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DarkSkyChaser

@darkskychaser.bsky.social
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Minnesota enthusiast, Twin Cities-based aurora chaser, progressive politics, she/her

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DarkSkyChaser @darkskychaser.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Northern lights this past Friday taken near New London, MN
Green and pink hued northern lights shown above the tree tops
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DarkSkyChaser @darkskychaser.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Quite the lightning show tonight in Otter Tail County. It felt like one long continuous rumble of thunder that didn't let up until the storm passed.
Cloud to cloud lightning strikes above a lake with pontoon and dock in the foreground.
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DarkSkyChaser @darkskychaser.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Posting a bit late but caught a very weak northern lights display this past Thursday in Ottertail County around 11:30 pm. Not visible to the naked eye. I did not linger long though because something was rustling in the grass nearby and it was creeping me out.
Hazy green northern lights over a calm lake
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Naomi Kritzer @naomikritzer.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
It's a loon rising up and spreading its wings like it is about to FUCK YOU UP. Anyway here's a video of the loon! It included sound effects. bsky.app/profile/melr...
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 15/04/2026
Putting America first means stewarding our liberal-democratic republic and listening to the disaffected voters who are increasingly pissed at our current administration.
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Hey, Democrats: Take Yes for an Answer
Welcome America Firsters into the tent—and steal their message.
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DarkSkyChaser @darkskychaser.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
@minndogmom.bsky.social has a post up on IG on some concerning trends with Champlin's appointed council member Huttner. But the the most eye popping might just be his application. That the current council let this slide is hard to defend. Read the full thread here: www.threads.com/@dogdaysofmi...
An application filled out to the bare minimum. "Describe why you are interested in serving as ward 3 council member" Answer: "to serve Champlin"
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NASA | ESA Space Updates @nasaupdates.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
#Artemis II - An Easter message from the Crew onboard the Orion spacecraft 🚀🌕
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NASA | ESA Space Updates @nasaupdates.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
#Artemis II - If space was a sitcom 😂 🚀🌕
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NASA | ESA Space Updates @nasaupdates.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
#Artemis II - Your favourite moon pic so far? Image 1 - This image shows the Moon fully eclipsing the Sun Image 2 - The Vavilov Crater on the rim of the older & larger Hertzsprung basin Image 3 - A distant Earth sets in the background of the moon Image 4 - New Earthset image 🚀🌕🌒🌓🌑 📷’s NASA
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DarkSkyChaser @darkskychaser.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Please restore funding for our weather balloons! The models do not have enough data. Expecting 4-22 inches? Just write a big question mark over the whole thing.
Forecast map showing a range of 4-22 inches of snow over the Twin Cities
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DarkSkyChaser @darkskychaser.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
ONCE AGAIN! Video evidence shows ICE fabricated a story to shield themselves from accountability. Compare the video to the DHS claim that Ruben Ray Martinez was accelerating and had run over an agent. Pure fiction. An innocent life lost. Our country deserves better.
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NPR @npr.org · 23/02/2026
Observers watching federal immigration enforcement in Maine who were told by agents they were "domestic terrorists" and would be added to a "database" or "watchlist" are now part of a new federal class action lawsuit. n.pr/4s6JWgo
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A new lawsuit alleges DHS illegally tracked and intimidated observers
Observers watching federal immigration enforcement in Maine who were told by agents they were "domestic terrorists" and would be added to a "database" or "watchlist" are now part of a new federal class action lawsuit.
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DarkSkyChaser @darkskychaser.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
In case after case, DHS accounts have been directly contradicted by video evidence. There shouldn't be any benefit of a doubt given here. We need a transparent investigation www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Texas U.S. citizen was fatally shot by an immigration agent last year during a stop, new records show
The death of Ruben Ray Martinez, 23, would mark the earliest of at least six deadly shootings by federal officers since the start of the Trump administration's nationwide immigration crackdown.
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David Noll @david.noll.org · 21/02/2026
Next para: "A regime of secret policing has no place in our society. Here, the Government’s power is derived by the People, and the People must be able to identify the Government when it acts to infringe on their liberty."
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DarkSkyChaser @darkskychaser.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
It feels like Republicans have adopted a weird strategy of misleading their own voters on the requirements to vote under the SAVE Act until you realize it isn't intended to pass -- this entire charade is meant to make their base distrust election results when the midterms come around.
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DarkSkyChaser @darkskychaser.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
2/15/26 11:30 pm in Ottertail County
Northern lights over a frozen lake behind a silhouette
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DarkSkyChaser @darkskychaser.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Hoarfrost on Sunday morning
Hoarfrost on a tree branch Hoarfrost on branches with the sun shining in the background
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DarkSkyChaser @darkskychaser.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Northern Lights made a brief appearance around 8:00 pm. Photo taken in Ottertail County
Northern lights over a frozen lake
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Danielle ❌👑 @danielleloveswords.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Last night, Prof. Bunny gave us a history lesson. Miss Angelina is here with the notes and translations. 📝 (Via @missangelina.com_ on IG) #badbunnybowl
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 03/02/2026
Remember her name: Aliya Rahman Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself. It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did. ICE MUST GO‼️
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DarkSkyChaser @darkskychaser.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
@amyklobuchar.com Worth a try! Please do everything in your power to bring Liam home
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DarkSkyChaser @darkskychaser.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
This guy is an embarrassment
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Atlas Shvitzed @therafischwartz.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Eggroll Queen is one of my kids' favorite food trucks in town, and they're hurting. Consider helping, perhaps? www.facebook.com/eggrollqueen...
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Melissa Nadia Viviana 🐸 @resistrebelrevolt.net · 28/01/2026
Stella Carlson - known as "Pink Jacket Lady" - is a hero! Anderson Cooper is gentle as she recounts how her phone & whistle don't feel like enough. And yet, with them, she created irrefutable evidence of Alex Pretti's murder. And now gives a sincere & articulate call for justice.
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Margaret Killjoy @margaret.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20/01/2026
Brooklyn Park police chief Mark Bruley: "We're hearing people being stopped with no cause & being demanded to show paperwork to determine if they're here legally. We started hearing from our police officers the same complaints. Every one of these individuals is a person of color... it has to stop"
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DarkSkyChaser @darkskychaser.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Interrupting my ruminations on how corrupt ICE is to let ya'll know there's some potential for northern lights tonight. I'm gonna hope for an extra strong storm cuz it's way too cold to be driving out into the middle of nowhere to watch it. The CME has already hit. Now we wait to see if it ramps up
Screenshot showing very strong IMF strength of 34.18 and a bouncy Bz that shows its currently at -43.63
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calirn.bsky.social @calirn.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
@democrats.senate.gov @housedemocrats.bsky.social Just do it! Not another dime. Democrats threaten to withhold funding after ICE killing in Minneapolis www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Democrats threaten to withhold funding after ICE killing in Minneapolis
Lawmakers issue warning about homeland security budget after shooting death by federal agent of Renee Nicole Good
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I Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 23/12/2025
I don’t mean to sound extreme, but I don’t think we should have torture camps for people with criminal records either.
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DarkSkyChaser @darkskychaser.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Courage is contagious
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DarkSkyChaser @darkskychaser.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
The forecasted aurora didn't live up to the hype but we did manage to catch a couple short-lived sub-storms from Lake Minnetonka
Green northern lights in the sky over a boat dock Looking out at northern lights and a calm lake
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DarkSkyChaser @darkskychaser.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
An amazing night to remember with vivid reds and aurora overhead! Photos taken near Zimmerman, MN.
A burst of red and green aurora behind a tall bush A burst of overhead red and green aurora Wavy green aurora beneath a burst of redShades of red, orange and green aurora above the tree line
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DarkSkyChaser @darkskychaser.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Northern lights in Minnesota (Ottertail County) 12:00 AM
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 26/09/2025
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Cracker Barrel Outrage Was Almost Certainly Driven by Bots, Researchers Say
Doesn't that make more sense than lots of people caring about Cracker Barrel?
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Peter Sterne @petersterne.com · 23/09/2025
More from the Suffolk University poll: www.suffolk.edu/-/media/suff... Do you support or oppose "defund the police"? Support - 21% Oppose - 74% Would you support or oppose cutting some of the police budget and using the money for social services? Support - 54% Oppose - 41%
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
We are fast becoming a banana republic, with two standards of justice. If you oppose the leader, you go to jail just for speech. If you're a loyalist, you get immunity for your crimes. That's what happens in Iran - not the United States. This is a decision moment for America.
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Dave Lee @davelee.me · 19/09/2025
Dutch late night TV has its take
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DarkSkyChaser @darkskychaser.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
This is exactly correct. It's not a coincidence this is happening within (yet another) merger deal. The merger will be approved or denied based on how they comply, not based on whether or not it is in the "public interest."
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
This is why they’re deleting studies
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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 17/09/2025
new press release from hamoudi sabri, who is unable to attend today's TRO hearing. he addresses mayor frey's claim that people "want" encampments, and shares a heartbreaking story from yesterday's eviction - the ashes of a woman's daughter were disposed of in the sweep
Ashes Thrown Out in Sweep Yesterday — Sabri Calls for Real Care, Not Cruelty
Minneapolis, MN — Due to circumstances beyond my control, I cannot attend today’s hearing related to the TRO. My attorney will be there on my behalf.


But I do need to address one additional thing — in fact, I have to. The Mayor keeps repeating this line that people “want” encampments. That is not just wrong, it is offensive. Nobody wants to live in an encampment. Nobody wants to sleep in the cold, without water, surrounded by danger. And nobody wants to see their neighbors forced into that misery either.

No One Wants Encampments — They Exist Because There Are No Options
The only reason people live in encampments is because there is no available, safe, stable, low-barrier shelter. No Navigation Centers. No emergency hotel beds. No plan. Nothing.

What Displacement Really Means
And let me be clear about what displacement really means. Just yesterday, under the Mayor’s direction, MPD and Public Works cleared an encampment and threw away everything people had left in this world. Not just tents. Not just tarps. Personal belongings, keepsakes — including the ashes of a woman’s daughter.

That’s not public safety. That’s not compassion. That is cruelty, plain and simple. It is a macabre Groundhog Day of destruction and demoralization that makes people even more 

vulnerable to the very violence this city claims to oppose.

Community Must Fill the Void of Leadership
I refuse to participate in that failure. Until there are real options rooted in care and dignity, displacement is not an answer.

In the meantime, it falls to community to replace the void of leadership — to step up where the City will not, and to care for each other.
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Owen Winter @owenwntr.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
This is the first time we estimate he has a negative approval rating among Texas voters: www.economist.com/interactive/...
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DarkSkyChaser @darkskychaser.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
In happier news, we have another shot at northern lights tonight (Sunday) in MN with the coronal hole facing us. Current HPI numbers are looking decent for around 9 pm
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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
reposting with alt text because this feels incredibly significant. the right-wing disinfo machine means a lot of the people grieving Charlie Kirk never heard any of the things he said that would have tarnished his brand as Guy Who Just Wants to Have Dialogue Across the Aisle
One thing that has become really clear since yesterday is that we live in at least two different realities. Talking to a friend who only knew Charlie as a Christian motivational speaker because that's all that ever came across her feed. Showed me videos I've never seen before of him saying perfectly reasonable and empowering things.

I showed her videos she'd never seen before of his racism, misogyny, homophobia, advocating for violence against specific groups of people. She was horrified by his remarks about Pelosi's husband's attacker being bailed out and celebrated for his violent act. She was horrified by a number of things that he said, but she had never seen or heard them before, the same as I had never seen or heard the generalized clips of him sounding like a perfectly nice loving man and father.

Neither of us had a whole picture of this man. I mentioned he was a known white supremacist and she thought I was joking.

She talked about him giving a speech about finding your purpose and doing good in the world and I thought she was joking.I saw why this friend was mourning the loss of a person she thought was a good person.
My friend, bless her, saw why I feel the way I do about him. We understood each other better. In spite of a multi-billion dollar internet machine specifically focused on keeping us apart. Because we talked to each other with the desire to listen and to learn rather than the desire to change someone else's mind or to be "right".

None of those motivational things he said change my opinion about him because they don't erase the negativity, the subtle calls for violence, the belittling and denigrating of other races religions genders etc. His negative and blaming comments about homeless people, the poor, and victims of domestic violence. His comments about rounding up people who didn't think like him and putting them in camps where their behavior could be corrected. That time he said empathy was a made-up word he didnt believe in. That other time he said the Civil Rights Act was a mistake. The time he said most people are afraid when they get on a plane and see that there's a black pilot. His anti-vaccination rhetoric and his active campaigning against people being allowed to wear masks for their own health. His open support of fascism and white supremacy. To me, all of those are fully unchristian sentiments. Those are undeniable and just one of them would be a deal-breaker for me. All of them together are a picture of a man who was polarizing,enraged a lot of people and rightly so, but even with all of that I would never wish upon him or especially his children the end that he got.
Oh, and my friend had never heard, and God help me I don't know how she escaped the news, but she had never heard of the Minnesota legislators who were shot in June. The husband and wife and dog who were killed, one after throwing themselves over their child to protect the child. The other couple who somehow survived.

Politically motivated attacks specifically because they were democrats. She learned about those shootings that happened months ago because I showed her Charlie Kirk's comments about them. The kidnapping plot against a female Midwestern Democratic governor. The assassination attempt against Pennsylvania's democratic governor. All things Charlie had plenty to say about while supporting the Second Amendment and bashing the Democratic party. She didn't know about any of it because we're all living in two different worlds and none of us have the whole story.
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DarkSkyChaser @darkskychaser.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Yikes. Fox & Friends host claims that homelessness has gotten so bad that the only solution might be to "just kill them." The other hosts nod in agreement. I had to double check this was real. It is.
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DarkSkyChaser @darkskychaser.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Last night's much-hyped solar storm was a bust for Aurora chasers. After bouncing around in the early evening, the Bz stayed mostly positive so it never got a chance to really ramp up. Hopefully we get another shot soon.
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DarkSkyChaser @darkskychaser.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Finally some potential for northern lights tonight! Will need to find clear skies first though. Good luck to everyone out tonight! Share your photos if you catch anything. :)
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
No, you did not give those of us who happened to look like the people who bombed Pearl Harbor any due process. And that was profoundly wrong. It destroyed our lives.
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DarkSkyChaser @darkskychaser.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Public health experts dismayed by RFK Jr.'s defunding of mRNA vaccine research www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...
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Public health experts dismayed by RFK Jr.'s defunding of mRNA vaccine research
The Trump administration cancelled about $500 million for research into mRNA vaccines. The move slows progress in using the technology to prevent a future pandemic or treat disease, experts say.
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DarkSkyChaser @darkskychaser.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Jumped on the paddle board bandwagon. Best purchase of the year. #minneapolis
The front of a paddle board on a calm lake
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