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Derek Johnson

@derekjjohnson.bsky.social
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music lover, liberal, data scientist, community owner Minnesota Aurora FC, Itasca Society Minnesota United FC; find me left of the dial - usually at First Avenue or a soccer match

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Derek Johnson @derekjjohnson.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This framing bothers me. I don’t mean this to sound alarmist, but what is being described here just as easily sounds like a group of people caught in a coordinated propaganda campaign. It bears more hallmarks of a psyops campaign than it does gangs. www.startribune.com/somali-gangs...
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Derek Johnson @derekjjohnson.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I know Diamond Dogs and Cat People are both David Bowie references. But for a kid who grew up with The Replacements… “Children by the million sing for Alice Chilton when she comes ‘round”
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Derek Johnson @derekjjohnson.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Can you tell for certain which setting opts you out of Meta’s enhanced browsing? This may meet some legal definition of compliance, but it’s a horrible user experience. It means they profit from your confusion.
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Derek Johnson @derekjjohnson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Looks like those long-necked bags of feathers filled with shit and much of Canada’s anger are finally starting to head south
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Derek Johnson @derekjjohnson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It looks like someone used watercolors for tonight’s sunset
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Derek Johnson @derekjjohnson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
There’s money to be made on the claim, so of course Polymarket reported it, too.
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Derek Johnson @derekjjohnson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
There’s a joke to be made about MAHA and tossed salad, but I’m not going to make it.
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Derek Johnson @derekjjohnson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
What the fuck was just aired during an NFL game and paid for by the US Government?
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Derek Johnson @derekjjohnson.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Well, would you look at that… Crewneck, not a hoodie, but close enough
New sweatshirt for MNUFC Itasca Society members. The sweatshirt comes in black. It reads Forever United in the middle of the chest, also stitched in black. The Loons logo, outlined in light blue, is in the center, with MPLS (right) and STP (left) stitched in light blue on either side of the logo. A Season Ticket Member patch is on the left sleeve, and an Itasca Society patch is on the right sleeve.
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Derek Johnson @derekjjohnson.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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Derek Johnson @derekjjohnson.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
At least The StarTribune kept the headline misspelling in their eEdition for the sake of consistency
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Derek Johnson @derekjjohnson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
House GOP telling on themselves
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Derek Johnson @derekjjohnson.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Also, this graphic highlights why I never question Haaland when he says he wasn’t offside. His goal to offside ratio is unparalleled among top scorers in the Prem. Haaland is *exceptionally* aware of his position on the pitch.
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Derek Johnson @derekjjohnson.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
What you are at home versus how you present during your study-abroad year in Europe
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Derek Johnson @derekjjohnson.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
This is how I imagine Steve Ballmer cooked up his salary cap circumvention scheme…
An image of Microsoft Windows 95 assistant Clippy commenting that the user, former Microsoft CEO and current LA Clippers owner Steve Ballmer, looks like he needs help circumventing the NBA’s salary cap rules.
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Derek Johnson @derekjjohnson.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Meeeeeeeaaaaaaatttloaf Dippers is one fine ditty. I already want to go to Howard’s in Stillwater. Well done, Justin Vernon 😂
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Derek Johnson @derekjjohnson.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Great, all that extra money should help speed up construction of the office buildings around the stadium. Maybe then, just maybe, Dr Bill can worry about building a squad that contends for the title.
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Derek Johnson @derekjjohnson.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Cleaning up the drafts folder. Sending a salute 🫡 to the drafts folder for saving me from making a horrible prediction about England’s chances of winning the World Cup 😂
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Derek Johnson @derekjjohnson.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
In honor of Spider-Man’s heroics in Minneapolis yesterday and Wolf Like Me being in the latest Spidey movie…
An album cover for Return to Cookie Mountain by the band TV On The Radio
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Derek Johnson @derekjjohnson.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Spider-Man had to step in before ultra right wing agitator Jake Lang was arrested in Minneapolis today. This is real. Photo by: @chrisjuhn.bsky.social
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Derek Johnson @derekjjohnson.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
These are the vinyl singles gems I picked up today
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Derek Johnson @derekjjohnson.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Besnipt: Not an Old English word meaning the state of being after a vasectomy is performed
7 letter tiles from the New York Times game Crossplay - B E S N I P T
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Derek Johnson @derekjjohnson.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Plus the Dinked Far Side of the Moon pressing of Phoebe Bridgers’s Lost Weekend is as gorgeous as the music is. I really dig this album. A lot.
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Derek Johnson @derekjjohnson.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Some days can only be fixed by freshly baked bread. Today is one of those days. 🥖
A loaf of freshly baked bread cooling on a wire rack. 

By the way, the aroma is heavenly; it’s a shame I can’t share that with you, too.
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Derek Johnson @derekjjohnson.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Hey Minnesota I just voted How about you? For the big DFL race, I voted for and support Peggy Flanagan for Senate
A photo of a red I Voted sticker on the photographer’s thumb, in front of a wall of concert posters
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Derek Johnson @derekjjohnson.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
I love the song so much I have both the original b-side single (to Go Your Own Way) and the single they cut from that live show
Two 7” 45rpm singles of Silver Springs by Fleetwood Mac. The upper disc is the live version. The bottom one is the original b-side to Go Your Own Way
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Derek Johnson @derekjjohnson.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Listening to Television’s Marquee Moon now feels like discovering Cameron Winter’s origin story.
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Derek Johnson @derekjjohnson.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Tonight’s tifo for @mnufc.com
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Derek Johnson @derekjjohnson.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
If today were winter instead of summer, we’d be looking at 12-18 inches of new snow right now. Le Sueur would be under 4-6 feet of snow. 😬
Screen capture of the National Weather Service update for the Twin Cities metro area as of 1pm on July 31, 2026. It shows a detailed map of rainfall since the start of this storm.

“Rainfall amounts through 1pm:
Chanhassen 1.84”
MSP 1.37”
St. Cloud 0.65”
Eau Claire 0.02”

This map shows event rainfall so far. The color fill is radar estimates, while the numbers come from automated gauges. Looking at automated gauges around our area, it looks like that Golden Rain Gauge award so far goes to a golf course outside of Le Sueur, which has measures 7.11” of rain since midnight, which matches up well with the bullseye in radar estimates northeast of St. Peter.”
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Derek Johnson @derekjjohnson.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Sometimes that’s the point. The flavor is purple, not grape.
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Derek Johnson @derekjjohnson.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
We know faithfulness is not a trait for Appalachian Trail Mark Sanford, so this “American” flag in his Senate ad with a blue field across its entire span and stripes that are both vertical AND horizontal is par for the course. AI slop can’t get the most basic thing about America right. What a joke.
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Derek Johnson @derekjjohnson.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
This is a pretty sweet set of one-off shows I’ve been fortunate enough to see of @boniverwi.bsky.social through the years.
Concert posters for one-off shows by Bon Iver as a tribute to John Prine’s catalog, to the 10 year anniversary of For Emma, and to Bob Dylan’s catalog.
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Derek Johnson @derekjjohnson.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Received my White Stripes Live in Tasmania vinyl from @thirdmanrecords.bsky.social. Gorgeous trifold cover (top of 1st photo shows outer, bottom of it shows inner). It came with a pack of trading cards, reminding me of these KISS cards I collected as a kid (and my mom saved for some reason 😂)
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Derek Johnson @derekjjohnson.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
New lid, who this? Eaux Claires 2026
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Derek Johnson @derekjjohnson.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
I’m missing the World Cup, so I’m cosplaying as Oldling Haaland
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Derek Johnson @derekjjohnson.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
I love my new Wilco shirt with Oscar the Grouch on it “I hate it here when you’re gone”
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Derek Johnson @derekjjohnson.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
First record I paid for myself: 9 year old me tutored an older kid on fractions in exchange for his AC/DC Back in Black cassette. He got an A. I got the start of my record collection. And don’t get me started on why I don’t have that cassette any more. 😡
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Derek Johnson @derekjjohnson.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
That shooting angle for Mbappé was ridiculous
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Derek Johnson @derekjjohnson.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
It’s a bit beat up, but I’m enamored with this Robert Indiana print. The original Dayton’s Gallery 12 price tag is still on it!
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Derek Johnson @derekjjohnson.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
For some reason my timeline is frozen on the point in time Malik Tillman hit that free kick against Belgium. We were soooo innocent back then… back before we knew Belgium would slap our uniquely American optimism right off our smiling faces and make us apologize to them for the trouble.
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Derek Johnson @derekjjohnson.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
From their 2016 tour
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Derek Johnson @derekjjohnson.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Nick Drake and Radiohead are gateway drugs to each other. Your entry point is dependent on either your age or someone’s really cool older sister or brother.
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Derek Johnson @derekjjohnson.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Based on FIFA’s country spelling, yes it’s the only one possible
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Derek Johnson @derekjjohnson.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Aishvarya Kavi may have just described the narrative arc to everything Trump touches
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Derek Johnson @derekjjohnson.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
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Derek Johnson @derekjjohnson.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Even the vinyl has turned Knicks orange and blue
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Derek Johnson @derekjjohnson.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Zlatan just said Qatar would need god to win, “but I’m here, so no” 😂
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Derek Johnson @derekjjohnson.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Some additions to the oeuvre
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Derek Johnson @derekjjohnson.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
I can’t wait to add the visual proof to my collage of Trump’s name being scraped off buildings
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Derek Johnson @derekjjohnson.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Decided I needed to do a rewatch of 2001 myself, and let me tell you I’m a little obsessed with the lighting in this scene that adds devil horns to the Kubrick Stare.
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