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Willy Lee (they/them) @advicepig.bsky.social · 12h

What? (From Minneapolis)

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Willy Lee (they/them) @advicepig.bsky.social · 13h

I love the sports jersey idea for the numbers, but it falls apart for the letters and colors

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Jason Chavez @jchavezmpls.bsky.social · 1d

The amount of hate and death threats @omarfatehmn.com keeps receiving is disheartening and despicable.

Thank you @elliottpayne.org and @doronclark.bsky.social for showing our neighbors that this hate has no place in Minneapolis.

Elliott Payne @elliottpayne.org · 1d

Tonight a resident posted a picture of racist and Islamaphobic language written on Johnson street that called for @omarfatehmn.com to be deported and wished death upon the Somali community. @doronclark.bsky.social and I showed up right away to get this racist garbage off of our streets

Elliott and doron cleaning up the shared use path on johnson

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Willy Lee (they/them) @advicepig.bsky.social · 15h

I only get it with my own noises when wearing headphones or in settings that are too quiet

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Willy Lee (they/them) @advicepig.bsky.social · 15h

Like Dolly, I try to give away my wealth and suffer from kidney stones

Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 19h

Poor Dolly is going to have to put out a statement today on Instagram addressing her impending kidney stone surgery which is shitty as she is a very private person!

But it’s necessary because her fans all thought her sister was saying she’s dying.

all-a-mort.bsky.social @all-a-mort.bsky.social · 19h

Imagine Freida explaining this to Dolly:
"So the good news sis is that I can confirm *everyone* still loves you and thinks you're a national treasure. The bad news is I might of given the impression you were dying and now some lunatics will probably start a conspiracy theory that you're an android"

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Willy Lee (they/them) @advicepig.bsky.social · 15h

lol, yes, we are over represented in IT jobs

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quick13 @quick13.bsky.social · 16h

Why is it headline news on all local news channels about Temple Isreal antisemitic vandalism but not a single mention of the islamaphobic vandalism on Johnson St calling for @omarfatehmn.com to be deported & directing hate toward Somali community.

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Willy Lee (they/them) @advicepig.bsky.social · 15h

The first time I thought it was a heart attack taught me that I'd been having them for ages but thought the little ones were just back pain

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Willy Lee (they/them) @advicepig.bsky.social · 15h

The city no longer registers bikes and recommends bikeindex.org

Bike Index - Bike registration that works

The best bike registry: Simple, secure and free.

bikeindex.org

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Robin for Ward 2 @robin4mpls.bsky.social · 20h

“In Minnesota, it costs $22,569 a year on average to send an infant to daycare — more than in-state tuition for a four-year public college, according to data from the Economic Policy Institute…. It’s no longer a child care crisis: It’s a child care collapse”

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Willy Lee (they/them) @advicepig.bsky.social · 16h

Eating my lunch while wearing a headset to listen to the Neurodivergence in the Workplace webinar is triggering misophonia

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Willy Lee (they/them) @advicepig.bsky.social · 18h

I take a tiny bit of joy that the mayor is boxed in and can't run on the lower crimes rates since he's all in on a "public safety" crisis. Sucks to suck

David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 20h

Has Mayor Frey issued a response to the Kupchella doc or is he just silently nodding in assent that his political fortunes are somore how helped by trashing the city he governs?

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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 18h

if you work for a publication that does this and have any idea how much $$$ your outlet makes from affiliate sale commissions on prime day, DM or signal me: jason.404

also interested if you are a journalist who is asked to do these deal roundups as part of your job

Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 19h

twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross

photo of Google News search results for Amazon Prime Day (the second this year)

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Gwen Snyder is undead @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 1d

Don't you dare, 2025

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 1d

Dolly Parton's sister is asking fans to "pray with me" amid the country music icon's health issues

Dolly Parton’s Sister Says ‘I Was Up All Night Praying’ Amid Country Icon’s Health Issues and Asks Fans to ‘Pray With Me’

Dolly Parton's sister Frieda is asking fans of the Queen of Country to "pray with me" amid Dolly's continued health struggles.

variety.com

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Sam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · 1d

It's labor that's standing up. If the university enterprises won't do it, the faculty will have to join together to do it.

Brendan Cantwell @cantb.bsky.social · 1d

The AAUP and other labor groups sue the administration over its plan to charge $100,000 for every new H-1B. The AAU is not party to the suit, even though though its members among the largest employers of foreign academics. We’re seeing which groups are willing to let others take the heat.

Higher ed groups sue over Trump administration’s $100K H-1B visa fee

The surprise policy rolled out last month could cause “catastrophic setbacks” to research in the U.S., the lawsuit alleges.

www.highereddive.com

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 2d

I’m. So. Tired.

I don’t just want you to pay attention to Chicago because I want you to understand our plight. I want you to see how hard people are fighting and know wtf you’re made of. We’re not just fighting for this place. This is for all of us.

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Willy Lee (they/them) @advicepig.bsky.social · 2d

I don't even live in Michigan. events.bellsbeer.com/event/all-st...

All Stouts Day 2025 | Events - Bell's Brewery

Mark your calendars for Sunday, November 2nd. Doors open at 11 AM! 15+ stouts on tap, special package releases at the General Store, and Detroit Football watch party in the back room at 1 PM.

events.bellsbeer.com

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Willy Lee (they/them) @advicepig.bsky.social · 2d

Almost in time for All Stouts Day

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Willy Lee (they/them) @advicepig.bsky.social · 2d

This is some _wild_ spin from eliminated in the first round among four viable candidates to...

Jazz Data Team @jazzdatateam.bsky.social · 2d

1/18 The August polls seemed discouraging on the surface.

So we did our own. A deeper dive that accounts for ranked choice tells a different tale: Jazz gained 8 points from August to September, putting him just 5 points of total support behind the incumbent.

Thread ahead... let's break it down. 📈

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Willy Lee (they/them) @advicepig.bsky.social · 2d

I'm not a fan, if anything, approval voting makes the most sense

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Willy Lee (they/them) @advicepig.bsky.social · 2d

I took dad out for a prime rib dinner

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Willy Lee (they/them) @advicepig.bsky.social · 2d

I'm amazed at what sold, and would have been thrilled if it only cut into the cleanout costs, so $126 was a huge win

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Willy Lee (they/them) @advicepig.bsky.social · 2d

I'm so glad that my folks allowed me to have an estate cleanout company sell what they could and trash the rest. We made $126 when I thought I'd have to pay thousands!

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Lyn Never @lynnever.bsky.social · 2d

If you are old enough that your parents were sternly advised by TV commercials to talk to you about drugs and/or sex, you are now old enough to talk to your parents about THROWING OUT ALL THE SHIT IN THEIR HOUSE.

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Willy Lee (they/them) @advicepig.bsky.social · 2d

I love printmaking. Have you cut before? Happy to walk you through it, you can even use my tools.

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