Tracy Maher
@tracym.bsky.social
Michigander transplanted to Minneapolis. Always reading, professionally curious.
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Q: So you're not pulling back in Minnesota?
TRUMP: No no. Not at all.
TRUMP: No no. Not at all.
January 30, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Q: So you're not pulling back in Minnesota?
TRUMP: No no. Not at all.
TRUMP: No no. Not at all.
Truer words have never been spoken (or typed out)
I should have learned by now that it is not worth writing things and putting them on the internet.
January 28, 2026 at 4:21 AM
Truer words have never been spoken (or typed out)
My small corner of Minneapolis tonight
January 25, 2026 at 2:38 AM
My small corner of Minneapolis tonight
My bedroom just dipped below 60°, so I’m turning on the space heater. Such fun!
January 23, 2026 at 4:42 AM
My bedroom just dipped below 60°, so I’m turning on the space heater. Such fun!
My bedroom just dipped below 60°; so I’m turning on the space heater. Such fun!
January 23, 2026 at 4:35 AM
My bedroom just dipped below 60°; so I’m turning on the space heater. Such fun!
“A 5-year-old boy coming home from preschool was taken with his father while they were in their driveway.”
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Columbia Heights Public Schools: 4 students detained by ICE in recent weeks
School leaders in Columbia Heights held a press conference on Wednesday to speak about the impact of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations on the school district.
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January 22, 2026 at 4:48 AM
“A 5-year-old boy coming home from preschool was taken with his father while they were in their driveway.”
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When it’s this cold out, all you can do is bake bread
January 21, 2026 at 12:40 AM
When it’s this cold out, all you can do is bake bread
If you want to instantly spike your blood pressure, try to help your very elderly parent troubleshoot the cable tv remote and tv input over the phone when Wheel of Fortune starts in four minutes
January 19, 2026 at 11:59 PM
If you want to instantly spike your blood pressure, try to help your very elderly parent troubleshoot the cable tv remote and tv input over the phone when Wheel of Fortune starts in four minutes
My Gen Z son is aghast and deeply offended because I called him a bucket dipper 🤣
January 18, 2026 at 4:10 AM
My Gen Z son is aghast and deeply offended because I called him a bucket dipper 🤣
Federal officers in the Minneapolis-area participating in its largest recent U.S. immigration enforcement operation can’t detain or tear gas peaceful protesters, a U.S. judge in Minnesota ruled Friday.
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Judge rules feds in Minneapolis immigration operation can’t detain or tear gas peaceful protesters
A U.S. judge has ruled federal officers in Minneapolis-area immigration operation can’t detain or tear gas peaceful protesters. U.S. District Judge Kate Menendez ruled Friday in a case filed in Decemb...
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January 17, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Federal officers in the Minneapolis-area participating in its largest recent U.S. immigration enforcement operation can’t detain or tear gas peaceful protesters, a U.S. judge in Minnesota ruled Friday.
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"Fast Company reached out multiple times this week to General Mills, Target, Best Buy, Cargill, UnitedHealth Group, 3M, and Land O’Lakes for comment. None of them responded." www.fastcompany.com/91476021/min...
We asked Minnesota's biggest companies about ICE. None of them responded
In a sign of how far we've come from the summer of 2020, well-known brands have stayed silent as escalating chaos unfolds in their backyard.
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January 16, 2026 at 5:50 PM
"Fast Company reached out multiple times this week to General Mills, Target, Best Buy, Cargill, UnitedHealth Group, 3M, and Land O’Lakes for comment. None of them responded." www.fastcompany.com/91476021/min...
From @KSTP - 911 transcripts, dispatch logs, police and fire reports show when paramedics arrived, they found Renée Good unresponsive with a weak pulse. Medics found “two apparent gunshot wounds to the patient’s right chest,” one to the forearm, and a possible head wound. kstp.com/5-investigat...
Records: Medics found Renee Good had gunshot wounds to chest, forearm, and head
The records reveal that when paramedics arrived, they found Renee Good unresponsive with a weak pulse.
kstp.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:09 AM
From @KSTP - 911 transcripts, dispatch logs, police and fire reports show when paramedics arrived, they found Renée Good unresponsive with a weak pulse. Medics found “two apparent gunshot wounds to the patient’s right chest,” one to the forearm, and a possible head wound. kstp.com/5-investigat...
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Breaking NYT:
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Breaking NYT:
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
Watching YouTube videos of tsunamis and volcano eruptions to relax
January 12, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Watching YouTube videos of tsunamis and volcano eruptions to relax
Finding beauty in small ways
January 11, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Finding beauty in small ways
My body’s chemical composition right now
2% water
4% wine
9% coffee
12% cheese
73% cortisol
2% water
4% wine
9% coffee
12% cheese
73% cortisol
January 10, 2026 at 4:26 PM
My body’s chemical composition right now
2% water
4% wine
9% coffee
12% cheese
73% cortisol
2% water
4% wine
9% coffee
12% cheese
73% cortisol
Comfort fooding
🎶Chicken pot, chicken pot, chicken pot pie…🎵
🎶Chicken pot, chicken pot, chicken pot pie…🎵
January 9, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Comfort fooding
🎶Chicken pot, chicken pot, chicken pot pie…🎵
🎶Chicken pot, chicken pot, chicken pot pie…🎵
I’m not saying you HAVE to have a dedicated tea cupboard, but your life will definitely be better if you do.
January 4, 2026 at 9:05 PM
I’m not saying you HAVE to have a dedicated tea cupboard, but your life will definitely be better if you do.
Happy Stranger Things Day to all who celebrate
January 1, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Happy Stranger Things Day to all who celebrate
Well, if my nasty sinus headache is any indication, tomorrow’s winter storm is going to be a doozy.
December 28, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Well, if my nasty sinus headache is any indication, tomorrow’s winter storm is going to be a doozy.
But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight—
“Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night!”
“Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night!”
December 25, 2025 at 4:19 AM
But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight—
“Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night!”
“Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night!”
F is for… festive and other F’ing feelings
December 20, 2025 at 10:40 PM
F is for… festive and other F’ing feelings
Feeling a little extra glamorous on a cold winter Minnesota morning
December 12, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Feeling a little extra glamorous on a cold winter Minnesota morning
you aren’t using your back porch to store all of your Thanksgiving dishes and prep supplies, why even be in the Midwest?
November 27, 2025 at 2:45 AM
you aren’t using your back porch to store all of your Thanksgiving dishes and prep supplies, why even be in the Midwest?