Technically a millennial. Former MN DFL and YDA party officer. Generalist. Ex-CS/Econ student. Fan of RPGs, linguistics, tokusatsu, cats. they/them or he/him
Burnsville, MN
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You can actually see the exact moment at the 32 second mark where his brain catches up with him and he realizes he said that out loud, it’s incredible
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Good news, Minnesotans! Starting this Thursday, July 31, the Consumer Data Privacy Act (MCDPA) goes into effect to help safeguard your data and right to privacy.
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Pretty long moment, IMO, most of my life. Though I agree there is some kind of upswing lately
Yuen: From bubble tea to blind boxes, Asian pop culture is having a moment in Minnesota startribune.com/yuen-from-bu…
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I once attempted to publish a breaking news story and found out that I had sent it live without including the body of the article.
It was posted to social media, people argued for and against the headline, not a single person noticed there was no actual story.
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My favorite is this moth (Macrocilix maia) with a representation of two red-eyed flies eating bird poop on its back. It also smells bad, like bird poop.
In what may be one of Earth’s craziest forms of mimicry, researchers in 2023 reported a species of rove beetle that grows a termite puppet on its back to fool real termites into feeding it.
Learn more during #InsectWeek: scim.ag/40kQtbI
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Overall U.S. imports at -64% has got to be one of the most insane numbers in economic history.
I don't think people quite comprehend how disruptive that's going to be.
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We’ve actually lived in a Boomerocracy since the 50s, because there’s *so many Baby Boomers.* They’re a freakishly large cohort which warps everything around them.
When they were teenagers, youth issues dominated, when they were young adults, etc. and now elder issues dominate.
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the breathlessness of this post combined with what follows is hilarious
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Great thread. The lawmaker two-step is:
First, make your tax cut temporary so that it requires offset only up to the expiration date.
Next, cancel the expiration date - with no offsets of the extended cost - because "extending current policies doesn't count as a new tax cut."
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Somebody needs to gather all the nepo babies in a room and explain to them that nobody’s claiming they landed a particular role “just because” they’re whoever’s kid, we’re saying they *got the audition in the first place* because they’re whoever’s kid
Patrick Schwarzenegger Says ‘It’s Frustrating’ People Think He Got ‘White Lotus’ Role Due to Dad Arnold: ‘I’ve Had 10 Years of Acting Classes’ and ‘Hundreds of Rejected Auditions’
variety.com/2025/tv/news/pat…
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In every budget battle of the last 30 years, proposing cuts to cancer research and food safety was the moment Republicans lost
Draft Exec Order wld halve FDA staffing, slash NIH, eliminate CDC. WH being warned of impact on public health, biopharma industry, science. OPM back to work starts at FDA March 17. biocentury.com/article/65501…
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This you? 🥴
Effective immediately, the Department of Transportation will no longer participate in celebrations based on immutable traits or any other identity-based observances. These distractions do nothing to keep planes in the air, trains on the tracks, or ports and highways secure. In the wake of two devastating plane crashes, my focus is singular: enforcing the highest standards of safety and accountability. From now on, everyday of every month we celebrate transportation, beautiful infrastructure, and safety.