It is a fact that Melissa Hortman was a public servant who helped people of all stripes, and a demagogue who preached white supremacy was a selfish hate-monger who helped no-one.

Just absolutely unacceptable.

Brian Harrison on X: "🚨CAUGHT ON TAPE: TEXAS A&M STUDENT KICKED OUT OF CLASS AFTER OBJECTING TO TRANSGENDER INDOCTRINATION... and A&M President defends "LGBTQ Studies." I'm referring @TAMU to the Trump Administration for investigation... and asking Gov @GregAbbott_TX to fire the A&M officials https://t.co/J6IWsfw62I" / X 🚨CAUGHT ON TAPE: TEXAS A&M STUDENT KICKED OUT OF CLASS AFTER OBJECTING TO TRANSGENDER INDOCTRINATION... and A&M President defends "LGBTQ Studies." I'm referring @TAMU to the Trump Administration for investigation... and asking Gov @GregAbbott_TX to fire the A&M officials https://t.co/J6IWsfw62I

I had trouble finding the video itself so adding it here b/c it's not directly linked in the article: x.com/brianeharris...

I see
and I hear
and I speak no evil;
I carry
no malice
within my breast;
yet quite without
wishing
a man to the Devil
one may be
permitted
to hope for the best.

-“An Ethical Grook” by Piet Hein

really getting Weekend at Bernie's vibes rn

Abbe Lowell and I represent CDC Director #SusanMonarez. Contrary to govt statements, Dr. Monarez has neither resigned nor yet been fired. She will not resign. We have issued the following statement:

every day there is some of the worst news imaginable and then we all have to keep sending emails and filing reports like there hasn't been another mass shooting or another deeply reported feature about the horrors of war, technology, and new policies designed to hurt vulnerable people even more

There will be a Candlelight Vigil for Annunciation Catholic School tonight🕯️ Tonight: Wed, August 27th, 8-9pm Lynnhurst Park (1345 W. Minnehaha Parkway) on north side of W 50th St.

My heart aches for the students, families, staff and community impacted by this morning’s shooting at Annunciation Church & School.

Our door-knock event today is canceled. If you were planning on knocking with us, feel free to join me in attending the vigil instead. Let’s come together as a community. Please do not wear campaign gear.

There is a water main break on West 7th in St. Paul, so I don't know who needs to hear this, but if you see emergency vehicles outside the Children's Museum, everything is okay.

There's a vigil tonight at 8pm, Lynnhurst Park, for victims of the Annunciation shooting. It's being organized by Moms Demand Action and Protect MN.

In the immediate aftermath, news outlets will get it wrong. 2. Don't trust anonymous sources. 3. Don't trust stories that cite another news outlet as the source of the information. 4. There's almost never a second shooter. 5. Pay attention to the language the media uses. • "We are getting reports".. could mean anything. • "We are seeking confirmation"... means they don't have it. • "[News outlet] has learned".. means it has a scoop or is going out on limb. 6. Look for news outlets close to the incident. 1. Compare multiple sources. 8. Big news brings out the takers. And photoshoppers. 9. Beware reflexive retweeting. Some of this is on you. ON THE MEDIA ONTHEMEDIA.ORG

A reminder at awful times like this

There is an active police situation at the Annunciation Church on 509 W. 54th St. There is no active threat to the community at this time. The shooter is contained. Stay away from the area to allow emergency personnel to help victims – W. 54th Street between Lyndale and Nicollet Ave.

https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/quote/JPY=X/

I mean this could be a powder keg that crashes the world economy, but it's a chart crime to call the movement in that graph a "plummet". It's a two-hour time scale and a shrunk y-axis, there was a more dramatic dip in after market trading *yesterday*.

Looks like “inactivity“ is still on the list, which I assume would make it pretty easy for anyone who isn’t a professional athlete to qualify.

I’m confused about whether a physician would need to prescribe it for me, though.

A terrorist targeted federal workers last week. There wasn’t much reporting on it. But I’m not finished thinking about it! 🧵

An anti-vaxxer fired more than 500 gunshots into CDC Atlanta, shattering 150 “blast-proof” windows on 6 buildings. Employees were pinned down in terror.

The only way this could be more Minnesotan would be if they were bars.

Garden Party and Fundraiser for Soren. Vegan refreshments and hors d'oeuvres. qr codes to donate and to sign up to attend

This is happening next weekend! Thank you, Ward 8 neighbor Sarah, for hosting this fundraiser for my campaign! Would love to see you there – RSVP via the QR code!

screenshot of a Facebook post by Sam Brody: "What is happening in DC right now would not be happening if DC had been made a state any time Democrats held both the presidency and Congress in the last 30 years. Adding states to the union is much easier to do than amending the constitution. It requires nothing more than an act of Congress, and only needs a simple majority to pass. The Obama Senate could have easily done it when they had 59 senators. But the party leaders thought, I dunno, it wouldn’t be sporting or something. Not fair to the Republicans to use power to do things. The pundits might call it “overreach,” oh no, not that. Biden could have tried to do it - everyone was already saying it was necessary democracy reform after Trump I - but he pre-gave up because Manchin and Sinema said they just had to respect the ancient and immortal filibuster, so what can you do? Best not to try. So now we have millions of US citizens with no representation at all under naked authoritarian rule by an unchecked federal law enforcement apparatus. And the pundits have all forgotten the word “overreach,” which only applies to Democrats when they win by much greater margins than this and have much larger and more representative majorities than this."

A lot of Palestinians managed to access things like sugar and cheese yesterday because the prices fell quite abruptly and the shops managed to fill shelves again. Now is a really good time to donate so they can stock up. If you're overwhelmed by the number of people in need, just choose randomly.

I immediately thought of a dozen people who'd be amazing at this, most of whom probably have not heard about it.

timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine...

lol

‼️Testimony Opportunity ‼️ Come to City Hall and let your voice be heard on immigration enforcement in Minneapolis on August 5th at 1:30pm.

“I wonder if food has other benefits as well.” Amelia Coltan, Peppercorn Packager

Study Finds Federal Food Assistance Slows Cognitive Decline
theonion.com/study-f...

HAPPENING NOW: a group of New York rabbis are being arrested at a protest outside the Israeli consulate calling for bringing food into Gaza, an end to the war, and return of all hostages

@newjewishnarrative.bsky.social

Derecho live: Severe thunderstorm watch in Twin Cities, central Minnesota Bring Me The News is monitoring the developing storm situation Monday in Minnesota. Check back for updates all day and into the night.

I agree that it's very much not the same, but there is also this: bringmethenews.com/minnesota-we...

And add to this the fact that the people running businesses typically have zero accountability for correctness or completeness of anything they personally do, so it's easy to convince them that AI slop has real value. They don't need (or want) to dig deep enough to see that it's crap.