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Just watched this recently for the first time

06.03.2026 21:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This why I’ve become a bit of a landmark status hater. It always seems that those who want it the most are never willing to put in the money or effort to maintain the building they are trying to save.

See also: former St. Andrews Church in Como and the Hamline Midway Library

06.03.2026 19:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A mural of a migrant and child on the side of BroTex in Saint Paul, where ICE abducted 14 workers and several observers in November in what was a sign of things to come across the Twin Cities. Fuck ICE.

A mural of a migrant and child on the side of BroTex in Saint Paul, where ICE abducted 14 workers and several observers in November in what was a sign of things to come across the Twin Cities. Fuck ICE.

Mural on the side of BroTex in Saint Paul, where 14 workers and several observers were abducted by ICE on 11/18/25.

For me, this was the start of the occupation. A week later they terrorized the East Side guns drawn with SPPD’s assistance.

06.03.2026 02:43 πŸ‘ 115 πŸ” 38 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
Storefront photo of the new space on 35th and East Lake for Extreme Noise who will be moving from their existing location in the Lyn-Lake neighborhood

Storefront photo of the new space on 35th and East Lake for Extreme Noise who will be moving from their existing location in the Lyn-Lake neighborhood

Cross posting this for my Minneapolis friends who may not have seen it.

06.03.2026 13:35 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 4

move slow and repair things

06.03.2026 12:06 πŸ‘ 2636 πŸ” 836 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

Time for a BSG reboot.

06.03.2026 14:05 πŸ‘ 120 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 0
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EXCLUSIVE: Secret ICE Detention Facilities Exist Around Colorado, Data Shows Just west of downtown Glenwood Springs, perched between Midland Avenue and Interstate 70, a strip mall houses a gym, a chiropractor’s office, a tax accountant, and on the far end...

Thanks to FOIA requests, 9 previously unknown ICE hold rooms were found to exist in Colorado. The rules are that detainees aren't supposed to be held for more than 12 hours, but records show people were there for weeks... without beds or toilets.
coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/03/excl...

06.03.2026 14:06 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

If you took $1 billion and gave it to the endowment of a different small college each day, they could each provide a free college education to several hundred students per year in perpetuity. Instead we are using that money to bomb schools and kill students in Iran, for no clearly stated purpose.

06.03.2026 01:19 πŸ‘ 1900 πŸ” 609 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 13

So Philip Glass just joined TikTok. He only has like 4 posts and they’re simply him in what I assume is his living room playing the piano. First comment on one I saw was β€œyour piano is too close to the fireplace, you’ll dry it out” and if that’s not the internet in a nutshell I don’t know what is.

06.03.2026 03:10 πŸ‘ 4091 πŸ” 780 πŸ’¬ 50 πŸ“Œ 51

Just so you know, loons are our provincial bird in Minnesota. They are known for defending their chicks by stabbing intruding bald eagles through the heart with their beak.

Loons are metal and Minnesota is Canada. 🍁

06.03.2026 03:44 πŸ‘ 63 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
A Reductress post features a photo of Kristi Noem with the headline, β€œKristi Noem Put Down for Being Too Hard to Train”

A Reductress post features a photo of Kristi Noem with the headline, β€œKristi Noem Put Down for Being Too Hard to Train”

Screaming

05.03.2026 22:00 πŸ‘ 16148 πŸ” 3273 πŸ’¬ 245 πŸ“Œ 170
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quitting time

05.03.2026 23:46 πŸ‘ 63 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

A big strong man doesn’t protect you. Your neighbor’s yearning for a hammock in a gazebo protects you and that’s fucking weird and fun and true.

05.03.2026 23:54 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
Collage of murals center reads "call for artists"

Collage of murals center reads "call for artists"

Metro Transit and the Metropolitan Council are expanding their roster of pre-qualified artists for paid public art projects across the transit system.

Signing up is free at metrotransit.org/artist-roster-form

05.03.2026 16:22 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just now seeing the news and all I can say is lol. lmao even.

we are an incredibly stupid country

05.03.2026 22:21 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Maternal: Jr. High band teacher. I think he also did do some professional work too thru out his life. Was a Kentucky Colonel.

Paternal: Died in β€˜68 so I never knew him. But I *think* he was a salesman for Kraft or something like that. Could be totally misremembering tho.

05.03.2026 16:26 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Happy Birthday, bud!

05.03.2026 16:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Burger CEO should be a kind of guy (gender neutral) who looks like they spent years working the grill and eating burgers, that ultimately, they believe that burgers are life.

05.03.2026 15:05 πŸ‘ 445 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 32 πŸ“Œ 17

We shoulda just banned drive-thrus outright, but maybe these new rules will make it not worth the hassle….I hope

05.03.2026 11:24 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Why is it always presumed that a landlord cannot be asked to weather a bit of a bumpy ride for a short period, but tenants must do everything right or face the consequences? If a landlord can't handle a limited amount of arrears, they shouldn't be in business.

05.03.2026 03:06 πŸ‘ 292 πŸ” 49 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2

If I’m reading this right this moron deputy was over 5 miles away and already 15 minutes late to the party when he killed an innocent person.

04.03.2026 22:46 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The airplane flying the University of Wisconsin men's hockey to Penn State right now, N459AW, was used to fly shackled ICE detainees from Michigan to Louisiana on Sunday.

04.03.2026 19:58 πŸ‘ 141 πŸ” 91 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3

Funny enough the relatively decent pics I get for this phone make me want a real camera even more.

04.03.2026 20:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Did use some of the built in presets tho

04.03.2026 18:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks! Just my iPhone 13

04.03.2026 18:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

That’s impressive! The Capitol looks so close! I doubt my iPhone 13 could get that kinda of compression.

04.03.2026 18:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Well worth a read about an beautiful Saint Paul institution. Tensions have been understandably high around the Twin Cities for months, yet there's a valuable lesson here of not allowing speculation to outpace investigation most especially when in the midst of a crisis.

04.03.2026 17:41 πŸ‘ 80 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

YESSSSSS!!!!!

04.03.2026 16:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

David Lynch and good Ridley Scott had a baby and it’s a giant bird statue in Saint Paul, MN

04.03.2026 15:44 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

BLESS THE LOON! FEAR THE LOON!

04.03.2026 15:34 πŸ‘ 91 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1