Joel Koepp
@joelcfc25.bsky.social
Minnesota dad of 2. Fishing, history, housing/zoning, GIS and maps, board games, European football, cooking.
reading today's essential court coverage from @jonseidel.bsky.social about the Constitution-free hellscape that is the Broadview facility, the goons absolutely have to be put on notice that a reckoning WILL eventually come for the cornucopia of crimes
November 4, 2025 at 8:38 PM
reading today's essential court coverage from @jonseidel.bsky.social about the Constitution-free hellscape that is the Broadview facility, the goons absolutely have to be put on notice that a reckoning WILL eventually come for the cornucopia of crimes
going to fetch my walleye to fillet it and got a great shot of the moonlit dock. fall fishing trip in Ely, MN
October 11, 2025 at 5:20 AM
going to fetch my walleye to fillet it and got a great shot of the moonlit dock. fall fishing trip in Ely, MN
the start and end of the entire discussion surrounding this farcical stunt
As a reminder: Trump’s first act was to pardon HUNDREDS of J6 rioters who assaulted and beat DC police officers. Trump’s been responsible for a large percentage of the total assaults (and many of the worst/most brutal) on DC police in the last decade.
Trump: "You know, they love to spit in the face of the police ... They’re standing and they’re screaming at them an inch away from their face, and then they start spitting in their face. And I said, ‘you tell them you spit, and we hit’, and they get hit real hard."
August 11, 2025 at 3:40 PM
the start and end of the entire discussion surrounding this farcical stunt
Farthest I've gone in any direction:
W: Seattle
E: Tokyo
N: Isle of Skye
S: Naples, FL
W: Seattle
E: Tokyo
N: Isle of Skye
S: Naples, FL
W: San Francisco
E: Tokyo
N: Stockholm
S: Guanica, Puerto Rico
E: Tokyo
N: Stockholm
S: Guanica, Puerto Rico
Farthest I’ve been:
W: Kauai
E: Wuhan
N: Seattle
S: Bangkok
W: Kauai
E: Wuhan
N: Seattle
S: Bangkok
August 7, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Farthest I've gone in any direction:
W: Seattle
E: Tokyo
N: Isle of Skye
S: Naples, FL
W: Seattle
E: Tokyo
N: Isle of Skye
S: Naples, FL
the inbound loot (73m?) from the sales of Dewsbury-Hall, Broja, and Ugochukwu in a space of 2 days beggars belief--these guys barely saw meaningful time. it's a summer of miracles.
August 7, 2025 at 4:20 PM
the inbound loot (73m?) from the sales of Dewsbury-Hall, Broja, and Ugochukwu in a space of 2 days beggars belief--these guys barely saw meaningful time. it's a summer of miracles.
spotlighting this from a great thread--think about how incredibly overparked inner and mid-ring suburbs are. oceans of pavement to comply with 1960s-era junk science out of the ITE manual for how much parking certain uses "require". look at it now in the era of remote work and e-commerce. bonkers.
3/ Nearly an 1/8th of the city is taken up with highways, streets, parking lots, ramps, and the storage of personal private vehicles on the public right of way, the latter an especially ridiculous waste of land.
August 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
spotlighting this from a great thread--think about how incredibly overparked inner and mid-ring suburbs are. oceans of pavement to comply with 1960s-era junk science out of the ITE manual for how much parking certain uses "require". look at it now in the era of remote work and e-commerce. bonkers.
fun George III letter at the current Library of Congress exhibit in which he tells his PM maybe it's just as well to be shot of us. he didn't know the half of how apt "knavery"--a word we should be bringing back into vogue--would fit 243 years later.
May 12, 2025 at 2:52 PM
fun George III letter at the current Library of Congress exhibit in which he tells his PM maybe it's just as well to be shot of us. he didn't know the half of how apt "knavery"--a word we should be bringing back into vogue--would fit 243 years later.
we always love a local angle @dbrauer.bsky.social
April 3, 2025 at 2:08 AM
we always love a local angle @dbrauer.bsky.social
udon with pork, shiitake mushrooms, and baby bok choy. a silly easy dish to crank out in the wok in no time with truckloads of umami. credit to School of Wok (Covent Garden, London) and their YT channel!
March 16, 2025 at 12:46 AM
udon with pork, shiitake mushrooms, and baby bok choy. a silly easy dish to crank out in the wok in no time with truckloads of umami. credit to School of Wok (Covent Garden, London) and their YT channel!
PSG will be absolutely nauseated if they don't get something out of this game
March 5, 2025 at 9:15 PM
PSG will be absolutely nauseated if they don't get something out of this game
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Only five votes on the Supreme Court for Article I of the Constitution of the United States bsky.app/profile/stev...
BREAKING: Supreme Court DENIES President Trump‘s emergency bid to cancel nearly $2 billion in USAID spending. The vote is 5-4.
March 5, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Only five votes on the Supreme Court for Article I of the Constitution of the United States bsky.app/profile/stev...
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Hi all, We’re still here at OPM.
We have a situation where we MIGHT, and I do mean, MIGHT have four of Elon’s people blocked from the building.
Can we get press or a member of Congress down here? We’ve blocked them for two hours and they keep coming back and trying to go in.
We have a situation where we MIGHT, and I do mean, MIGHT have four of Elon’s people blocked from the building.
Can we get press or a member of Congress down here? We’ve blocked them for two hours and they keep coming back and trying to go in.
February 2, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Hi all, We’re still here at OPM.
We have a situation where we MIGHT, and I do mean, MIGHT have four of Elon’s people blocked from the building.
Can we get press or a member of Congress down here? We’ve blocked them for two hours and they keep coming back and trying to go in.
We have a situation where we MIGHT, and I do mean, MIGHT have four of Elon’s people blocked from the building.
Can we get press or a member of Congress down here? We’ve blocked them for two hours and they keep coming back and trying to go in.
buttresses the post by @timmarchman.bsky.social tonight that while DJT may be the head of state, the actual head of govt is Elon. huge respect to Nicholas Gottlieb for refusing to accede to this wildly illegal insanity.
A USAID HR director sent out this email today to staff letting them know he was placed on administrative leave.
“Today, representatives of the Agency's front office and DOGE instructed me to violate the due process of our employees by issuing immediate termination notices to a group of employees.”
“Today, representatives of the Agency's front office and DOGE instructed me to violate the due process of our employees by issuing immediate termination notices to a group of employees.”
January 31, 2025 at 2:01 AM
buttresses the post by @timmarchman.bsky.social tonight that while DJT may be the head of state, the actual head of govt is Elon. huge respect to Nicholas Gottlieb for refusing to accede to this wildly illegal insanity.
Reposted by Joel Koepp
This INSANELY good site has catalogued the signage from 115 of Europe's underground stations. So much typographic eye candy, not to mention tiles and colours.
ubahn.photos
ubahn.photos
January 22, 2025 at 10:14 AM
This INSANELY good site has catalogued the signage from 115 of Europe's underground stations. So much typographic eye candy, not to mention tiles and colours.
ubahn.photos
ubahn.photos
Reposted by Joel Koepp
Tomorrow night at 3pm EST, @beyondsolitaire.bsky.social and I will discuss with @colewehrle.bsky.social and Josh from @leder.games the historical roots of factions in Root. Looking forward to what should be an excellent discussion!
www.youtube.com/live/ljlabPy...
www.youtube.com/live/ljlabPy...
January 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Tomorrow night at 3pm EST, @beyondsolitaire.bsky.social and I will discuss with @colewehrle.bsky.social and Josh from @leder.games the historical roots of factions in Root. Looking forward to what should be an excellent discussion!
www.youtube.com/live/ljlabPy...
www.youtube.com/live/ljlabPy...
breaking out the ultimate dinner cheat code—soboro don. whole crew wolfed down their bowls.
December 24, 2024 at 12:36 AM
breaking out the ultimate dinner cheat code—soboro don. whole crew wolfed down their bowls.
Harry Brook closing in on another century--watching a little of the 2nd NZ-Eng test while we wait for Aus-India 2nd test to start later tonight 🏏
www.bbc.com/sport/cricke...
www.bbc.com/sport/cricke...
New Zealand vs England LIVE: Cricket score & text updates from second Test in Wellington
England face New Zealand in the second Test in Wellington - follow text and score updates.
www.bbc.com
December 6, 2024 at 1:21 AM
Harry Brook closing in on another century--watching a little of the 2nd NZ-Eng test while we wait for Aus-India 2nd test to start later tonight 🏏
www.bbc.com/sport/cricke...
www.bbc.com/sport/cricke...
bummed that i couldn't return to see this when we went in 2019, but excited to get back with the whole family next time. 🇫🇷
Notre Dame Cathedral unveils its new interior 5 years after devastating fire
After more than five years of frenetic reconstruction work, Notre Dame Cathedral has showed its new self to the world Friday.
apnews.com
November 30, 2024 at 3:28 PM
bummed that i couldn't return to see this when we went in 2019, but excited to get back with the whole family next time. 🇫🇷
Finished a memorable multi-session WAR OF THE RING with my brother last night--a Free military victory! Rohan saved Minas Tirith and Dol Amroth broke the back of Sauron's southern army, killing the Mouth. Woodland Realm and Lorien held fast. Ring-bearers puttered along slowly, but didn't need em!
November 30, 2024 at 2:16 PM
Finished a memorable multi-session WAR OF THE RING with my brother last night--a Free military victory! Rohan saved Minas Tirith and Dol Amroth broke the back of Sauron's southern army, killing the Mouth. Woodland Realm and Lorien held fast. Ring-bearers puttered along slowly, but didn't need em!
can't wait for the rest of this series, which has started off with a bang. India bowled out for a mere 150 but hit straight back and finish day 1 with Australia struggling on 7-67. Bumrah in his pomp.
Australia v India 2024-25 | First Test | Day One
YouTube video by cricket.com.au
www.youtube.com
November 22, 2024 at 2:32 PM
can't wait for the rest of this series, which has started off with a bang. India bowled out for a mere 150 but hit straight back and finish day 1 with Australia struggling on 7-67. Bumrah in his pomp.
using my day off in a quiet house to make butter chicken. smell-o-vision will be off the charts in an hour or so…
November 11, 2024 at 5:20 PM
using my day off in a quiet house to make butter chicken. smell-o-vision will be off the charts in an hour or so…
deranged, slurring insurrectionist candidate propped up by our highest court is dragging himself to the finish line with late stage Andropov energy and used his free network airtime to give a pitch that sounded like an ad for a furniture store liquidation sale
November 4, 2024 at 3:30 PM
deranged, slurring insurrectionist candidate propped up by our highest court is dragging himself to the finish line with late stage Andropov energy and used his free network airtime to give a pitch that sounded like an ad for a furniture store liquidation sale
Marty Baron didn't pull any punches calling out WaPo's non-endorsement and risible justification
October 25, 2024 at 4:39 PM
Marty Baron didn't pull any punches calling out WaPo's non-endorsement and risible justification
just got home from being a chaperone on my wife's school's 4th grade field trip to Orchestra Hall and the MIA. 2 buses, 4 classrooms of kids (incl. our son), everyone well behaved, no incidents...and i'm still *absolutely shattered*. quadruple teacher pay IMMEDIATELY. won't be taking discussion.
October 23, 2024 at 6:57 PM
just got home from being a chaperone on my wife's school's 4th grade field trip to Orchestra Hall and the MIA. 2 buses, 4 classrooms of kids (incl. our son), everyone well behaved, no incidents...and i'm still *absolutely shattered*. quadruple teacher pay IMMEDIATELY. won't be taking discussion.
wrapped up a great weekend with friends on our fall trip, this year back on Pelican Lake. great conditions, no rain, good meals, lots of laughs, and we caught em consistently. plus some bonus walleye and crappies—fish fry later this week.
October 14, 2024 at 6:08 PM
wrapped up a great weekend with friends on our fall trip, this year back on Pelican Lake. great conditions, no rain, good meals, lots of laughs, and we caught em consistently. plus some bonus walleye and crappies—fish fry later this week.