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jj skolnik @modernistwitch.myatproto.social · 6h

every single dem should be taking notes. this is how you message around trans issues

(of note: i believe he is the only cis candidate for office to have trans people consult on his lgtbq+ policy platform)

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 9h

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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Casey @thecaseface.bsky.social · 6h

Don’t Minnesota my USA, Keith.

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Casey @thecaseface.bsky.social · 8h

Slothrop mentioned in the NYT crossword today

Casey @thecaseface.bsky.social · 22h

good one from @garbageday.email today.

full piece here: www.garbageday.email/p/the-war-ag...

Screenshot from Garbage Day that reads:

Before we go any further here we have to - yet again - state very clearly that "antifa" isn't a thing. It's not an organization. It doesn't have members. It's fake. It's a nickname for antifascism, the (mostly) left-wing political opposition to fascism. There are symbols, practices, and songs that antifascist movements across history have used, but there is no head of antifa handing out molotov cocktails and balaclavas to people. In fact, that three arrows sign you sometimes see at protests was first created by the Social Democratic Party of Germany during the Weimar Republic (more on that in a sec). And "Bella Ciao," the antifa song getting attention after it was written on a bullet used by alleged Charlie Kirk killer Tyler Robinson, is believed to have started as a 19th century Italian worker song. Who knows, depending on how things go, maybe giant frog costumes will become an antifascist protest symbol for future generations. In several Asian countries right now, the flag from One Piece is going through a similar transformation. But the Trump administration can't acknowledge any of this.

President Donald Trump is desperate for an enemy to justify the extreme force he wants to deploy on blue states and is trying his hardest to convince people that antifa is so dangerous that, as Attorney General Pam Bondi said at the roundtable this week, they need to be exterminated like ISIS or Hamas. The Trump administration also has a nearly pathological habit of accusing their enemies of being exactly like them. Which is why they think the left is a dark money-funded domestic terror cell full of pedophiles and spree shooters that wants to destroy America.

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Casey @thecaseface.bsky.social · 22h

every time I see a photo of that lich, I think to myself how absolutely stupid he looks.

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 22h

If our TV networks had not been captured by the right wing, some very easy journalism would be to play this clip besides a very not on fire Portland and then tell viewers that the President of the United States is living in an alternate reality.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h

Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."

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Disco Elysium Quotes @discoelysiumbot.bsky.social · 23h

No. This is somewhere to be. This is all you have, but it's still something. Streets and sodium lights. The sky, the world. You're still alive.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

The campaign against “antifa” is about establishing a beachhead for further attacks on speech and assembly rights. We see that today in the effort to preemptively label No Kings protesters as “terrorists.”

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 1d

the republican majority leader with a clear vision for the democratic party

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Thune: "If the Democrats had won the majority, they probably would've tried to nuke the filibuster. And then you'd have four new senators from Puerto Rico and DC, you'd have a packed Supreme Court, you'd have abortion on demand ... "

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Casey @thecaseface.bsky.social · 1d

we’re fucked

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Frederick Melo, Reporter (TwinCities.com, Pioneer Press) @frederickmelo.bsky.social · 1d

What's the future, real and imagined, of the United Village development around Allianz Field? Plans call for a French bakery, Italian pizzeria, acre-sized flower garden, lover's/family-style ice rink, modern art, and maybe a daycare, housing and more twincities.com/2025/10/10/p... via
@pioneerpress

Plans for St. Paul’s Allianz Field: A bakery, pizzeria, garden, ice rink

Regardless of what dreams may come, construction equipment is on the ground turning earth for three new structures.

twincities.com

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Casey @thecaseface.bsky.social · 1d

These things sound nice! I want those things in my neighborhood!

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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 1d

new all of mpls lit against katie cashman going to ward 7 homeowners. police recruitment budget claim was about digital advertising, but there was still more than $200k end of last year that was left unspent. cashman voted for MPD raises.

which do you think helps recruitment?

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Katie Cashman @katiecashman.bsky.social · 1d

I wanted to share this message from my friend and colleague @katiejonesmpls.bsky.social. I’m proud to be the only candidate in this race endorsed by the state legislators that represent us. They know I’m a collaborative problem solver that delivers for Ward 7.

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Casey @thecaseface.bsky.social · 1d

thank you for raising an alarm, tbh

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Karl (sad trombone noise enthusiast) @brainnotonyet.bsky.social · 1d

Heads up, Minneapolis, the Gestapo are showing up and bringing their own drones. They also happen to think they’re going to be the winners in this fight.

If there’s one thing Minneapolis is good at It’s making it very clear that people in authority do not have the power to control us.

Elle Ess @viamarsala18.bsky.social · 1d

ICE had a large white drone they were trying to put in the air but neighborhood pressure grew and they started to pack up and leave. One neighbor was shouting that ICE is a bunch of losers and an agent said to her “you’re going to lose. We will win.”

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onion person @junlper.beer · 1d

i’ll never get over this

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Casey @thecaseface.bsky.social · 1d

I think it’s laughable how democratic socialists (DSA) are framed as the specter haunting Minneapolis.

Casey @thecaseface.bsky.social · 1d

Chainsaw Man is coming to theaters this fall!

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ISAIAH @isaiahmn.org · 1d

Arline’s voting YES on Q1 to pass Administrative Citations — the tool we need to better enforce what we’ve already won:

🏙️ Tenants’ rights
🤒 Sick & safe time
💵 Minimum wage
⚖️ & more!

We fought hard for these laws — now it’s time to give them teeth.

🗳️ Vote YES on Q1: bit.ly/STPadmincites

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Casey @thecaseface.bsky.social · 2d

more like Joe Bad

Davis @thatbaba.bsky.social · 2d

I don’t know if anyone is keeping score but groups affiliated with Frey and Joe Rad have now been found guilty of campaign violations at least twice in this election cycle.That doesn’t even count the one guilty guy they were helping lying about his residence for caucusing. Sheesh!

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Casey @thecaseface.bsky.social · 2d

her argument for why socialism can’t work here is “racism.” which doesn’t pass the smell test?
the examples she uses are more products of capitalism than they are “racism.”

I think her fear of the DSA community is misplaced (I think the general fear of the DSA community is misplaced).

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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 2d

Some exciting news: 404 Media just won a grant via Muckrock to investigate book bans and educational censorship in the U.S. The plan is to file hundreds of public records requests around the country and to report on and archive all the documents for public use:

www.404media.co/help-us-inve...

Help Us Investigate Book Bans and Educational Censorship Around America

404 Media has gotten a grant to unearth public records about systematic censorship of books, schools, and libraries in the U.S.

www.404media.co

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K. Liakos @kliakos.com · 2d

America 2025:

The facade of a store in a Delaware strip mall called its fashion but the lights on the o n and exclamation point are out so it says it’s fashi

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Casey @thecaseface.bsky.social · 2d

👁️

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