Ben Tallen

A middle-aged white dude with a beard wearing a baseball cap from Split Rock Lighthouse and pink heart-shaped sunglasses. He wears the smirk of one who knows he looks good.

Stylin'. Profilin'.

Many small manila envelopes labeled with various plant species native to Minnesota. They are in a small box on an outdoor metal patio table.

It's not a party until someone shows up with the native plant seed packets.

Approximately 150 cases of Girl Scout cookies with 12 boxes of cookies in each case. They sit in a small room in a house.

Moving product.

Many things to do today. How rude of things.

Liveapolis, Laugheapolis, Loveapolis.

YouTube video by Tiago Cardoso Animaniacs - Whiney Protest Songs From The 60s

Hell on Earth. youtu.be/FlJbsjeLBOg

Moderate Republicans still aren't going to vote for you, chode.

Meta Plans to Add Facial Recognition Technology to Its Smart Glasses

Facebook plans to put facial recognition in its glasses and they think we’re too stupid to fight back.

Their internal memo: “We will launch during a dynamic political environment where many civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns.”

Today.

It ain’t over til Minnesota has ICE’s battle flag

According to my highly scientific polling, 94% of Minnesotans state, "I'll believe it when I see it."

Every photo from Minneapolis looks like this. Cops decked out with guns and full tac gear facing off against people in bathrobes, parkas, and sweatpants armed only with whistles and cell phones.

Yet every verified MAGA chode on X dutifully calls it a riot or violent insurrection.

Activists Are Fighting ICE Even Though It Could Get Them Killed. Here’s Why. ICE is still trying to subjugate Minneapolis. It's still failing.

"Maybe all we do is frustrate," Star said. "Give someone one more day with their daughter or their dad.

"But if you lost your dad, or you lost your daughter, you would give anything to have one more day with them. And that’s what we can do.”

My latest for Slate

*hot dish

Aircraft Noise The Community Relations Office is your connection to the MAC. Recognizing the important role our system of airports plays in stimulating a broad, thriving and v...

State Patrol is up again (plane/copter).

Noise complaint? There's stuff for that!

651-224-4306 (St. Paul Chamber of Commerce)
202-267-3521 & 9-AWA-NoiseOmbudsman@faa.gov (FAA noise complaints)
Metropolitan Airports Commission noise complaints:

I will not support any funding deal that puts money in the hands of Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, and this violent agency. Defund and abolish ICE now.

With drafts I'll never make antoher typo.

"We created this bundle to raise funds for Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota in response to the Trump administration sending ICE agents to the Minneapolis area and the reckless murder of an innocent people by ICE agents. ILCM provides free immigration legal representation to low-income immigrants and refugees in Minnesota and North Dakota. They also work to educate the community about immigration matters and advocates for public policies which respect the universal human rights of immigrants. ILCM provides services based on capacity and has a generally high demand for services. The more we are able to fundraise, the more people they will be able to assist."

A bundle of 1400+ games for $10 (or more, if you so choose) has launched, raising money for a great cause.
(organised by the ceaselessly helpful @jesthehuman.itch.io)

itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...

King Macbeth, watching the halftime show: *panicked spit take*

A screenshot from the Notes app with the note titled "Meals". It lists meals available to make in my household with a possible typo present. Available meals are: Stew, Salmon, and Sloppy hoes.

Um, no yeah no.

A Nathan Pyle "Strange World" comic. Two aliens sitting on a couch watching a sporting event. In the first panel one raises their arms in triumph and says, "I feel undeserved pride." In the second panel the other alien looks despondent and says, "I regret emotional investment." In the third panel a third alien enters and says, "I heard shouting and longed for inclusion." In the fourth panel the 1st alien says, "Yes infant!" The second says, "Excrement." The third says, "Snacks."

Gonna get a lot of mileage out of the first two panels during #MNUFC matches this year.

Eat of this bread for it is PEOPLE! SOYLENT EUCHARIST IS MADE OF PEOPLE!

Good name for a cat though.

A bearded middle-aged white guy wearing a black long-sleeved shirt that says "Ax-Man Surplus Stores" on the front. In a mirror behind him you can see the back of the shirt which is the Ax-Man logo, a friendly-looking cartoon executioner.

Got my #LocalFits going this morning. #MNFits

Eat of this bread for it is PEOPLE! SOYLENT EUCHARIST IS MADE OF PEOPLE!

And when there was only one set of footprints in the sand that was when Rosebud was the name of his sled.

I mean, if they're BBQ ribs.

Spoiler alert! Jesus.

Oh no! That is pants of the lowest order.

A memorial to Renee Good and Alex Pretti made out of ice. Their faces and names are carved into large slabs of ice and is surrounded by luminaries.