Mary Pustejovsky
@mpusto.bsky.social
Cargo bikes, urbanism, safe streets, climate. Heat pump all the things! Views are my own. #MadisonWI #EverTrue
When we lived in Chicago we had a few bars within “stumbling distance” which should definitely be a measure of a city!
These kinds of human scale, mixed-use Midwest dive bars are illegal to open and operate in most American neighborhoods.
February 2, 2026 at 3:13 AM
When we lived in Chicago we had a few bars within “stumbling distance” which should definitely be a measure of a city!
Bikes home from skating practice and it was snowing. There is something so magical about being the first tire marks on fresh snow. 🚲❄️
February 2, 2026 at 2:20 AM
Bikes home from skating practice and it was snowing. There is something so magical about being the first tire marks on fresh snow. 🚲❄️
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Okay! This has already inspired a bunch of DMs, so I made a page on the website. If you have 50,000+ Skymiles and would be willing to book flights to get someone home, please fill this out.
Donate Your Skymiles — Stand With Minnesota
Donate your Delta Skymiles to get people home from Texas
www.standwithminnesota.com
February 1, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Okay! This has already inspired a bunch of DMs, so I made a page on the website. If you have 50,000+ Skymiles and would be willing to book flights to get someone home, please fill this out.
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Every bus stop personally shoveled out is an act of heroism and a policy failure.
How many bus stops have you shoveled out today?
(Wasn't counting but I think this was #4)
(Wasn't counting but I think this was #4)
January 31, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Every bus stop personally shoveled out is an act of heroism and a policy failure.
Catherine O’Hara was such a gem. My friend Tom Bachtell captures her perfectly with his drawing.
January 31, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Catherine O’Hara was such a gem. My friend Tom Bachtell captures her perfectly with his drawing.
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Relying on solely adjacent property owners to clear sidewalks is a recipe for an inaccessible walking network.
January 29, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Relying on solely adjacent property owners to clear sidewalks is a recipe for an inaccessible walking network.
The kids are now saying “oxygen nitrogen” to mean 6-7. 😂
January 29, 2026 at 12:48 PM
The kids are now saying “oxygen nitrogen” to mean 6-7. 😂
My teen told me they had been using @transitApp after I told them about it. They said they blew a friend’s mind when they showed her how to track the bus. 😂
January 28, 2026 at 1:58 PM
My teen told me they had been using @transitApp after I told them about it. They said they blew a friend’s mind when they showed her how to track the bus. 😂
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January 25, 2026 at 1:50 PM
It’s “I can feel ice forming in my nostrils” cold. 🥶
January 26, 2026 at 1:22 PM
It’s “I can feel ice forming in my nostrils” cold. 🥶
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Crowd is massive, now overflowing Congress Plaza and taking up a block-long stretch of Michigan Avenue.
Reminder: this event was only announced yesterday.
Reminder: this event was only announced yesterday.
January 25, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Crowd is massive, now overflowing Congress Plaza and taking up a block-long stretch of Michigan Avenue.
Reminder: this event was only announced yesterday.
Reminder: this event was only announced yesterday.
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I met an absolutely lovely academic who asked whether my department back home is affected by ICE -- a question dramatizing how little info is getting out.
For the record, the small example I chose:
My dept has a carpool to pick up grad students of color who can't safely commute to campus alone.
For the record, the small example I chose:
My dept has a carpool to pick up grad students of color who can't safely commute to campus alone.
January 22, 2026 at 7:52 PM
I met an absolutely lovely academic who asked whether my department back home is affected by ICE -- a question dramatizing how little info is getting out.
For the record, the small example I chose:
My dept has a carpool to pick up grad students of color who can't safely commute to campus alone.
For the record, the small example I chose:
My dept has a carpool to pick up grad students of color who can't safely commute to campus alone.
Literally said this exact phrase this morning
Winter in the Midwest.
(Steps outside) “Oh, it’s warm today!”
(Checks temp): 22 degrees.
(Steps outside) “Oh, it’s warm today!”
(Checks temp): 22 degrees.
January 21, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Literally said this exact phrase this morning
As someone raised in California but is now a Midwesterner forever, I ❤️ this so much.
In honour of the you know everything etc I'm going to post one of my favourite poems, by Danez Smith: "I'm going back to minnesota where sadness makes sense"
January 21, 2026 at 1:39 PM
As someone raised in California but is now a Midwesterner forever, I ❤️ this so much.
Finally watched “Stand By Me” today. Oof that was brutal (emotionally).
January 20, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Finally watched “Stand By Me” today. Oof that was brutal (emotionally).
❤️❤️❤️
Oh one more. At a nearby elementary school that has a lot of vulnerable families, parents have implemented a buddy system, pairing up with another family to bring over groceries, take their kids to the playground, and do their laundry. It is beyond heartening to see the ways people have stepped up.
January 17, 2026 at 10:00 PM
❤️❤️❤️
Before going to skating this morning got to see the critters that visited my driveway in the snow.
January 16, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Before going to skating this morning got to see the critters that visited my driveway in the snow.
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THREAD of offers of guest lectures (via Zoom) for Minneapolis-area classes so faculty can offer their students a top-quality education while dealing with other crises
Seeing tons of extremely generous offers. I'll try to post 'em all here--please add your own w topics you can cover & how to contact
Seeing tons of extremely generous offers. I'll try to post 'em all here--please add your own w topics you can cover & how to contact
Finally, a note to the many professors in my networks: One other specific, small thing you can do from outside of Minneapolis is reach out to colleagues who are heavily affected (because of their own or their family's risk, or because they're very busy protecting neighbors) and offer a guest lecture
January 15, 2026 at 7:43 PM
THREAD of offers of guest lectures (via Zoom) for Minneapolis-area classes so faculty can offer their students a top-quality education while dealing with other crises
Seeing tons of extremely generous offers. I'll try to post 'em all here--please add your own w topics you can cover & how to contact
Seeing tons of extremely generous offers. I'll try to post 'em all here--please add your own w topics you can cover & how to contact
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this is fucking incredible
January 15, 2026 at 9:14 PM
this is fucking incredible
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Everything else apart from the federal invasion of my city and state counts for very little right now, but I do want to share that—for obvious reasons—the deadline for this exciting grant opportunity has been pushed back to Friday, February 27th.
We will still be here after the secret police leave.
We will still be here after the secret police leave.
Minnesota businesses can apply *right now* for a grant to purchase e-bikes for commercial use through the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's (MPCA) Small Business Environmental Assistance Program!
More info: content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MPL...
More info: content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MPL...
Cargo Bikes for Business: Grant Opportunity
content.govdelivery.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Everything else apart from the federal invasion of my city and state counts for very little right now, but I do want to share that—for obvious reasons—the deadline for this exciting grant opportunity has been pushed back to Friday, February 27th.
We will still be here after the secret police leave.
We will still be here after the secret police leave.
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Linktree of places you can donate money directly, purchase from an amazon list or walmart registry, or places you can drop items off if within the area.
This group does a LOT of great work, and this is the worst time of year to be homeless.
This group does a LOT of great work, and this is the worst time of year to be homeless.
January 14, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Linktree of places you can donate money directly, purchase from an amazon list or walmart registry, or places you can drop items off if within the area.
This group does a LOT of great work, and this is the worst time of year to be homeless.
This group does a LOT of great work, and this is the worst time of year to be homeless.
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As I was being tailgated down W. River Parkway by a large SUV with tinted windows, the thought occurred to me that it might help if everyone drives a bit slower. Gives observers more time to identify feds.
We have a 20 MPH speed limit on residential streets, let’s weaponize it
We have a 20 MPH speed limit on residential streets, let’s weaponize it
January 14, 2026 at 3:25 AM
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💯 Also true when you are a neighbor or friend helping a new parent, person going through cancer treatment or grief. Specifics help people say yes to help.
Mpls: If you are working to support neighbors right now I *highly* suggest avoiding the generic "let me know what you need" and instead asking/offering directly:
"I'm going to the store. Send me a list."
"Do you need shampoo? Fruit? Toilet paper?"
"Can I help with your laundry?"
"I'm going to the store. Send me a list."
"Do you need shampoo? Fruit? Toilet paper?"
"Can I help with your laundry?"
January 14, 2026 at 1:38 AM
💯 Also true when you are a neighbor or friend helping a new parent, person going through cancer treatment or grief. Specifics help people say yes to help.
I love my neurodivergent child. They are so creative!! Made a dog out of a wine cork. The pushpins and pipe cleaner combo is headphones. And they are a pirate dog (obviously). LOL
January 14, 2026 at 1:24 AM
I love my neurodivergent child. They are so creative!! Made a dog out of a wine cork. The pushpins and pipe cleaner combo is headphones. And they are a pirate dog (obviously). LOL