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Katie Cashman @katiecashman.bsky.social · 8h

Had a fantastic day celebrating art and science in the West Maka Ska neighborhood at the inaugural City of Lakes Art Fair and at the 50 year anniversary of the Bakken Museum. I’m thankful for these community institutions, both new and old!

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Spooky Rex @katyrex.meatjacker.social · 20h

It's my birthday today, if you love me please help my friend Dani!!!

Spirit Halloween Dani 🎃 (REINSTATE LINK) @djamiempls.meatjacker.social · 3d

I have only about 200 of this which leaves about 3.1k and need to knock as much of this out before court on the 16th so I don't lose my housing.

$danirockasota
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Spirit Halloween Dani 🎃 (REINSTATE LINK) @djamiempls.meatjacker.social · 8d

Okay somewhat decent news.
I actually only owe 3.3k in total and they said they're going to let the courts know I've made payments and we will reach on some kind of payment plan.
So still urgent but slightly less urgent

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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 15h

wishing a very happy birthday to jason chavez, who is such a fierce fighter for his community and a genuine, kind, funny person. welcome to your 30s. ward 9 and this city is so lucky to have you ❤️❤️❤️

@jchavezmpls.bsky.social

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Heather Silsbee @hsilsbee.bsky.social · 16h

This was in Eagan/Dakota County.

CW for horrific details of the conditions of Bimpong's treatment and death in the article.

Eagan Officer Martin Jensen, a specially trained Drug Recognition Evaluator (DRE), was called to assess whether Bimpong was under the influence of drugs. DRE training, provided by the Minnesota State Patrol to officers, emphasizes distinguishing drug impairment from medical emergencies such as strokes.

But the lawsuit alleges Jensen disregarded his training.

According to the lawsuit, body camera audio captured him saying a full DRE evaluation, which typically takes between 30-to-45-minutes, would be “a whole bunch of time wasted.” When another officer questioned whether Bimpong should be taken to the hospital, Jensen replied: “For what?”

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Heather Silsbee @hsilsbee.bsky.social · 16h

Let's keep this circulating! It may seem small, but this paper is mailed to a big portion of W7 homes and we know folks are reading and being influenced by their Shaffer campaign ads disguised as news.

Heather Silsbee @hsilsbee.bsky.social · 3d

Anyone who receives or reads the Hill & Lake Press!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Please sign & circulate this community letter to the editors in response to several recent instances of demonstrating clear bias for Elizabeth Shaffer's campaign, in violation of basic tenets of journalistic ethics.

Sign on to a Community Letter to the Hill and Lake Press

Dear Hill and Lake editorial board, As neighbors who receive your community newspaper, we are disappointed by your disregard for journalistic ethics. When you become a reporter, you choose to let go ...

docs.google.com

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👹👻 boo-rit 👻👹 @britculpsapp.bsky.social · 16h

oh no. how frightening.

Dustin Grage & @GrageDu...•2d S
Keep your eyes on Minneapolis.
These far left activists assaulted federal agents carrying out a drug and human trafficking raid just months ago.
It's been ground zero for leftist violence.

Brian Miller & @1Amerpat•2d my wife is there now, visiting family, I worry for her safety. She said there are pro Palestinian protesters out.

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KARE 11 @kare11.bsky.social · 1d

David Moturi hopes he'll get some answers after the Minneapolis City Council voted to authorize MPD to make its internal review of his case public.

'Hopefully something will come from being nearly killed' says Davis Moturi, who was shot in the neck last year

David Moturi hopes he'll get some answers after the Minneapolis City Council voted to authorize MPD to make its internal review of his case public.

www.kare11.com

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Heather Silsbee @hsilsbee.bsky.social · 19h

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(Those three great leaders are @omarfatehmn.com, @dewayneforminneapolis.com, and @jazzformayor.bsky.social)

Asked for comment on the new billboard against Frey, a representative for Sabri said, "Minneapolis has suffered for the last 7 years with this poseur who utterly lacks vision, integrity or a moral core. This city cannot be led by a chameleon. We have three great leaders running to serve and collaborate with all of us. Men of color who are led by conviction, passion and frankly love for this city. We can recover but we will not if we don’t choose hope and leave this nonsensical liar behind."

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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 19h

i asked hamoudi sabri's team about the anti jacob frey billboard he's put up on lake & cedar taylordahlin.com/f/hamoudi-sa...

Hamoudi Sabri Launches Anti Jacob Frey Billboard on Lake St

A new billboard appeared this week on top of a building on the southwest corner of Lake St & Cedar Ave in South Minneapolis with an anti-Jacob Frey message, reading "Frey's Lies Cost Lives," "Where Th...

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Kelly is ranking Fateh, Davis, and Hampton @kellyrogers.bsky.social · 19h

trans people are ALL OVER the historical record. across time and geography trans people have always existed, always sought medical remedy, and always seen government as one way to establish and keep their civil rights. there is no excuse for “liberal” governments to be hostile to their existence.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 20h

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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Heather Silsbee @hsilsbee.bsky.social · 19h

I'm not on Nextdoor - could you take screenshots? 😣

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Wedge LIVE!™ @wedge.live · 1d

Lake of the Isles Pencil is dressed as Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson for Halloween.

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Heather Silsbee @hsilsbee.bsky.social · 1d

Anyone know of trustworthy free legal resources/hotlines specific to workers rights?

Looking for a friend who's hoping to get legal advice related to a current situation with their supervisor/HR. They live in Ramsey County. Can provide more details via DM if needed! 💜

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Soren Stevenson @sorenwithward8.bsky.social · 1d

Tomorrow is Ward 8 for a New Mayor! I'm looking forward to seeing @omarfatehmn.com @dewayneforminneapolis.com @jazzformayor.bsky.social at Sabathani tomorrow morning at 10am! Join us to rally and knock for a new mayor!

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Elliott Payne @elliottpayne.org · 2d

Heading out on the doors tonight with team @omarfatehmn.com! Join us for another door knock this Saturday at 1 PM: www.mobilize.us/neighborsfor...

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Energy Chris @energychris.bsky.social · 2d

This local newspaper is so grossly one sided. We deserve better.

Heather Silsbee @hsilsbee.bsky.social · 3d

Anyone who receives or reads the Hill & Lake Press!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Please sign & circulate this community letter to the editors in response to several recent instances of demonstrating clear bias for Elizabeth Shaffer's campaign, in violation of basic tenets of journalistic ethics.

Sign on to a Community Letter to the Hill and Lake Press

Dear Hill and Lake editorial board, As neighbors who receive your community newspaper, we are disappointed by your disregard for journalistic ethics. When you become a reporter, you choose to let go ...

docs.google.com

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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 2d

another star tribune failure in not mentioning that john wall doesn't even live in minneapolis. it's clear they only read the decision, they didn't request hearing audio to listen, and we know they didn't send anyone to cover it, i was the only one there!

www.startribune.com/minneapolis-...

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Omar Fateh @omarfatehmn.com · 2d

Meet Aidan, an undergrad at the University of Minnesota. Learn about how the Northstar Promise Act has helped him to succeed as a student, and why he knows Omar Fateh is the right leader for Minneapolis.

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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 3d

ward 7 neighbors in bryn mawr have launched a community letter to the hill and lake press, a free community newspaper serving the lakes area, regarding their bias and preference shown towards elizabeth shaffer in violation of journalistic ethics

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Sign on to a Community Letter to the Hill and Lake Press

Dear Hill and Lake editorial board, As neighbors who receive your community newspaper, we are disappointed by your disregard for journalistic ethics. When you become a reporter, you choose to let go ...

docs.google.com

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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 2d

star tribune finally touches campaign finance, only mentions we love mpls, which was shut down months ago and replaced by thrive mpls, which does not get named. sigh

www.startribune.com/jacob-frey-i...

Frey is winning mayoral money race, but his opponents lead in these areas

Fateh, Davis and Hampton have more support in neighborhoods with more immigrants and less income. Will it translate to votes?

www.startribune.com

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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 2d

fun fact in there: 110 grant, tier 3 building in loring park, had $300k in unpaid city water bills, while the president of fine associates who manage the building, bianca fine, was instead donating to jacob frey in 2023, 2024, and 2025!

renters should not vote for a mayor with slumlord support

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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 2d

this is very rambling and mashed together, because i am not a writer, just someone who pays attention and has lived in loring park for 15 years, but i couldn't get over elizabeth shaffer's comments about 311 at the LWV ward 7 forum - taylordahlin.com/f/311-stop-s...

311, Stop SLUMLORDS, Landlord Money, and the Ward 7 race

At the League of Women Voters Ward 7 forum on September 15th, candidates Katie Cashman and Elizabeth Shaffer were asked about 311 and accountability:

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Lucius Fox In The Box @carnegro.bsky.social · 2d

Pope Leo is spitting.

www.npr.org/2025/10/09/n...

Leo questioned a world where the wealth of the elite grows
"exponentially" while many "millions of people die of hunger or survive in conditions unfit for human beings." He also criticized "ideologies that defend the absolute autonomy of the marketplace and financial speculation,"
with false promises "that a free-market economy will automatically solve the problem of poverty."

Leo described a "new tyranny," which shuns any kind of oversight and where the economy is structured "in such a way that sacrifices are demanded of the masses in order to serve the needs of the powerful." The poor, he wrote, are only allowed "drops that trickle down."

The pope openly challenged "prosperity theology" and called Christians to the practice of giving charity. "It will not solve the problem of world poverty, yet it must still be carried out, with intelligence, diligence and social responsibility," he wrote.

Popular movements that challenge "the empire of money," invite people to take on the cause to combat poverty alongside the poor, instead of on their behalf, and "make history," the pope said. It our duty, Leo said, to "make their voices heard, albeit in different ways, in order to point out and denounce such structural issues, even at the cost of appearing foolish or naïve."

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