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Back from the funeral and spent the day dealing with my personal accounts having been compromised (presumably while traveling). Just a real @infinitescream.bsky.social sorta day. Now, a book and a drink.

It's worth remembering this administration couldn't manage a case against the sandwich guy

Doing my best @infinitescream.bsky.social this morning.

Looking at a drop in the high temp of >30F across the next 48 hours and wondering how many people I'm going to have out sick with migraines

Fantastic!

Spent the morning digging a big hole with the family and sometimes that's all you need.

Going to be hiring here shortly - it's been a minute (or 3 years) since my last time around at this and I am both curious and dreading to see how much AI use will have changed the process.

Moments like these, I'm glad to be a local government employee.

Ain't no rule says a dog can't time travel!

The @startribune.com owes @minnesotareformer.com @mwhitler.bsky.social much more credit for this. Following Melissa’s story — based on MONTHS of dogged, painstaking public records work — with the teeny attribution provided here is rotten collegiality. Reporters in lots of places have given this up.

I don't suppose any of you have a line on where to get a Loon finial? Or a finial-smith who might take a commission?

The first two books in the Mennik Thorn series are on sale this weekend, and then not again for quite a while. If you like snarky epic fantasy with disastrous heroes, these are for you! books2read.com/ShadowGod books2read.com/NectarGod #fantasy #fantasybooks #fantasybooksale

Lost one of the birds today - would be less frustrating if there was any clear reason why. Just dropped.

And they pass WCAG color contrast compliance requirements in most combinations, so no ADA concerns if you want to mix and match on a site.

tl;dw: the job of the dem majority over the next two years, should it materialize, is to make life hell for the white house, not find points of cooperation

DHS Spied on Churches, Libraries and Union Halls in Minneapolis Protest Crackdown, Defense Attorney Alleges talkingpointsmemo.com/news/dhs-spi...

Peggy Flanagan: "We need to rip ICE apart and stop from them from terrorizing our communities"

Good night and a fine FUCK ICE to you all.

Don't forget to vote! If you live in Minneapolis or St. Paul and hit a down-ballot race you've done no research on, my blog has a roundup (with my recommendations but also links to info) and you can find links to all my primary season posts here: naomikritzer.com/2026/08/06/p...

Somebody ran around Longfellow and painted up all these temporary traffic signs and it rocks

One person is reported dead following a shooting involving ICE agents in Biddeford. That's according to a social media post by Maine House Speaker Speaker Ryan Fecteau. https://bit.ly/3RxVbBN

Maine Public Radio's coverage of the killing by ICE this morning. It sounds like ICE is once again claiming that the victim tried to run them over, so just as a reminder, every time they've claimed this, it's been a lie. www.mainepublic.org/maine/2026-0...

NEW: Thiel's Dialog society privately told members their data was stolen in a cyberattack. But WIRED found it was just readable to anyone on a misconfigured web page. Its lawyers sent us a legal demand to hand over the data. We passed.

Ant fights! Ant fights!

“Never talk about goblins, gremlins, raccoons, trolls, ogres, pigeons, or other animals or creatures unless it is absolutely and unambiguously relevant,” reads OpenAI's coding agent instructions. www.wired.com/story/openai...

Holding the WHCD in the donor-backed ballroom at the pleasure of the president is maybe too on the nose of a metaphor

On a recent panel, I said that authors should promote their books more because people see far less of the promotion than we realise. I have realised that I almost never promote my books. So, um... These are my books. patricksamphire.com/books

MSP Feed is down - we can safely trash talk our most hated suburbs

Media reporter emeritus @dbrauer.net says the Star Tribune's obsession with a supposedly dysfunctional Minneapolis City Council overplays minor issues, lets the mayor off the hook, and obscures what the city has accomplished.

Kiddo: 'Would you rather be a lion or a fox?' Me: 'Fox' Kiddo: 'Why don't you like lions?' So she's clearly ready for social media

Happy Confederate Surrender Day from Minnesota where we still have your goddamn flag and we’re not giving it up. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/28th_Vi...

The train is now slated to get back to MN between 1 and 2 AM. So, to everyone unable to run or hide from meetings with my deeply tired and grumpy self tomorrow morning, apologies.

Lincoln Park Zoo meerkats looking like they're having a Ted Talk

The horse op-ed is an instant classic. I can't tell you how much joy this piece gives me. It should be taught in every introductory writing class in no small part because the horse arguments are so compelling. "I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children."

Gonna get train posts from me today. Strap in. As a side note, apparently Borealis moved to Superliners when I wasn't paying attention. Opinions may differ but I've got a huge soft spot for the double decker cars

Taking Borealis to Chicago is always a reminder that we really need rail service to Duluth

I keep thinking about the politically agnostic people in Minneapolis who were radicalized by ICE’s presence and began actively protesting them. I wonder if putting ICE in transient places, where Americans from all over can see their aggressive (and often illegal) actions, may just backfire.