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Minneapolis We were talking about the space between us all and the people who hide themselves behind a wall of illusion

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floating in lotus position @gallantdimwit.bsky.social · Aug 22

I have begun what I intend to be a COMPREHENSIVE guide to every location-appropriate bike rack in Minneapolis.

Thank you to everyone who helped me find these. If you know of others, let me know~

medium.com/@bennetthart...

Location-Appropriate Bike Racks of Minneapolis

Here is a running list of every bike rack in Minneapolis with a location-appropriate shape:

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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 9h

they covered jesus with a purple cloth for the forum to make it non secular because it’s in a church but it’s really just giving abu ghraib and i think it’s deeply unsettling

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josh (oldfriend99) @oldfriend99.bsky.social · 8h

Trump took a cognitive exam and was found to be cognitive

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Eeeric Booran @deveric.net · 20h

Move MN @moveminnesota.bsky.social has a template for sending a letter to Minneapolis City Council to tell them to Withhold Municipal Consent for the Lyndale Ave Redesign until the plan includes safe options for pedestrians, buses, bikes, and everyone!

Please share!

www.movemn.org/action/lynda...

Tell Minneapolis City Council to Withhold Municipal Consent on Lyndale Ave

We need a design that creates safe and inviting space for everyone, whether we bike, walk, roll or take the bus!

www.movemn.org

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floating in lotus position @gallantdimwit.bsky.social · 14h

Tune in to see holo-Meatloaf, Ted Nugent, and a choir made up of 25 January 6 guys who punched a cop directly in the face get served a cease and desist halfway through “Keep on Rockin’ in the Free World”

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 15h

From @theathletic.com: Turning Point USA, the organization founded by the late right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, announced that it will be hosting its own Super Bowl halftime show on Feb. 8, 2026, to rival the NFL’s choice of Bad Bunny.

Turning Point USA, group founded by Charlie Kirk, announces Super Bowl halftime counterprogramming

Turning Point USA is calling its Super Bowl halftime show a celebration of "faith, family and freedom."

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floating in lotus position @gallantdimwit.bsky.social · 22h

found ancient meme on phone

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Robin for Ward 2 @robin4mpls.bsky.social · 1d

We won!

Following three weeks of legal proceedings and over five hours in court, the judge found Wayzata-based Minneapolis landlord John Wall in violation of the law on three counts, resulting in a $1,450 fine.

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 1d

Michigan Avenue right now.

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floating in lotus position @gallantdimwit.bsky.social · 1d

shout out to whoever is borrowing a Big Thief cd

floating in lotus position @gallantdimwit.bsky.social · 1d

becoming regionally loyal to my absolutely monster Hold section at the library. cheers to them all

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floating in lotus position @gallantdimwit.bsky.social · 1d

Patrick Wyman, welcome to @thewaroncars.bsky.social

floating in lotus position @gallantdimwit.bsky.social · 1d

Team Cottage! For several years I tried to suss out differences between cottage and cabin ("cabins have more exposed wood? or cottages are 'airier' or something?") until I realized we were just using different words for the same thing

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floating in lotus position @gallantdimwit.bsky.social · 1d

coldern’ a

floating in lotus position @gallantdimwit.bsky.social · 1d

Appendix A: my Northwoods gf and I (Great Lakes) recently started keeping track of our dialect differences

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floating in lotus position @gallantdimwit.bsky.social · 1d

This is somehow the first 100% accurate map of the Midwest I’ve ever seen

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 2d

Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.

(RNS) — Last month, the Rev. David Black stood in front of a Chicago-area U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility and spread his arms wide. Adorned in all black and wearing a clerical collar, the pastor looked up at a group of masked, heavily armed ICE agents on the roof and began to pray.

“I invited them to repentance,” Black, a minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), said in an interview. “I basically offered an altar call. I invited them to come and receive that salvation, and be part of the kingdom that is coming.”

But when Black began to lower his arms a few seconds later, the agents responded to his spiritual plea by firing pepper balls, or chemical agents that cause eye irritation and respiratory distress, video footage shows. One struck Black in the head, exploding into a puff of white pepper smoke and forcing him to his knees. Fellow demonstrators rushed to his aid, and as the pastor rubbed his face in pain, the agents continued to fire.

“We could hear them laughing,” Black said.

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floating in lotus position @gallantdimwit.bsky.social · 2d

When I was 14 or 15 I read “Brain Droppings” over and over and over until the damage to the structural integrity of the paperback became total; however, by that point I had basically memorized it. May his memory be a blessing to you and your family

floating in lotus position @gallantdimwit.bsky.social · 2d

yeah they are 100% back. feel free, over-35-year-olds, to wear big ass jorts (though doing so will push them back out of style in a matter of months)

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The Onion @theonion.com · 2d

Slipknot Travels To India To Begin Psychedelic, Free-Love Phase Of Career https://theonion.com/slipknot-travels-to-india-to-begin-psychedelic-free-love-phase-of-career/

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floating in lotus position @gallantdimwit.bsky.social · 2d

hell yeah Nastia turn up

floating in lotus position @gallantdimwit.bsky.social · 3d

i never actually had the pleasure of meeting mr said

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floating in lotus position @gallantdimwit.bsky.social · 3d

pushing my eyeballs really hard against the phone screen on this one

Redwall Feasts Bot @redwallfeasts.bsky.social · 3d

Eyes widened as dish after dish was brought to the table. Pear pie, jugs of burdock cordial! One enormous basin o' celery soup! Wheels of Guosim cheese, hot loaves of carrot and turnip bread! Almond an' chestnut slices with arrowroot sauce!

floating in lotus position @gallantdimwit.bsky.social · 3d

I'm guessing the Nicollet Ave bridge will be getting torn out for future replacement. Bryant and 5th are (somehow!) the closest access points on either side, given that the Nicollet Ave ramp is being demolished as well

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Ed @ed3d.net · 4d

I try to mostly follow people on LinkedIn who are unafraid to shitpost on main

I removed all the chairs from my house. Yes, all of them.

Standing desks are for beginners. I don't sit anymore. Not at meals. Not during calls. Not ever.

Why? Because sitting is a dopamine sink. Your glutes go dormant. Blood pools. Your brain gets 23% less oxygen (I measured it). Standing keeps you in a state of "productive discomfort."

Discomfort = alertness. Alertness = pattern recognition. Pattern recognition = product-market fit.

I eat dinner standing over the sink. I take Zooms pacing back and forth like a caged lion. My calves are basically a pre-seed round for my cardiovascular system.

Studies show that 89% of Fortune 500 CEOs do their best thinking while in motion. Churchill held walking meetings. Zuckerberg did walking 1-on-1s. I haven't sat in 6 months and my sprint velocity is up 340%.

Every chair you own is a commitment to mediocrity. Every cushion is a compromise with your future self.

"But what about rest?" Rest is what you do after the exit. Right now, I have deals to close and a burn rate to justify.

My living room? Empty. Just space to pace. My dining room? A war room with whiteboards on every wall—no table.

Sitting is the new smoking. Standing is the new sitting. Pacing is the new standing.

I'm not uncomfortable. I'm optimized.

Don't let Big Furniture gaslight you.

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floating in lotus position @gallantdimwit.bsky.social · 3d

loving the taylr-goes-to-St.-Paul gonzo bluesky coverage

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 4d

They’re using American tax dollars to fund infrastructure in Argentina because that’s where they’re all going to flee when we kick them out of office

Ryan Grim @ryangrim.bsky.social · 8d

After announcing a $20 billion bailout of Argentina, the White House now says it's pausing $18 billion in funding for NYC infrastructure projects

Russ Vought would love nothing more than to tear this country down to its studs

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