Mike Hicks
@mulad.bsky.social
Tech guy into transpo and urbanism, politics to push the needle. Once a streets.mn person. A Swiftie to ease my unhappy singleness
Transit blog: https://hizeph400.blogspot.com/
I get lots of fake followers, so apologies for any errant blocks
Transit blog: https://hizeph400.blogspot.com/
I get lots of fake followers, so apologies for any errant blocks
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We are over $5500! Only $2000 to get this asylum seeker’s legal fees covered. Please help us raise this last part to keep them safe!
Hi friends, there is a south Mpls neighbor in need of funds for their asylum case. They received a court summons today & need an attorney to help. @danielsuitor.com has given some pro bono resources but we think they will need paid representation.
Please see images for details & how to help.
Please see images for details & how to help.
February 16, 2026 at 1:46 AM
We are over $5500! Only $2000 to get this asylum seeker’s legal fees covered. Please help us raise this last part to keep them safe!
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Urge your reps to ban Surveillance Pricing and boycott any business that uses it. If it’s allowed to take root, you will be robbed for the rest of your lives.
(1/11) If you live in NY, you’ve probably started seeing a new warning: “THIS PRICE WAS SET BY AN ALGORITHM USING YOUR PERSONAL DATA.” This mandatory disclosure went into effect late last year, and it’s the first attempt by a US state to grapple with a new generation of surveillance pricing.
February 15, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Urge your reps to ban Surveillance Pricing and boycott any business that uses it. If it’s allowed to take root, you will be robbed for the rest of your lives.
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Daily bunny no.3231 will get well soon
February 16, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Daily bunny no.3231 will get well soon
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ICE couldn’t break Minnesota, but this just might.
Nationwide Tater Tot Recall Has Expanded to Over Half a Million Pounds Across 28 States
According to a notice from the FDA, the recall affects roughly 650,000 pounds of product that may contain “clear, hard plastic fragments"
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February 16, 2026 at 2:54 AM
ICE couldn’t break Minnesota, but this just might.
MPD blocking access to the 3rd Ave Bridge due to some emergency incident. An ambulance was let through just as I arrived
February 15, 2026 at 11:26 PM
MPD blocking access to the 3rd Ave Bridge due to some emergency incident. An ambulance was let through just as I arrived
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If you know what Swatch Beat Time is, schedule your colonoscopy.
my friend (and meta) Emma gave me a clock that displays Swatch Beat Time for my birthday?!?!
February 15, 2026 at 10:50 PM
If you know what Swatch Beat Time is, schedule your colonoscopy.
The snort I snurt
OpenClaw founder Peter Steinberger is joining OpenAI
OpenClaw founder Peter Steinberger is joining OpenAI
OpenClaw will live on as an open-source project.
buff.ly
February 15, 2026 at 11:01 PM
The snort I snurt
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in northern Minnesota with my co-conspirator and our @theonion.com shirts
February 15, 2026 at 10:31 PM
in northern Minnesota with my co-conspirator and our @theonion.com shirts
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This is the future liberals want
February 15, 2026 at 9:58 PM
This is the future liberals want
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One of the stories I wanted to learn more about when I got to Minneapolis was the story of Post Modern Times Cafe. In the wake of ICE’s brutality the owner, Dylan Alverson, decided to make his restaurant COMPLETELY FREE. Watch my interview with him here.
ICE Created a Restaurant That is 100% Free (And They Aren't Allowed to Eat There)
Episode 4 of I SPENT THREE DAYS IN MINNEAPOLIS!
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February 15, 2026 at 4:58 PM
One of the stories I wanted to learn more about when I got to Minneapolis was the story of Post Modern Times Cafe. In the wake of ICE’s brutality the owner, Dylan Alverson, decided to make his restaurant COMPLETELY FREE. Watch my interview with him here.
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Donate to Post Modern Times Cafe here: moderntimesmpls.square.site
February 15, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Donate to Post Modern Times Cafe here: moderntimesmpls.square.site
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"The Guardian view on the BBC World Service: this is London calling. With just seven weeks before its funding runs out, the UK’s greatest cultural asset and most trusted international news organisation must be supported." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on the BBC World Service: this is London calling | Editorial
Editorial: With just seven weeks before its funding runs out, the UK’s greatest cultural asset and most trusted international news organisation must be supported
www.theguardian.com
February 15, 2026 at 9:30 PM
"The Guardian view on the BBC World Service: this is London calling. With just seven weeks before its funding runs out, the UK’s greatest cultural asset and most trusted international news organisation must be supported." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Suburgatory has shown up on Netflix, including the 3rd season which I haven't been able to find in a good spot online since 2022
February 15, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Suburgatory has shown up on Netflix, including the 3rd season which I haven't been able to find in a good spot online since 2022
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This is not true. It's not fair. It is not just a matter of will for communities struggling with housing, jobs or schools, especially the small towns where ICE is building camps www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.
February 15, 2026 at 9:01 PM
This is not true. It's not fair. It is not just a matter of will for communities struggling with housing, jobs or schools, especially the small towns where ICE is building camps www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
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I'm torn between wanting AOC to run for president and the sure knowledge that the reaction of US political & social elites to that campaign would crush any remaining respect I had for anyone in this country & finally push me to that remote retirement compound I've been dreaming about.
February 15, 2026 at 8:42 PM
I'm torn between wanting AOC to run for president and the sure knowledge that the reaction of US political & social elites to that campaign would crush any remaining respect I had for anyone in this country & finally push me to that remote retirement compound I've been dreaming about.
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NEW // Sunday Video: What Drives Bikeshare Success and Mediocrity? www.theurbanist.org/2026/02/15/s...
Sunday Video: What Drives Bikeshare Success and Mediocrity? » The Urbanist
# Bikeshare growth has waxed and waned over the years. The impact of systems vary greatly today in terms of cost, coverage, equipment availability, and compatibility. Uytae Lee of About Here digs into...
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February 15, 2026 at 7:28 PM
NEW // Sunday Video: What Drives Bikeshare Success and Mediocrity? www.theurbanist.org/2026/02/15/s...
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South High gofundme reports they are low on funds w new requests every day: www.gofundme.com/f/support-so...
Donate to Support South High School Families, organized by R S
South High School (Minneapolis, MN) parents are holding a special fundraiser specifically for S… R S needs your support for Support South High School Families
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February 13, 2026 at 10:40 PM
South High gofundme reports they are low on funds w new requests every day: www.gofundme.com/f/support-so...
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I’ve seen the critique that making these hats isn’t “doing anything” but I’d say raising 3/4s of a million for their local food shelf and rent assistance org seems like doing a lot.
There were only three left in the basket at Needle & Skein until the knitters fill it up again, but I snagged one! The total raised is now over $750,000.
February 15, 2026 at 7:13 PM
I’ve seen the critique that making these hats isn’t “doing anything” but I’d say raising 3/4s of a million for their local food shelf and rent assistance org seems like doing a lot.
Pretty sure I imagined the wrong Minnehaha reading this except it applies to all of them
People drive way too fast down Minnehaha
February 15, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Pretty sure I imagined the wrong Minnehaha reading this except it applies to all of them
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City limits sign
University Avenue, Saint Paul
April 19, 1929
Detail of image via Hennepin County Library; digitalcollections.hclib.org/digital/coll...
University Avenue, Saint Paul
April 19, 1929
Detail of image via Hennepin County Library; digitalcollections.hclib.org/digital/coll...
February 15, 2026 at 5:27 PM
City limits sign
University Avenue, Saint Paul
April 19, 1929
Detail of image via Hennepin County Library; digitalcollections.hclib.org/digital/coll...
University Avenue, Saint Paul
April 19, 1929
Detail of image via Hennepin County Library; digitalcollections.hclib.org/digital/coll...
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Fun fact: the bobsled is named after its inventor, Robert Yüngling Graf von Sled, an alcoholic Austrian nobleman who one day fell down an ice tube
February 15, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Fun fact: the bobsled is named after its inventor, Robert Yüngling Graf von Sled, an alcoholic Austrian nobleman who one day fell down an ice tube
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Did you know that the Minnesota Teachers Union is suing the federal government? • Episode 3 of I SPENT THREE DAYS IN MINNEAPOLIS!
Did you know that the Minnesota Teachers Union is suing the federal government?
Episode 3 of I SPENT THREE DAYS IN MINNEAPOLIS!
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February 11, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Did you know that the Minnesota Teachers Union is suing the federal government? • Episode 3 of I SPENT THREE DAYS IN MINNEAPOLIS!
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Georgia Fort Makes It Plain "Journalism Is Not A Crime" • Episode 2 of "I Spent Three Days In Minneapolis!"
Georgia Fort Makes It Plain "Journalism Is Not A Crime"
Episode 2 of "I Spent Three Days In Minneapolis!"
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February 8, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Georgia Fort Makes It Plain "Journalism Is Not A Crime" • Episode 2 of "I Spent Three Days In Minneapolis!"
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I Spent Three Days in Minneapolis • And I had a great, inspiring, tear-filled, and righteous time!
I Spent Three Days in Minneapolis
And I had a great, inspiring, tear-filled, and righteous time!
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February 7, 2026 at 3:24 AM
I Spent Three Days in Minneapolis • And I had a great, inspiring, tear-filled, and righteous time!