Bill Lindeke
@blindeke.bsky.social
Urban Geographer @ UMN. Cityscape columnist @ Minnpost. Skyway Don Quixote. Tread lightly on earth. he/him Author of "St. Paul: Urban Biography”
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Pedestrian parkway pilot and Uptown Mall votes are tonight! If you want to come show your support, open time will be at 5:30pm. We will also vote on supporting an eviction moratorium and starting an RFP process for our attorney.
Address is 2117 West River Rd N, Minneapolis. See you there!
Address is 2117 West River Rd N, Minneapolis. See you there!
TOMORROW: The full Board will vote on the Open Parkways Pilot and re-opening the Uptown Mall plan. These are both great resolutions that prioritize people, climate, greenspace, and innovation! These should pass, but still reach out to your commissioners!
www.minneapolisparks.org/about-us/lea...
www.minneapolisparks.org/about-us/lea...
Board Meetings - Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
www.minneapolisparks.org
February 4, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Pedestrian parkway pilot and Uptown Mall votes are tonight! If you want to come show your support, open time will be at 5:30pm. We will also vote on supporting an eviction moratorium and starting an RFP process for our attorney.
Address is 2117 West River Rd N, Minneapolis. See you there!
Address is 2117 West River Rd N, Minneapolis. See you there!
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Very comprehensive Vox article on building code research and reform efforts across the country, fearing John Zeanah’s report for the Center for Building on low-rise multifamily housing and Michael Eriksen’s academic work on building code costs www.vox.com/future-perfe... (gift link)
The hidden double standards driving our housing crisis
Apartments are safer and more affordable than single-family homes. Why do we treat them like a hazard?
www.vox.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Very comprehensive Vox article on building code research and reform efforts across the country, fearing John Zeanah’s report for the Center for Building on low-rise multifamily housing and Michael Eriksen’s academic work on building code costs www.vox.com/future-perfe... (gift link)
Happening tonight at @blackhartstp.com: El Paso, Omaha, Beaverton! Free, informative, and fun.
(The big three)
tcsidewalks.blogspot.com/2026/01/your...
(The big three)
tcsidewalks.blogspot.com/2026/01/your...
You're Not From Here #9: El Paso, Omaha, and Beaverton; Wednesday 2/4 at Black Hart
A good time to be had by all. Boy it's been a month. I'm sure glad 2026 is almost over! Oh boy. At any rate, I'm hosting another You're Not...
tcsidewalks.blogspot.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Happening tonight at @blackhartstp.com: El Paso, Omaha, Beaverton! Free, informative, and fun.
(The big three)
tcsidewalks.blogspot.com/2026/01/your...
(The big three)
tcsidewalks.blogspot.com/2026/01/your...
"There hasn’t been much legacy media coverage that I can find of last Thursday’s hearing of the Minnesota Senate Rules and Administration Select Subcommittee on Federal Impacts to Minnesotans and Economic Stability..." (What a lede by Sally Jo!) bluestemprairie.substack.com/p/mn-state-s...
MN state senator Erin Maye Quade melts ICE
Follows Minnesotans' testimony to Senate Rules and Administration Select Subcommittee on Federal Impacts to Minnesotans and Economic Stability
bluestemprairie.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:14 PM
"There hasn’t been much legacy media coverage that I can find of last Thursday’s hearing of the Minnesota Senate Rules and Administration Select Subcommittee on Federal Impacts to Minnesotans and Economic Stability..." (What a lede by Sally Jo!) bluestemprairie.substack.com/p/mn-state-s...
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Homan says that 2,000+ DHS immigration enforcement agents will be left in Minnesota even after the drawdown he announced this morning
February 4, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Homan says that 2,000+ DHS immigration enforcement agents will be left in Minnesota even after the drawdown he announced this morning
Abolishing ICE*!
* (Internal combustion engines)
* (Internal combustion engines)
Netherlands and China are on the way to being the next Norway, where internal combustion engine auto sales are nearly dead.
BEVs were 65% of Dutch auto sales in December and 41% for 2025.
In China, internal combustion autos market share falls to ~40%.
robbieandrew.github.io/carsales/ #energysky
BEVs were 65% of Dutch auto sales in December and 41% for 2025.
In China, internal combustion autos market share falls to ~40%.
robbieandrew.github.io/carsales/ #energysky
February 4, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Abolishing ICE*!
* (Internal combustion engines)
* (Internal combustion engines)
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NY Times with searing look at the trauma ICE is inflicting on local children and families: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/u... (gift link)
A Winter of Anguish for Minneapolis Children
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:51 PM
NY Times with searing look at the trauma ICE is inflicting on local children and families: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/u... (gift link)
Minneapolis is #5, behind three Canadian cities and Portland. (Seems about right.)
The 5 Most Bicycle-Friendly Cities in North America.
momentummag.com/the-5-most-b...
momentummag.com/the-5-most-b...
February 4, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Minneapolis is #5, behind three Canadian cities and Portland. (Seems about right.)
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happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
February 3, 2026 at 4:19 PM
happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
California taxpayers should not be insuring the most vulnerable homes. It just literally can’t.
The current exposure for the California FAIR plan (California’s insurer of last resort) sits at $724 billion. Its liability almost doubled in two years and is now more than double the state’s annual budget. In its most recent financial reporting it had about $1.5 billion on hand.
February 3, 2026 at 11:22 PM
California taxpayers should not be insuring the most vulnerable homes. It just literally can’t.
I'm sure they'll work this out in a common-sense, forward thinking way, and not just keep subsidizing farm irrigation in the desert.
/s www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/o...
/s www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/o...
Opinion | These Four States Are in Denial Over a Looming Water Crisis
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 9:07 PM
I'm sure they'll work this out in a common-sense, forward thinking way, and not just keep subsidizing farm irrigation in the desert.
/s www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/o...
/s www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/o...
The only thing I hate more than arguing about Will Stancil is arguing about DFL caucuses and endorsements.
February 3, 2026 at 8:58 PM
The only thing I hate more than arguing about Will Stancil is arguing about DFL caucuses and endorsements.
"These restaurants are doing this work under immense financial strain. I’ve heard again and again: This is like COVID, but worse. There is no governmental relief in sight." mspmag.com/eat-and-drin...
An SOS from Restaurants in Federally Occupied Minnesota
We spoke to anonymous industry members—restaurant owners, staff, and managers—about the toll that ICE activity has taken on their hearts, their businesses, and their communities, and how they’re quiet...
mspmag.com
February 3, 2026 at 8:56 PM
"These restaurants are doing this work under immense financial strain. I’ve heard again and again: This is like COVID, but worse. There is no governmental relief in sight." mspmag.com/eat-and-drin...
"The agency has spent at least $5 million on Tangles, a sophisticated tool developed by a company with ties to Israel’s cyber-intelligence community..." minnesotareformer.com/2026/02/03/h...
How ICE is watching you • Minnesota Reformer
Once delivered via text message — no link required — Paragon’s spyware gains broad access to a phone’s contents, including encrypted messages.
minnesotareformer.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:38 PM
"The agency has spent at least $5 million on Tangles, a sophisticated tool developed by a company with ties to Israel’s cyber-intelligence community..." minnesotareformer.com/2026/02/03/h...
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Interviewing a 5-year-old about how they're worried because "bad guys are taking mommies and daddies" is not something I ever thought I'd do.
February 3, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Interviewing a 5-year-old about how they're worried because "bad guys are taking mommies and daddies" is not something I ever thought I'd do.
Amazing
Agent: These guys were all threatening us yesterday with hand guns.
...
Agent: *Hand* guns, like threatening to shoot us.
Reporter: You mean like with hand symbols?
A: Pulling them out, trying to engage us.
R: Pulling out literal guns?
A: No. Making... assuming we were going to do something.
...
Agent: *Hand* guns, like threatening to shoot us.
Reporter: You mean like with hand symbols?
A: Pulling them out, trying to engage us.
R: Pulling out literal guns?
A: No. Making... assuming we were going to do something.
February 3, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Amazing
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very strong story about the woman whose arrest photo was doctored by the white house. she's a civil rights attorney and the government is charging her with a reconstruction-era crime that had been designed to protect black americans from the kkk. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/u...
‘They Couldn’t Break Me’: A Protester, the White House and a Doctored Photo
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February 3, 2026 at 3:22 PM
very strong story about the woman whose arrest photo was doctored by the white house. she's a civil rights attorney and the government is charging her with a reconstruction-era crime that had been designed to protect black americans from the kkk. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/u...
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Y'all Mercado Central still needs some help so that they don't lose their building
Donate to Help Save Mercado Central from Closure, organized by Cooperativa Mercado Central
Mercado Central, a cooperative founded by latino entrepeneurs
with… Cooperativa Mercado Central needs your support for Help Save Mercado Central from Closure
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February 3, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Y'all Mercado Central still needs some help so that they don't lose their building
"Banning the use of race in the agency’s policing, getting its agents out of American cities and sending them back to the border — and shrinking the border zone substantially." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/o...
Opinion | The Border Patrol Is the Problem. It Always Has Been.
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February 3, 2026 at 3:02 PM
"Banning the use of race in the agency’s policing, getting its agents out of American cities and sending them back to the border — and shrinking the border zone substantially." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/o...
“There is no pivot. I’ll believe it when I see.” deardara.com/so/adPmSCLoz...
Dara's Guide to Handling Reality
Minneapolis, inside the economic blockade zone where we are pioneering nonviolence, whistle edition
deardara.com
February 3, 2026 at 5:04 AM
“There is no pivot. I’ll believe it when I see.” deardara.com/so/adPmSCLoz...
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New York Times covers the Economic Siege of Minnesota’s ICE occupation, a deliberate administration strategy to punish an entire blue locality. We need more national coverage alerting the nation to what’s next for them. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/b... (gift link)
‘It’s Been Brutal’: Twin Cities Economy Suffers Under ICE Crackdown
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 7:59 PM
New York Times covers the Economic Siege of Minnesota’s ICE occupation, a deliberate administration strategy to punish an entire blue locality. We need more national coverage alerting the nation to what’s next for them. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/b... (gift link)
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This is an onion cartoon lol
It's a good day to close all parkways forever!
Jk, of course. But it is a great day to launch an open parkways program that will lead to more pedestrianization of our parkways!!!
(Ai slop cartoon courtesy of the Minneapolis Times)
Jk, of course. But it is a great day to launch an open parkways program that will lead to more pedestrianization of our parkways!!!
(Ai slop cartoon courtesy of the Minneapolis Times)
February 2, 2026 at 7:33 PM
This is an onion cartoon lol
Fascinating history of a very early Duluth civil rights advocate. www.perfectduluthday.com/2026/02/01/d...
Duluth Deep Dive #13: Henry C. Richardson, Civil Rights Pioneer - Perfect Duluth Day
In 1904, more than 50 years before Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus, Henry Richardson fought against the common practice in Duluth restaurants to refuse service to p...
www.perfectduluthday.com
February 2, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Fascinating history of a very early Duluth civil rights advocate. www.perfectduluthday.com/2026/02/01/d...
The corporate responsibility angle, FWIW minnesotareformer.com/2026/02/02/m...
Minnesota CEOs have reached the limits of caution • Minnesota Reformer
The question is not whether companies should enter political debates, or whether they are able to influence just outcomes. It is instead whether continued caution truly serves the stability and prospe...
minnesotareformer.com
February 2, 2026 at 6:21 PM
The corporate responsibility angle, FWIW minnesotareformer.com/2026/02/02/m...
Fun to cover the Transit App, my default tool. streets.mn/2026/02/02/h...
How Minnesota Gives Transit Riders The Royale Treatment
We chat with Metro Transit, MnDOT, and the Transit App to learn more about the partnership that gave everyone in Minnesota premium access in the app.
streets.mn
February 2, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Fun to cover the Transit App, my default tool. streets.mn/2026/02/02/h...