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Toni (Still 😷ing...) @hudzinachick.bsky.social · 17h

Oh - apparently one of the producers went to Crumbl Cookies. Those are not what cookies look like that come out of most American kitchens!

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Toni (Still 😷ing...) @hudzinachick.bsky.social · 17h

I'm sure Michael Dell - the 40% owner of multinational Dell Technologies - is really glad to hear that.

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Toni (Still 😷ing...) @hudzinachick.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

In what universe does he think Conservative Christians are being "forced" out of public life? And Conservative Christians *should* face some public shame for being against gay marriage because of that whole "love thy neighbor"/"do unto others..." things that are the guiding tenet of Christianity.

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The Heathen Historian 🔻 @heathenhistory.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The fact that the tree is as old as the United States should not be lost on anyone. What a metaphor.

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Toni (Still 😷ing...) @hudzinachick.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I saw these and it looks like they will not go into effect until 2028. So I will be renewing ASAP next year to avoid this nonsense.

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Toni (Still 😷ing...) @hudzinachick.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Thanks to a friend who had clicked in on two different machines 5 minutes before I did, I used her second spot in the queue to get tickets! London here we come!

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Toni (Still 😷ing...) @hudzinachick.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Did you get membership? Tickets on sale today. We just got ours!

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Toni (Still 😷ing...) @hudzinachick.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Clicking in 2 seconds after 6 am? I was nearly 16000 in the queue. I clicked a second time 10 minutes later in case I miss the first one - and we want to buy tickets on two days and I'm not sure they'll allow it - and that was nearly 26000 in the queue.

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Toni (Still 😷ing...) @hudzinachick.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I'm sorry, I laughed. Because I am so tired of people parking scooters across the sidewalk, which makes the sidewalk difficult to navigate - I'm constantly moving them to the side and they're heavy when not powered. It's not funny actually funny, but that's some dedication to his process. (🎁 Link)

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St. Paul police: Alleged vandal may be tied to Lime scooter disappearances

Lime has reported as many as 105 scooters disappearing near the Wabasha Street bridge.

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Toni (Still 😷ing...) @hudzinachick.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I just spent some time prepping my desk for tomorrow morning: the second tranche of Bayeux Tapestry tickets are being opened up for members promptly at 12 pm BST/6 am CDT. Wish me luck!

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Toni (Still 😷ing...) @hudzinachick.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Anyone know what's going on with the BP in downtown Saint Paul? I mean, clearly SOMETHING is going on - they're still listed as a location on the BP website, just with "NA" for open hours. Property taxes don't seem to have it changing hands. Is it being renovated or just completely shut down?

Photo taken of a BP gas station located at 542 Robert Street N, Saint Paul, MN at 4:30 pm on Monday, October 5, 2026

The lot is enclosed by a fence. The building with the office and service garages remains intact and the BP gas price sign are still standing; the price sign is dark. The canopy over the gas pumps has been taken down, and the gas pumps have been removed.

Partial screenshot from the website for gas retailer BP. Lists the opening hours for the station located at 542 Robert Street N in Saint Paul MN. All opening hours are currently listed as "N/A".

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Jon Cohen @cohenjon.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Nice to see my boss, Tim Appenzeller, riding the reporter horse again and delivering this history-altering scoop about Rosalind Franklin and her famous photo 51 that helped unravel DNA's structure and function. www.science.org/content/arti...

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How did Rosalind Franklin miss the helix in her iconic DNA image? She didn’t

New analysis refutes James Watson’s claim he was first to recognize significance of famed photograph 51

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Toni (Still 😷ing...) @hudzinachick.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

And this is why we got a battery box for my husband's e-bike battery.

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Toni (Still 😷ing...) @hudzinachick.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I'd like to note Monarca is also having some "Election Protection" classes - I went to one in Hudson last month - and they very much go over the do's and don't's. Sign up to be a poll worker if you really want to protect democracy. (This is from the primaries back in August)

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Toni (Still 😷ing...) @hudzinachick.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Taco Bell has the same problem with the drive through AI. I don't get it often, but my order is two soft tacos, fresco style, swap the beef for the roasted chicken. The AI never gets it right, so I just go in and use the kiosk.

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Toni (Still 😷ing...) @hudzinachick.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I'm not sure about as a child - that was probably the head rolling out of the shark-eaten boat in Jaws. But the thing that has stayed with me? The reveal of Bob on Twin Peaks. Ray Wise and Frank Silva were deeply unsettling in this scene.

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Twin Peaks - Leland is possessed by BOB | The Mirror Scene

YouTube video by Peter Goldinger

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Toni (Still 😷ing...) @hudzinachick.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

From Forbes, Sep 10, 2024: "How Trump Lost Millions On His D.C. Hotel—Years After He Sold It" The former president pocketed $127 million when he sold his D.C. hotel in 2022. To close that deal, he had to lend the buyer a chunk of money that he’ll now never get back.

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Toni (Still 😷ing...) @hudzinachick.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Watching GBBO and I had to read the Vulture recap to determine WTF "American style" cookies meant in the UK.

Partial Screenshot of the Vulture GBBO recap for Week 2, posted October 2, 2026.

Screenshot reads:

The signature challenge is to bake “American-style cookies” that have to have some kind of toppings. A few things to note here. When anything is described as “American-style” in England, it just means enormous. You most commonly hear about “American-style refrigerators,” which Americans would just call “refrigerators.” To one of Uncle Sam’s people, they just seem totally normal-sized, but to Europeans, who are used to units so small they sit under the counter or so slender that they look like they’ve been on Ozempic since Little Dorrit was originally published, they’re bigger than Paul Hollywood’s ego. So an “American-style” cookie is not only the type of cookie, but it also means that it should be bigger than Donald Trump’s hair after a windstorm.

That they call it a “cookie” and not a biscuit is also a meaningful distinction. In the U.S., we would call an Oreo and a Mrs. Fields delight from the mall both a cookie. In the U.K., a crunchy cookie like an Oreo is a biscuit and a Mrs. Fields is a cookie. The cookie connotes that it is squishy on the inside. So what this assignment means to the British (and one Portuguese) in the tent is that it should be both huge and squishy, sort of like Mr. Blobby. (Trust me, if you knew about Mr. Blobby, you would have nightmares for eternity.)

Source: https://www.vulture.com/article/great-british-baking-show-recap-bake-off-biscuit-week-2026.html

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Toni (Still 😷ing...) @hudzinachick.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I'm sorry, this made me chuckle. These idiots still think this man wants what's best for "regular" Americans. I'm waiting to see the mental contortions.

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Toni (Still 😷ing...) @hudzinachick.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

(Deleted original skeet for clarity...) To be clear, the original tweet was meant as a joke, but this still stands: x.com/sashikantsin...

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Peggy Flanagan @peggyflanagan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Some of the worst cuts of Trump's Big, Ugly Bill take effect in Minnesota today. Thousands of Minnesotans will lose their Medicaid. $32 million in SNAP cuts will force kids to go hungry. At the same time, Trump's billionaire besties get tax breaks for another private plane.

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Toni (Still 😷ing...) @hudzinachick.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I have slowly been giving my subscription dollars to smaller news outlets and away from the bigger newspapers. Locally, I'm subscribed to Sahan Journal, the Reformer, and Racket. Also PiPress because they are definitely running on a shoestring and they focus on St. Paul news.

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Molly Coleman @mollycoleman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Sharing my comments from today’s meeting of the City Council, related to the hiring of outside counsel to represent Mayor Her in the lawsuit brought by Chief Henry. The full audio of the meeting is available here: stpaul.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=....

On April 1st of this year, the City was notified by Chief Henry’s attorney that the Mayor was being accused of engaging in illegal conduct toward City employees, and that litigation was reasonably foreseeable.

Today, one day shy of six months later, the City finally saw fit to discuss the matter in a closed door session with this City Council.

In the six months during which the Council and the public have been kept entirely in the dark by the administration, an external law firm has already been engaged at tax payers expense to investigate the allegations of repeated sexual harassment and other inappropriate workplace conduct by the Mayor.

Neither the Council or the public has been informed of the total cost of that investigation. Neither the Council or the public has seen the report.

While vague media reports have circulated that the report will be made public soon, we’re left with the allegations in the Chief’s 73-page complaint and the investigation summary prepared by an employee of the Mayor herself that finds that the Mayor engaged in “offensive and inappropriate behavior,” “created an uncomfortable work environment” for City employees, and “sent inappropriate text messages” to at least two City employees.

Today, the Council is effectively being asked to write a blank check with taxpayers’ money to a law firm that, frankly, is a law firm that I take great issue with—just minutes, literally minutes, after this body was provided for the first time was provided with any sort of update related to this matter.

This is no way to run a city. The lack of transparency, the refusal to provide the Council with the information necessary to fulfill our duties as a co-equal branch of government, and the lack of respect for the residents of the City is unacceptable. And yet, as the Council President explained, we effectively have no choice in this matter. If we choose not to retain outside counsel today, then we are opening up the City to additional liability and the risk that the Mayor herself could sue the City for refusing to hire outside counsel.

We are in a horrible position and we have very few options. I am incredibly frustrated by the vote that we are being asked to take today. I am incredibly frustrated by the timeline on which we are being asked to take it and the fact that we will be spending unknown sums of money, significant sums of money, defending against claims we know nothing about—despite the fact that our money has already been used to investigate those very claims.

So while I will vote yes for this resolution today, I want to be very clear about the legal limitations that require, from my perspective, that vote—and the immense frustration and disappointment at being asked to take this vote today.

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Toni (Still 😷ing...) @hudzinachick.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I just keep coming back to that backdrop. He was a Marine so their logo isn't stolen valor. It's just so janky and cheesy.

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Toni (Still 😷ing...) @hudzinachick.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I had my titers tested in 2019, was planning to get my MMR then COVID hit, finally made time to take care of it earlier this year. I had to have my titers retested: Mumps remained non-existent, Measles was fine, Rubella protection had waned. If you're in this group, go get your titers tested!

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Toni (Still 😷ing...) @hudzinachick.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

"[Amazon international boss Kelly] Day said AI 'brings down costs, meaning more stories can be made, more diverse voices can get heard, and more creative risks get taken.'" It's like these people have never seen the OG Doctor Who, part of which is so beloved BECAUSE of the crap production value.

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Jay Willis @jaywillis.net · 29/09/2026

Jack Smith adopting the sort of bewildered deadpan affect of Coach Beard in 'Ted Lasso' throughout this clip might be the comic performance of the year

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

It’s really great that Eric Schmitt wasted everyone’s time because he can’t tell the difference between the Atlanta Hawks and the Iowa Hawkeyes, meanwhile people in Missouri are struggling to pay for utilities, gas, groceries, housing, and child care.

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Toni (Still 😷ing...) @hudzinachick.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I'm on record with not being a huge fan of Amy Klobuchar, but DAMN, that was perfect.

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Patrick - Here for the craic❗️🤷🏼‍♂️😉 @paddyopatrick.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Yesterday Farage posted “I have been warning.. for many months about Iranian agents coming into the UK via small boats” Today he does a film banging on about Iranian agents, praising Trump etc He’d look a right Turkey if they’re British.. Doah hold on a mo..what’s that Farage gobble cluck cluck 🦃

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Toni (Still 😷ing...) @hudzinachick.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

If Kristin Scott Thomas doesn't get an Emmy nod for this season of Slow Horses, it will be a crime.

Still Photo from Season 4 of the Apple TV show, "Slow Horses."

Shows actor James Callis as character Claude Whelan and actor Kristin Scott Thomas as character Diana Taverner. In their jobs as senior British Intelligence officers, they are standing in a situation control room, wearing professional suits and earbud headsets with microphones extending down their cheeks.

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The Vampire LesMak @lesleynope.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The woman carrying the baby and food in the Giants game clip that went viral has written the full story of her marriage and what happened in the stands that night. If you’ve commented or shared any of the clips you also need to read and share her story themomoftheyear.substack.com/p/im-the-mom...

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I’m the Mom in That Viral Giants Clip. Let Me Tell You About My Husband.

You saw me carrying our baby and food. There was more happening in our family that night.

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Toni (Still 😷ing...) @hudzinachick.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Watching the new season of GBBO, and I am already so happy with Nigella just watching the first section. That woman is EATING cake, unreservedly. It's delightful.

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Toni (Still 😷ing...) @hudzinachick.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The new downtown St. Paul Aldi got rid of the bike rack in the garage. 🫤 There are two u-racks outside by the bus stop, but nothing inside the garage - great on a rainy day like today. Short-sighted considering there is a protected bike lane that runs right outside the 10th street entrance!

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Toni (Still 😷ing...) @hudzinachick.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

When someone tries to tell you the Twin Cities are a crime-ridden hell-hole, this picture is a great foil for that...

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Toni (Still 😷ing...) @hudzinachick.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Yes, yes, yes - the Trump Administration will totally stop picking on Minnesota (and the Twin Cities) with a new governor. They don't have any sort of resentment or grudge against us and are looking at ways to make our lives difficult...

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Justice Department sues Minnesota, St. Paul and Minneapolis over firearm purchase waiting period

State legislators in 2023 extended the waiting period for purchasing handguns and military-style assault weapons from seven days to 30 days.

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Molly Coleman @mollycoleman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

My statement on the developing situation regarding Mayor Her.

Allegations are not dispositive, and there is much that we do not yet know about what occurred between Mayor Her, senior members of city leadership, Chief Henry, and other members of the Saint Paul Police Department. The report prepared by outside counsel of the workplace conduct investigation into Mayor Her’s behavior has not been made public. The City Council has only seen the Mayor’s administration’s two-page summary of that report, prepared by a department she oversees. The allegations in Chief Henry’s complaint have yet to be adjudicated in legal proceedings.

There are, however, a few things that we do know. The allegations against Mayor Her that were made public this week are deeply troubling. They must be taken seriously by the public, the legal system, and the City Council. We also know that the Mayor’s administration’s own summary of the investigation says that the Mayor engaged in “offensive and inappropriate behavior,” “created an uncomfortable work environment for City employees,” and “sent inappropriate text messages” to at least two City employees. The Mayor was engaging in this behavior while our City was occupied by federal forces last winter, a moment when we desperately needed steady, focused leadership in City Hall.

Saint Paul city employees—no matter their title—should never question whether they will be treated with professionalism and respect by their supervisors and the city’s leadership. Our taxpayers should be able to trust that their money will be spent on essential services, not on lawsuits brought on by inappropriate workplace conduct. And every single person in our City should feel confident that the highest levels of City Hall are functioning effectively and relentlessly focused on making life better for Saint Paulites.

Any person accused of wrongdoing deserves to have a fair, impartial legal process determine the facts of what happened and assess the appropriate legal consequences. I respect that process, and do not intend to comment on the merits or specific claims in any current or future litigation. However, the existence of a legal process does not mean either the public or the Council is prevented from demanding better. As both a resident of this City and a member of the Saint Paul City Council, it is clear to me that we need and deserve more from our Mayor.

That starts with transparency. The full report from Resolute Law must be released. Just as urgently, the Mayor must explain how she is currently able to lead the Saint Paul Police Department as the chief executive for Saint Paul. A police force that does not have meaningful leadership from the people’s elected representative is not a tolerable or sustainable state of affairs. We need to know—now—what has and will be done to ensure that that leadership and oversight exists.

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Toni (Still 😷ing...) @hudzinachick.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Because I am once again stuck on the couch with the dog - and also going through a solid ice/heat cycle post massage therapy - I decided to spool up The Shadow. Mess of a movie? Sure. But Tim Curry was great, John Lone out-handsomes Alec Baldwin by a mile, and the costuming is divine.

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Alt: GIF Meme Shows a brief clip from the 1994 movie, The Shadow. Shows actor Alec Baldwin as character Lamont Cranston. He is wearing his costume as The Shadow, which has a large brimmed hat, a red scarf covering the bottom half of his face, and a black trenchcoat.

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Toni (Still 😷ing...) @hudzinachick.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Also, 🤬 Cancer, and schedule your colonoscopy today. Because had my mother gotten one, she probably would still be with us today. Instead of me marking 16 years of her gone today.

Photo from the 1970's of a young mother with a daughter on her lap.

Illustration.

Shows a large circle with a thick green border - inside are the words "Fuck Cancer" in a stylized font adorned with asterisks. Two illustrated faces are on the edges of the circle - on the upper left is the face of a young boy with brown hair, on the lower left is the face of a young girl with red hair.

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