Lynnell Mickelsen
@lynnellmick.bsky.social
Citizen of Minneapolis. Die-hard progressive. Tweets on education, policing, politics and urbanism. Love dogs, horses, cats, skiing (nordic/downhill) walking in the woods and camping with family and friends.
To my fellow activists and lovers of democracy and a better future........
Trust me, Just read this reflection of where we're act, one year after Trump's re-election by the amazing Mariame Kaba.
Trust me, Just read this reflection of where we're act, one year after Trump's re-election by the amazing Mariame Kaba.
We Don’t Know Where We Will End Up…
A Year Since the 2024 Election
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November 24, 2025 at 2:45 PM
To my fellow activists and lovers of democracy and a better future........
Trust me, Just read this reflection of where we're act, one year after Trump's re-election by the amazing Mariame Kaba.
Trust me, Just read this reflection of where we're act, one year after Trump's re-election by the amazing Mariame Kaba.
This fall, I spent 10 days camping in Paris and biking everywhere. (Our campsite was a 35-minute bike ride from the Louvre, mostly on bike lanes.) So for 10 days I was passed by hundreds of Parisian women, young and old, wearing the most AMAZING shoes, coats and scarves. High fashion & biking!
carol also claimed this is why @wedge.live "targets" her at @naomi111.bsky.social's campaign finance hearing. she once suggested to me that women don't bike because we have to wear cute shoes or something. tired of hearing this woman's hang ups about image
November 22, 2025 at 8:05 PM
This fall, I spent 10 days camping in Paris and biking everywhere. (Our campsite was a 35-minute bike ride from the Louvre, mostly on bike lanes.) So for 10 days I was passed by hundreds of Parisian women, young and old, wearing the most AMAZING shoes, coats and scarves. High fashion & biking!
Oh my God, such good news for Southwest Minneapolis readers. Journalist Melody Hoffman is back and reporting and has a weekly newsletter! Here she is teaming up with Cam Gordon for an election recap!
www.southwestvoices.news/posts/big-sp...
www.southwestvoices.news/posts/big-sp...
Big Spending, Big Turnout in Minneapolis' 2025 Election
New city councilmembers were elected in Wards 7, 8, and 11 with incumbents returning in Wards 10 and 13.
www.southwestvoices.news
November 20, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Oh my God, such good news for Southwest Minneapolis readers. Journalist Melody Hoffman is back and reporting and has a weekly newsletter! Here she is teaming up with Cam Gordon for an election recap!
www.southwestvoices.news/posts/big-sp...
www.southwestvoices.news/posts/big-sp...
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Did Hodges mess up big time and lose the election over this? Yes. Has Frey messed up like 1000x worse but somehow got reelected twice? Also yes! Did the Strib clearly hate Hodges but love Frey? Yes again!
November 19, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Did Hodges mess up big time and lose the election over this? Yes. Has Frey messed up like 1000x worse but somehow got reelected twice? Also yes! Did the Strib clearly hate Hodges but love Frey? Yes again!
Good story in the Strib about climate change in Minnesota. The charts are especially revealing.
www.startribune.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Good story in the Strib about climate change in Minnesota. The charts are especially revealing.
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As all this disgusting Epstein shit starts surfacing more and more, I hope we don't lose sight of the fact that apparently every major media outlet knew everything and instead spent their time money and energy attacking the trans community.
November 13, 2025 at 1:07 AM
As all this disgusting Epstein shit starts surfacing more and more, I hope we don't lose sight of the fact that apparently every major media outlet knew everything and instead spent their time money and energy attacking the trans community.
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Something absolutely perfect about Larry Summers riffing about the scourge of woke cancel culture being unfair to predatory men in a friendly email to his pal JEFFREY EPSTEIN.
November 13, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Something absolutely perfect about Larry Summers riffing about the scourge of woke cancel culture being unfair to predatory men in a friendly email to his pal JEFFREY EPSTEIN.
I don't always agree with Dan Pfeiffer, but this is a thoughtful take.
Thoughts on Democrats' Shutdown Surrender
Democrats lost the battle, but they may win the war
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I don't always agree with Dan Pfeiffer, but this is a thoughtful take.
Democrats Kill Hope (Again). Oliver Willis lays it out. This also describes Amy Klobuchar to a T.
Democrats Kill Hope (Again)
Chuck Schumer Reboots The Montreal Screwjob
www.oliverexplains.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Democrats Kill Hope (Again). Oliver Willis lays it out. This also describes Amy Klobuchar to a T.
Note to fellow Boomers in Minneapolis upset about the Senate Democrats caving yet again:
#1: This is precisely why The Youngs have embraced the DSA and why you should the same. Or at least quit demonizing young Dems who are looking for big change. The DSA caucus is the future.
# 2....
#1: This is precisely why The Youngs have embraced the DSA and why you should the same. Or at least quit demonizing young Dems who are looking for big change. The DSA caucus is the future.
# 2....
November 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Note to fellow Boomers in Minneapolis upset about the Senate Democrats caving yet again:
#1: This is precisely why The Youngs have embraced the DSA and why you should the same. Or at least quit demonizing young Dems who are looking for big change. The DSA caucus is the future.
# 2....
#1: This is precisely why The Youngs have embraced the DSA and why you should the same. Or at least quit demonizing young Dems who are looking for big change. The DSA caucus is the future.
# 2....
Josh Marshall with a slightly more optimistic (?) or certainly long-term take on Team Cave’s Big Win. (He hates the Dem Cave.I find Josh to be grounded and sane, so that's why I read Talking Points Memo.)
A Quick Take on Team Cave’s Big Win
I have what I suspect is a somewhat counterintuitive take on the...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Josh Marshall with a slightly more optimistic (?) or certainly long-term take on Team Cave’s Big Win. (He hates the Dem Cave.I find Josh to be grounded and sane, so that's why I read Talking Points Memo.)
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Nobody in American politics hates their own voters more than the Democratic Party
November 10, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Nobody in American politics hates their own voters more than the Democratic Party
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How long till we learn American, United & Delta worked the phones on Senate Dems?
November 10, 2025 at 4:41 AM
How long till we learn American, United & Delta worked the phones on Senate Dems?
Love love love my senator from Minnesota, @smith.senate.gov .
I will not support this bill that completely fails to help Americans afford their health care.
Trump and R’s have more than doubled Americans’ health care premiums, and for 40 days they have refused to lift a finger to do a thing about it. In fact, they’ve made it worse by taking food from kids.
Trump and R’s have more than doubled Americans’ health care premiums, and for 40 days they have refused to lift a finger to do a thing about it. In fact, they’ve made it worse by taking food from kids.
November 10, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Love love love my senator from Minnesota, @smith.senate.gov .
Attention: @klobuchar.senate.gov and @smith.senate.gov
Don't do the GOP's dirty work for them. GOP has the voted. Let them end the filibuster; call back Congress and let the GOP take 💯 of the credit for their policies.
I mean, sheesh, read the room. Don't make a deal.
Don't do the GOP's dirty work for them. GOP has the voted. Let them end the filibuster; call back Congress and let the GOP take 💯 of the credit for their policies.
I mean, sheesh, read the room. Don't make a deal.
Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.
November 10, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Attention: @klobuchar.senate.gov and @smith.senate.gov
Don't do the GOP's dirty work for them. GOP has the voted. Let them end the filibuster; call back Congress and let the GOP take 💯 of the credit for their policies.
I mean, sheesh, read the room. Don't make a deal.
Don't do the GOP's dirty work for them. GOP has the voted. Let them end the filibuster; call back Congress and let the GOP take 💯 of the credit for their policies.
I mean, sheesh, read the room. Don't make a deal.
Almost everything Elizabeth Spiers says about Andrew Cuomo and his rich donors also applies to Jacob Frey (minus the sex scandals). I so wish these guys and their world view hadn't prevailed in Minneapolis.
Don't Let The Door Hit You On The Way Out, Andrew Cuomo
I wrote about the end of Cuomo-ism for The New York Times. Here's the column:
Back on Aug. 8, at 5:40 p.m., the retirement-aged nepo baby and disgraced former governor of New York tweeted at the much...
www.elizabethspiers.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Almost everything Elizabeth Spiers says about Andrew Cuomo and his rich donors also applies to Jacob Frey (minus the sex scandals). I so wish these guys and their world view hadn't prevailed in Minneapolis.
Minneapolis friends: Any idea what to do with lawnsigns for Davis, Fateh and Jazz? Are the signs recycle-able? Any place to recycle or reuse the metal stands?
November 5, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Minneapolis friends: Any idea what to do with lawnsigns for Davis, Fateh and Jazz? Are the signs recycle-able? Any place to recycle or reuse the metal stands?
Troll alert: mpls-today.bsky.social just popped up today as a Pro-Frey account to demonize opposition. Time to get your muting and blocking fingers working.
November 5, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Troll alert: mpls-today.bsky.social just popped up today as a Pro-Frey account to demonize opposition. Time to get your muting and blocking fingers working.
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With this election over, my next organizing projects are 1) coalition building for the DFL, to build our bench to win in 2026 and 2) resisting the Minneapolis Charter Commission's efforts to weaken the separation of powers.🧵
November 5, 2025 at 4:19 PM
With this election over, my next organizing projects are 1) coalition building for the DFL, to build our bench to win in 2026 and 2) resisting the Minneapolis Charter Commission's efforts to weaken the separation of powers.🧵
Such a good thread! I'm so sad/mad that the forces of ratfucking, fear, racism, division + $$$$ returned Frey to office. And I have such love & pride for the amazing progressive community & allies who work so hard for a better city. We're still here. We persist. We ain't leaving. Onward.
Good morning. I woke up at 7AM and have had a cup and a half of coffee already.
A lot of people outside Minneapolis probably are wondering what's going. What's happened to the "Midwest Mamdani"?
And a lot of people who just learned about us this year are probably confused. It's okay!
A lot of people outside Minneapolis probably are wondering what's going. What's happened to the "Midwest Mamdani"?
And a lot of people who just learned about us this year are probably confused. It's okay!
November 5, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Such a good thread! I'm so sad/mad that the forces of ratfucking, fear, racism, division + $$$$ returned Frey to office. And I have such love & pride for the amazing progressive community & allies who work so hard for a better city. We're still here. We persist. We ain't leaving. Onward.
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If he does pull this out, there's a book to be written about how he and his cronies transformed one of the most democratically engaged cities in America into a bitter, cynical place where a widely despised mayor can somehow magically win three terms.
Minneapolis mayoral results will continue to be tabulated tomorrow. Mayor Jacob Frey says "it looks damn good for us." He says "Minneapolis is on the rise."
November 5, 2025 at 4:39 AM
If he does pull this out, there's a book to be written about how he and his cronies transformed one of the most democratically engaged cities in America into a bitter, cynical place where a widely despised mayor can somehow magically win three terms.
"At its heart, American conservatism is a fantasy; a vision of a world too evil to be saved....Because the world isn't actually like that....most American conservatives must mainline Fox News directly to their brains at all hours to remain within the fantasy that both sustains & degrades them."
Dick Cheney Departs The World He Made | Defector
At its heart, American conservatism is a fantasy. It’s a vision of a world too evil to be saved or cared about, and fearsome enough to justify any and every impulse toward cruelty and violence that a ...
defector.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:54 PM
"At its heart, American conservatism is a fantasy; a vision of a world too evil to be saved....Because the world isn't actually like that....most American conservatives must mainline Fox News directly to their brains at all hours to remain within the fantasy that both sustains & degrades them."
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Dick Cheney Was Doing War Crimes in Exactly the Right Way, by Ezra Klein.
November 4, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Dick Cheney Was Doing War Crimes in Exactly the Right Way, by Ezra Klein.
This is why I'm ranking @dewayneforminneapolis.com, @omarfatehmn.com and Jazz Hampton for mayor. Eight years of Jacob Frey has done so much damage to our city and prevented so much progress. Frey is bad news. We deserve better! We can do better. Liam knows his stuff.
I’m asking everyone to vote for a new Mayor by Tuesday and rank all 3 of Omar Fateh, Dewayne Davis, and Jazz Hampton in whichever order you prefer. I’ve worked at City Hall for the last 4 years and from my personal experiences I believe the City desperately needs a new mayor.
Long thread 🧵
Long thread 🧵
November 3, 2025 at 11:34 PM
This is why I'm ranking @dewayneforminneapolis.com, @omarfatehmn.com and Jazz Hampton for mayor. Eight years of Jacob Frey has done so much damage to our city and prevented so much progress. Frey is bad news. We deserve better! We can do better. Liam knows his stuff.
I grew up in White evangelical culture--my family went to church at least four times a week. i graduated from Wheaton College in Illinois. And I'm sorry to say this is 💯 accurate about White evangelicals.
Mike Johnson: ‘My Christian Faith Is More About Not Jacking Off Than Feeding The Poor’
November 3, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I grew up in White evangelical culture--my family went to church at least four times a week. i graduated from Wheaton College in Illinois. And I'm sorry to say this is 💯 accurate about White evangelicals.