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mpls. 🏳️‍🌈 and tired. teacher, abolitionist, ward 1 slut. he/him
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“minneapolis police chief brian o’hara will stand up to ICE.” no he won’t. that isn’t true.
local police will help ICE. they will never help us. please let the fantasy go.
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the number one requirement for the next Dem president is that they are willing to look back

with a flamethrower
There's a series of things (like the ballroom, Gulf of America) that we're going to have to *undo* the moment this guy is out of office.
And yet I can already hear future Democrat presidents saying "I'm focused on the people's work, not the knucklehead stuff" and just leave this man's shit up.
The president's name was added to the sign outside the performing arts center.
December 19, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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I'm incredibly disappointed that following the major attacks on trans healthcare this week, there have seemingly been no statements in support of trans rights from @governorwalz.mn.gov @dfl.org @smith.senate.gov or @amyklobuchar.com
December 19, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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Oh cell phones in schools are bad you say? Duh, what would your high school have been like if every student’s desk had a gaming console, a camera, a stack of leisure reading material, and a secret communication system connected to all their friends
December 19, 2025 at 5:55 PM
english teachers and social studies teachers pumping their fists rn
I love my two blackout drunk Minnesota sons
December 19, 2025 at 2:51 PM
rizo and sophi should have voted out sage with kristina. they didn’t need savannah’s vote. would have been potentially been a winning move for one of them, if you think that sophi still wins F4 immunity and kristina wins fire over savannah #survivor49
December 18, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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Back in July, he was on PBS trying to suggest that the whole Epstein thing was overblown and people should move on. Gee, I wonder why! www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
December 18, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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Brooks should be driven out of public life. The fact that he knew there were photographs of himself with Epstein and he didn't disclose that while also telling people that they should move on is just straight up unethical.
December 18, 2025 at 5:44 PM
someone better leak it i swear
Idiots.

If your highest value is winning, that might give you 2 years of power.

If your highest value is actually implementing policies that are sustainable and provide shared prosperity for everyone & civil rights for all, play the long game.

Gift article: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
The D.N.C. Is Killing Its Autopsy of What Went Wrong in 2024
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Sometimes The County gets it right!
As seen outside the library.
December 17, 2025 at 7:33 PM
mid 30s life: did the handsome young man smile at me because he thinks i’m attractive or because he respects his elders?
December 17, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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Getting to the point in the snowfall/mashdown/melt/freeze cycle where property owners who've taken no action to shovel should be eligible for aggravated assault charges.
December 17, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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People using transit deserve dignity and this isn't it.
This is what we're dealing with in the transit hinterland of Bloomington, MN.
December 17, 2025 at 3:56 AM
shelley buck wins the 47A DFL primary to replace newly-elected state senator amanda hemmingsen-jaeger

no republicans filed, so welcome shelley buck to the MN house! the SD47 shuffle (that nicole mitchell’s resignation kicked off) is finally over!
December 17, 2025 at 2:55 AM
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White neighbors, reports from Latino and Somali businesses on Lake Street are that their numbers are down as much as 90%. Their clientele are scared to go out. We can help with this. Show up, show your support, spend money. And bring your whistles.
December 16, 2025 at 11:49 PM
TRON got a costume nom and a sound nom. TRON: LEGACY got a sound nom.

TRON: ARES got shortlisted in song, score, and visual effects.

(don’t underestimate a TRON film! even if it was a bomb!)
December 17, 2025 at 1:55 AM
some amazing contenders for the “no one has ever heard of this movie but somehow it got nominated for makeup and hairstyling” award for the year. that branch truly judges the craft and not the overall quality of the film. admirable!

however! KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN should be here #filmsky
December 17, 2025 at 1:42 AM
first time ever we’re getting an oscar for casting directors, and here’s the shortlist! three films not in english and a horror film? promising start! (even if i am not really a WEAPONS fan) #filmsky
December 17, 2025 at 1:38 AM
i did this too lol
Okay this probably isn't the answer but I'd like to coin the term anyway
December 17, 2025 at 1:25 AM
i agree; she is a fighter! she fights for higher ICE budgets and detaining people without due process every day :)
There is nothing to suggest Angie Craig is not a fighter. Quite the opposite.
December 17, 2025 at 1:23 AM
got a poll pretty clearly aligned with michelle tafoya that was testing DHS fraud messaging but they completely fucked up the absolutely pivotal part of the poll because they switched around angie craig and peggy flanagan’s names lmao
December 17, 2025 at 1:21 AM
we should be having a steve simon vs. keith ellison primary or whatever this sucks
LiUNA endorsed walz i hate it here
December 16, 2025 at 9:59 PM
LiUNA endorsed walz i hate it here
December 16, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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I'm driving the 4 this evening and every passenger has had to climb a mountain to board the bus.

To be clear, this route runs from Bloomington, through Richfield, through Mpls, all the way up to Columbia heights.

Disgraceful.
December 14, 2025 at 4:47 AM
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The busiest bus line in the most populous county in Minnesota is the D Line.

These photos were taken within a block of it on either side. Even if sidewalk clearing occurred, parking clearing took precedent.

Municipal sidewalk clearing is a moral obligation. Frey opposes it, Schaffer opposes it.
December 13, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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From earlier this week…

Multi lane highway cutting through the city: perfectly clear

City street: well cleared

Sidewalk: covered in snow (w/ many footprints)

We need more investment in clearing our sidewalks so everyone (not just drivers) can get around in winter.

#PlowMPLSsidewalks
December 15, 2025 at 3:03 PM