Jason McGrath @jasonmcgrath.bsky.social · 10/09/2026theguardian.comTexas was once a hotbed of wild west socialism – could it make a comeback?Long before it became a rightwing political bastion the state was defined by cowboys on strike and farmers organizing 011
Jason McGrath @jasonmcgrath.bsky.social · 06/09/2026The US calling the new UN world map showing Africa closer to its actual relative size a “radical ideological project” is in keeping with the MAGA tagging of the obvious truth that gender is culturally and ideologically variable as itself “gender ideology.” 010
Jason McGrath @jasonmcgrath.bsky.social · 12/08/2026apnews.comAP Exclusive: ICE plans to give officers gloves that can deliver painful electric shocksImmigration and Customs Enforcement officers may soon be outfitted with gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks that are intended to gain compliance from combative individuals. 100
Jason McGrath @jasonmcgrath.bsky.social · 10/08/2026A middle-aged cashier at the Co-op in a very faded Iron Maiden t-shirt sees my 21 McBride t-shirt and says “Go Lynx!” so I immediately reply “Go Maiden!” 1184
Jason McGrath @jasonmcgrath.bsky.social · 06/08/2026John & Exene at the Parkway (intro not included, but he noted how sad it is that the song applies just as well 4 decades later, then said, “But I don’t have to tell you that, you’re Minneapolis”) 3173
Jason McGrath @jasonmcgrath.bsky.social · 02/08/2026startribune.comAt the Heights Theater, a projectionist takes his own odysseyWith “The Odyssey” driving interest in movie theater formats, are old-school film screenings set for a revival? 050
Jason McGrath @jasonmcgrath.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Not trying to tell anyone what to do, just sayin Gladis has my vote 020
Jason McGrath @jasonmcgrath.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Self-awareness, Elon Musk-style: the entire universe could be a computer simulation created by aliens, the evidence being that "the things I’m doing are so preposterous that it’s hard to believe they’re real." Okay, then.theguardian.comElon Musk says he got ‘carried away’ with Trump – but still holds on to contentious political viewsIn interview, billionaire says instead of running ‘Doge’ he should’ve ‘worked on my companies’ and shares extreme predictions 000
Jason McGrath @jasonmcgrath.bsky.social · 17/07/2026in case you missed the president's speech tonight 181
Jason McGrath @jasonmcgrath.bsky.social · 16/07/2026On the Trump $1 coin, we should go beyond partisan gridlock and find a reasonable compromise. I support allowing the minting of the coin if Trump agrees to die first. 063
Jason McGrath @jasonmcgrath.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Just had quite the scare when we realized the catio screen door had been left ajar and this (toothless and clueless and adorable) guy had gone out exploring the neighborhood, with its heavy car traffic and numerous feral and outdoor (toothful) cats. (pic from last night) 290
Jason McGrath @jasonmcgrath.bsky.social · 20/06/2026My front yard looks overgrown and there are weeds growing in the cracks of my beautiful driveway because of antifa vandals. 040
Jason McGrath @jasonmcgrath.bsky.social · 17/06/2026"Negotiations with the algae are going very well, and we expect to be able to announce a final deal within days, possibly hours." 041
Jason McGrath @jasonmcgrath.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Taking bets on how soon Trump will suggest he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize for surrendering to end the war he started. 2123
Reposted by Jason McGrathWedge LIVE!™ @wedge.live · 13/06/2026Cedrick Frazier is DFL endorsed for Hennepin County Attorney on the first ballot. 235 - Frazier 62 - Folk 82 - Nguyen 4 - Pelikan 411720
Jason McGrath @jasonmcgrath.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Garofalo's column reads like it was written by a 10th grader convinced he's way more clever than he actually is. 470
Jason McGrath @jasonmcgrath.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Best comment I've read: You can't blame them for booing; after all, Trump has been a spurs fan since Vietnam. 033
Jason McGrath @jasonmcgrath.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Prediction: in the 2nd half Trump lumbers out on the court to try to get a selfie with Brunson or KAT in the hope that it will boost his favorables 100
Jason McGrath @jasonmcgrath.bsky.social · 08/06/2026“Let’s call it quits because I’ve had enough. Thank you, darling. Have a good time.” – Trump likes to imagine every professional woman he has to deal with as just some floozy he's chatting with at a ball, who'd better charm him or else he'll find someone else who will. 110
Jason McGrath @jasonmcgrath.bsky.social · 02/06/2026"Where is this leading, and who will be this party’s next champion? The man who killed Melissa and Mark Hortman?" – David Pederson of Excelsior, in a LTE to the Strib about the MN GOP's moment of silence to honor George Floyd murderer Derek Chauvinstartribune.comReaders Write: State party conventions, the Walz administration, screens in schoolPartisan derangement knows no bounds. Case in point: the GOP moment of silence for Derek Chauvin. 030
Reposted by Jason McGrathWes Burdine @wesburdine.bsky.social · 31/05/2026I find it totally bizarre that no twin cities outlets even mentioned this in passing. People were fired from jobs for criticizing Charlie Kirk, but praising a convicted murderer isn’t a scandal? 12885217
Jason McGrath @jasonmcgrath.bsky.social · 31/05/2026To imagine Minnesota under a Governor Klobuchar, maybe we need only look at Virginia today.wapo.stSpanberger’s veto spree turns many in her own party against herThe Virginia governor is being attacked from all sides for actions she considers moderate, including 31 vetoes of bills from the Democratic-led legislature. 072
Jason McGrath @jasonmcgrath.bsky.social · 31/05/2026JD Vance: not necessarily the "hair apparent," as Christopher Moltisanti would saynytimes.comIs JD Vance the 2028 Front Runner? Trump Has Questions. 001
Jason McGrath @jasonmcgrath.bsky.social · 30/05/2026Tilda Swinton or 1930-31 "Self-Portrait with an Orange" by Kate Diehn-Bitt? The Minneapolis Institute of Art says it's the latter, but I'm skeptical. 1102
Jason McGrath @jasonmcgrath.bsky.social · 27/05/2026This is a stupid idea for countless reasons, but one is that no one will be more delighted by the precedent it sets than Xi Jinping. Taiwan is only 10 miles farther from China than Cuba is from the US.politico.comPentagon puts building blocks in place for Cuba invasionThe Navy’s presence in the Caribbean has not reduced despite the Iran war. 084
Jason McGrath @jasonmcgrath.bsky.social · 26/05/2026I love I Love Boosters, the dazzling new @bootsriley.bsky.social comedy that fully answers the question of how he could possibly top Sorry to Bother You. 200
Jason McGrath @jasonmcgrath.bsky.social · 23/05/2026When I read about calls for Ken Martin to resign as DNC chair, I briefly wondered if the Democratic Party had unexpectedly grown a brain. Then I saw Terry McAuliffe mentioned as a possible replacement. 120
Jason McGrath @jasonmcgrath.bsky.social · 23/05/2026the sooner the bettertheguardian.comDemocratic chair faces calls to quit over ‘shambles’ of election autopsy releaseDNC’s Ken Martin condemned for suppressing report for months and then admitting it ‘won’t meet your standards’ 000
Jason McGrath @jasonmcgrath.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Matt Damon's ancestry is English and Scottish on his dad's side and Finnish and Swedish on his mom's side. I am absolutely outraged that he has been cast as a Mycenaean Greek. Clearly Christopher Nolan just "wants the awards"! 000
Jason McGrath @jasonmcgrath.bsky.social · 04/05/2026“The Democratic brand is not predominantly woke, but weak.”theguardian.comDemocrats are counting on Trump’s unpopularity to save them. It won’t | Osita NwanevuYes, Trump might carry them to victory in the midterms. But he can’t carry them much longer – especially not in the 2028 elections 000
Reposted by Jason McGrathStacey Burns @wentrogue.bsky.social · 27/04/2026“From now on when a student asks me a difficult question that I don’t have a good answer for, I’m just going to reply, ‘You’re a horrible person’” — @jasonmcgrath.bsky.social, catching up on the news 3194
Jason McGrath @jasonmcgrath.bsky.social · 24/04/2026All the places reviving the old genocide flag – which, let's be real, most of those folks were almost certainly utterly indifferent to in the past – is really depressing and reflects very badly on those towns. After the ICE invasion, I've never been so attached to a flag as I am to the new one now.minnpost.comThe Minnesota flag flies more proudly today than at unveilingThe Minnesota flag means more today after becoming a unifying symbol during the ICE occupation — at least for some Minnesotans. 271
Jason McGrath @jasonmcgrath.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Trump will send Rubio to negotiate next time, then agree to roughly the same deal he destroyed in 2018, claim a win, and blame Vance for not getting it done earlier. 000
Jason McGrath @jasonmcgrath.bsky.social · 11/04/2026Why won't one of my Democratic representatives in Congress introduce a bill to construct a 1000-ft-tall golden dildo monument to Donald J. Trump, explaining that once it passes he may find it acceptable to stop obsessing on monuments and ballrooms and instead focus on his day job? 000
Jason McGrath @jasonmcgrath.bsky.social · 07/04/2026(gulp) I agree with Tucker Carlson, Alex Jones, Candace Owens, and Marjorie Taylor Greene (shudder)theguardian.comMaga movement splinters as Trump threatens to eradicate a ‘whole civilization’ if Iran doesn’t make deal – liveTucker Carlson calls Trump strategy ‘vile on every level’ and Marjorie Taylor Greene joins Democrats’ calls to remove president using 25th amendment 000
Jason McGrath @jasonmcgrath.bsky.social · 07/04/2026the all-around absurdity of having been forced to save for retirement only by investing in the stock market and then hoping the market crashes since it's one of the few possible brakes on the impulses of a mad toddler-in-chief 0228
Jason McGrath @jasonmcgrath.bsky.social · 24/03/2026apnews.comStaff struggle to restrain dancing robotStaff at a Cupertino, California, restaurant restrained a dancing robot after it knocked items off a table, sending chopsticks and sauce flying, video shows. 141
Jason McGrath @jasonmcgrath.bsky.social · 09/03/2026Just ‘cause you can’t hear ‘em don’t mean they ain’t out theretheguardian.comStormy space weather may be garbling messages from aliens, new research suggestsResearchers who listen for signs of non-human life say signals ‘can slip below detection thresholds, even if it’s there’ 010
Jason McGrath @jasonmcgrath.bsky.social · 19/02/2026Prediction: at least 50% of today’s “Board of Peace” meeting will consist of all its esteemed (well, dues paying, anyway) members taking turns praising Trump 120
Jason McGrath @jasonmcgrath.bsky.social · 19/02/2026"These crackers suck" – @wentrogue.bsky.social, speaking about a snack from Aldi she's just opened, but because we were watching the PBS NewsHour, I initially thought she was referring to the Trump administration 0192
Jason McGrath @jasonmcgrath.bsky.social · 12/02/2026When these antifa domestic terrorists get paid as professional agitators, they clearly are also steered to a costuming department to make them look just like ordinary schmoes. So devious! 100
Jason McGrath @jasonmcgrath.bsky.social · 05/02/2026"'Democracy dies in darkness' my fuckin' butthole!" – @wentrogue.bsky.social on Bezos's destruction of the Washington Post 010