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frankenstein friday @frankensteinfriday.bsky.social · 3h

hello albino squirrel

albino squirrel making its way along a ledge

frankenstein friday @frankensteinfriday.bsky.social · 4h

the slumlord got maddddd

Minneapolis for the Many @mplsforthemany.com · 4h

Please direct any questions regarding this statement to our attorney Daniel Suitor, [email protected]

A few weeks ago, Minneapolis for the Many made social media posts and emails describing Jim Rubin, of Mint Properties, as a “negligent” landlord and stated that he “is singlehandedly responsible for hundreds of property violations.” We retract those statements and sincerely apologize to Mr. Rubin. He has never been held negligent in his duties as a landlord by a court, nor is it fair to say he is personally responsible for every property violation found at his company’s properties. Mr. Rubin has a history of purchasing, renovating, and operating older buildings which often includes inheriting major maintenance backlogs. Mr. Rubin’s efforts to create naturally occurring affordable housing in Minneapolis are laudable and much appreciated. Minneapolis for the Many regrets the implication that Mr. Rubin could be considered a “slumlord” or “negligent landlord.”

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frankenstein friday @frankensteinfriday.bsky.social · 5h

this was not an endorsement of every chapter of DSA in the country, it was a response to a very specific question. in my city, dem socs have gotten results. pick a fight somewhere else lol

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frankenstein friday @frankensteinfriday.bsky.social · 6h

plenty of normal liberals ride for DSA in this town because they have seen the good work they do and how monied interests rally against them. it is great to see

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frankenstein friday @frankensteinfriday.bsky.social · 6h

i was very skeptical of this till i saw what dem socialist city council members have accomplished in mpls. it’s not enough and it’s not revolution, but it has 1) improved life in this city 2) moved the overton window left

Ahhhhh @nerdjpg.com · 6h

“Can we reproduce people who talk about the peoples needs, win elections, and don’t do anything”

Yes this happens all the time

“Can we elect dem socialist politicians capable of making significant and successful change once in power”

That is the question that matters

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frankenstein friday @frankensteinfriday.bsky.social · Jun 26

i may not agree with him on things like strategy or tactics but at heart i truly believe rob sand is a bad person

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frankenstein friday @frankensteinfriday.bsky.social · 6h

supports ICE 👇

Rob Sand @robsandia.bsky.social · 6h

My faith is incredibly important to me. And that faith taught me to do what I can to help if I see someone struggling. That's one of the guiding principles of how I intend to govern.

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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 8h

Your near-daily reminder that newspapers have business reporters, not labor reporters. www.startribune.com/a-new-kind-o...

Text with the word “hardship” is highlighted: Rising costs of food, rent and labor, which trickle down to menu prices, are turning off customers, restaurateurs are finding. The hardship is even starker within Minneapolis city limits, where the minimum wage is higher than in neighboring suburbs, and bigger government offices make navigating licenses, permits and
regulations even trickier

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frankenstein friday @frankensteinfriday.bsky.social · 8h

my grandma in western iowa just told me her new DOCTOR doesn’t believe vaccines are necessary but it’s good that lefty libs are still debating masks in 2025

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Racket @racketmn.com · 11h

It's not often you hear a room cheer for the return of chicken pox, let alone measles. Welcome to Freedom Summit 2025.

What I Saw at This Weekend’s Minnesota MAHA Fest Scared the Hell out of Me - Racket

Over 1,000 Christian opponents of modern medicine descended on Alexandria, MN, to testify that drugs, doctors, and Satan were making us all sick at the 7th annual Freedom Summit.

racketmn.com

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frankenstein friday @frankensteinfriday.bsky.social · 8h

“[irrational] assessment of the threat environment”

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Patrick Cosmos @veryimportant.lawyer · 1d

i would simply run on the principle that these guys and their ideas are all bad, instead of the principle that i could win some of these guys over by having some of their ideas

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frankenstein friday @frankensteinfriday.bsky.social · 9h

anti-maskers fully won this war for you. congrats, no one is pressuring you to do this except maybe a few overzealous internet users and you still feel the need to criticize it

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frankenstein friday @frankensteinfriday.bsky.social · 9h

it is not hard to put on a mask in indoor places where you’re not eating. it does not ruin the experience to cover your face for 20 min at trader joe’s. establishing this as a social norm would prevent so much illness. five years in i do not understand why this breaks so many people’s brains

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

(and i think it is a demand that stems from fear more than a rational assessment of the threat environment)

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The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · 1d

Watching people being brutalized by the state, secure in the knowledge that I'm safe because I don't do anything wrong. And the best part? The state can't suddenly and arbitrarily redefine what "wrong" means

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frankenstein friday @frankensteinfriday.bsky.social · 21h

i have some feedback about how things are going right now

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Lindsay Wiley @lindsaywiley.bsky.social · 23h

“Rent relief for tenants who have fallen behind as a result of the ICE raids and money for legal aid and other services are among the provisions in the declaration.”

John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 1d

To be clear:

LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.

The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.

This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.

Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids

Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.

abcnews.go.com

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Wedge LIVE!™ @wedge.live · 1d

New tradition at candidate forums: Frey PAC city council candidates being confronted about the significant portion of their donors who are Republicans.

Wedge LIVE!™ @wedge.live · 1d

Wonsley hammers challenger in closing statement: Shelley Madore gets 29% of campaign donations from Republicans.

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frankenstein friday @frankensteinfriday.bsky.social · 23h

maybe my school was the only one where roasting the shit out of cleverbot was the go-to computer lab activity

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frankenstein friday @frankensteinfriday.bsky.social · 1d

also i just checked in on cleverbot

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frankenstein friday @frankensteinfriday.bsky.social · 1d

i used chatgpt exactly once to figure out what the hell it was and i was immediately like oh it’s cleverbot. it’s just a more advanced cleverbot. how are so many people who must have also been exposed to cleverbot growing up falling for this

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Ian @mplsnightmayor.bsky.social · 1d

The U already has a food bank. It's open twice a month and anecdotally, cannot come close to meeting the demand.

Kelly is ranking Fateh, Davis, and Hampton @kellyrogers.bsky.social · 1d

Shelley Madore just said a food bank and budgeting lessons is her approach to the food desert around the U 😭😭😭😭

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Ahhhhh @nerdjpg.com · 1d

Unfortunately I don’t find your anti communism funny when anti capitalism has been designated as a terrorist activity. Sorry!

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 2d

We’re seeing a lot of pop-up protests against ICE in the Chicago area, such as this one outside a Home Depot in Evanston, IL, where 2 of our neighbors were taken yesterday.

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frankenstein friday @frankensteinfriday.bsky.social · 2d

if an author commits the same crime as a character in their book it cancels out

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