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Roberta Rakove @rmrakove.bsky.social · Aug 30

With the chaos at the CDC and the wildfire smoke, seems like a good time to repost a 4th grader teaching how to make a Corsi Rosenthal box from duct tape, four filters, and a box fan.

youtu.be/H2YELPNsImk?...

A Fourth Grader Explains How to Build a DIY Corsi/Rosenthal Box Air Cleaner

YouTube video by Aaron Hanai

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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 1d

I don’t know if there are any Des Moines natives of advanced age but I feel like the Ingersoll Theater played “Sound of Misic” for multiple years in the ‘60s … www.startribune.com/john-gaspard...

That time ‘Harold and Maude’ ran at Edina theater so long that people picketed

Local nonfiction: Minneapolis writer John Gaspard, who was an usher at the Edina venue, wrote a book about the historic run.

www.startribune.com

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

You need to see this:

“The show of force is the point. They want these images to be out…The Department of Homeland Security is walking around Chicago with a film crew.” @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social

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Stacey Burns @wentrogue.bsky.social · 1d

The Strib’s Karen Tolkkinen has devoted column after column after column to her stubborn belief that trans kids are destroying opportunities for girls to compete in sports at school.

It’s her weird mission. She’s fucking obsessed.

Anyway, great letter from Max Maher today.

Karen Tolkkinen's column "Transgender athletes should not compete with girls, but everyone deserves a place to play" (StarTribune.com, Oct. 9) builds its case on emotion, not evi-dence. She acknowledges that "nobody knows how common" transgender athletes are in Minnesota, yet argues for restrictive policies anyway. That's not fairness; that's fear.

There's also no evidence that transgender participation has taken opportunities from anyone. The Minnesota State High School League already reviews eligibility case by case to ensure both inclusion and competitive balance. The system is working as intended - quietly and responsibly.

The idea that girls are being forced to sacrifice is a political talking point, not a measurable fact. What's really being asked of us is whether we believe every student deserves a place to belong, even those whose identity or experience we may not fully understand.

High school sports were never just about winning. They teach teamwork, discipline and self-respect, lessons that lose meaning if we start excluding students who simply want to play. Protecting opportunity for all young people is how we strengthen fairness, not weaken it.

MAX MAHER, Plymouth

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Tero Kuittinen @teroterotero.bsky.social · 2d

There is no amount of open corruption that will wake up Americans. That family has realized this crucial truth. They broke Senate, media and Supreme Court. Nobody dares to stand up. We live in a Republic of fear and cowardice.

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Satan @thedevil.bsky.social · 2d

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 3d

Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”

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Sara Partridge, PhD @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 3d

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 4d

The U.S. Chemical Safety Board — the agency that investigates chemical explosions to prevent future disasters — is shut down and may soon be eliminated entirely.

Scientists who study chemical disasters say this dangerous move will save the federal government a mere $14 million.

Refinery fires, other chemical disasters may no longer get safety investigations

Because of the federal government shutdown and proposed budget, key federal investigations may stop, including into what happened at a Chevron refinery in California in October 2025.

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Joseph @jamusco.bsky.social · 4d

Last WS win was 2009, George Steinbrenner dies in 2010, & the nepo babies have won zero since. But the $$$ keeps rolling in so the Yankees front office doesn't actually care about winning. Steinbrenner was not a good guy, but he genuinely cared about winning and got the recipe right now and then.

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snackerü @snackeru.bsky.social · 5d

The beautiful Eden Prairie Public Library. From a grocery store to a crown jewel of the Hennepin County library system. Minnesotans love their libraries.

A wide open space with high vaulted ceilings that feature striking square wooden panels in a lattice-like pattern. A window at the end allows light to shine into the space.

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Joseph @jamusco.bsky.social · 5d

I'll be ranking DeWayne Davis #1 for Mayor. He works well with others, is a smart and decent man with record of leadership, and he's running for the right reasons. DeWayne Davis is passionate about lifting all of us up in this community.

Sara 🏳️‍🌈 @saralovesyou.bsky.social · 6d

This is a really nice profile.

Mayoral candidate DeWayne Davis says he has the heart to solve Minneapolis’ most intractable issues

Davis says getting his hands deep into community as a pastor has given him a perspective that contrasts career politicians.

www.startribune.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6d

Pritzker: "He wants to militarize major cities because he wants us to get used to the idea of troops on the streets. I believe he's gonna post people outside of polling places and if he needs to in order to control those elections, he'll assume control of the ballot boxes & count the votes himself"

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 6d

I can’t believe I have to say this, but historically, masked men who kidnap families in the middle of the night are usually not the good guys.

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 7d

They said on-line isn’t real life, and Bluesky is a niche social media site.

But here is @akalhan.bsky.social getting “Kavanaugh Stops” into the Boston Globe!

With a pic of Kav looking a little petulant too (but then when doesn’t he?).

Glad to see this is sticking to him.

Critics of Trump’s immigration crackdown are using the term ‘Kavanaugh stop.’ Here’s what it means. - The Boston Globe

The phrase, is "a window into where [the administration] can go next," some advocates say.

www.bostonglobe.com

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Prof Sam Illingworth @samillingworth.com · 7d

🦎 Fossils rewriting snake and lizard evolution

Two new @nature.com studies reveal mosaic fossils showing how early lizards and snakes evolved. The findings uncover a Jurassic reptile mixing ancient and snake-like traits.

🔗 doi.org/10.1038/d415...

#SciComm #Paleontology 🧪

Mix-and-match fossils tell the tale of snake and lizard evolution

Little is known about the early history of lizards, snakes and their kin. New fossil discoveries reveal a complex evolutionary journey.

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Joseph @jamusco.bsky.social · 7d

Second term GWB grew up a smidge and got wise to all the Fourth Branch BS that Cheney was doing to undermine him. It probably saved us from war with Iran. But the preemptive war stuff in first term GWB is half of what got us here. The other half being our shit corporate information environment.

Joseph @jamusco.bsky.social · 7d

Eugene Levy is Mahmud Jamal in The Right Sexy Chief Justice

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Megan Ranney MD MPH @meganranney.bsky.social · 8d

I know the news is tough right now.

So take a moment and soak in the gorgeousness & promise of the science that led to this year’s Nobel Prize in Medicine & Physiology.

WOW.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/h...

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Is Awarded for Work on Immune Systems

www.nytimes.com

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old fruit pictures @pomological.xor.blue · 8d

royal japanese apricot, painted by amanda almira newton, 1908

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Caitlin G. DeAngelis @caitlindeangelis.bsky.social · May 6

Everyone in the past was neurotypical, which is how we got things like this single-author, eight-volume encyclopedia of ferns

eight leatherbound books all titled "FERNS" volumes 1 through 8

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Joseph @jamusco.bsky.social · 8d

Sheriff in uniform in a political ad. All these local DFL folk making a big noise about Trump then appear with uniformed figures in their political ads in violation of the law. What will the Des Moines STrib say this time? www.startribune.com/why-a-police...

Why a police uniform doesn't belong in a campaign

It's a symbol of authority, but also of service to all. The issue of influence in elections is also covered under the federal Hatch Act.

www.startribune.com

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Joseph @jamusco.bsky.social · 8d

If you haven't seen Tim Meadows as the animated Tim Meadows in The Life and Times of Tim then it's about time you did. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLi9...

Life and Times of Tim - Tim Meadows

YouTube video by Elizabeth Hunter

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Joseph @jamusco.bsky.social · 8d

Are there rules about firefighters (or anybody who wears official government clothes) appearing in those clothes in political ads? I know that isn't turnout gear but it looks like an official shirt.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 9d

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