National Library Workers Day sign
Library workers are a special kind of civil servant. Our mandate is to give you and everyone else free access to some of the best things you can have: learning, self-enrichment, community, contemplation, fun, and simple peace and quiet. the best way to appreciate us is to come use us. 🙂 📚
Emergency rental assistance Minneapolis residents at risk of eviction can get help paying rent and utilities YOU CAN RECEIVE ASSISTANCE IF: • You live in Minneapolis. Your household income is at or below 30% of the area median income (AMI). You received a 30-day eviction notice from your landlord. ALREADY RECEIVED AN EVICTION COURT SUMMONS? If you already have an eviction court summons, start an application through one of the following: > Visit RentHelp Hennepin at renthelphennepin.hdsallita.com • or call Tenant Resource Connections, 612-767-9737 HOW TO APPLY Contact one of these organizations They will check if you qualify and help you start your application. Comunidades Latinas Unidas en Servicio (CLUES) Languages: English, Spanish • Call 612-243-0688 Email Housing@CLUES.org Visit https://clues.org Isuroon Languages: Arabic, English, French, Pashto/Dari, Somali Call 612-389-0679 Email Housing@lsuroon.org Visit https://isurron.org Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center (MIRC Languages: English, Ojibwe • Call 612-728-2000 ask for rent assistance Email cbaesler@miwrc.org Visit www.miwrc.org Tenant Resource Connections Languages: English, French, Russian, Somali, Spanish (interpretation available) Call 612-767-9737 Visit www.hennepincounty.gov/services/ assistance/housing/eviction-prevention Please note: Hennepin County manages this program. The City of Minneapolis cannot access the application system or help with applications. For more information, visit the City's website at: minneapolismn.gov/emergency-rent ‹ Scan the OR code to learn more For reasonable accommodations or alternative formats please contact Rental.Assistance@minneapolismn.gov. People who are deaf or hard of hearing can use a relay service to call 311 at 612-673-3000. Para ayuda, Ilame al 311. Rau kev pab, hu 311. Hadii aad caawimaad u baahantahay, wac 311.
Asistencia de emergencia para el alquiler Los residentes de Minneapolis en riesgo de desalojo pueden obtener ayuda para pagar el alquiler y los servicios públicos. USTED PUEDE RECIBIR ASISTENCIA SI: / Vive en Minneapolis. « Los ingresos de su hogar son iguales o inferiores al 30% del ingreso medio del área (AMI, por sus siglas en inglés). SI YA TIENE UNA CITACIÓN JUDICIAL DE DESALOJO, INICIE UNA SOLICITUD A TRAVÉS DE UNO DE LOS SIGUIENTES MEDIOS: > RentHelp Hennepin a renthelphennepin.hdsallita.com ( Conexiones de recursos para inquilinos, 612-767-9737 CÓMO HACER LA SOLICITUD Si necesita ayuda urgente para el alquiler, póngase en contacto con una de estas organizaciones. Comprobarán si cumple los requisitos y le ayudarán a iniciar su solicitud. Comunidades Latinas Unidas en Servicio (CLUES) Idiomas: inglés, español • Llame al 612-243-0688 * Envie un correo electrónico Housing@CLUES.org Visite el sitio web de CLUES https://clues.org Isuroon Idiomas: árabe, inglés, francés, pashto/dari, somalí 凶 Llame al 612-389-0679 Envie un correo electrónico Housing@Isuroon.org Visite el sitio web https://isurron.org Centro de Recursos para Mujeres Indígenas de Minnesota (MIRC) Idiomas: inglés, ojibwe • Llame al 612-728-2000 y solicite ayuda para el alquiler. 凶 Envie un correo electrónico cbaesler@miwrc.org Visite el sitio web de MIWRC www.miwrc.org Conexiones de recursos para inquilinos Idiomas: inglés, francés, ruso, somalí, español (servicio de interpretación disponible) Llame al 612-767-9737 Visite el sitio web del condado de Hennepin www.hennepincounty.gov/services/ assistance/housing/eviction-prevention
Kaalmada Kirada ee xaalada degdega ah Dadka dagan Minneapolis ee khatarta ugu jira in laga saaro guryaha waxay heli karaan caawimaada bixinta kirada iyo korontada. WAXAAD HELI KARTAA KAALMO HADDII: & Aad ku nooshahay Minneapolis. Dakhliga reerkaagu yahay ama ka hooseeyo 30% dakhliga dhexe ee deegaanka (AMI). Haddi aad hore u haysatey yeedhmo maxkamadeed oo guri saarid la xiriirta, ka billow codsiaa mid ka mid ah meelahaan soo socda: > RentHelp Hennepin renthelphennepin.hdsallita.com Tenant Resource Connections, 612-767-9737 SIDA LOO CODSADO Haddii aad u baahan tahay kaalmo kiro oo degdeg ah, la xidhiidh mid ka mid ah ururadaan. Waxay eegi doonaan inaad u galanto waxayna kaa caawinayaan inaad bilowdo codsigaaga. Comunidades Latinas Unidas en Servicio (CLUES) Luugadaha: Ingriis, Isbaanish • Wac 612-243-0688 • limeylu dir CLUES Housing@CLUES.org Boogo webseedka CLUES https://clues.org Isuroon Luugadaha: Carabi, Ingriis, Faransiis, Pashto/Dari, Soomaali & Wac 612-389-0679 • limeyl udir Isuroon Housing@Isuroon.org Boogo webseedka suroon https://isurron.org Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center (MIWRC) Luugadaha: Ingiriis, Ojibwe Wac 612-728-2000 kadibna codso kaalmada kirada limeyl udir MIRC cbaesler@mirc.org Boogo webseedka MIWRC www.miwrc.org Tenant Resource Connections Luugadaha: Ingriis, Faransis, Af-Ruush, Soomaali, Isbaanish (tarjumaad ayaa la heli karaa) Wac 612-767-9737 Boogo webseedka Degmada Hennepin www.hennepincounty.gov/services/ assistance/housing/eviction-prevention
Kev pab them nqi xaub tsev thaum muaj teeb meem Cov pej xeem Minneapolis uas yuav raug ntiab tawm tsev kuj thov tau kev pab thev ngi xaub tsev thiab ngi dej ngi fais fab. KOJ MUAJ CAI TAU KEV PAB YOG TIAS: ‹ Koj nyob hauv Minneapolis. Tag nrho cov nyiaj uas koj tsev neeg tau yuav tsum tsis tshaj 30% ntawm cov nyiaj uas cov neeg nyob ntawm koj thaj tsam feem coob tau (AMI). YOG LUB TSEV TXIAV TXIM TWB SAU NTAWV TUAJ QHIA KOJ TIAS KOJ YUAV TSUM TAWM LUB TSEV, CES KAV TSIJ MUS UA NTAWV THOV NTAWM IB QHO NTAWM NO: > RentHelp Hennepin renthelphennepin.hdsallita.com 6 Tenant Resource Connections, 612-767-9737 UA NTAWV THOV LI NO Yog koj xav tau kev pab them nqi xaub tsev thaum muaj teeb meem, ces tiv tauj ib lub koom haum hauv qab no. Lawv mam li saib seb koj puas tsim nyog tau kev pab ces lawv mam pab koj ua ntaub ntawv thov. Comunidades Latinas Unidas en Servicio (CLUES) Hais yam lus twg: Lus Askiv, Mev • Hu rau 612-243-0688 * Email rau CLUES Housing@CLUES.org Mus saib CLUES lub vej xaij https://clues.org Isuroon Hais yam lus twg: Lus Alas, Askiv, Fab Kis, Pashto/Dari, Xamalis Hu rau 612-389-0679 Email rau Isuroon Housing@Isuroon.org Mus saib Isuroon lub vej xaij https://isurron.org Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center (MIRC) Hais yam lus twg: Lus Askiv, Ojibwe Hu rau 612-728-2000 thiab thov kev pab them nai xaub tsev • Email rau MIWRC cbaesler@miwrc.org Mus saib MIWRC lub vej xaij www.miwrc.org Tenant Resource Connections Hais yam lus twg: Lus Askiv, Fab Kis, Las Xias, Xamalis, Mev (muaj cov uas thais lus) Hu rau 612-767-9737 Mus saib Hennepin County lub vej xaij. www.hennepincounty.gov/services/ assistance/housing/eviction-prevention
Minneapolis residents are now able to apply for rental assistance funded by the City of Minneapolis. On February 5 and March 26, the Minneapolis City Council approved funding to support renter households after the devastating and continued impact of Operation Metro Surge. 1/
✨️Happy Tuesday, lovelies!✨️
I'm at $605/$805 thanks to a kind soul! Only $200 to cover rent! TYSM!
I am a disabled queer trans artist trying to survive. Haven't been able to secure gig work & still dealing w/ being medically complicated.
💕💸🏳️⚧️ #MutualAid
paypal.me/rookkilljoy
CshApp/Vmo: foxrook
a bear vacuuming a floor as a japanese salaryman looks on in terror
found out about the manga kuma gurashi which is like those ones where a manic pixie dream girl comes into a salaryman's life and starts doing all his domestic chores for him to heal his heart except in this one it's a realistically drawn bear and the salaryman is terrified on every single page
Basically, for $10, everyone can get the digital collection of TEN YEARS OF SWORD & KETTLE PRESS; for $30, U.S. residents can get the ebook AND a softcover version.
Which is to say....if you missed your earlier chance to read LET ME TELL YOU OF THAT GARDEN, well, now you have another chance!
A lesbian themed promotion banner for a Lesbian Visibility Week bundle that runs on itchio until April 26, 2026
if you haven’t started my dyke knight series, you can get all 3 books as part of this bundle along with many many more
there are countless lesbians! lesbians stacked on lesbians, lesbians on top of lesbians, lesbians inside of well - you know
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green and yellow parrot hanging out
On this 4/20, please consider donating to The Last Prisoner Project which advocates on behalf of those still incarcerated for cannabis convictions in the year 2026, where we can walk into a dispensary and meet the 24 year old parrot who lives there.
give.lastprisonerproject.org/campaign/659...
I don't recall any previous transformative technologies that had to be sold to the public so hard. No one in 1999 was going, "Guys. Cell phone? It's coming, whether we like it or not. I think it's important, FOR WOMEN ESPECIALLY, to learn about cell phone. So that we're not left behind!!"
I remember reading that this was the reason for public fountains going back to Roman times (at least).
A dramatic fountain is way of reminding people, "We have a public water system!"
My local sewage treatment plant gives tours.
Oh this is me every time, what I love to do is write *around* it and then spiral into the thing itself. A monologue by a main character! A passionate speech by a villain! A newspaper article, bitchy online review, fake song lyrics, therapy session -- anything in the WORLD but not the story itself.
I just said this to a friend, but I want all artists to know this:
"Your art will always be good. It's not slop! It's made with love and care. That speaks volumes! Doesn't matter if it's not "professional" quality. What matters is that you made it. That's what makes it really good."
Keep drawing!
I start a document that I label “[name of piece] NOTES” and then tell myself that I’m just typing out notes and ideas for when I really write the piece later. Invariably I wind up drafting the piece in this notes document.
We won.
Tesla Chicago is closed.
Their new location is in a ghost town. They sacrificed visibility to thousands/day--& proximity to the other luxury car dealerships--to get away from us, because we'd turned their brand ambassador location into a liability.
Organizing works.
@teslatakedown.com
A red tailed hawk starting to take flight off a telephone pole with high voltage signage
Caught a red tailed hawk album cover today. 🪶
I am very much looking forward to both of these books.
"The Access Pass may be issued to U.S. citizens or residents of any age that have been medically determined to have a permanent disability (does not have to be a 100% disability) that severely limits one or more major life activities."
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It's been so interesting to watch this unfold. Barnes & Noble and other big book chains shut indies down in the the 1990s (and on) and then Amazon came along and ate up all the book market share. Now people tired of big corporations are creating demand for more indies
Hey, ace people, CC allosexual queer people: yeah, so queer in this instance absolutely includes us. We have no place in the baby making machine, so they have no use for us.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... let mamdani know you would like 0.5% of the city budget for libraries in perpetuity pretty please
Please, if you can, help my dear, sweet friend El see their specialist and cover rent. They are doing the best they can freelancing & trying to rebuild their client base but they need community help. I vouch for them, on my life. 💙
#MutualAid #DisabilityCrowdfund #HelpFolksLive2026 #ShowUpForWishes
I swear trying to search for books on Libby is like
Me: Hey Libby, do you have this book?
Libby: This book?
Me: Yes! Do you have it?
Libby: No :)
Me: ...okay can I at least tag it in case you ever get this book again?
Libby: What book?
Sending sympathy from writerland. There is a specific kind of disappointment when you wanted a thing to be good but end up hating it. Yeah it's all learning experience, but sometimes you just want to be good at the thing!
Just a quick reminder: this ludicrously priced whole-store #ebook offer is, well, still on offer. (Honestly, I should get my head felt...) 😏 Do feel free to grab a big pile of bargains! ebooks.direct/products/ebo... #ebooks
“We need you to stop buying Starbucks and delete the Starbucks app from your phone,” barista Mina Leon told a union crowd in Manhattan on Sunday. “No contract, no coffee.” labornotes.org/blogs/2026/0...
Solidarity with the staff who faced layoffs in favor of a QR-code service model. This behavior is abhorrent and anti-worker. I am here to have conversations with workers on how the city can address these concerns.
That's a good point! I think that's why gryphon rider stories don't work for me the way dragon rider stories do; dragons represent a person's power, but a gryphon is a friend!
From rose.bsky.team "We had a DoS attack"
It’s not just you — Bluesky is (sorta) down
Bluesky’s website and app are still struggling on Thursday after experiencing service interruptions that COO Rose Wang attributed to a denial-of-service attack.
The issues began 2:42 a.m. ET time on Thursday.
Purple background, white text, which says This piece sets out the ways in which the possibilities of gender transition are presented in "Hell Followed With Us" and "The Spirit Bares Its Teeth," White's first and second published novels. "Trans Possibilities in the Speculative Works of Andrew Joseph White" -- Leo Astrum
New essay for subscribers! @leoastrum.bsky.social examines the possibilities available to trans characters in two novels by Andrew Joseph White.
Subscribe now to read it (and 12 other essays across the year!) for just AUD30/yr (~GBP16 / USD22).
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they got the Church of England supporting the Pope now