Anu Li
@panikadoc.bsky.social
she/they. Minneapolis. Water nerd 💧 Probably yapping about hockey
Of all the apps in the world, Seat Geek angers me the most. They take you to browser to look at tickets, so I thought maybe I don’t need the app anymore, but you need to have the app to actually access your ticket
The Stratt singing karaoke scene in project Hail Mary is one of the best adds to a book adaptation I can remember.
it's funny how americans don't like subsidized groceries like this because that is big scary socialism, but turn around and clamor for businesses to provide them free parking... when the cost of that parking is being subsidized by everyone, including non drivers, as they'll just rise prices
USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 2d agoOpinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.
“She didn’t ask for those people to be there, she had nothing to do with that”
W.E.D.em Boyz@leftistwonk.bsky.social · 3d agoJesus Christ. Sophie Cunningham fully embracing the right wing grift.
On Jan. 11, Gregory Bovino watched as his Border Patrol agents dragged a man out of his car at a St. Paul Speedway, knelt on his back until he lost consciousness, and dragged his limp body into the back of a van. The man's name is Orbin Mauricio Henriquez Serrano and this is his story.
Orbin Mauricio Henriquez Serrano survived a violent arrest in St. Paul. It still haunts him. • Minnesota Reformer
The morning of Jan. 11 began for Orbin Mauricio Henriquez Serrano with an ominous warning: The gas light on his Jeep Cherokee was glowing yellow on the dashboard. He didn’t want to go to work at the r...
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Is everyone aware of the General Motors streetcar conspiracy? In the mid-20th century, auto and oil interests bought up electric streetcar systems across the US and systematically replaced them with bus routes and paved roads, funneling commuters toward private cars.
General Motors streetcar conspiracy - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
If you’re working through a show that already finished airing, do you skip the Christmas special and save it for later if it’s not that time of year or do you watch it?
“It’s a little strange to have people coming up to you to ask about different formats and aspect-ratio differences,” says , Heights projectionist David Sotelo, who honed his skills at the Alamo Drafthouse in Austin, Texas. "It’s the best feeling.” (gift link) We're lucky to have the Heights
Jason McGrath@jasonmcgrath.bsky.social · 3d ago
Dang, I don't know how I missed this news. I really hate the MIAs excuse "the court's claims are unproven" Ffs they found the damn arm with other items from a looted site. And they (the museum) purchased it from a known trafficker in looted works.
Italy halts loans to Minneapolis Institute of Art following dispute over 'Doryphoros' sculpture
Italy's Culture Ministry officially has suspended art loans to the Minneapolis Institute of Art following disputes over the 1st century Roman sculpture "Doryphoros." Italian authorities believe the st...
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Watching all the inspiration porny framing of the first WPBL game makes me think of this piece I wrote about how that narrative is actually really sexist.
focusing on women athletes “inspiring little girls” is sexist
It reinforces cultural ideas that what women do only has value if it’s in service of the next generation, or that it’s their job to nurture children in all areas of their lives.
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Almost done reading Daedalus is Dead by Seamus Sullivan and it really feels like Christopher Nolan plucked everything about Odysseus’s personal reckoning about his actions from these pages
Very sad that it’s moving day and people are leaving very nice things out on the curb and those very nice things are all soaked
Some of you have very kindly taken an interest in my prion research in the past, so I wanted to share this public webinar opportunity in case you’d like to hear more!
CIDRAP CWD@cidrap-cwd.bsky.social · 2w agoRegister for our Aug 12 webinar, “From Soils to Streams: Characterizing Waterborne Prion Transport.” Dr. Diana Karwan, Dr. Anu Li, and Dr. Stuart Lichtenberg will discuss recent work with hydrological prion movement and implications for CWD management. z.umn.edu/pw26
The disappearance of the “iced coffee” from basically every coffee shop menu, the amount of incredulousness I’m met with when I want one, and the level of explanation I have to give to obtain one. “A cold press/cold brew?” “You want an iced americano?”
Sanjay Srivastava@sanjaysrivastava.com · 6d agoWhat is an extremely nerdy/obscure/specific thing you hate with a white-hot wrath?
Staying inside because it’s raining >>>>>>>> staying inside because it’s hot
I truly don’t enjoy biking anymore. I can’t go three blocks from home on a bike boulevard without someone rapid honking at me and it ruins my day. I used to be a much angrier person when I rode my bike more and once in awhile I’m reminded of why
More details about the Mayor's harassment of people in her administration, including cops: x.com/lounewsman/s... She allegedly made comments about the breasts of a female Deputy Chief, and asked for an opinion on her own. This is textbook sexual harassment.
Lou Raguse (@LouNewsMan) on X
Saint Paul Mayor Kaohly Her allegedly positioned herself in front of police officers in the weight room and made sex noises while stretching, among many other details I’ve confirmed from the sexual harassment investigation she faces.
x.com
Do you think the transphobic pro women athletes have a group chat like the hated mayors
Do ticket prices for big shows ever drop after the opener starts anymore? It’s past 8 and Olivia Dean resale is still $200!
Everyone was like “you can’t give a player a giant contract in a high tax state” and the Sharks were like lol lmao
When the most annoying people on the planet who don’t know you at all do the most obnoxious quote posts
j8ed.bsky.social@j8ed.bsky.social · last wk.When you know they've never driven in Michigan
I try to explain this to people here but they’re like “no it’s bad everywhere.” I’ve seen things here I’ve never even seen in Texas
Sam Bergman@violanorth.bsky.social · last wk.Everyone thinks their state has the worst drivers, but none of you are ever topping Minnesota. It's an absolute shitshow up there.
Nightmare earworm rotation when I couldn’t sleep last night: Wait For Me from Hadestown and Wink Wink by Charli XCX
I feel like you’re not allowed to dislike an original Broadway lead, but unfortunately my big takeaway from the Hadestown theatrical release is I don’t like Reeve Carney at all
#ICYMI: The Collin County Democratic Party asked the Texas secretary of state to investigate whether Ken Paxton broke election laws by voting in the May primary runoff while registered at an address where he appears to no longer live. with @texastribune.org
Texas Democrats Ask for Investigation Into Ken Paxton After Our Reporting Found He May Have Violated Election Law
The complaint asks the Texas secretary of state to examine whether Paxton committed election fraud by voting in the May primary runoff while registered at an address where he no longer appears to live...
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I knew it would happen and I had tried to mentally prepare, but a month after finishing school, I really miss seeing my school friends so often during the day