ryan
@rkmpls.bsky.social
wife guy. soon-to-be-dad guy. lifelong minnesotan.
data, policy, sports, stuff.
wolves back. lynx never left.
he/him
data, policy, sports, stuff.
wolves back. lynx never left.
he/him
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We problematize poor communities of color but not affluent white ones part 1000
👉 Our new paper uses daily mobility data to show that spatial isolation is much more common today among those living in advantaged neighborhoods than the converse.
👩🏻💻 Lots of massive data wrangling and careful assumptions about mobility data needed - but check it out here! doi.org/10.1177/0042...
👩🏻💻 Lots of massive data wrangling and careful assumptions about mobility data needed - but check it out here! doi.org/10.1177/0042...
November 24, 2025 at 7:06 PM
We problematize poor communities of color but not affluent white ones part 1000
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this is not a drag of the writer of this particular piece, which is largely sympathetic, but this line of argument makes me nuts
young people are involved in protest and organizing at several levers of power—but they're not able to show up to photo op street rallies at the same rates as retirees
young people are involved in protest and organizing at several levers of power—but they're not able to show up to photo op street rallies at the same rates as retirees
My @nytimes.com op-ed: The Boomers Are Protesting Trump. Where Is Gen Z? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o... (gift link)
The key point: "The absence of young people from conventional protests is both a problem and a warning."
The key point: "The absence of young people from conventional protests is both a problem and a warning."
Opinion | The Boomers Are Protesting Trump. Where Is Gen Z?
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
this is not a drag of the writer of this particular piece, which is largely sympathetic, but this line of argument makes me nuts
young people are involved in protest and organizing at several levers of power—but they're not able to show up to photo op street rallies at the same rates as retirees
young people are involved in protest and organizing at several levers of power—but they're not able to show up to photo op street rallies at the same rates as retirees
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Finally finished my blog post on the Minneapolis Mayoral Election and demographics. I posted it to an old medium account that I forgot I had. Let me know what you think. Here's what I found 🧵 medium.com/@damia025/pr...
November 20, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Finally finished my blog post on the Minneapolis Mayoral Election and demographics. I posted it to an old medium account that I forgot I had. Let me know what you think. Here's what I found 🧵 medium.com/@damia025/pr...
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Feds now claim a "system crash" that happened immediately after ICE was sued is the reason why 10 days of footage from inside the Broadview Detention Center has been lost.
Unreal hearing on this earlier:
www.404media.co/ice-says-cri...
Unreal hearing on this earlier:
www.404media.co/ice-says-cri...
ICE Says Critical Evidence In Abuse Case Was Lost In 'System Crash' a Day After It Was Sued
The government also said "we don't have resources" to retain all footage and that plaintiffs could supply "endless hard drives that we could save things to."
www.404media.co
November 20, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Feds now claim a "system crash" that happened immediately after ICE was sued is the reason why 10 days of footage from inside the Broadview Detention Center has been lost.
Unreal hearing on this earlier:
www.404media.co/ice-says-cri...
Unreal hearing on this earlier:
www.404media.co/ice-says-cri...
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Yep, it’s funny when you travel and meet people, and somehow every state and region has a funny quirk of hating the place that has the most Black people nearby.
shit, speaking as a missiouri resident, if theres two places republicans despise in this state its Kansas City and St Louis
November 20, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Yep, it’s funny when you travel and meet people, and somehow every state and region has a funny quirk of hating the place that has the most Black people nearby.
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If you celebrate Give to the Max day, please donate to the Supply Depot through our Open Collective so you can get tax refunds. the money all goes to keeping people alive. opencollective.com/sanctuarysup...
SanctuarySupplyDepot - Open Collective
The Sanctuary Supply Depot is a central hub that fascilitates the collection and distribution of basic survival supplies for our unhoused neighbors.
opencollective.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:01 PM
If you celebrate Give to the Max day, please donate to the Supply Depot through our Open Collective so you can get tax refunds. the money all goes to keeping people alive. opencollective.com/sanctuarysup...
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the gulf between the swift brutality with which places like harvard treated students protesting genocide and the endless, endless latitude those same institutions have given people like larry summers tells you everything you need to know
November 20, 2025 at 1:36 AM
the gulf between the swift brutality with which places like harvard treated students protesting genocide and the endless, endless latitude those same institutions have given people like larry summers tells you everything you need to know
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Get trained. Throw sand in the gears. Take video and photos for the inevitable trials of the lawless agents who brutalized our neighbors. The day when we hold them accountable to the law is coming. monarcamn.org/training
November 19, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Get trained. Throw sand in the gears. Take video and photos for the inevitable trials of the lawless agents who brutalized our neighbors. The day when we hold them accountable to the law is coming. monarcamn.org/training
shoutout @jason4parks.bsky.social for the correct answer and @jchavezmpls.bsky.social for the arbeiter mention
I did a journalism for @racketmn.com in the name of democracy—crisp, malty, refreshing democracy. You can't get this sort of local flavor anywhere else.
Doin’ Beers: Municipally Endorsed Beers to Drink in November - Racket
Doin’ Hard-hitting Journalism Beers.
racketmn.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:49 PM
shoutout @jason4parks.bsky.social for the correct answer and @jchavezmpls.bsky.social for the arbeiter mention
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Approaching 3 hours since Katie was cuffed and taken by masked federal agents while peacefully protesting and filming today and our lawyers still can’t get anyone to tell us where they actually took her.
Fucking absurd.
Fucking absurd.
November 18, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Approaching 3 hours since Katie was cuffed and taken by masked federal agents while peacefully protesting and filming today and our lawyers still can’t get anyone to tell us where they actually took her.
Fucking absurd.
Fucking absurd.
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Per MIRAC trained observers are on site and MORE OBSERVERS REQUESTED. Go if you can:
November 18, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Per MIRAC trained observers are on site and MORE OBSERVERS REQUESTED. Go if you can:
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NEW: When Andrew Tate landed in the US, Customs & Border Protection seized his electronic devices. But @propublica.org found that a White House official told DHS to return the devices, emphasizing that the request came from the White House.
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 11:31 AM
NEW: When Andrew Tate landed in the US, Customs & Border Protection seized his electronic devices. But @propublica.org found that a White House official told DHS to return the devices, emphasizing that the request came from the White House.
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
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Ahead of the Thanksgiving travel rush, a union representing about 250 employees at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport is threatening to strike starting Nov. 24.
Food and hospitality workers at MSP threaten strike next week
Ahead of the Thanksgiving travel rush, a union representing about 250 employees at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport is threatening to strike starting Nov. 24.
bit.ly
November 17, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Ahead of the Thanksgiving travel rush, a union representing about 250 employees at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport is threatening to strike starting Nov. 24.
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I wrote about how an Iraq-war era military contractor ended up as a mall cop cracking down on a protest encampment in Minneapolis the summer after the George Floyd protests. This is the story of Nathan Seabrook and long arc of the war on terror. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
How a mercenary became a Minneapolis mall cop
After the George Floyd protests, a former military contractor named Nathan Seabrook brought the war home.
www.motherjones.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I wrote about how an Iraq-war era military contractor ended up as a mall cop cracking down on a protest encampment in Minneapolis the summer after the George Floyd protests. This is the story of Nathan Seabrook and long arc of the war on terror. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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There are a lot of competing needs, I know. But I really would like to uplift these folks at the Midwest Bond Fund.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/17/b...
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/17/b...
A Midwest Bond Fund Is Helping Detained Chicago Immigrants Return To Their Families
The Midwest Immigration Bond Fund launched in 2020 to provide bond assistance to people navigating the complex immigration legal system. That mission has become more difficult under the second Trump a...
blockclubchicago.org
November 17, 2025 at 10:50 PM
There are a lot of competing needs, I know. But I really would like to uplift these folks at the Midwest Bond Fund.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/17/b...
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/17/b...
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In 2028 I will vote for whoever will send Stephen Miller to The Hague.
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
www.orlandosentinel.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:24 PM
In 2028 I will vote for whoever will send Stephen Miller to The Hague.
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“How can anyone believe in the ethics of the DFL when someone like this can remain in multiple party leadership positions, especially one determining appropriate conduct in the party?”
taylordahlin.com/f/the-dfls-c...
taylordahlin.com/f/the-dfls-c...
The DFL's Cyndy Martin Problem
On July 3, 2024, MN DFL CD8 chair Cyndy Martin hit and killed 19 year old Carter Haithcock, the father of a young son, as he walked along the road with her vehicle on the Iron Range near Nashwauk on h...
taylordahlin.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:55 AM
“How can anyone believe in the ethics of the DFL when someone like this can remain in multiple party leadership positions, especially one determining appropriate conduct in the party?”
taylordahlin.com/f/the-dfls-c...
taylordahlin.com/f/the-dfls-c...
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those of us laid off from Teen Vogue were really fortunate to complete our fundraising goal — the laid-off staffers at VIBE deserve the same support, as Black media outlets and journalists continue to be targeted and discriminated against in “austerity” measures
It was announced on October 16, 2025 that VIBE was "joining forces" with Rolling Stone. As a result, the majority of VIBE employees were laid off. If you have the means to give, this team could use the support! www.gofundme.com/f/support-vi...
Donate to Support VIBE Staff After Sudden Layoffs, organized by Mya Abraham
It was announced on October 16, 2025 that VIBE was "joining forces" with Rolling S… Mya Abraham needs your support for Support VIBE Staff After Sudden Layoffs
www.gofundme.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:38 PM
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue were really fortunate to complete our fundraising goal — the laid-off staffers at VIBE deserve the same support, as Black media outlets and journalists continue to be targeted and discriminated against in “austerity” measures
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Phee and Rachel have been taking photos with fans after the game, stopping and giving everyone the time of day.
Two of the nicest people you can find.
Two of the nicest people you can find.
Huge ovation for Rachel Banham and Napheesa Collier, who are here courtside.
Phee still has a boot on her left foot after suffering a significant ankle and shin injury in the WNBA semis.
Phee still has a boot on her left foot after suffering a significant ankle and shin injury in the WNBA semis.
November 15, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Phee and Rachel have been taking photos with fans after the game, stopping and giving everyone the time of day.
Two of the nicest people you can find.
Two of the nicest people you can find.
the Strib (finally) published my correction of some funky Frey housing math that was featured in Deena’s profile of him pre-election. better late than never, i suppose
November 15, 2025 at 4:00 AM
the Strib (finally) published my correction of some funky Frey housing math that was featured in Deena’s profile of him pre-election. better late than never, i suppose
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"The Washington Post said it, too, was impacted by the data theft and extortion campaign targeting Oracle E-Business Suite customers, compromising human resources data on nearly 10,000 current and former employees and contractors."
cyberscoop.com/washington-p...
cyberscoop.com/washington-p...
Washington Post confirms data on nearly 10,000 people stolen from its Oracle environment
The newspaper said a “bad actor” contacted the company in late September, prompting an investigation that nearly a month later confirmed the extent of compromise.
cyberscoop.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:12 PM
"The Washington Post said it, too, was impacted by the data theft and extortion campaign targeting Oracle E-Business Suite customers, compromising human resources data on nearly 10,000 current and former employees and contractors."
cyberscoop.com/washington-p...
cyberscoop.com/washington-p...
we had to leave at 7:10 for dinner so we didn't see much content-wise beyond a Carlbom branding pitch. but we *did* see people getting harassed over their bags and then on our way out the check-in ladies were very rudely questioning some Black youth and their teacher about why they were at Sabathani
i'm told steve brandt, who is a DFL endorsed elected official, was also turned away at the DFL listening session because he had a backpack. he'd biked there, and the organizers did not tell us backpacks were banned
@dfl.org
@dfl.org
That’s my plan too. I believe I saw a former DFL candidate trying to get in and running afoul of the unpublished rule as well
November 14, 2025 at 6:40 PM
we had to leave at 7:10 for dinner so we didn't see much content-wise beyond a Carlbom branding pitch. but we *did* see people getting harassed over their bags and then on our way out the check-in ladies were very rudely questioning some Black youth and their teacher about why they were at Sabathani