Sign in

Benjamin Park

@benjaminpark.bsky.social
286 followers 380 following 773 posts

a new ecclesiology | open.substack.com/pub/parkbenjamin | based in the sunny Twin Cities

PostsRepliesMedia
Benjamin Park @benjaminpark.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
youtu.be/0UUeqvquXZI?...
youtu.be
Brett Favre interception by Saints Tracy Porter NFC Championship. Paul Allen's Call
YouTube video by ajames00012
000
Reposted by Benjamin Park
The Onion @theonion.com · 04/10/2026
Baby Painted Purple For Vikings Game
Baby Painted Purple For Vikings Game
581985144
Benjamin Park @benjaminpark.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
maybe im being dense, but couldnt ai companies build a lot of good will by publicly dedicating a set share of tokens to solving the ai climate problem? www.wired.com/story/data-c...
wired.com
The Data Center Backlash Should Also Be a Climate Reckoning. It Isn’t Yet
Climate groups are latching onto the data center opposition movement, but it remains to be seen if they can get people to care about the facilities’ impact on the atmosphere.
000
Reposted by Benjamin Park
JBF @jbf.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Come play bingo tomorrow for a good cause! Yay charitable gambling! Yay public school soccer! This event supports both the boys and girls teams at Roseville!
022
Benjamin Park @benjaminpark.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Reuse The Blood
000
Reposted by Benjamin Park
Cassidy Hettesheimer @cassidyhett.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
New ad across the street from Target Center this morning 🥽
311323
Benjamin Park @benjaminpark.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
every escape room should be in a former church or masonic temple lazaruslodge.com
lazaruslodge.com
Home - The Lodge of Lazarus Crowe
VOTED #1 ESCAPE ROOM IN THE USA – THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT The Lodge of Lazarus Crowe Immersive Escape Experiences Choose Your Room Your Mission Awaits Review the case files and pick your perfec...
000
Benjamin Park @benjaminpark.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
pam oliver wondering how greg olson is under a roof right now and she isnt
000
Benjamin Park @benjaminpark.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
“Belonging is something you receive. It’s a feeling that happens to you when you walk into a room and the room is glad” #lizbuchar
000
Reposted by Benjamin Park
St Louis CITY SC @stlcitysc.com · 17/09/2026
𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘆 🤩 Tonight’s Man of the Match 🙌
0394
Reposted by Benjamin Park
Streets.mn @streets.mn · 16/09/2026
National Links: Reform is Hard in Auto Oriented Cities: streets.mn/2026/09/16/national-link… Charlotte's light rail systems, dead malls, and municipal wealth funds
1103
Reposted by Benjamin Park
Frederick Melo, Reporter (TwinCities.com, Pioneer Press) @frederickmelo.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
On Sept. 9, newsroom management gave us less then two weeks to cull the herd — 2 or 3 of us must go. What do you cut when you’re down to bone? Would St. Paul benefit from not having a City Hall beat? No more State Capitol reporter? No more schools? We must choose by Monday, or layoffs likely follow.
1187
Benjamin Park @benjaminpark.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
“There is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in.” #leonardcohen #salt
010
Benjamin Park @benjaminpark.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
“Enchantment — wherever we may find it (as in nature, poetry, music), or wherever it might find us (as in love) — is not escapism but a truer realism than cynicism, pessimism, or optimism” #marginalian #tolkien
000
Reposted by Benjamin Park
Awful Announcing @awfulannouncing.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
In case you were wondering why Kenny Albert pronounced "Etienne" as "Ay-Chun" today...
awfulannouncing.com
Saints RB Travis Etienne Jr. says we've been saying his name wrong this whole time
Saints RB Travis Etienne Jr. says he gave up trying to get people to properly pronounce his last name, but would like to try again.
4153
Benjamin Park @benjaminpark.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
@startribune.com www.startribune.com/youth-sports... if usasoccer is serious about soccer reform, they should start with telling national and state soccer associations to limit travel. plenty of quality at home.
startribune.com
Yuen: Youth sports are booming, and families are paying the price
The escalating pursuit of an “elite” athlete is testing what Minnesota families can afford — and endure.
000
Reposted by Benjamin Park
Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The Onion has created a machine that will kill everyone on Earth that is coincidentally running out of money and the only way to slow it down is if my staff and I take a six-week vacation to Cabo San Lucas.
230113171300
Reposted by Benjamin Park
acieb.bsky.social @acieb.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Can we sponsor the September 29th match as "Disappointed MNUFC Fans"?
361
Benjamin Park @benjaminpark.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
What does the ineffable mean for AI www.themarginalian.org/2026/09/10/a... #AI #theology
themarginalian.org
The Unspeakable World: Alan Watts on How to Touch the Pulse of Life
What makes life so disorienting is that its greatest revelations and greatest transformations are inarticulable. William James knew this when he listed ineffability as the first of the four feature…
000
Benjamin Park @benjaminpark.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
my fav! but this article raises a thought for me: tech/social media is so bad right now, but the potential is there for something truly helpful. if the will was there, tech could help us bridge misunderstandings and find the humanity in each other instead of feeding our basest instincts and fears
001
Benjamin Park @benjaminpark.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
sub gene and mauricio in, promptly give up a goal #mnufc well, the loons nosediving this bad this means the vikings have to be good this year, right…right???
010
Benjamin Park @benjaminpark.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
and just like that spongebob has emerged as the only work friendly meme theme
000
Benjamin Park @benjaminpark.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
incredible thread
121
Benjamin Park @benjaminpark.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
if ai is built on guessing which words make sense in response to words received, and if theology is always limited by language’s natural boundaries, then is it safe to say ai completely lacks the ability to sense the numinous?
000
Reposted by Benjamin Park
InfoWars @realinfowars.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Now in Gunmetal Grey!
A person in the background carrying a bag over their shoulder. In the foreground, a large gray cat sits beside a cardboard box labeled "CATS FOR MEN." The text above reads "Introducing CATS FOR MEN™," and below the box, it says "The first feline designed for real, masculine men."
242128582643
Benjamin Park @benjaminpark.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
ncaaf is primed to introduce relegation/promotion, but between power conferences and the rest. the conferences already have the flexibility to add/remove programs year by year. how amazing would it be if Illinois was playing for its B1G life at the end of the year, facing the prospect…
110
Reposted by Benjamin Park
The Onion @theonion.com · 31/08/2026
Nation’s Quiet, Gangly Kids In Cargo Pants Announce Plans To Be Freakishly Good At Cross Country theonion.com/nations-quiet-gangly-k…
Nation’s Quiet, Gangly Kids In Cargo Pants Announce Plans To Be Freakishly Good At Cross Country
513833284
Reposted by Benjamin Park
Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 31/08/2026
macabre = “muh-KAHB” Worcestershire = “WOOSS-ter-sheer” omnipotent = “ahm-NI-puh-tunt” reticent = “RET-uh-sunt” epitome = “ih-PIT-uh-mee” myriad = "MEER-ee-ud" Never make fun of someone if they mispronounce a word. It means they learned it by reading.
795166623670
Benjamin Park @benjaminpark.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
pretty good
000
Benjamin Park @benjaminpark.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
judging by the cars parked outside my house near the park n ride, todays going to be packed at the Fair
000
Reposted by Benjamin Park
Korea JoongAng Daily @koreajoongangdaily.com · 26/08/2026
A red-brick building stands out amid the trendy stores. Soon, it will become home to #BurgerKing’s first flagship store in the world. Why would the 73-year-old American fast-food chain choose Seoul for its first flagship? www.koreajoongangdaily.com/lifestyle/ha...
koreajoongangdaily.com
Have it your deconstructed way at Burger King's first global flagship in Seoul
Seongsu’s red-brick Flameground uses charred wood, metal and broiler-inspired corridors while serving exclusive burgers and a reservation-only deconstructed Whopper course.
001
Reposted by Benjamin Park
Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The Library is devastated to learn of the passing of Dolly Parton, a music legend and titan of children's literacy. Her Imagination Library program has earned multiple Library Literacy Awards and, in 2018, she visited us to donate its 100 millionth book to our collection and host a story time. 🦋❤️
Dolly Parton reads to children in the Library’s Great Hall in 2018. Photo by Shawn Miller.
194335107162
Benjamin Park @benjaminpark.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
tbf whenever people talk about any warm mlb related childhood memories theyre almost always accomplished within that window
000
Benjamin Park @benjaminpark.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
everybody loses!
000
Reposted by Benjamin Park
Minnesota United FC @mnufc.com · 23/08/2026
Keep it on replay 🔁
1191
Benjamin Park @benjaminpark.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
how did the baby get that far onto the pitch
010
Benjamin Park @benjaminpark.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
once again the Twolves stealing the spotlight from the Loons
000
Benjamin Park @benjaminpark.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
all over MN, crop artists are frantically putting their final seeds into place
191
Benjamin Park @benjaminpark.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
so lore and arod flipped the wolves?
000
Reposted by Benjamin Park
Katie @katiestp.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I’m legitimately crying laughing at this
2111
Benjamin Park @benjaminpark.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
“There are those who seek knowledge for the sake of knowledge; that is curiosity. There are those who seek knowledge to be known by others; that is vanity. There are those who seek knowledge in order to serve; that is Love.” Bernard of Clairvaux
020
Reposted by Benjamin Park
Carson Hartzog @carzharts.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
There's been a lot of speculation over the years about Har Mar's future. It turns out the Roseville shopping center's long-awaited redevelopment hinges on one company — Cub. Gift link for all my east metro faithfuls: www.startribune.com/har-mar-mall...
startribune.com
Har Mar Mall owners want to redevelop property, but they still need to convince Cub Foods
The Roseville shopping center’s owner has been planning an overhaul for four years but is still negotiating with tenants, city records show.
242
Reposted by Benjamin Park
pmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Bauhaus Milhaus
56103082124
Benjamin Park @benjaminpark.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
me after that yeboah missed tap in #leaguescup #mnufc #tigvmin
130
Reposted by Benjamin Park
Wes Burdine @wesburdine.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
There are only 3 coffee shops: The one owned by anarchist lesbians The one owned by a few couples who belong to a really vaguely named church The one owned by private equity
14881
Reposted by Benjamin Park
Erica @ericamauter.com · 28/07/2026
Tuck this away for when the Wolves/Lynx come asking. Do stadiums generate economic activity? Yes. Does a new stadium generate economic activity that otherwise wouldn’t occur? No. Do stadiums generate enough economic activity to pay back public $$$ usually given to the owners to build it? Nope!
screenshot of an article from researcher J.C. Bradbury. it reads:

Though hosted events are associated with spending in and around venues, the relevant policy question is whether they create net new economic activity that would not otherwise have occurred; and if any gains exist, do they exceed the full public cost.

The evidence provides a clear answer: stadiums do not generate economic benefits large enough to justify the public subsidies they typically receive. 
A recent review of more than 100 peer-reviewed studies concluded:

Nearly all empirical studies find little to no tangible impacts of sports teams and facilities on local economic activity, and the level of venue subsidies typically provided far exceeds any observed economic benefits. In total, the deep agreement in research findings demonstrates that sports venues are not an appropriate channel for local economic development policy.

This finding may seem odd, because the spending in and around stadiums is easily observable. However, it fails to increase overall economic output because much of it is redirected from other local entertainment and consumption.
2176
Benjamin Park @benjaminpark.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
duncan what are these balls into the box?? #mnufc
000
Benjamin Park @benjaminpark.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
of AIs many problems, I think the fact that you still cant 100% trust what its telling you is significant. case in point: i asked one model how to clean a sun shirt that ihad a pretty set in mud stain and wasnt finding success. i tried asking another model and it basically told me 2 do the opposite
000
Reposted by Benjamin Park
EMILY WILSON @emilyrcwilson.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
There is a lot to say about the Nolan Odyssey movie. But one point that I think has not been emphasized enough is: this is a film about living in LA, as Nolan, my erstwhile British compatriot and age mate, has done for years. I gather it’s a strange place.
403395718
Reposted by Benjamin Park
Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) @mndot.mn.gov · 21/07/2026
Hey, MN! We're updating our Statewide Bicycle+ System Plan and want to know: • How do you use bikes, e-bikes and e-scooters? • What improvements would most impact your experience? • What changes would encourage you to ride more? Visit our website to take the survey. 🚲
bit.ly
Take the Bicycle+ System Plan Phase 2 Survey
You're invited to share feedback on Minnesota's Statewide Bicycle+ System Plan. This plan aims to make biking safer, more connected, and more accessible across Minnesota. Learn more about the ...
31623