After dealing with prior authorizations and tedious phone calls for a couple weeks, I really wonder how much less our health system would cost without all these layers of hoop jumping where people don't let doctors actually manage things. It's not my first rodeo, but this is particularly inane.

I like this notetaking example. it is a good case of how gender works. Notetaking has never been about producing a transcript. It is a bureaucratic skill in the 20th c. organixarion because it is SENSEMAKING. Those women socialized to take notes? They have been doing men’s metacognition for them

Jennifer Romig @jennifermromig.bsky.social · 4d ago

Notetaking in meetings is tiny case in point - used to be some predictable social assumptions who would do it; now anyone can offer to do ”notetaking” by turning on the AI listener. Further interesting scenario is human recollection / notes (taken by habit by a person) conflict with AI summary

I’ve been thinking a lot about this storey, combined with the news that Elon Musk helped cut funding for wildfire prevention, combined with the news that the Trump administration only sends emergency aid to Republican states.

Lindsay Beyerstein@beyerstein.bsky.social · 5d ago

I can't stress enough what a crisis this is. Trump's own intelligence agencies concluded that Iran attacked Minnesota's critical infrastructure and Trump is saying that it's Minnesota's own fault and denying it was Iran. The federal government won't defend blue states in a literal war.

It’s been a bad pain day today so I’m up thinking about this Hank Green / AI business. I’m largely ambivalent about this kind of influencer, but I’m so tired of enshittification of information. It makes me angry.

Hank Green Admits To Using AI After Fan Backlash Over Recent Video

'The level of dopamine I've been getting from interacting with LLMs is not healthy for me,' said Hank Green

kotaku.com

Among the many risks posed by our current regime is the loss of history and records that we may even need for citizenship—whether that means closing regional access, removing expertise, etc. This is definitely under-reported and more important than people may realize.

The Formidable Genealogist@formidablegen.bsky.social · 5d ago

31 July 2026 Visit saveournationalarchives.org for petitions and updates #Genealogy #NARA #NationalArchives

I am so happy to live in a state where people stand up for what is right. This is great news for all of us—but as a parent this tech gives me such anxiety and I hope this kicks off broader changes all over.

Erin Maye Quade@erinmayequade.bsky.social · 5d ago

Hey Minnesota won and the nudification technology ban will go into effect tomorrow at 12:00AM!

I’m looking for recommendations for noise canceling headphones (ear bud or over ear) that autistic people find useful. Comfort is a big deal and let’s pretend price isn’t a variable. Bc I have no sensory issues with headphones it’s so hard for me to figure out what works for someone who does

At the end of Disability Pride Month, I want to reflect on the labor it takes to be a disabled person being one of a handful of people regularly covering disability. I am exhausted. But I'm also proud of what I do at @motherjones.com.

My GIS rabbit hole has created a monster -- me, with historical maps at my disposal, now consolidated into one project, all overlayed on the locations they show.

Minnesota—I’m going to pull some info from agricultural censuses that are only on microfilm at MNHS. If you know where your farmer ancestor lived (county) and want me to copy an 1860 ag census record, LMK and I’ll grab that for you.

I don’t usually feel bitter about being a “donor state,” but the last year has made me feel pretty angry about it given how horribly we’re being treated by the federal government we fund as part of what is supposed to be a union.

Does Minnesota generate more federal revenue than it gets in return?

So-called donor states pay more in federal taxes than they receive in federal revenue.

minnpost.com

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5d ago

Trump: "We heard in Minnesota there was a cyberattack and they blame it on Iran. I don't think so. I blame it on Minnesota because they're grossly incompetent. Iran's got bigger problems than worrying about Minnesota."

The Pioneer Press supposedly has gift links, but there seems to be no way to generate one from within an article on their app or mobile browser. Same problem exists in the Strib app (but mobile browser does have the function).

In the process of consolidating my chaotic links to random maps into a GIS project so I can just clickity click layers, I came across this amazing bicycle road map of Wisconsin from the 1890s. www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet...

If I ever start feeling well enough to be consistent in going out, I feel like I should create a community ed class that’s just “adventures in public institution resources with Sara” where we just go on field trips.

Oh my goodness yes. Never complain at staff about things they clearly didn’t decide. (Which is most things)

prince egregious, heir apparent@sonofahurricane.bsky.social · 6d ago

I know you know this lol but: folks should NOT call the libraries staff to complain. Call the president's office

There’s just no way she just started doing this kind of thing. This entire story saga is mind-boggling.

Naomi Kritzer@naomikritzer.bsky.social · 6d ago

So apparently the locker room stuff happened at a workout room that's at the police department, which is typically used just by cops, so it was weird the mayor was using it. The sex noises were in the locker room and involved her making noises as if she were faking an orgasm.

I’m secretly (not really) an extremely idealistic person about the role of public higher ed and its obligations. The mission of the U is critical to the state and I wholeheartedly believe in it—which does mean I expect them to act like they are as important to all of us as they are.

Okay, I’ve looked enough to feel comfortable saying this is really messed up. If you’re at the U, I suggest you bring this up to governance/leadership. If you’re a Minnesota resident, contact your state reps, the Regents and/or UMN president. Many things are not fixable these days. This is.

Sara@saralovesyou.bsky.social · 6d ago

I’ve been needing to visit the library at UMN, but apparently the public is not allowed inside other than appointments? This is not how things used to work. Does anyone know if this is adhering to policy and/or statute?

I’ve been needing to visit the library at UMN, but apparently the public is not allowed inside other than appointments? This is not how things used to work. Does anyone know if this is adhering to policy and/or statute?

Public access | University of Minnesota Libraries

lib.umn.edu

I’ll be honest, St. Paul. I do not know what to do with these emerging stories about your mayor and her basically acknowledging their veracity. Super gross. Incredibly bad judgment. I’d want her to resign.

Moth@walkingminnesota.com · 7d ago

Lou Raguse just shared this statement from St Paul Mayor Her:

A Star Tribune spokesman on Wednesday confirmed the company reached a deal with Legacy Investing, the firm that transformed part of downtown’s Sleep Number Building into a data center for artificial intelligence and cloud computing:

Data center developer signs deal to buy Minnesota Star Tribune’s shuttered North Loop printing plant

The 13-acre property is one of downtown Minneapolis’ last large industrial sites.

startribune.com

Why must people block intersections when they’re stuck in traffic? Why??

Genealogy taught me in a very real and personal way how much more common childhood death in the US was not very long ago. And yet it's long enough that few Americans alive today have any memory of it. So people take the insane successes of vaccines, antibiotics, and prenatal care for granted.

You don’t want hands free driving, you want trains. You want trains you want trains you want TRAINS

Elon Musk is suing to block my law that bans nudificafion technology. It’s time to Rein in Big Tech. secure.actblue.com/donate/rein-... #ReinInBigTech #nudification #mnleg

I plot things like this wrong at least three times before finally correcting myself: “One square acre in the NE corner of the SE quarter of the NW quarter of Section 32 Township 29 North Range 22 West.“ It’s not actually that hard, it just breaks my specific brain.

WEINER WEDNESDAY JOKE TO COPS BACKFIRES ON MAYOR: St. Paul opened a sexual harassment investigation on Mayor Her after she shared an image of an officer swaddled like a baby and the text: "When she wraps you up in her blanket after you gave her a good weinering" www.twincities.com/2026/07/28/s...

St. Paul, you're really living a Minneapolis-style political life these days.

I'm extremely pleased with myself that I took last night and today and learned some GIS software to overlay townships/sections/ranges over toggle-able current and historical georeferenced maps.

This part of the complaint shows how skewed the worldview of Musk et al are. I don’t defend people who want to exploit and manipulate the bodies of anyone through this tech. Doesn’t matter if the person is Trump. They seem to think this is some kind of “gotcha.”

Matt Keliher@mattkeliher.bsky.social · last wk.

Elon Musk and his machine, xAI, are suing Minnesota for passing a law that bans nudification tech. The law forbids the use of public images to create sexualized content. And this oaf and his merry band of dipshits think their porn is more valuable than your identity. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...