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Rabies testing concerns prompt investigation from Minnesota health officials

Here’s an article on it. I know of at least one Mpls person who has been referred for a post exposure vaccination due to ASAP Wildlife Services falsifying a negative rabies report. @wedge.live www.fox9.com/news/rabies-...

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The Minnesota Department of Health is searching for customers of a Twin Cities company that it suspects has not been consistently submitting rabies tests for testing.

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On the topic of rabies, ASAP Wildlife Services has lied about negative rabies tests and is not cooperating with the state. If you used them between 9/1/25 and 9/9/26, call MDH at 651-201-5368.

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Rabies testing concerns prompt investigation from Minnesota health officials

fox9.com

The Minnesota Department of Health is searching for customers of a Twin Cities company that it suspects has not been consistently submitting rabies tests for testing.

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Wedge LIVE!™ @wedge.live · 19/09/2026

On the topic of rabies, ASAP Wildlife Services has lied about negative rabies tests and is not cooperating with the state. If you used them between 9/1/25 and 9/9/26, call MDH at 651-201-5368.

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Political science professors say "white woman picking up a rabid bat downtown" is our generation's "soccer mom."

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happify @happify.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Been talking a fair amount about biking-as-accessibility lately, and just shared this 2014 paper from the UK with an interested party. Where is bikes/disability conversation at for you? Any newer reports to recommend? Anything more specific to US laws or practices? www.hdcf.org.uk/wp-content/u...

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Rough location here. And coordinates: 44.9854216, -93.2660971

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Rough location here. And coordinates: 44.9854216, -93.2660971

Sorry for the lack of alt text, running late for kayaking! They are on the walk path between west river parkway and Hennepin Ave, on the downriver side of the federal reserve.

Face photo. Sorry for the lack of alt text, running late for kayaking! They are on the walk path between west river parkway and Hennepin Ave, on the downriver side of the federal reserve.

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Here’s their face, in case you recognize them!

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We’re guessing maybe they live at those houses north of the federal reserve on the west side of the river.

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We’re on our way to kayak the river but this calico (?) and white cat seems to want pets and perhaps be a recent wanderer

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happify @happify.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Whose kitty is wandering downtown?

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Anyone ever try pince nez? What kind of noses do they (not) work for?

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happify @happify.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Need new glasses (haven't got any since 2010) but zenni only has two in my face size with adjustable nose pads (without those, glasses hit my lashes). What are other stores/sites that people use? Happy to shop brick and mortar, but in 2010 I tried 12 stores locally with no success.

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Willy Lee (they/them) @advicepig.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Why hasn't any layer of my government told me where unhoused people can go for safe air and cooler temps? My city, county, and state are disappointing me big time

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Flan @flanknits.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

AQI in Minneapolis is now 530. It’s over 80 degrees at 11pm. For neighbors without air conditioning, and our neighbors experiencing unsheltered homelessness, these are incredibly dangerous conditions. I’ll be out tomorrow with masks and cold water, checking on neighbors. Please do the same.

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happify @happify.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

I can’t speak to all filters, but generally the accumulating dust on a filter increases its efficacy because the dust itself becomes part of the filtering effect

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happify @happify.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Looks like Grand Marais’s AQI peaked today at 2259, though their graph stops at 1000. I’m a ball of worry for…everyone, and especially those who’re most at risk and with the least protection.

A screenshot of a graph of AQI readings for PM2.5 in Grand Marais, under the heading “hazardous” showing the wildfire smoke move in yesterday. The y axis tops out at 1000, but a text box states the max AQI was 2559 somewhere in there.

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Eric Moran @deveric.net · 16/07/2026

WOULD BE REALLY COOL IF THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS HAD SOME SORT OF OPT-IN EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM FOR SITUATIONS LIKE THIS WITH INFORMATION ON HOW TO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF AND YOU COULD SHARE IT. Goddamn what the hell is going on here y'all. Not a notification since the heat alert on Monday, shame.

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Seems like possible wind or intensity of sun could increase the likelihood of success? I’m assuming there’s a bias towards a buffer for food safety in the instructions shared by the extension services

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Omg, thank you! My brain is hijacked by the book I’m reading right now and you both articulated what I was aiming for and did the research! I really appreciate it—I’m thinking that my microclimate might be both higher temp and lower humidity, but will look to track both if/when I try.

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I like imagining the a/b testing to learn this! I was going to put aside a shareable amount for the “pests” because it seems rude to put out delicious foods and not share at all with neighbor-creatures who might see or smell them!

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I’m planning to use shallow woven natural fiber baskets, wrapped in netting. Basically what I do for dehydrating or drying plant material in the winter, but aiming to add in sun/wind/heat, in a more humid environment. How to facilitate this without spoilage?

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Chris Steller @chrissteller.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Any of you have experience with dehydrating foods outside in hot weather? I feel decently confident in my hardware to enable this and protect said foods from birds/pests, but not sure what weather conditions will suffice or how often to give things a shake.

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The University of Minnesota's study of St. Anthony Falls is live: government-relations.umn.edu/SAF-study

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happify @happify.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

No idea, dating objects is hard especially when acquired without known lineage but the vaaaast majority of what I own/use is secondhand (curb/dumpster, thrift store, garage sale, Craigslist, hand-me-down), except shoes, contact lenses, toothbrush, 2 stools bought in 2010. Most furniture is pre-60s.

happify @happify.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

I really love those tables! Wish there were public restrooms on Nicollet Island

happify @happify.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Recommendation? Looking for a place near the Stone Arch Bridge where I could gather with out of town friends for: Watching a soccer game at 2pm Catching up with a friend about hard stuff Comfortable for elementary age kids to hang out and read/draw/craft Bonus points for breezy situation!

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Wedge LIVE!™ @wedge.live · 15/06/2026

Met Council: "Place a pin anywhere in the Twin Cities region where you have felt impacted by highway development." Hard to know where to begin. zanassoc.mysocialpinpoint.com/highway-syst...

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My father also said when he worked in Sewal, IA (on the MO border) in the 40s, the county road that is lyndale went through there too, which did seem accurate when I checked up on it.

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Chris Daniel @chrisdaniel.net · 13/06/2026

There was a time driving with my brother back from his college that we saw Lyndale near a gas station just north of Iowa and decided to take it (instead of highway) back to Mpls. We were in at least the 34x block south. It…took a while.

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We must organize techworkerscoalition.org

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I'm interested in recommendations, if you've got them. Pretty good fiction: Fake Accounts/Lauren Oyler No One Is Talking About This/Patricia Lockwood The Minuscule Mansion of Myra Malone/Audrey Burges Dream Drawings/N. Scott Momaday

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happify @happify.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Good fiction (imo) of late, in no order: Awake in the Floating City/Susanna Kwan If, Then/Kate Hope Day The Parking Lot Attendant/Nafkote Tamirat Will There Ever Be Another You/Patricia Lockwood Ghost Forest/Pik-Shuen Fung Bowlaway/Elizabeth McCracken Nothing to See Here/Kevin Wilson

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For a few years, I've had an annual calendar event for 6/15 from 1-2pm labeled "Pete's birthday." I do not know a Pete. I do not know someone whose birthday is 6/15 that I'm aware of. I do not recall setting up this recurring event. Happy early birthday, Pete!

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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 09/06/2026

franklin steele park in elliot park, minneapolis: a basketball court, two playgrounds, a splash pad, a shelter with picnic tables under it, a shipping container with graffiti on it, tons of benches, every amenity you could name and not a SINGLE bike rack

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Norm Charlatan @normcharlatan.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Installed a towel bar in home office so I can hang my bike panniers on the wall when I’m not using them. E-bike summer continues apace.

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happify @happify.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Sidewalks are never cleared and the way the city/county/state clear roads actually make sidewalks worse than if they did nothing, yet no libertarians among pedestrians…

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Andrew Brobston @andrewbrobston.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

There's a big split between Native community residents (west of Hiawatha) and Native social services (east of Hiawatha). At the very least a suit would add to pressure to address this.

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www.ada.gov/resources/ad... Do these barriers prevent access to public services? Also: "Otherwise, these individuals are forced to travel in streets and roadways and are put in danger or are prevented from reaching their destination" (referring to curb ramps but seems arguably applicable).

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The ADA and City Governments: Common Problems

This document outlines common problems shared by city governments of all sizes and provides examples of common deficiencies and explains how these problems affect persons with disabilities.

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And peevishness at readers who: judge other readers for what they read judge entire categories of writing or write off entire genres as too esoteric/try-hard or below them surely other things that escape me; I am too cantankerous to not have at least three peeves here

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40+ minute walking detours on days like today are actively dangerous for some people, especially in a city with no benches, water fountains, or restrooms on the route.

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I don’t know how much it’s classism vs purposeful historical and ongoing active disenfranchisement and its entitlement mirrors—I’m hearing MNDOT is claiming to not be receiving much in the way of complaints about the lack of connections.

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