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📖 HS ELA and APLAC Teacher. Reader. Backpacker. 🌒🌕🌘 Gen X 🤘✌️ Every post comes with a typo. 😖

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Erin Maye Quade @erinmayequade.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Minnesota was the third state in the nation to abolish the death penalty. 115 years ago.
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Bren @bren-wagner.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Backpacking in MN in October is beautiful… and this year very 🥵
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Pissedoffpundit @pissedoffpundant.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
👏💯👏💯👏💯👏💯👏💯👏💯👏💯👏💯👏💯🤔...
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Fossilized Tree Sap @amberrl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
SAVE OUR SUMMIT BREWERY St. Paul Tap. Right now. cc @comobelladonna.bsky.social
Me and Lauren in front of a Save Our Summit Brewery thermometer
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Truth 💥
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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 19/09/2026
if you’re the white woman who was picking up a bat in downtown minneapolis on hennepin ave between washington & 3rd on 9/15 at noon, the minnesota department of health would like to talk to you because that shit was RABID! i would also like to talk to you because girl, wtf
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
protecting, maintaining and improving the health of il Minesotans
RABID BAT FOUND ON SIDEWALK
On Tuesday, September 15 at about 12pm, a bat was found on the sidewalk on Hennepin Ave between N. Washington Ave and N 3°St.
The bat died and was sent for rabies testing. This bat tested positive for
rabies.
A woman was seen crouching by the bat and putting it into a bag. She was described as a 25-to-30-year-old white woman, about 5'5", with curly brown hair and a curly-haired golden retriever-like dog. If this was you, please call 911 and ask to be connected to Animal Care & Control.
Bites from bats are tiny, may be painless, and may not leave a mark. An person who had physical contact or touched this bat should talk with health care provider this weekend for assessment. During the week, Minnesota Department of Health can also provide rabies assessments at 651-201-5414.
If vou did not touch or have any contact with the bat, you have no risk of rabies and do not need shots.
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Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 19/09/2026
There is one thing we should be clear-eyed about right now: AI developers aren’t above the laws we have currently on the books. They can and should be prosecuted and held liable if they break the law and their products harm us.
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Radiator Cat @catsaremypeople.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Hey #Minnesota #Minneapolis #StPaul 1 positive thing we can do tonight - turn off your lights! #Migration #Birds
Map of Minnesota showing bird migratory path in red with text that says, Minnesota Lights Out Alert. September 9, 2026. If you're in the red turn off lights tonight.
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House Public Information Services @mnhouseinfo.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Are you a college student interested in the legislative process? Learn more about the Minnesota House of Representatives' 2027 Undergraduate Internship Program! Deadline to apply is Oct. 29 ⏳https://www.house.mn.gov/sergeant/internship #mnleg
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Minnesota House of Representatives
Undergraduate Internship Program
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 05/09/2026
Good news: he lost.
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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Yep, leave me behind….. #BookSky
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Bren @bren-wagner.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Not the obits I wanted to read this week.
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Bren @bren-wagner.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Deflock.org
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MaryMM @marymm.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
🪣 Please share💧 I'm calling on every resident of Saint Paul and Minneapolis to select one or more boulevard trees and to give them a big, slow drink of water today via jars, buckets or hoses. Our trees are in crisis and you can make a huge difference. ❤️👍🌳🌲🍁
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City of Saint Paul @cityofsaintpaul.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
If your organization had up to $40,000 to help make Saint Paul safer in 2027, what would you do? The City of Saint Paul Office of Neighborhood Safety wants to know. Applications for 2027 public safety proposals are open now through September 17. Learn more at stpaul.gov/ons
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Office of Neighborhood Safety
Through the Office of Neighborhood Safety, Saint Paul is expanding how we keep each other safe. Established by community recommendation in 2022, ONS has made preventive public safety a core City service. Our teams work directly with Saint Paul residents to interrupt cycles of crisis. We address the...
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Bren @bren-wagner.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
A beautiful day for hiking the #SHT in #MN
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 18/08/2026
I’m using my executive authority to ban nonferrous mining in the Boundary Waters.    As far as my administration is concerned, the fight for the future of the Boundary Waters is over. The verdict is in. The decision is made. We will protect this place.
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Keith Dawson @kdawson.tldr.nettime.org.ap.brid.gy · 16/08/2026
Eyes Off Saint Paul is participating in the national week of action against automated license plate readers. #noalprs #deflock
Eyes Off Saint Paul

National Week Of Action Against ALPRs

Tuesday 8/18
Western District Community Meeting
Saint Paul Police Department
389 Hamline Avenue North
9 AM

Hear from the department's ALPR lead.
Show up, ask questions, and demand
the city end the program


Wednesday 8/19
City Council Meeting
Saint Paul City Hall - 15 West Kellogg Blvd
3:30 PM

Cut the contract with Skydio
Drones surveil our city and integrate
with ALPR technology. Tell the city no
to mass surveillance.


Friday 8/21
Demonstration
Pascal Street bridge (over I-94)
4 PM


Saturday 8/22
Community gathering
Mattocks Park - 441 Macalester Street
10 AM

Learn more about ALPRS and write a
post card to city council.


Pick up a yard sign:

NO SURVEILLANCE
GET THE FLOCK OUT
eyesoffsaintpaul.org

Suggested donation: $5
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Anne Lutz Fernandez @lutzfernandez.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
I've updated my document that tackles four of the common arguments used to encourage teachers to use AI. I hope this will be helpful to those educators wanting to push back on AI mania.
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Resisting School AI Mania Help Sheet
Help Sheet: Resisting AI Mania in Schools K-12 educators are under increasing pressure to use—and have students use—a wide range of AI tools. (The term “AI” is used loosely here, just as it is by man...
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Bren @bren-wagner.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Finally! I’ve hiked this area multiple times in the heat making it one of my least favorite places. Yesterday, I was on trail by 9 am and the milder morning temp and constant breeze changed my mind about this trail. #Hiking #Afton
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Bren @bren-wagner.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
#booksky Current read
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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 02/08/2026
I wonder if students today would be less likely to lean on AI for writing assignments if schools had made sure they could touch-type (at least 60wpm) before having them submit all their assignments online. 1/🧵
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Bren @bren-wagner.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
💯 🎯 @startribune.com #Minnesota #BWCA These pix were taken fewer than 24 hours apart. Grand Marais and Hwy 61 near Tofte in mid-July.
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Bren @bren-wagner.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Finally watched Hamnet. I read and loved the book years ago, and was worried the film couldn’t match my expectations . . . The film was excellent. 🥰😭🎉
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Bren @bren-wagner.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
#MN #NorthShore Monday morning vs Tuesday afternoon.
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Bren @bren-wagner.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
This Buried Apple Feature Turns an iPhone Into the Perfect Kids’ Dumb Phone
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Bren @bren-wagner.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
This is fantastic news! I had melanoma 5 years ago (early ~ish detection 🙏) and have had several precancerous spot removed since. Staying vigilant and sun-safe is extremely important; knowing a vaccine is a possibility is reason to celebrate. Everyone needs a skin cancer screening by a derm.
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Ryan @ryansmits.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
I wrote up some thoughts about the new required list of literary works that Texas just adopted including ways to resist: www.ryansmits.com/2026/06/thou... They don't go into effect for a few more years, but now is the time to start thinking about how to respond. #Texas #censorship #EduSky
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Thoughts on Texas' 2026 Literary Works Requirement
Thoughts on the   2026 Texas Literary Works List   The State of Texas just adopted a new policy where they are going to require specific t...
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Bren @bren-wagner.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
You’ve crashed your last test dummies.
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nancabell.bsky.social @nancabell.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Minnesota 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
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CAKE @thebandcake.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
The congressional switchboard number is (202) 224-3121. Put it in your cell phone. Use it. If you're not calling at least once a week, you're not doing your part.
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hanmuli.bsky.social @hanmuli.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
www.reuters.com/technology/n...
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Norway imposes near ban on AI in elementary school
Norway is imposing a near ban on the use of generative AI tools by elementary school pupils while also restricting their ​use in the education of older children to prevent a ‌negative impact on learni...
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Bren @bren-wagner.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Heading to #AVID in Orlando. 😃🏖️
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Kat 🕊️ @smith83k.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Mark your calendars! 🗓️ Jane Fonda is livestreaming a concert from NYC during the UFC fight. 🎶 Sunday, June 14th at 7:30PM ET 🎤 #1A #FreeSpeech #Pinks
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Cursed Morsels @cursedmorsels.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Twin Cities friends: we'll be tabling at the Book Fair for Grown-Ups this July! The first ten people who buy a ticket with the code CURSED23 get 50% off the entrance fee. Can't wait to see you there!
Flyer for Book Fair for Grown-Ups. July 11th, 2026. 11 am to 7 pm. Minnesota State Fair Grounds. Over 240 bookstores, authors, publishers, and makers. Food trucks and craft beer. QR code takes you to the ticket site.
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Heather Turner @techielibgrl.com · 28/05/2026
Jason Reynolds asks a powerful question about AI in education: What happens when the tool disappears? This piece explores effort, literacy, resilience, and whether AI is quietly stealing students’ fortitude. (Sidenote: Luv Jason Reynolds ❤️) www.edutopia.org/video/jason-...
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Jason Reynolds on What AI Is Quietly Stealing From the Next Generation
What opportunities could a generation of students potentially lose when technology does the hard work for them? The celebrated author shares his thoughts on the hidden price of convenience.
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Virginia Helena @v-helena.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Handwriting isn’t just “slower typing.” EEG studies show writing by hand recruits broader sensorimotor, visual, memory, and attentional networks than typing the same words. The brain learns through movement too, not only through information. 🧠✍️ #neuroskyence #neuroscience #brain #EEG #words
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CAKE @thebandcake.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
The congressional switchboard number is (202) 224-3121. Put it in your cell phone. Use it. If you're not calling at least once a week, you're not doing your part.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
For more than a decade, Stephen Colbert has been one of the top voices of late night—making us laugh and, even more importantly, reminding us who we are and what America stands for. Michelle and I enjoyed being Stephen’s guests—even when the games were rigged—and we’re grateful to call him a friend.
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carolmac80💙🌈☮️🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇸🇺🇦🧿🌊 @carolmac80.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
"Democratic governors and state legislators need to realize that this is no longer about fairness; it’s about fighting back so that they are not engineered out of the House forever. And I get that Dems don’t have the stomach for this kind of warfare--- find it."
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Aurin Chowdhury MPLS City Council Member W12 @aurinmpls.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
1/ 📢 Minneapolis neighbors — your input matters. This Wed, May 13 at 6PM. I'm proposing a pause on data center development in Minneapolis to build a regulatory framework that truly protects our community on May 21 🧵
Data Centers & Minneapolis
Community Meeting & Discussion
Hosted by CM Chowdhury
Nokomis
Community Center
Wednesday 5/13, 6-7:30 PM
2401 E Minnehaha
Pkwy, Minneapolis,
MN 55417
Share your concerns and thoughts on Data Centers.
Ask questions on the future of.
Data Centers & their prevalence.
Learn about the proposed Data Center Moratorium
Discuss the environmental, infrastructure, zoning, land use concerns to inform a.• regulatory framework.
Can't make it? Email us your feedback.
Ward12@minneapolismn.gov
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Michelle Obama warned everyone. Kamala Harris warned everyone. Hillary Clinton warned everyone.
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Democratic Activists @democratswin.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Californians, vote Strategically to stop the Republicans taking your state. #CaliforniaGovernor #stopmaga
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Jane Voter @janevoter2018.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
In 23, a 20 year moratorium on mining was placed on the pristine portion of the Superior National Forest that drains into the famed Boundary Waters in Minnesota. Why are immigrants who help the USA being rounded up, but foreign mining companies, who will strip the minerals & beauty welcomed in?
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Boundary Waters at Risk Again As Trump Administration Declares Support for Copper Mine
In a series of tweets, high-level officials at USDA and Interior said they’re working to renew leases for a previously banned mining project on the edge of America’s most popular wilderness area
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
THE SENATE IS VOTING ON THE BOUNDARY WATERS RIGHT NOW! Tonight, while most people are watching TV or putting their kids to bed, the U.S. Senate is taking a vote that could permanently end protections for one of the most beloved wilderness areas in America.
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Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 16/04/2026
I’m holding the Senate floor tonight in protest of legislation that would allow a copper-nickel sulfide mine on the doorstep of the Boundary Waters. Not this mine. Not this place.
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SENATOR HOLDS THE FLOOR TO DEFEND THE BOUNDARY WATERS
YouTube video by Senator Tina Smith
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Bren @bren-wagner.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Truly delightful thread 🎉
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 09/04/2026
If you can automatically register people for the draft, then you can automatically register people to vote. www.militarytimes.com/news/your-mi...
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Automatic registration for US military draft-eligible men to begin in December
Automatic registration into Selective Service was mandated in December 2025, when President Donald Trump signed into law the fiscal year 2026 NDAA.
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