ariel
@aritalks.bsky.social
Writer, basketball fan, and tea enthusiast living in the Midwest. Was artitalkstv on Twitter. She/her.
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we’ve been over this
we just did this in Massachusetts
they’re not gonna leave, they’ll whine and bitch and moan and eventually this will raise more money than expected because nowhere they go is actually like the place they’re leaving
we just did this in Massachusetts
they’re not gonna leave, they’ll whine and bitch and moan and eventually this will raise more money than expected because nowhere they go is actually like the place they’re leaving
Billionaires are considering cutting or reducing their ties to California by the end of the year because of a proposed ballot measure that could tax the state’s wealthiest residents.
A Wealth Tax Floated in California Has Billionaires Thinking of Leaving
It’s uncertain whether the proposal will reach the statewide ballot in November, but some billionaires like Peter Thiel and Larry Page may be unwilling to take the risk.
nyti.ms
December 27, 2025 at 12:49 AM
we’ve been over this
we just did this in Massachusetts
they’re not gonna leave, they’ll whine and bitch and moan and eventually this will raise more money than expected because nowhere they go is actually like the place they’re leaving
we just did this in Massachusetts
they’re not gonna leave, they’ll whine and bitch and moan and eventually this will raise more money than expected because nowhere they go is actually like the place they’re leaving
I shan’t be baited into a reply war, but it is truly incredible how any criticism of British racism immediately prompts a “well what about US slavery!” as if that’s not further self-incrimination?
a woman says " okay i see you think this has nothing to do with you " while another woman looks on
ALT: a woman says " okay i see you think this has nothing to do with you " while another woman looks on
media.tenor.com
December 26, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I shan’t be baited into a reply war, but it is truly incredible how any criticism of British racism immediately prompts a “well what about US slavery!” as if that’s not further self-incrimination?
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Feel like this is the Rosetta Stone for understanding how Trump became a semi-divine figure for people who have alienated themselves from everyone in their lives
December 26, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Feel like this is the Rosetta Stone for understanding how Trump became a semi-divine figure for people who have alienated themselves from everyone in their lives
Friend from high school posted a vid of a guitar-wielding pastor leading the hometown church in a Christmas Day rendition of Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen…. sorry but Christians need to be banned from singing—nay, LISTENING—to this song until y’all get your reading comprehension up to par!!
December 26, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Friend from high school posted a vid of a guitar-wielding pastor leading the hometown church in a Christmas Day rendition of Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen…. sorry but Christians need to be banned from singing—nay, LISTENING—to this song until y’all get your reading comprehension up to par!!
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Today, with the windchill struggling to reach 0°F at times, thousands marched down Lake Street in South Minneapolis protesting the actions of ICE.
“ICE Out of Minnesota!”
"MINNESOTANS KNOW ICE IS SLIPPERY AND DANGEROUS - IT'S TIME TO DE-ICE!"
"Immigrants are not the problem"
“ICE Out of Minnesota!”
"MINNESOTANS KNOW ICE IS SLIPPERY AND DANGEROUS - IT'S TIME TO DE-ICE!"
"Immigrants are not the problem"
December 20, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Today, with the windchill struggling to reach 0°F at times, thousands marched down Lake Street in South Minneapolis protesting the actions of ICE.
“ICE Out of Minnesota!”
"MINNESOTANS KNOW ICE IS SLIPPERY AND DANGEROUS - IT'S TIME TO DE-ICE!"
"Immigrants are not the problem"
“ICE Out of Minnesota!”
"MINNESOTANS KNOW ICE IS SLIPPERY AND DANGEROUS - IT'S TIME TO DE-ICE!"
"Immigrants are not the problem"
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#WNBA players have voted to empower the union to "call a strike when necessary ... The players’ vote is neither a call for an immediate strike nor an intention to pursue one," the statement reads.
Confirmed with the WNBPA that 93% of eligible players voted. The measure passed with 98% of the vote.
Confirmed with the WNBPA that 93% of eligible players voted. The measure passed with 98% of the vote.
December 18, 2025 at 8:38 PM
#WNBA players have voted to empower the union to "call a strike when necessary ... The players’ vote is neither a call for an immediate strike nor an intention to pursue one," the statement reads.
Confirmed with the WNBPA that 93% of eligible players voted. The measure passed with 98% of the vote.
Confirmed with the WNBPA that 93% of eligible players voted. The measure passed with 98% of the vote.
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Hall of Famer Kevin Garnett is reuniting with the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Lynx in a new, all-encompassing role involving business, community efforts and content development, sources told ESPN. His long-awaited No. 21 Wolves jersey retirement will also happen in Minnesota.
December 18, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Hall of Famer Kevin Garnett is reuniting with the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Lynx in a new, all-encompassing role involving business, community efforts and content development, sources told ESPN. His long-awaited No. 21 Wolves jersey retirement will also happen in Minnesota.
the country with the most dangerous arsenal and greatest capacity to inflict human suffering has been seized by literal cartoon villains, and I am being driven insane by this fact on a daily basis
December 17, 2025 at 9:15 PM
the country with the most dangerous arsenal and greatest capacity to inflict human suffering has been seized by literal cartoon villains, and I am being driven insane by this fact on a daily basis
The Venezuela thing is wild because Trump’s base has never talked about Venezuela before, for any reason! This earns him no approval points, it’s just Miller’s weird obsession!
December 17, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The Venezuela thing is wild because Trump’s base has never talked about Venezuela before, for any reason! This earns him no approval points, it’s just Miller’s weird obsession!
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"I identified myself as a US citizen & veteran, that didn't matter. (ICE) agents smashed my window, sprayed tear gas & pepper spray... dragged me out... I was taken to detention, held 3 days w/o charges. No phone call, no lawyer, no medical care, though my skin burned from the chemicals."
December 16, 2025 at 5:36 PM
"I identified myself as a US citizen & veteran, that didn't matter. (ICE) agents smashed my window, sprayed tear gas & pepper spray... dragged me out... I was taken to detention, held 3 days w/o charges. No phone call, no lawyer, no medical care, though my skin burned from the chemicals."
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A functioning pluralistic society is what protects Jews, not a garrison state on the other side of the world.
I'm betting that somehow Ahmed Al Ahmed's ethnicity will not become the basis for loads of sweeping conclusions about multiculturalism.
December 14, 2025 at 3:49 PM
A functioning pluralistic society is what protects Jews, not a garrison state on the other side of the world.
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so far tonight msnbc has interviewed two students from brown university that are also survivors of separate high school shootings.
insanity.
insanity.
December 14, 2025 at 1:28 AM
so far tonight msnbc has interviewed two students from brown university that are also survivors of separate high school shootings.
insanity.
insanity.
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They mocked his personalized license plate that honors his grandkids. They were ascerbic.
Pop culture Minnesota is never quite as powerful as real Minnesota. People try, but you’d never come up with this couple’s entire vibe.
Pop culture Minnesota is never quite as powerful as real Minnesota. People try, but you’d never come up with this couple’s entire vibe.
December 13, 2025 at 7:21 PM
They mocked his personalized license plate that honors his grandkids. They were ascerbic.
Pop culture Minnesota is never quite as powerful as real Minnesota. People try, but you’d never come up with this couple’s entire vibe.
Pop culture Minnesota is never quite as powerful as real Minnesota. People try, but you’d never come up with this couple’s entire vibe.
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Can confirm as others have noted that this is maximum Minnesotan rage.
This one isn’t downloadable but if you have TikTok go watch it. Well worth your time www.tiktok.com/t/ZTr4gRL7v/
@Mercado Media video credit #minnesota #illinois #louisiana #america
TikTok video by June Osborne
www.tiktok.com
December 13, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Can confirm as others have noted that this is maximum Minnesotan rage.
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It's clear from the article that ICE is *miserable* here. They're freezing their asses off and being harassed everywhere they go. Property managers aren't allowing them access to rental properties and people know their rights and aren't letting them in.
KEEP IT UP.
KEEP IT UP.
December 12, 2025 at 7:06 PM
It's clear from the article that ICE is *miserable* here. They're freezing their asses off and being harassed everywhere they go. Property managers aren't allowing them access to rental properties and people know their rights and aren't letting them in.
KEEP IT UP.
KEEP IT UP.
how dare you, De Niro was terrific in Stardust
It’s so much easier for comic actors to do drama than vice versa. Look at Jim Carrey in Eternal Sunshine or Truman Show, and then look at De Niro’s comedies, they’re terrible
December 12, 2025 at 8:53 PM
how dare you, De Niro was terrific in Stardust
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MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
December 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
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What are you going to do about it Brian? Have us call 311?
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara to US citizen detained by ICE: "I apologize that this happened to you in my city with people wearing vests that say 'police.' That's embarrassing."
December 11, 2025 at 4:04 AM
What are you going to do about it Brian? Have us call 311?
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Something I have to reiterate is that you are being straight up lied to about trans people and our healthcare on an unfathomable scale, this instance reporting is already being torn to shreds by other people commenting, but the frequency of this kind of reporting is astonishing, it's neverending.
You might think from the headline that this is a story about a trans kid suffering medical consequences from a large drug dose but nope! It is just an interview with an estranged father who is angry that his child happily transitioned.
archive.ph/Tmthz
archive.ph/Tmthz
December 11, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Something I have to reiterate is that you are being straight up lied to about trans people and our healthcare on an unfathomable scale, this instance reporting is already being torn to shreds by other people commenting, but the frequency of this kind of reporting is astonishing, it's neverending.
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White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
December 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
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Nice to get confirmation that the Minneapolis PD chief's promise that MPD officers would intervene in cases where ICE were using excessive force was utter bullshit.
ACAB, people.
ACAB, people.
ICE detain U.S. citizen for looking Somali—use illegal chokehold to tackle him to ground.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
December 10, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Nice to get confirmation that the Minneapolis PD chief's promise that MPD officers would intervene in cases where ICE were using excessive force was utter bullshit.
ACAB, people.
ACAB, people.
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"Tincher has marks on her neck and wrist from where agents restrained her. Agents cut off her wedding ring and held her in leg shackles at Whipple Federal Building for about five hours, where she saw about seven other detainees."
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
December 9, 2025 at 11:01 PM
"Tincher has marks on her neck and wrist from where agents restrained her. Agents cut off her wedding ring and held her in leg shackles at Whipple Federal Building for about five hours, where she saw about seven other detainees."
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...