Reposted by Colleen Kellybryan newbold @bnewbold.net · 07/10/2026ah damn, RIP Margaret Hamilton. she took safety-critical software engineering seriously, and got people to the moon and back. news.mit.edu/2026/margare... 102144084734
Reposted by Colleen KellyJohn Carpenter’s Halloran @profhalloran.bsky.social · 06/10/2026As a Catholic, like Alito, I think it's so important for you to know how little—how absolutely not at all—your marriage (or your LGBTQ identity) impacts my religious liberty. In fact, refusing to acknowledge your marriage (or your LGBTQ identity) is a grave affront to your innate human dignity.abcnews.comAlito calls same-sex marriage a 'decisive' turn 'against religious liberty' in new bookA new book by Justice Samuel Alito presents his view of the Constitution, the Supreme Court, and the country with a focus on religious freedom. 29662134
Colleen Kelly @onecolleen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026It was on Fox twice during Vikings game. It’s ludicrous. Says he will rid government of “warmongers” … so him? Very scowly, which he thinks translates as tough? 110
Reposted by Colleen KellyProPublica @propublica.org · 12/09/2026Internal documents and former company executives reveal how Cigna doctors rejected patients’ claims without opening their files. “We literally click and submit,” one former company doctor said. (Published March 2023 w/ @capitolforum.bsky.social)propublica.orgHow Cigna Saves Millions by Having Its Doctors Reject Claims Without Reading ThemInternal documents and former company executives reveal how Cigna doctors reject patients’ claims without opening their files. “We literally click and submit,” one former company doctor said. 51731427
Colleen Kelly @onecolleen.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Loring has 2 ... and that total (of 9 or 10) is a tiny number for a city the size of Minneapolis. For comparison, Fridley has more than that! 010
Colleen Kelly @onecolleen.bsky.social · 11/09/2026I mean, it's also insane for MANY OTHER REASONS ... but just on its face, these imaginary things never materialize, and the time spent dissecting them is ... wasted 021
Colleen Kelly @onecolleen.bsky.social · 11/09/2026The fact that many news orgs are credibly discussing the $5K "dividend" by Trump if GOP wins mid-terms is rage inducing. Of course, no mention of the promised $5K "DOGE dividend" that didn't happen, or the $2K "tariff rebate" everyone was getting. He might as well be promising fairies & pots of gold 182
Colleen Kelly @onecolleen.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Good news. Sanity has prevailed. This has been cancelled: bsky.app/profile/kyle... 010
Colleen Kelly @onecolleen.bsky.social · 09/09/2026This seems: (A) dumb (B) likely to induce panic & 911 calls (C) an odd use of military escorts (D) all of the above 010
Colleen Kelly @onecolleen.bsky.social · 09/09/2026His comments came hours after another employee said he was quitting the company over concerns that AI labs are “gambling with our lives.” 001
Colleen Kelly @onecolleen.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Anthropic safety researcher says AI has greater than 10% chance of “killing all humans” within next decade. www.cnbc.com/2026/09/09/a...cnbc.comAnthropic researcher says AI has more than 10% chance of 'killing all humans' after colleague quitsAn Anthropic safety researcher said there is a greater than 10% chance AI could "kill all humans" after a former colleague quits over safety concerns. 110
Reposted by Colleen KellyJon Collins @jcollins.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Anika Wells said social media "platforms and tools have infiltrated our daily lives in ways that we could never have imagined. Some good, but some with terrible consequences. And there is a global reckoning coming for Big Tech.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/w...nytimes.comAustralian Social Media Users Could Get Power to Switch Off AlgorithmsTechnology companies have been “running real-time, unregulated product testing on Australians” for too long, communications minister says. 0237
Colleen Kelly @onecolleen.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Endorse on the pharmacy ... if you do pay ahead and use a QR code for pick up you get to skip the regular line. 030
Colleen Kelly @onecolleen.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Highly recommended excursion with Paddle Bridge tonight on the Mississippi River. 10/10 050
Reposted by Colleen KellyTeddy Amenabar @teddyamen.bsky.social · 02/09/2026NEW: In internal meetings, top USPS officials expressed concerns about new mail voting rules. One repeated concern regarded how to avoid invalidating an entire batch of ballots if one voter among thousands couldn’t be confirmed as eligible. www.propublica.org/article/mail...propublica.orgNew Mail Voting Rules Moved Forward Despite USPS Officials’ Concerns About Mass DisenfranchisementIn internal meetings, officials worried the rules they were drafting could delay or block ballots from reaching large swaths of eligible voters for the upcoming midterms. 33495219
Colleen Kelly @onecolleen.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Ugh, just realized it does have the Gulf of Mexico renamed ... I guess it's only a matter of time 110
Colleen Kelly @onecolleen.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Welp, so far, Tom Tom navigation has kept Lake Ontario as its real name, so I guess that's my new directions / map app ... (MapQuest was just too clunky and filled with ads) 160
Reposted by Colleen KellyDavid M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Red State Universities: we believe in indoctrination and job training Students: we hate that is there another option? Blue State Universities: we promise to have no values except job training. It ain’t enough. My latest. Gift link.startribune.comPerry: Republicans fought ‘indoctrination.’ Now they’re telling students what to study.The conservative attack on higher education in states like Iowa is hard to watch. But it also provides an opportunity for blue states like Minnesota. 251284419
Colleen Kelly @onecolleen.bsky.social · 28/08/2026While the government takes away food aid to children, this is what we have millions for? 061
Colleen Kelly @onecolleen.bsky.social · 26/08/2026The fact that she cracks him up like three different times in this one clip ... 1330
Reposted by Colleen KellyYashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 26/08/2026The way Kenny Rogers’ whole face lights up the moment he hears Dolly Parton’s voice coming from offstage. 301270207
Reposted by Colleen KellyDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 17/08/2026🚨BREAKING: In a win for Minnesota voters, a federal court dismissed the DOJ's lawsuit seeking access to the state's unredacted voter registration list. The DOJ is now 0-23 in its sweeping legal hunt for states' private voter data. 221156299
Reposted by Colleen Kelly404 Media @404media.co · 17/08/2026EXCLUSIVE: 404 Media placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books. @evystadium.bsky.social has more. Investigation by @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social here: www.404media.co/we-tracked-a... 5727841762
Reposted by Colleen KellyMatt Ortega @mattortega.com · 13/08/2026Just setting our money on fire for no reason at all.wsj.comExclusive | Trump Orders Navy to Restore Old Technology in Aircraft Carriers, Costing BillionsThe Navy spent years fighting the president’s push to go back to steam catapults. 46400130
Colleen Kelly @onecolleen.bsky.social · 12/08/2026"Last year was the seventh straight year of record overtime costs (for police); the last time the city stayed within its overtime budget was 2018." Interesting fact: 2018 was also the first year Jacob Frey took office as mayor of Minneapolis. www.startribune.com/mayor-frey-2...startribune.comMinneapolis mayor proposes millions in cuts, over 100 job cuts and 11.3% property tax increaseThat would be the biggest property tax increase in Minneapolis in at least 26 years. The owner of a median-valued home of $351,400 would pay $409 more a year. 0173
Colleen Kelly @onecolleen.bsky.social · 05/08/2026My sample may have been too short to be a good test, but straight-forward, informative writing using common language/what others have written is kind of how AI writes. Not really a surprise it would "judge" that style of writing as being done by AI. 110
Colleen Kelly @onecolleen.bsky.social · 05/08/2026I did this to test two AI detectors last year, using paragraph I wrote off the top of my head on a subject I know well. The verdict: 99% likely written by AI. We are doomed. 220
Colleen Kelly @onecolleen.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Despite multiple water, gatorade, and shade breaks, I was quite unwell at the end and needed almost 15 minutes in car blasting A/C afterward before I could drive. The heat in Minneapolis right now is no joke. 131
Colleen Kelly @onecolleen.bsky.social · 28/07/2026I thought playing pickleball outside this afternoon for an hour "wouldn't be much worse" than playing a couple weeks ago when it was 92. I was sadly, and (nearly) dangerously wrong. 110
Reposted by Colleen KellyScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Jeffrey Epstein models Zuckerberg's Meta glasses. Spoof advertisements featuring the paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein wearing Meta’s AI glasses have been installed at bus stops across London in a guerrilla campaign protesting against privacy risks. The activist group Everyone Hates Elonthetimes.comSpoof Epstein ads go up around London in protest against Meta AI glassesThe activist group Everyone Hates Elon targets smart glasses in a guerrilla campaign over privacy risks and non-consensual recording 121534638
Colleen Kelly @onecolleen.bsky.social · 23/07/2026yes, it's good! i have it on hold at library to read for a second time, which is my highest compliment. 010
Colleen Kelly @onecolleen.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Welp. Cancelled the downgraded Lynx seats. World Cup and Door Dash with daughter, it is. 020
Colleen Kelly @onecolleen.bsky.social · 06/07/2026lol. StubHub just exchanged them, without my consent, to seats 20 rows back — and called it an upgrade! Dying 020
Colleen Kelly @onecolleen.bsky.social · 06/07/2026I’m caught in a StubHub / AXS / ticket transfer loop hell for tonight’s Minnesota Lynx game, and it’s super frustrating. Especially since it was a huge birthday splurge for daughter — front row seats. 040
Colleen Kelly @onecolleen.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Ironic given there was just an entire magazine article that touched on how it would not even be eligible for the new Midwest Michelin guide … because St. Paul 010
Colleen Kelly @onecolleen.bsky.social · 01/07/2026According to the report, no one / random person? even said Alito’s name. A massive mistake … 010
Reposted by Colleen KellyRyan Nanni @celebrityhottub.bsky.social · 21/06/2026It is time once again to discuss the Most Dad Things we have done in the past year. A couple of reminders: - gender is a social construct, anyone can do Dad Things - you need not be a parent to do a Dad Thing - the definition of a Dad Thing is entirely subjective and maybe made up I’ll go first: 9802707397
Colleen Kelly @onecolleen.bsky.social · 18/06/2026🤨 who wrote / sent the letter? (Mark Zuckerberg's children are 10, 8, and 3 — and that's now) 010
Colleen Kelly @onecolleen.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Didn't realize until today that one of the scientists kicked out of the diabetes conference was from the University of Minnesota. Well done, sir! arstechnica.com/health/2026/...arstechnica.comDiabetes org apologizes for ejecting scientists over criticism of TrumpFor days after the stunning incident, the ADA had doubled-down on the choice. 062
Colleen Kelly @onecolleen.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Dale. Source: my in laws. Both Mpls natives. Also, Nick-let (with just the smallest “uh” sound between the syllables) 130
Colleen Kelly @onecolleen.bsky.social · 15/05/2026My History major child just made reservations to spend a month in London doing academic research! 1400
Colleen Kelly @onecolleen.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Fix for broken link: www.andersonfuneralhome.com/obituaries/A...andersonfuneralhome.comObituary information for Anya MagnusonView Anya Magnuson's obituary, contribute to their memorial, see their funeral service details, and more. 000
Colleen Kelly @onecolleen.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Someone just posted this... possibly for a fire near 42nd bsky.app/profile/mula... 110
Reposted by Colleen Kellytaylr @taylordahlin.com · 03/05/2026never has minneapolis needed to celebrate the sun coming more than at the end of winter 2026. ICE are not gone completely, but we still won, and it was incredibly cathartic to see this ceremony at mayday about protecting our neighbors, grounding why we did this work. i love this city 111591350