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crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their consultants
June 25, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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If your law is good when there are good people in office, but dangerous when there are bad people in office, your law is bad.
Separately and notably, GLAAD — which dropped its opposition to KOSA last year after changes to the bill, easing its path to Democratic support — told me it now wants lawmakers to review the bill in light of "changes in the FTC and other government leadership." www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
June 24, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Minnesota’s state bird is getting a new space dedicated to protection. Construction on the new nonprofit center officially gets underway on Friday with a groundbreaking ceremony. The $18.5 million National Loon Center in Crosslake, about 25 miles north of Brainerd, has been a decade in the making.
National Loon Center to break ground on new facility in Crosslake
The $18.5 million project has been a decade in the making. It will include a visitor center and space for research and education, and aims to teach people how to conserve freshwater ecosystems that ar...
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June 20, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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June 13, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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Imagine breaking the ncaa national football champ trophy in half and killing the pope in the same week.
April 21, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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April 18, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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NEW: End Slavery in MN campaign advocates for fair wages in prisons. According to panelists, an incarcerated worker makes $0.25-$0.50 an hour which is split in half to pay for essential needs for the worker, an equivalent to “damn near free labor.” [Video]

unicornriot.ninja/2025/end-sla...
End Slavery in Minnesota Bill Advocates for Fair Wages in Prisons - UNICORN RIOT
Minneapolis, MN — On February 25, 2025, the Minnesota Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee hosted a panel discussion on Ending Slavery in Minnesota led by Marcia Howard, Vice President of the Fed...
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April 16, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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RFK Jr. paints autism in a apocalyptic colors. As an #ActuallyAutistic journalist who has spent the last decade writing about autism, I had to confront him about it.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
RFK Jr calls autism a tragedy. As an autistic journalist, I have thoughts
ANALYSIS: Health Secretary wilfully misreads data that should be celebrated, not feared, writes Eric Garcia
www.independent.co.uk
April 16, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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there aren't any words for how much I hate the people doing this. I wish every harm upon them, it is right and just to pray for such harm
April 1, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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NEW: EPA is planning to eliminate requirements to report greenhouse gas emissions for thousands of facilities.

“It would be a bit like unplugging the equipment that monitors the vital signs of a patient that is critically ill”
@maibached.bsky.social told me

www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Trump’s EPA Plans to Stop Collecting Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data From Most Polluters
Climate experts expressed shock and dismay at the move. “It would be a bit like unplugging the equipment that monitors the vital signs of a patient that is critically ill,” one said.
www.propublica.org
April 10, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Saw both Windchimes and Maul tonight for the first time. Good stuff.
April 11, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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Commentary, and a brave one: RFK Jr.’s unsound ideas are a threat to my mental and physical health — and yours, too minnesotareformer.com/2025/04/03/r...
RFK Jr.'s unsound ideas are a threat to my mental and physical health — and yours, too • Minnesota Reformer
The logical conclusion of Kennedy’s past statements and current actions is that he would like to rescind FDA approvals for psychotropic medications like those taken by me and tens of millions of Ameri...
minnesotareformer.com
April 3, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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Another reason to hate #AI - in case you needed it.

"Researchers estimated that creating GPT-3...consumed 1,287 megawatt hours of electricity and generated 552 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent...And that’s just for getting the model ready to launch."

www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-co...
A Computer Scientist Breaks Down Generative AI's Hefty Carbon Footprint
Is generative AI bad for the environment? A computer scientist explains the carbon footprint of ChatGPT and its cousins—and how to reduce it
www.scientificamerican.com
April 3, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is rapidly expanding across the US, posing a serious threat to cervid populations. Wolves help play a natural role in removing sick animals, underscoring the importance of understanding predator ecology. Read more: bit.ly/GaurdianCWD
‘Don’t call it zombie deer disease’: scientists warn of ‘global crisis’ as infections spread across the US
The contagious, fatal illness in deer, elk and moose must be taken seriously, say experts as it takes hold in the US and reaches other countries. While it has not infected humans yet, the risk is grow...
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April 1, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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if there's one thing Evangelical Christians know it's that having the state execute a beloved dissident always stops that dissident's message from spreading so yeah seeking the death penalty for Luigi Mangione seems smart
April 1, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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we just need stupider leftists. I'm dead serious. charismatic guys with the stamina to record 100 instagram reels a week in the front seat of their car saying stuff like "trump made summers too hot" and "the fries at wendy's taste better ever since they went woke"
March 14, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Cinnamon rolls were a success.
March 20, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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March 14, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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Warren Zevon voice:
I saw John Kerry eating at McDonald’s the other day and he was crying into his spicy mcchicken and praying
March 9, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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Kentucky is now in the middle of a severe winter storm, right after hundreds of people were left without power or shelter because of flooding last weekend.

There's a bunch of ways for you to help in the thread below.
A lot of the country has been experiencing a lot of weather this week, and Kentucky is no exception.

We've had statewide floods since Saturday, and snow's coming in tonight

There have been 12 confirmed deaths due to flooding, including a child and multiple seniors 1/3

www.wdrb.com/news/death-t...
Death toll reaches 12 in Kentucky from flooding, Gov. Beshear says
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said the death toll from the weekend's torrential rainfall reached 12.
www.wdrb.com
February 19, 2025 at 1:21 PM
This is just @signxoflife.bsky.social and I.
We've all met a couple just like this
February 7, 2025 at 2:47 PM