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#Minnesota

RAWCHILI
6 hours ago

[Morosi] Game 1 of the Minnesota-Toronto series could be the warmest postseason home game in Twins history. Tomorrow’s high in Minneapolis is forecast to be 85 degrees Fahrenheit. Current record is 73 degrees on Oct. 7, 2010, a 5-2 loss to NYY. https://www.rawchili.com/3093796/

#Baseball #MajorLeagueBaseball #Minneapolis #Minnesota #MinnesotaTwins #MLB #MLBAmericanLeague #MLBAmericanLeagueCentral #Twins

[Morosi] Game 1 of the Minnesota-Toronto series could be the warmest postseason home game in Twins history. Tomorrow’s high in Minneapolis is forecast to be 85 degrees Fahrenheit. Current record is 73 degrees on Oct. 7, 2010, a 5-2 loss to NYY.
Neve Maslakovic
7 hours ago

The pedestrian bridge over the neighborhood lake in late September, still plenty of green.

#Minnesota #nature #MNastodon

Wooden pedestrian bridge with green-leafed trees closing in on it.
RAWCHILI
9 hours ago
Jimmy Butler only mentions 3 teams in his career “The Chicago days, skip a team, the Philly days, and now [Miami].”
MnGarden81
9 hours ago

Obvious sign of climate change here. 10 of the 20 warmest Septembers have occurred in the last 20 years. Will be interesting to see what Oct does as it has been one of the least affected months in #RochMN #Climatechange #Minnesota #NWS #noaa https://www.weather.gov/arx/sep2023climatesummary

Near North camp
11 hours ago

Tomorrow, Tuesday morning, join in #solidarity with a South Minneapolis #homeless camp that has been attacked and destroyed by #Minneapolis and #Minnesota government forces scores of times the past few months alone. #breakfast #eggs #MNastodon

(big bold text the same colors as the illustrations of sunny-side up eggs, over the faded background of an upside-down piggy bank with Xd out eyes, announces)

Encampment Breakfast

Start your day off right
w/ egg sammies & coffee

10/3 7:30 a.m.

94/Cedar Ave Underpass
(northside of bridge by offramp)

chat w/ neighbors & frens
bring a baked good
Southern Minnesota Guy
11 hours ago

Cedar Lake

Martin County, Minnesota, USA; traditional territory of the Wahpeton and Očhéthi Šakówiŋ nations ~ original 360° photos at https://www.SouthernMinnesotaGuy.com

#tinyplanet #Insta360 #360photography #photography #Minnesota #summer #travel #outdoors #kayaking #kayak #orukayak #lake #lakelife

Photo of two people kayaking on a lake under cloudy blue skies.
m. libby
11 hours ago

Took the family to the Minnesota Zoo for the Jack-o-Lantern spectacular and it was, in fact, pretty spectacular. Except for the part where my kids wouldn't stick around for selfies.

#MinnesotaZoo #Minnesota #Minneapolis #Zoo #Halloween #JackOLantern

Selfie of my wife and I in front of a huge collection of jack-o-lanterns
A huge collection of jack-o-lanterns in a pile, with three really large ones and tons of them hanging in trees as well
Close up of a pumpkin lit from within and painted on the outside with a loon carrying a baby loon on its back
close up of a decorated pumpkin illuminated from within with four bats huddled together painted on it
TC Jewfolk
14 hours ago
RAWCHILI
19 hours ago
[Marlins] Luis Arraez, a name for the history books. Congrats to the NL batting champ!
RAWCHILI
1 day ago

[Park] It’s official: Houston won the AL West, and the Twins are locked in for a best-of-three AL Wild Card Series matchup against the Toronto Blue Jays at Target Field starting Tuesday. https://www.rawchili.com/3092521/

#Baseball #MajorLeagueBaseball #Minneapolis #Minnesota #MinnesotaTwins #MLB #MLBAmericanLeague #MLBAmericanLeagueCentral #Twins

[Park] It's official: Houston won the AL West, and the Twins are locked in for a best-of-three AL Wild Card Series matchup against the Toronto Blue Jays at Target Field starting Tuesday.
PassTheSalt
1 day ago

So.. that’s why they call it fall? Truly quite a descent. #minnesota

Lottie
1 day ago

Seasons changing #minnesota #silentsunday

Woods with leaves just starting to yellow and thick, tall, golden grasses covering the forest floor
MnGarden81
1 day ago
RAWCHILI
1 day ago

Dick is recognized by Morneau and Plouffe on his 40th anniversary of calling games for the Twins https://www.rawchili.com/3092165/

#Baseball #MajorLeagueBaseball #Minneapolis #Minnesota #MinnesotaTwins #MLB #MLBAmericanLeague #MLBAmericanLeagueCentral #Twins

Dick is recognized by Morneau and Plouffe on his 40th anniversary of calling games for the Twins
brad m
1 day ago

“Sunday's weather forecast elevated the races into black-flag status (extreme and dangerous conditions), prompting their cancellation”
“record-setting #heat conditions that do not allow a safe event for #runners, supporters and volunteers”
“With the #marathon distance it's good to take precautions because, man, it can be a real dire situation in the #heat” 🥵 🏃‍♀️ 🏃‍♂️ 🏃 https://www.startribune.com/twin-cities-marathon-canceled-black-flag-heat-10-mile/600308925/ #TwinCitiesMarathon #Minnesota #extremeheat #globalwarming #climatechange #running #safety

DuBusGuy19
1 day ago

Today’s #baseball card of the day is a 1964 #Topps #Minnesota #twins #rookie card. Jay Ward went 8-for-49 in his #mlb career. Tony Oliva, an #outfielder and #designatedhitter was a career .304 #hitter. Over his 14 years with the Twins, he was #RookieoftheYear an 8X #allstar and a key member of the 1965 #pennant winners and the 1969 and 1970 #americanleague #west #champions. A veteran’s committee elected Tony to the #halloffame in 2022. #baseballcards #SportsHistory

A baseball card with 1964 Rookie Stars Twins in light green letters at the top.  Below are head shots of 2 players.  The first is of a bareheaded Jay Ward 3B-OF.  Just below is Tony Oliva, Outfield, wearing a Twins cap and holding a bat on his shoulder.
Southern Minnesota Guy
1 day ago

Cedar Lake

Martin County, Minnesota, USA; traditional territory of the Wahpeton and Očhéthi Šakówiŋ nations ~ original 360° photos at https://www.SouthernMinnesotaGuy.com

#tinyplanet #Insta360 #360photography #photography #Minnesota #summer #travel #outdoors #kayaking #kayak #orukayak #lake #lakelife

Photo of two people getting their kayaks ready at a boat access to go paddling on a lake.

Amanda Robinson is a frequent patient on HCMC's fifth floor, where she gets treated for a lifelong illness. So she was surprised recently when a nurse offered her new hair-care products, including shampoo, conditioner, leave-in conditioner and detangler that were appropriate for her textured hair, which she wears in locks. Patient requests spurred change, which hospitals are embracing as way to make patients feel comfortable while receiving care. https://www.startribune.com/some-minnesota-hospitals-now-offer-culturally-appropriate-hair-and-skin-care-products/600305185/

#Minnesota #healthcare

The Lower Sioux Hemp Program began as an effort to address housing needs on the reservation. They say hempcrete, an emerging material in the construction industry, could move home construction in a safer and more sustainable direction. The program includes farming hemp plants, manufacturing hempcrete and constructing houses. https://www.startribune.com/lower-sioux-indian-members-using-hemp-product-to-build-homes-and-community/600308798/

#Minnesota #NativeAmericans #Hemp

SinclairLewis [Minnesota]
2 days ago

In a major local sign of the climate crisis, they have canceled the Twin Cities Marathon. With an expected high of 89 or 90 degrees it’s too dangerous.

#mnwx #Minnesota #climatecrisis

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/twin-cities-marathon-10-mile-race-canceled-due-to-heat-conditions-that-don-t-allow-safe-event-organizers-say/ar-AA1hwda4

RAWCHILI
2 days ago

It might not look quite as good as the Excel spreadsheet, but here’s the scenario breakdown from a game by game point of view. https://www.rawchili.com/3091537/

#Baseball #MajorLeagueBaseball #Minneapolis #Minnesota #MinnesotaTwins #MLB #MLBAmericanLeague #MLBAmericanLeagueCentral #Twins

It might not look quite as good as the Excel spreadsheet, but here's the scenario breakdown from a game by game point of view.

After yesterday's high winds and hail, our maple trees are looking a little past their peak.
Sort of like me.

#fall #lakelife #minnesota #autumn #silentsunday

A tall maple dessed in orange, but a bit threadbare now. A lake shore on the right with a mixed cloud and blue sky.

Deep in thought after selling our Chevy Cruze to a super nice woman who is suffering from a genetic disease. She said she has 3 good years left and wants to spend them driving back and forth from #Minnesota to Texas where her grand kids are. I'm sure this car is up for the road trips.

I wonder though how I would meet such a challenge. I'm safely ensconced in my immortality cocoon. The day that unravels, I hope I can meet the challenge with the same #fortitude and #grace that I witnessed today.

Michael Busch
2 days ago
Ballot envelope for voting by mail in the 2023 general election in Minnesota.
Michael Busch
2 days ago

For the Saint Paul Public Schools school board; I have now voted for Erica Valliant, Zuki Ellis, Carlo Franco, and Chauntyll Allen.

It is nice to have many well-qualified candidates who advocate good policies to choose from.

Remember to read up on your local elections, #Minnesota .

Blaidd Drwg
2 days ago

2/2 We are a pretty nomadic couple, having moved 23 times in our 29 years of marriage, but we are getting to that age where we are seriously talking about settling down (scary!).

For the longest time we had dreamed and talked about living in the country with land and animals and outbuildings and places to do our crafts. Now we have that and almost exclusively we talk about where in the cities we are going to move back to and settle down.

#Minnesota #RuralLife #UrbanLife

Southern Minnesota Guy
2 days ago

Superior Hiking Trail Northern Terminus

Cook County, Minnesota, USA; traditional territory of the Očhéthi Šakówiŋ, Michif Piyii (Métis), and Anishinabewaki nations ~ original 360° photos at https://www.SouthernMinnesotaGuy.com

#tinyplanet #Insta360 #360photography #photography #Minnesota #summer #travel #outdoors #nature #hiking #forest #DoNorthMN #VisitCookCounty #SHT #SuperiorHikingTrail

Photo of three people walking on the Superior Hiking Trail near its northern terminus. They are surrounded by deciduous and coniferous trees under a bright blue sky.
Michael Busch
2 days ago

Local and state organizations are working to try and get food to people here in #Minnesota who will need help getting it in the event of a shutdown, but that is not a replacement.

Yet again, US:

Demonstrate to your Representatives that there must be #NoGovernmentShutdown.

QT @MsPackyetti
2023 September 28
I hope you know that @SpeakerMcCarthy is perfectly willing to let over 6 million mothers and infants IMMEDIATELY lose access to WIC & be turned away at grocery stores to feed their children.

John Gordon
2 days ago

My son is attending the MN Renaissance Faire with a local neurodivergent group. I’m separate but available if needed.

I was here 20y ago when he was 4. Now I recognize the largest spectrum gathering I’ve ever seen. I’m really hoping this works for him.

#neurodivergent #spectrum #renaissancefaire #minnesota

Jacques
3 days ago

Midwest thunderstorm activated. #Minnesota

Marcus Brandel
3 days ago

It’s a #lostbones #FossilFriday! 🐂🦥🐴🐘🐪🐟🍃 This bison skull cap is housed at the New Ulm Riverside History & Nature Learning Center.

The specimen was found near Shakopee on the Minnesota River and measures ~25 inches across its horn cores.

The New Ulm Nature Center provides a “hands-on” experience for both young and old patrons.

https://www.newulm.com/visitors-community/things-to-do/activities/riverside-park/

#pleistocene #bison #paleontology #fossils #shareyourdiscovery #citizenscience #NewUlm #Minnesota

Michael Busch
3 days ago

Local & state organizations are preparing to deal with what a government shutdown would do to #Minnesota. They should not have to.

Yet again, USA:

Demonstrate to your Representative that there must be #NoGovernmentShutdown & require that they change the rules that permit them.

QT David Knutson @DavidKnutsonPP
2023 September 29

Minnesota food shelves brace for government shutdown – Twin Cities: https://www.twincities.com/2023/09/28/minnesota-food-shelves-brace-for-government-shutdown/

Michael Busch
3 days ago

.@mnhealth has released a plan for better preventing and treating heart disease, stroke, and diabetes in the state.

Great.

But why is there zero mention of working to prevent COVID, given the heart disease and diabetes risks that has, #Minnesota? https://www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/chronic/docs/mn2035plan.pdf

Bruce MacDonald
3 days ago

Thorough coverage of fall color season. Leaf it up, #Minnesota.

https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/fall_colors/index.html

The weekly Minnesota State Park and Trails fall color map shows most of the state at 50%. A swath northwest of the Twin Cities is just starting to turn, while a region to the west of Bemidji is described as 75-100% of peak fall colors.
Bruce MacDonald
3 days ago

Well, we did it. The warmest September in #Minnesota state history.

Mark Seeley: "Most climate stations reported a mean monthly temperature that is 4°F to 6°F warmer than normal making this the warmest September in state history, surpassing that of 2015. During the month at least 173 daily maximum temperature records were tied or set within the state climate network with 14 official climate stations reporting at least one reading of 100°F or greater." #mnwx
https://blog-weathertalk.extension.umn.edu/2023/09/preliminary-climate-summary-for.html

Southern Minnesota Guy
3 days ago

Superior Hiking Trail Northern Terminus

Cook County, Minnesota, USA; traditional territory of the Očhéthi Šakówiŋ, Michif Piyii (Métis), and Anishinabewaki nations ~ original 360° photos at https://www.SouthernMinnesotaGuy.com

#tinyplanet #Insta360 #360photography #photography #Minnesota #summer #travel #outdoors #nature #hiking #forest #DoNorthMN #VisitCookCounty #SHT #SuperiorHikingTrail

Photo of birch trees stretching up to the bright summer sky in the midst of a lush forest.

The streets may not be paved with gold but my lawn is. Thunderstorms are moving into western #Minnesota right now. The deep throated thunder is so low you feel it before you hear it.

Maple stress framed against a lake, drop their gold and red leaves on green grass.
Jessica Lussenhop
4 days ago

"The wide-ranging search for #NevaehKingbird was the first supported by [#Minnesota's] new #MissingandMurderedIndigenousRelatives #MMIR office and the largest of the 13 searches for the girl conducted by the Bemidji Police Department. The two-day event earlier this week included about 200 friends, family, community members and law enforcement officials covering a grid of about 150 acres through waist-high fields, forest area and swampland."

https://www.startribune.com/in-bemidji-hundreds-of-volunteers-combed-150-acres-for-any-sign-of-nevaeh-kingbird/600308392/

Unsalted Counter-Info
4 days ago

List of Captive Bird Facilities in Minnesota Compiled and Leaked

"Full list of Minnesota captive bird facilities, imprisoning native and naturalized birds. All of these animals can survive and rewild."

https://unsalted.noblogs.org/post/2023/09/29/list-of-captive-bird-facilities-in-minnesota-compiled-and-leaked/

#Minnesota #AnimalLiberation

Twin Cities Geek :1up:
4 days ago

Celebrate the onset of spooky season with free tickets to see Werewolf by Night with Michael Giacchino's score performed live by the #Minnesota Orchestra! #MNastodon https://twincitiesgeek.com/2023/09/win-tickets-to-see-werewolf-by-night-with-live-music-by-the-minnesota-orchestra/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

gloom & rainbows
5 days ago

Morning :ablobcatcoffee:

New server, and looking to make new friends.

My name's Megan, originally from Minnesota but living in the UK which is now home. Always something in my mind and will post about it here. Hope you have a wonderful day!

Hobbies and hashtags below:
#knitting #music #cats #WomenInTech #WomenWhoCode #snow #minnesota #UK #reading #nature #cosy #introduction

Of course be sure to order the two different sets of free covid testing kits available from the federal and #Minnesota government:

https://special.usps.com/testkits

https://sayyeshometest.org/

Bryan Hansel
5 days ago

This is a friend's presentation.

Join Cook County artist and 2023 Art Colony Graham Resident, Neil Sherman, as he shares some of the places and spaces that have inspired and influenced him over his 18 years of living and painting in Cook County. This event and the Graham Studio Residency program receives 2023 funding from the Blandin Foundation’s Rural Boost grant.

Friday September 29th 5:30pm at Art Colony Studio 21 location. More details in the link: https://grandmaraisartcolony.org/event/18-years-of-plein-air-painting-in-cook-county/

#Minnesota

C_B
5 days ago

Waterfall Wednesday. #WaterfallWednesday #Minnesota

Blurred water going down a staircase falls. Green spruce trees frame the left side of the photo. Brown rock forms the bed of the river that the water flows over.
Michael Busch
5 days ago

School staff at a high school in a #TwinCities suburb found two guns students had brought to the school. The school's "school resource officer" didn't.

The district's response was to call for more cops at the school.

Require actual effective #GunControlNow instead, #Minnesota.

Minnesota Reformer
6 days ago

#Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said he joined the lawsuit because #Amazon shouldn’t get away with breaking the law simply because it’s “big and powerful.” https://minnesotareformer.com/briefs/minnesota-joins-ftc-16-other-states-in-lawsuit-against-amazon-for-alleged-monopolistic-practices/

TC Workers Defense Alliance
6 days ago

🔥 Workers at Seward Community #Coop in #Minneapolis #Minnesota have voted overwhelmingly to authorize an Unfair Labor Practices (ULP) strike.

These #union members of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 663 are demanding the #consumer #cooperative stand behind its talk about equity and support "our need to lift up our communities, our member-owners, and the hard work that we do to keep Seward Coop running."

https://www.ufcw663.org/blog/2023/09/26/ufcw-local-663-workers-authorize-ulp-strike-at-seward-community-coop/

Bryan Hansel
6 days ago

I had no idea that Grand Marais had one of those crazy Zillow homes.

#Minnesota

https://www.zillow.com/homes/1315-E-Highway-61-Grand-Marais,-MN-55604_rb/238975363_zpid/?

Of these two helicopters circling our neighborhood one is not showing up on radar at all and the other is showing up with "N/A" origin and destination.

Cool #government #transparency we have here in #Minnesota.

Steven Zekowski
6 days ago

@HelenBranswell
Thanks. I’ve been wondering why #HealthPartners, 1 of #minnesota’s largest #healthcare systems still doesn’t have new #CovidVaccine (nor did #CostcoPharmacy when I checked couple of days ago).

Raymond Scott Pert
1 week ago

#Minnesota's Would-Be Head of Cannabis Regulation Quits Amid Reports She Sold Illegal Products

> “I have never knowingly sold any noncompliant product, and when I became aware of them I removed the products from inventory,” Dupree said in a statement Friday.

> “However, it has become clear that I have become a distraction that would stand in the way of the important work that needs to be done,” she added.
https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2023-09-23/minnesotas-would-be-head-of-cannabis-regulation-quits-amid-reports-she-sold-illegal-products #Cannabis

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Jim Mone
FILE - Marijuana plants grow at a lab in Cottage Grove, Minn., June 17, 2015. The recently appointed director of Minnesota’s new marijuana regulatory agency, Erin Dupree, has resigned amid reports that she sold illegal cannabis products in the state. Her role as the state's first director of the Office of Cannabis Management would have begun on Oct. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)JIM MONE
Laffy
2 weeks ago

Via Roger Parloff:

It's striking that in specifying the hardest issues it wants briefed in the case to disqualify Trump from ballot as an insurrectionist, the #Minnesota supreme court asks only about procedural/technical issues. That #Trump "engaged in insurrection" is virtually a given. #legal #14thAmendment

3L Petitioners shall file a brief addressing the following legal issues: (1) justiciability, including standing and ripeness; and (2) the legal construction of Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment, including but not limited to (a) whether Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment 1s self-executing; (b) whether Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment operates to preclude a person from being President of the United States; and (c) whether Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment applies to a person who has previously taken an oath as President of the United States. The brief must be served and filed on or before Wednesday, October 4, 2023.
Tim Erickson, @stpaultim
2 weeks ago

Classic drone photo showing hints of fall colors.

#Drones4Fun #Minnesota #LandscapePhotography #MNastodon #DronePhotography

Aerial photo of a large swamp with patches of forest that are just showing signs of fall colors. In the swamp is a long creek with several sets of vehical tracks running along the creek. Sky is mostly blue with scattered clouds.
Laffy
2 weeks ago

Via Zoe Tillman:

#Minnesota Supreme Court sets arguments for Nov. 2 in one of the early cases challenging #Trump's eligibility to appear on 2024 ballots under the #14thAmendment's insurrection disqualification: #legal https://assets.bwbx.io/documents/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/r7QLwhbTYAjA/v0

DoomsdaysCW
2 weeks ago

Judge dismisses #pipeline #protest charges against 3 #Native women

Kirsti Marohn
Brainerd, #Minnesota
September 18, 2023 3:45 PM

"Opponents of the #Line3 oil pipeline are celebrating an Aitkin County judge’s decision to dismiss charges against three Native women related to a 2021 protest.

"Activists #WinonaLaDuke, #TaniaAubid and #DawnGoodwin helped lead rallies as #Enbridge began work on a new #OilPipeline across northern Minnesota more than two years ago.

"The charges against them stemmed from a rally on Jan. 9, 2021, when a large group gathered at a pipeline construction site near the #MississippiRiver in Aitkin County. 

"The opponents, who called themselves #WaterProtectors carried signs and walked down a county road. Some Native women danced in jingle dresses, a healing tradition.

"Some group members later moved to another Aitkin County location, where they walked along U.S. Highway 169 and refused to leave a Line 3 construction site.

"LaDuke, Goodwin and Aubid were not arrested on Jan. 9. Authorities charged them weeks later by summons after identifying them in social media posts. They faced gross misdemeanor charges of trespassing and harassment, as well as misdemeanor unlawful assembly and public nuisance.

"A jury trial was scheduled to begin this week. But in a forceful opinion filed Sept. 14, District Court Judge Leslie Metzen dismissed all the charges.

"Metzen’s order noted the government’s historical mistreatment of #Indigenous people.

"'In the last 20 years I have come to a broader understanding of what we, the now dominant culture, did to try to eradicate our indigenous neighbors,' she wrote. 'We moved them by force and power and violence off the land where they lived for thousands of years. To make peace, we signed treaties with them that promised many things they never received.'

"Metzen wrote that she finds it 'within the furtherance of justice' to protect the defendants who were peacefully protesting to protect the land addressed in those treaties.

"She wrote that as respected members of #Anishinaabe tribes, LaDuke, Aubid and Goodwin were exercising their #FreeSpeech rights and #spiritual beliefs, including 'their heartfelt belief that the waters of Minnesota need to be protected from damage that could result from the #pipeline.'

'To criminalize their behavior would be the crime,' she added."

Read more:
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2023/09/18/judge-dismisses-pipeline-protest-charges-against-3-native-women

#IndigenousNews #LaDuke #StopEnbridge #NoLine3 #Proestors #ClimateActivists #Fascism #WaterIsLife #RespectTheTreaties

Tim Erickson, @stpaultim
2 weeks ago

Twin Cities Drupal Camp has our annual camp party at an art studio called the House of Balls.

It's a great venue and a great party. I took this photo with my Drone.

https://www.houseofballs.com/

#Drones4Fun #TCDC #TCDrupal #Drupal #Minneapolis #Minnesota #HouseOfBalls

An old gas station is decorated colorfully with with lights and lettering that spells out "House of Balls"
Bryan Hansel
2 weeks ago

It costs $7 to reserve a $23 campsite at a Minnesota State Park. The reservation system is run by a private company. I can only disagree with something so much and this has my maximum disagreement.

#Minnesota

Tim Erickson, @stpaultim
2 weeks ago

These critters were very curious about the drone.

#Drones4Fun #Minnesota #MNastodon #NaturePhotography #darktable

In some open water in the midst of a large swamp two Swans are looking directly at and swimming towards the camera. A Canadian Goose swims nearby.
Tim Erickson, @stpaultim
2 weeks ago

Another photo taken at Twin Cities Drupal Camp.

#TCDrupal #Drones4Fun #Minneapolis #Minnesota #MNastodon

Minneapolis skyline around dusk, including the Vikings stadium.
IT News
3 weeks ago

Calif. passes strongest right-to-repair bill yet, requiring 7 years of parts - Enlarge (credit: iFixit)

California, the home to many of tech'... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1968123 #righttorepair #california #minnesota #newyork #repair #apple #tech

Tim Erickson, @stpaultim
3 weeks ago

Another drone photo of the old iron ore mine site.

#Drones4Fun #Cuyuna #Minnesota #MNastodon #DronePhotography

Looking straight down at an old mine site. We see the roof of a mid sized building on the left. The foundation of another building on the right and near the bottom center we are looking down a tall smoke stack.
Tim Erickson, @stpaultim
3 weeks ago

I'll be presenting a session on upgrading from Drupal 7 to Backdrop CMS at Twin Cities Drupal Camp on Friday at 11:00pm (Central). I look forward to seeing you there.

#Drupal #BackdropCMS #TCDC #TwinCities #Minnesota #OpenSourceCMS

https://2023.tcdrupal.org/schedule/day-2

Tim Erickson, @stpaultim
3 weeks ago

It's football season in the United States and this is what at looks like at high schools across the nation on Friday night.

Archive: https://dronetim.simplo.site/

#Drones4Fun #Minnesota #Cuyuna #Football

Aerial view of a high school football field with several hundred fans in the bleachers. Woods in foreground and a lake in the background. Field lights are on, but it's still daylight.
Ang Black
3 weeks ago

#Minnesota THC beverage company co-founder sees Black ownership in the #marijuana business as social justice issue | MPR News

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2023/08/31/minnesota-thc-beverage-company-cofounder-sees-black-ownership-in-the-marijuana-business

> #TwinCities-based #Plift makes a #THC beverage to compete with similar drinks sold by alcohol companies

@BlackMastodon@chirp.social
@blackmastodon@a.gup.pe
#BlackMastodon
#BlackFriday

Todd Harris
‘Easier to get alcohol than a square meal’

The negative impact of alcohol on communities of color, and in particular the Black community, is well-documented.

According to the American Psychological Association, African Americans drink less, start drinking later and abuse alcohol less frequently than other races and cultures. However Black people suffer from more negative consequences of alcohol use, including more injuries and illnesses. More potent forms of alcohol, such as malt liquor and 40oz beers have historically been marketed disproportionately to Black communities. 

“In communities of color,” Harris goes on, “it’s easier for people to get their hands on alcohol and poison than it is to get their hands on a square meal.”

So he and his partner Glenn McElfresh, both fans of cannabis, decide to make what they think of as a “viable alternative” to alcohol, one arguably with fewer negative consequences.
Tom Resing
3 weeks ago

RT https://social.coop/@chrisod@fosstodon.org/110974345292284169: Trust me on this. You absolutely want to spend 10 minutes reading about this random pedestrian bridge in Minnesota.

https://tylervigen.com/the-mystery-of-the-bloomfield-bridge

#bridge #bridges #highways #civilenginerring #history #Minnesota

> Great work of non-fiction! We'd all be better served by reading some more 9th grader essays. Love the story. The best part was that I enjoyed it while skimming. Totally scannable for a massive research project. More PhD's should publish pieces like this!

Bryan Hansel
3 weeks ago

The sunrise turns the western sky pink above these bluffs in northern Minnesota.

Usually the fall color doesn't start for another week or two, but the drought has caused the maple to start turning already.

#Photography #sunrise #Minnesota #LandscapePhotography

The sunrise turns the western sky pink above a bluff covered with red maple trees. There are fir and spruce on the bottom framing the shot
Bryan Hansel
4 weeks ago

Sunrise over Lake Superior

#Photography #Minnesota #LakeSuperior

Sunrise over Lake Superior with a moored sailboat on the calm lake. Seen through a triangle shaped hole in a rock.
Ben Maas
4 weeks ago

It will be very interesting how aquifers react to and change because of geothermal systems injecting warm or cold water into the aquifer.

Ecosystems at springs and cave systems have evolved to survive and thrive in specific conditions. Changing the temperature of the groundwater could impact the animals living there. Injection of hot water into the environment is an example of thermal pollution.

But, yay Rochester for stepping up to address climate change!

#Minnesota #ClimateChange #Water

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2023/09/05/rochester-bets-on-geothermal-to-power-a-green-future?fbclid=IwAR08I2HCBAW_gDOztEo-e725MdKXzzTylLu-a_drVlHOhurVMLIvFQvGJ4Q

Tim Erickson, @stpaultim
4 weeks ago

This is from the same lake/sunset I uploaded a few days ago.

I'd love to spend a week on this island all by myself. Undecided if I can do it without internet?

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It's sunset and we are looking over a very still lake with a small island in the middle. On the very small island is a small cabin that is almost as wide as the entire island. A boat makes a wake just behind the island.