Reposted by Peter MasonDavid Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 7hThis is hideous. I can say so. I can even demand accountability from the Israeli government and do so full-throated. But a genocide refers to something even more pround. And words have meanings. Or they used to. 341
Reposted by Peter MasonRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 9hThey made her wait all day to kill her, and now they’re torturing her. 20737172
Reposted by Peter MasonDavid Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 9h...actually matter to me and I don't toss one like genocide around lightly. Yes, the 10-7 operation meets with this definition as genocide, but Hamas commanders certainly knew they were not committing resources sufficient to kill off a significant portion of the Israeli population. They were... 1263
Reposted by Peter MasonDavid Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 9hOn the other hand, since you want to lean on the deaths of any portion of civilians being slain as being commensurate with genocide, let's actually look at what Hamas undertook on 10-7. Orders and instructions to the fighters who went over the border were specifically to kill and capture as many... 1274
Reposted by Peter MasonDavid Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 10hRead better: You've ignored the word "willful" in my post and "intent" in your cite. Killing civilians during a war is tragic. Killing civilians through gross negligence or indifference in targeting is a WAR CRIME. Targeting civilians systematically with intent, genocide... 5444
Peter Mason @devomase.bsky.social · 10hPolice: Teens in deadly Minneapolis crash had just left gunfire scene The identities have been released of two of the three teens killed in the crash. Four others were injured www.startribune.com/police-teens...startribune.comPolice: Teens in deadly Minneapolis crash had just left gunfire sceneThe identities have been released of two of the three teens killed in the crash. Four others were injured. 011
Peter Mason @devomase.bsky.social · 11hstatic.klipy.comBetter Off Dead French Dinner Franch DressingALT: Better Off Dead French Dinner Franch Dressing 000
Reposted by Peter MasonGef the Toking Mongoose @geftokingmongoose.bsky.social · 08/03/2025Elmo's dad looks like he spent all the child support money on Jimmy Buffett tickets 1138250
Reposted by Peter MasonMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 30/09/2026Here's footage of Jack Smith at the Iowa vs. Maryland game on February 3rd, 2024 btw 535138583570
Reposted by Peter MasonOnTheCouch @10000talkers.bsky.social · 12hThis seems like an appropriate time to remind people of the 1990 book, Fraternity Gang Rape, by the anthropologist Peggy Reeves Sanday, who was my favorite professor in college and unfortunately passed away last year. 214826
Reposted by Peter MasonKen Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social · 12hHahahaha they were so sure they were holding aces. You’ll never find a dumber or more incompetent bunch of fuckups. 1365349
Reposted by Peter MasonNorm Charlatan @normcharlatan.bsky.social · 17hWhat the hell am I supposed to drink for breakfast? 2439934
Reposted by Peter MasonFossilized Tree Sap @amberrl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026SAVE OUR SUMMIT BREWERY St. Paul Tap. Right now. cc @comobelladonna.bsky.social 52712
Reposted by Peter MasonSam @samd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026just a reminder that Schmitt hired the guy who was too much of a Nazi for Ron DeSantis 935791
Reposted by Peter MasonHunter Dunn @hunterisntdunn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This is antisemitism. This isn’t leftism. This isn’t anti-Zionism. This isn’t progressive activism. This is just blatant antisemitism. 532274290
Peter Mason @devomase.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Strib article now out: www.startribune.com/french-meado...startribune.comAfter 41 years and a contentious sale, French Meadow in Minneapolis has closedThe groundbreaking organic bakery and restaurant was the subject of litigation amid a changing of hands. 020
Reposted by Peter MasonJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Best Sen Schmitt meme yet 857187
Reposted by Peter MasonMax Dubler 🏳️🌈 @maxdubler.com · 29/09/2026What we tax and how we tax it matters. If we think developers are making too much money, we should tax their incomes, not the badly needed new housing they build. 1766
Reposted by Peter MasonMax Dubler 🏳️🌈 @maxdubler.com · 29/09/2026People mistakenly believe that unfunded inclusionary zoning is a way to tax developers and rich people to fund subsidized housing for the poor. It is not. In reality, it’s a tax on working and middle class renters. Actual rich people, who overwhelmingly own single family homes, pay nothing at all. 420033
Reposted by Peter MasonMother Jones @motherjones.com · 29/09/2026The senator who mistook the Atlanta Hawks for the Iowa Hawkeyes and tried to accuse Jack Smith of perjury? He could be the most dangerous man in the US Senate. What to know about Eric Schmitt:motherjones.comIs this the most dangerous man in the US Senate?Sen. Eric Schmitt of Missouri is pushing a tribalistic ideology suggesting only descendants of white Christian pioneers are true Americans. 1451181542
Reposted by Peter MasonMelody Hoffmann @phmelody.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Breaking hyperlocal news: French Meadow on Lyndale Avenue is closed. A new owner took over earlier this year. 261
Reposted by Peter MasonThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 29/09/2026Dennis Haskins, the actor best known for his role as Principal Richard Belding in the sitcom “Saved by the Bell,” has died. He was 75. His character played both a nemesis and a mentor to the show’s protagonist, Zack Morris. washingtonpost.comDennis Haskins, Mr. Belding in ‘Saved by the Bell,’ dies at 75The actor, who appeared in numerous TV shows and movies, was best known as Bayside High’s principal in the sitcom and its spinoffs. 32911
Reposted by Peter MasonClara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 29/09/2026In light of Eric Schmitt beclowning himself trying to skewer Jack Smith, this piece from @davidcorn.bsky.social provides useful context www.motherjones.com/politics/202...motherjones.comIs this the most dangerous man in the US Senate?Sen. Eric Schmitt of Missouri is pushing a tribalistic ideology suggesting only descendants of white Christian pioneers are true Americans. 6299105
Reposted by Peter MasonJack Hittinger @jackhitts.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Whatever (many) faults Amy Klobuchar has, we can all at least agree on one thing: She knows ball. 0115
Reposted by Peter MasonAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026LMAO Trump's new AI website confirms that he lost in 2020 19466661837
Peter Mason @devomase.bsky.social · 29/09/20261) at least she didn't say "Uptown" (even more unforgivable) 2) calling it "Lyndale neighborhood" I took as more of business neighborhood designation -- e.g., neighborhood around Lyndale Ave -- but likely I'm giving too much credit 110
Reposted by Peter MasonMo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026feifeiwrites.substack.com/p/every-woma...feifeiwrites.substack.comEvery Woman knows a Woman Who's Been Raped, But no Man Ever Knows a Rapist.What happens when a man confesses to rape and thinks he's telling you a sex story? 016440
Reposted by Peter MasonMo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Today in me being insufferable: A number of the zines and band posters inside that record shop, uh, belonged to me. The HF production design team borrowed* them from myself and other Chicago music scene/record store folks. The More You Know etc [*no I didn't get paid lol, I did it For the Culture] 201277130
Peter Mason @devomase.bsky.social · 29/09/2026100% One thing I clocked on the notice from founder Lynn Gordan -- The dates given are "from 1985 through September 2025" (NOT 2026) Not sure this is a typo; possibly a dig on new owner who has owned this location for the past last year+ 100
Reposted by Peter MasonLindsey Boylan @lindseyboylan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This man is a monster. He seeks out women survivors because he hates them. And he hates them because he hates himself. He has harassed me and other women survivors many times over the years. It must end. He should never have a job anywhere. 12479751970
Reposted by Peter MasonDavid Brauer @dbrauer.net · 29/09/2026I’ve successfully battled political poll addiction so far (#pleaseclap) but continue to believe all is prelude to the 2027 health insurance increases that will slam into voters beginning Thursday (Medicare/Advantage/Part D/MnSure). I know hikes like Part D for my mom-in-law already hitting mailboxes 3513
Reposted by Peter MasonSam @samd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026TIL that acknowledging “inclusionary zoning” can function in an exclusionary manner is comparable to replacement theory this is so stupid I can’t even be offended by it 71056
Reposted by Peter Masontaylr @taylordahlin.com · 29/09/2026free halloween costume idea for our hennepin county commissioners 2644
Reposted by Peter MasonDean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Republicans aren't very sharp. Their parents never taught them how to apologize. 1665192
Peter Mason @devomase.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The only way this would have been better would be if it came from one of the Senators from Iowa The number of staggeringly stupid people in the GOP is insane 010
Reposted by Peter MasonMaureen Johnson @maureenjohnsonbooks.com · 29/09/2026IT'S ALIVE! The VELVET KNIFE is out now! YOU CAN HAVE IT! maureenjohnsonbooks.com/book/the-vel...maureenjohnsonbooks.comThe Velvet Knife – Maureen Johnson 67512
Reposted by Peter MasonDavid Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 29/09/2026There's a shit-ton of actual anti-Semitism in the world today, but Netanyahu's fraudulent misuse of the term devalues it dangerously. Hamas is anti-Semitic and murderous. Netanyahu is a cynical, murderous shitheel. Mamdani is an American politician with a perverse impulse to tell blunt truths. 371695278
Reposted by Peter MasonAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026The Jack Smith hearing is airing live on CNN, MS NOW, and NewsNation ... but not on Fox News 🤔 922194425
Reposted by Peter MasonPeter Mason @devomase.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Apparently French Meadow is closed for good on Lyndale Damn 8265
Reposted by Peter MasonRazzball @razzball.bsky.social · 29/09/2026How it started/how it’s going 753787689
Reposted by Peter MasonMother Jones @motherjones.com · 29/09/2026How was a Nevada Republican with a 30-year mortgage on a $565,000 home able to loan his Congressional campaign $1.6 million? We don't know, because he has repeatedly failed to submit required financial disclosures that would illuminate his personal financial position.motherjones.comThe mysterious millions powering a Nevada Republican’s bid for CongressDavid Flippo, who has reported funneling nearly $2.5 million to his campaigns, has repeatedly failed to file financial disclosure forms since 2023. 820489
Reposted by Peter MasonImani Gandy @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 29/09/2026Oh my God Taskmaster has hit Hulu. I repeat all seasons of Taskmaster are on Hulu. If you've never watched Taskmaster go start watching it literally right now 29668106