https://www.mprnews.org/story/2024/05/07/a-year-after-minnesota-became-a-trans-refuge-transplants-make-themselves-at-home

#minnesota

A year after Minnesota became a trans refuge, ‘transplants’ make themselves at home

Last year, DFL lawmakers adopted legal protections for those seeking gender-affirming care in the state and those who provide it. Hundreds have made the move as a result.

© Malcolm T. Liepke;
#art #arte #painting #peinture #minnesota #usa

My legs are brighter than the noontime sun on the 4th of July and my cargo shorts are the single least flattering sort of pants one might wear. I will not let this stop me today.

And lo these many close-toed sandals later, I have completed the dreaded and wholly unholy trifecta of MN dad gear in springtime.

#minnesota #spring

https://toot.cat/@mlibby/112265491254737489

R. W. Lindholm Service Station, 202 Cloquet Ave, Cloquet, Minnesota (US) - Conçu par Frank Lloyd Wright

#franklloydwright #gasstation #minnesota

I had never heard of repair café before, but I wish we had one here in #Minnesota. They look pretty cool.

#repaircafe #fixyourstuff

#xkcd: #Minnesota

https://xkcd.com/2887/

Minnesota

#Minnesota #squishy #supple #xkcd

https://www.si.com/nfl/vikings/news/vikings-part-ways-head-athletic-trainer-uriah-myrie

#america #football #minnesota #vikings

https://www.startribune.com/recycling-real-twin-cities-minnesota-ad-campaign-dragon-unicorn/600336731/

#minnesota #plastic #recycling

Recycling is real, Twin Cities counties tell residents in new ad campaign

Six metro area counties have launched a whimsical campaign to bust myths about recycling ending up in a landfill.

Meanwhile in #Minneapolis #Minnesota…

https://www.startribune.com/cougar-spotted-in-lowry-hill-neighborhood-of-minneapolis/600324565/

Cougar spotted in Lowry Hill neighborhood of Minneapolis

This marks only the second time a cougar has been spotted in Hennepin County since 2004.

I guess I didn’t realize how good we have it in #Minnesota. Bike lanes tend to be plentiful, wide, and safe.

https://momentummag.com/worst-bike-lanes/

The latest list of worst bike lanes on the planet as submitted by our readers

Fasten your helmets and saddle up for a tour of the worst bike lanes on the planet from the absurd to the downright dangerous

#indigenous

#Minnesota

#reparations

(https://apnews.com/article/minnesota-native-american-land-back-b09c0dc8dd6289a1545684e04599f94f)

Want a model on how to govern, Democrats? Look to Minnesota’s miracle.

The avalanche of progressive legislation that the state’s two-vote Democratic majority in the Minnesota House and one-vote advantage in the state Senate have enacted this year is a wonder to behold.

https://wapo.st/3Cb6xAr

#minnesota #ftw

Opinion | Want a model on how to govern, Democrats? Look to Minnesota’s miracle.

Democrats in the state are showing how to get a progressive agenda done.

Where New York #Democrats generally win easily, and so the Democratic establishment focuses above all on maintaining its control of the party machine and associated patronage, #Minnesota Democrats have to actually represent their constituents. It turns out when a political party has a coherent agenda that it actually tries to carry out, it can get a lot done.

https://prospect.org/politics/2023-05-22-new-minnesota-vikings/

The New Minnesota Vikings

Progressives in the North Star State have racked up a remarkable set of victories.

It took forty-five minutes to clear the driveway this morning, typically a twenty minute job with the snowblower. Soon they’ll plow the road and I can put in another fifteen minutes moving that. #mnweather #minnesota #whydoilivehere

Xcel Energy Shuts Down #Minnesota Nuclear Plant After Second Leak of Radioactive Tritium

Minnesota’s largest electric utility has temporarily shut down the Monticello nuclear power plant after reporting radioactive tritium was released into the surrounding groundwater near the Mississippi River. It’s the second such spill reported by Xcel Energy since November. Minnesota’s Pollution Control Agency reports the plant’s shutdown caused a massive die-off of fish due to a change in water temperature in the #Mississippi.

#NuclearEnergy #NuclearSafety #NuclearLeak #US #Environment #Pollution #safety
https://www.democracynow.org/2023/3/28/headlines/xcel_energy_shuts_down_minnesota_nuclear_plant_after_second_leak_of_radioactive_tritium

Xcel Energy Shuts Down Minnesota Nuclear Plant After Second Leak of Radioactive Tritium

Minnesota’s largest electric utility has temporarily shut down the Monticello nuclear power plant after reporting radioactive tritium was released into the surrounding groundwater near the Mississippi River. It’s the second such spill reported by...

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/22/reader-center/in-duluth-real-estate-collides-with-climate.html

#duluth #minnesota

This hit close to home – literally. Spatial disorientation results in an overspeed, and the pilot’s attempt to recover actually folded the wings and tail of the airplane up like the covers of a book.

https://www.planeandpilotmag.com/news/the-latest/2023/03/23/ntsb-finds-cause-of-mooney-structural-failure-crash/

#aviation #minnesota #Victoria

NTSB Finds Cause of Mooney Structural Failure Crash

The NTSB has released its final report on the August 7, 2021, crash of a Mooney M20 in Victoria, Minnesota, that killed three.

That’s a pretty good start, actually.

https://www.startribune.com/minnesotas-greenhouse-gas-emissions-show-steep-drop/600248025/

#minnesota #climate

Minnesota's greenhouse gas emissions show steep drop

The disruption of the pandemic may have contributed to that decline, but officials said the factors go beyond that.

Looks like we had about 60% voter turnout here in #Minnesota. Glad to see blue victories for Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, my own (new to me) congressional district, and a Minnesota Senate majority. The elections remain safe and secure (hooray for paper ballots!), with the folks observing the proceedings (Republicans and Democrats) observing no shenanigans. Hopefully those conspiracy theories are quashed.