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Anne Ursu

@anneursu.bsky.social
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I write books, herd cats, and mostly stay under the bed. Latest release: Not Quite a Ghost. Minneapolis, always. anneursu@mac.com

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Anne Ursu @anneursu.bsky.social · 5h
I mean, it's one health care, Michael. What could it cost, a hundred dollars?
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Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 30/09/2026
People saying what Amy Klobuchar was doing here looked tame do not understand the body language, tone, and affect of Minnesotans. She basically tarred and feathered this man in the town square while cackling with glee
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Anne Ursu @anneursu.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
almost everyone watches women's sports
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Norm Charlatan @normcharlatan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
So much transphobia about kids is parents struggling to work through their own issues about their kids being trans, trying to do everything they can other than support and love them.
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Kaitlin Kal Lee @kaitlinkallee.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Every bit of this. I’m sick of rape culture and rapists getting away with it.
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Wes Burdine @wesburdine.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Nothing but respect for My Governor
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Anne Ursu @anneursu.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Every time I hear one of these stories, I think of Lacy Crawford's Notes on a Silencing--a chilling account of the way power coalesces around itself. These boys should have been expelled, charged, the frat dissolved. Instead, they got to Chat GPT apology letters, and we go around again.
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Nanjala @nanjala.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The Connecticut Sun deserved better than how the league has treated them. Eternal thanks to the Mohegan nation - the first indigenous American nation to own a major league professional sports team, for ensuring Native American heritage was celebrated every season. #wnba
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Aneesah Morrow Cheers for Connecticut Sun
ALT: Aneesah Morrow Cheers for Connecticut Sun
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Minnesota is a shit hole that I’m embarrassed to live in. Here’s why Minnesotans should make me their next senator. by Michele Tafoya
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Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Maybe art is a response to the times we are living through. Maybe the most-celebrated art is something that is both crafted with excellence and resonates with the moment. (To quote Brecht: "In dark times Will there also be singing? Yes, there will be singing. About the dark times.")
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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
As someone else said to me the other day - there are five days of great weather in Minnesota and all of them will happen in the next month.
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
"This election is about the threat of trans kids" is the worst possible messaging for Dems yet so many candidates are leaning into it. No voter will flip R->D over it. Low-info voters read this as "you're focused on bullshit that doesn't affect me" while the base reads this as "you're an asshole."
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Paul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
You can’t have it both ways. You can’t be “It’s simple math, vote blue no matter who, grow up” and ALSO believe you are fighting fascism by making calculations as to who’s expendable. The world we’re in now demands more from us. More from everyone.
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Paul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Once you start conceding ground to the “protect sports” angle in order to win an election you’re not fighting for anyone’s rights
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Paul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
It’s very simple and it’s been said over and over but I guess it needs saying continuously: if you deem one group too small to have equal rights you are enabling fascism, not fighting it. The people saying Dems are GREAT on trans rights are not paying attention and/or saying stuff like this.
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The Democrats defend the Kennedy Center but not trans people.
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@treewarrior.bsky....
maybe because defending everything about a super small minority of the population is not worth losing to fascists
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Nate Pentz @natepentz.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Happy Unrivaled in Minneapolis Day to all who celebrate!!!
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cottonquiltsedi.bsky.social @cottonquiltsedi.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Doing this work with @anneursu.bsky.social @triciaebarvia.bsky.social Jarrett Krosoczka & Brandy Colbert leaves me so proud to be part of the #kidlit community
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Anne Ursu @anneursu.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
or we have to sacrifice seven people to the lake monster
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Anne Ursu @anneursu.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
such an honor to be a judge and so happy for these amazing books.
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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
There’s such an easy answer to this “gotcha” question and it’s “Sports are inherently unsafe and unfair and it’s ridiculous to single out trans athletes when we allow 150 pound linebackers to go up against 260 pound linemen in freshman football on a daily basis. Let kids play with their friends.”
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Sarah @shhhhh-hush.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
accurate. timely. relevant. we could all use more @mcsweeneys.net in our lives.
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Lia Swope Mitchell @liaswopemitchell.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
NYTimes Connections just trolling Minneapolis here. How is this not a right answer? WTF
Shot of a Connections board with Purple, Corvette, Doves, and Beret selected, as these are all featured in the titles of famous Prince songs
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Dana Holtzbert @danaholtzbert.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
If Lynx fans are disgruntled, it's because of the 2024 Finals, not you or your friend. #WNBA
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Mitch @mitchas.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Left a big box by the back door to take out and one of my cats tried to assassinate the other with it.
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Valerie Valkyrie @beezygrey.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
The WNBA would rather light itself on fire and drive away all of its most loyal fans that do anything that might piss off the fascists who want to end women's sports entirely and set up Gilead instead.
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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 21/08/2026
Gonna keep saying this: if Klobuchar wins, Sen. Smith should be the interim US Senate appointment through (Special) Election Day 2027. Minnesota retains seniority, expertise, progressive power & gets open/fair 2027 primary. #sorrynotsorry, Tina.
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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 22/08/2026
Threw him some dough today, want a decision-maker who won’t throw innocent black men in prison to sate the baying of the moderate mob
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disgruntled lesbian of Minneapolis @phoenix-rights.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
I need everyone who’s being loud about Klob being milquetoast on trans rights to shift focus to one of the leading candidates for Hennepin Cty Attorney actively campaigning with an anti-trans GOP legislator Folk must not be elected. We really need to get out there for @cedrickfrazier.bsky.social
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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 21/08/2026
the minneapolis police department spent $30 million on overtime in 2025 alone, but the behavioral crisis unit spending $25 million in FIVE YEARS warrants a story about its costs and oversight concerns? copaganda from the star tribune ahead of budget season www.startribune.com/minneapolis-...
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s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 20/08/2026
Forcing disabled people into institutions and stripping us of health care is part of the admin's larger eugenic project: We have a right to live joyfully and supported in our communities, and this deprives us of our rights, freedoms, and, ultimately, lives.
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They grew up with disability rights. Now, they're fighting to keep them
Siblings Cody and Kaleigh Brendle have grown up with the right to community integration. Now, they worry those protections for people with disabilities like them are being eroded.
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Darth Vader praises Flock cameras: "This is what the Emperor needs. This technology will help us find the rebel scum and their hidden base on Hoth."
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Anne Ursu @anneursu.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
I also had to save the Little Match Girl after being deeply traumatized by a Children's Theatre Company production of the fairy tale as a kid
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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
i’m not sure whether normies and non-sports fans understand the extent to which right-wing weirdos are waging their culture war through the WNBA right now
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Anne Ursu @anneursu.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
You can be inclusive or you can allow in bigots. You cannot have both. @wnba.com Who are you going to choose?
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Julia Serano @juliaserano.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
I would like to believe this isn't true. but with each plain-to-see horrible "misstep" WNBA has made during this debacle, it's getting harder & harder to ignore this possibility 👇
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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Given the state of things re books, predatory corporations, etc... it is more imperative than ever to buy your books from indie bookstores and their online sites. Exclusively.
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Anne Ursu @anneursu.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Michelle Tafoya wore a New York skyline dress to the 2024 Finals
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Dave @daveamp.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Michelle Tafoya thinks Ron Gant should have been safe.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/08/2026
"Ultimately, the gadflies don’t seem to actually understand how being a transgender athlete works. The idea that cisgender men like Enes and Royce would voluntarily undergo chemical castration to try to join the WNBA and make a minuscule rookie salary is farcical on its face."
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Transgender athletes are a red herring
It's a non-problem meant to exclude people from public life.
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MPR News @mprnews.org · 15/08/2026
An undercover federal agent infiltrated a Minneapolis church despite a court order barring immigration enforcement at churches in its network. Newly released documents also show federal agents surveilled the church several times this spring.
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Feds spying in Minneapolis church may have violated court order
Homeland Security spied on a Minneapolis church in May as part of an investigation into alleged anti-ICE activities, potentially violating a court order barring federal agents from enforcing civil imm...
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Chris Steller @chrissteller.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Mr. st. Helen’s was an a inside job. Bumper sticker on lamppost
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Still A CT Sun Fan 😭 @keindas.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I bet we won't hear from any of the "protect women" folks who oozed out from the swamp recently with opinions on this. #WNBA
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tim dewey @tjdfotographist.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I’m sorry for everything I’ve said about Mrs. Leavitt; I didn’t know about the friendly exclamation points.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12/08/2026
"It’s more than a little craven to rub elbows w/Stephen Miller at nerd prom, even as he paints a target on backs of journalists. But that pales in comparison to the clanging impropriety of yucking it up w/a man who uses reporters as a human shield, then threatens to lock them up for reporting on it"
publicnotice.co
Trump uses reporters as human shield, gets feted as guest of honor
Steepest of learning curves.
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Anne Ursu @anneursu.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Here I thought proximity to the patriarchy would save her
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s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 12/08/2026
Democratic 'strategists': You guys we gotta just steadily erode trans rights because they're too divisive, too bad, so sad Democratic voters:
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Minnesota Reformer @minnesotareformer.com · 12/08/2026
Peggy Flanagan, a citizen of the White Earth Nation, would make history as the first Native American woman to serve in the U.S. Senate if elected. Her name in Ojibwe is Gizhiiwewidamikwe — “speaks in a loud and clear voice woman.” minnesotareformer.com/2026/08/11/p...
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Peggy Flanagan wins Democratic Senate primary in Minnesota in victory for progressive flank • Minnesota Reformer
Progressive Democrats notched another major victory over the moderate wing of the party in Minnesota Tuesday night, when Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan defeated U.S. Rep. Angie Craig in what’s believed to be...
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Aleesa @akuzee.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Minnesota is on track to reach a record one million primary voters. Right now at 943,060 with 19 percent of precincts yet to report.
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UmmSqueaky @ummsqueaky.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Minnesota will never forget. We will never forgive. Fuck ICE and all the rest. Go get ‘em Peggy. (Art by La Gata Fea Linocut)
A common loon in the middle of a linocut print, its wings spread wide with a banner reading never forget, never forgive.  It grips a Minnesota flag in its talons
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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 12/08/2026
native women in ribbon skirts on the stairs of first ave upper level dancing with their peggy flanagan signs
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