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Genuinely, people from elsewhere who lecture people from Minneapolis about Americans not doing enough to fight their government can kindly shut the fuck up. Who do you think you’re talking to?

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Mike Mattice @mmattice.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Yeah, it affects rankings and whatnot, but is also somehow separate from this timeline and how OU plays the rest of the season.

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Rebecca M-O @reduplicater.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Crop art at the Minnesota State Fair! It is what it says it is - art made from various parts of crops, primarily seeds, lentils, and grains, occasionally leaves or flowers. For any non-Minnesotans viewing this, I'll start with mostly less political pieces. It's harder than you might think.

Untitled? by Jenny Lau
A red heart with radiating lines is in the upper half of the piece. In the middle are two loons, rising up out of the water to either fly or dance. The words "Forever - MN" appear in black at the bottom. The piece is edged in a wavy border. You can see from the seedlist that the inspiration was a Keith Haring drawing on a US "Forever stamp" where people instead of loons are dancing and holding up the heart.

Crops include white sorghum, red sorghum, french lentil, canola, wild rice, garlic skin, and millet. Any others have been cut off by the photographer's (my) carelessness.

Untitled? by Alice Hogan
In the center are two traditional portrayals of Vikings, with horned helmets. The left is a bearded man with a photo of Governor Tim Walz's face, and the right character is a female with long blond braids and a photo of Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan's face. She holds a scepter topped by what might be a stalk of wheatand stands next to some miniature ears of multi-colored corn. Below them are the words "WELCOME TO MINNESOTA" in blue and green. Behind the two Vikings are a lake or river with swans, a pink house I don't recognize, and a stylized version of the Minneapolis skyline with some of its landmark buildings such as the Foshay Tower and the IDS Center.

The seed list is partially hidden and partially too blurry to read due to the photographer's (my) inability to take good photos.

"Pac-MN" by Meredith Keller
This is a 3 dimensional piece in that the yellow frame of it is moved forward and shaped as if it's an arcade game. The screen has a black background. The words "MINNESOTA STATE FAIR 2026" are written in the Pac-Man font at the top left. the rest of the screen has a map of the fairgrounds making the path that Pac-Man can follow, complete with yellow trails. Some of the yellow trails have the street names spelled out on the seeds. The screen also has red and blue ghosts, but instead of the normal bonus icons we see a pickle, an ear of corn, some pronto pups, and a chocolate chip cookie - all popular foods at the MN State Fair.

The seedlist shows yellow painted mustard seed in a Pac-Man shape, and the rest of the seeds are lined up for Pac-Man to eat: red and blue painted mustard seed, black canola, white, yellow, and green millet, white navy bean, yellow soy bean, and yellow split pea.

This entry was awarded a blue ribbon for first place in its category.

"Minnesota Welcomes You" by Megan Bell
Paul Bunyan, in brown laced up boots, blue jeans, and a pink and ight blue checked shirt and cap, is neeling on the ground. He steadies an axe against the ground in his left hand, while his right hand is outstretched to the viewer. The grass is green, there are autumn colored trees in the background, and a multicolored swirly sky is above. The words "MINNESOTA WELCOMES YOU" are in the foreground.

This piece was made with amaranth, hulled barley, black beans, canola, flax seed, millet, rye berries, and wheatberry. Most of these were painted.

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Mike Mattice @mmattice.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

The translations I get for that 😂

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Mike Mattice @mmattice.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

They're not going to read either set of docs. 😞

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Mike Mattice @mmattice.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Your rating system took me a moment but 💯

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Mike Mattice @mmattice.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

I can't remember what show I picked that up from. Had something to do with seals and not the kind that bark and clap.

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Mike Mattice @mmattice.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Do I get to wear an s-vest to one?

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Mike Mattice @mmattice.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Atomic testing or the mob museums

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Mike Mattice @mmattice.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Visa is not the banks. Visa has a vested interest in you running transactions. They still get paid their fees if you reverse the transactions.

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Mike Mattice @mmattice.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

It literally says in the article the 97% limit is to allow room for regenerative braking to take it to 100%.

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Mike Mattice @mmattice.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Did they not look into who was keynoting at all before attending the talk?

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Mike Mattice @mmattice.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Did pics of this legendary outfit ever get posted?

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Mike Mattice @mmattice.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Visit a little local donut store instead. The Korean family up the road from me has the best donuts, freshly made.

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Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 26/04/2026

masking is smart and more people should be doing it

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Mike Mattice @mmattice.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Hey Ian! Bad news. There might be a nuclear war. Hugs offered if desired.

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Mike Mattice @mmattice.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

That there's going to be a nuclear war?

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Mike Mattice @mmattice.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Anything over three weeks screws the global economy. Hell, the ships in the straight right now are running out of fuel. Refueling them (when safe) will take time. The people invested in those liquid energy conveyances are disinterested in the alternatives because they can't profit from them.

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Mike Mattice @mmattice.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Rocky in all the promo material was a spoiler 😞

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Mike Mattice @mmattice.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Are these differences from the book?

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Mike Mattice @mmattice.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

History is written by the victors. And all we do is win. /s

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Mike Mattice @mmattice.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

The one potential good thing is a special election in Oklahoma, but I'm betting Stitt appoints somebody

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Mike Mattice @mmattice.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

One incompetent for another?

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Mike Mattice @mmattice.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Do que call them the lightning?

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Mike Mattice @mmattice.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

With "less" murdering. Where less is probably less than or equal to

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Mike Mattice @mmattice.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

It's weird how counterinsurgency and caring about your neighbor looks the same...

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Mike Mattice @mmattice.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Because something is forcing them to operate the open sourced version?

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Mike Mattice @mmattice.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Maybe, instead, a case of soup for your family?

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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 22/01/2026

I know we're all seeing 87 unhinged things per day, but "guys if our multi billion dollar product doesn't start being useful for something, literally anything, the people might not appreciate us wrecking the planet over it anymore" is a truly bananapants thing to say out loud

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Mike Mattice @mmattice.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

With how dear leader's fanatics follow his every move, I'm surprised my stonks for camping gear haven't gone to the moon.

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Mike Mattice @mmattice.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

A cr box might help if it's getting indoors. Abolishing ice is the actual fix for this episode though.

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Mike Mattice @mmattice.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Accusations being admissions and what not, does that mean all of the January 6thers got paid?

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Mike Mattice @mmattice.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Felony murder for the rest of them?

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Mike Mattice @mmattice.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

I've already seen articles saying it's the end of international law. For this to end we've got to scruff the mfer and throw him and his regime into deep dark holes. I don't foresee Congress being up to the former. Maybe this wakes them up?

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Mike Mattice @mmattice.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

When they don't think it'll have to end for them?

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Mike Mattice @mmattice.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

And he's completely soiled that domain. 😞

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Mike Mattice @mmattice.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Which bs are you speaking of?

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Mike Mattice @mmattice.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

Thin mandolin slice off the bottom

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