Flan
@flanknits.bsky.social
she/her. South Minneapolis
Community organizer. Fiber Artist. Political news junkie. Quaker.
Time split between my day job and mutual aid @ SupplyDepotMpls.
Community organizer. Fiber Artist. Political news junkie. Quaker.
Time split between my day job and mutual aid @ SupplyDepotMpls.
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Another family whose loved ones were taken from Bro-Tex has posted a Go Fund Me
www.gofundme.com/f/support-al...
www.gofundme.com/f/support-al...
November 20, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Another family whose loved ones were taken from Bro-Tex has posted a Go Fund Me
www.gofundme.com/f/support-al...
www.gofundme.com/f/support-al...
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Ice has a legit warrant for the action on Maryland Avenue in St. Paul.
Leave the area. Document sppd action and fight like hell for them not to participate in future federal activities.
Leave the area. Document sppd action and fight like hell for them not to participate in future federal activities.
November 25, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Ice has a legit warrant for the action on Maryland Avenue in St. Paul.
Leave the area. Document sppd action and fight like hell for them not to participate in future federal activities.
Leave the area. Document sppd action and fight like hell for them not to participate in future federal activities.
Monarca trainings are a great step if you want to be prepared to respond to ICE in our communities.
More Monarca training in St Paul on Saturday 11/29.
Learn your rights as a legal observer. Join the rapid response network.
Also 12/15 in Uptown.
monarcamn.org/training
Learn your rights as a legal observer. Join the rapid response network.
Also 12/15 in Uptown.
monarcamn.org/training
Training — Monarca
monarcamn.org
November 25, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Monarca trainings are a great step if you want to be prepared to respond to ICE in our communities.
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East side of St Paul.
November 25, 2025 at 5:09 PM
East side of St Paul.
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Our Somali friends and neighbors are elected leaders, entrepreneurs, artists, caregivers, drivers, and integral parts of communities from the Twin Cities to St Cloud to small towns. No matter their status, they belong.
Don’t buy into hateful rhetoric. Stand with all those who call this state home.
Don’t buy into hateful rhetoric. Stand with all those who call this state home.
November 22, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Our Somali friends and neighbors are elected leaders, entrepreneurs, artists, caregivers, drivers, and integral parts of communities from the Twin Cities to St Cloud to small towns. No matter their status, they belong.
Don’t buy into hateful rhetoric. Stand with all those who call this state home.
Don’t buy into hateful rhetoric. Stand with all those who call this state home.
Local leadership needs to assume that they’re being lied to by federal agencies. Especially after two verified raids with ICE presence despite public statements to the contrary.
It was heartening to see Mayor Carter on the ground yesterday. I hope Mayor-Elect Her takes note!
It was heartening to see Mayor Carter on the ground yesterday. I hope Mayor-Elect Her takes note!
Been thinking about Lake Street raid & Bro-Tex — Lake St w/MPD on-site for “crowd control” & Bro-Tex w/no StP PD, & relative impact on protestors … but Strib notes Lake St — justified by Frey/Witt as a drug bust — has so far netted only an immigration conviction. www.startribune.com/federal-agen...
November 20, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Local leadership needs to assume that they’re being lied to by federal agencies. Especially after two verified raids with ICE presence despite public statements to the contrary.
It was heartening to see Mayor Carter on the ground yesterday. I hope Mayor-Elect Her takes note!
It was heartening to see Mayor Carter on the ground yesterday. I hope Mayor-Elect Her takes note!
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The family of one of the workers taken by ICE from Bro-Tex yesterday has set up a Go Fund Me.
www.gofundme.com/f/fn4bw-help...?
www.gofundme.com/f/fn4bw-help...?
Donate to Help Reunite Carlos with His Family, organized by Karla Alarcon
My name is Karla Alarcon Hernandez, and today I am asking for support with the heavi… Karla Alarcon needs your support for Help Reunite Carlos with His Family
www.gofundme.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:02 AM
The family of one of the workers taken by ICE from Bro-Tex yesterday has set up a Go Fund Me.
www.gofundme.com/f/fn4bw-help...?
www.gofundme.com/f/fn4bw-help...?
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Federal agents wearing tactical gear used chemical irritants on protesters at the Bro-Tex facility in St. Paul.
Video by reporter Louis Krauss, who is on the scene.
Video by reporter Louis Krauss, who is on the scene.
November 18, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Federal agents wearing tactical gear used chemical irritants on protesters at the Bro-Tex facility in St. Paul.
Video by reporter Louis Krauss, who is on the scene.
Video by reporter Louis Krauss, who is on the scene.
Watching The Diplomat makes you REALLY wonder about some people’s marriages.
(Also, Allison Janney and Bradley Whitford working together again is a GIFT to tv watchers everywhere.)
(Also, Allison Janney and Bradley Whitford working together again is a GIFT to tv watchers everywhere.)
November 18, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Watching The Diplomat makes you REALLY wonder about some people’s marriages.
(Also, Allison Janney and Bradley Whitford working together again is a GIFT to tv watchers everywhere.)
(Also, Allison Janney and Bradley Whitford working together again is a GIFT to tv watchers everywhere.)
Note that I saw no kids at this event. Did families get to come and get turned away for the unannounced bag policy?
Or like me, did all the parents work to make alternative arrangements for our kids because we knew this would be the opposite of family friendly?
Or like me, did all the parents work to make alternative arrangements for our kids because we knew this would be the opposite of family friendly?
Despite the "family-friendly" designation of this event, it's taking place over dinner/bedtime for elementary and younger kids, and doesn't provide childcare.
So what exactly makes it family friendly?
So what exactly makes it family friendly?
The DFL Listening Tour is the hottest event in town, and is moved to a larger venue to meet the demand.
Happy to welcome the @dfl.org to SD62 at Sabathani, on Nov. 13 at 6:30 PM. Show up to share the issues important to you with the state party.
www.mobilize.us/dfl/event/83...
Happy to welcome the @dfl.org to SD62 at Sabathani, on Nov. 13 at 6:30 PM. Show up to share the issues important to you with the state party.
www.mobilize.us/dfl/event/83...
November 14, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Note that I saw no kids at this event. Did families get to come and get turned away for the unannounced bag policy?
Or like me, did all the parents work to make alternative arrangements for our kids because we knew this would be the opposite of family friendly?
Or like me, did all the parents work to make alternative arrangements for our kids because we knew this would be the opposite of family friendly?
This was not a “listening session.”
Less than half the people who got in line to speak were able to do so.
And those that did speak got evasive answers, not active listening.
Less than half the people who got in line to speak were able to do so.
And those that did speak got evasive answers, not active listening.
We asked Richard to show up and listen and what we got was a corporate presentation about branding followed by evasive answers that absolutely did not meet the moment.
When I met Richard for the first time two months ago, I told him this party was a ticking bomb and it's already starting to blow.
When I met Richard for the first time two months ago, I told him this party was a ticking bomb and it's already starting to blow.
November 14, 2025 at 4:31 AM
This was not a “listening session.”
Less than half the people who got in line to speak were able to do so.
And those that did speak got evasive answers, not active listening.
Less than half the people who got in line to speak were able to do so.
And those that did speak got evasive answers, not active listening.
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Trans and non-binary DFL’ers are all too often there for the party in its greatest time of need. DFL leadership is all too often nowhere to found in ours.
Join us in supporting A Better DFL to help create a party that works for all us ❤️
www.abetterdfl.org
Join us in supporting A Better DFL to help create a party that works for all us ❤️
www.abetterdfl.org
November 14, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Trans and non-binary DFL’ers are all too often there for the party in its greatest time of need. DFL leadership is all too often nowhere to found in ours.
Join us in supporting A Better DFL to help create a party that works for all us ❤️
www.abetterdfl.org
Join us in supporting A Better DFL to help create a party that works for all us ❤️
www.abetterdfl.org
Due to the unannounced bag policy, if I had brought my kid, I would have been turned away.
Parents attending a meeting with kids often need to travel with stuff!
Parents attending a meeting with kids often need to travel with stuff!
Despite the "family-friendly" designation of this event, it's taking place over dinner/bedtime for elementary and younger kids, and doesn't provide childcare.
So what exactly makes it family friendly?
So what exactly makes it family friendly?
The DFL Listening Tour is the hottest event in town, and is moved to a larger venue to meet the demand.
Happy to welcome the @dfl.org to SD62 at Sabathani, on Nov. 13 at 6:30 PM. Show up to share the issues important to you with the state party.
www.mobilize.us/dfl/event/83...
Happy to welcome the @dfl.org to SD62 at Sabathani, on Nov. 13 at 6:30 PM. Show up to share the issues important to you with the state party.
www.mobilize.us/dfl/event/83...
November 14, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Due to the unannounced bag policy, if I had brought my kid, I would have been turned away.
Parents attending a meeting with kids often need to travel with stuff!
Parents attending a meeting with kids often need to travel with stuff!
I watched at least 3 people have to leave because their bags were considered “too large”
the instructions for the DFL listening session did not say backpacks were not allowed so people are being turned away with them. i got in because i have press pass
this security team hired for this event is the same one hired for omar fateh’s election night party
this security team hired for this event is the same one hired for omar fateh’s election night party
November 14, 2025 at 12:49 AM
I watched at least 3 people have to leave because their bags were considered “too large”
Despite the "family-friendly" designation of this event, it's taking place over dinner/bedtime for elementary and younger kids, and doesn't provide childcare.
So what exactly makes it family friendly?
So what exactly makes it family friendly?
The DFL Listening Tour is the hottest event in town, and is moved to a larger venue to meet the demand.
Happy to welcome the @dfl.org to SD62 at Sabathani, on Nov. 13 at 6:30 PM. Show up to share the issues important to you with the state party.
www.mobilize.us/dfl/event/83...
Happy to welcome the @dfl.org to SD62 at Sabathani, on Nov. 13 at 6:30 PM. Show up to share the issues important to you with the state party.
www.mobilize.us/dfl/event/83...
DFL Listening Tour - Minneapolis · Minnesota DFL
Join us on the DFL Listening Tour with DFL Chair, Richard Carlbom. The listening tour is a family-friendly event.
Building a lasting majority that can win and deliver for Minnesotans requires us to e...
www.mobilize.us
November 13, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Despite the "family-friendly" designation of this event, it's taking place over dinner/bedtime for elementary and younger kids, and doesn't provide childcare.
So what exactly makes it family friendly?
So what exactly makes it family friendly?
Second round of photos tonight. Taken from my heavily light polluted South Minneapolis yard.
November 12, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Second round of photos tonight. Taken from my heavily light polluted South Minneapolis yard.
Amazing northern lights in South Minneapolis
November 12, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Amazing northern lights in South Minneapolis
Called and left messages for @klobuchar.senate.gov and @smith.senate.gov asking them to hold firm on the ACA
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Called and left messages for @klobuchar.senate.gov and @smith.senate.gov asking them to hold firm on the ACA
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Hi Minnesotan Bluesky:
The DFL has a well-known transphobia problem. I'm organizing to change the party platform in 2026 to be explicitly supportive of trans people in Minnesota. This will provide a basis for expelling transphobia from our party.
Join me: abetterdfl.org.
The DFL has a well-known transphobia problem. I'm organizing to change the party platform in 2026 to be explicitly supportive of trans people in Minnesota. This will provide a basis for expelling transphobia from our party.
Join me: abetterdfl.org.
November 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Hi Minnesotan Bluesky:
The DFL has a well-known transphobia problem. I'm organizing to change the party platform in 2026 to be explicitly supportive of trans people in Minnesota. This will provide a basis for expelling transphobia from our party.
Join me: abetterdfl.org.
The DFL has a well-known transphobia problem. I'm organizing to change the party platform in 2026 to be explicitly supportive of trans people in Minnesota. This will provide a basis for expelling transphobia from our party.
Join me: abetterdfl.org.
MFE has a tentative agreement!
Solidarity forever with our educators.
Solidarity forever with our educators.
November 9, 2025 at 4:05 AM
MFE has a tentative agreement!
Solidarity forever with our educators.
Solidarity forever with our educators.
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Minnesota’s state agency that administers SNAP announces FULL benefits will be in accounts starting tomorrow.
November 8, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Minnesota’s state agency that administers SNAP announces FULL benefits will be in accounts starting tomorrow.
Look, someone rounded up even more supportive electeds!
Thanks to @engy5150.bsky.social and @jamisonwhiting.bsky.social for joining in, along with the incredible @marciaxthree.bsky.social !
Thanks to @engy5150.bsky.social and @jamisonwhiting.bsky.social for joining in, along with the incredible @marciaxthree.bsky.social !
November 8, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Look, someone rounded up even more supportive electeds!
Thanks to @engy5150.bsky.social and @jamisonwhiting.bsky.social for joining in, along with the incredible @marciaxthree.bsky.social !
Thanks to @engy5150.bsky.social and @jamisonwhiting.bsky.social for joining in, along with the incredible @marciaxthree.bsky.social !
So energized by the MFPS rally tonight to settle the contract!
Big thanks to CMs @jchavezmpls.bsky.social @robin4mpls.bsky.social @aurinmpls.bsky.social and @elliottpayne.org and CM Elect @jamisonwhiting.bsky.social for coming out to support, along with hundreds of families!
Big thanks to CMs @jchavezmpls.bsky.social @robin4mpls.bsky.social @aurinmpls.bsky.social and @elliottpayne.org and CM Elect @jamisonwhiting.bsky.social for coming out to support, along with hundreds of families!
November 8, 2025 at 12:00 AM
So energized by the MFPS rally tonight to settle the contract!
Big thanks to CMs @jchavezmpls.bsky.social @robin4mpls.bsky.social @aurinmpls.bsky.social and @elliottpayne.org and CM Elect @jamisonwhiting.bsky.social for coming out to support, along with hundreds of families!
Big thanks to CMs @jchavezmpls.bsky.social @robin4mpls.bsky.social @aurinmpls.bsky.social and @elliottpayne.org and CM Elect @jamisonwhiting.bsky.social for coming out to support, along with hundreds of families!
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TODAY - Join @mfelocal59.bsky.social educators and show district leaders MPLS students deserve smaller class sizes, better special ed staffing, and supported educators! 💙
There will be six picket locations – one for each school board district.
👉 RSVP + find your closest rally - bit.ly/MFEpicket
There will be six picket locations – one for each school board district.
👉 RSVP + find your closest rally - bit.ly/MFEpicket
November 6, 2025 at 4:24 PM
TODAY - Join @mfelocal59.bsky.social educators and show district leaders MPLS students deserve smaller class sizes, better special ed staffing, and supported educators! 💙
There will be six picket locations – one for each school board district.
👉 RSVP + find your closest rally - bit.ly/MFEpicket
There will be six picket locations – one for each school board district.
👉 RSVP + find your closest rally - bit.ly/MFEpicket