iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Erin Maye Quade @erinmayequade.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

My religious beliefs: Lutheran My AI beliefs: Catholic, apparently

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Matthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Latest WSJ poll: "63% want to pause AI development 61% want a billionaire wealth tax 59% want Medicare for All 57% want a $20 minimum wage 58% want to end U.S. military aid to Israel" This is the center of the country politically. it is time all adjust to this political spectrum, esp. media.

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Jim Lokay @jimlokay.com · 29/09/2026

If you want to really know how the outrage machine gets fired up: 1. Schmitt plans to drop “bombshell” on Smith 2. Someone plants story that Schmitt is a Vance VP contender to run same day 3. Right-wing Twittersphere gets talking points 4. Schmitt steps in it 5. Scheduled tweets go out anyway

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

bluesky does not seem to really be talking about this but today Stevie Wonder unleased 4 songs that didn't make "Songs in the Key of Life." music.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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Songs In The Key Of Life - The EP

EP • Stevie Wonder

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Joseph @jamusco.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

HealthPartners charges the lowest premium over Medicare of any major MN systems on this list, including HCMC. A system founded from they non-profit HMO dreams of the 1970s is actually well positioned to survive today. You have treat people roughly the same in your clinics and build from there.

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Stpaulighoul @stpauligrrrl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Congratulations Olivia Miles of Minnesota Lynx, Rookie of the Year 2026 by unanimous vote!

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Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Russell Brand, who's awaiting trial in London next month on rape and sexual assault charges, will moderate a panel at DC's MAHA summit tomorrow on reforming a U.S. health agency

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Joseph @jamusco.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Trying to find a home for my 2 x 2026 Minnesota Newspaper Museum 1st Amendment posters. These photos don't do the posters justice. The color and letterpress work really pop!

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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 28/09/2026

mukhtar ibrahim, founder of the sahan journal, and ubah ali, a former WCCO reporter, have just launched the somali brief, an independent media outlet where somali americans can tell their own stories www.thesomalibrief.com

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The Somali Brief

The Somali Brief is a digital-first media platform covering the stories shaping Somali American life.

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Charlotte Garden @charlottegarden.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Hot take: Basic norms of higher ed should apply to college sports. If an adjunct professor grabbed a senior's head with two hands and "aggressively wiped the blood from his mouth and brushed it on his own left cheek"... I'm sure we’d be having a different conversation. www.espn.com/college-foot...

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Blood brothers? Fleck, senior Baranowski share 'great moment'

After Minnesota's win at Washington, Gophers coach P.J. Fleck grabbed Maverick Baranowski's head with two hands, aggressively wiped the blood from the linebacker's mouth and brushed it on his own left cheek.

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More Perfect University @mpuniversity.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

@aoc.bsky.social: The best thing that we can do to rein in runaway costs at private institutions is by having tuition free public colleges and universities. “For anyone who wants to say that that’s pie in the sky and unrealistic… this is literally what baby boomers gave themselves.”

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Carson Hartzog @carzharts.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Wrote a thing about a really neat business in St. Paul — Present Company — and the rise of analog hobbies. Gift link: www.startribune.com/dumb-tech-an...

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In the age of AI, analog is having a renaissance

People are turning to simpler phones, physical media and tactile hobbies as technology becomes more powerful and pervasive.

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Sara Gibbs @sararoseg.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

He imposed Shania Law

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MwahahahahahadScientist @mads100tist.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

"Nobel Prize incident leaves four injured, three tenured"

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Kittens MLT (ASCP) @warkittens.makeitbouncy.net · 24/09/2026

Holy shit, AP, you brilliant bastards. YES to this entire thread. We love this. Internalize this. All news and media should embrace this.

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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 24/09/2026

the one truth always is that if you have a solid argument, you don’t have to make anything up. so if people ARE making shit up, like non scientists claiming covid causes cancer, perhaps consider that this could backfire and making people think covid can’t be that bad if people gotta lie to scare you

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Tony Zombie-ano 🎃 @tonydamiano.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

St. Paul stepped up and passed a 60-day eviction notice ordinance while Minneapolis' was vetoed twice by the mayor and evictions in St. Paul are down 13% yoy while in Minneapolis Evictions are up 7% according to @homelinemn.org

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Josh Martin @joshmartinmpls.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Since it’s no longer just “the lefties” taking issue with Frey’s approach to governance, but the *entire* City Council… maybe, just maybe, Frey is the one with the problem? www.startribune.com/mpd-budget-o...

For a change, everybody in the Minneapolis City Council chambers seemed to agree.

The often-divided council was united last week in its disappointment that Mayor Jacob Frey’s office would not allow police representatives to attend the meeting to answer their questions about budget overspending, sending written responses instead.

Even council members normally aligned with Frey were upset.

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Dr Beatriz Pichel @beapichel.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Really excited to announce the online launch of The Ethics of Medical Photography Toolkit, the result of two years of work between academics, archives and museums. Register here forms.gle/PYBjxGNDitDp... to join us on Friday 16 Oct at 3 pm BST online #histmed #photohist #ethics #medhums

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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 19/09/2026

if you’re the white woman who was picking up a bat in downtown minneapolis on hennepin ave between washington & 3rd on 9/15 at noon, the minnesota department of health would like to talk to you because that shit was RABID! i would also like to talk to you because girl, wtf

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
protecting, maintaining and improving the health of il Minesotans
RABID BAT FOUND ON SIDEWALK
On Tuesday, September 15 at about 12pm, a bat was found on the sidewalk on Hennepin Ave between N. Washington Ave and N 3°St.
The bat died and was sent for rabies testing. This bat tested positive for
rabies.
A woman was seen crouching by the bat and putting it into a bag. She was described as a 25-to-30-year-old white woman, about 5'5", with curly brown hair and a curly-haired golden retriever-like dog. If this was you, please call 911 and ask to be connected to Animal Care & Control.
Bites from bats are tiny, may be painless, and may not leave a mark. An person who had physical contact or touched this bat should talk with health care provider this weekend for assessment. During the week, Minnesota Department of Health can also provide rabies assessments at 651-201-5414.
If vou did not touch or have any contact with the bat, you have no risk of rabies and do not need shots.

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Robin for Ward 2 @robin4mpls.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Flock cameras are still up around the University of Minnesota, and we’re taking action. Council Member Jason Chavez and I are bringing forward a resolution calling on the University of Minnesota and Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office to remove Flock cameras from our communities.

Photos of a Flock camera attached to a light pole near a University of Minnesota student dorm along a busy residential street.

Photos of a Flock camera attached to a light pole near a University of Minnesota student dorm along a busy residential street. In the second photo, a piece of paper is posted on the pole that communicates that a Flock camera is located there.

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Robin Wonsley - Minneapolis Ward 2 @ward2.minneapolismn.gov · 15/09/2026

Workers Drive Minneapolis ensures basic protections for workers and the public before commercial AVs begin to operate in Minneapolis. Local workers, not tech billionaires, drive our city forward. Read more: www.startribune.com/driverless-cars…

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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Notable Will be interested in seeing the specific articles of impeachment.

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Frederick Melo, Reporter (TwinCities.com, Pioneer Press) @frederickmelo.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Thursday Oct. 15 at 7 pm, Riverview Theater, 3800 42nd Ave, Minneapolis. Doc series "Not In Our Town" spotlights the lives and experiences of everyday Minnesotans during Operation Metro Surge and interviews with Twin Cities journalists including yours truly. More soon: www.niot.org/minnesotanei...

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Please say this 1000 times for the people in the back.

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

That’s good Bluesky

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CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Give someone an Emmy for transitioning from the clock to Pierce Brosnan

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AblativMeatshld @ablativmeatshld.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

And that would be a replacement for the lost US markets...

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h jiahong pan 潘嘉宏 🍁 @hpan3.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

September 12, 2026-Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA: People watch a performance celebrating a rocket sculpture at Brackett Park, in the city's Longfellow neighborhood.

A person holds a globe on a stick as they walk around a rocket sculpture

People watch with cell phone lights on a performance celebrating the Brackett Park rocket

People dressed with umbrellas perform in front of the Brackett Park rocket

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Una Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

“Trump is a bully and a braggart, a self-confessed sexual predator and a purveyor of racial slurs... Most people would not welcome such a man into their home, and the majority of Irish people will not welcome this visit.” Irish Times editorial on Trump in Ireland.

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The Irish Times view on Trump’s visit: a less than welcome guest

Most people would not welcome such a man into their home but political leaders must make a different calculation

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Hamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Lone Progressive Dissenters have the highest batting average of being correct in history, yet that does nothing to change the widespread conviction that today’s Lone Progressive Dissenters must be crazy wackos.

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Carly @carlyrenae.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

We did some great work on Nicollet Mall yesterday! 🎭✊❤️ Workers told their stories about the reality of working in the Mpls restaurant industry in the wake of OMS, and I got to heckle Jacob as he booked it in the opposite direction to avoid us, which has been a longtime goal of mine.

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Jimmy Lonetti @djgloverepair.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Post State Fair/crop art I been meaning to throw out the offer if any crop artist wants to do a piece based on the D&J logo I would be willing to pay a generous commission.

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Racket @racketmn.com · 11/09/2026

“Ultimately workers are seen as an afterthought by the administration,” one worker protesting Dinner du Nord says. "You can’t just shove us away if you want to have a revitalized downtown.”

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‘Workers Are Seen as an Afterthought’: Who Was Really Served at Dinner du Nord? - Racket

Minneapolis restaurant and hospitality workers say they don’t have a seat at ‘America’s largest dinner table,’ an industry PR stunt intended to hype downtown.

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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Mamdani's channeling of Indian retail politics upending the entire US political framework is hilarious to watch, this is literally what you always do in desi politics, hug the person who called you names to show you're a saint and he's a piece of shit that voters should look down on- and it works

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Norm Charlatan @normcharlatan.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

This is ethnic cleansing.

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Kendal Killian @kedrickillian.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Jacob Frey, objectively speaking, and Steve Kramer, have overseen the worst decade in downtown Minneapolis since, ever. They funded a PR effort against the city and scared people on purpose and now its so dead they can dine on the street at what used to be rush hour.

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Wes Burdine @wesburdine.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Seriously, my 11yr old dude’s teammates comes up to his arm pits. And somehow they’re all still alive

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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 09/09/2026

the city of minneapolis had to pay the star tribune $31,500 to settle public records lawsuits already this year... what a waste of taxpayer dollars and they're apparently risking even more by continuing to refuse to hand over data www.startribune.com/minneapolis-...

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Minneapolis to pay Star Tribune $31,500 to settle public records lawsuits

The news outlet sued over the city’s failure to turn over the name of a homicide victim, and the names of people who filed misconduct complaints against a former police chief.

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caroline cash @cashbrowns.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Nancy 9/7/26 … Happy Labor Day 🛠️

8 Hours for Work, 8 Hours for Rest, 8 Hours for What We Will. Based on a screenprint by Ricardo Levins Morales after the organizing work done by Robert Owen.

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Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 07/09/2026

This is very much true for security research as well. That thing that seems tangential helps you understand the system. It matters

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Jon Phillips @jowiph.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I picked up a copy of the collected letters of JRR Tolkien for reasons, and this is the most bullshit table of contents I've ever seen. I'm actively angry that it exists

Contents

Introduction - vii

Foreword to the Revised and Expanded Edition - xi

Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien - 1

Notes - 607

Index - 637

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

In-between noting that Ashley Moody won't reveal who stole $10M from Florida's poorest children, Yes.

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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 06/09/2026

i'm prepared to raise the alarm. this is now a certified Woke 2 Incident

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Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Feminist theory remains undefeated in explaining the weirdest parts of the Trump administration. I'm just going to keep posting this skeleton-key-to-MAGA passage, written over 40 years ago, until everyone gets it.

"To say that straight men are heterosexual is only to say that they engage in sex (fucking exclusively with the other sex, i.e., women). All or almost all of that which pertains to love, most straight men reserve exclusively for other men. The people whom they admire, respect, adore, revere, honor, whom they imitate, idolize, and form profound attachments to, whom they are willing to teach and from whom they are willing to learn, and whose respect, admiration, recognition, honor, reverence and love they desire… those are, overwhelmingly, other men. In their relations with women, what passes for respect is kindness, generosity or paternalism; what passes for honor is removal to the pedestal. From women they want devotion, service and sex.

Heterosexual male culture is homoerotic; it is man-loving.”
― Marilyn Frye, The Politics of Reality: Essays in Feminist Theory

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DevinCow @devincow.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

May you make fleeting temples together tomorrow and always ❤️

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