Mark Simpson-Vos
@simpsonvos.bsky.social
I care about ideas doing work in the world
Professional humanist and book editing person
Seeking to enter by the narrow gate.
Religion | History | Indigeneity | Music | Sport
MN born NC by choice
Always #GDTBATH | #DurhamNC #BullCity
Professional humanist and book editing person
Seeking to enter by the narrow gate.
Religion | History | Indigeneity | Music | Sport
MN born NC by choice
Always #GDTBATH | #DurhamNC #BullCity
Maybe one prayer too few.
That is hereby forever known as The Fling and a Prayer. #DaBears
January 19, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Maybe one prayer too few.
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Caleb Williams threw that game-tying TD pass to Cole Kmet from 26 yards behind the line of scrimmage:
January 19, 2026 at 2:38 AM
Caleb Williams threw that game-tying TD pass to Cole Kmet from 26 yards behind the line of scrimmage:
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close enough
i feel compelled to watch the entire Bears game even though I know it will end with Caleb Williams throwing a 37-yard touchdown under intense pressure on 4th-and-11
January 19, 2026 at 2:37 AM
close enough
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NO WAY. CALEB WILLIAMS HEAVES IT ON 4TH DOWN.
January 19, 2026 at 2:37 AM
NO WAY. CALEB WILLIAMS HEAVES IT ON 4TH DOWN.
This is a great thread. Let’s keep it going.
Mine is Crook’s Corner in Chapel Hill, where the famous shrimp and grits put North Carolina on the national food map.
But what I’m ordering are the soft shell crabs in season with a side of jalapeño hush puppies and banana pudding for dessert.
Mine is Crook’s Corner in Chapel Hill, where the famous shrimp and grits put North Carolina on the national food map.
But what I’m ordering are the soft shell crabs in season with a side of jalapeño hush puppies and banana pudding for dessert.
Sunday night timeline cleanse
please tell me about your favorite lost restaurant (closed for at least 5 years, like I really want you to go back into the vault), why you loved it and what you ate there
please tell me about your favorite lost restaurant (closed for at least 5 years, like I really want you to go back into the vault), why you loved it and what you ate there
January 19, 2026 at 2:36 AM
This is a great thread. Let’s keep it going.
Mine is Crook’s Corner in Chapel Hill, where the famous shrimp and grits put North Carolina on the national food map.
But what I’m ordering are the soft shell crabs in season with a side of jalapeño hush puppies and banana pudding for dessert.
Mine is Crook’s Corner in Chapel Hill, where the famous shrimp and grits put North Carolina on the national food map.
But what I’m ordering are the soft shell crabs in season with a side of jalapeño hush puppies and banana pudding for dessert.
For Minneapolis.
Keep making good trouble, boys and girls.
Keep making good trouble, boys and girls.
Today was the 40th anniversary of the Replacements' infamous SNL performance that got them banned for life from the show.
Last night Finn Wolfhard, who is writing a Replacements biopic with his dad, hosted SNL and wore a vintage 1991 Replacements t-shirt.
Here's my story (gift link):
Last night Finn Wolfhard, who is writing a Replacements biopic with his dad, hosted SNL and wore a vintage 1991 Replacements t-shirt.
Here's my story (gift link):
On ‘SNL,’ Finn Wolfhard pays tribute to the Replacements 40 years after they were banned from the show
While introducing musical guest A$AP Rocky on Saturday night’s show, Wolfhard wore a vintage Replacements t-shirt from the group’s final tour in 1991.
www.twincities.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:18 AM
For Minneapolis.
Keep making good trouble, boys and girls.
Keep making good trouble, boys and girls.
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can we just quickly clear up an often repeated idea that Minneapolis is a “small city of 500k” or the “47th largest city in the US”?
it is directly connected to st. paul, a city of 400,000. with the suburbs, the metro area is over 3.5 million people.
your city won’t be safer because it is bigger.
it is directly connected to st. paul, a city of 400,000. with the suburbs, the metro area is over 3.5 million people.
your city won’t be safer because it is bigger.
January 18, 2026 at 10:04 PM
can we just quickly clear up an often repeated idea that Minneapolis is a “small city of 500k” or the “47th largest city in the US”?
it is directly connected to st. paul, a city of 400,000. with the suburbs, the metro area is over 3.5 million people.
your city won’t be safer because it is bigger.
it is directly connected to st. paul, a city of 400,000. with the suburbs, the metro area is over 3.5 million people.
your city won’t be safer because it is bigger.
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The incredibly lukewarm Democratic response on Greenland is being noticed in Europe, incidentally.
Chuck Schumer not finding a stronger word than “quixotic” for Trump’s plan to seize Greenland has been name checked to me more than once.
Chuck Schumer not finding a stronger word than “quixotic” for Trump’s plan to seize Greenland has been name checked to me more than once.
But Americans who want to save the alliance with Europe must have no illusions about how bad a condition this transatlantic partnership is in.
January 18, 2026 at 10:05 PM
The incredibly lukewarm Democratic response on Greenland is being noticed in Europe, incidentally.
Chuck Schumer not finding a stronger word than “quixotic” for Trump’s plan to seize Greenland has been name checked to me more than once.
Chuck Schumer not finding a stronger word than “quixotic” for Trump’s plan to seize Greenland has been name checked to me more than once.
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I keep thinking about the toxic, pervasive mythology of "rugged individualism" as a driving force in American culture, and how the collective efforts in the Twin Cities right now are proof that the only way through hard times is together, as a community.
January 17, 2026 at 3:00 PM
I keep thinking about the toxic, pervasive mythology of "rugged individualism" as a driving force in American culture, and how the collective efforts in the Twin Cities right now are proof that the only way through hard times is together, as a community.
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Also: The Minnesota Historical Society has this flag but *doesn’t keep it on display,* because it’s, you know, a confederate flag and that’s gross.
So deeply Minnesotan. “We humiliated our opponent but the real prize is that we refuse to display the trophy. They know we have it.”
So deeply Minnesotan. “We humiliated our opponent but the real prize is that we refuse to display the trophy. They know we have it.”
A good time to remind everyone of the Minnesota First. One of the earliest state militias to volunteer to fight in the Civil War—three years after joining the Union! Provided one of the essential turning points at Gettysburg. Took the flag of the Virginia regiment they captured AND STILL HAVE IT.
January 18, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Also: The Minnesota Historical Society has this flag but *doesn’t keep it on display,* because it’s, you know, a confederate flag and that’s gross.
So deeply Minnesotan. “We humiliated our opponent but the real prize is that we refuse to display the trophy. They know we have it.”
So deeply Minnesotan. “We humiliated our opponent but the real prize is that we refuse to display the trophy. They know we have it.”
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Hearing reports that a man taken by ICE in Minneapolis died in federal custody.
January 18, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Hearing reports that a man taken by ICE in Minneapolis died in federal custody.
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Córy Doctorow with another verbal bullseye: pluralistic.net/2026/01/13/n...
January 18, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Córy Doctorow with another verbal bullseye: pluralistic.net/2026/01/13/n...
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How much more in your face can it be?
"Why are you asking me for my paperwork?"
"Because of your accent."
"You have an accent too."
"Where were you born sir?"
"Where were you born at?"
"Put your hands behind your back."
"Why are you asking me for my paperwork?"
"Because of your accent."
"You have an accent too."
"Where were you born sir?"
"Where were you born at?"
"Put your hands behind your back."
January 17, 2026 at 9:16 PM
How much more in your face can it be?
"Why are you asking me for my paperwork?"
"Because of your accent."
"You have an accent too."
"Where were you born sir?"
"Where were you born at?"
"Put your hands behind your back."
"Why are you asking me for my paperwork?"
"Because of your accent."
"You have an accent too."
"Where were you born sir?"
"Where were you born at?"
"Put your hands behind your back."
Wait Bo Nix broke what?!
January 18, 2026 at 3:01 AM
Wait Bo Nix broke what?!
Ahh yes. Remember when the wanton shuttering of our nation’s research institutions was the worst thing happening? Good times.
The National Science Foundation sign on our Eisenhower Av building is now gone.
The NSF mural in the foyer is removed and torn off in sheets.
We were supposed to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the agency in May 2025. That never happened.
The NSF mural in the foyer is removed and torn off in sheets.
We were supposed to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the agency in May 2025. That never happened.
January 18, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Ahh yes. Remember when the wanton shuttering of our nation’s research institutions was the worst thing happening? Good times.
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beautiful people in a beautiful city
January 18, 2026 at 2:55 AM
beautiful people in a beautiful city
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We're so proud that two of our authors are finalists for the Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize 👏 🎉
OPIUM SLAVERY by @jonathansjones.bsky.social
CASSIUS MARCELLUS CLAY by Anne E. Marshall
www.gilderlehrman.org/book-prizes/...
OPIUM SLAVERY by @jonathansjones.bsky.social
CASSIUS MARCELLUS CLAY by Anne E. Marshall
www.gilderlehrman.org/book-prizes/...
Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize | Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize | |
www.gilderlehrman.org
January 16, 2026 at 2:59 AM
We're so proud that two of our authors are finalists for the Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize 👏 🎉
OPIUM SLAVERY by @jonathansjones.bsky.social
CASSIUS MARCELLUS CLAY by Anne E. Marshall
www.gilderlehrman.org/book-prizes/...
OPIUM SLAVERY by @jonathansjones.bsky.social
CASSIUS MARCELLUS CLAY by Anne E. Marshall
www.gilderlehrman.org/book-prizes/...
Getting warmer. But like Senator Tillis he’s not getting it. The people need action now.
Rep Don Bacon (R-NE) says he anticipates that Trump will be impeached if he invades Greenland. omaha.com/news/local/g...
Rep. Don Bacon says House could impeach Trump if U.S. invades Greenland
Rep. Don Bacon tells The World-Herald that there would be GOP support for an impeachment of Donald Trump if the U.S. invaded Greenland.
omaha.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Getting warmer. But like Senator Tillis he’s not getting it. The people need action now.
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Shawn and Destiny Jackson's 6 children were endangered when ICE threw flash bangs and tear gas at their car. 911 instructed Destiny on how to do CPR.
"When we did finally get out the car, of course, my baby was lifeless. So, I did the CPR and mouth to mouth."
An extraordinarily composed couple.
"When we did finally get out the car, of course, my baby was lifeless. So, I did the CPR and mouth to mouth."
An extraordinarily composed couple.
January 16, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Shawn and Destiny Jackson's 6 children were endangered when ICE threw flash bangs and tear gas at their car. 911 instructed Destiny on how to do CPR.
"When we did finally get out the car, of course, my baby was lifeless. So, I did the CPR and mouth to mouth."
An extraordinarily composed couple.
"When we did finally get out the car, of course, my baby was lifeless. So, I did the CPR and mouth to mouth."
An extraordinarily composed couple.
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One of the stories that makes me the saddest out of this ICE invasion is one out of the Minnesota Star Tribune today about ICE agents eating at a little Mexican restaurant in the small town of Willmar, Minn, —and then, when they were done, arresting some of the workers.
January 16, 2026 at 12:56 AM
One of the stories that makes me the saddest out of this ICE invasion is one out of the Minnesota Star Tribune today about ICE agents eating at a little Mexican restaurant in the small town of Willmar, Minn, —and then, when they were done, arresting some of the workers.
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Demonstrators apparently retrieved from the cars belonging to ICE these "challenge coins" that ICE mercenaries receive when they carry out arrests.
This one is decorated with a skull wearing a crown.
ICE mercenaries serve king death. They are evil incarnate.
This one is decorated with a skull wearing a crown.
ICE mercenaries serve king death. They are evil incarnate.
January 15, 2026 at 5:20 AM
Demonstrators apparently retrieved from the cars belonging to ICE these "challenge coins" that ICE mercenaries receive when they carry out arrests.
This one is decorated with a skull wearing a crown.
ICE mercenaries serve king death. They are evil incarnate.
This one is decorated with a skull wearing a crown.
ICE mercenaries serve king death. They are evil incarnate.
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hello. if you’ve been super plugged in and activated lately, if you woke up this morning and went from 0-100, i want to be the real hippie friend and invite you to be in your body for a few minutes with me
i just did this meditation, maybe you can too. take some breathes. drink some tea.
i just did this meditation, maybe you can too. take some breathes. drink some tea.
Vagus Nerve Reset Meditation | Somatic Practice for Deep Nervous System Renewal
YouTube video by Wendy Jones | Guided Meditations
youtu.be
January 15, 2026 at 1:28 PM
hello. if you’ve been super plugged in and activated lately, if you woke up this morning and went from 0-100, i want to be the real hippie friend and invite you to be in your body for a few minutes with me
i just did this meditation, maybe you can too. take some breathes. drink some tea.
i just did this meditation, maybe you can too. take some breathes. drink some tea.