Robert Haider
@roberthaider.bsky.social
Area dad, policy aide, bike & transit rider, yimby, woodworker, support The Arsenal & MNUFC. Midwest is best. Views here are mine alone.
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The power of Ian Wright
November 24, 2025 at 8:34 AM
The power of Ian Wright
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i dunno, “cars need to have a driver” seems like it should be in the big book of car law somewhere
Minnesota law neither prohibits nor specifically allows automated vehicles to conduct testing on streets in Minnesota, a MnDOT spokesperson said.
“We expect this to come up during the next legislative session and look forward to being included in those discussions,” spokesperson Anne Meyer said.
“We expect this to come up during the next legislative session and look forward to being included in those discussions,” spokesperson Anne Meyer said.
November 20, 2025 at 3:15 PM
i dunno, “cars need to have a driver” seems like it should be in the big book of car law somewhere
Last month when asked about a Waymo causing a fatal crash, their CEO replied, "we don't say 'whether,' we say 'when.'" This feels like it would have been useful to include in the article.
Our streets are already dangerous enough due to cars, we don't need a new threat. No thanks indeed.
Our streets are already dangerous enough due to cars, we don't need a new threat. No thanks indeed.
No thanks. 👎
Waymo, the driverless ride-hailing company, is bringing its fleet of autonomous electric vehicles to Minneapolis.
November 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Last month when asked about a Waymo causing a fatal crash, their CEO replied, "we don't say 'whether,' we say 'when.'" This feels like it would have been useful to include in the article.
Our streets are already dangerous enough due to cars, we don't need a new threat. No thanks indeed.
Our streets are already dangerous enough due to cars, we don't need a new threat. No thanks indeed.
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Phillips Neighbors! Join me on Sunday at 2pm for an important conversation about how we keep each other safe in these times (St. Paul’s Lutheran Church 2742 15th Ave South). 1/
November 18, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Phillips Neighbors! Join me on Sunday at 2pm for an important conversation about how we keep each other safe in these times (St. Paul’s Lutheran Church 2742 15th Ave South). 1/
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Upcoming public hearing on wrecking provisions ordinance!
At this week’s Business, Housing and Zoning Committee meeting, we set a public hearing for the wrecking provisions ordinance. The public hearing will occur at the Dec. 2 BHZ meeting. 1/
At this week’s Business, Housing and Zoning Committee meeting, we set a public hearing for the wrecking provisions ordinance. The public hearing will occur at the Dec. 2 BHZ meeting. 1/
November 14, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Upcoming public hearing on wrecking provisions ordinance!
At this week’s Business, Housing and Zoning Committee meeting, we set a public hearing for the wrecking provisions ordinance. The public hearing will occur at the Dec. 2 BHZ meeting. 1/
At this week’s Business, Housing and Zoning Committee meeting, we set a public hearing for the wrecking provisions ordinance. The public hearing will occur at the Dec. 2 BHZ meeting. 1/
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I'm proud of my law partners who worked diligently to secure this result for our client, giving her the opportunity to finally feel heard and believed.
So proud, and in awe, of the work done by @marabrust.bsky.social’s firm. www.startribune.com/jury-awards-...
www.startribune.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I'm proud of my law partners who worked diligently to secure this result for our client, giving her the opportunity to finally feel heard and believed.
Two things I find interesting (Minnesota) about this important article: (1) not a single mention of Mayor Frey and his singular role overseeing OCS and MPD, and (2) this came out ten days after an election where the mayor's actions/inactions regarding public safety were a major issue.
The Minneapolis Police Department is ordering its officers to cooperate with the city auditor’s office amid a probe into how it handled two high-profile cases after a city official raised accusations of stonewalling.
Minneapolis auditor says lack of police cooperation in dual probes is creating costly delays
The police department’s second-in-command has issued a memo saying “Failure to comply shall result in discipline.”
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November 14, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Two things I find interesting (Minnesota) about this important article: (1) not a single mention of Mayor Frey and his singular role overseeing OCS and MPD, and (2) this came out ten days after an election where the mayor's actions/inactions regarding public safety were a major issue.
So proud, and in awe, of the work done by @marabrust.bsky.social’s firm. www.startribune.com/jury-awards-...
www.startribune.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
So proud, and in awe, of the work done by @marabrust.bsky.social’s firm. www.startribune.com/jury-awards-...
Really happy for (and a little jealous of) my in-laws, who live in Seattle. They just got rid of their centrist mayor in favor of a progressive with plans to address homelessness, tax the wealthy, and a commitment to safer streets for people who get around without a car.
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell just conceded to progressive challenger Katie Wilson at a ceremony at City Hall.
Wilson won by about 2,000 votes in a close race.
Wilson won by about 2,000 votes in a close race.
November 13, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Really happy for (and a little jealous of) my in-laws, who live in Seattle. They just got rid of their centrist mayor in favor of a progressive with plans to address homelessness, tax the wealthy, and a commitment to safer streets for people who get around without a car.
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Democrats are such cowards. It’s not shocking each time they show their true colors but it’s truly incredible how readily they sell out any and everyone.
November 10, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Democrats are such cowards. It’s not shocking each time they show their true colors but it’s truly incredible how readily they sell out any and everyone.
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“To be an Arsenal fan - to be a leftist. They are an intertwined experience.”
- @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
- @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
![Astead H: ..for example, can you think of a time when you had to learn that lesson yourself.
That it wasn't only important to be right
Zohran M: Life on the left is that lesson. But tactically let me give you an example. I had concerns about the signing of Noni Madueke. [laughs] I had concerns about paying Chelsea yet again for one of their players. Was this simply the legacy of William Gallas? But more important than being right in that skepticism is winning. And now that Madueke is playing, well I don't know it works out, but he's showing what Mikel Arteta knew all along. So I'm happy to focus on the outcome. To be an Arsenal fan - to be a leftist. They are an intertwined experience](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:tjrczgbda3estmbansluhwut/bafkreib7u7y6rerbcpx5tn46wq5ozv3l2azvzkuxj66qklk3pudxy7iega@jpeg)
November 6, 2025 at 2:06 AM
“To be an Arsenal fan - to be a leftist. They are an intertwined experience.”
- @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
- @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
Being more responsive to his constituents than anyone else in City Hall, unapologetically progressive, and unafraid to speak out against the conservative forces holding our city back. Taken together, that’s how you put up these kinds of numbers.
Thank you, Ward 9! We earned 77.37% of the vote, and we are heading back to City Hall with a mandate.
Jason Chavez
The Kid from East Phillips
Jason Chavez
The Kid from East Phillips
November 5, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Being more responsive to his constituents than anyone else in City Hall, unapologetically progressive, and unafraid to speak out against the conservative forces holding our city back. Taken together, that’s how you put up these kinds of numbers.
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Thank you, Ward 9! We earned 77.37% of the vote, and we are heading back to City Hall with a mandate.
Jason Chavez
The Kid from East Phillips
Jason Chavez
The Kid from East Phillips
November 5, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Thank you, Ward 9! We earned 77.37% of the vote, and we are heading back to City Hall with a mandate.
Jason Chavez
The Kid from East Phillips
Jason Chavez
The Kid from East Phillips
Sorry for cringe-posting, but I believe there’s real value in the politics of joy.
The Frey Guys just seem like genuinely miserable people who think it’s edgy and funny to be assholes without a care as to whether you like them or not. I imagine that attitude comes from the top-down.
The Frey Guys just seem like genuinely miserable people who think it’s edgy and funny to be assholes without a care as to whether you like them or not. I imagine that attitude comes from the top-down.
November 2, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Sorry for cringe-posting, but I believe there’s real value in the politics of joy.
The Frey Guys just seem like genuinely miserable people who think it’s edgy and funny to be assholes without a care as to whether you like them or not. I imagine that attitude comes from the top-down.
The Frey Guys just seem like genuinely miserable people who think it’s edgy and funny to be assholes without a care as to whether you like them or not. I imagine that attitude comes from the top-down.
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This is embarrassing. Mayor Frey is propping up anti-labor candidates and this should be disqualifying.
It’s time for new leadership. Leadership that will support labor and workers.
It’s time for new leadership. Leadership that will support labor and workers.
Barf. Here's the "Team Mpls" plan to “address climate change.” No mention of getting off fossil fuels. Nothing on electrification. Nothing on renewable energy, transit or building housing near transit. Just trees and carbon capture(?). This fluff could have been written by the Koch Bros (1/2)
November 1, 2025 at 10:29 PM
This is embarrassing. Mayor Frey is propping up anti-labor candidates and this should be disqualifying.
It’s time for new leadership. Leadership that will support labor and workers.
It’s time for new leadership. Leadership that will support labor and workers.
I live amongst Frey’s base (W13, Linden Hills). Caveat that signs don’t vote, but Jazz by far has the most, and there are more Fateh+Davis than Frey. Six months ago I would have thought that was impossible. So I’m cautiously optimistic!
I also think we hold the majority on council at net zero.
I also think we hold the majority on council at net zero.
How’re you guys in Minneapolis feeling about Tuesday? Based on his staff’s posting it seems like Frey is way more nervous than he’s been in previous elections.
October 29, 2025 at 2:03 PM
I live amongst Frey’s base (W13, Linden Hills). Caveat that signs don’t vote, but Jazz by far has the most, and there are more Fateh+Davis than Frey. Six months ago I would have thought that was impossible. So I’m cautiously optimistic!
I also think we hold the majority on council at net zero.
I also think we hold the majority on council at net zero.
I agree with what everyone else has said regarding how gross and dumb this is.
But my first thought when I saw it was that Soren is probably in a very good place if this is Josh’s closing argument a week before Election Day.
But my first thought when I saw it was that Soren is probably in a very good place if this is Josh’s closing argument a week before Election Day.
When I moved to Minneapolis in the mid-aughts, it was really difficult to make friends. People from other states didn’t get it.
Now the bias is front and center in my city politics. If I’m a resident who “just got here,” do I matter less to Josh?
Now the bias is front and center in my city politics. If I’m a resident who “just got here,” do I matter less to Josh?
October 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I agree with what everyone else has said regarding how gross and dumb this is.
But my first thought when I saw it was that Soren is probably in a very good place if this is Josh’s closing argument a week before Election Day.
But my first thought when I saw it was that Soren is probably in a very good place if this is Josh’s closing argument a week before Election Day.
Oof. I'm guessing Lydia answered these Qs prior to her campaign people telling her that it's bad politics to oppose policies that her voters support.
Answering "Abstain" to "Do you support the current mayoral administration's policy of encampment clearing?" is disqualifying on its own.
Answering "Abstain" to "Do you support the current mayoral administration's policy of encampment clearing?" is disqualifying on its own.
🏘️ Vote informed by seeing where city council candidates in Ward 10 stand on housing (1/10) 👇
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October 23, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Oof. I'm guessing Lydia answered these Qs prior to her campaign people telling her that it's bad politics to oppose policies that her voters support.
Answering "Abstain" to "Do you support the current mayoral administration's policy of encampment clearing?" is disqualifying on its own.
Answering "Abstain" to "Do you support the current mayoral administration's policy of encampment clearing?" is disqualifying on its own.
Not holding my breath to see whether Deena and her editors at the Strib deem it newsworthy that the City Auditor found that Frey has created an environment ripe for fraud with his resistance to oversight and accountability.
October 23, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Not holding my breath to see whether Deena and her editors at the Strib deem it newsworthy that the City Auditor found that Frey has created an environment ripe for fraud with his resistance to oversight and accountability.
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Ope! We accidentally had Ward 7 on a couple of these graphics, reposting with correct info!
🏘️ Vote informed by seeing where city council candidates in Ward 9 stand on housing (1/5) 👇
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🏘️ Vote informed by seeing where city council candidates in Ward 9 stand on housing (1/5) 👇
moreneighbors.org/2025-minneap...
October 23, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Ope! We accidentally had Ward 7 on a couple of these graphics, reposting with correct info!
🏘️ Vote informed by seeing where city council candidates in Ward 9 stand on housing (1/5) 👇
moreneighbors.org/2025-minneap...
🏘️ Vote informed by seeing where city council candidates in Ward 9 stand on housing (1/5) 👇
moreneighbors.org/2025-minneap...
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Looking up something from a month ago: Deena Winter “NOOO too much work”
Finding something Omar Fateh said in 2015: Deena Winter “I’m on it”
Finding something Omar Fateh said in 2015: Deena Winter “I’m on it”
October 23, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Looking up something from a month ago: Deena Winter “NOOO too much work”
Finding something Omar Fateh said in 2015: Deena Winter “I’m on it”
Finding something Omar Fateh said in 2015: Deena Winter “I’m on it”
Because the mayor forgot to mention it, I’ll remind folks that he vetoed the budget for the Dinkytown lights—champion led by @robin4mpls.bsky.social— because they were a “pet project.”
In just a month, Minneapolis has:
✅ Added safety lights in Dinkytown
✅ Opened hundreds of affordable homes
✅ Fought for stronger gun laws
✅ Installed a 3rd Narcan vending machine
✅ Brought thousands downtown
✅ Ranked #1 for women’s sports
And there’s more good stuff on the way.
✅ Added safety lights in Dinkytown
✅ Opened hundreds of affordable homes
✅ Fought for stronger gun laws
✅ Installed a 3rd Narcan vending machine
✅ Brought thousands downtown
✅ Ranked #1 for women’s sports
And there’s more good stuff on the way.
October 21, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Because the mayor forgot to mention it, I’ll remind folks that he vetoed the budget for the Dinkytown lights—champion led by @robin4mpls.bsky.social— because they were a “pet project.”
The government has been shut down for three weeks and Sen. Klobuchar thought, “you know what? Now seems like a good time to help the Republicans put more of their people on the federal bench.”
By a vote of 66-32, the #Senate invoked cloture on the nomination of Harold D. Mooty III to be US District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama.
October 21, 2025 at 3:58 PM
The government has been shut down for three weeks and Sen. Klobuchar thought, “you know what? Now seems like a good time to help the Republicans put more of their people on the federal bench.”
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Say what you will about the French but they kinda nailed it with the whole “I’m gonna jet work early, hit the patisserie, and bike around chomping baguettes and ripping a cig”
When we were in Le Mans I saw like five people walking down the street happy as hell eating demibaguettes, my envy has never been stronger
if the baguette was not meant to be chomped why is it a chompable configuration
October 20, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Say what you will about the French but they kinda nailed it with the whole “I’m gonna jet work early, hit the patisserie, and bike around chomping baguettes and ripping a cig”
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After the Mayor vetoed the Labor Standards Board, he had a letter read out loud in our council chambers where he said he would bring a proposal forward together in January 2025 with a unified vision and that the work “doesn’t end here."
It’s October. He didn’t. He lied again.
It’s October. He didn’t. He lied again.
Minneapolis is a union town! Workers deserve a living wage and an affordable home. Mayor Frey turned his back on workers when he vetoed the Labor Standards Board and proposed gutting co-enforcement. As Mayor, I'll champion workers, and ensure our workforce can stay in Minneapolis.
October 15, 2025 at 1:19 PM
After the Mayor vetoed the Labor Standards Board, he had a letter read out loud in our council chambers where he said he would bring a proposal forward together in January 2025 with a unified vision and that the work “doesn’t end here."
It’s October. He didn’t. He lied again.
It’s October. He didn’t. He lied again.