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Bill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · 8h

Night two. Factory Showroom featured. #tmbg

Bill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · 10h

At least right now I have one extra TMBG ticket for *tonight* at First Ave. If you’d like it, make a donation to a progressive candidate or to Transforming Families (www.tffmn.org) and let me know you did so.

tffmn.org

Transforming Families MN

Transforming Families offers confidential peer-support meetings for trans, non-binary, gender non-conforming and questioning youth, and their families.

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Nate Miller @atarifan2600.bsky.social · 10h

It’s twin cities marathon weekend! I’ll be on the north side of Summit and Prior, along with a 12’ skeleton. Mile 6 or 22, depending on the race. If you’re running and want refreshments, let me know and I got you covered. Bananas, drinks, candy, bacon, sliders, cookies… say the word.

A photo of a large plastic Skelton wearing a race bib in the background. The foreground is a picture of of some tables with lots of snacks like m&ms, cheezits, and god knows what else a sicko out of their mind in a race fog at 22 miles might look forward to eating.

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Daniel Suitor @danielsuitor.com · 11h

Will is 100% right. Has happened to multiple clients of mine. One judge (not my case) has said that this isn't really release and ordered the person *actually* released. But it's forcing us habeas attorneys to win our cases twice (or more)

On September 9, 2026, Respondents permitted Pablo F. to exit the building where
he was detained, but he was immediately swarmed by four ICE officers and handcuffed as
soon as he stepped outside. (Doc. No. 25-3 at 4:48:45–4:49:26.)3
The officers drove him
to the back of the Whipple building and returned him to a holding cell. (Doc. No. 21 ¶¶ 8–
9; Doc. No. 25 ¶ 5.) During this encounter, officers dislocated Pablo F.’s shoulder. (Doc.
No. 21 ¶ 7.)4
Pablo F. now bringsthis Motion seeking to enforce the Court’s Order granting
the Petition.

Again, Respondents make no attempt whatsoever to support their assertion that
Pablo F. was released. Absent any such argument, the Court cannot agree that a reasonable
person would have felt free to leave when exiting the detention facility and immediately
being stopped by ICE officers. Likewise, absent some argument, the Court necessarily
concludes that Pablo F. was subject to restraints not shared by the public generally when
he took one step outside of the detention facility and was immediately stopped by ICE
officers who forcibly returned him to a detention cell. Because Respondents do not make
any legal argument that Pablo F. was ever meaningfully released from custody, the Court
grants the motion and orders Pablo F.’s release.6
6 To be clear, Pablo F. is not arguing, and the Court is not concluding, that an order of
release in a habeas matter renders unlawful any future arrests. Rather, the Court reaches
the narrow conclusion that because Respondents advance no legal argument in this case to
support their assertion that Pablo F. was released from custody, and because the
uncontested facts show that ICE officers immediately swarmed Pablo F. as soon as he
stepped out of the building, Pablo F. was not released from custody.

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Bill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · 18h

Here to report that Midway Diner’s biscuits are legit

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Bill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · 19h

I’ve wondered why my doctor never seems to be as rushed as some I’ve seen. Today he mentioned that he intentionally makes less money so he can spend more time with his patients. And man, he’s awesome and I’m positive I’m getting better care.

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Bill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · 20h

Another banger from the Mac student paper

Opinion
You should cover your mouth when you yawn

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Bill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · 20h

That’s a indirect but clear suggestion of resignation or recall. (from www.twincities.com/2026/10/01/s...) (gift link)

St. Paul City Council Member Molly Coleman said Thursday that the "the findings of that investiga- tion make clear both that the Mayor engaged in abso- lutely inexcusable workplace conduct and that there is not at present a functional rela- tionship between the Mayor
and the Police Department." "The situation as it currently stands is not tena- ble, and is not serving the people of St. PaulẠỊạColeman continued. "I'm looking to the Mayor to show us, quickly, that there's a path forward; until and unless that happens, every option needs to be on
the tableại

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Bill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · 20h

Via Structure Tech (a home inspection outfit)’s FB account; honestly if we’d seen this in a house I’d have made an offer on the spot. The live-laugh-love-font “The Best Seat In The House” sign on the tank makes it perfect.

A classic Minnesota basement toilet, but this one is on a platform that appears to be about 1-2 feet off the ground

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Bill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · 22h

Let It Be is now 42 years old. 42 years before the record’s release, “Chattanooga Choo Choo” was at the top of the charts for a full month.

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Bill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🚨CostCo pumpkin pie is on the shelves🚨

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Bill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

A new daily routine is taking photos on the ride home and then uploading to @bikelaneuprising.bsky.social

A GMC parked in the bike lane. Is there an open parking spot directly next to it? You know there is

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Bill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

One subscribes to the Minnesota DNR’s newsletters so that one gets to see photos of absolute units of bats preparing for winter: content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MND...

content.govdelivery.com

Preparing for Winter - Wildlife Edition 🐿️❄️

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Bill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

[sigh] this paragraph is going to make it so that everyone in the St. Paul government is going to have to watch harassment training videos like every three days. (No, sending texts from your personal device does not magically make them free from scrutiny.)

Mayor Her stated that the Weiner Wednesday text was sent using personal devices and
outside of work time, so she does not believe there should be any issue with it. She stated
that she feels very close to [redacted] She has never attended a
Weiner Wednesday event at the Police Department and only heard about it from other
officers

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Bill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Include A Link To The PDF Of The Report You’re Covering Challenge

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Bill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I created this spreadsheet today. This morning, I spent 4:30 from when I left the house to when I started riding, 34:09 riding, and 22:16 from when I walked in the building door to when I walked into my office (e.g., showering, dressing, etc.).

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Bill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

TMBG shows 37, 38, 39, and 40 coming up. (I may have missed a couple in the documentation, but that’s about right.) LMK if you’re out and want to hang.

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Bill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Look, again, I am not this kind of lawyer, but as a general matter, don’t go do podcasts and talk about your case one week after the case was filed

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Bill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

So I was in the orchestra in high school. Our conductor was Jim Hainlen (it is only recently that I have gotten myself to stop calling him Mr. Hainlen). I'd played since elementary school; violin goes back at least to my great-grandfather, who co-founded the School of Music at Indiana University.

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

That's where I've been for a while. We can't even reach questions about the death penalty itself because we fail essential predicates such as "fair and consistent criminal justice system" and "reliable death penalty verdicts that leave no reasonable doubt" and, as shown tonight, "humane execution."

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Bill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I guess his TSA videos are preferable to Noem’s, but I do wish someone had told Markwayne to straighten his tie

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Bill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

There’s an honor flight either arriving at or departing from the next gate over and, to emphasize, that seems like a cool program. But—but—I might suggest that a single bagpiper, or even two, would be sufficient in a low-ceilinged airport terminal rather than five

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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Here, I fixed it for you: "Reddit is killing RSS feeds and ending public API access because it wants the exclusive power to sell your content to AI bots"

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Bill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I am not that kind of lawyer (and I”m almost definitely not your lawyer, whoever you are), to be clear, but I think it’s this: www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cit...

revisor.mn.gov

Sec. 466.07 MN Statutes

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Bill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

While I believe the city is more or less required to provide this defense (and the city is itself a defendant and so needs counsel itself), I do not think that the mayor is required to request or accept it.

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Bill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Two years ago: All day he worked hard and @melvincarter.bsky.social never made a weird grunting noise

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Bill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The Hotel 21c Museum pool in St. Louis remains incredible. Today I read the surprisingly long description of the room and…ah, there *are* some swastikas (not mostly visible) around here. Probably wise to explain

A very cool pool with SWIM FOR LIFE across the bottom of it

A sign:

LaBeaume & Klein (original architects)
1528 Locust Street, 1926 The historic qualities of the pool area are original to the 1926 building, including the encaustic tiles and barrel ceiling. Among the many symbols in the floor tiles, some incorporate a geometric motif that predates World War Il and was widely
used in architectural decoration for centuries. Dating to ancient times and at the time of
construction, this symbol represented wishes for
"good fortune,
," or "well-being" in multiple cultures, including Hinduism, Buddhism,
Jainism, and ancient European cultures. Following the rise of Nazi Germany in the 1930s, this symbol was appropriated and its meaning
permanently altered. Because this building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, original architectural elements are preserved as part of its historical record. Where possible, reversible measures have been used to reduce the visibility of these motifs while maintaining the integrity of the
structure.

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Bill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I bike by this every time I ride to work and I cannot express how much you’d have to try to not recognize this as Not For Cars. (Then again, there were fairly regularly cars on the Ayd Mill bike path early in its existence, it occurs to me.)

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Bill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

“You watched MASH during the pendency of your investigation, true? And texted a friend about what you called rhe ‘dry sardonic wit’ of Benjamin ‘Hawkeye’ Pierce, did you not, SIR?”

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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Just a reminder that this is the same Sen. Schmitt who repeatedly claimed that Chief Judge Boasberg was receiving a disproportionate share of Trump-related cases because he confused the D.C. Superior Court (which has 62 judges) with the D.C. district court (which has 15).

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Bill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A friend who enters art into the Texas State Fair says that (as far as she knows) there is no rule against political stuff but that she suspects judges wouldn’t accept it. There are yearly themes (this year: Patriotism!).

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Bill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I appreciate this spam/phishing effort trying something other than “hey, wanna get coffee“: “Your dog has damaged most of the flowers in my garden. I hope you can prevent that next time.”

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Bill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I think this, more or less, every day

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Bill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I really don't even understand why one would use AI to make this graphic. Even if you don't want to hire someone, this is an easy thing to make without that! And it won't make me recoil to get it in the email! mailchi.mp/mnrunseries/...

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Bill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Turns out the show is now on a public station out of Ohio University. Wednesdays at noon on their AM station. Hello, the other Athens college town! (“Bought” is not really accurate. The show is free to stations.)

Email from PRX indicating that WOUB got Spare the Rock

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Bill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

yesssss Michael Shannon and Jason Narducy doing Document 3/11

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Bill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This was, indeed, absurd (see the thread for a few photos). The convention is in Orlando this week and has displays on Wednesday and I think Friday nights, and if you can get to them you should: web.cvent.com/event/ccd230...

web.cvent.com

Home - 2026 APA Annual Meeting & Convention

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Bill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

So everyone can start their celebration planning: This record turns 42 on Friday. (I’m hoping @tmbg.bsky.social at least plays “We’re The Replacements” to celebrate.) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let_It_...

en.wikipedia.org

Let It Be (The Replacements album) - Wikipedia

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Bill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I overheard a barista this morning tell her coworker, "I tell you what, I had a human skull, but I couldn't sell it to her" and I really wish I'd heard more of that conversation

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Bill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

And today, Frank announced that after next year’s Lost Evenings, he will cease touring for the foreseeable future. The man’s done like 3,100 shows over 29 years and goes hard at every one. That’s a fair decision.

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Bill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Come to the PE investment announcement for the scare quotes around “stand,” stay to learn that it is *solely* drive-throughs. www.blackstone.com/news/press/b...

blackstone.com

Blackstone Announces Growth Investment in 7 Brew - Blackstone

Press releases, portfolio company news, and timely updates on our business.

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Bill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

In the last four days, I saw 19 total sets by 17 bands. Three nights of Frank Turner’s Lost Evenings festival and one night seeing Starbomb and openers. LE is a superbly well-run and -booked festival and it’s a bummer (but understandable) that next year’s at Wembley will be the last one.

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