iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

aka Bear Michaels @akabearmichaels.com · 12/04/2026

RIP Gwenn Indahl. You endured a hell of a lot to become the best mother to us boys that you could be, and an all around fantastic human being. One of the most compassionate people I've ever known, with a sense of humor that never stopped. Fly true, Mom. Love you for always.

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Mad Scholar Frights @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Why should I watch something that a director didn't even bother to make?

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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 29/01/2026

I am deeply concerned about Liam and every child at the Dilley Detention Center. No parent should have to worry about whether their child is eating, getting medical care, or deteriorating in detention. What I saw was alarming — and unacceptable. Liam must be released immediately.

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Nah. They won.

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aka Bear Michaels @akabearmichaels.com · 29/01/2026

Some of the people on this site are horrible, and many are adorable. These are both problems. You cuties are gonna be the end of me, I swear.

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Kevin Church (Spooky Remix) @beaucoupkevin.com · 29/01/2026

I have been laughing at this for a solid five minutes.

A set of four cake pops that read HAPPY VALENTINES DAY; The first has
H, VA, and D; The second has A LEN A; the third has PP TIN Y; the last has Y ES <3.

A cartoon below shows a very sad hamster holding up the one that reads PP TINY

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DeepBlueInk @deepblueink.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Wow! I guess now I don't need to buy the game from @nintendousa.bsky.social! I'm glad @nintendousa.bsky.social obviously approved this and don't mind the loss of revenue! @nintendousa.bsky.social @nintendousa.bsky.social @nintendousa.bsky.social

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aka Bear Michaels @akabearmichaels.com · 29/01/2026

I am loving the audiobook of Every Monument Must Fall, but about 3/4 through the book there is a split second of a woman's voice talking over author from nowhere, and it sounds like she's saying "Mom". I love it. Obsessed with her.

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Black Hart of Saint Paul @blackhartstp.com · 28/01/2026

You walk into this bar and show your ICE mugshot, you don't pay a dime.

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Stan Pham @thisisspiffy.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

A reminder it’s Starfleet Academy drop night. Ep4, “Vox in Excelso” by Gaia Violo & Eric Anthony Glover. Directed by Doug Aarniokoski. Lands at 9pm PT. It feels tone deaf talking about TV w/current horrors of the world, but if u cope by looking for hope & light, hope u don’t mind the reminder. 1/2

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Tamara (Rhymes With Camera) Sellman @rhymeswithcamera.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Going live later today! At 530pm Pacific, the BENEATH THE RAIN SHADOW podcast season 2 episode 2 livestreams in YouTube! YOURS TRULY takes the hotseat w/a brand-new story up for live critique from BTRS co-hosts Clay Vermulm, M. Leigh & Gordon B. White! Info: www.rainshadowstories.com #horror #PNW

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Bruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 28/01/2026

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)

YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen

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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Look if Minnesota is the hub then it's a Purple Revolution.

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Mike Okuda @mikeokuda.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Forty years ago today (Jan 28 2026), the crew of Space Shuttle Challenger 51L slipped the surly bonds of Earth to touch the face of God. Francis R. (Dick) Scobee, Michael J. Smith, Ronald E. McNair, Ellison S. Onizuka, Judith A. Resnik, Gregory Jarvis and Christa McAuliffe.

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💥 @dynamoe.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Go to your congressperson's office and stick this on their forehead.

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aka Bear Michaels @akabearmichaels.com · 27/01/2026

She chose her stage name poorly. It's unfortunate and complex, but this is simply not a word that we need to be putting up on lights and celebrating.

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aka Bear Michaels @akabearmichaels.com · 27/01/2026

Now is a fantastic time for you to learn more about Southern Minnesota as a place, beyond the stereotypes of cold farmland. Wetlands at every turn, full of wild rice, cattails, and milkweed. Earth so soft it's downright welcoming. Centipedes and butterflies competing for your peripheral attention.

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Seán @sbray.cc · 27/01/2026

Incredibly moving to see the gay agenda in action.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 27/01/2026

If I see you use this word, I'll block you. If you use it "satirically" I'll block you. Using it at all today is a really fine test of character. I've had some of my books edited because I used it twenty years ago and I'm ashamed today of having used it. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...

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The ‘R-Word’ Returns, Dismaying Those Who Fought to Oust It

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aka Bear Michaels @akabearmichaels.com · 27/01/2026

It is important to rest between bouts of having Opinions.

Orange cat snoozing on a yellow quilted blanket.

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aka Bear Michaels @akabearmichaels.com · 27/01/2026

Also gay bars with their upcoming events. You want me to flip through countless poorly sorted posters as the only way to find out what's happening? Events go on calendars, gentlemen. Calendars!

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twist @pvdork.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

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Jeri Ryan (official account) @jerilryan.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

WHAT. The ACTUAL. FUCK?!?

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aka Bear Michaels @akabearmichaels.com · 26/01/2026

Warm thoughts for everyone digging themselves out of the snow today! I may live far from the blizzard, but all your pics are making me feel snowed in and inconveniently cozy.

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aka Bear Michaels @akabearmichaels.com · 26/01/2026

I'll wait for the version that let's me change the audio language to Not-Chris-Pratt.

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aka Bear Michaels @akabearmichaels.com · 26/01/2026

Ooh I'd love to see a 2026 version with a common loon.

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YES HOMO @yeshomo.co · 25/01/2026

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depths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

crazy etymology

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Maria Langholz @marialangholz.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

pretty wild statement re: Republican Chris Madel drop from race for MN governor: "Saying he cannot support the national GOP's 'stated retribution on citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so."

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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Voting NO on the DHS funding bill is the bare minimum. Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum. Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum. ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.

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Simon S. Andersen @snakepixel.art · 25/01/2026

People keep saying the codenames in Metal Gear Solid sound like Megaman X bosses, so I decided to give them actual designs. Matches the scale of my other X mockups. Something I've been sitting on for several years that I finally decided to wrap up tonight. #megaman #pixelart #ドット絵

Pixel art of various animal themed robot bosses. The tag at the top says MegaGear X

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Democrats can and must make it clear there will be trials and anyone even somewhat associated with ICE will face them. Maybe give a quit-your-job deadline on appeasement and give people 72 hours. I don't know. But currently the plan is to let them murder us in the street and get away with it.

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Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

I don’t want to hear anything from an elected official unless it’s a plan to defund the DHS and impeach Noem, Bovino, etc. No texts. No emails. No talk about the economy. Step up or step off.

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Zach Ota @zachota.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Minnesotans are showing the soul of the United States to the world.

Jeff Wheeler, The Minnesota Star Tribune

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5 foot Home Depot skeleton @redderbeanpaste.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

The guy that runs the Reddit where people post about patting their cat on the butt like bongos has put his foot down

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Jeff Rueter @jeffrueter.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti. "Please get the truth out about our son."

Statement from Michael and Susan Pretti
Parents of Alex Jeffrey Pretti

“We are heartbroken but also very angry.

Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital. Alex wanted to make a difference in this world. Unfortunately, he will not be with us to see his impact.

I do not throw around the ‘hero’ term lightly. However, his last thought and act was to protect a woman. The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump’s murdering and cowardly ICE thugs. He had his phone in his right hand and his empty left hand is raised above his head while trying to protect the woman ICE just pushed down, all while being pepper sprayed.

Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man. Thank you.

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Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now

Alex Pretti from his early days working at the VA

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aka Bear Michaels @akabearmichaels.com · 24/01/2026

MN has no death penalty. They decided long ago that execution was barbaric, after a hanging went wrong. In Mankato where Walz coached football, there is a memorial commemorating the site of the largest mass execution in US history. In MN, state-sponsored killing was a historical note. Until now.

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