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Taylor Carik @taylorcarik.bsky.social · 56m

Have you or someone you know published a cultural journal? Send me a DM I know someone looking to talk shop about logistics

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Andy Lettuce @andy.hopepunk.club · 03/10/2026

Listen I don't know what you're doing right now but shit is about to go down (in Portuguese probably) at @blackhartstp.com

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Black Hart of Saint Paul @blackhartstp.com · 23h

We were supposed to inaugurate the Old Palmer’s stage on the patio with its first music fest, but it rained, so we brought 26 Bats! inside

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Taylor Carik @taylorcarik.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I can't think of a better parody of the current state of American news media than having CNN's Brian Stelter as a keynote speaker for a journalism conference

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Adam Gurri @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com · 03/10/2026

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Reserve your copy of next year's issue of The Reconstruction Papers.

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Erin J. Wamsley 🧠📈😴 @wamsleylab.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The fiscal year is over. The dying Social, Behavioral, and Economic division of NSF ended up awarding 90 total grants this year, as opposed to ~700-800 in recent past years. Source: grantwitness.org/nsf/analyses...

The graph shows the cumulative number of awards made by month across this fiscal year, as compared to the last 6 fiscal years. The line for this year is total flat until June, but then finally gets up to 91 by October. In prior years the increase starts building earlier and ends on average in the 700-800 range (with variability, last year was only between 400-500).

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Mara 👻 aBOOlish I.C.E. @mauratwit.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

For those demoralized by the MPS plan to close schools, we can push back and win.

Organizing can change the choices on the table. In 2024, Seattle Public Schools faced a gap of nearly $100
million and proposed closing up to 21 schools. After months of pushback from families, the district dropped the plan and turned to the state for help.
The following spring, Washington's Legislature voted to remove its cap on special-education funding, adding $750 million over four years statewide.

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worm @rfksbrainworm.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

If you ever wondered why visible light is those particular wavelengths, it's because life evolved to see in the narrow range where water is transparent

Diagram of absorption of emf by water. There's a gap right that dips in the 500 nm range

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Anna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

"There is no straight path from the viewing of a spectacle to an understanding of the state of the world, and none from intellectual awareness to political action." Ranciere, The Paradoxes of Political Art join us today! interccect.com/2026/09/10/a...

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Art in These Times: an InterCcECT exhibition

ART IN THESE TIMES affirms art’s special obligation to refuse authoritarian assaults on free thinking and creative making. Spotlighting works that circumvent familiar gestures of political ar…

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Lokke Heiss @lokkeheiss.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Basically, anybody interviewed by someone from a newspaper or media chain, will have to expect the entire non-edited interview will be gobbled up by their AI for future use, unless strict conditions are first set.

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Taylor Carik @taylorcarik.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

News media is built on narratives. In this case it's generically that the 'POTUS' is the leader of a political party that provides direction + policy through informed strategy, setting and following laws to appeal to interests and constituents. Couldn't be further from the actual truth.

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Taylor Carik @taylorcarik.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

One of the best new albums—if not the best—to come out of Minneapolis in 2026 just landed. M.A.Y. is a solo artist + sound person at many different local venues who did nearly all of this album herself (which is *unreal*). Buy it, share it. mayofficial.bandcamp.com/album/the-gr...

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The Greed States EP, by M.A.Y.

5 track album

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Taylor Carik @taylorcarik.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

It's truly wild to live through the collapse of America

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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

“Cutting this much from the university budget will mean that some of the core functions of the university will be lost. It’s not possible to just do more with less — to work smarter, to trim around the edges. We’re going to have to do less with less.” Gift link: www.startribune.com/umn-cuts-sta...

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Perry: What we lose if the U cuts $225 million

"Austerity doesn’t work. Instead, it creates a death spiral, where reduction in services leads to reductions in revenue, which lead to reductions in services, which leads to reduction in revenue, whic...

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Taylor Carik @taylorcarik.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

this is just the bad guy speech in an 80s comedy

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026

Hegseth: "It's worth saying again so the fake news understands it. We are no longer the woke department or the weak department. Simple translation of that -- no fatties no trannies no beardos no weirdos no wimps no radicals. Just warriors."

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Ed Jefferson @edjefferson.com · 29/09/2026

They should make a comic where Batman makes a real difference by posting online

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Meredith Rose @mrose.ink · 30/09/2026

K-pop is a fascinating case study in that it’s basically the ideal testing ground for virtual, high-output, flashy-concept AI music, and so far it hasn’t worked. There have been a few attempts! But it turns out that people want a sense of connection with *real humans.*

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Janel Comeau 🍁 @verybadllama.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

chips: we put more air in the bag cookies: we put fewer cookies in the box fruit cups: we have bent the laws of time and space to fit 4 litres of juice in this 250ml cup. God himself told us "stop, that's too much juice" and then we flipped him off and added more juice.

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Taylor Carik @taylorcarik.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

American news media only cares about narratives in both its formats and its content. It's why, as the colonial boomerang returns to smack the domestic populace, we so clearly see the chasm between reality and news narratives, especially in political reporting (aka all reporting.)

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Rachel Bean, still sick but less @colocharachel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Ashley’s public work has moved millions of dollars of direct aid to vulnerable people and now she needs support too. Her medical bills alone are going to be at least $5000.

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Taylor Carik @taylorcarik.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

It’s either a mistake that’s been happening for 25 years or it’s the exact core function of news media

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Taylor Carik @taylorcarik.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The Third Slow American Revolution is the collapse of culture. There's no longer a mainstream, yes, but more importantly there's no more down- or up-steam connections to mass culture. It's the Avatar effect, where a success has little cultural impact.

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Bloody Disgusting @bloody-disgusting.com · 26/09/2026

Awesome new Japanese poster for CLAYFACE.

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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

This is one of those stories that drives home just how horrifying the current administration and its immigration policies / enforcement tactics are. It’s heartbreaking and stomach turning.

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Adam Gurri @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com · 24/09/2026

One of the biggest frustrations for me personally this year was that we couldn't get a scholar of post-authoritarian democratic transitions to bring that perspective to an essay on what to do after Trump is out of office. Dr. Carolyn E. Holmes will be doing this for us for our second issue.

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Democratic Transitions in Next Year's Issue of The Reconstruction Papers

The most important question facing our country.

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Nick Benson @ottergoose.net · 24/09/2026

I just watched the flight, from arrival to departure, and double-checked the video - nobody was loaded or unloaded on this flight. It was 💯 ICE - someone began unloading shackles before being told to stop. I’m going to speculate that some lawyers succeeded at the last minute - a small victory.

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Taylor Carik @taylorcarik.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The Third Slow American Revolution is the collapse of culture, not only in producing + consuming cultural material (art, books, stories, fashion, homegrown music, festivals, etc.) but the interpersonal to community connections + communications that make up culture: open.spotify.com/episode/5khI...

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Get Over It [Trigger Warning] Fragile Millennials! w/ Catherine Liu

Cracks in Postmodernity · Episode

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Taylor Carik @taylorcarik.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Anytime someone asks me about #bienvenidosdystopia and how we’re living in a current society made up of dystopian tropes, I like to ask them what their ‘protein selection’ is at a restaurant

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Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 23/09/2026

"James Talarico went on Fox News and publicly walked back his support for trans rights. … It is presumed as common knowledge that Talarico 'must' do this in order to have a chance of winning. A big problem for that idea is that prior to these comments Talarico was doing exceptionally well."

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Talarico (D) Is Just a Letter to Me Now

After folding on trans rights, James Talarico does not have my respect. Honestly, fuck him. And yet, Ken Paxton (R) must lose.

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Doug Mack @douglasmack.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

There's an accidental conversation with another human quoted briefly at the end, but the reporter only ever interviews one other person. Note the job title!

Melissa Vadasserril, a senior director at Acoustic, an agentic marketing platform, said the arrival of Meta’s Muse reminded her of the 2010 unveiling of Apple’s digital personal assistant, Siri, which many people were slow to adopt.

“People just didn’t know what you could do with it,” Ms. Vadasserril said. With Muse, “I do think it’s a little early for the market, but I’m very curious to see where things go.”

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Nick Benson @ottergoose.net · 23/09/2026

Here are the slides from my presentation at today's Documenting the Impact of DHS Activity in Minnesota conference at the U of M - Watching ICE Air at MSP: How many are they taking away? This work is done entirely by volunteers; help MN50501 cover our airport parking fees: mn50501.org/donate 🧵👇

Watching ICE Air at MSP
How many are they taking away?
Nick Benson, MN50501, September 22, 2026

Background

Self-employed
* Smart flight alert app for airplane nerds
* Got interested in aviation angle of ICE’s detention apparatus in early 2025
* Got serious about ICE in October 2025
* The most important work I’ll ever do

What is ICE Air?

*ICE Air is a conglomerate of charter airlines that fly detainees between local prisons, detention centers, and out of the country
* “Shuffle” flights are domestic
* Detainees are shackled before/during/after
* Denver Air Connection / Key Lime, Global Crossing, Eastern Air Express
* Akin to FedEx or Amazon, hub/spoke
* ~65,000 currently in ICE detention, ~70% don’t have a criminal conviction

ICE Air at MSP

* Shuffle flights, taking detainees to detention centers via Alexandria, LA and El Paso, TX

* 2-3 flights per day during Metro Surge; now 2-3 per week

* ICE vehicles carry detainees to/from the airport from Whipple

* Loaded at Signature Aviation, the private jet terminal

* Started counting in November

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Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 23/09/2026

and now these trumpheads are crying crocodile tears about the terror they've unleashed on the american body politic. the coup party "party of coups" is having a big sad that their opponents are also now coup-curious. sow the wind, reap the whirlwind. you stupid fucking children.

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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Rumors about “rigged elections" are now a fixture of U.S. elections, leading to diminished trust in election results & democracy (broadly). These rumors can sometimes be hard to debunk, esp. in their early stages. Our UW team has identified the 6 common ways that election integrity rumors mislead:

Infographic titled "Six Ways 'Rigged Election' Rumors Mislead." A two-column table pairs six labeled categories with descriptions. The first three categories are:

No Evidence: The rumor is entirely unsubstantiated. There's no evidence to support the rumor.

Fake/False Evidence: The rumor is based on fake or synthetic evidence (e.g. AI-generated content), manipulated evidence, or false witness testimony.

Misinterpreted Evidence: This rumor is based upon real evidence that has been misinterpreted or intentionally mischaracterized to create a false impression.

A black banner then introduces the final three categories: "Real Evidence, Real Voting Issue, False Narrative."

Exaggerated Impact: The rumor centers on a real issue with voting but falsely insinuates or exaggerates impact on election results.

Ignored Remedies: The rumor centers on a real issue with voting but ignores and/or obscures the remedies that would address this problem

False Blame: The rumor centers on a real issue with voting but either falsely attributes intent for an accidental issue or places blame on an innocent party.

Source: UW Center for an Informed Public, September 2026.

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Wes Burdine @wesburdine.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

FUCK ICE. Pay us back.

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Taylor Carik @taylorcarik.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

What was the media coverage like in Minnesota before the upheaval around the 2026 midterm elections?

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Jordan aka Jirdan @slclunk.com · 20/09/2026

I honestly can’t think of a better metaphor than the Department of War inviting a guy who padded his boxing records with scrubs right until he got hospitalized by someone who could actually fight

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Last Thursday, we welcomed Logan and Jake Paul to the Pentagon to meet with our warriors.

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Taylor Carik @taylorcarik.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Are there any podcast episodes or shows or interviews with artists that have recently (post-COVID?) left the United States?

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Rusty Foster @rusty.todayintabs.com · 21/09/2026

Ross Douthat looks like if The Brain was also Pinky

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Taylor Carik @taylorcarik.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The MN Lynx's brand engagement for their fan base is one of the best I've ever seen, it's just nuts

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