Lighted downtown buildings in the distance at night, foreground is a snow covered lake.

Downtown Minneapolis looking pretty from Bde Maka Ska while Nordic skating.

Superior National Forest is very well watered.

Corgi-fox half sploot.

Dwindling Ammunition Stocks Pose Grave Threat to Ukraine What few munitions remain are often mismatched with battlefield needs as the country’s forces gird for an expected Russian offensive this summer.

Ukrainian soldiers are experiencing a desperate shortage of munitions, even as Russian attacks persist. Ukraine’s largest single supplier of ammunition was the U.S. until the latest round of military aid stalled in Congress.

Evan Gershkovich is standing in a glass cage at the Moscow City Court. A headline reads: "It Has Been One Year Since Russia Jailed Evan Gershkovich." Photo by Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP — Getty Images.

Evan Gershkovich was detained by Russian authorities a year ago, becoming the first American reporter to be held on espionage charges there since the end of the Cold War. “Every day is very hard — every day we feel that he is not here,” his mother said. www.nytimes.com/2024/03/29/b...

Good work, little helicopter!

Still no snow means Nordic skating.

Dock in Hovland, MN with a curtain of ice with Lake Superior in the background.

The ice by Lake Superior is currently stellar.

Come to Minnesota! It’s been a disappointing winter, but it’s still recognizable.

Dog lying on her side yawning widely.

Coworker has the biggest yawns.

A headline reads, "President Biden Joins Autoworkers on Picket Line in Michigan" over a photo of Joe Biden, who has his arm over a striking worker, with UAW members on the picket line in Michigan. Photo by Pete Marovich for The New York Times.

President Biden joined striking autoworkers on a picket line in Michigan, in an extraordinary show of support by a sitting president. The United Auto Workers must negotiate separate deals with General Motors and Stellantis on issues, including pay. nyti.ms/3taFgwV

U.S. braces for costly government shutdown in eight days A shutdown would unleash real hardship on millions of American families, workers and businesses.

In only eight days, the U.S. government is set to shut down, unleashing real and wide-ranging financial hardship on American families, workers and businesses.

Knowing how to fix, make, and do things without Internet instructions is definitely currently underrated.

Two orange dogs rolling on a rocky beach by Lake Superior.

How do we use this app friends?

Breaking news and interesting facts like before Twitter went bad?

Dog pictures?

Something else?

I’ve mostly found people here after they posted on FB or elsewhere. It’s just a really tiny slice of my other social networks so far.