MJ
@mjmpls.bsky.social
MN - Freelance Community & Sports Journalist, Bicycle Mechanic, Knife Sharpener/Consultant, Home Chef, Deep Diver on Various Subjects
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MJ
@mjmpls.bsky.social
· Nov 15
Loon lands at Allianz Field - Midway Como Frogtown Monitor
“This is the area that I grew up. This is the area that drives Midway and Snelling-University. It’s good to have something that represents and a part of the community,” remarked …
www.monitorsaintpaul.com
My first article for the Midway Como Frogtown Monitor combines many of my interests: art, soccer, community, and local politics.
Thanks to Andy Scott, Chris Dyson, Bill McGuire, Shari Ballard, Mayor Melvin Carter, and more, for your words.
www.monitorsaintpaul.com/stories/loon...
Thanks to Andy Scott, Chris Dyson, Bill McGuire, Shari Ballard, Mayor Melvin Carter, and more, for your words.
www.monitorsaintpaul.com/stories/loon...
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MacPhail School of Music in 1936. 1128 LaSalle Ave.
Minnesota Historical Society
Minnesota Historical Society
December 19, 2025 at 12:01 AM
MacPhail School of Music in 1936. 1128 LaSalle Ave.
Minnesota Historical Society
Minnesota Historical Society
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Hey, Minneapolis & metro area,
Independent Food Reviewer
had 3 Somali restaurant/cafes you can visit, whose regular customers are not able to visit.
beyondbeurreblanc.substack.com/p/3-somali-d...
Independent Food Reviewer
had 3 Somali restaurant/cafes you can visit, whose regular customers are not able to visit.
beyondbeurreblanc.substack.com/p/3-somali-d...
3 Somali drinks for your weekend caffeination
A small act of solidarity
beyondbeurreblanc.substack.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Hey, Minneapolis & metro area,
Independent Food Reviewer
had 3 Somali restaurant/cafes you can visit, whose regular customers are not able to visit.
beyondbeurreblanc.substack.com/p/3-somali-d...
Independent Food Reviewer
had 3 Somali restaurant/cafes you can visit, whose regular customers are not able to visit.
beyondbeurreblanc.substack.com/p/3-somali-d...
Not a TIE Fighter
"Last and First Men" is an odd scifi movie, 70 minutes of mostly still black & white images while Tilda Swinton talks. This movie could have been a podcast. And yet, it's mesmerizing if you get into it.
December 16, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Not a TIE Fighter
Technology of Today totally tipped toward the Titanic turkey Technology of Tomorrow
Just so I'm clear on this, computer memory has tripled in price because a bunch of it that hasn't been produced yet has been ordered to populate GPUs that aren't installed in data centers that aren't built yet in order to service a demand that doesn't exist to make profits that don't happen.
December 15, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Technology of Today totally tipped toward the Titanic turkey Technology of Tomorrow
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The laws of physics always win
"Oracle’s rapid descent from market darling to market warning sign is revealing something deeper about the AI boom, experts say: no matter how euphoric investors became over the last two years, the industry can’t outrun the laws of physics—or the realities of debt financing."
Oracle’s collapsing stock shows the AI boom is running into two hard limits: physics and debt markets | Fortune
“The world of bits moves fast. The world of atoms doesn’t. And data centers are where those two worlds collide.”
fortune.com
December 13, 2025 at 1:26 PM
The laws of physics always win
“One of the HSI agents got into the front seat of the Jeep in an effort to stop Frazier while Bamigboye tried to push him out and a second agent tried to pull Bamigboye out of the back seat.” Hmmm
A man and a woman are facing charges of assaulting a federal officer after Homeland Security Investigations agents tried to arrest the man.
December 12, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Friends, we have some positive news tonight out of the Constitution, Bylaws, and Rules Committee re: the DFL Feminist Caucus.
The TL;DR of it is the entire feminist caucus leadership has to either undergo extensive training, or resign within 10 days.
The TL;DR of it is the entire feminist caucus leadership has to either undergo extensive training, or resign within 10 days.
December 12, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Today in good news #Minneapolis
I am excited to announce that the Minneapolis City Council unanimously approved the strengthened separation ordinance, reiterating the City’s commitment to immigrant justice and authored by my office, Council Member @aurinmpls.bsky.social, and Council Vice-President @aishaforward10.com. 1/
December 11, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Today in good news #Minneapolis
Hey, Minneapolis & metro area,
Independent Food Reviewer
had 3 Somali restaurant/cafes you can visit, whose regular customers are not able to visit.
beyondbeurreblanc.substack.com/p/3-somali-d...
Independent Food Reviewer
had 3 Somali restaurant/cafes you can visit, whose regular customers are not able to visit.
beyondbeurreblanc.substack.com/p/3-somali-d...
3 Somali drinks for your weekend caffeination
A small act of solidarity
beyondbeurreblanc.substack.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Hey, Minneapolis & metro area,
Independent Food Reviewer
had 3 Somali restaurant/cafes you can visit, whose regular customers are not able to visit.
beyondbeurreblanc.substack.com/p/3-somali-d...
Independent Food Reviewer
had 3 Somali restaurant/cafes you can visit, whose regular customers are not able to visit.
beyondbeurreblanc.substack.com/p/3-somali-d...
"You Are Oceanic" by Tapiwa Mugabe from 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Women, we don't need to contort ourselves to fit into spaces that are too small for us.
From Zimbabwe by Tapiwa Mugabe
From Zimbabwe by Tapiwa Mugabe
December 9, 2025 at 4:32 AM
"You Are Oceanic" by Tapiwa Mugabe from 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
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Guarantee this amendment wouldn’t be brought forward if the conservatives had a majority on the council. They want to purposely make the work of governing harder for the progressives.
Fun budget amendment: Council members Vetaw and Rainville want to defund city council leadership.
Note: running the city council is not something the other 11 CMs have to do. That was the reason for giving president & VP an additional staff member.
lims.minneapolismn.gov/Download/Fil...
Note: running the city council is not something the other 11 CMs have to do. That was the reason for giving president & VP an additional staff member.
lims.minneapolismn.gov/Download/Fil...
December 5, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Guarantee this amendment wouldn’t be brought forward if the conservatives had a majority on the council. They want to purposely make the work of governing harder for the progressives.
We got a massive donation of blankets last week and we're already almost through them all. If you have blankets to donate, please do! Your neighbors are cold!
December 5, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Important Linktree here from MN Sen. Zaynab Muhammed on immigrant resources. These are places to donate, volunteer, and get more information.
Please do not spread misinformation it only creates more panic for our community.
Link tree: linktr.ee/immigrationr...
Link tree: linktr.ee/immigrationr...
December 5, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Important Linktree here from MN Sen. Zaynab Muhammed on immigrant resources. These are places to donate, volunteer, and get more information.
waaaaaait a minute . . . they might
Blue canarye yn the outlette by the lighte swicche
Who waccheth ovir thee
Make a litel dovecote yn thy soul
Who waccheth ovir thee
Make a litel dovecote yn thy soul
December 4, 2025 at 7:08 AM
waaaaaait a minute . . . they might
hmm . . . how addicted am I?
Young adults who took just a one-week break from social media showed improvement in depression, anxiety and insomnia symptoms, a new study says. Plus, tips for how to take a break from your feed.
A short social media detox improves mental health, a study shows. Here's how to do it
Young adults who took just a one-week break from social media showed improvement in depression, anxiety and insomnia symptoms, a new study says. Plus, tips for how to take a break from your feed.
n.pr
December 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM
hmm . . . how addicted am I?
😥 🇨🇳🇺🇲
"The father does not know where his son is. He has not been told where his son is," she said. "They basically have kidnapped his son."
"The father does not know where his son is. He has not been told where his son is," she said. "They basically have kidnapped his son."
A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i... @thecity.nyc @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
ICE Arrested and Separated Chinese Father From 6-Year-Old Son, Advocates Say
The father and son were detained at an ICE check-in on Nov. 26, advocates say. The son’s location is currently unknown, while the father is being held at an upstate ICE facility.
www.thecity.nyc
December 3, 2025 at 4:10 AM
😥 🇨🇳🇺🇲
"The father does not know where his son is. He has not been told where his son is," she said. "They basically have kidnapped his son."
"The father does not know where his son is. He has not been told where his son is," she said. "They basically have kidnapped his son."
Raccoon gets drunk at Ashland ABC store and passes out in bathroom
Talk about a trashed panda.
www.axios.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:24 AM
more light-hearted #ThreadOfTheDay than usual
December 1, 2025 at 7:41 PM
more light-hearted #ThreadOfTheDay than usual
i would like to add Lowes and Walmart to this list.
local small brick-and-mortar > local small online > local chain > regional chain / vetted online small business > local big box > small production etsy > ebay > Amazon > Temu
local small brick-and-mortar > local small online > local chain > regional chain / vetted online small business > local big box > small production etsy > ebay > Amazon > Temu
During this busiest shopping period of the year, we’re hitting pause on purchases from Home Depot, Target, and Amazon. Let’s make our dollars count by refusing to support corporations complicit in Trump’s authoritarian power grab: weaintbuyingit.com/?utm_source=bluesky
November 30, 2025 at 3:28 PM
i would like to add Lowes and Walmart to this list.
local small brick-and-mortar > local small online > local chain > regional chain / vetted online small business > local big box > small production etsy > ebay > Amazon > Temu
local small brick-and-mortar > local small online > local chain > regional chain / vetted online small business > local big box > small production etsy > ebay > Amazon > Temu
So some Thanksgiving week photos . . . with some #MJCooksShit to round things out -- by things, i mean whatever is over by abs.
Monday: I went to Karen Thai Food for the first time -- and met the 'rents.
#MJEatsOut
Monday: I went to Karen Thai Food for the first time -- and met the 'rents.
#MJEatsOut
November 29, 2025 at 4:58 PM
So some Thanksgiving week photos . . . with some #MJCooksShit to round things out -- by things, i mean whatever is over by abs.
Monday: I went to Karen Thai Food for the first time -- and met the 'rents.
#MJEatsOut
Monday: I went to Karen Thai Food for the first time -- and met the 'rents.
#MJEatsOut
2 quotes
"But what looks like compassion is moral outsourcing."
&
"Across every industry, profit depends on keeping care scarce and accountability outsourced."
"But what looks like compassion is moral outsourcing."
&
"Across every industry, profit depends on keeping care scarce and accountability outsourced."
Great article showing how the destruction is profitable to big business / big politics.
From Red Bull to Gaza: The Empire of Wreckage
A professional cyclist from Spain was recently paralyzed from the chest down after a catastrophic crash at a Red Bull event. He rides for Monster —
www.counterpunch.org
November 29, 2025 at 1:00 PM
2 quotes
"But what looks like compassion is moral outsourcing."
&
"Across every industry, profit depends on keeping care scarce and accountability outsourced."
"But what looks like compassion is moral outsourcing."
&
"Across every industry, profit depends on keeping care scarce and accountability outsourced."
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do not kill yourself. killing yourself is the yourself killer
November 27, 2025 at 8:46 AM
do not kill yourself. killing yourself is the yourself killer
You want proof Christianity, the most popular religion, is the evil Empire?
#SarcasmSorta
#SarcasmSorta
Pulling the most recent police log led me to once again see an incredible holiday decoration picture a cousin in Omaha sent me
November 26, 2025 at 3:58 PM
You want proof Christianity, the most popular religion, is the evil Empire?
#SarcasmSorta
#SarcasmSorta