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Studying water quality for the state of Minnesota

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Ben Maas @masbenmaas.bsky.social · 5h
There was a nice segment on HourCar this morning on @mprnews.org. I really hope that leaders in the Twin Cities can come up with a funding solution so the program can be saved. $650,000 is a relatively small amount of money to come up with. www.startribune.com/car-sharing-...
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Car-sharing service is shutting down operations in the Twin Cities
Hourcar service had been around for 21 years, but the nonprofit said it could not close a $625,000 funding gap.
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Michigan Advance @michiganadvance.com · 12/10/2026
Great Lakes lab hit by DOGE is hanging on — for now  michiganadvance.com/2026/10/12/g...
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Great Lakes lab hit by DOGE is hanging on — for now  • Michigan Advance
If the Trump administration had its way, an Ann Arbor-based research lab that studies the Great Lakes and its coastal ecosystems would be gone.
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Ben Maas @masbenmaas.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
I went to the Minnesota Zoo Jack-o-lantern spectacular last night and it was amazing! There are so many really great carvings to see. Get inspired for your own jack-o-lantern today! Get your tickets here 👇 mnzoo.org/jols-2026/
Spooky jack-o-lanterns and purple and green lights hanging in trees.Spooky jack-o-lanterns and purple and green lights in trees.
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Ben Maas @masbenmaas.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Your Minnesota October temperature update
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Elmo in Fire Meme
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Vince Mpls @vincempls.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
#OnThisDay Oct 11 2026: Minneapolis experiences a high temperature of 90 degrees (32 C), the highest in its recorded history for this date.
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Ben Maas @masbenmaas.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
👻🎃It's spooky season🎃 👻
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Ben Maas @masbenmaas.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
“With oats, you don’t have to keep buying seed every year because it’s not hybrid and it’s not transgenic. It’s much less lucrative.”
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Ben Maas @masbenmaas.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Iowa State University, a land-grant school with a powerhouse ag college, once had a distinguished oat breeding program. Kenneth Frey and J. Artie Browning developed a crown rust-resistant oat cultivar they shared with farmers as certified seed in 1968,... But hasn’t had an oat breeder since 2007.
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Ben Maas @masbenmaas.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
"But agricultural companies and commodity groups don’t have financial incentives tied to oats because oats don’t require hybrid seeds, crop insurance or as much fertilizer. These big players aren’t opposing oats, but they aren’t cheerleading either."
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Silvia Secchi @profsecchi.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
If you are local, you know that this endorsement means something.
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Ben Maas @masbenmaas.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
"Sure he cannot win us a championship, but he is a cool dude to have a drink with!" said Joe... probably
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Ben Maas @masbenmaas.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
If things go... right, IDK if 'right is correct here because climate change, in Minnesota today we could break the 1928 temperature record. There humidity will be very low today, the wind will be gusting, and with the dry vegetation it is a very bad idea to burn anything today.
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Ben Maas @masbenmaas.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
20 should suffice
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Ben Maas @masbenmaas.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Who dis?
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Ben Maas @masbenmaas.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
It's the weekend!
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Anne Schechinger @anneschech.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
It was great talking with @adamjshriver.bsky.social on the Canary in a Cornfield podcast about @ewgofficial.bsky.social's recent geospatial analysis of livestock operations in Iowa. We talked about how CAFOs damage water quality, and much more. canaryinacornfield.substack.com/p/s3-e4-mapp...
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S3, E4 Mapping Iowa’s CAFO Problem with the Environmental Working Group
EWG’s Anne Schechinger discusses a new study using aerial imagery to map Iowa’s animal feeding operations
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Ben Maas @masbenmaas.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I was genuinely surprised that they offered to close the campus in Detroit Lakes. The budget must be really bad (worse than MinnState is letting on). The faculty union fights tooth and nail against any closure or loss of positions
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Ben Maas @masbenmaas.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
If only there was a bloated budget, due to improper overtime charges, in Twin Cities that could be better managed and whose funds could then be used to more than cover this funding gap... alas, it's impossible, apparently.
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Ben Maas @masbenmaas.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
According to rule 254 of the Ferengi Rules of Acquisitions...
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Ferengi's Animated Expressions
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ΜΑΝΟΣ ΤΡΑΧΙΑΣ™ @trahias.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Jim Musil (American, b.1976) "Driftless Area," 2026 Acrylic on panel 16 x 16 in #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
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Ben Maas @masbenmaas.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I will only increase my monthly donation to @mprnews.org if @claymasters.bsky.social sings the water cycle song at 5:20 😤
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Pants Bear Explains the Water Cycle
ALT: Pants Bear Explains the Water Cycle
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Ben Maas @masbenmaas.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This is why chipmunks wear sweaters
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Alvin, Simon, and Theodore Sing Together
ALT: Alvin, Simon, and Theodore Sing Together
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Ben Maas @masbenmaas.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Minnesotans on the first Wednesday of the month...
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Hump Day Camel in Office
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Ben Maas @masbenmaas.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Paul Hollywood Says Beautiful
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Ben Maas @masbenmaas.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Arthur's Happy Walk
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Ben Maas @masbenmaas.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The rule, restricts the use of tile drains on wetlands and adjoining land to protect wetlands in the prairie pothole region, is not illegal. It is just unpopular because the law doesn't allow for every wetland to be drained. Thus why the North Dakota Senator thinks property rights are being harmed.
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Ben Maas @masbenmaas.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
"temporarily use more dyed diesel does not get to the root of high fuel costs... caused by Trump’s war in Iran. “We’re going to save a few cents per gallon,” Sombke said. “It’s a Band-Aid on a bleeding artery, is what it is.”" southdakotasearchlight.com/2026/10/06/c...
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Chance of dyed diesel lingering in tanks makes some farmers hesitant to accept Trump’s help • South Dakota Searchlight
President Trump is allowing broader use of a tax-exempt fuel that powers farm equipment, in an attempt to ease the burden of rising diesel prices.
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Ben Maas @masbenmaas.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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I Thought This Was America!
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Ben Maas @masbenmaas.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Hello, yes... can I cancel my Paramount+ subscription again? Thanks
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Ben Maas @masbenmaas.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I already canceled my Paramount+ subscription this summer. This stinks but is not shocking.
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Star Trek Enterprise: Captain and Alien
ALT: Star Trek Enterprise: Captain and Alien
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Ben Maas @masbenmaas.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This seems bad... www.northernnewsnow.com/2026/10/02/a...
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Enbridge Line 5 reroute project breaches aquifer near Marengo
In a statement, an Enbridge spokesperson said the company is working with the Department of Natural Resources and specialists to determine next steps.
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Ben Maas @masbenmaas.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Crap like this, and the Strib running pro Republican articles, really makes me question why I keep renewing my newspaper subscription... Maybe it is so I can get yesterday's news from Iowa today?
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Ben Maas @masbenmaas.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Sorry kids and wife, new favorite day just happened.
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Ben Maas @masbenmaas.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Hogwater, made in Iowa for real Americans.
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Ben Maas @masbenmaas.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
To all who celebrate an absolute icon
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Mean Girls: It's October 3rd
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Vince Mpls @vincempls.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Following their 1934 victory, unions held massive annual victory picnics in Minneapolis parks to honor fallen workers. These events drew tens of thousands and kept the memory of corporate and police violence alive in the public consciousness. Civic leaders were determined to put a stop to that.
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Ben Maas @masbenmaas.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Someone posted about their historical posts being taken down due to some moderation issue, but being able to have it reposted later. They also said they had better success in r/minnesota
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Ben Maas @masbenmaas.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Those darn employees wanting fair wages and rights...
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Ben Maas @masbenmaas.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The episode that inspired the poster 'The laws of the office' www.npr.org/sections/mon...
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Episode 877: The Laws Of The Office
Parkinson's Law says work expands to fill the time allotted. Goodhart's Law says you get what you measure. Has anyone ever tested these laws of the modern workplace?
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Ben Maas @masbenmaas.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
My @planetmoney.bsky.social 'Laws of the Office' poster arrived yesterday! Goodhart's law: "when a measure becomes a target, it stops being a good measure" Parkinson's law: "work expands to fill the time available" The Peter Principle: "talented people are promoted to their level of incompetence"
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Ben Maas @masbenmaas.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Pumpkin Dance
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Ben Maas @masbenmaas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Your favorite gif applies to this situation
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Baby Making Money Rain
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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 01/10/2026
Please reskeet
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Ben Maas @masbenmaas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Futurama: I Apologize For Nothing!
Alt: Futurama: I Apologize For Nothing!
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Ben Maas @masbenmaas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Consolidation, milking it for all its worth
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MPR News @mprnews.org · 29/09/2026
About 75 to 80 percent of homes in New Richland have been affected by flooding. Residents are still trying to clean up their properties and figure out where to go from here.
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New Richland flood damage assessment begins this week before seeking Trump administration aid
As the small southern Minnesota town of New Richland continues to recover from severe flooding, teams of state and federal officials will start assessing the damage later this week by visiting every h...
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Museum of Natural History, University of Oxford @morethanadodo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This year marks Star Trek's 60th anniversary! Dr Emma Nicholls wanted her staff presenting case to celebrate the geology of Star Trek, so we said 'Make it so!'. Live long and Prosper, fellow Trekkies
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Ben Maas @masbenmaas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Basically milk is mostly water and the food cows eat requires a lot of water to grow. extension.psu.edu/the-value-of...
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The Value of Water
From calves to lactating cows, it is essential to make sure the herd has an ample and clean water supply.
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Ben Maas @masbenmaas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Source: YouTube share.google/O8M11tgJEMb5...
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Original "got milk?" commercial - Who shot Alexander Hamilton?
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
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Ben Maas @masbenmaas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"Large dairy farms like those proposed by Riverview near Wahpeton and Hillsboro require 28 to 30 gallons of water per cow each day... That would equal at least 350,000 gallons per day for the Abercrombie Dairy and double that for the Herberg Dairy southeast of Hillsboro in Traill County."
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