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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 6h

If a productivity task is easily automated, chances are good that some invisible labor is managing the work that makes the task easy to automate. bsky.app/profile/tres...

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Coba Weel @weel.bsky.social · 17h

oops. it was all about gender. again.

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Doug Mack @douglasmack.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Salted Nut Rolls are delicious but also have an interesting story to tell, and same goes for lots of other Minnesota snacks. A pleasure to contribute some thoughts and history to this excellent piece by @stribrooks.bsky.social Gift link! 🍫 🍬

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Unwrapping Minnesota’s greatest contributions to the candy aisle

As the Pearson’s plant in St. Paul produces its last Salted Nut Roll, a look back at some sweet Minnesota history.

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NPS Cambot @nps-cambot.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Bartlett Cove Public Dock, Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve #NPS #NationalParkService #GlacierBay&Preserve

View of the Bartlett Cove Public Dock with several boats attached as seen from a webcam in June 2023

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Michael Dekker @dekkm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Bsky CTO and chief LLM apologist complaining on main that he doesn’t understand token pricing. Like isn’t the first job of the CTO to have a clear understanding of the cost of the tech you are licensing?

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Max Hailperin @maxhailperin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Wondering when it would become apparent that the first week isn't the end of the story? It's happened. Note in particular how sharply the two presidential years picked up once the ballots really started flowing.

Cummulative Minneapolis Votes graph with sharp upturn at end

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taber @kvetch.gay · 28/09/2026

Here's a map of how iron ore mined in Minnesota moves (the red lines). Note the markers for where steel facilities are located, they're where they are because you have to move the stuff on ships. There are no steel mills in Iowa of any size because you can't get the fucking stuff it's made of there

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Project True North @projtruenorth.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

WATCH: Lisa Demuth wants more private equity in Minnesota nursing homes.

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

There is literally no statistical evidence that this is a growing trend, it’s just that social media exists and people talk about it more. (Which I would expect will lead to more people doing it, but I have no evidence for this view!)

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Michael Dekker @dekkm.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Still working my way through this. Setting aside the junk pop psychology and sloppy definitions of addiction. Can I change my life simply by stopping believing in something? Yes, actually. I know I can because I've done it before.

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Michael Dekker @dekkm.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I've been refusing to subscribe to the NYT on principle, but now my Minnesota Star Tribune subscription comes with a free NYT subscription, so ...

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 26/09/2026

Does my Speak-n-Spell feel pain when I type O-U-C-H? The jury is out. Philosophers and neuroscientists say that's fucking stupid, but I called a guy from the Center for Pretending that Household Electronics Are Sentient and he said there's no way to know for sure.

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Del Potter PhD @drdelpotter.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Next time you’re struggling to pay for gas or groceries, remember this image.

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Michael Dekker @dekkm.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

There was not a question about whether the government should spend more money on transportation, inclusive of HSR, local transit, and bicycle infrastructure. It just asked if the government should spend more on highways, and I responded it should not.

Economic Redistribution graph from this particular political compass test. I'm only in the 16th percentile leftishly, because of a silly question.

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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 26/09/2026

Amazingly, no one was responsible

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Michael Dekker @dekkm.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I looked at that NYT Best TV of the 21st Century list. Most of those shows that I have watched are from when I could still get Netflix DVDs by mail and before I had kids. FNL should be top 10.

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post malone ergo propter malone @proptermalone.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

he said they had 2k volunteers knocking doors already, which doesn't sound like that many until you realize how many people are going to vote in the Idaho election total

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post malone ergo propter malone @proptermalone.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

ok, i kind of think Todd Achilles is the real deal candidate-wise. i gave him some money. i'm going to sit down and do some math and try to figure out if this is legitimately a no-hoper or if this is a longshot-big-payoff bet, but if there's a chance we may do some cooking for him on Bsky

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Michael Dekker @dekkm.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Listening to Allen Carr's "Easy Way to Quit". If you stop believing junk food will make you happy, you will stop craving junk food, he says. I think about this as I check the election horse race projections for the tenth time today, and feel no happier.

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Curious Jon @jmbroad.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Ignorance as a Veblen good

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public health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

if only republicans had agency

"We've been spending all week trying to make the football coaches happyạẠạiSen. John Kennedy (R-La.) told a gaggle of reporters Thursday. "I can assure you that moms and dads out there across America, when they lie down to sleep at night — they're not worried about football."

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Polling USA @usapolling.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Minnesota - 1st House Polling: 🔵Johnson: 47% 🔴Finstad: 46%* GBAO / Sept 2026 (Trump +12 District) (Current model result in MN-1 is GOP 51% - DEM 48%) usapolling.substack.com/p/the-democr...

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The Democratic Wave Is Growing

Post-Labor Day polling continues to point toward a difficult midterm environment for Republicans

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

"Across the wide-ranging discussion, Carlson repented for his decades as a cable TV partisan, saying he called too much attention to the wrong issues." It would be good to have criteria for attributing "repentance" for decades of behavior beyond saying sorry once. www.npr.org/2026/09/24/n...

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Solomon @solomonrmissouri.com · 24/09/2026

lol lol lol lol lol lol lol

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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

My latest @msnowreports.bsky.social piece on Vance/Oz’s claim of widespread fraudulent marketplace enrollment. Some brokers are to blame but regulation not disenrollment is the cure, and using absence of filed claims as evidence of fraud shows no understanding of insurance www.ms.now/opinion/vanc...

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Opinion | You should be skeptical of JD Vance’s claims about Obamacare fraud

The vice president's anti-fraud task force may strip health coverage from people who did nothing wrong.

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Michael Dekker @dekkm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

All seven free market conservatives will vote for him I'm sure.

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Maplehood United @maplehoodunited.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Revenue idea for Mendota Heights: Land Value Tax your country clubs- Somerset CC & Mendakota CC are about 140acres each and the assessed property tax paid is $850/ac. Nearby housing pays $16k/ac.. Developing a course w/ 7 housing units per ac would be 980 units, 2300 residents, and $2.3M/yr in taxes

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FOX 9 @fox9mn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

A former Stillwater Middle School employee is facing a dozen felony charges for allegedly taking more than $90,000 from a school staff fund over several years.

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Former Stillwater school secretary accused of stealing $90K from staff fund

A former Stillwater Middle School employee is facing a dozen felony charges for allegedly taking more than $90,000 from a school staff fund over several years.

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Michael Dekker @dekkm.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Extreme Senate scenarios if GOP support collapses: Level 1: NC, OH, ME and TX or AK flip. 51. Level 2: TX, AK, IA, KS, FL, SC, + NE (I). 57. Level 3: MT (I), ID (I), Murkowski flips to (I). 60 votes. Level 4: Grassley dies. SD (I), MS, LA. 64. Impeachment reality: Conviction still fails in Senate.

Custom 2026 Senate map from 270towin illustrating the scenario described in the post.

https://www.270towin.com/2026-senate-election/qoB03R

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 22/09/2026

Look goddamnit It's entirely possible To eat a plum And not make a poem about it The one I just ate Wasn't even in the Goddamn refrigerator Or anything Sometimes a plum Is just a plum You can just eat it And go on with your life WHAT Why are you looking at me What'd I do now (looks) oh GODDAMNIT

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 23/09/2026

I wrote about how Trump is treating presidential power like it's his own possession and using it to punish blue states — but also about how at least he's promised lots of cash for all of us. www.ctinsider.com/columnist/ar...

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Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 23/09/2026

Made fancy Rice Krispie treats with brown European butter, sweetened condensed milk, almond and vanilla extracts, and finishing salt, and now I’m questioning what have I been doing my whole life

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Michael Dekker @dekkm.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I don't know either but maybe it rhymes with quite pale village

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Corey Atad @coreyatad.com · 22/09/2026

“If you are staring at an example of social disorder or social inefficiency, and the left refuses to explain either why it has happened or how they will fix it, then the right gets to point at someone in the immediate area and say, ‘That’s who did it.’” crazy how much Mamdani speaks my language

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 21/09/2026

this is a bit of an obsession of mine especially here in charlottesville. the cost of commercial real estate is prohibitive if you want to experiment and the city seems categorically opposed to small lots and small units that could allow people to start businesses without a huge capital investment

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vortex_egg @vortexegg.com · 20/09/2026

Perfect explanation of fascism simple enough that a 10 year old could get it

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Michael Dekker @dekkm.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

It’s a great explanation, and should be considered while looking in a mirror.

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Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 19/09/2026

13/12 headline. No notes

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We Make MN @wemakemn.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Early voting starts today! We've spent months hearing how the status quo of chronic underfunding is hurting communities across the state. Now is your chance to elect leaders who will fully fund the public services we all rely on!

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Minnesota DFL Party @dfl.org · 18/09/2026

Early voting is open, starting today! Vote by mail or early in person.

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SeaTea @tierno158.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

If NFL owners want to censor who performs in stadiums, they shouldn't ask taxpayers to help build them. You can't take public subsidies for stadiums then use them as your personal editorial board. Pay for it all out of your own pocket and hold as many Kid Rock concerts as you want to.

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bobby @bobbylewis.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

broke: more people should have voted for kamala also broke: more people should have voted for hillary woke: more people should have voted for al gore bespoke: more people should have voted for jimmy carter

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