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Minneapolis. If you know me, you know.

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e_lana @e-lana.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Even if it wasn’t AI-generated, the MPS “transformation plan” slide deck represents the worst of what AI has wrought - way too many bullet points that say nothing, mistaking organized information for meaningful information. I hate it and I hate everything.
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e_lana @e-lana.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
My 12yo has been profoundly unwell for 3 weeks with neuropsychiatric symptoms from autoimmune encephalitis. But she just suggested we watch John Carpenter’s They Live together so now I’m watching this for the first time and wow, this is WILD.
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e_lana @e-lana.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Do you know what it’s like to have your child suffering beyond imagining and the health care system being unable to identify exactly what’s causing it and shrugging its shoulders? That’s basically what life with a child with PANS is like
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Chris Steller @chrissteller.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Minnesota State Fair Attendance Reaches New Falcon Heights
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e_lana @e-lana.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
You guys I have so much fair FOMO but 200,000 people??? Multiple hour lines to see the crop art? I just cannot.
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lastpositivist.bsky.social @lastpositivist.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I guess I'll add that Dolly Parton is up there with Fred Rogers in terms of truly achieving what I think a Christian living their faith in public life should be like.
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e_lana @e-lana.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Less AI, more fiberglass fish heads
A bench in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin with a built in fish head that gives the appearance that anyone sitting on the bench has a fish head.
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ChicagoVintageTileFloors @chicagovtfloor.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
D’oh!
Green and white checkered vintage tile where one tile, (by design or by accident, who knows?) breaks the pattern.
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e_lana @e-lana.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
everyone talks about duck duck grey duck but no one talks about calling vehicle registration "tabs".
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e_lana @e-lana.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Anyone I know headed to MN Council of Nonprofits fundraising conference tomorrow? I’ll be presenting in the first breakout session and would love some friendly faces.
• Do's and Don'ts of Emergency Fundraising While Experiencing
Trauma
Lead presenter: Elana Schwartzman, Center for Victims of Torture
Track: Equity & Human-Centered
Fundraising
How do you raise emergency funds while managing your own trauma and stress? The Center for Victims of Torture (CVT) lost 75% of its funding in one year due to the elimination of foreign aid, followed by the community trauma of ICE enforcement in Minnesota. Hear takeaways from CVT members on effective tactics for fundraising across the donor spectrum, and how they learned that being transparent about organizational impacts and trauma can strengthen donor relationships.
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e_lana @e-lana.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
He’s so fucking weird
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detached, bourgeois liberal @jkruzit.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Is anyone here in the Minneapolis area into basket weaving? We are looking to give away a bunch of reed and handles. LMK if you are interested.
Reed used to make wicker baskets on a shelf
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e_lana @e-lana.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
No, I didn’t see [insert news here]. I was reading Dungeon Crawler Carl.
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e_lana @e-lana.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
An ear of sweetcorn and a glass of rose is summer dinner
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e_lana @e-lana.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
I hate OCD. Hate it. People think it's just being obsessed with order and neatness but it's really like snares or vines that keep you trapped and force you to feel solely responsible for your own safety and the safety of others.
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Rural Indexing Project @ruralindexing.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Theater Fowler, IN
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e_lana @e-lana.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Big day for infestations! My ex has scabies so the children and myself must get treated. And this was pulled out of my garage wall this morning
Nest of bees
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Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 16/07/2026
This is an area code, not an air number
AQI 651 - Hazardous
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e_lana @e-lana.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Oh the military band is “covering” Prince after trumps speech? To bluesky I go.
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e_lana @e-lana.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
As a reminder, we don't control the weather. But if we did, we'd probably try to rain on your fascist parade.
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e_lana @e-lana.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Relatedly, I went to a froyo truck today
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e_lana @e-lana.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Hey! Do you care about human rights and healing trauma and ALSO writing kickass grants? @cvt.org is in need of an Institutional Giving Officer. Please share with your networks! jobs.dayforcehcm.com/en-US/cvt/CA...
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Rural Indexing Project @ruralindexing.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Horney's (on Main) Clinton, IN
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e_lana @e-lana.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Started Widow's Bay. More shows that feature amazing props as central to the storyline, please.
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e_lana @e-lana.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Hi! I'm writing a *thing* and I could use your help. I'm looking for as many examples of co-parenting arrangments as possible. If you are co-parenting, would you take a few minutes to fill out this form? It's short I promise, just 5 required questions. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Co-parenting examples
I am collecting examples of co-parenting scenarios for something I am writing. All examples will be completely anonymized, but if you want to include your contact information, I may follow up with que...
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e_lana @e-lana.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Hi! I'm writing a *thing* and I could use your help. I'm looking for as many examples of co-parenting arrangments as possible. If you are co-parenting, would you take a few minutes to fill out this form? It's short I promise, just 5 required questions. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com
Co-parenting examples
I am collecting examples of co-parenting scenarios for something I am writing. All examples will be completely anonymized, but if you want to include your contact information, I may follow up with que...
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e_lana @e-lana.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Who needs sleep, anyway
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e_lana @e-lana.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Why is a private prop plane repeatedly circling downtown
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e_lana @e-lana.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
The helicopter trauma is so real
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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Amazing Macalester project about Rondo history right here. www.twincities.com/2026/05/18/t...
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The Rondo-Verse: Roblox game features St. Paul’s Rondo before, after I-94
Community leaders have worked to share the neighborhood’s history with younger generations.
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e_lana @e-lana.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
[timidly] Uptown sucks and maybe it’s not the fault of one thing but a very lot of things and everyone should stop having a pissing contest about it.
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e_lana @e-lana.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Discovered that my tv was logged into my dad’s HBO account so I watched DTF St Louis and I am now emotionally devastated
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Center for Victims of Torture @cvt.org · 07/04/2026
NEW: CVT shares coping strategies that helped during the ICE surge in Minnesota, along with considerations for pursuing justice and accountability. CVT's Yasna Shahbazi says building resilience is like an investment: “We remind ourselves of what we’ve survived.” www.cvt.org/articles/how...
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How to Cope in the Aftermath of Violence and Crisis
From our more than 40 years extending care to people who survived torture, the Center for Victims of Torture has listened to survivors and applied numerous techniques for healing and helping people as...
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e_lana @e-lana.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
I saw the crew marking potholes yesterday and I felt envious bc instead of sitting on zoom having meetings that could have been an email about helping people I could spend my day doing tangible concrete (no pun intended) things to help people
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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
the next mentoring day has been canceled
Writer: "Is it 'firsthand' or 'first hand'?"
Editor: "Either one is fine."

Photo of newspaper headline:
MENTORING DAY
Students get first hand job experience
By Gale Rose
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e_lana @e-lana.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Does the Hennepin County Library system have a massively undersized acquisition budget? I feel like every time I have a book I want, it’s a 6 month wait.
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Jimmy Lonetti @djgloverepair.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Alternate 2004 reality on that Apple "For all Mankind" show.
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e_lana @e-lana.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
I made lots of friends, felt connected to my community in a very real way, made professional connections esp with local journos, also had a kind of unhealthy relationship with it during the first Trump administration where I felt more seen by my mutuals than by those closest to me.
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e_lana @e-lana.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Work with me! We are looking for a Donor Engagement Officer to join the @cvt.org team. jobs.dayforcehcm.com/en-US/cvt/CA...
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Job Details | Dayforce Jobs
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Blue sky nice ghost @rajandelman.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
People should leave more mirrors on sidewalks, probably
Pretty sky reflected in sidewalk mirror
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e_lana @e-lana.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
You know what’s a good antidote to existential dread about AI? Watching Homicide: Life on the Street on Tubi. 1993. No cell phones. No computers. Amazing dialogue. Yes ACAB obviously but it’s a balm for my soul right now
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e_lana @e-lana.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
This seems bad F.C.C. Chair Threatens to Revoke Broadcasters’ Licenses Over War Coverage www.nytimes.com/2026/03/14/w...
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F.C.C. Chair Threatens to Revoke Broadcasters’ Licenses Over War Coverage
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e_lana @e-lana.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
The combination of summer camp fees being due in the first three months of the year, my health insurance not hitting its deductible yet, and owing taxes to this corrupt horrible government has me absolutely flattened. Must plan better next year.
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e_lana @e-lana.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Please DM me your recos for Twin Cities divorce attorneys that would help a friend in need of aggressive, responsive support. Please and thank you.
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e_lana @e-lana.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
It wasn’t under the rationale of cost savings. It was “America First”. So, I guess, second verse same as the first
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Josephine beckbook.com Riesman @josie.zone · 03/03/2026
Well, that's bad jonathanlarsen.substack.com/p/us-troops-...
MRFF President and Founder Mikey Weinstein, a veteran of the Air Force and the Reagan White House, told me that since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran early Saturday morning, the MRFF has been “inundated” with similar complaints:

These calls have one damn thing in freaking common; our MRFF clients [service members who seek MRFF aid] report the unrestricted euphoria of their commanders and command chains as to how this new “biblically-sanctioned” war is clearly the undeniable sign of the expeditious approach of the fundamentalist Christian “End Times" as vividly described in the New Testament Book of Revelation.

Many of their commanders are especially delighted with how graphic this battle will be zeroing in on how bloody all of this must become in order to fulfill and be in 100% accordance with fundamentalist Christian end of the world eschatology.
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e_lana @e-lana.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Reminded me that back in 2016, I had the motivation to print signs and make art about this shit and now I’m so battered down I am not and that is a win for fascism so I guess I need to get my ass to the studio
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e_lana @e-lana.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
My brain is wild. I started my day at the sauna at 7:30, then WFH a full day, made a healthy dinner, talked to a friend, filled out healthcare forms for my daughter, worked a little more on paid work, scrolled on my phone then cleaned the kitchen. But I’m feeling shame like I’ve been unproductive.
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Bree 🇵🇸👍 🧊🚫 @breeminneapolis.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Y'all know the story "Stone Soup"? I feel like Minnesota is the nice version of the story. No tricks needed, just people bringing what they have to make a kickass meal.
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e_lana @e-lana.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
You ever take your 7 year old to their first concert experience at your favorite venue? 😍
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