Meet the candidates running for Minneapolis City Council.

By Cynthia Tu and Joey Peters

I hope @dewayneforminneapolis.com doesn't mind me retelling a story he told me when we first met last winter. I kept it to myself because he wasn’t telling it publicly but he mentioned it yesterday. It’s one of the things that’s leading me to rank him first. A hope-its-ok-and-I-get-right 🧵:

I was honored to represent Robin Wonsley and Michael Wilson. I admire them for their commitment to the hard, necessary work ahead of us and required of us. I got fired from a good job for taking this case, and yet I wouldn't change a thing. Thank you, Robin and Michael, for fighting for Minneapolis.

City Council just passed the STOP Slumlords ordinance, which protects renters living in the city’s most neglected properties.

Landlords like Brian Fitterer who manage properties with significant property violations will no longer be able to automatically renew their licenses.

Technologically advance a band:

Bruce Springsteen an the E-bay Street Band

Want to join my Vulture Fantasy Movie League, www.vulture.com/movies-league/ League Name: TDIK

Come on, man.

State Patrol told me they'd have a supervisor call me back.

It's Tuesday and I've not yet received a call.

It's a small thing, but I just want to demonstrate how fucking hard it is to hold cops accountable in this state.

I’ve been rewatching the Coen Bros filmography this month and while drawing a Barton Fink illustration, it struck me how much their films feel like Far Side cartoons: funny, strange, clever, yet frequently inscrutable. Anyway here’s a thread!