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Johnny HELL 😈

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Designer / builder / birder / runner / father / other. Aspiring imperfectionist. Fighting for a better world. Building @bir.bz 🐦🍉 📍 MPLS, MN 🌐 https://www.thejohnnyhill.com

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Johnny HELL 😈 @thejohnnyhill.com · Nov 11

Okay now that the flood of new followers is cooling down somewhat, wanted to take time to properly introduce myself!

👋 I'm Johnny, a lil lad livin' laughin' lovin' life in MPLS, MN. I design and build internet things by day, do a million other things by night. I post about... (cont.)

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Johnny HELL 😈 @thejohnnyhill.com · 5h

lol you nailed it here tho, THIS is the real divide — 1) people who want safer, greener more transit-friendly cities, and 2) people who believe city streets are their dystopic playground to drive around like they’re in either Mad Max or a Formula 1 race

Johnny HELL 😈 @thejohnnyhill.com · 5h

100%. Transportation is not the only place this hypermoralism manifests, but it is often with higher intensity in those convos. We have to turn that combative narrative into one of enablement — how can we ~enable~ more people to make the choices that we see as healthier/greener/etc.?

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Johnny HELL 😈 @thejohnnyhill.com · 7h

We have to fix this at the system level, and stop making individuals feel bad/wrong for their transportation choices. Because we can't all do better until we can ALL do better.

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Johnny HELL 😈 @thejohnnyhill.com · 7h

And we're lucky — we live right off a major bus artery, can walk or bike to school, and have some walkable amenities in our neighborhood. But for much else, driving is the only realistic option.

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Johnny HELL 😈 @thejohnnyhill.com · 7h

house, that game was over. Even driving, we had to leave work early every day to pick up our kid from daycare. It's just not possible for most working parents in this city to commute to daycare/school + work via transit. This is both a childcare supply issue, as well as a transit efficiency issue.

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Johnny HELL 😈 @thejohnnyhill.com · 7h

options AND are forced to rely on car transport to get to most things. That's a reality of the systems, not the people.

My wife and I sold our car and lived downtown for years before we had a kid. Biked/bussed everywhere, loved it. Had a kid, tried to make it work car-free, but once we bought a ...

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Johnny HELL 😈 @thejohnnyhill.com · 7h

I think this right here highlights a big problem with pro-transit/bike/ped advocacy — it shouldn't be framed as a *war*.

Yes, much fewer cars on the road should be the goal! But there are not two clear sides to this issue, there are many people (families esp.) who both want better transit/bike ...

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Avocadoplex @avocadoplex.bike · 1d

The MN Dept of Children, Youth, and Families has been told that SNAP benefits (aka food stamps) will not be paid in November if the shutdown continues. Donate to your local food shelves if you can.

dcyf.mn.gov/federal-shut...

Federal shutdown information
Last updated: October 15, 2025 

The Department of Children, Youth, and Families has received notice from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Services that if the federal government shutdown continues into November, there will not be enough funds to pay November Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.

We will continue to add information on this site as federal guidance changes or program operations are affected.

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Johnny HELL 😈 @thejohnnyhill.com · 2d

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Johnny HELL 😈 @thejohnnyhill.com · 2d

A cry for help

Johnny HELL 😈 @thejohnnyhill.com · 3d

People's Holidazzle when

Johnny HELL 😈 @thejohnnyhill.com · 3d

According to Sahan Journal’s mayoral quiz, none of the opposing candidates support that specific property tax increase. Of course it’s pretty easy to oppose as a challenger, but many of the candidates (Fateh + Davis for sure) have strong alternate revenue (non-property tax hike) plans.

Screenshot of Sahan Journal’s Minneapolis mayoral quiz, with a question “Do you support the 7.8% property tax increase proposal in Mayor Jacob Frey’s proposed 2026 budget?” and all mayoral candidates (besides Frey) saying “No”

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Johnny HELL 😈 @thejohnnyhill.com · 3d

This is a great sign for Soren!

Johnny HELL 😈 @thejohnnyhill.com · 4d

Oh no! Tbf, obvious face wounds are grounds for much cooler/more ridiculous stories. “I went camping and had to fight off a bear”, “I saved a kitten from a burning building but had to jump out a window”, “I stepped on a rake like in a cartoon”, etc etc etc

Hope you heal quickly!

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Johnny HELL 😈 @thejohnnyhill.com · 6d

(Spoiler: we didn’t last long)

Johnny HELL 😈 @thejohnnyhill.com · 6d

Dated someone from Mountain Home once, whose family turned out to be super conservative, deep-red religious fundamentalists, and whose dad was an uptight Air Force war hawk, and let me just say… this is gonna be interesting

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6d

Hegseth: "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho."

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Johnny HELL 😈 @thejohnnyhill.com · 6d

This was a real empirical study in “how much can we crank the reading speed before it becomes unintelligible” and I can tell you, for me, it’s around 1.75x

2x is listenable, but it takes more work to actively listen than the efficiency gain is worth

Johnny HELL 😈 @thejohnnyhill.com · 6d

TFW you finish an ebook from the library 15 minutes before it’s due 😮‍💨

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Johnny HELL 😈 @thejohnnyhill.com · 7d

It’s clear you understand those nuances and will be voting with your conscience no matter what you end up choosing, so that’s all I (or anyone) could ask for. Was simply trying to provide some clarity if possible. Cheers ✌️

Johnny HELL 😈 @thejohnnyhill.com · 7d

Fair enough, not trying to mansplain or anything, sorry it got a little zealous for a sec there. I’m just trying to push for the rank 3 slate as much as I can with people who don’t want to see Frey win another term. Cuz there’s a lot of those people, and far fewer who understand the nuances of RCV.

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Johnny HELL 😈 @thejohnnyhill.com · 7d

priorities when you rank your ballot this year. Is getting rid of Jacob Frey your top priority? The best way to do that is a full slate, even if Omar is #3 among them. If you're more inclined to vote w/ caution given your issues w/ Fateh, I totally understand that too. Just worth weighing the facts.

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Johnny HELL 😈 @thejohnnyhill.com · 7d

I'd just say this: Frey has the money, power, and friends to get away with MUCH worse than the things Omar's even been accused of. This summer's fuckery with the influence and corruption of the MNDFL is case in point. I'm not saying any of this to get you to rank Omar #1, but just to consider ...

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Johnny HELL 😈 @thejohnnyhill.com · 7d

Not sure about this year's HQ either, but surely his team knows the rules and is acting accordingly.

Regardless, I understand the concern. But I do think it's only fair to look at what's actually been validated/upheld by ethics committees. Which is very little.

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Johnny HELL 😈 @thejohnnyhill.com · 7d

I can't say I know much about the HQ reporting issue, but I do know most of the other campaign violations were dismissed (see: sahanjournal.com/democracy-po...). The one that was valid, Fateh owned and received training for.

Minnesota senate subcommittee drops most ethics complaints against Omar Fateh.

State Senator Omar Fateh, a DFL legislator from Minneapolis, had faced ethics allegations related to campaign finance and his campaign’s handling of absentee ballots. Later in the hearing, Omar’s form...

sahanjournal.com

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Johnny HELL 😈 @thejohnnyhill.com · 7d

What are those issues? Genuinely asking. All ethics issues (I know of) that have come up have either been cleared up or outright dismissed by e.g. Senate ethics committee. I think team Fateh is smart in not playing into non-issues that his opps try to make into news, but I understand the concerns!

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