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How many Radiohead references can you count?

Your periodic reminder that AI is only ever as "unbiased" as the folks running it.

Fun fact: OpenAI's Sora will cheerfully generate videos extolling the virtues of Christian socialism - and then silently delete them from your feed.

Disney: capitulating right away when the core idea of your major franchises is creative resistance.

Nobody talks about his hard it is to be both a people pleaser and a committed curmudgeon

The suggestion to simply replace all of your social media content with anodyne statements like "higher education good" is... certainly something.

You *CAN* do the frug.

But it's not compulsory.

Important note for folks in leadership:

"Hate speech" is not the same thing as "Speech that *I* hate".

this from my piece on charlie kirk is probably the most important takeaway if you want to know why bad faith, right-wing voices in media are treated as just another set of peers

Public* Space

*(When We Feel Like It)

Real talk? EVs are already some of the "sportiest" cars on the market right now.

Case in point: my family recently bought a car with excellent acceleration and handling (classic "sporty" characteristics).

That car? A used 2017 Chevy Bolt.

How a person dies can never excuse how a person lives.

I guess I just want some of the RTO c-suite suits to lean into how downtown tax base benefits cities. It does not seem like a messaging blunder to say "our company has benefited from the incredible conditions here and wants help ensure the city remains vibrant and healthy for many years to come."

Sepia-toned photo postcard of the steamboat 'Henrietta' with a large crowd at Saint Peter, near the the great central bend of the Minnesota River just before Mankato, in a scene very similar to that of the voyage of the 'Yankee', for which there are no photographs. Blue Earth County Historical Society.

#OnThisDay July 22 1850: The riverboat "Yankee" leaves St Paul on a record setting trip 150 miles up the Minnesota River far into Blue Earth County, proving the River navigable for large steamships. At that point the captain turned back only because "swarms of mosquitos were proving too much."

Really missed morning ride across the Stone Arch Bridge - great to have it back! Thanks @mndot.mn.gov !

I was explaining to my Ukrainian colleague the phrase ‘There’s no such thing as a free lunch’. She told me the equivalent in Ukrainian is ‘The only free cheese is in the mousetrap’ - which is so much better

A chart didn't make it into the piece — ICE has arrested >1,000 toddlers since 2023

Help us save an endangered species: signage at National Parks!

Snap a photo of any interpretive signs you see while visiting our national parks and submit them here:

buff.ly/QZKzv9s. #SaveOurSigns

Particularly this both-sidesy bit:

"Look, maybe NEXT year we won't have ridiculous anti-immigrant policies, BUUUT..."

Right, sorry: small *northern* liberal arts college!

Tell me you went to a small Midwestern liberal arts college without telling me you went to a small Midwestern liberal arts college.

Easy way to weed out bots in online discussion, then?

Human: Anyone here from MPLS?

Bot: YES I AM A PROUD HUMAN RESIDENT OF MULTIPROTOCOL LABEL SWITCHING

It's called "trash day" cuz it's the day we treat bike lanes like trash, duh

Waterworld.

I feel like we don’t talk enough about how Metro Transit has a mascot named Skip Traffic.

Pretending to be a police officer has never been easier in Minnesota The shootings of state lawmakers is likely to spur debate on Minnesota laws governing impersonation, equipment purchases

Two weeks ago masked cops from an array of agencies, wearing an array of uniforms, swarmed a restaurant at Lake & Bloomington and everyone who showed up to protect our neighborhood was asked to accept these mysterious authorities on faith

No paywall:

Street Views: Counting Beyond Cars Car counts guide urban planning, but what about people on bikes and foot? Does their absence affect streets and public spaces?

"We put so many resources into studying the movement of cars on a structural level, but we do not do the same for pedestrians or bicyclists.

While some cities already do some bike and pedestrian counting to inform project designs, it is mostly done at the surface level."

Roundabouts: because blowing through an intersection at 80 mph shouldn't be the default...or possible.

The Shinob Squad // Native Humor & Comedy! May is American Indian Month in Minnesota — join The Shinob Squad for a night of Native Humor and Comedy!

Hey Internet!

I've got two free tickets that I can't use for a night of excellent native comedy tonight at the Parkway Theater (featuring @heytrishcook.bsky.social) - who wants em?

theparkwaytheater.com/all-events/s...