So with regards to what I said about how Fark won't survive this year without more TF subscribers, I wrote up a longer explanation about what we're all up against. Not just Fark, all of digital media.
Fark NotNewsletter: Not Ready to go on the cart
Fark NotNewsletter: Not Ready to go on the cart
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This is one of the best articulations I've seen from a politician about addressing homelessness humanely at the local level. This is key! Take note Minneapolis!
Molly Coleman@mollycoleman.bsky.social · 2w agoI wanted to share a bit about my reflections on yesterday’s public hearing, the conversations I’ve had the opportunity to have over the last two weeks, and where I think we go from here. medium.com/@molly_17258...
Sharing two links. First, yesterday’s Public Safety Committee meeting, in which Assistant Mayor Cedrick Backer discussed the Mayor’s plan to close all encampments in Saint Paul. www.youtube.com/live/Ifc4soK...
July 22, 2026 - City Council Public Safety Committee Meeting
YouTube video by City of Saint Paul
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This is wild -- the Milwaukee police officer tasked with investigating another officer's Flock misuse has now been charged with misusing Flock himself www.wisn.com/article/milw...
Internal affairs detective charged with misconduct while investigating Flock system misuse
A detective tasked with investigating fellow officers suspected of misusing camera network system is now facing criminal charges of misconduct in the same investigation.
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It's frustrating to hear about stuff like this because St. Paul (really, any city) could decide to close every other residential street tonight with minimal interruption to people in cars while making every other person happier and safer. But we just ... don't?
Bill Lindeke@blindeke.bsky.social · 4w ago"... 69-year-old Ricki Allan Larson, of St. Paul. Police said he was taken to Regions Hospital for treatment of a head injury and removed from life support on Friday." www.startribune.com/police-bicyc...
nws says that this should fizzle out as it nears the cities. the main risk will be damaging wind at that point. it’s all warmed to 60mph rn which is the minimum for severe thunderstorms, hail is quarter sized but they seem to think that will dissipate.
Ian Dees@iandees.bsky.social · 4w agoFYI it's gonna get a little stormy in a few hours in the Twin Cities. Don't be surprised if you get woken up by this:
FYI it's gonna get a little stormy in a few hours in the Twin Cities. Don't be surprised if you get woken up by this:
i built a web interface that sits on top of github.com/amandasaurus... so you can build your own before/after animations of OpenStreetMap without setting up the infra: beforeafter.mapki.com Give a start and end time, draw a bbox, and get an animated gif like beforeafter.mapki.com/jobs/736aaf6....
if you've been pondering picking anything up from my webstore, it'll be closing for summer holiday on Friday, so order soon! shop.dansinker.com
Snap has laid off 1000's of people instead of killing this project.
Joseph Cox@josephcox.bsky.social · last mo.We tried Snap's new Snap Specs, the 132 grams AI-powered glasses. The augmented reality was unimpressive, it kept breaking, they cost $2,195 and they look fucking stupid www.404media.co/snaps-ai-ar-...
I had a serious bike accident in Minneapolis last month and was in the HCMC ICU for several days after needing emergency brain surgery. We put together a GFM; I'm looking for some help with the mounting costs as I recover. Anything you can spare will help <3 gofund.me/97b67235a
Donate to Help Taber Recover From Traumatic Brain Injury, organized by Taber Bain
On May 24th, I was in a serious bike accident. The hospital told me I was hi… Taber Bain needs your support for Help Taber Recover From Traumatic Brain Injury
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#OnThisDay June 19 1954: TCRT CEO Fred Ossanna receives his payout in front of a burning streetcar in an event staged to celebrate the changeover from electric rail to GM buses. Ossanna was later convicted of fraud in the deal, but by then the venerable 500-mile-long system was gone.
Vince Mpls@vincempls.bsky.social · 2mo ago#OnThisDay June 18 1954: "Farewell to Streetcars" event on Twin Cities Rapid Transit's last day. TRCT president Fred Ossanna, corrupt architect of the system's destruction, mugs for cameras from the drivers seat. The next day the streetcars would be burned for scrap and he would pocket the proceeds.
But where will all these people park to get there!?!
Eric Harris Bernstein@ehbinmn.bsky.social · 2mo agoI am increasingly impatient with the use of space in this city. Too many streets for cars and not people. Narrow sidewalks with no seating. Not a bathroom in sight. And then we wonder why commercial corridors sit quiet. Look what we do with a little breathing room! This should be every day.
I'm just glad that my pizza shop is this good. (Highly recommend Ian's Pizza when you're in Wisconsin)
Arrived in Madison for #sotmus26. It feels like it's been a while since my last one, so glad to be here.
When the Artemis program was first announced, the claim, all over the website, was that the landing mission (which has since been shifted from III to IV) would include "the first woman and the first person of color" to walk on the Moon. Last year, that language was deleted from the NASA site.
NASA scrubs promise to land first woman, first person of colour on the moon from web pages | CBC News
U.S. President Donald Trump's campaign to eliminate diversity efforts and language from government organizations has officially reached the moon, with NASA erasing references to its promise to land th...
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Anyone know a good injury lawyer that would be willing to sue a city for not providing safe cycling infrastructure? A cyclist slammed into a car driven by someone I know. The cyclist was riding on a sidewalk and the person in the car was turning left. Two lane road with parking and zero daylighting.
If your mandate is to build a propaganda apparatus for the 3rd Trump term it seems like she's getting promoted for meeting her goals, not failing upward.
Mike Boylan-Kolchin@mbkplus.bsky.social · 2mo agoThe ultimate boss of failing upward.
The popular wildfire tracking app is adding flood monitoring to its platform. It’s the first new disaster alert on the service, with many more to come.
Watch Duty Is Adding Flood Alerts to Its Wildfire App
The popular wildfire tracking app is adding flood monitoring to its platform. It’s the first new disaster alert on the service, with many more to come.
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I wonder where all these people parked?!
Melissa & Chris Bruntlett@modacitylife.com · 2mo agoBeginning as a pop-up pandemic-era intervention in the summer of 2021, Bristol's bustling Princess Victoria Street emerged as a permanent pedestrian space within four years; offering a compelling case of how such measures can reshape public opinion, local economies, and the future of urban streets.🧵
After tracking down some viral referral spam at work, I think I'm firmly in the "let's just shut down the internet" camp. We had a good run. Starting from scratch would be ok.
As ICE ramps up their bullshit for the summer, a reminder that me and a whole bunch of other folks will get whistles out to you, for free, in quantities of 100 to thousands, to distribute in your communities. Just send a request here linktr.ee/3Dwhistles
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Merge two movies: Hunt For Red Dawn
Michal Migurski@mike.teczno.com · 2mo agoMerge two movies: Wonder Boyz N The Hood
A small piece of anecdata: there are two different families that I know in my life that are actively emigrating from the US to Europe. That's pretty high given how much of a recluse I am.
