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Matt Rantala @sisurunner.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Love #NativePlants? Listen to the Native Plants, Healthy Planet podcast and @nativeplantfran.bsky.social might make you famous! Thanks for the shout-out, Fran. Looking forward to the Mt. Cuba Center live episode! #WhatsYourFavoriteNativePlant? open.spotify.com/episode/0IHc...

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The Buzz - A Glimmer of Hope

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Matt Rantala @sisurunner.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

@tspoon62.bsky.social does that challenge make any sense? A short completion early in the first quarter.

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Matt Rantala @sisurunner.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

@nativeplantfran.bsky.social thank you for this week’s episode, it may have been your most meaningful episode yet. You did an excellent job asking questions, I have added Willow’s podcast to my list. open.spotify.com/episode/1yOY...

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Are Plants Intelligent? Zoë Schlanger Has the Answer

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Matt Rantala @sisurunner.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Appreciate your story about putting firewood along your fence to keep a dog from escaping, @nativeplantfran.bsky.social , we had to do same thing for a miniature schnauzer that was/is extra miniature. #NativePlants #NativePlantsHealthyPlanet open.spotify.com/episode/3Hoq...

A piece of firewood blocking the gap at the bottom of a fence.

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Matt Rantala @sisurunner.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Not the death I was hoping for but I’ll take it.

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Matt Rantala @sisurunner.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

This guy seems to have larger white bands than is typical. #MonarchCaterpillar #Nativeplants

Photo of monarch butterfly caterpillar that had larger white bands than average

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Matt Rantala @sisurunner.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

If you look close, you can find four #MonarchCaterpillars on this one plant. There’s actually six total on it. I replaced the dirt that was here last fall with gravel and have seen a dramatic increase in cats so far this spring.

Photo of milkweed plant with four monarch butterfly caterpillars feeding on it.

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Marcie Lipsitt @mlipsitt.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

05/26/26 AM You can put me on mute & block me. I don't care. I'll not stop! There're NO Civil Rights in Trump & Kimberly Richey’s Deranged America! I'll repeat this Every Day until Reality Sinks In. No children's rights, women's rights, disability rights, minority rights! 150 yrs gone! Get Louder!

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Matt Rantala @sisurunner.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

I’m living in 3 different @1988toppspodcast.bsky.social timelines, having just listened to the Alvin Davis episode in my release order TL. Mr Mariner’s mother Mylie who was 101, was also highlighted. She lived to be 104 www.tillmanriverside.com/obituary/Myl... open.spotify.com/episode/2mzg...

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Obituary for Mylie M. Davis | Tillman Riverside Mortuary

Celebrate the life of Mylie Davis and join others in sharing memories, stories, and condolences.

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Matt Rantala @sisurunner.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Cannot wait to listen to one of my favorite scientists/artists/native plant enthusiasts, @sarahmackattack.bsky.social on one of my favorite podcasts, @nativeplantfran.bsky.social #NativePlants open.spotify.com/episode/6UlB...

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Miiriya @miiriya.com · 16/05/2026

Really wish I could go viral on BlueSky. I created an app that merges Mutual Aid with Black Businesses: on the app, you can shop Black Businesses on 1 app, all Black Owned conveniently under 1 roof. On the same app you can see people struggling with overdue bills/rent/evictions etc & give them aid.

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Matt Lombardo @mattlombardo.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Between The Hashmarks is fully independent NFL journalism, built on conversations and insight from a Rolodex of sources, including coaches, executives, current and former players and more. As of this week, we’re also no longer part of the Substack ecosystem. www.betweenthehashmarks.com/upgrade

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Citizen X @mayoubhappy.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

This👇🏽 deserves to be posted 100 times but I’d be labeled spam.

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Marcie Lipsitt @mlipsitt.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

04/25/26 PM-You can put me on mute & block me. I don't care. I'll not stop! There're NO Civil Rights in Trump & Kimberly Richey’s Deranged America! I'll repeat this Every Day until Reality Sinks In. No children's rights, women's rights, disability rights, minority rights! 150 yrs gone! Get Louder!

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a poster of martin luther king jr. with the words our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things

ALT: a poster of martin luther king jr. with the words our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things

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Matt Rantala @sisurunner.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

My “official” #Packers mock #NFLdraft. I know nothing other than what I’ve heard on @packaday.bsky.social, Other than the final pick, these were on Andy’s list of the 25 players most likely to be drafted by #GoPackGo. Last year I only got Stackhouse right and he was an undrafted free agent.

A mock draft for the Green Bay Packers. Shows them picking Chris Johnson, CB, San Diego State; Domonique Orange, DT, Iowa State; Charles Demmings, CB, Stephen F Austin; Sam Rouch, TE, Stanford; Trey Zuhn III, OC, Texas A&M; Micheal Heldman, Edge, Central Michigan; Bertram Morton, QB, Texas Tech; Riley Mahlman, OT, Wisconsin

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Matt Rantala @sisurunner.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

I normally listen to this podcast (and its predecessors) for broadband/telecom info. But Chris, from Minneapolis, talks about how the community organized and resisted a federal occupation. He works for The Institute for Local Self Reliance-this is a great example of community taking care of itself

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Marcie Lipsitt @mlipsitt.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

04/13/26 PM! You can put me on mute & block me. I don't care. I'll not stop! There're NO Civil Rights in Trump & Kimberly Richey’s Deranged America! I'll repeat this Every Day until Reality Sinks In. No children's rights, women's rights, disability rights, minority rights! 150 yrs gone! Get Louder!

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Erin 🌱 @wearegonnafindout.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

The Colbert Report is long gone, but the allure of truthiness is eternal.

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Maggie Vail @magicbeans.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Up to 350 now! Let's keep it going. All profit from any sales on our Bandcamp today will be donated to the Trans Continental Pipeline. This will be the only day this sweatshirt is available: bikinikill.bandcamp.com/merch/limite...

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Limited edition benefit sweatshirt for The Trans Continental Pipeline from Bikini Kill

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MisterJayEm @misterjayem.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

"In Chicago, of 92 people arrested for assaulting or impeding officers last fall, 74 cases have resulted in no charges; in 13 cases, charges were filed and dismissed; and five charged cases were still pending *** As of the end of January, there have been no convictions."

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DoJ cases against protesters keep collapsing as officers’ lies are exposed in court

String of embarrassing defeats for prosecutors as experts condemn DoJ effort to cast people as ‘violent perpetrators’

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Randi Mayem Singer @rmayemsinger.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

They. Are. Concentration. Camps.

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Mary L Trump @maryltrump.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Every American needs to watch this:

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Three👁️Eyed👁️Devil👁️ @anarcish.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

The most famous police training program is literally called “killology.” They just practice how to kill people because they think it’s badass even though most of their day to day job is more like writing parking tickets. Nobody because a cop to do anything but violence, that’s the whole appeal.

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Kristen Radtke @kristenradtke.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com

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I grew up with Alex Pretti

The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend.

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Every social theory undergirding Trumpism has been broken on the steel of Minnesotan resolve. The multiracial community in Minneapolis was supposed to shatter. It did not. It held until Bovino was forced out of the Twin Cities with his long coat between his legs.

The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and that they’re the ones who are alone. In Minnesota, all of the ideological cornerstones of MAGA have been proved false at once. Minnesotans, not the armed thugs of ICE and the Border Patrol, are brave. Minnesotans have shown that their community is socially cohesive—because of its diversity and not in spite of it. Minnesotans have found and loved one another in a world atomized by social media, where empty men have tried to fill their lonely soul with lies about their own inherent superiority. Minnesotans have preserved everything worthwhile about “Western civilization,” while armed brutes try to tear it down by force.

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BrooklynDad_Defiant! @mmpadellan.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Friends: While ICE leaves cities reeling and families scarred by their violence, Republicans want to fund trump's gestapo instead of funding healthcare for millions. Let's get 1,000 quick reposts and replies with #FundHealthcareStopICE to make it trend. Please and thank you! 🙏💪

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Jon Collins @jcollins.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Powerful read by sports columnist Jim Souhan: "Use your wealth, and the power that accompanies wealth in America, to protect your fans and employees, any of whom could be shot, beaten, gassed, rammed or abducted the next time they encounter federal agents." www.startribune.com/jim-souhan-m...

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Souhan: What good are sports in times like these?

Local owners should be making a statement. Better yet, they should be taking action.

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Matt Rantala @sisurunner.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

As a #Packers fan living in Minnesota, I endorse this post. #GoPackers and #FuckIce

A Packer fan and Viking fan protesting against ICE together

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 25/01/2026

Alex Pretti was an American hero. He saved lives. He protected people. He cared deeply about his community, unlike the murderous thugs who killed him. The very last thing he did was try to help a woman who had been pepper-sprayed and violently shoved to the ground by ICE. 1/

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We must have a coast to coast General Strike to shut the trump nazi regime down! Please sign your strike card & tell everyone you know to sign theirs too🙏 Tap generalstrikeus.com When we have enough ppl we'll call the strike, stay tuned✊🏻💙

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robingarwood.bsky.social @robingarwood.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

@smith.senate.gov @amyklobuchar.com shut down every single fucking thing in the US Senate until ICE leaves our state. No unanimous consent for anything. No funding for anything. Shut it down.

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

To repeat: Abolish ICE.

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I donated some money for these signs in support of Minnesota✊🏻💙 If you'd like to donate too, tap the link. secure.actblue.com/donate/dfa_i...

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 23/01/2026

Police have arrived. Arrests seem imminent. The crowd chants “let them pray” and “Minnesota nice means prosecute ICE”

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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 23/01/2026

gotta shout out moon palace and boneshaker books, if you want to buy books from people who are very abolish ICE and end-policing aligned

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🎃 Phantom Screamenson 👻 @patiomensch.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Minnesota politicians are not treating this occupation with the urgency it deserves. Enough social posts, @governorwalz.mn.gov, @amyklobuchar.com, @smith.senate.gov. What are you doing to help us? What is your plan?

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Bring Me The News @bringmethenews.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

When we started this list of Minnesota businesses taking part in the Jan. 23 economic blackout we didn't realize quite what an undertaking it would be, but we are now at more than 250 and counting. Keep 'em coming!

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List of Minnesota businesses closing for Jan. 23 anti-ICE strike

First announced by faith leaders and unions on Jan. 13, Minnesota businesses have begun announcing plans to join the action.

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BluesterB @bluesterb.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Minnesota, get organized! go.bsky.app/67ZH9Hk

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