into the courtroom, a couple with fists raised, which some in crowd mirrored. (1)
Neighborhood movie theaters offering a stark choice tonight, Sansho the Bailiff (1954) or Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026) lol
university press editor, indie press editor, big five editor
Patrick Allies@patrickallies.bsky.social · 5mo agoDirector of Music, Music Tech teacher, Head of Choirs
Sartre, 15 pages into his preface to Fanon's Wretched of the Earth: "This book had certainly no need for a preface." 🙄
May Victor Orbán simply be the first in a string of countries engaging in overdue housecleaning by kicking their authoritarian leaders to the curb.
“But spring is the insidious disease of the North; it rots and dissolves the life that winter has jealously guarded and protected within its prison of ice.” Winter’s austere beauty and the putrescence of onrushing Spring in Curzio Malaparte’s KAPUTT
I know it feels like the day-to-day intensity of the ICE occupation in Minnesota has calmed down, but there are so many lagging problems that need solving, right as people’s attention goes elsewhere. Financial assistance, like help with rent, and legal help for the detained. These horrors persist.
There were many aspects of Alex’s film, WTO/99, made entirely of archival footage, that broke my brain. Every location was very familiar, I remembered names of politicians and tv journalists buried somewhere in the deepest recesses of my brain. It was also very prescient. I recommend you see it.
Alex Megaro 🇵🇸@prophetkotto.bsky.social · 7mo agoThank you Minneapolis for our 300+ audience for WTO/99 which raised thousands of $$$ for Neighbors Helping Neighbors. Incredible city and community. Got to meet @normcharlatan.bsky.social, @usefulnoise.bsky.social, and so many more stars. Y’all are the best and I hope to bring the film back soon.
Author and editor, Zeke Caligiuri, on Minneapolis, home, and the importance of place to a person and community. lithub.com/letter-from-...
Letter From Minnesota: Waiting For the Barbarians to Get the F*ck Out
When I came home from prison in 2022, I moved back to the Powderhorn Park neighborhood where I grew up. I was 21 years old when I left, I was 44 when I returned. It was supposed to be a much differ…
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Twin Citizens: If you frequent a small, independently owned restaurant that would benefit from a grant for lost business during the siege, let them know about the Salt Cure Fund. It’s a small ($2500-10000) grant, and the deadline to apply is 2/23. I made a flyer you can share out, DM me for the PDFs
Wish I had come up with the name of U.S. freestyle skiier Mac Forehand
ICE told nurses this Minneapolis man “purposefully ran headfirst into a brick wall.” What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
"It’s not about bravery, it’s about making sure to do the right thing, at the right time, for the other human—because we too are human." Marcie Rendon in @lithub.com.web.brid.gy : lithub.com/letter-from-...
Letter From Minnesota: We Are a People Born and Bred of Organizers
Before the current ICE occupation, many folks in the activist community moved off Facebook, Meta, X, and went to, at the time, more secure communication platforms. I asked a Lakota friend, activist…
lithub.com
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue
The same guys who leave laughing emoji on ICE articles would have been shooting the buffalo 150 years ago