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Former academic, current UX research lead focused on how people communicate online, forever a sociolinguist. Small and loud. She/her

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Doris the Large Orange drooled and did biscuits on me for the first time in like two years!

06.03.2026 00:06 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Glad people are settling on the term "pervert glasses". Bonus points if you also say it while posting a picture of Mark Zuckerberg or call them Mark Zuckerberg's pervert glasses.

04.03.2026 14:09 πŸ‘ 4783 πŸ” 1479 πŸ’¬ 117 πŸ“Œ 154

Probably worth calling my Senators about this even though Amy K is almost certainly one of the 20

05.03.2026 23:54 πŸ‘ 133 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

Currently tearing my hair out because I adopted an urgent rent need for a family that needs to pay $3050 RIGHT MEOW to stay out of eviction court and then I got an urgent request from another rent fund and there’s $320 left in my Venmo account. So much need and I wish I could be everywhere at once 😭

26.02.2026 23:45 πŸ‘ 171 πŸ” 119 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 10
Two cats (one orange and one white and black) hugging one another in their sleep. It's extremely cute.

Two cats (one orange and one white and black) hugging one another in their sleep. It's extremely cute.

Quick palette cleanser

25.02.2026 03:18 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

The State of the Union is 30-point Dem swings.

25.02.2026 02:57 πŸ‘ 60 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
a fat plush tux cat sitting on her buns in an armchair has tipped over and fallen asleep with her head resting on the arm

a fat plush tux cat sitting on her buns in an armchair has tipped over and fallen asleep with her head resting on the arm

The State Of The Buttons

25.02.2026 00:56 πŸ‘ 363 πŸ” 41 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 1

It's not my favorite. Stress sucks!! (And thank you πŸ’œ)

25.02.2026 03:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Go go go!
You want to help Minnesota folks recover? Donate to the rent fund and enter to win!

25.02.2026 00:17 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh good the random nausea is back we're doing awesome here folks

(No advice)

25.02.2026 01:58 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

RAM and SSDs were already bananas expensive and now hard drives are going up too?

2026 will be an electronics disaster, but I have a solution.

Un-Smart All The Things.

We never needed WiFi on our dryers. We can have TVs that don’t spy on us. No 0-days on the fridge.

Make stuff repairable 🀯

25.02.2026 01:27 πŸ‘ 96 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

I will be donating. Will others join me?

22.02.2026 17:29 πŸ‘ 116 πŸ” 76 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0

Hopefully they didn't adopt the US attitude that teeth are luxury bones

22.02.2026 16:16 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They figured out how to do this 3 days ago & as of right now, Brandi says from the stage, they've raised over half a million dollars.

You can also get a t-shirt from the tour (which I'm really tempted to get, honestly).

shop.brandicarlile.com/products/be-...

22.02.2026 03:03 πŸ‘ 42 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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The floodwaters are finally starting to recede in Minnesota, submerged for weeks under federal enforcement but now we have to deal with the mud. The cleanup is going to need everyone grabbing a shovel and working side by side.

Today is February 21, 2026, here’s what happened yesterday in Minnesota

21.02.2026 17:08 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Aw, I hope so. I was just thinking today how much I miss him

21.02.2026 02:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Joanne Bland, lifelong Civil Rights activist and founder of Selma's Foot Soldiers Park, dies Bland grew up in Selma and became involved in the Civil Rights Movement as a child foot soldier in the 1960s, participating in the historic Selma voting rights marches, including Bloody Sunday.

Joanne Bland, one of the youngest people to march on β€œBloody Sunday,” has died. She was 72.

"By the time I was 11-years-old, I had been arrested at least 13 documented times”

21.02.2026 00:47 πŸ‘ 4488 πŸ” 1613 πŸ’¬ 109 πŸ“Œ 104

Don't bring snacks, you'd probably choke on them while laughing πŸ˜‚

21.02.2026 02:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Put me in a bodysuit and I would totally be competitive πŸ˜‚

21.02.2026 01:49 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The level of ridiculous that is my brain: I'm watching speed skating and my brain's first thought is, "sure, I could do that. Looks pretty easy."

21.02.2026 01:46 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

BTW the best parts of this are "inefficient" in an economic sense. Someone says "hey I want trans-themed whistles, can you do that" and someone else is like "I love that, I wanna do it!" or someone says "can I have some to pass out at my wedding" and we're like "sure, what are your colors?"

21.02.2026 00:55 πŸ‘ 373 πŸ” 68 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

OF COURSE it's Maria BamfordπŸ₯°

20.02.2026 22:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Kelllllyyy come give me a hug!!!

20.02.2026 22:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

There’s a lot of confusion about what’s happening on the ground in the Twin Cities right now, so I want to share an update from a community meeting yesterday, 2/19: 🧡

⚠️ 1/6. We are still under attack. There may be fewer agents in town, but ICE is still very much in action in the Cities and suburbs.

20.02.2026 21:49 πŸ‘ 105 πŸ” 66 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 4

Not calling anyone out but calibrate your messages to reflect two truths:
1. ICE is shifting their enforcement emphasis to the suburbs, exurbs and greater Minnesota.
2. ICE is still very much in the central cities.

20.02.2026 21:25 πŸ‘ 304 πŸ” 104 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 4

Just the fuckin worst!!

20.02.2026 21:37 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œ

20.02.2026 21:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

SO MUCH NOT FUN

20.02.2026 21:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0