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Lauren in Saint Paul

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Paul Wellstone was right. I talk a lot about homelessness and hockey. Opinions are my own. Terminal reply guy :/ Sry

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Lauren in Saint Paul @comobelladonna.bsky.social · 21d

preparing for landing 😭❤️

A really cute young bumblebee zooming in to land on a flower

Lauren in Saint Paul @comobelladonna.bsky.social · 7h

We’ve recently seen body brokers here in the Twin Cities trying to take our people to California for this.

Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 18h

Drug Rehabs Lure In Patients for Insurance Money—Then Leave Them on the Street

Operators promise high-end treatment, help addicts sign up for insurance then pile on charges for little in return, say former patients and insurers.

www.wsj.com

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Colorado Avalanche @avalanche.bsky.social · 1d

*1500 NHL games later*

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Lauren in Saint Paul @comobelladonna.bsky.social · 20h

Come see me at the Como Streetcar Station/Como Pavilion from 12-4pm today and buy art :)

Flyer for the 2025 fall Saint Paul art crawl happening today from 12-4pm city wide

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Lauren in Saint Paul @comobelladonna.bsky.social · 1d

I miss his spice here.

Lauren in Saint Paul @comobelladonna.bsky.social · 2d

2025 mood board is just this photo

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Lauren in Saint Paul @comobelladonna.bsky.social · 2d

Yes!!! Incredibly positive reform on that. Also, sorry about your bee garden friend :/

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Lauren in Saint Paul @comobelladonna.bsky.social · 2d

Give the mayor his crown for this one. So many people kicked and screamed about his special projects and now its apparent those special projects have BEEN WORKING.

gretchen brown, real snoopy enjoyer @gretchenbrown.bsky.social · 2d

huge st. paul w www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...

St. Paul solved more crimes, had drastically fewer homicides in 2025

A remarkable shift is under way in St. Paul. The city is on track for a 70 percent drop in homicides by the end of 2025. And they’re solving more than 70 percent of crimes.

www.mprnews.org

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Lauren in Saint Paul @comobelladonna.bsky.social · 2d

Can’t wait for this one ✨

Flyer for show linked here https://www.thecedar.org/events/corpse-reviver-charlie-parr-pop-wagner-mikkel-bee-play-songs-of-lead-belly

Lauren in Saint Paul @comobelladonna.bsky.social · 2d

The busiest boat day of the year on that lake only sees ~5 total boats, on account of the really crappy boat launch access point (rock pile) :’)

Lauren in Saint Paul @comobelladonna.bsky.social · 3d

Feels right

Lauren in Saint Paul @comobelladonna.bsky.social · 3d

The best way to watch the game is at a dive bar while playing cribbage and eating coneys with your dad.

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Lauren in Saint Paul @comobelladonna.bsky.social · 3d

we’re so back, Biff ✨🤝🏻✨🤝🏻

Lauren in Saint Paul @comobelladonna.bsky.social · 3d

Feeling good tonight.

NHL (Bot) @notnhl.bsky.social · 3d

We've got our first /mnwild win of the season! 🟢 #NHLFaceOff

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Lauren in Saint Paul @comobelladonna.bsky.social · 3d

SEASON IS HERE BEST DAY OF THE YEAR

Hockey game on projector at bar with cribbage board on table

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Lauren in Saint Paul @comobelladonna.bsky.social · 3d

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Lauren in Saint Paul @comobelladonna.bsky.social · 3d

2025, the year in which I have more common values with the Catholic Pope than some of the Democrats in office. Surreal.

Lucius Fox In The Box @carnegro.bsky.social · 3d

Pope Leo is spitting.

www.npr.org/2025/10/09/n...

Leo questioned a world where the wealth of the elite grows
"exponentially" while many "millions of people die of hunger or survive in conditions unfit for human beings." He also criticized "ideologies that defend the absolute autonomy of the marketplace and financial speculation,"
with false promises "that a free-market economy will automatically solve the problem of poverty."

Leo described a "new tyranny," which shuns any kind of oversight and where the economy is structured "in such a way that sacrifices are demanded of the masses in order to serve the needs of the powerful." The poor, he wrote, are only allowed "drops that trickle down."

The pope openly challenged "prosperity theology" and called Christians to the practice of giving charity. "It will not solve the problem of world poverty, yet it must still be carried out, with intelligence, diligence and social responsibility," he wrote.

Popular movements that challenge "the empire of money," invite people to take on the cause to combat poverty alongside the poor, instead of on their behalf, and "make history," the pope said. It our duty, Leo said, to "make their voices heard, albeit in different ways, in order to point out and denounce such structural issues, even at the cost of appearing foolish or naïve."

Lauren in Saint Paul @comobelladonna.bsky.social · 4d

Is it a “grab your balls we’re going bowling” or “who stole the kishka” polka interlude or a more somber one?

Lauren in Saint Paul @comobelladonna.bsky.social · 4d

Dolly saving us from a full crash out. That was almost the straw that broke our collective backs huh.

Lauren in Saint Paul @comobelladonna.bsky.social · 5d

my family has been on one of the lakes bordering bear head for four generations. we will never recover from this high.

Lauren in Saint Paul @comobelladonna.bsky.social · 5d

Me approaching every dude with burgundy hair in my sight line enthusiastically 😭

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Lauren in Saint Paul @comobelladonna.bsky.social · 5d

I’ve seen him a few times and the Wings appearances are fleeting and rare I promise, wife

Lauren in Saint Paul @comobelladonna.bsky.social · 5d

Me spending the rest of my savings to purchase yet another Burnsie jersey…chill out man

NHL (Bot) @notnhl.bsky.social · 5d

Season 2️⃣2️⃣ for Brent Burns. #NHLFaceOff

📺: /espn ➡️ https://www.espn.com/watch/

Lauren in Saint Paul @comobelladonna.bsky.social · 5d

I’ll memorize your face and if we pass by each other in the throngs of crowd I’ll jump in for a hug or high five or whatever you are into 🤣✨

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Lauren in Saint Paul @comobelladonna.bsky.social · 5d

a man in a black shirt is dancing in front of a green background that says just do it .

Alt: a man in a black shirt is dancing in front of a green background that says just do it .

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Lauren in Saint Paul @comobelladonna.bsky.social · 5d

Paul McCartney in October. Stevie Nicks in November. John Fogerty in March. Need some bucket list shows for Dec/Jan/Feb to fill that gap 🤝🏻