You’re never too old to enjoy a reread of The Phantom Tollbooth
Tracy Maher
@tracym.bsky.social
Michigander transplanted to Minneapolis. Always reading, professionally curious.
I just got off the phone with my dad, who said that what folks were told for a while now is that Dolly was making sure that trusts & such are set up to care for all the good she put into motion.
Dr. Emily Friedman@ecfriedman.com · 2mo agoDolly’s impact has so many facets, but here’s one important to me: My parents devote their time to hands-on work for family charities. Dad has been deeply involved in bringing Dolly’s Imagination Library to as much of Houston as possible. So many kids now have books at home, just for them.
England and France are only playing for third place, but the winner does get to reclaim the North American fur trade
Prayerfully hoping these are regular blueberries not pooberries (Oregon produce is safe from cyclospora , right?)
Not good - smoke from the wildfires has arrived in Minneapolis, and the air quality is awful. It smells like a chemical fire when you step outside
Stop 👏 Making 👏 Videos 👏 👏 While 👏 You 👏 Are 👏 Talking 👏 Through 👏 A 👏 Mouthful 👏 Of 👏 Food 👏 And 👏 Making 👏 Horrifying 👏 Chewing 👏 Noises Please and thank you #misophonia
Losing a child is always a tragedy - losing a child because of exposure to a disease that is preventable thanks to safe, effective vaccines is an obscenity.
Jeff (Hot Type) Jarvis@jeffjarvis.bsky.social · 6mo agoGift link: Measles Took My Daughter. This Is What I Want Everyone to Know. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/o...
Demo crew of middle-aged men taking down a garage in my alley, while listening to loud music. They are all currently belting out 4 Non-Blondes "What's Up' and when I tell you they are giving it their full heart and soul, you better believe it.
Gahhh. iPhone, why you gotta autocorrect happen to helpen? In what world does that make sense?
There wasn’t much that pleased my dad more than being able to get a hot dog and a coke at Costco for $1.50 - so tonight, I chose to honor his memory in a way I think he would appreciate. 😄
“Half the World are Women. The other half are their children” - Efu Nyaki
Apologies if anyone needs anything - her majesty has not granted permission to move my arm
Birdsong moment of zen (try to filter out the everpresent sound of helicopters overhead here in South Minneapolis)
Minnesota/Twin Cities friends, if you have recommendations for local wedding photographers with availability in April, please send them my way!
NEW: ProPublica went inside the detention center for immigrant families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of what comes next.
The Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention Center
ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of...
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Ever since the last iPhone update, my keyboard autocorrects that to Thanks and will someone please just MAKE IT STOP
Seeing the mutual aid that is happening all around the Twin Cities is restoring a little bit of my very battered faith in humanity
“Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” Matthew 19:14 “Jesus wept.” John 11:35 Bible verses cited under the bystander photo of Liam Conejo Ramos Read full ruling here storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Q: So you're not pulling back in Minnesota? TRUMP: No no. Not at all.
Truer words have never been spoken (or typed out)
Philip Bump@pbump.com · 9mo agoI should have learned by now that it is not worth writing things and putting them on the internet.
My bedroom just dipped below 60°, so I’m turning on the space heater. Such fun!
My bedroom just dipped below 60°; so I’m turning on the space heater. Such fun!
“A 5-year-old boy coming home from preschool was taken with his father while they were in their driveway.” kstp.com/kstp-news/to...
Columbia Heights Public Schools: 4 students detained by ICE in recent weeks
School leaders in Columbia Heights held a press conference on Wednesday to speak about the impact of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations on the school district.
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