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Skarjune writes, edits, blogs, designs, and publishes content in the Twin Cities of Minnesota; and manages the popular Longfellow Villa Little Free Library promoting community, literacy, literature, science, and education.

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Canva making #Affinity freeware has surged. As a longtime user of the #Adobe alternative, great news, glad to have supported for many years. Like #Audacity under #Muse, proves commercial sponsors of #FLOSS can work, despite the Oracles out there. Affinity Added 1 Million Users in Less Than a Week

07.11.2025 13:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Citizen voters, judges, Wikipedians, neighborsโ€”I can trust. Politicians, activists, celebrities, talk show hosts. Influencers, AI LLMsโ€ฆnot so muchโ€” because I value honesty & our global future.

05.11.2025 16:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Mamdani Era Begins His opponents tried to smear him for his youth, inexperience, and leftist politics. But New Yorkers didnโ€™t want a hardened political insider to be mayorโ€”they wanted Zohran Mamdani.

Zohran Mamdaniโ€™s opponents tried to smear him for his youth, inexperience, and leftist politics. But New Yorkers didnโ€™t want a hardened political insider to be mayorโ€”they wanted Zohran Mamdani.

05.11.2025 02:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 778    ๐Ÿ” 118    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 15    ๐Ÿ“Œ 9

The people have voted!

05.11.2025 03:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A sneak peek at the cover of next weekโ€™s issue, which celebrates Zohran Mamdaniโ€™s historic win. #NewYorkerCovers
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM

05.11.2025 03:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11072    ๐Ÿ” 2303    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 93    ๐Ÿ“Œ 172

I could #Wordle here a whileโ€ฆ

Wordle 1,596 2/6

๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉโฌ›โฌ›๐ŸŸจ
๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ

02.11.2025 00:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Two-panel political cartoon titled โ€œSNAP DECISION.โ€
Left: A worried young mother holds her baby while Speaker Mike Johnson smirks and pulls a blue SNAP card away from her. The wall sign reads โ€œSNAP Assistance Office.โ€ Johnson says, โ€œSorry. Blame the Democrats.โ€
Right: Donald Trump snaps his fingers with  a โ€œSNAP!โ€ sound effect as money rains down. Trump says, โ€œI need 230 million dollars for all the suffering I went through.โ€
The panels contrast SNAP help taken from the needy with wealth delivered to the powerful.

Two-panel political cartoon titled โ€œSNAP DECISION.โ€ Left: A worried young mother holds her baby while Speaker Mike Johnson smirks and pulls a blue SNAP card away from her. The wall sign reads โ€œSNAP Assistance Office.โ€ Johnson says, โ€œSorry. Blame the Democrats.โ€ Right: Donald Trump snaps his fingers with a โ€œSNAP!โ€ sound effect as money rains down. Trump says, โ€œI need 230 million dollars for all the suffering I went through.โ€ The panels contrast SNAP help taken from the needy with wealth delivered to the powerful.

1/2: A country that can snap its fingers for billionaires can snap its fingers to feed kids.

When the hungry get excuses and the powerful get payoutsโ€ฆ
thatโ€™s not leadership, itโ€™s systemic cruelty.

#SNAP #FoodAssistance #Poverty #Hunger #EconomicJustice #PoliticalCartoon #Trump #MikeJohnson

01.11.2025 11:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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39 Attorneys General Tell Federal Lawmakers to Ban Hemp THC Products The bipartisan group wrote a letter to GOP committee leaders, asking that they redefine hemp in the appropriations process or farm bill reauthorization.

www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/hemp/news/15...

29.10.2025 17:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

For years #TimWalz has stalled legal #cannabis in Minnesota, now #KeithEllison is calling for a federal ban on #hemp despite it's legality in Minnesota. They could be dealing with $1/2 Billion+ fraud in state programsโ€ฆinstead desperate for outstate MAGA sheriff support to campaign. Lost my #Vote!

29.10.2025 17:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A "Big Free Library" shaped like the Internet Archive's logo, featuring two rows of books. The book prominently featured is "This is for Everyone" by Sir Tim Berners-Lee. It takes up the entire top row and the middle section of the bottom row.

A "Big Free Library" shaped like the Internet Archive's logo, featuring two rows of books. The book prominently featured is "This is for Everyone" by Sir Tim Berners-Lee. It takes up the entire top row and the middle section of the bottom row.

Happy Internet Archive Day!

Join us tonightโ€”online or IRLโ€”for The Web Weโ€™ve Built!
If you visit the Archive in person, grab a free copy of Sir Tim Berners-Lee's new book THIS IS FOR EVERYONE from our BIG Free Library!

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ โžก๏ธ blog.archive.org/2025/10/22/h...

#Wayback1T

22.10.2025 20:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 470    ๐Ÿ” 115    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

For decades the Wayback Machine has been a living archive for web clients who lost their web content without backup. Built atop FLOSS as a global public service.

Celebrate & Support.

15.10.2025 18:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

As the planet crosses negative tipping points of #ClimateChange, remember that Positive tipping points are happening and critical for recovery. As we increase clean energy and reduce waste streams, we make a difference in global health.

13.10.2025 16:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I've been saying for a while that patriarchy(and its ultimate expression: fascism)is maladaptive for the 21st Century.

You will literally die more and faster: #necropolitics & not just for scapegoats

Trump's radical doubling down on patriarchy is a speedrun through proving that assertion true.

13.10.2025 15:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

#Benioff seems more concerned about defending San Francisco from #Antifa than protecting customer data from hackers. (Revealing he a fascist pig, ,IMHO) Anyways #Salesforce platform has the worst data architecture I ever tred in Fortune 500 IT consulting.

13.10.2025 13:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Sheet pan laid out with roasted peppers, deep red with black blisters, against a wooden table

Sheet pan laid out with roasted peppers, deep red with black blisters, against a wooden table

Roasted red peppers and Roma tomatoes cooked down for a couple quarts of sauce to freeze.

11.10.2025 16:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

10.10.2025 03:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19565    ๐Ÿ” 6070    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 589    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1617

It really feels like theyโ€™re trolling our autocrat.

10.10.2025 11:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9058    ๐Ÿ” 1955    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 398    ๐Ÿ“Œ 73

Funny how #Nobel #Peace Prize awardees react with modesty, while the loudest voices are the biggest Losers. But, it's not a contest to be lostโ€ฆso merely the braying of those who could never be seriously considered as champions of peace. More likely wagers of wars and suffering pretending otherwise.

10.10.2025 13:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Just fired my last clientโ€ฆdamn author doesnโ€™t understand that infinite rewrites donโ€™t get publishedโ€ฆ

Am I finally retired now?

09.10.2025 15:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Baking pan with a dozen golden brown muffins against a gray sunlit background.

Baking pan with a dozen golden brown muffins against a gray sunlit background.

When you got old bananas, you can could compost, or bake Banana-Nut Muffins. Yum the latter.

09.10.2025 13:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A swing-district Iowa Republican says sheโ€™ll hold town halls โ€˜when hell freezes overโ€™ | CNN Politics Iowa Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks told Johnson County Republicans in an August meeting that sheโ€™ll hold town hall meetings โ€œwhen hell freezes over.โ€

At least one Iowa #Congress member is not ashamed to cut #Medicaid and other government programs citizens rely upon and will definitely hold a #TownHall โ€œWhen hell freezes over.โ€

www.cnn.com/2025/10/06/p...

07.10.2025 15:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Someone visiting Panera for a cup of coffee did the mathโ€”exactly 74ยข for a 20% tip on a VISA credit charge.

Cash is back baby & check the years on those pennies. And some people still have math, like drummers have timeโ€ฆ

#currency #economy #math

06.10.2025 21:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If I were starting a civil war, I would send National Guard troops from one state to another.

06.10.2025 06:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3470    ๐Ÿ” 740    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 26    ๐Ÿ“Œ 46

๐Ÿšจ Judge Karin Immergut dropped a second restraining order blocking Trump from deploying any National Guard troopsโ€”Oregon or otherwise. She ripped into his lawyers, asking if they were โ€œtrying to circumventโ€ her first order. Sheโ€™s done playing games.

06.10.2025 13:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 146    ๐Ÿ” 41    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

Different start word gave just a single consonant, but with a little magic โ€ฆ

#Wordle 1,569 2/6

โฌ›โฌ›โฌ›๐ŸŸฉโฌ›
๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ

05.10.2025 20:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Tall mason jar of ruby red sun tea brewing against a tan stucco wall

Tall mason jar of ruby red sun tea brewing against a tan stucco wall

Last batch of seasonal Sun Tea on this 80s weekend brewing hibiscus, rosebuds, rosehips, cinnamon, and clove.

05.10.2025 02:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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88ยฐ in Minneapolis, but itโ€™s Autumn and time for Mums

03.10.2025 22:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Bill Burr Defends Performing at Controversial Riyadh Comedy Festival: โ€œTheyโ€™re Just Like Usโ€ The actor-comedian details his experience at the event: "Definitely one of the top three experiences I've ever had ... I think it's going to lead to a lot of positive things."

Surprisingly lame excuse around obvious censorship coupled with a weird can-you-believe-they-are-not-all-on-camels naรฏvetรฉ about Saudi Arabia. Really a sad miss by Bill Burr www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general...

01.10.2025 18:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1281    ๐Ÿ” 152    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 186    ๐Ÿ“Œ 49

in which bill burr reminds you of who he has always been

01.10.2025 04:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 404    ๐Ÿ” 41    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 29    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Just saw this yesterdayโ€ฆshoulda had at least threeโ€ฆwhere is top of mind in my senior brain.

Wordle 1,564 4/6

โฌ›โฌ›โฌ›๐ŸŸจโฌ›
๐ŸŸจโฌ›โฌ›โฌ›๐ŸŸฉ
โฌ›๐ŸŸฉโฌ›๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ
๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ

01.10.2025 01:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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