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| 20.6.20 13:58 |  |  | So much Rochester on the surface until you dig deep into the "Likes" which seem to originate a whole lot more Bangladesh and India than Rochester. Also, their username starts with "sagar.m" which is a bit of a departure from "Ellissa Phillips" |
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| 19.6.20 18:20 | |  | Andy told me there was NEW DR PEPPER so I picked up a couple sale bottles at Speedway - it's...fine? Not very different from the regular stuff but just a hint of extra vanilla in the aftertaste. Of course I love all Dr Pepper so ten thumbs up |
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| 19.6.20 17:59 | |  | YES |
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| 19.6.20 13:12 | |  | You think they'll moderate my comment? |
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| 19.6.20 10:33 | |  | Photo |
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| 19.6.20 10:16 | | Stolen from Anna P's wall. It's too good for me to change any of it:
Happy Freedom Day. Juneteenth 2020
Liberation from slavery reached slaves on Texas plantations 155 years ago today.
It took another century! Another 100 years would pass before the passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965, which directed the attny general to enforce the right to vote for a African Americans.
In 2020 we are still fighting to free Black Americans from systemic persecution by our own American police officers. When violent & murderous actions are undertaken by police against their BIPOC citizens, the crimes often go un-prosecuted or the officer’s actions are found to be protected under the law.
I will fight not only for equality but also against racism. I will always rail against the repression of the many by the few. I will be a part of Tear down white supremacy. |
| 18.6.20 17:03 |
 | Swarm says it's national sushi 🣠day. But there will be no sushi for this boy on this day. 😠|
| 18.6.20 11:22 | |  | I played Pokémon Smile, the exciting game of tooth brushing. I think it didn't like:
•my electric toothbrush
•my facial hair
•my age probably being 40-45 years above their target
I still got this photo for my troubles, tho |
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| 16.6.20 18:00 | | Has it been four since the first tubing trip? Suddenly, I'm hungry for corn... waaaaaah |
| 16.6.20 17:45 | |  | I got my Partition LP!! SO PRETTY |
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| 16.6.20 14:36 | | https://mixcloud.com/kfaiFMradio/the-dollar-bin-075 |
| 15.6.20 11:02 | | Video |
| 14.6.20 14:38 | | Copied and pasted (and maybe a few typos corrected because obviously I can't help myself)
Imagine: It's 2025. (Hey, imagine it's 2021!)
You're getting pulled over. A community representative approaches to let you know you have a taillight out. They don't need your license and registration, they don't write you a fix-it ticket. You're back on the road in less than five minutes. You swing by the store and grab a new light, not because you're afraid of what the city will do to you, but because you respect your community and know that having all your lights working is part of the driving privilege.
Your neighbors got into a loud spat a few weeks ago and without fear or hesitation, called a domestic assistance number. A counselor arrived and was able to talk the couple down and suggest solutions for their disagreement. No one was hurt, the kids participated in the discussion, and it's been quiet ever since.
Your friend has been struggling with addiction and you fear they might be a danger to themselves or others. You call a substance abuse specialist and they talk you through ways to help your friend get treatment. They offer to send an agent out to speak with your friend directly and provide information on harm reduction centers in your area.
Black and brown people are no longer being exploited through tickets and fines to pay for police. Trust is slowly being fostered in the community.
Teachers are being paid a living wage and students are being given more time, attention, and education. Books are up to date and classrooms are optimized to keep up with technology.
Trump is out of office.
It’s been a very long time since the name of a murdered black person was used as a hashtag.
Casual racism is no longer tolerated. The KKK has been classified as a terrorist organization. The Confederate flag isn't flown and has been removed from any official state flags or insignia. Most Confederate monuments have been taken down and placed in storage or museums.
You trust the investigation force to deal with crime the same way you trust firefighters to put out fires.
That's what "defund the police" looks like.
What we've seen in the last few weeks shows how overreaching and power-drunk many officers are. We asked too much of them and then called them heroes despite evidence to the contrary. We let them think that they could get away with anything, including murder.
It's time for change. |
| 12.6.20 15:54 | |  | I love love! Happy Loving Day! |
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| 12.6.20 15:27 | | Did I ever tell you about the time I left so many "this is spam" comments on a Facebook event, Facebook rate-limited ME and told me to stop spamming? |
| 12.6.20 13:49 |
 | Here's the text of the unanimous resolution from the City Council looking to put the eggs into a "Department of Community Safety" basket. I'm back to being skeptical as the old libertarian in me sees "more government!" and that always makes me wary. Anyway it looks like they're going to take a year (EDIT: More like 13½ months) so you can put away your panicky tweets and hot takes about nobody answering 911 for all those theoretical real-time robberies going on (hint hint to my friends thousands of miles away who think they know anything about what's going on in Minneapolis) - good news is by the time that year is up, we'll all still have a few months to think about voting in a new city council if this one can't get it done. Defund the police! Black lives matter!
https://lims.minneapolismn.gov/Download/File/3806/Transforming%20Community%20Safety%20Resolution.pdf |
| 12.6.20 12:53 | | Video |
| 10.6.20 08:57 | | Ian doesn't even USE Facebook! |
| 9.6.20 17:04 |
 | Thanks to everybody who dropped me a Facebook status, Messenger, WhatsApp, Instagram, LINE, text OR actually tried calling me (but had to leave voicemail, unless you were my parents) to congratulate me on staying alive another year! I spent the entire 24 hours of the 7th in complete isolation... which totally sucked! But it did give me plenty of time to get back to all of you online. I have some photos of some presents but they're on the phone and I'm on the laptop. Normally I'd ask you to make a donation to the Michael J. Fox foundation and help get Parkinson's disease cured but so many better places to share your money have made themselves known over the past two weeks; I hope you've already been generously throwing what you can their way and will continue to do so. OH that reminds me - I think during my recent rash of ... let's call it "enhanced advocacy," I've only seen a grand total of ONE unFriending. I can't even say for sure that it coincides with me saying anything! I'd like to think this speaks as much to the fact that you aren't really surprised about what I've been saying, I'm somehow staying reasonably consistent as an entity over the course of the past ... let's say five years, and you still don't mind being my Friend as a result, even if we disagree. Either that, or Facebook has successfully algorithm'd me out of your life and you're not gonna read THIS either. Either way, quality friending and I'm very thankful to all of you.
I *will* make one tiny birthday request if you're still looking for one to fulfill - every week I play records for an hour for a KFAI web-exclusive show called Dollar Bin. I think you might find it interesting and would love if you'd give it a listen and tell me what you think!
Thank you once again, one and all - I can't wait to flirt all over you in person whenever it turns out we can be together again.
Please keep in mind that NEXT year I'm 50... so please reserve the date now. There'll be SOMETHING. There's GOTTA be.
I love you!
Black lives matter! |
| 9.6.20 11:00 | |  | Life event: Ordained by the Universal Life Church - Rev. CRZ at your service (or, okay, "Reverend Zim") |
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| 7.6.20 17:48 |
| Whoa, happy birthday to me! FOX 9 is reporting that nine council members support defunding and replacing the MPD. That's a veto-proof majority. (The mayor has gone back into hiding.)
https://www.fox9.com/news/majority-of-minneapolis-councilmembers-announce-support-for-ending-citys-relationship-with-mpd |
| 7.6.20 05:04 |
 | If I read my timezones right, there's a ZOOBOMBS concert starting RIGHT NOW...if only I stay awake
EDIT: Moostop is playing with them for the first time in seven years!!
https://youtu.be/M4pjZYR6Jh4 |
| 6.6.20 19:35 | |  | Allison and I usually grab Uptown birthday freebies but this year there's no chance for Up/Down, moto-i and so forth. I still didn't want to break my string of being with friends during my official yearly rollover so we got together with Danielle and a bit of thunder for a socially distant exchange of gifts and catch-em-up from the past three months (not to mention the past two weeks!) Official scoring now says I have 49 laps complete at 03:35 CEST! #lap50 #hownifty #geminis |
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| 6.6.20 15:22 |
 | Gotta love Blancmange - they just keep crankin' 'em out
https://open.spotify.com/album/7fHvPD89KIxAGsn5yLyuwZ?si=i8cHNmO0STeaWp8mJA6P0A |
| 5.6.20 11:20 | |  | RIP Rupert Hine
Howard Jones on Twitter: "Rupert Hine ....An extraordinary man and one of my dearest longtime friends, my music mentor and producer, passed away in the early hours of this morning. I’m so fortunate to have spent a precious hour with him Tuesday. I will be writing about him on FB soon... luvya Roop !!" |
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| 5.6.20 11:08 | | "Using your white privilege to overshadow the voices of those fighting against systematic racism does not make you clever, it makes you a prick" (Amii Illustrates) |
| 5.6.20 11:07 | | Hat tip Vanessa |
| 5.6.20 09:35 | | DESPIERTA |
| 5.6.20 09:27 | |  | Happy Birthday to Allison Anne! |
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| 4.6.20 23:44 |
 | Pretty effing proud of KFAI *and* La Raza!
KFAI - Fresh Air Community Radio - 90.3 FM HD
La Raza 95.7 FM
http://mspmag.com/arts-and-culture/la-raza-radio-is-back-on-twin-cities-airways/ |
| 4.6.20 17:01 | |  | I know I say this every four years but there is no finer place to renew your license than the Roseville License Center - especially now that they only take appointments! I sprung for the Enhanced ID but, embarrassingly, had to call my parents as I didn't know the city in which either of them were born and apparently that's important for one of the forms. |
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| 4.6.20 15:02 | | Jamez and friends are sharing some music tonight. Jamez is my #1 selector AND NEVER plays online, so this is a real treat! Be ready to donate if you are able and I'll see you in the Twitch chat! |
| 4.6.20 14:31 | | #tbt Quite possibly the ugliest baby I've ever seen |
| 4.6.20 09:02 | |  | Good morning! Not only has Facebook decided to show me your statuses from LAST WEEK, they also decided I'd be interested in this ad. I mean, they did get me to show it to you, but that's more for the picture of the kid... |
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| 2.6.20 23:21 | |  | No, they're not |
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| 2.6.20 21:21 |
| Cam Gordon: https://www.facebook.com/270774576877599/posts/619144228707297/ |
| 1.6.20 15:51 |
| Curfew in MPLS/StP/ROS
now from 10 to 4
tonight and Tuesday night |
| 1.6.20 15:33 |
 | Like clockwork - June 1 to October 1 |
| 1.6.20 10:10 | |  | This URL is so comical I can't even bring myself to blur it out - well done, "Mildred Banks" |
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| 1.6.20 10:04 | | Wow, it's like watching the Hex slowly implode a second time |
| 31.5.20 14:47 | |  | I haven't felt like looking it up until now but now I'm kinda glad I did - it's always nice to see Closer Weekly featuring a cover subject who is still amongst the living |
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| 30.5.20 17:42 | | Gotta say SOMETHING.
I took a drive to Roseville and Maplewood to do a really unimportant Amazon return and grab some supplies. I saw some national guard vehicles coming the other way on 280, but only a few. On my way back I diverted to Uptown to help move some friends to safer spaces. We took Hennepin down past Lake and marveled at the plywood, but were relieved to see that everything had also been cleaned up by so many good neighbours. Just so I could see it for myself, I took the slow way home from Uptown and went back up Lyndale towards 35W. You could call it the plywood district now. I hated to laugh at the ALREADY BEEN ROBBED graffiti but it was all I could do. As I got closer to my home, I don't know *why* I was surprised, but I still was surprised to see plywood all over Stadium Village as if a hurricane was coming. The Fresh Thyme was boarded up AND closed. Same with the Speedway. Then, I was surprised by what WASN'T boarded up. I'm still far enough off University that I feel relatively safe, but if somehow houses start becoming targets, who can say? I remain ready to drop everything and run to Cedar & Riverside but I think there will already be enough good people there and I won't be needed. If ANY of you feel unsafe, I have no problems sacrificing my nearly 15 year old car to bust you out. Tonight I'm on Messenger, Signal, WhatsApp, LINE, Signal and if you got some other app lemme know and I'll download THAT one too. Let's hope there isn't an invasion tonight but let's be ready if there is. Let's hope there isn't a war tonight but let's be prepared for one. Let's get through this storm. Let's keep our eyes on what's happening in front of us but let's also keep our eyes on what needs to change for a better future. Black lives matter. Keep wearing your masks and washing your hands. I love you all. |
| 30.5.20 16:23 |
| From Cam Gordon: https://www.facebook.com/CamA.Gordon/posts/10157825147589017 |
| 30.5.20 12:40 | | Just woke up. If anybody needs a ride anywhere, I'm at your service!
(Preferably TO safety and not AWAY from it, but....you're the boss)
(I have a mask for you if you don't have one) |
| 29.5.20 21:55 |
| I'm too lazy to play my own records tonight so I'm going to let KFAI decide for me. In two hours, a special four hour block of metal will air during the "True Brit!" and "Shadow Planet" slots. I'm already hanging out on the KFAI Discord (https://kfai.org/chat) if you wanna chat - you don't HAVE to listen to the music, but you'll have the chance to! There's a livestream available in the chat. No matter what, have a good night... and "see" you tomorrow. |
| 29.5.20 15:50 |
 | REPROGRAM 008 AMBIENT: https://www.mixcloud.com/kfaiFMradio/reprogram-008-ambient/ |
| 29.5.20 15:38 |
| Curfew in Minneapolis (EDIT: and St Paul) (EDIT: and Roseville!) from 8 to 6 tonight and tomorrow. Everybody stay safe. (I'll still try to come get you 24/7 if you need me.) |
| 29.5.20 10:19 | | No escape in Florida
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/crime/os-ne-george-floyd-derek-chauvin-orange-county-house-20200529-wacqubxih5fd7edy2n5p2kbr5i-story.html |
| 27.5.20 23:25 | | From Aurora Sandelands: https://www.facebook.com/aurorasandelands/posts/1387633211447752 |
| 27.5.20 22:04 | |  | I've been nominated by Rissy Bird to post 10 favorite albums of all time in 10 days, in no particular order. Guidelines are only the albums that have deeply impacted me. Only the cover with no explanation and to nominate a friend to do the same every day.
I break chains, baby, but nominate yourself if you somehow haven't done this already. This is my second time around so without completely violating the "no explanation" rules, I'll just say this set of ten has deeply impacted me in a slightly different way. (10 of 10) |
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