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K.C. Clyburn, Author @kccomplainsalot.blacksky.app · 01/10/2026

I am once again saying that it is the responsibility of men to dismantle rape culture brick by fucking brick and to make it known that men who assault women and perform rape apologia are not allowed in polite society. I also know a lot of men will ignore this skeet because they don't believe it.

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Postcard From The Past @pastpostcard.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I hope you're all alive.

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Micro SF/F by O. Westin @microsff.com · 22/09/2026

A spaceship landed in the park. A door dilated. An alien emerged with a chair, which they sat down on, backwards. "Look," they said, "we're not here, okay? You know why nobody contacts you? Because the write-up would be such a pain." They sighed. "Get your shit together, okay? We know you can."

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Erik Ostrom @erikostrom.com · 22/09/2026

And all this other stuff! Paid family leave! The trans refuge law! Marijuana legalization! Carbon-free electricity by 2040! Like I don't expect Klobuchar to be a progressive champion. But I don't think she'll veto great legislation the DFL sends to her desk, either.

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HuffPost: How Minnesota Democrats Passed A Raft of Progressive Legislation With A 1-Seat Majority — Minnesota House DFL

Minnesota Democrats entered this year’s legislative session in a similar situation. Last fall, they won control of the state’s executive branch, House and Senate — a legislative “trifecta” — but with ...

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Erik Ostrom @erikostrom.com · 22/09/2026

I'm not excited by Amy Klobuchar, but I'm excited to vote for her. Not just because her opponent is awful, but because I think we can regain the trifecta, and I remember the good and crucial work the DFL did last time they had it. Like free meals at school, in the news today.

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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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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.blacksky.app · 20/09/2026

lol i think we should actually tax and regulate greedy people into oblivion. You literally can't be trusted to share lol because you're greedy

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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

A man (50s?) is standing by his car, demolishing a big slice of pizza with gusto only for some cheese to drip onto his shirt. (Oh no!) With a laugh and a sigh, he says to a passerby: "I can't take myself anywhere, can I?" Before good naturedly finishing his lunch. (5)

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Rhys Parton @rhysparton.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Podcasts should go back to being audio only.

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musicianapolis @generalmusician.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Confirming: Phil will be at Can Can! I'll donate all of the proceeds from the sale ($50) to Unidos/Monarca. I'm also going to give the buyer my complete digital discography for free! secure.givelively.org/donate/unido...

Phil Collins Suseedio crop art from the 2026 MN State Fair. Depicts the cover from the Phil Collins 1985 album "No Jacket Required".

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Rebecca M-O @reduplicater.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

This is great. I hope more vendors participate next year. Curious if Sweet Martha's donated ingredients (flour, sugar, eggs, etc), or cookie dough, or both. I'm not opposed to any of the options. Bread and roses and all that.

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Rebecca M-O @reduplicater.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

We are so embarrassingly predictable.

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Rebecca M-O @reduplicater.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Is it only me who finds the last two sentences in this post a little incongruous?

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Ida B Wells' Winchester Rifle @dytsras.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

This just in: you DO NOT have a constitutional right to clean drinking water. Especially if you're in historically disenfranchised communities like Flint, Michigan (55% Black) and Jackson, Mississippi (80% Black). www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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You don't have a right to safe drinking water, US court rules

A Trump-appointed judge also said Americans have no “constitutional right to truthful information” during a public health crisis.

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Rebecca M-O @reduplicater.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow, Creeps in this petty scroll from doom to doom, To the last character of recorded time; And all our previous posts have lighted fools The way to dusty death.... It is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signigying nothing.

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Alice @nolas-socks.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Every one of those brave and inspiring people you hear about on the news was exhausted and terrified the whole time. They were sad and angry and wanted to crawl into a hole and not come out. They wished they could have stayed in bed. Then they did it anyway. But they did it scared and sad and tired.

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Minnesotan Kaiju @whisperingpines.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

When the story of Metro Surge is told in media, don't for a moment, through the outpouring of solidarity and community building, despite the heroism, forget that it sucked ass every single day and some days it was like the sun had been blocked from the world

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MirandaPitcher @mirandapitcher.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Reminder: we ALREADY know that LLMs given case notes downplay women’s physical and mental health needs compared to if the LLM is told that the *same case note* is written about a man. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

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AI tools used by English councils downplay women’s health issues, study finds

Exclusive: LSE research finds risk of gender bias in care decisions made based on AI summaries of case notes

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Pam Schmid @pamschmid.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Along Cretin Avenue on my walk this evening, I happened upon these ghost shoes, marking the scene of an 🧊abduction in St. Paul earlier this year. It's a chilling and powerful reminder of what 🧊 did to our neighbors. We must never forget. 💔

A pair of white sneakers dangle from a telephone pole on Cretin Avenue.

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Nate 'The Belated' Carney @inapproprinate.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

When they nuke Iran and Jesus don't come back And your son's still gay and there's no cheap gas When the vengeance of nations finally comes to port Will you be bitchin' 'bout men playin' women's sports I get weary I get nervous They hired a clown we got the whole damn circus

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The Nerd Reich

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Kendra, spooky version @kendrawcandraw.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Tim Curry and Dolly Parton have taught us not only that you should be bigger, weirder, gayer, and freakier, but also that those qualities are what people will love about you. The things that make you strange and amazing are the things that will resonate with other strange and amazing people

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

Note to self: do NOT hit browser back button after writing but not posting a thread of about 10 posts with photos and alt text.

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Erik Noonan @eriknoonan.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

We are all temporarily abled. We need to build policy and the built environment in a way that reflects this reality.

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Rebecca M-O @reduplicater.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Introduce yourself as what almost killed you. Hello, I'm... Um... Hmm... Do I even exist? I don't seem to have a name.

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Rebecca M-O @reduplicater.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Minnesotans, please vote today if you didnt vote early!

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Mayor of NYC is a huge position of power, maybe more powerful than anyone in the country (outside of the White House, ofc) and if regular voters start seeing you can do this job without selling out, they're gonna expect that from all their representatives. Totally gonna sink establishment trash

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Kameron Hurley @kameronhurley.com · 21/07/2026

The answer to "why does everything suck now" almost ALWAYS goes back to "venture capital." Which goes back to "a lot of people have too much money and don't know what to do with it." Which goes back to: "We need to tax rich people more." It's like it's the solution to 99% of our problems!!

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Rebecca M-O @reduplicater.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Why are so many of them wearing fluorescent pink shoes?

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Rebecca M-O @reduplicater.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

The more I think about this (out of date) page, the more I think that allowing billionaires (and now a trillionaire) to keep their billions ought to be considered a crime against humanity. eattherichtextformat.github.io/1-pixel-weal...

eattherichtextformat.github.io

Wealth, shown to scale

Wealth inequality in the United States is out of control. Here we visualize the issue in a unique way.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 22/05/2026

I for one heartily endorse shipping every billionaire to a lifeless rock millions of miles away where they will struggle to live and will have to work every single day of their existence in order to survive

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Rebecca M-O @reduplicater.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

The WHCA dinner is not a government function. So what I don't get is, is he planning to rent out the ballroom for private functions? Can I rent the White House too? What are the rates? Who pays for the sharpshooters on the roof? Do I have to invite the president? I have so many questions.

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Beast of Bourbon 🥃 @jenleepa.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

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Red sign on a transit shelter reads: WHEN YOU'VE GOT RID OF ALL THE MOSQUES
BUT THE COSTS OF LIFE STILL RISE
AND YOU'VE BUILT YOUR FORTRESSED BORDERS
BUT THE NHS STILL DIES
AND THE MUSLIMS ARE ALL GONE
AND YOUR TOWN'S A WALL OF WHITE
BUT CORPORATE VULTURES ARE STILL PILLAGING
EVERY FACET OF OUR LIVES
WHO WILL YOU BLAME THEN?
WHAT WILL YOU HAVE GAINED?
A BADGE FOR BARBARISM
AGAINST A BACKDROP OF DECAY

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Weird Alex @jackalpants.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Hey so if you're in the USA, the FCC is floating the idea of making shows put a warning up if they include or discuss trans people and trans lives. A short paragraph saying this is messed up would help a lot! You gpt less than a week. Submit your comment by May 22: www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings...

In a Public Notice released on April 22, 2026, the FCC is asking Americans to submit comments about whether the TV Oversight Management Board (TVOMB) should create new TV ratings to alert viewers to "transgender and gender non-binary programming" and "the discussion or promotion of gender identity themes."

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Land of 10,000 Stakes @notokayfabe.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

If you're in the twin cities you should be subscribed to @racketmn.com. I don't make the rules, I just enforce them.

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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

🧵Spotted On Market Day in Aotearoa New Zealand: A dynamo of a small human (4?) is belting through the markets, long hair trailing behind her, pink dress flapping around her shins as she roars at the top of her voice: "IT'S CHEEEEEEESE TIME!" (1)

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Rebecca M-O @reduplicater.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

The May Day parade and festival (1st Sunday in May) is possibly the most joyful day in Mpls each year. It's hard to explain but I encourage folks to read through Naomi's entire thread, watch each video, and get a sense of how we celebrate spring and community, especially after such a hard winter.

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Margaret Killjoy @margaret.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

I wrote a piece about the origins of may day a few years ago. About the immigrants and a formerly enslaved woman who built a movement to abolish their oppressors: the state and capitalism. www.tangledwilderness.org/features/hur...

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Hurrah for Anarchy: A History of Haymarket, May Day, and the Chicago Anarchists — Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness

by Margaret Killjoy Zine #29 — May 2024 A History of Haymarket, May Day, and the Chicago Anarchists

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Rebecca M-O @reduplicater.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

There are many flower emojis to represent the spring aspect of May Day but not a lot of emojis representing the political struggle for workers' rights. Here's what my sister and I came up with, including the flag of Angola. Happy May Day! 🌹✊⚒️🦺📢🪧⛓️‍💥🇦🇴🚩

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Jamison Foser @jamisonfoser.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

John Lewis had John Roberts' number from the jump: takebackthecourt.substack.com/p/john-lewis...

Take Back the Court REP. JOHN LEWIS: In 1965, Jurist Roberts was only 10-years-old. He may be a brilliant lawyer, but I wonder whether he can really understand the depth of what it took to get the Voting Rights Act passed. The right to vote is precious, almost
sacred. It is the most powerful non-violent tool we have in a democratic society. As many of you know, I gave a little blood on the Edmund Pettus Bridge, but some
of my friends and colleagues gave all they had, their very lives for the right to vote. I feel that if Judge Roberts is confirmed to be the Chief Justice of the United States, the Supreme Court would no longer hear the people's cries for justice. I feel that the leadership of the Court will promote politics over the protection of individual rights and liberties. If the Federal Courts had abandoned us in the civil rights movement in the name of judicial restraint, we might still be struggling with the
burden of legal segregation in America today. Jurist Roberts's memos reveal him to be hostile towards civil rights, affirmative action and the Voting Rights Act. He has even said that Voting Rights Act
violations, and I quote, "should not be made too easy to prove.'

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Larry Glickman @larryglickman.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Just a reminder that the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was called, "An act to enforce the fifteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States."

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Sean Chiplock 🟡 🔜 Animate! Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) @sonicmega.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

I have hundreds of photos I could share of the New Zealand landscape, but if I had to pick ONE to represent my time there, it’s this one. This is a RAW photo from my phone - no filters, no editing. Just daytime sun and countryside. And it sounds like NZers are very passionate about keeping it safe.

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Max Hailperin @maxhailperin.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

On a more serious note, @metrotransitmn.bsky.social stepped up to the challenge, as did the passengers, gracious even when packed like sardines. Homeward, an interior passenger needed to get out at an early stop. No problem, we made it happen with words of kindness, not grumbling.

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

No one on earth looks as happy as him and all of us are jealous he can just fly the fuck away from all this horseshit

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Rebecca M-O @reduplicater.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

TIL the song Waltzing Matilda isn't a waltz. I feel a little betrayed.

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Max Hailperin @maxhailperin.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

MN voter registration has been strong: 3,795,736 as of March 2, 2026, up 1.19% from the prior month's 3,750,940. The November election will surely have more registered voters than any prior midterm. More notably, registration likely will top 2024. I've never seen a midterm top the presidential year.

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Rebecca M-O @reduplicater.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

I'm indifferent to the Kristi Noem news. It's not like she had anything to do with the policies. That was all Stephen Miller, and won't change. She was only there for photo ops and to repeat talking points. And Trump immediately gave her another job, so even saying she was fired seems inaccurate.

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Viet Thanh Nguyen @vietthanhnguyen.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

“Indefinite detention” of refugees WHO HAVE ALREADY BEEN SCREENED in a planned network of gigantic warehouses. A concentration camp is a concentration camp is a concentration camp.

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White House grants ICE power to detain refugees for aggressive ‘rescreening’

A new DHS memo details plan to allow federal immigration officers to detain legal refugees in the US indefinitely

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 13/02/2026

When Ds are back in charge, they have to change everything. No moderate half-measures. Just relentless razing of the corrupt institutions that enriched the worst people in the world and propped up fascism. A few suggestions...

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