Zonderpaard
@zonderpaard.bsky.social
In Flemish, zonder = without and paard = horse. So I ride bikes, buses, and trains in the fair city of Saint Paul, Minnesota. Past ports of call: MFR, RDU, KLMT, BRU, PBI, VIE, BWI.
Pinned
a man is riding a horse in a rodeo while a man stands behind him .
Alt: a man is riding a bucking, twisting horse in a rodeo.
media.tenor.com
So 2026 will be the Year of the Horse. I'm kind of expecting this sort of scenario:
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Women who wear scrubs are not to be trifled with.
Stunning photos from Minneapolis, including this one by John Locher for the Associated Press. www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
January 16, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Women who wear scrubs are not to be trifled with.
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Please read and share with anyone who might be planning on counterprotesting in Cedar-Riverside this weekend
January 15, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Please read and share with anyone who might be planning on counterprotesting in Cedar-Riverside this weekend
Mobutu Sese Seko move.
The main bank account holding revenue from the Venezuelan oil sales is located in Qatar.
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
Exclusive: US gets first $500 million Venezuelan oil deal, holding some proceeds in Qatar
The details shared with Semafor mark an initial milestone in the administration’s plan following the ouster of Nicolás Maduro.
www.semafor.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Mobutu Sese Seko move.
Brilliant!
How I love this! Thanks to the great creator!
David Ddraig Goch (@oldreddragon)
Mad props to who ever created this... Fucking amazing.
substack.com
January 14, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Brilliant!
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this is tonight! please come if you can get past the ICE goons
Tuesday, January 13th at 7 PM join The Saint Paul University Club for a book discussion between @jonathanslaght.com and Kawai Strong Washburn on Slaghts latest book, TIGERS BETWEEN EMPIRES: subtextbooks.com/events/49022
Jonathan C Slaght & Kawai Strong Washburn - Tigers Between Empires | SubText Bookstore
Downtown Saint Paul's Independent Bookstore
subtextbooks.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:06 PM
this is tonight! please come if you can get past the ICE goons
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US citizen detainee tells @janashortal.bsky.social ICE agents are offering money in exchange for the names of protest organizers. Also offering amnesty for any undocumented relatives.
"You guys have got to stop obstructing us. That's why that lesbian bitch is dead."
youtu.be/Inn-sfiMcyE?...
youtu.be/Inn-sfiMcyE?...
Taken by ICE & Detained | Breaking the News Plus
YouTube video by KARE 11
youtu.be
January 13, 2026 at 12:41 AM
US citizen detainee tells @janashortal.bsky.social ICE agents are offering money in exchange for the names of protest organizers. Also offering amnesty for any undocumented relatives.
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This is why the feds have sidelined the Minnesota investigation.
This is exactly what I told someone yesterday.
Even if I spot you the first shot (I shouldn’t, but let’s go with that), shots 2 and 3 were inexcusable and this officer will lose his case if it ever goes to court.
Even if I spot you the first shot (I shouldn’t, but let’s go with that), shots 2 and 3 were inexcusable and this officer will lose his case if it ever goes to court.
January 8, 2026 at 5:29 PM
This is why the feds have sidelined the Minnesota investigation.
Has Saint Paul mayor Her made a statement about yesterday's shooting? She talked about standing up to ICE during her campaign . . .
January 8, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Has Saint Paul mayor Her made a statement about yesterday's shooting? She talked about standing up to ICE during her campaign . . .
Putting kids and teachers on the front line, again. 😣
starting my teaching workday by reading our superintendent’s tips on how to keep our students safe from the federal government
January 8, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Putting kids and teachers on the front line, again. 😣
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This glib statement is all the more risible when you recall how many law enforcement officers used their vehicles as weapons against protesters in 2020... and how many Republican-dominated states *sought to legalize killing protesters with vehicles* as a reaction to the demonstrations
Noem: "People need to stop using their vehicles as weapons ... it's clear that it's being coordinated. People are being trained"
January 7, 2026 at 11:44 PM
This glib statement is all the more risible when you recall how many law enforcement officers used their vehicles as weapons against protesters in 2020... and how many Republican-dominated states *sought to legalize killing protesters with vehicles* as a reaction to the demonstrations
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Stop attacking my neighbors. Stop killing my neighbors. Leave Minnesota alone.
NANCY MACE: Should Somalians in Minnesota be required to speech English if they're citizens?
BALLOU: I think that question is really inappropriate
MACE: Can you name one significant contribution to Minnesota from a Somali immigrant who can't speak English?
BALLOU: I think that question is really inappropriate
MACE: Can you name one significant contribution to Minnesota from a Somali immigrant who can't speak English?
January 7, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Stop attacking my neighbors. Stop killing my neighbors. Leave Minnesota alone.
I'm gonna finish reading Tigers just about in time for this event!
Twin Cities Book People: I will be in discussion with author Kawai Strong Washburn next Tues (Jan 13) at The University Club, talking TIGERS, hosted by @subtextbookstore.bsky.social! Free! Join if you can and please share!
January 5, 2026 at 5:07 PM
I'm gonna finish reading Tigers just about in time for this event!
The oil companies will pay for reconstructing Venezuela's oil infrastructure. They'll pay and will be reimbursed.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
January 3, 2026 at 5:17 PM
The oil companies will pay for reconstructing Venezuela's oil infrastructure. They'll pay and will be reimbursed.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
Good. He deserves it.
If Rubio had the ability to spontaneously combust right now, I think he would probably do it. He looks fucking miserable.
January 3, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Good. He deserves it.
Ayep.
Well…
January 3, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Ayep.
What a thing to wake up to. 😣
January 3, 2026 at 1:32 PM
What a thing to wake up to. 😣
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Snow, welcome to The War on ICE.
January 3, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Snow, welcome to The War on ICE.
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After years of neighborhood outcry, the city of St. Paul has a plan to tear down the vacant CVS in the Midway neighborhood.
Vacant CVS in St. Paul’s Midway set for demolition
The city is working with a contractor to finalize plans to tear down the vacant pharmacy that has been a magnet for problems in the neighborhood.
bit.ly
January 2, 2026 at 5:08 PM
After years of neighborhood outcry, the city of St. Paul has a plan to tear down the vacant CVS in the Midway neighborhood.
So 2026 will be the Year of the Horse. I'm kind of expecting this sort of scenario:
a man is riding a horse in a rodeo while a man stands behind him .
Alt: a man is riding a bucking, twisting horse in a rodeo.
media.tenor.com
December 31, 2025 at 6:29 PM
So 2026 will be the Year of the Horse. I'm kind of expecting this sort of scenario:
😆
His name is Reggie and he smells his fingers sometimes when he talks to you.
But no, really. Tell me how they got it “down to the pavement” at your aunt’s subdivision across from the WalMart.
But no, really. Tell me how they got it “down to the pavement” at your aunt’s subdivision across from the WalMart.
December 31, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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Not a widely recommended prescription in the mental health community.
Wyoming Freedom Caucus member allegedly admitted that "he drinks while driving for anxiety," Johnson County Sheriff's Office report says.
Rep. Bill Allemand arrested for drinking and driving - WyoFile
Wyoming Freedom Caucus member allegedly admitted that ‘he drinks while driving for anxiety,’ Johnson County Sheriff’s Office report says.
wyofile.com
December 30, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Not a widely recommended prescription in the mental health community.
Deserves to be a national story.
Of course, the yellow journalism triggered the White House before the truth got its boots on.
Of course, the yellow journalism triggered the White House before the truth got its boots on.
A core source for the article that prompted Trump’s tirade against Somalis now calls the story “bullshit” and claims he was misquoted.
Key source says story that prompted Trump tirade against Somalis is erroneous
The writers of a City Journal story alleging a connection between Minnesota fraud and al-Shabab say they stand by their story.
bit.ly
December 29, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Deserves to be a national story.
Of course, the yellow journalism triggered the White House before the truth got its boots on.
Of course, the yellow journalism triggered the White House before the truth got its boots on.