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@sjberger.bsky.social

Minnesotan. Dad. Plant-lover. Bewildered denizen of the anthropocene.

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Atomic Empire

Atomic Empire

β€œWhere can i find a good man”

07.03.2026 15:54 β€” πŸ‘ 572    πŸ” 97    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 96
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a man is yawning in front of a shower curtain and saying ew . Alt: A man gagging and cooking back vomit in response to nasty
07.03.2026 18:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

TIL

"Escutcheon" is also used to refer to public hair growth patterns... So this tracks.

07.03.2026 16:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Or better: let's ban the prediction markets altogether!

05.03.2026 17:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Can we add "anyone in government or their families" to this list? No one elected Stephen Miller, but that asshole could make a lot of money on prediction markets of he was so inclined...

05.03.2026 17:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I bet it would be nice in a container for a few years while it grows up... Just kick the decision can down the road

05.03.2026 15:26 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Godspeed!

01.03.2026 21:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ooo, they are tiny! Are you just going to tuck them into little gaps in your garden?

01.03.2026 21:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Huh, we also have whorled milkwort in MN, but *ours* is unambiguous.

TIL

01.03.2026 21:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Googling "ambiguous whorled milkwort" real quick

01.03.2026 21:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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feeling compelled to post this new yorker reject from years ago, for some reason

01.03.2026 20:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1633    πŸ” 481    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 6

I think about this passage a lot

From "Confession" by Jack London:

"It began to look as if I should be compelled to go to the very poor for my food. The very poor constitute the last sure recourse of the hungry tramp. The very poor can always be depended upon. They never turn away the hungry."

27.02.2026 17:58 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It was Steve Drazkowski. Fuck that guy.

27.02.2026 18:18 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think a lot about the Minnesota GOP state senator who said that he had never met a hungry Minnesotan.

27.02.2026 18:17 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Erin Maye Quade endorsed Little, that's good enough for me

27.02.2026 02:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

He pulls a possum out of a tree! Wild is right

26.02.2026 19:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A yellow and black butterfly with orange spots perched on a pink petalled flower

A yellow and black butterfly with orange spots perched on a pink petalled flower

Swallowtail solidarity from Minnesota

24.02.2026 22:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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a man in a suit and tie is walking in front of a store that says plaza here Alt: The British two-tone band Madness doing a synchronized walk while exciting a store

Translated from the original ska

24.02.2026 16:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Are you streaming it somewhere, or do you have DVDs?

22.02.2026 16:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

J'accuse!

22.02.2026 15:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Jack Hughes (J'accuse) is an objectively funny name for an athlete that plays a sport invented by francophones

22.02.2026 15:25 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Toxic Gaslighting: How 3M Executives Convinced a Scientist the Forever Chemicals She Found in Human Blood Were Safe Decades ago, Kris Hansen showed 3M that its PFAS chemicals were in people’s bodies. Her bosses halted her work. As the EPA now forces the removal of the chemicals from drinking water, she wrestles wit...

A horror story of greed, corporate deception and corruption, as well as failure of governments to hold the company to account for the toxins.
πŸ§ͺ #PFAS #Pollution #3M #Environment #Toxicology
www.propublica.org/article/3m-f...

22.02.2026 03:16 β€” πŸ‘ 100    πŸ” 53    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2
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Crazy ICE experiences yesterday! Four ICE vehicles boxed me in outside my own house after following me home and trying to have me arrested. Watch the video for details!

19.02.2026 02:09 β€” πŸ‘ 429    πŸ” 135    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 15

MJ Benderman - MJ Lenderman clothes on a Gumby costume

17.02.2026 00:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Honored to talk with Nicole Wallace about how amazing Minnesotans are, and what we need for accountability, rebuilding and repairing

13.02.2026 21:04 β€” πŸ‘ 65    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1
Mint bathrobe clad woman with phone in crowd at ICE scene in Saint Paul

Mint bathrobe clad woman with phone in crowd at ICE scene in Saint Paul

Visby Window, American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis

Visby Window, American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis

The bathrobe ICE news photo from Saint Paul reminds me of the Visby Window at the American Swedish Institute in Minneapolis, depicting the Battle of Visby, Sweden in the year 1361

13.02.2026 09:54 β€” πŸ‘ 153    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 0

I don't care how many have cameras. I'm concerned that 13,000 ICE agents have jobs.

10.02.2026 16:52 β€” πŸ‘ 495    πŸ” 99    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

Great, NOW who's going to Bowl for all of this Soup?

08.02.2026 20:53 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hi @repangiecraig.bsky.social are you busy? It's a good day for some oversight at Whipple

02.02.2026 17:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Abolish ICE.

Stopping this now but leaving fascist tools for future fascists to pick up and wield would be incredibly stupid.

31.01.2026 20:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0