Ian Kushner

I saw two practitioners this week (a PT and an OT) who were unfamiliar with the concept of PEM. It is so exhausting to have to educate/push back.

I grew up in Phoenix as a Dbacks fan—I think that’s the most logical landing place for me

I get that—I use it begrudgingly.

There’s a buy nothing FB group: www.facebook.com/share/g/1Asx...

Same! I used to bike a lot pre-LC, then basically had to take 2 years off until I got my ebike. It has made an enormous difference to my mental health and sense of freedom.

My first car was a 1990 Dodge Dynasty. After a month of ownership the transmission went out, and anytime I went over 25ish mph it started bucking violently. I stuck to side streets and frequently had to pull over and wave faster drivers by.

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I strongly urge you to donate and cast your vote for Dunkel in his quest to help Katie take a bite out of special interests in Ward 7.

The timing of this post is so insulting

I cannot get over how overwhelmingly old and white the Shaffer contingent was at the W7 convention

He was so electric before the league figured him out.

Another guy: Jose Valverde

AMEN

My long term disability claim for long COVID was denied today (through private insurance, not SSDI) and I’m feeling beyond despondent. Any other long COVID/chronic illness folks have tips for appealing or reasons I should be hopeful?

We’ve never met, but I recognize your bike every morning at Sullivan when I’m dropping my kids off!

I did a double take on that, too. I had to check her website, because I don’t remember hearing about any labor endorsements. Her only labor endorsement is NCSRCC, which doesn’t appear to even have a Minneapolis chapter.

I’m going to guess Mandelbrot and babka are among them?

A fuzzy brown dog wearing a green bandana that says “Re-elect Katie Cashman for Minneapolis Ward 7”

Dunkel supports people power and progressive policies in Ward 7!
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why would the MN GOP CD5 deputy chair be at an event for a DFL endorsed candidate?

this is mitch rossow pictured in the video shared from elizabeth shaffer’s field kickoff today

Wait until the NYT finds about about depression meds

It’s so easy to think you’re invincible, until you aren’t

I’m still so bummed about the hardware store

A top staffer to Sen. Tina Smith emailed Sen. Mike Lee’s top staffers on Monday about “how much additional pain you’ve caused on an unspeakably horrific weekend”

Full emails below

The importance of understanding rest How my experience of rest as an athlete clashed with my experience of rest as a patient

Hard to choose a quote that most resonates because there are so many gems.

“Amid all this, the emotional cost of rest is almost entirely overlooked. To rest in the context of chronic illness demands the endurance of immense grief.”

No French Meadow? I love their vegan options.

I met her at a bar mitzvah when I was 12. All downhill from there.

I would send condolences, but alas I am also dead

When things were in chaos on East Lake St today, three mayoral candidates (not people who currently hold that office, people running for it) showed up to help. All three are Black men who probably have a healthy fear of militarized police.

But our strong mayor, shrouded in privilege, did not.

This thought is a perfect illustration of how toxic law enforcement culture is.

These are the things unions didn’t think about when they advocated for the weekend.