I’m tired of logging in to things. If I’m not logged in by now, I’m just moving on.

I'm told I need to read the NYTimes article about how all the chasers are freaking out that all the bears are on ozempic so I'm looking for a free link!

I knew this was going to be the outcome of another Frey administration, as he seems perfectly at ease letting the police department bleed the city dry. www.startribune.com/mayor-jacob-...

Minneapolis may lay off 100 city employees in budget cuts. Taxpayers could still face double-digit hike.

Mayor Jacob Frey will unveil a budget proposal next week that could include layoffs and closing or consolidating some departments to plug a $33 million budget gap.

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I have been carting this book around all summer. I think it needs a new Intro connecting it to fascism today (and outlining its weak spots) but can’t land on the right person.

My objection was not only about words. The Notice of Funding Opportunity for this program explicitly states the program’s statutory purpose and program goals in terms of investigating crimes committed by “illegal aliens” … 1/ www.startribune.com/minneapolis-...

Minneapolis council approves gun-crime grant despite some concerns over ‘illegal aliens’ language

Council Member Jason Chavez spoke passionately against applying for the $300,000 federal grant because of references to “criminal illegal aliens” in the government’s notice about the funding.

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For fun and also out of boredom sometimes.

S. Kramer@libraryephemera.bsky.social · 6d ago

Were you a child who read The World Book Encyclopedia for fun?

Once in a blue moon, I receive a ms submission that wouldn't work for us, but the project is so offbeat and unusual I know someone out there would find this interesting.

I hear the cool new accoutrement all the kids are sporting this summer is a subscription to LRB.

Wow statewide dems are really gonna steamroll Flanagan, or at least try to, aren't they?

I join my colleagues at the @uminnpress.bsky.social mourning the passing of longtime press author Tom Conley. Across many press publications he explored the intersections of spatial thinking, film, & literature, including his pathbreaking work CARTOGRAPHIC CINEMA (www.upress.umn.edu/978081664357...)

Cartographic Cinema

Cartography and cinema are what might be called locational machinery. Maps and movies tell their viewers where they are situated, what they are doing, and, t...

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Neat little camping trip coming up this week. Visiting Wild River and doing a kayak on the St. Croix.

Depression makes life so small: Isolation, fatigue, brain fog, the yawning self-pity that makes it difficult to stretch out to others. I can spend weeks feeling like I'm living underground. It's so strange how getting out of it is to realize the smallness is not your fault. You do what you can do.

You do realize that international students are not taking your child's spot, but rather subsidizing your child's spot?

Seems like a worst case scenario is developing in the BWCA. I don't know anyone in the immediate vicinity, but air quality in Duluth is awful. My mom reports ash in the air just north of the city.

This morning in Biddeford, Maine, a 26-year-old man said goodbye to his wife and daughter and left for work. Moments later he was dead, shot in the head by ICE agents, the second man ICE has killed in six days. ICE is killing our neighbors. ICE cannot be reformed. Abolish ICE.

From an abandoned grill and aging park pavilion to the Sea Salt Eatery we know now: A new cookbook lets the beloved eatery's recipes and history shine. Via @mprnews.org - www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

Sea Salt Eatery's recipes, history shine in new cookbook

“Sea Salt Eatery: Recipes to Enjoy Year-Round” documents the history behind the restaurant and some of its best recipes.

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Or we pulled over at gas stations and asked the attendants for directions.

Michael D. Green, PhD@michaeldgreen.phd · 4w ago

Can’t lie, the fact that y’all were driving with PAPER maps is insane. Even worse, you had to ask random strangers for directions??

The most ruthless pirate to sail the seven seas.

George Pearkes@peark.es · 3w ago

The President just announced a 20% toll on all cargo shipped through Hormuz, payable...to the US>

I am proud & honored that the @uminnpress.bsky.social has been able to help keep this beautiful book in print. With Minnesota Point's prescribed burn scheduled for later this year, it's a great time to learn about ishkode (fire) and its importance. www.upress.umn.edu/978151792271...

Beautiful evening on Minnesota Point with Judy.

Noticing an uptick mss submissions from PhDs who have left academia and started consulting agencies... projects that appear to be advancing scholarship but also feel like they are about establishing trademarks. Somewhat suss.

In that shirt?

Corey Atad@coreyatad.com · 4w ago

can't stop laughing at this Poilievre: "We will reinstill a warrior culture, not a woke culture."

He smears shit on everything he touches.

wow, the John Birch Society in 2026. one of the frustrating things about all of these billionaires becoming absolute chuds is that it means all these crazy little right-wing organizations are guaranteed funding forever regardless of what happens in mainstream politics. expect to keep seeing them.

Matt Binder@mattbinder.bsky.social · last mo.

this guy is the co-founder of Airbnb

“.. Members of the group Patriot Front ride the metro on the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence in Washington, D.C.” @reuters.com

The fireworks show on the National Mall is going to be an utter flop. We're then going to find out that a convicted sex offender and Trump supporter named John Dud got a no-bid contract for his company, A Flash in the Pan Productions, to put on the show.

I have been eating off my juneberry tree all month and while so many neighborhood bushes are done, I have a few more days of berries left. Any birds my dms are open.

Got blocked by a local bike group for pointing out their ai flyer AND ILL DO IT AGAIN

A very "Minnesota" title and a wonderful, intriguing, and beautiful addition to our list.

@yblent.bsky.social · last mo.

Just noticed that the whole book is available open access from @uminnpress.bsky.social . manifold.umn.edu/projects/har... Many great connections here to people, ideas, and practices discussed in #scoresproject

Fairs and voting: leave it up to the states.