Erica
@ericamauter.com
queer mixed Black, Minneapolis heart + Detroit soul, Michigan engineer, digital do-gooder, Minnesota Lynx & WNBA fan, Enneagram 6w5, rooting for everybody Black
UMMMM HOLY SHIT
Powell.
Said this.
Using official channels.
To say it publicly.
HHHWWWWHHHHATTTTT?!
Powell.
Said this.
Using official channels.
To say it publicly.
HHHWWWWHHHHATTTTT?!
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
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Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
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January 12, 2026 at 4:18 AM
UMMMM HOLY SHIT
Powell.
Said this.
Using official channels.
To say it publicly.
HHHWWWWHHHHATTTTT?!
Powell.
Said this.
Using official channels.
To say it publicly.
HHHWWWWHHHHATTTTT?!
I’m honestly shocked. The investigation is not a surprise. But Powell?! Is using official channels?!?! To say this publicly?!?!
January 12, 2026 at 4:16 AM
I’m honestly shocked. The investigation is not a surprise. But Powell?! Is using official channels?!?! To say this publicly?!?!
This “net revenue” term seems deliberately confusing. Isn’t that just “profit”? (In which case, since when do you exclude labor from your costs in order to determine profit? Which I know we all know that’s bunk.)
January 11, 2026 at 4:37 PM
This “net revenue” term seems deliberately confusing. Isn’t that just “profit”? (In which case, since when do you exclude labor from your costs in order to determine profit? Which I know we all know that’s bunk.)
I keep thinking about the moral pincer concept that @baratunde.com describes here. Leading with non-violence is necessary, it’s risky no matter what, yes it’s unjust and hypocritical and they will escalate and provoke, and we still need to show up to resist and disrupt, but train up and be prepared.
January 11, 2026 at 3:25 PM
I keep thinking about the moral pincer concept that @baratunde.com describes here. Leading with non-violence is necessary, it’s risky no matter what, yes it’s unjust and hypocritical and they will escalate and provoke, and we still need to show up to resist and disrupt, but train up and be prepared.
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Not an exaggeration at all to say that the feeling in Minneapolis is that the entire metro area is being treated as occupied territory by federal agents. Impossible to overstate how overwhelmingly people here do not like it. This does not feel sustainable.
January 10, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Not an exaggeration at all to say that the feeling in Minneapolis is that the entire metro area is being treated as occupied territory by federal agents. Impossible to overstate how overwhelmingly people here do not like it. This does not feel sustainable.
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Pentz Homes will be doing a rolling food drive to support our struggling local businesses and help the families who are afraid to leave their homes. You can help in two ways! Shop at local immigrant-owned stores and donate the goods, or send us your funds and we will do the shopping for you.
January 11, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Pentz Homes will be doing a rolling food drive to support our struggling local businesses and help the families who are afraid to leave their homes. You can help in two ways! Shop at local immigrant-owned stores and donate the goods, or send us your funds and we will do the shopping for you.
Also, of course the Strib ran such a story.
January 10, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Also, of course the Strib ran such a story.
The only worse idea is coming from these chuckleheads from out of state who heard Jacob Frey drop one f-bomb in a press conference and declared that he should run for governor.
January 10, 2026 at 8:53 PM
The only worse idea is coming from these chuckleheads from out of state who heard Jacob Frey drop one f-bomb in a press conference and declared that he should run for governor.
Not what I want to hear from someone rumored to want to be our next governor.
January 10, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Not what I want to hear from someone rumored to want to be our next governor.
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I was just denied access to the ICE processing center at the Whipple Building.
Members of Congress have a legal right and constitutional responsibility to conduct oversight where people are being detained.
The public deserves to know what is taking place in ICE facilities.
Members of Congress have a legal right and constitutional responsibility to conduct oversight where people are being detained.
The public deserves to know what is taking place in ICE facilities.
JUST NOW: Huge mass of agents in a standoff, weapons drawn as Reps. Ilhan Omar, Angie Craig, and Kelly Morrison attempt to conduct congressional oversight at the Whipple Building, which has been HQ for thousands of ICE agents.
@zeteo.com
@zeteo.com
January 10, 2026 at 5:17 PM
I was just denied access to the ICE processing center at the Whipple Building.
Members of Congress have a legal right and constitutional responsibility to conduct oversight where people are being detained.
The public deserves to know what is taking place in ICE facilities.
Members of Congress have a legal right and constitutional responsibility to conduct oversight where people are being detained.
The public deserves to know what is taking place in ICE facilities.
Amy Klobuchar was on MSNOW yesterday with Jen Psaki saying “I have advocated for 🧊 reform,” refusing to say 🧊 should get out of Minnesota, and that there should be “discussion” and “reform” wrt the budget, so, yeah, call her office every damn day.
Next federal budget deadline is 1/31; budget’s being debated right now.
ESPECIALLY Angie Craig & Amy Klobuchar need calls on this. Daily.
If you haven’t, now’s a good time to put your rep and senators’ office numbers in your contacts. DC and local. Find those here: www.congress.gov/members/find...
ESPECIALLY Angie Craig & Amy Klobuchar need calls on this. Daily.
If you haven’t, now’s a good time to put your rep and senators’ office numbers in your contacts. DC and local. Find those here: www.congress.gov/members/find...
January 10, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Amy Klobuchar was on MSNOW yesterday with Jen Psaki saying “I have advocated for 🧊 reform,” refusing to say 🧊 should get out of Minnesota, and that there should be “discussion” and “reform” wrt the budget, so, yeah, call her office every damn day.
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Scathing statement from the WNBPA:
“By delaying and clinging to the status quo, they are jeopardizing the livelihoods of players and the trust and investment of fans, all in the name of preserving regressive provisions that no longer belong in women’s basketball.”
“By delaying and clinging to the status quo, they are jeopardizing the livelihoods of players and the trust and investment of fans, all in the name of preserving regressive provisions that no longer belong in women’s basketball.”
WNBPA remains 'undeterred, unafraid, unwavering' at WNBA CBA deadline
The WNBPA released a statement 30 minutes before Friday's deadline to voice their disappointment in the pace of the negotiations.
www.usatoday.com
January 10, 2026 at 5:18 AM
Scathing statement from the WNBPA:
“By delaying and clinging to the status quo, they are jeopardizing the livelihoods of players and the trust and investment of fans, all in the name of preserving regressive provisions that no longer belong in women’s basketball.”
“By delaying and clinging to the status quo, they are jeopardizing the livelihoods of players and the trust and investment of fans, all in the name of preserving regressive provisions that no longer belong in women’s basketball.”
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Great piece by @drlindseydarvin.bsky.social
“recommendation systems are trained on historical engagement patterns rather than growth potential, recent momentum, or equity…the resultant data points these systems rely on overwhelmingly reflect decades of men’s sports dominance in media coverage.”
“recommendation systems are trained on historical engagement patterns rather than growth potential, recent momentum, or equity…the resultant data points these systems rely on overwhelmingly reflect decades of men’s sports dominance in media coverage.”
Yet another reason why AI integration in sports coverage is bad…
(h/t @drlindseydarvin.bsky.social, a former prof of mine)
www.forbes.com/sites/lindse...
(h/t @drlindseydarvin.bsky.social, a former prof of mine)
www.forbes.com/sites/lindse...
January 10, 2026 at 4:58 AM
Great piece by @drlindseydarvin.bsky.social
“recommendation systems are trained on historical engagement patterns rather than growth potential, recent momentum, or equity…the resultant data points these systems rely on overwhelmingly reflect decades of men’s sports dominance in media coverage.”
“recommendation systems are trained on historical engagement patterns rather than growth potential, recent momentum, or equity…the resultant data points these systems rely on overwhelmingly reflect decades of men’s sports dominance in media coverage.”
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New York City icon Scabby the Rat joins the WNBPA outside the NBA store.
January 10, 2026 at 2:23 AM
New York City icon Scabby the Rat joins the WNBPA outside the NBA store.
I think it’s the natural resources, oil and gas like you said and also a lot of minerals. Shipping routes. And because Putin told him to; it would further weaken NATO.
resources.il
January 10, 2026 at 12:13 AM
I think it’s the natural resources, oil and gas like you said and also a lot of minerals. Shipping routes. And because Putin told him to; it would further weaken NATO.
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I saw this video of a Vietnam vet in the fur coat yelling at ICE and thought to myself, "this is missing something," before I realized, "Ah, of course, the Ether instrumental. It's so obvious."
January 9, 2026 at 7:53 PM
I saw this video of a Vietnam vet in the fur coat yelling at ICE and thought to myself, "this is missing something," before I realized, "Ah, of course, the Ether instrumental. It's so obvious."
Next federal budget deadline is 1/31; budget’s being debated right now.
ESPECIALLY Angie Craig & Amy Klobuchar need calls on this. Daily.
If you haven’t, now’s a good time to put your rep and senators’ office numbers in your contacts. DC and local. Find those here: www.congress.gov/members/find...
ESPECIALLY Angie Craig & Amy Klobuchar need calls on this. Daily.
If you haven’t, now’s a good time to put your rep and senators’ office numbers in your contacts. DC and local. Find those here: www.congress.gov/members/find...
January 9, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Next federal budget deadline is 1/31; budget’s being debated right now.
ESPECIALLY Angie Craig & Amy Klobuchar need calls on this. Daily.
If you haven’t, now’s a good time to put your rep and senators’ office numbers in your contacts. DC and local. Find those here: www.congress.gov/members/find...
ESPECIALLY Angie Craig & Amy Klobuchar need calls on this. Daily.
If you haven’t, now’s a good time to put your rep and senators’ office numbers in your contacts. DC and local. Find those here: www.congress.gov/members/find...
Other lasting impression: The sound of thousands of mittens clapping.
January 9, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Other lasting impression: The sound of thousands of mittens clapping.
Lovely vigil at the capitol tonight. Shout out to the imam who read the preamble to the Constitution and shared the demands.
1. Justice for Renee Good. Investigate, charge, prosecute. By a MN jurisdiction.
2. 🧊 out of MN.
3. Don’t feed the beast; no funding for 🧊. Call your rep and senators.
1. Justice for Renee Good. Investigate, charge, prosecute. By a MN jurisdiction.
2. 🧊 out of MN.
3. Don’t feed the beast; no funding for 🧊. Call your rep and senators.
January 9, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Lovely vigil at the capitol tonight. Shout out to the imam who read the preamble to the Constitution and shared the demands.
1. Justice for Renee Good. Investigate, charge, prosecute. By a MN jurisdiction.
2. 🧊 out of MN.
3. Don’t feed the beast; no funding for 🧊. Call your rep and senators.
1. Justice for Renee Good. Investigate, charge, prosecute. By a MN jurisdiction.
2. 🧊 out of MN.
3. Don’t feed the beast; no funding for 🧊. Call your rep and senators.
Love the guy on the bullhorn. And I really do need y’all white guys to be the ones to get in their faces like this.
This morning in Minneapolis, an ICE vehicle got stuck on an icy hill in a residential neighborhood. Agents had to push the vehicles out, some almost slipping in the ice themselves.
January 9, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Love the guy on the bullhorn. And I really do need y’all white guys to be the ones to get in their faces like this.
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Each time they tell the $700m in losses story:
www.espn.com/wnba/story/_...
Someone should look here...
winsidr.com/2026/01/pay-...
and here...
wagesofwins.substack.com/p/the-nba-as...
and simply say the NBA's story also says the WNBA will break even with the NBA's offer.
Which is nonsense.
www.espn.com/wnba/story/_...
Someone should look here...
winsidr.com/2026/01/pay-...
and here...
wagesofwins.substack.com/p/the-nba-as...
and simply say the NBA's story also says the WNBA will break even with the NBA's offer.
Which is nonsense.
No extension in WNBA labor talks, Stewart says
Breanna Stewart said the players' association and WNBA will not agree to another collective bargaining agreement extension after the deadline passes Friday.
www.espn.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Each time they tell the $700m in losses story:
www.espn.com/wnba/story/_...
Someone should look here...
winsidr.com/2026/01/pay-...
and here...
wagesofwins.substack.com/p/the-nba-as...
and simply say the NBA's story also says the WNBA will break even with the NBA's offer.
Which is nonsense.
www.espn.com/wnba/story/_...
Someone should look here...
winsidr.com/2026/01/pay-...
and here...
wagesofwins.substack.com/p/the-nba-as...
and simply say the NBA's story also says the WNBA will break even with the NBA's offer.
Which is nonsense.
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Your day needs some beauty. Wow. Amber Glenn's short program to Like a Prayer at the US Nationals last night blew me away. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlDI...
Amber Glenn makes HERstory with RECORD-SETTING short program at U.S. Championships | NBC Sports
YouTube video by NBC Sports
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January 8, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Your day needs some beauty. Wow. Amber Glenn's short program to Like a Prayer at the US Nationals last night blew me away. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlDI...
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I think it’s important that we bump this news so it doesn’t get lost. Federal agents aren’t allowed on school property—and Border Patrol is out of its jurisdiction (the 100-mi “border zone,” which MSP is not in). Let the rest of the country see, and imagine this incursion at their kids’ school.
An official from Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis told MPR News that armed U.S. Border Patrol goons came onto school property during dismissal Wednesday and began tackling people; they handcuffed two staff members and released chemical weapons on bystanders.
January 8, 2026 at 2:21 PM
I think it’s important that we bump this news so it doesn’t get lost. Federal agents aren’t allowed on school property—and Border Patrol is out of its jurisdiction (the 100-mi “border zone,” which MSP is not in). Let the rest of the country see, and imagine this incursion at their kids’ school.