Erik Ostrom @erikostrom.com · 1hGlad this is happening.sfstandard.comMeet the Bay Area progressive group targeting tech-backed DemocratsThe group is trying to make support from Silicon Valley a political liability for tech-friendly moderates running for the California State Legislature. 010
Erik Ostrom @erikostrom.com · 5hMaybe this is obvious. I’m just seeing a lot of cheery nihilism in the replies, and I’m not into it. 000
Erik Ostrom @erikostrom.com · 5hYeah but the choices aren’t “I’m famous forever” or “nothing matters after I’m dead.” My best hope is that people who knew me have slightly better lives because they did. And maybe the people who knew them. And *maybe* someone who didn’t know me benefits from something I did. Ripples. 130
Erik Ostrom @erikostrom.com · 6hThis year I fell in love with the E line, and lately I’ve noticed my preference sliding from bike toward bus (even regular bus), just because I can chill out and read a book. 050
Erik Ostrom @erikostrom.com · 6hThe first time I went to Stockholm I had to train myself to gather my thoughts mid-block, because if I paused at the corner it started a traffic jam. 120
Reposted by Erik OstromIan Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 16hBREAKING NEWS: “Do geese see God” is a palindrome 12761631477
Erik Ostrom @erikostrom.com · 29/09/2026It might have been $20, also I had a job but a lot of us probably didn’t 000
Erik Ostrom @erikostrom.com · 29/09/2026I mean maybe it would work at the Grand Avenue location, but I never bothered biking down Lyndale, I’m not gonna bus to Saint Paul 120
Erik Ostrom @erikostrom.com · 29/09/2026Dang, guess I’m never gonna use the $10 gift card my landlord gave us all as a consolation prize for having to pay full rent when COVID shut things down and nobody had jobs 220
Erik Ostrom @erikostrom.com · 29/09/2026In the sequel it seemed like someone had advised him to tone it down because it was too confusing. I probably won’t finish the series. 000
Erik Ostrom @erikostrom.com · 29/09/2026I loved this about a crime novel called The Death of Lewis Winter, in which the technique meant you were always aware of what each character in the scene thought each other character was thinking, and how they were wrong. Made my brain buzz! 120
Reposted by Erik OstromSmörhuvud (he/surprise me) @guncelawits.bsky.social · 27/09/2026“We as an industry are engaged in an intense debate about whether our industry should be shut down for product-liability reasons or for rights-violation reasons.” 0103
Reposted by Erik OstromEmily St. James @emilystjams.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Today was the third day in a row I came within a yard of a car hitting me while I was walking in a crosswalk, and today was way too close. I realize we have some drivers out there, but I think we need to ban cars until we can figure out what's going on. 1360444
Reposted by Erik OstromRazanar the Jovial @razanarthejovial.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Me when I strap fireworks to a bike wheel and throw it in a food court: damn oh wow I can't believe that bike wheel shot off fireworks in the food court. 1573
Reposted by Erik OstromDJ Boozy Brunch @griph.bsky.social · 26/09/2026pervert glasses suffered branding collapse so instead we invented the blinking red weak point on the bad guy you’re supposed to attack to do damage 0222
Erik Ostrom @erikostrom.com · 26/09/2026Film you’ve watched more than six times with a GIF.static.klipy.comPhiladelphia Story Katharine HepburnAlt: Katharine Hepburn in The Philadelphia Story walks outside, then grimaces as she throws her hand up to shield her eyes from the morning sun. 060
Erik Ostrom @erikostrom.com · 26/09/2026So is the other end of the gap more of 2nd St? Or 2nd Ave? Or something else 200
Reposted by Erik OstromCourtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 24/09/2026The best way to console ourselves about the international shit sandwich buffet that we will have to consume in the coming years is to build out a massive train network, provide health care to all, and take out our aggressions on the billionaires. 636556
Erik Ostrom @erikostrom.com · 25/09/2026I mean I also remember the mirror and the shooting and the newspaper clippings, but “organizized” has probably had a bigger impact on my life 100
Erik Ostrom @erikostrom.com · 25/09/2026On a recent Blank Check episode lthey said “what people remember” about Taxi Driver doesn’t start until 3/4 of the way in, and I wonder what most people remember, because for me it’s Travis Bickle saying “One of these days I’m gonna get organizized” 240
Erik Ostrom @erikostrom.com · 24/09/2026I will not be replicating the details or his haunted look 141
Erik Ostrom @erikostrom.com · 24/09/2026Transit security guy said “thank you for walking your bike” on the light rail platform, and then described, in unsolicited and horrifying detail, a recent incident involving a train and a cyclist so, friends, I pass this message on to you: thank you for walking your bike on the light rail platform. 1192
Reposted by Erik OstromLeah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 24/09/2026AP Stylebook warns against anthropomorphizing AI systems: “Avoid language that gives them human characteristics… Instead, explain what a system does, how well it performs, who built it and who could be affected by it.” 1970102257
Reposted by Erik OstromNeighbors for More Neighbors (N4MN) @moreneighbors.org · 23/09/2026Leah Hanson, House Candidate for District 18A, recently shared her stance on affordable housing. “We need to invest in housing volume,” she said. “That means we need to build homes without unnecessary bureaucracy getting in the way.” Read for full commentary: www.minnpost.com/elections/20...minnpost.comCows, colleges and competitive districts: DFL, GOP eye key House seats covering Northfield and St. PeterHigh voter turnout by students at Carleton, St. Olaf and Gustavus colleges adds a wrinkle to legislative races. 062
Erik Ostrom @erikostrom.com · 23/09/2026This reminds me, every time I've biked past 19th and Nicollet since the Weekend of Three Shootings there's been a cop car at the corner with its lights on, but every time I've looked inside it's been empty. 140
Reposted by Erik OstromWedge LIVE!™ @wedge.live · 23/09/2026Turns out driving like an asshole is the most efficient way to do it, so the computer overlords will emulate it. 2356
Erik Ostrom @erikostrom.com · 23/09/2026Final review: funny and charming when it's not marred by casual mid-century racism (category: "shifty Arab," severity: "could have been worse"). Still a good read but watch out for Mark's chapter. 111
Erik Ostrom @erikostrom.com · 23/09/2026Oh, and here are some numbers about Minnesota electricity sources (from 2022, looks like): mn.gov/commerce-sta...mn.gov 000
Erik Ostrom @erikostrom.com · 23/09/2026I Kagi'd it and found a Reddit thread where some people said the Mississippi is too muddy or too flat for hydro, but some other people pointed out we actually do have hydro plants, including one here in the Twin Cities. So I don't know.reddit.comFrom the StLouis community on RedditExplore this post and more from the StLouis community 100
Erik Ostrom @erikostrom.com · 23/09/2026Looking at all the Canadian regions that are bright green thanks to hydro, and my region that runs along America's great river, I couldn't help wondering why we're less than 1% hydro. We use mostly coal and gas, surprising no one. (A surprise to me: the middle of Montana is 100% hydro!) 100
Erik Ostrom @erikostrom.com · 23/09/2026Regions within countries don't necessarily correspond to states or provinces. I'm from Minnesota, so I want to see Minnesota's stats, but instead I can only get a discontinuous blob that stretches roughly from some Great Lakes down the Mississippi. 200
Erik Ostrom @erikostrom.com · 23/09/2026This is cool. You can see what energy sources are being used in different regions, all over the world, right now. Like Botswana is running on 97% coal, while France is 98% carbon-free, largely due to nuclear. Eastern India is 90% coal, while next door Nepal is 100% carbon-free, renewable hydro.app.electricitymaps.comMap | Electricity MapsTrack real-time and historical electricity data worldwide — see production mix, CO2 emissions, prices, cross-border exports, and much more. 130
Reposted by Erik OstromRob Tracinski @tracinski.bsky.social · 23/09/2026This is something I've been focusing on. I want to do a series called "The Liberal Tradition," because modern conservatism is in no way more genuinely American than all of the deep American traditions liberalism is rooted in. 51095
Reposted by Erik OstromAlex @mplsalex.bsky.social · 22/09/2026This whole thing is worth your time to listen to. 1133
Erik Ostrom @erikostrom.com · 23/09/2026We’re not going to win with the coalition of everybody who was right about everything all along If that were a winning coalition, it would have won already We need people who were wrong, who are willing to admit it and try to make things better 190
Erik Ostrom @erikostrom.com · 23/09/2026Seems a lot of Blueskyers are tripping over each other in a race to point out how wrong Renee Good’s mom was to vote for Trump And she was And yeah it’s infuriating when people can’t see cruelty until it’s happening to someone they love So feel your feelings But 140
Erik Ostrom @erikostrom.com · 22/09/2026We'd love to see you at The Others (1729 N 2nd St), but it's also being livestreamed! And if you're willing to fill out an extremely short survey, you can watch for free – just type a 0 when it asks you to name your price.crowdwork.comTechnically Funny Live • Technically FunnyFeaturing: NEAT Here We Are Waxy Comedy At The Others Workshop Collective, 1729 N 2nd St, Minneapolis MN, Enter through door C in the lot on 18th Ave Online ticket holders will receive a link to th... 120
Erik Ostrom @erikostrom.com · 22/09/2026One of these shows is tonight! It's my first show with Here We Are, a group that travels to a new place, learns a tiny bit about it, and improvises the definitive portrayal of what it's like to live there. Tonight we're going to... Minneapolis. Should be interesting! I hear great things! 140
Erik Ostrom @erikostrom.com · 22/09/2026Also I just read Kill All Wizards, which was very fun. (I highly, highly recommend The Naming Song, but it's longer. Maybe for next year!) I am assuming novellas count, as long as they are book-shaped.thirdarchive.netJedediah BerryAuthor of Kill All Wizards, The Naming Song, The Family Arcana, and The Manual of Detection. Co-creator of the Wildendrem tabletop adventure game setting. 020
Erik Ostrom @erikostrom.com · 22/09/2026Have you read everything by Naomi Kritzer yet? Me either, but the last four are great! And quick!naomikritzer.comNaomi Kritzer’s BooksMy newest book (which is a novella, but is being published as a short book as opposed to the sort of novella that is published as a long short story) is Obstetrix, published in June 2026 by Tordotc… 140
Erik Ostrom @erikostrom.com · 22/09/2026And all this other stuff! Paid family leave! The trans refuge law! Marijuana legalization! Carbon-free electricity by 2040! Like I don't expect Klobuchar to be a progressive champion. But I don't think she'll veto great legislation the DFL sends to her desk, either.dflhouse.comHuffPost: How Minnesota Democrats Passed A Raft of Progressive Legislation With A 1-Seat Majority — Minnesota House DFLMinnesota Democrats entered this year’s legislative session in a similar situation. Last fall, they won control of the state’s executive branch, House and Senate — a legislative “trifecta” — but with ... 031
Erik Ostrom @erikostrom.com · 22/09/2026I'm not excited by Amy Klobuchar, but I'm excited to vote for her. Not just because her opponent is awful, but because I think we can regain the trifecta, and I remember the good and crucial work the DFL did last time they had it. Like free meals at school, in the news today.mprnews.orgFewer skipped meals, less stigma: New data on the impact of Minnesota’s universal school mealsA trio of new studies shows Minnesota’s universal school meals program is providing a sense of relief to Minnesota families and students who are no longer skipping lunch and worrying less about family... 171
Erik Ostrom @erikostrom.com · 22/09/2026static.klipy.comBelieve MotivationAlt: GIF of Ted Lasso pointing up at a hand-lettered sign that says BELIEVE. 110
