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Fred Beukema

@beukema.bsky.social

In Minneapolis. Structural engineer, mostly lapsed improvisor, 3 day Jeopardy! champ. Happily married to a public school teacher. Two kids, a cat, and a dog.

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How many school board members have not called for this? How many are vocally defending trans athletes?

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a cartoon of charlie brown with the words rats written on the bottom Alt: a cartoon of charlie brown with the words rats written on the bottom
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and yes yes, we all know gavin is an amoral shitheel, but despair when despair is appropriateβ€”you’ll get another chance to despair, i promise.

he should sign. if he fucks off into the hills, the bills & their protections become law.

07.10.2025 20:38 β€” πŸ‘ 225    πŸ” 59    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3

Am I missing it because I stopped using NextDoor?

07.10.2025 20:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I live in the ward, and I'm not actually seeing any of this! Where do I need to look to tune in (metaphorically speaking)? I get Bravo and TLC on the TV...

07.10.2025 20:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

According to the findings of my brief search, a bill passed by the CA legislature but not signed by the governor will become law if he doesn't veto it within 12 days (please correct me, CA-knowers, if I'm wrong). But if that's the case, then what's his game, here? Why let them pass without signing?

07.10.2025 20:39 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

We will have to work on taking over the apparatus of the state party, meeting by meeting, rung by rung, so we can do both.

07.10.2025 19:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop

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Most voters going to Fateh 2nd, but a bunch to Hampton, almost none to Frey, no undecided 2nd choices.

Most voters going to Fateh 2nd, but a bunch to Hampton, almost none to Frey, no undecided 2nd choices.

6/ Davis voters (ahem, me) are following RCV ruled like the Elizabeth Warren Democrats we are: we are ranking the shit out of Fateh & Hampton, NOT ranking Frey, NOT undecided. We are Minneapolis politics’ most generous lovers. The O blood type of Minneapolis votes. Wish there were more like us!

07.10.2025 01:08 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

i'm on a million of the most hateful lists you can imagine, but sure, let's draw the line here

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I guess my question is: can this be fixed?

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Oh, I So Nervous! Editor’s note: The media have frequently been criticized for their lack of coverage of issues and problems faced by geese. The Onion has asked Goosey The Goose to foster an awareness of goose issues a...

theonion.com/oh-i-so-nerv...

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Kitty! Kitty! Come here, kitty! Pretty kitty! Don’t run away, kitty. I love you, little kitty! Come on, let me hold you! Ha, ha, ha! I caught you, kitty. Ayeeeβ€”don’t scratch, kitty. Lemme hold the nice kitty...

theonion.com/kitty-181958...

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Me An' Cletus Is A-Feudin' Shut yer tater trap and listen hereβ€” that consarned Cletus an’ I is a-feudin’ agin’, and ain’t nothin’ on God’s green Earth gonna stop me from tannin’ his hide but good!

theonion.com/me-an-cletus...

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Hey @bencollins.bsky.social, I've got an Onion web design question for you. I notice that bylines for at least older opinion pieces aren't showing up on mobile. So nobody will know that the authors of the following pieces are Jeb Burnett, bootlegger, Kelly Luzinski, age 5, or Goosey the Goose.

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Request a Rank All Three Yard Sign! Request a Rank All Three yard sign below! Want to help chip in to cover the cost? Donate here. This is an independent expenditure prepared and paid for by Minneapolis for the Many, PO Box 141243, Mi...

Get your Rank 3 yard sign and help us get a new mayor! Request your sign here: RANK ALL 3 LAWN SIGNS COMING OUT AGAIN! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Minneapolis Mayoral Candidates Forum - Becketwood Cooperative. 10-6-25
YouTube video by Becketwood Cooperative Minneapolis Mayoral Candidates Forum - Becketwood Cooperative. 10-6-25

Haven't watched this yet but apparently Becketwood had a mayoral forum with Jazz, Omar, DeWayne, and Jacob, and moderator Tane Danger would repeat questions until he got an actual answer.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulTA...

06.10.2025 19:27 β€” πŸ‘ 43    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 1

I'm sure the drug companies will be all too happy to develop and patent a new, greenhouse-gas-free version of their inhalers. 3/3

06.10.2025 19:15 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The pharma industry was chuffed, as they got to bring staple generic drugs back under patent because they had a new HFA propellant. My albuterol inhalers only recently got cheap again. I'm disappointed to learn there's still a greenhouse emissions problem with the inhalers. 2/

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I was diagnosed with asthma in 1st grade (1985). When I was a kid, the propellant in inhalers was CFCs. These were banned by the 1987 Montreal Protocol due to their role in ozone depletion, and phased out in the 00s. 1/

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IIRC Central Lutheran, also downtown, is the third in a local trio of churches all designed by the same architect.

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Apparently written by the guy who would go on to be Richard Cheese!

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Merger of Mother Jones, The Center for Investigative Reporting Is Official - Reveal The multiplatform nonprofit news outlet reaches millions of people across social media, websites, video, radio, podcast and print.

Mother Jones reported have 3x Free Press’s subscriber count but I haven’t noticed an oligarch paying $600m and giving Clara Jeffrey control of one of the 3 broadcast networks. revealnews.org/press/merger....

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Nobody under 35 reads me on here, so I don't know why I'm adding anything, but I realized recently that for most people exercise has nothing to do with goals or trying to make a change, but is about trying to maintain and to prevent bad changes. I wish I'd understood this when I was 18-40.

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Hiring Bari Weiss to bring down the temperature of the discourse is like hiring Animal from the Muppets to reduce workplace noise

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a cartoon of a family guy in a bathtub with the caption it insists upon itself yarn Alt: Peter Griffin and family are in a room nearly filled with water. Peter says "it insists upon itself."

My review of iOS 26 now that it's been on my phone for a few hours.

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Katarina Witt Diet Coke Commercial 1991
YouTube video by Video Depot Katarina Witt Diet Coke Commercial 1991

This new jack swing one?
youtu.be/d1wkh5rXqj4?...

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Black and white photo of cathedral interior, a processional of bishops in white robes walk toward the altar during the special service

Black and white photo of cathedral interior, a processional of bishops in white robes walk toward the altar during the special service

St Mark's Cathedral at the foot of Lowry Hill in 1913, in a colorized view from Armory Garden, now the Walker Art Center. In the distance is the pinnacle of Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church.

St Mark's Cathedral at the foot of Lowry Hill in 1913, in a colorized view from Armory Garden, now the Walker Art Center. In the distance is the pinnacle of Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church.

#OnThisDay Oct 6, 1935: Episcopal bishops from across the world process toward the altar during a special service commemorating the 25th Anniversary of the completion of Saint Mark's Cathedral, Minneapolis.

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i don’t really understand why this made me start bawling i just really love seeing people try to help each other in creative ways and that this shit is necessary

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How Nicole Kidman's 'bottomless need for sexual attention' led to the end of her marriage to country music star Keith Urban: Nashville insiders open up to
ALISON BOSHOFF

Tweet from Daily Mail Celebrity @DailyMailCeleb How Nicole Kidman's 'bottomless need for sexual attention' led to the end of her marriage to country music star Keith Urban: Nashville insiders open up to ALISON BOSHOFF

β€œI left my wife, Nicole Kidman, because I was sick of her, Nicole Kidman, needing me to have sex with her, Nicole Kidman” do you hear yourself man

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