Natalie

#NoKings #Mpls #Commons 1:20pm photo cred: @nichelle02.bsky.social

frog and chewbacca dance to brass solidarity band, the band formed by community members around george floyd square, at no kings minneapolis

Is Trump going to send the military to occupy Utah now?

My biggest takeaway from this Vikings game is that Timberwolves media day is in three weeks and the Lynx start their playoff run on Sunday

popular anti-fascism as taxpayer revolt...might have some legs

crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their consultants

print this out and staple it to every congressperson’s suit before they’re allowed to go on television

There are a few employees from Iran at work. One, today, was so filled with worry for their family back home, they spent the entire day on the verge of tears. Working just to keep their mind off the world.

This spiteful and malicious American Regime spreads so much hurt.

They have made the world living hell for no reason whatsoever. People will ask why this happened in a decade and there will be tremendous effort to make it more complicated than “they were evil, stupid, and bored”

Polling data from Harris & Associates 1966. Q: Do you approve of what Freedom Riders are Doing? 22% approve 61%disapprove18%no opinion.

I just like to post these data from time to time to puncture the mythological aura of mid 20th c protests. They were less popular than pretty much any 21st c mass action & people criticizing them used the same lines. Protest is about people coming together, shaping narratives, & building power.

I never met Melissa Hortman, but, each in our lane, worked on a bunch of the same issues. No one gets all the credit for legislation, but I think its important for people to understand how much good Speaker Hortman did/led/was a part of. That's something being an aging union guy equips you for 1/12

Timberwolves scoring about as much as a bunch of wolves would, if you had some wolves trying to play basketball

This is a great thread, and it’s why every time someone says, cynically “well, do you think the courts are going to save us?” I think, “not on their own, no, but we aren’t going to get saved without a real legal apparatus.”

They're not fascists, they just think we're in a state of exception due to the pollution of the polity and citizen body by undesirable racial elements whose removal is of such paramount importance that it transcends the dictates of the law, justified by their embodiment of the Will of the People.

My personal top 10/best picture nominees (plus some bonus since that’s where the screenshot cut off) out of the 2024 movies that I’ve seen! #oscars

Emphasizing again that anyone who responds to "that's illegal" with some variant of "lol all law is meaningless you're a sucker for thinking that matters" is actively doing PR for Trump and helping him.

Nihilism about the law is the best way to make sure that the rule of law dies a quicker death.

The "he's not gonna listen to her" reactions are missing many points. Lots of other people are also hearing it. Lots of people can see him hearing it, then weigh what she's said with what he'll do. Lots of people can see her refusal to surrender these ancient teachings to the latest face of empire

If you have any Vikings fans in your life, please do a wellness check immediately.

Seeing video’s of families & elders who lost their homes in historic Altadena is heartbreaking. Here is a compiled list of gofundme’s for the displaced Black families of Altadena.

docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…

I am so fucking sick of AI, dude. I am so sick of googling some shit and having a stupid-ass AI summary be the first thing I see. I am so sick of reading something only to gradually realize that I'm spending more time reading it than the author bothered to spend writing it. Fuck this.

Bag drop at MSP is ridiculously busy and stressful right now, but the woman behind me in line at the kiosk said “that was very efficient, Natalie” when I got my tags. So thrilled to know that it IS possible to get a good grade in airport.

Went to a reading event that our Creative Writing department hosted during my free period, and actively cried at multiple pieces from seniors to freshmen. I know it's been said many times, but ChatGPT could never

Mad? Sad? Motivated? 60+ MN Orgs Working to Make the Next 4 Years (and Then Some) Suck Less. - Racket From LGBTQ+ advocacy to environmentalism to reproductive rights and beyond, these groups offer productive ways to fight for a better future.

Let's get to work.

(My life is good, it’s just the week before a break and I’m tired)

Perhaps putting too much pressure on seeing Les Mis tonight to fix my life

I work with @supplydepotmpls.bsky.social but I think more people should know about and support @commkitchenmpls.bsky.social !! They were really badly impacted by the Open Collective closure thing but their members did not stop helping, they feed our unhoused neighbors with zero barriers/requirements

Bravely posting on this app for the first time to declare that @thomcroms.bsky.social and I watched the entirety of Doctor Odyssey (thus far) this afternoon