Today, 65 years ago, #Prince Rogers Nelson was born in #Minneapolis, #Minnesota on Turtle Island. He became ̶o̶n̶e̶ ̶o̶f̶ the most talented musician and entertainer of our time! Although he had the right to retire today, he unfortunately died April 21th, 2016. 😢 #RIP
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#PrinceRogersNelson was born 65 years ago today in #Minneapolis, Minnesota, and would go on to inspire entire generations with his unparalleled musical excellence and fearlessly independent spirit.
"I'm a musician," he once said, "and I am music."
Minnehaha Falls, Mpls., Minn. What one does with an hour to kill. Taken May 3 at about 1 pm. For many, not an optimal time, light wise. But why not? I wrote some words on that thought; link in bio.
Camera: 1948 Pacemaker Speed Graphic 4x5
Lens: Graflex Optar WA 90mm with orange (G) filter.
Film: Ilford HP5
Exposure: f22, 1 second
I’m moving here from another Mastodon server that’s closing down, so I thought I’d introduce myself! I’m not big on social media, so I probably won’t post here often.
If you still don't know what's up, let me direct you to a couple places to start, both from Black faculty in the University of Minnesota School of #PublicHealth (one of whom is me).
Some people say anarchist gatherings can be chaotic. And how do anarchists get anything done without a set of rules to adhere to, anyway? Well, let's check in on the Minneapolis Democratic Party endorsing conventions today...
Ward 5: Literally was cancelled because one candidate made up zillions of false delegates and nobody knew what to do
Ward 10: One candidate's supporters rushed the stage as another candidate was about to speak, leading to fights and the entire building being cleared by police...
...ok let's not check in on this any more actually ¯_(ツ)_/¯
I am still thinking about this this morning bc it’s fucking hilarious to see all these local dem socialists outraged over people shutting down their political convention who also shrug their shoulders and say “hmm, people’s homes being bulldozed? More funding more cops? There’s nothing we can do” and then go back to campaigning for the party and the system responsible for this
All this is happening right next to the fenced-off #Minnesota state land where the Wall of Forgotten Natives encampment achieved such prominence that #Minneapolis was briefly compelled to help unhoused indigenous people.
I have lots of high res pics of the #Minneapolis cops and public works committing this basic human rights abuse (because, and i quote one of them, "everywhere in the country is doing it") if anyone wants to go through them (no posting unhoused people) let me know.
Go up this thread to the picture of "NEVER HOMELESS BEFORE 1492" on the chainlink fence blocking off the stretch of exceedingly unused land that hosted enough unhoused Natives to at one time force #Minneapolis, #Hennepin, and #Minnesota to act.
See what i posted in 2019 also further up this thread. There is infinite and instant capacity to respond and coordinate to deny people a chance to stay alive in #Minneapolis — but to provide housing? Hell, a legal right to use any forsaken piece of land in this cruel city? No chance.
🎧 #CocoAndBreezy are #Brooklyn-based twin sisters from #Minneapolis. I knew about their fashion designs—shoes and shades that celebs (Prince, Lady Gaga, Nicki Minaj) love(d).
#Defected streamed their set of #house music this spring, and I met them as producer/DJs. ❤️
"We are all about good energy and bringing that vibe - it's what we do ... We love house music, R&B, and pop, and Afro-Latino grooves are a part of our DNA,”
(1 of 2) #art / #history: i (stupid) wanted to keep it simple but there's something about prince rogers nelson (who died #otd in 2016) that pushed me towards excess - &, despite its critical roasting, i've always loved 'under the cherry moon'. prince in the south of france surrounded by delicious deco details? yes, please. if you know him at all, you'll understand why he still inspires such passionate tributes. #prince#mastoArt#music#minneapolis#vegan
I'm Andy. I live in the suburbs around #Minneapolis with my wife and our cat.
Professionally, I work in software #appsec - see my other account @andytinkham for that.
Outside of work, I read a lot - mostly #scifi and #fantasy. . I enjoy making #cocktails at home I'm a huge fan of Japanese-style logic #puzzles and the occasional word puzzle.
I've been a landscape photographer & will share photos from time to time, too!
A little-known multi-agency drug war group runs thousands of #facialrecognition scans and other #surveillance operations. We found over 37,000 requests for support, connecting at least 233 #lawenforcement organizations in #Minnesota and beyond.
Civil rights advocates in MN foresaw this problem. Munira Mohamed @ ACLUMN advocated for banning facial recognition in Mpls: “If you pass a local law curtailing police abuse, how do you know they can’t skirt around that with the help of another agency?” #minneapolis#minneapolispolice#aclu#civilliberties
Croissant Sheet (Every Row of Data is a Pastry) (docs.google.com)
I've been trying to find the best almond croissant in the Twin Cities
Jim Rich goes 1-on-1 with Vikings RB Alexander Mattison (www.youtube.com)
Sunday night on Fox 9 Sports Now, Jim Rich went 1-on-1 with Alexander Mattison during Vikings OTAs last week.