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Will and the Loons

@wmrine.bsky.social
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@mnaurorafc.bsky.social community owner Wanderer who planted roots late in life in beautiful Minnesota, trying to stay curious & kind Day by Day. ⚽️ fan. Book and music lover. Embracing my inner child and my outer old man. #YNWA

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Will and the Loons @wmrine.bsky.social · 47m
That was my guess just reading it as you wrote it.
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Will and the Loons @wmrine.bsky.social · 1h
Perfect day to have the thermostat fail. 87 in my room at midnight at the top of the house.
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Will and the Loons @wmrine.bsky.social · 2h
Jomesing in the wrong direction.
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Will and the Loons @wmrine.bsky.social · 6h
OK, listen: you surely know that I, among many, support you and your wife in these parts? If not, then—hi!—I and others are here for you. Your part in this community isn’t even a question. Don’t let the hating dumbfcks make you doubt it. We are here to support you two. (And all your peeps.)
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Will and the Loons @wmrine.bsky.social · 6h
Happy birthday, Jason!
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Will and the Loons @wmrine.bsky.social · 9h
I don’t talk to Grok, but I might put A variation of that for every variation I can think of. “Grok … purchase me this special Porsche …”
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Will and the Loons @wmrine.bsky.social · 9h
I had a feeling. More of that where it came from! etc etc
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Will and the Loons @wmrine.bsky.social · 9h
Why waste the whiskey in a sauce? I mean, make the cranberry sauce, too, but don’t limit the whiskey after that checkpoint.
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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 9h
The Republican Party is chock full of Nazis. The government has Nazis in senior administration positions. The Republican Party’s largest donor is a neo-Nazi. David Brooks might not want to admit it, but that’s why it’s long past time for him to shut up.
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Nicole Foy @nicolefoy.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
For almost 2 years now, DHS has repeatedly told me they're not detaining U.S. citizens It's simply not true So @propublica.org published the receipts: a searchable database of the 500+ citizens detained by immigration agents during this Trump administration projects.propublica.org/american-cit...
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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica
The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati...
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Will and the Loons @wmrine.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
So if I “borrow” someone’s card for awhile, Grok and I can have a big grokkin spending spree. Can’t imagine any issues.
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Will and the Loons @wmrine.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
That looks like HAL feeling queasy.
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Will and the Loons @wmrine.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Where’s the moment where you got-to-the-sun?
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Will and the Loons @wmrine.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
This wins
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Will and the Loons @wmrine.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
He can arm-wrestle with all the hedge funds needlessly soaking hectares of cotton or all the almond orchards they planted for the expected almond-milk boom.
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Will and the Loons @wmrine.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
We lucked because our son was a hugger when he was young, and he loved his big sister especially. When he got to be 4-5 she started minding it, and he was old enough to learn, “Everyone gets to decide who touches them, no means no.” Before that, we were struggling to think how we’d teach him.
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Will and the Loons @wmrine.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Damn, that sucks. I hope there’s an alternative for you for this sunny day.
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Will and the Loons @wmrine.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
When our children were young, they loved going to San Francisco with their grandmother on a BART-bus-ferry route. Whereas the younger adults would say, “Too much trouble, let’s drive!” Which also meant, “spend a lot of time trying to park in San Francisco and being mad about the parking tickets.”
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✊🏼Indigiqueer Hummingbird @riotousmuse.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
To reiterate: Police shot at a child & missed. There are witnesses.
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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Really helpful for folks trying to understand why UMN is suddenly volunteering for austerity instead of fighting for more public support … and thus public ownership.
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Erik Noonan @eriknoonan.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The people who think any book about two people of the same gender being in love should be banned to protect children from the 'harsh realities of the world' are now making it possible for kids to watch a man be shot on live state television. Is how boiled our frog is.
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Daniel Suitor @danielsuitor.com · 07/10/2026
Differences in housing policy post-Surge couldn't be more stark. Both councils passed a temporary 60-day notice requirement for nonpayment evictions. Minneapolis: the mayor vetoed and council centrists refused to override. On pace for record evictions. St. Paul passed it veto-proof. Down 15% YOY
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Will and the Loons @wmrine.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
That is true.
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Will and the Loons @wmrine.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The city famous for its Chain of Lake Harriets.
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Will and the Loons @wmrine.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Take exit –7 to get to Eat Street!
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Will and the Loons @wmrine.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Now they’re doing the opposite, which doesn’t work either, after you’ve been twitching relentlessly on your whistle the first 20 minutes.
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Will and the Loons @wmrine.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
They are wildly bad.
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Will and the Loons @wmrine.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
If your life isn’t buggy enough
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Will and the Loons @wmrine.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Love the tribute to MPR reporter Sam Stroozas, recording ICE in her bathrobe.
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Will and the Loons @wmrine.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Glad they got the sheriff of Eden Prairie to appear live to explain all the problems.
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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 07/10/2026
feels like we should make a larger talking point out of the fact that AI is just another attempt to consolidate wealth for billionaires
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Racket @racketmn.com · 07/10/2026
As Minneapolis seeks a new MPD leader, let's revisit the outspoken chief who attempted reform in the 1980s.
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Reexamining the Legacy of Tony Bouza, the In-Your-Face Progressive Reformer Who Once Led MPD - Racket
As Minneapolis seeks a new MPD leader, it's instructive to revisit the outspoken chief who attempted reform in the 1980s.
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Will and the Loons @wmrine.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Thanks for this story. Love to you and to all parents who work every angle they can on behalf of their children, as they are.
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Will and the Loons @wmrine.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
As usual, they’re second to the story.
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Will and the Loons @wmrine.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Keep posting these. Trying to lure my CA friends (one a Stillwater native) back.
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Will and the Loons @wmrine.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
This 👇🏻
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Tinman - Beardo Weirdo Wimp @bcmfietser.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Legislation distinguishing e-motos from e-bikes is sorely needed in MN, where legislation modeled on this CA law has already been introduced to the legislature but not passed. It takes the appropriate approach of regulating the mfrs and sellers not policing riders. www.sacbee.com/news/local/t...
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Gavin Newsom signs bill distinguishing e-bikes and e-motos in California
Senate Bill 1167 aimed to mostly clarify what is not an e-bike under California law and what can be marketed as one in the state.
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Will and the Loons @wmrine.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Ah, sir, that is perfection. A bow of respect.
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Will and the Loons @wmrine.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
First the scary scooters took over downtown … Now it’ll be … SPOOKY BIKES! Just think of all the freakouts on TikTok! BWA HA HA HA.
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Will and the Loons @wmrine.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Thanks for sharing this! It’s given a nice lift to this mid-day. I’ve seen this kind of generosity in other individual, niche sports as well. It’s one of the reasons we were glad our kids ended up focusing on x-country skiing. It felt like a really good and supportive community to them.
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Will and the Loons @wmrine.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Maybe they were made from the ones Skid Roper’s mama threw out.
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Stacey Burns @wentrogue.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
What an injustice, that child sexual abuse had the audacity to disgrace him! Yet another victim.
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Will and the Loons @wmrine.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Love this story, Taylor.
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Will and the Loons @wmrine.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Maybe that should be a new t-shirt, “Jacob Frey makes us cringe,” or “Jacob Frey is endless cringe.” To go with the “is not a good person” one.
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Will and the Loons @wmrine.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I’m with you. My knees made me stop running in my 40s. So now I miss going to cross-country meets on beautiful fall days and watching my children blaze through the woods.
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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 04/10/2026
The Strib isn’t coming to save us, but @minnesotabrown.bsky.social remains a goddamn delight. This is just gorgeous writing & solid thinking. www.startribune.com/umn-225-mill...
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Brown: Massive budget cuts a gut-check moment for Minnesota colleges
"Just as college students prepare to tackle their midterm exams, the University of Minnesota and Minnesota State systems face an even greater test," columnist Aaron Brown writes.
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Will and the Loons @wmrine.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Make a verse of Donald MacGillivray about Donald the Philistine, and they’d have to go along.
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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Yes
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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 03/10/2026
Got a nice send off speech from DFL state auditor candidate @zackformn.bsky.social who noted DFL incumbent Julie Blaha only won by 8500 votes because 30,000 DFLers didn’t fill the bubble on the 2022 ballot. Encourage your people to run through the DFL tape when they vote this fall!
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Will and the Loons @wmrine.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The difference is that getting an explainer on Deleuze might add something to your life (depending), but getting an explanation on that mush-brained tweet … no way.
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