Crystal
@ccolby.bsky.social
Digital accessibility advocate, transit fan, and native plant gardener in the Twin Cities. Everyone watches women's sports.
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do you remember 13 years ago today? remember thinking surely this would be the last straw, that something would change? i remember weeping at my desk thinking about the wrapped presents waiting under so many christmas trees for six year olds who would never come home.
December 15, 2025 at 12:10 AM
do you remember 13 years ago today? remember thinking surely this would be the last straw, that something would change? i remember weeping at my desk thinking about the wrapped presents waiting under so many christmas trees for six year olds who would never come home.
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We are citizens of a country in which someone might be expected to survive two school shootings thousands of miles apart before they have finished their education
Parkland survivor, current Brown student being interviewed 💔
December 14, 2025 at 1:04 AM
We are citizens of a country in which someone might be expected to survive two school shootings thousands of miles apart before they have finished their education
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Treat this cold snap seriously.
It’s ready cold out there this weekend and there are resources for folks who need them.
The high on Tuesday is 40. Hang in there.
It’s ready cold out there this weekend and there are resources for folks who need them.
The high on Tuesday is 40. Hang in there.
Winter Warming Spaces | Ramsey County, Minnesota
Ramsey County is committed to supporting residents who need a safe place to stay overnight during periods of extreme cold by offering Winter Warming Spaces from December to March.
www.ramseycountymn.gov
December 13, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Treat this cold snap seriously.
It’s ready cold out there this weekend and there are resources for folks who need them.
The high on Tuesday is 40. Hang in there.
It’s ready cold out there this weekend and there are resources for folks who need them.
The high on Tuesday is 40. Hang in there.
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Tearing up reading this beautiful piece. I’m so angry at the hateful, racist rhetoric coming from this country’s national political leaders. And so grateful for the wonderful Somali community that is an essential part of the fabric of our beloved community in MN minnesotareformer.com/2025/12/10/h...
He called us 'garbage.' Here is the Somali community I know. • Minnesota Reformer
I am an American and a member of the Minnesota Somali community. President Donald Trump called me and my 221,000 fellow Somali Americans “garbage.” The secretary of defense, who is Minnesota born, eag...
minnesotareformer.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Tearing up reading this beautiful piece. I’m so angry at the hateful, racist rhetoric coming from this country’s national political leaders. And so grateful for the wonderful Somali community that is an essential part of the fabric of our beloved community in MN minnesotareformer.com/2025/12/10/h...
Is "atrocious" too strong a word to describe the condition of the sidewalk and bus stop at Rice Street and County Road B? I don't think so. It's right across the street from a Metro Transit park-and-ride, too. I reported this to Ramsey County Public Works this afternoon. #MSPTransitExperience
December 12, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Is "atrocious" too strong a word to describe the condition of the sidewalk and bus stop at Rice Street and County Road B? I don't think so. It's right across the street from a Metro Transit park-and-ride, too. I reported this to Ramsey County Public Works this afternoon. #MSPTransitExperience
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ESPN 2 right now for NCAA women’s volleyball with Minnesota and Pitt going after it tourney time style! MN has hung in there this season after 4 starters went down with injury and 5 freshman on the court! Pitt has former player of the year, & is solid all around. 2 great coaches on each side of net.
December 12, 2025 at 12:44 AM
ESPN 2 right now for NCAA women’s volleyball with Minnesota and Pitt going after it tourney time style! MN has hung in there this season after 4 starters went down with injury and 5 freshman on the court! Pitt has former player of the year, & is solid all around. 2 great coaches on each side of net.
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Minnesotans have come together to try to protect their Hispanic and Somali neighbors whom ICE began raiding the homes and businesses of in the past week, disappearing many community members and leaving behind their children.
December 10, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Minnesotans have come together to try to protect their Hispanic and Somali neighbors whom ICE began raiding the homes and businesses of in the past week, disappearing many community members and leaving behind their children.
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A great day to take a bus or train wherever you have to go.l
December 10, 2025 at 1:58 PM
A great day to take a bus or train wherever you have to go.l
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Respectfully, Congresswoman, you voted with Republicans to strip due process from immigrants and to praise Trump's ICE. This year.
Now you're upset?
Votes have consequences. Minnesotans deserve better.
Now you're upset?
Votes have consequences. Minnesotans deserve better.
ICE agents followed a Burnsville family home from the store, failed to present a warrant and entered their home with guns drawn. They detained 4 legal citizens who presented documentation, leaving a 7 year-old without parents.
A seven-year-old. Let that sink in. Trump’s ICE is out of control.
A seven-year-old. Let that sink in. Trump’s ICE is out of control.
ICE agents detained four people from a Burnsville home, according to family members, including a 7-year-old's parents and the husband of a pregnant woman.
December 8, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Respectfully, Congresswoman, you voted with Republicans to strip due process from immigrants and to praise Trump's ICE. This year.
Now you're upset?
Votes have consequences. Minnesotans deserve better.
Now you're upset?
Votes have consequences. Minnesotans deserve better.
Really cool to see how happy so many people are about the brand-new E Line. I hadn't ridden the 6 since college, so I can't speak to that corridor myself, but I've seen lots of posts from people who are excited about more frequent service.
Super excited to celebrate the opening of the @metrotransitmn.bsky.social E line today! We're so fortunate to have visionary leaders who have funded a strong and growing transit system! Already visited places I'd never been before in Minneapolis and Edina.
December 7, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Really cool to see how happy so many people are about the brand-new E Line. I hadn't ridden the 6 since college, so I can't speak to that corridor myself, but I've seen lots of posts from people who are excited about more frequent service.
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Stats from the E Line opening event. First time Metro Transit has added three bus rapid transit lines in one year. They're ending 2025 with 15% more transit service than this time last year.
December 6, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Stats from the E Line opening event. First time Metro Transit has added three bus rapid transit lines in one year. They're ending 2025 with 15% more transit service than this time last year.
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E Line Opening Day! LETS GO!!!!!!!!!
December 6, 2025 at 1:42 PM
E Line Opening Day! LETS GO!!!!!!!!!
Bummer that it's not route 3 becoming the E Line tomorrow. Metro Transit could have made a fun gif of the number 3 flipping horizontally to become an E in their ads. 3 ➡️ E
www.metrotransit.org/route/eline
www.metrotransit.org/route/eline
December 6, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Bummer that it's not route 3 becoming the E Line tomorrow. Metro Transit could have made a fun gif of the number 3 flipping horizontally to become an E in their ads. 3 ➡️ E
www.metrotransit.org/route/eline
www.metrotransit.org/route/eline
Glad to see an alert on the route 6 schedule page about tomorrow's switch to the E Line. Could be more obvious on the page (the default is Schedules & Maps, so you have to know to click Alerts), but at least it's there this time.
www.metrotransit.org/route/6 #MSPTransitExperience
www.metrotransit.org/route/6 #MSPTransitExperience
December 5, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Glad to see an alert on the route 6 schedule page about tomorrow's switch to the E Line. Could be more obvious on the page (the default is Schedules & Maps, so you have to know to click Alerts), but at least it's there this time.
www.metrotransit.org/route/6 #MSPTransitExperience
www.metrotransit.org/route/6 #MSPTransitExperience
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Of the 80,000 Somalis who live in the twin cities, only 4000 are non-citizens. And the OVERWHELMING MAJORITY of those 4000 non-citizens are NOT undocumented—they are here legally.
There is no immigration issue to enforce here.
I know racists don't care about this, but these facts do matter
There is no immigration issue to enforce here.
I know racists don't care about this, but these facts do matter
December 3, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Of the 80,000 Somalis who live in the twin cities, only 4000 are non-citizens. And the OVERWHELMING MAJORITY of those 4000 non-citizens are NOT undocumented—they are here legally.
There is no immigration issue to enforce here.
I know racists don't care about this, but these facts do matter
There is no immigration issue to enforce here.
I know racists don't care about this, but these facts do matter
The B Line is finally updating its onboard announcements for downtown Saint Paul. As recently as last Tuesday when this blurry video was taken, they were saying Xcel Energy Center. Now the arena name has been (temporarily?) dropped from the Smith and 5th Street Station message. #MSPTransitExperience
December 4, 2025 at 3:59 AM
The B Line is finally updating its onboard announcements for downtown Saint Paul. As recently as last Tuesday when this blurry video was taken, they were saying Xcel Energy Center. Now the arena name has been (temporarily?) dropped from the Smith and 5th Street Station message. #MSPTransitExperience
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it’s really depressing how little the entitled ghouls who rule over us actually know about American history
Rep. Kat Cammarck: "Today, one in six people in the US is foreign born. That quite frankly is not sustainable to maintain a culture that we are known for here in the United States."
December 2, 2025 at 7:34 PM
it’s really depressing how little the entitled ghouls who rule over us actually know about American history
Yesterday was my first time on transit since it snowed last weekend. The stop where I got off my first bus wasn't shoveled so our driver let us off almost in the intersection. #MSPTransitExperience
December 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Yesterday was my first time on transit since it snowed last weekend. The stop where I got off my first bus wasn't shoveled so our driver let us off almost in the intersection. #MSPTransitExperience
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I know it's too easy to grow numb to the constant flood of bigotry that comes out of his mouth but it does seem morally important you don't allow yourself or anyone else to become desensitized to this vile racism as a normal part of our politics
Trump on Somalis: "We're gonna go the wrong way if we keep taking in garbage into our country. Ilhan Omar is garbage. She's garbage. Her friends are garbage."
December 2, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I know it's too easy to grow numb to the constant flood of bigotry that comes out of his mouth but it does seem morally important you don't allow yourself or anyone else to become desensitized to this vile racism as a normal part of our politics
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Federal Government Announces Racial Profiling Campaign, Explains It’s Because of the President’s Personal Bigotry
Officials prepare immigration operation in Minnesota that would focus on Somali immigrants, source tells AP, as Trump says he doesn't want Somalis in U.S.
Federal authorities plan operation in Minnesota focusing on Somali immigrants, AP source says
Federal authorities are preparing an immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota, focusing on Somali immigrants living unlawfully in the U.S.
bit.ly
December 2, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Federal Government Announces Racial Profiling Campaign, Explains It’s Because of the President’s Personal Bigotry
This is another 93.7 "It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" format switch, isn't it.
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Cities97 has been playing the last two bars of the @maxmcnown01.bsky.social song “A Lot More Free” for over 7 minutes. lol methinks this is in error
December 3, 2025 at 3:37 AM
This is another 93.7 "It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" format switch, isn't it.
cities971.iheart.com
cities971.iheart.com
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Just FYI, it’s « Somalis » not « Somalians »
November 28, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Just FYI, it’s « Somalis » not « Somalians »
This is not great. The METRO bus rapid transit system is faster and more frequent than regular route service, but it removes reasonably close service for many people who need it. #MSPTransitExperience
When Route 6 is discontinued, the closest Metro Transit stop for me and my kids will be 0.8 miles away. 😑
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METRO E Line opens Dec. 6, replacing Route 6
The last of three 2025 METRO bus lines openings
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November 30, 2025 at 8:11 PM
This is not great. The METRO bus rapid transit system is faster and more frequent than regular route service, but it removes reasonably close service for many people who need it. #MSPTransitExperience
Border battle for the regular-season finale at the Pav and on the B1G Network now. #GopherVolleyball
November 29, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Border battle for the regular-season finale at the Pav and on the B1G Network now. #GopherVolleyball