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Darion Brainerd

@metaphoricalkidney.bsky.social
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Became isolated during the pandemic, realized I was an asexual aromantic, now I read fan-fiction all day. Are you in Minnesota? Join the Minnesota Discord and come to a bonfire or a group walk!

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Kavi Kat 🌬️ @katinthestars.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"Standing just a few feet away inside the chamber was Carruthers’ lawyer, Maria DeLiberato, a senior counsel at the ACLU’s capital punishment project. She heard the doctor’s description of her client, and recoiled. 'He called Tony ‘the patient,' she said. 'And he was trying to kill him.'"
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Unmasked: the doctor who helps put prisoners to death
Dr Mark Fowler assisted in the failed execution of a Tennessee prisoner. Physicians are meant to heal patients - why is he working in the death chamber?
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 30/09/2026
⚠️ Trump’s DOJ has not denied that the administration has considered plans to seize ballots during the midterms. It has also not produced any records about such plans — despite a lawsuit requiring the department to do so.
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Trump DOJ responds to DNC lawsuit, offers no records on ballot seizure plans
The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) 13-page answer did not deny whether the Trump administration has considered such plans, identify whether responsive records exist or offer a timeline for producing th...
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 28/09/2026
NEW: Food banks across America are being overwhelmed by surging demand. Scott MacFarlane went inside to see the crisis firsthand. Here’s what he found:
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“They don’t understand the scale of the hunger!”- An unfolding crisis at the nation’s food banks
Weeks before the midterm elections, the cost crisis is hammering food pantries in red and blue states
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MPR News @mprnews.org · 22/09/2026
Schools across the state started offering free breakfasts and lunches to all students in the fall of 2023. The number of students eating school lunch went up 15 percent the first year. The number of kids eating breakfast at school went up 40 percent.
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Fewer skipped meals, less stigma: New data on the impact of Minnesota’s universal school meals
A trio of new studies shows Minnesota’s universal school meals program is providing a sense of relief to Minnesota families and students who are no longer skipping lunch and worrying less about family...
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MPR News @mprnews.org · 21/09/2026
Even though the last successful action by the board was July’s resolution to ban rainbows, the stickers haven’t been removed from teachers’ classrooms. But that might not be the case for much longer, with another school board meeting looming.
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Detroit Lakes banned rainbows in school. But they’re still up, for now
The Detroit Lakes School Board voted to remove rainbows from district schools this summer, angering many in the community and sowing confusion over its legality and implementation. This week, the boar...
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Darion Brainerd @metaphoricalkidney.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Will be with a small group from the Minnesota Discord at the Como Park Fire Pits on Sunday the 20th, about 5pm to 8pm. Feel free to stop by for a free hotdog and drink. Hope it's not too rainy 🌦☂️ 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 1340 Como Ave, St Paul, MN 55108 #SaintPaul #Minnesota
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
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🏳️‍🌈 🍉 Chuck Hamilton (he/him/his) 🏴‍☠️ @natty4bumpo.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/maine-supr...
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Maine Supreme Court says dad can block daughter from attending mom’s harmful church
The unanimous ruling found that Calvary Chapel’s frightening messages caused the child real psychological harm—not that Christianity itself was the problem
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Darion Brainerd @metaphoricalkidney.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Palate cleanser from the shitshow out there. Don't forget you're hot shit 😻 youtu.be/kK0KPuH32mc
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H.S // Tom Cardy (Official Animated Music Video)
YouTube video by Tom Cardy
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The Trump administration is pressuring the National Park Service to give a piece of Yosemite National Park to a private developer. This isn't Trump's first attack on our beautiful national parks. Here's what you need to know.
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Donald Trump’s New Enemy? Our National Parks
Americans love their national parks.There’s a reason why they were once described as “America’s best idea.”So why are Tr
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
It’s just silly. These are future military leaders. Climate change is going to affect bases, disasters, the Arctic, national security and conflicts for decades. They need to understand it. Pretending the science doesn’t exist doesn’t prepare anyone for the future.
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Trump demands ‘lies’ in West Point climate curriculum, professor says in suit
Exclusive: ‘What’s going on is... just shocking,’ attorney Michael Sussman told The Independent
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MPR News @mprnews.org · 20/08/2026
Newly released documents show firearms retailer Fleet Farm ignored employee warnings about suspected straw purchases, including sales tied to a gun later used in a fatal St. Paul shooting.
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Firearms seller Fleet Farm ignored employee alerts for straw purchases, documents show
The Attorney General’s office is releasing 694 documents related to ongoing litigation, which Fleet Farm had to turn over as part of the settlement.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 17/08/2026
NEW: Just over two months ago, election denier Tina Peters was released from prison, where she served time for her role in a 2021 voting system breach. Now, she has a new gig in California, where she's positioned to have a more direct impact on elections, including the ballot counting process.
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Election denier Tina Peters gets alarming new elections job in deep red California county
Peters’ new gig will once again give her dangerous influence over elections, including the critical ballot counting process.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Oh look— Snopes fact-checked Scott Jennings, confirms he used “heavily edited… missing key context” footage to (defame) Hasan and say he wanted to bring back lynching Black people: www.snopes.com/news/2026/08... Hasan is looking into legal action. (@CNN @abbydphillip continue to have Jennings on)
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MPR News @mprnews.org · 11/08/2026
If you were mailed an absentee ballot but haven't yet returned it, skip the post office and turn it in by 5 p.m. at the office that sent it. If you vote in person, you have a little more time; polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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It's Primary election day in Minnesota
If you were mailed an absentee ballot but haven't yet returned it, skip the post office and turn it in by 5 p.m. at the office that sent it. If you vote in person, you have a little more time; polls a...
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Darion Brainerd @metaphoricalkidney.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
The way Republicans are going after Fauci you'd think he was making a vaccine for pedophilia.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
A caucus of violent, drunk ex-husbands controls three branches of government and both chambers of Congress.
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Darion Brainerd @metaphoricalkidney.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Group walk today at the Westwood Hills Nature Center in St. Louis Park, 1pm. might get some food and swim in a nearby lake after.
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
2. He admitted that there is “no list” of 9/11 families seeking to ban Mamdani from the anniversary ceremony.
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The truth about the viral 9/11 petition targeting Mamdani
“We don’t have a list”
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gracegeorge23.bsky.social @gracegeorge23.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Also Hilarious coming from the party that erased the Secret Service communications after the insurrection. “The Secret Service erased text messages from both Jan. 6 and the day before the attack on the Capitol after the DHS internal watchdog requested records of electronic communications.” NBC
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Darion Brainerd @metaphoricalkidney.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Bonfire this Saturday at the Como Park Fire Pits at around 5pm. There will also be a group walk earlier that day somewhere downtown, still voting on a location, join the big Minnesota Discord if you want to vote!
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onion person @junlper.beer · 21/07/2026
“chart for dinner” is so good, definitely will be a load bearing comic for me for the rest of my life
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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
The creator of Roger Rabbit (who is 85 years old by the way) is a good sort Crossposted with @openvibe.social
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I've had to unfriend a few fans lately, all for the same reason. They made ridiculing, unkind, and in some cases outright cruel comments about pictures I posted of young women cosplaying Jessica. 
More than a person, Jessica is a state of mind. To play Jessica, you need self -confidence, a sense of humor, and a Jessican -attitude-. There is no such thing as a Jessica cosplayer being too short, too flat chested, too heavy, too thin, too unattractive, too black, too Asian, or even too male!!! All Jessica, any Jessica, every Jessica is good Jessica. 
I'm not giving any warnings or second chances. A single disparaging comment on a Jessica cosplayer, and I'm throwing you out of the rainbow colored Toontown Tent.
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NPR @npr.org · 13/07/2026
Social media can make a song go viral — even push it up the pop charts — seemingly overnight. Perhaps it's not surprising that some influencers are being paid to promote music without disclosing it. n.pr/4ynw19K
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Music influencers are getting paid to promote songs — and they're not telling you
Social media can make a song go viral — even push it up the pop charts — seemingly overnight. Perhaps it's not surprising that some influencers are being paid to promote music without disclosing it.
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MPR News @mprnews.org · 01/07/2026
The report documents an incident in Minneapolis where an officer used his knee to pin a woman who appeared to be experiencing a mental health crisis to the ground for about five minutes.
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ACLU report finds Minneapolis police continued excessive force before DOJ dropped oversight
A national ACLU report says Minneapolis police continued to show signs of excessive force, poor de-escalation and weak internal review before the Trump administration dropped the city’s federal consen...
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PinkNews @pinknews.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Charges dropped against Kansas trans woman threatened with jail for 'invalid' male license ➡️ bit.ly/4uTPVGo 📷 Envato
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Darion Brainerd @metaphoricalkidney.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
RIP Oliver Tree youtu.be/20HK1Iktgj8?...
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Oliver Tree & David Guetta - Here We Go Again [Lyric Video]
YouTube video by Oliver Tree
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Darion Brainerd @metaphoricalkidney.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
The day the nazi died 🎶
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MPR News @mprnews.org · 27/05/2026
A federal judge pushed back forcefully on investigators involved in the cases of 38 people charged for a protest at Cities Church this winter. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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Judge: Cities Church protest search warrant applications didn't meet basic legal standards
U.S. Magistrate Judge John Docherty denied requests in February for five separate search warrants, including for YouTube information of independent journalists Georgia Fort and Don Lemon. The judge sa...
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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Dogs and others
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Darion Brainerd @metaphoricalkidney.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
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[SPN 10.05] Fanfiction - A single man tear (Lyrics)
YouTube video by JuOn_Off
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MPR News @mprnews.org · 28/03/2026
At the “No Kings” rally at the Capitol speakers talked about justice and accountability in the aftermath of the surge of federal immigration agents in Minnesota.
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Around 100,000 descended on St. Paul for 'No Kings' flagship rally
At the “No Kings” rally at the Capitol speakers talked about justice and accountability in the aftermath of the surge of federal immigration agents in Minnesota.
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 27/03/2026
A list of courageous lower federal judges who every day enforce the rule of law against Trump’s jaw-dropping cruelty and lawlessness:
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Undaunted
District court judges hold the line
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 20/03/2026
BREAKING: Trump administration sues Harvard, saying it violated civil rights law and seeking to recover federal money.
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Trump administration sues Harvard, saying it violated civil rights law and seeking to recover funds
The Justice Department is filing a new lawsuit against Harvard University, saying its leadership failed to address antisemitism on campus, creating grounds for the government to freeze existing grants and seek repayment for grants already paid.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 17/03/2026
The White House attacked MeidasTouch. It did not end well for them.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 17/03/2026
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
CARTOON OF THE DAY (From slyngstad )
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 06/03/2026
A report by Rhode Island’s attorney general detailing decades of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy is giving survivors a sense of vindication while renewing calls for accountability and support.
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For survivors, Rhode Island clergy abuse report brings vindication and renewed demands
A report by Rhode Island’s attorney general detailing decades of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy is giving survivors a sense of vindication while renewing calls for accountability and support.
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MPR News @mprnews.org · 04/03/2026
Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison will testify under oath Wednesday morning before a U.S. House oversight committee examining fraud in Minnesota. Republicans are expected to use the hearing to question top Minnesota Democrats about fraud in state government programs.
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Attorney General Keith Ellison to testify under oath about fraud
Republicans are expected to use the hearing to question top Minnesota Democrats about fraud in state government programs. Gov. Tim Walz contends the GOP is looking for a political issue rather than pr...
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MPR News @mprnews.org · 28/02/2026
Coco Casey of Buxton Books in Charleston, South Carolina, recommends "Witchcraft for Wayward Girls," by Grady Hendrix.
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Ask a Bookseller: ‘Witchcraft for Wayward Girls’ by Grady Hendrix
Coco Casey of Buxton Books in Charleston, South Carolina, recommends "Witchcraft for Wayward Girls," by Grady Hendrix.
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the babahuck @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
right wing pastors are screaming, crying, throwing up because John Piper posted a Bible verse on the everything app.
Sean Feucht: Never imagined a theologian I once looked up to would became (sic) so unblievably WOKE while weaponizing scripture to justify the illegal invasion of a sovereign nation.

He's QT'ing John Piper, who's quoting Leviticus 19:34: "You shall treat the stranger who sojourns with you as the native among you, and you shall love him as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt; I am the Lord your God."Dale Partridge: "I love Dr. Piper, but this folly must stop. To correlate these instructions to Israel with the circumstances facing America is simply irresponsibile theology. Israel was never expected to allow such a number of foreigners that" blah blah blah Jamie Bambrick: "Me lookfor where this verse says we need to lose billions in welfare fraud and let" blah blah blah Brandon Lansdown: blah blah blah, who cares.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 27/02/2026
Lauren Boebert is asked to define “inflation.” It does not go well.
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Darion Brainerd @metaphoricalkidney.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Also known as the senator song. youtu.be/ue_rigl3hEw?...
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Gonegress (Official Lyric Video) - Artimus Wolz
YouTube video by artimus wolz
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Darion Brainerd @metaphoricalkidney.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
This...isn't chess, it's a different game that "...makes you feel like a chess master."
A board game called the queen's gambit on a store shelf with other board games.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 01/02/2026
BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
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Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
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MPR News @mprnews.org · 31/01/2026
MPR News has learned that the police chief in the small southern Minnesota city of St. Peter intervened Thursday afternoon to prevent federal immigration agents from arresting a local resident.
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St. Peter police chief intervenes, prevents federal agents from arresting resident
The police chief of St. Peter intervened to prevent federal agents from taking a local resident who was observing ICE enforcement actions into custody. It is believed to be the first time local police...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21/01/2026
Moriarty: "A police officer of color who was off duty was boxed in by ICE - she's a citizen - they demanded to know who she was & see her papers. She was going to try to record it & they ripped the phone out of her hand. That happened to a cop. That's what's happening here on the streets of MN."
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Darion Brainerd @metaphoricalkidney.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
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Chumbawamba - The Day The Nazi Died Lyrics
YouTube video by Becca Critchley - Magpie
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NPR @npr.org · 17/01/2026
A Republican-led congressional subcommittee is leading a new investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Do their claims add up?
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House Republicans are investigating Jan. 6. NPR fact-checked the first hearing
A Republican-led congressional subcommittee is leading a new investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Do their claims add up?
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 11/01/2026
BREAKING: ICE agents pepper-spray peaceful demonstrators and journalists and deploy chemical irritants in Minneapolis. Our partners @statuscoupnews.bsky.social captured the moment live on the ground as it happened.
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