Swedish food experts come to Minnesota to study old techniques and recipes because they have survived longer here than in Sweden www.startribune.com/spicy-food-m...

What’s behind the stereotype that Minnesotans don’t like spicy food?

Conventional wisdom holds that many of the state’s residents just can’t handle the heat.

also that's why Trump et al are specifically picking on Haitians

KMkevinmkruse.bsky.socialOct 13, 2024 2:10pm

There’s long been a phenomenon of Latino immigrants who came here legally resenting those who did not, but if they think the Trump Mass Deportation Purge will see them as distinct groups they’re in for a brutally rude awakening.

The internet *once* had a spot where a bunch of usually supportive meatheads would occasionally go into weeks-long holy wars over how many days there are in a week. Whether it's worth inventing a machine to ask gorillas what their strength secrets are. Whether you could eat primate kibble feed.

The thing about Clark Kent being an old fashioned Kansas farm boy is that Kansas used to be a hotbed of progressivism and solidarity politics (it’s kind of how the state got founded)

YRyoshimired.bsky.socialOct 8, 2024 4:04am

theyve been doing superman dirty for so long now. in these early stories he's stalking corrupt lobbyists and businessmen and threatening to beat them to death if they don't sign up for the New Deal it's awesome

Godsmack, Hooty and the Blowfish, Destiny’s Child, Kiss en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockin'...

Master class in passive voice.

The puppy doesn’t so much like me as see me as a source of salt after I workout.

Met with a cadet from my hometown. They gave us the unofficial tour and are doing great things now. It’s a really nice area and I’d love to visit again.

I’m thinking of a different spot out in town. Went down that way for a conference in college and haven’t been on base since then.