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cletofsky.bsky.social @cletofsky.bsky.social · 9d

And climate change and the high number of destructive hurricanes might have something to do with it too

cletofsky.bsky.social @cletofsky.bsky.social · 20d

We’re having a fundraiser for our great Council Member Aurin Chowdhury next Sunday. You should come! There will be brunch! RSVP (or just donate) here: secure.actblue.com/donate/letof...

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Lynxwyze she/they @lynxwyze.bsky.social · 21d

Get your “Rank 3 “ lawn signs and help our city Minneapolis win a new mayor! Request your sign here: secure.actblue.com/donate/rank-all-three-yardsigns

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Aurin Chowdhury MPLS City Council Member W12 @aurinmpls.bsky.social · 21d

Join Team Aurin at the Ward 12 City Council candidate forum, hosted by the League of Women Voters - Minneapolis 🎤 @lwvmpls.bsky.social.

🗓️ Thursday, October 9th
6:30 – 7:45pm, Ward 12 Candidate Forum
7:45 – 8:15pm, Candidate Meet & Greet

📍 Minnehaha Communion Lutheran Church (4101 37th Avenue S.)

Ward 12 Candidate Forum and Meet & Greet

Hosted by the League of Women Voters - Minneapolis.

Join us! Thursday, October 9th, 6:30-8:15pm

Event will take place at Minnehaha Communion Lutheran Church (ELCA) at 4101 37th Avenue S. Minneapolis, MN 55406

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cletofsky.bsky.social @cletofsky.bsky.social · Sep 25

With all 9 MPRB seats up this fall, it’s time to brush up on what the Park Board does, why it’s important, and meet the DFL candidates.

Your Parks, Your Vote
Mon, Sept 29, 5:30 - 7:30 pm
(doors open at 5:00)
Martin Luther King Park
4055 Nicollet Ave, Mpls

RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Wedge LIVE!™ @wedge.live · Sep 20

We knew this moment was coming. Ward 12 candidate Becka Thompson claiming residence in a neighborhood outside her current park district means she's either lying or must resign her park board seat.

Becka Thompson tells the Star Tribune she lives in the Cooper neighborhood. far from the park district she represents.

state law says a local elected office becomes vacant when the office holder no longer resides in the district.

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Josh Martin @joshmartinmpls.bsky.social · Sep 21

I've heard people wondering about ranked choice voting, so I'm reposting my explainer from 2021. The TLDR version is just rank your three favorite (or least unfavorite) candidates in order. But you can read this if you want a deep dive.

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Understanding Ranked Choice Voting

Understanding Ranked Choice Voting Author: Josh Martin (@JoshMartinMpls); Last Updated 1/30/25 Note: If you want a simpler explainer with less reading and more pizza, check out this video from Minnea...

docs.google.com

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cletofsky.bsky.social @cletofsky.bsky.social · Sep 21

Me, there, in July!

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taylr @taylordahlin.com · Sep 16

the woman killed over north was being abused and MPD did not forward a case for consideration of charges stemming from an assault she suffered last month

but people want you to believe mary moriarty is the problem? she can't charge if she doesn't get the case

www.startribune.com/two-killed-i...

Woman fatally shot in Minneapolis sought court protection from suspect weeks earlier

The 50-year-old suspect, described as a former boyfriend, was booked into jail Monday.

www.startribune.com

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cletofsky.bsky.social @cletofsky.bsky.social · Sep 11

I always put Kirk in the death eater camp, not the fly-the-flag-at-half-mast camp

apnews.com/video/flags-...

Flags at the White House were lowered to half-staff in honor of Charlie Kirk

Flags at the White House were lowered to half-staff after Trump wrote on his Truth Social site that he has ordered that all American flags across the U.S. be lowered in honor of Charlie Kirk.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · Sep 10

One day after the Supreme Court lifted the ban on racial profiling, federal agents swarmed a car in Van Nuys.

Four masked agents with guns drawn yanked people out, slammed them to the ground, and pointed a weapon at a pregnant woman.

There is no justification for this. None.

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DeWayne Davis @dewayneforminneapolis.com · Sep 10

Minneapolis is full of people who care deeply about our neighbors, the health of our city, and the planet.

Let’s build a city that reflects that care, together.

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cletofsky.bsky.social @cletofsky.bsky.social · Sep 8

Is this the same Frey campaign staffer that brought national chain Dunkin Donuts to the Ward 9 convention, rather than baked goods from one on the many local bakeries? Rookie mistake 🙃

detached, bourgeois liberal @jkruzit.bsky.social · Sep 8

Frey campaign workers are apparently being brought in from Maine. #DontRankFrey

Car with Maine plates and a stack of Frey signs.

cletofsky.bsky.social @cletofsky.bsky.social · Sep 5

Krizter nails it again

Naomi Kritzer @naomikritzer.bsky.social · Sep 4

Elections 2025: Minneapolis City Council, Ward 12. Obviously you should vote for Aurin. Becka is my pick for Actual Worst Person Currently Holding Elective Office (In Minneapolis).

naomikritzer.com/2025/09/04/e...

Elections 2025: Minneapolis City Council, Ward 12

The tl;dr here is to vote for Aurin Chowdhury; I door-knocked for her in 2023 and I have had no regrets about my support. On the ballot: Aurin ChowdhuryBecka ThompsonEdward Bear Stops Edward Bear S…

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Jason McGrath @jasonmcgrath.bsky.social · Sep 5

Among the details in Seth A. Richardson's excellent, heartbreaking new Racket piece on the death of Palmer's Bar: owner Sarah Dwyer wrote to Mayor Jacob Frey twice to ask for more enforcement of city code to help clean up the neighborhood. Neither letter even received a reply. #DontRankFrey

Goodbye to Palmer’s: A Requiem for Minneapolis’s Weirdest and Wonderfullest Bar - Racket

The landmark West Bank bar will close in 10 days. Here's why that happened—and what will be lost.

racketmn.com

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DeWayne Davis @dewayneforminneapolis.com · Sep 3

I had the opportunity last week to join John Edwards with @WedgeLIVE on a bike ride on Webber Parkway. We chatted about the election so far and about some of the biggest challenges facing our city. Check it out here or wherever you get your podcasts.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBdv...

DeWayne Davis is running for Mayor of Minneapolis

YouTube video by Wedge LIVE!

www.youtube.com

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Aurin Chowdhury MPLS City Council Member W12 @aurinmpls.bsky.social · Sep 4

This month, I’m hosting four weekend door-knocks with 3 incredible candidates running for Minneapolis Mayor who will be on my ballot: @omarfatehmn.com, @dewayneforminneapolis.com, @jazzformayor.bsky.social 🗳️

Sign up to join Team Aurin for one or more of these events:
www.mobilize.us/aurinchowdhu...

Joint Door Knock with Omar Fateh for Mayor
Saturday, September 6th, 1:00 - 4:00pm

Joint Door Knock with DeWayne Davis
Saturday, September 13th, 1:00 - 4:00pm

Joint Door Knock with DeWayne Davis
Sunday, September 14th, 1:00 - 4:00pm

Joint Door Knock with Jazz Hampton
Saturday, September 20th, 10am - 2pm

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Aurin Chowdhury MPLS City Council Member W12 @aurinmpls.bsky.social · Sep 4

🗓️ Team Aurin’s September weekend door-knock schedule with Omar Fateh, DeWayne Davis, & Jazz Hampton:

• Sat, Sept. 6th, 1-4pm, with @omarfatehmn.com

• Sat, Sept. 13th, 1-4pm &
• Sun, Sept. 14th, 1-4pm with @dewayneforminneapolis.com

• Sat, Sept. 20th, 10am - 2pm, with @jazzformayor.bsky.social

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Maddie Love @maddielove.bsky.social · Aug 1

I’ve seen a lot of false information circulating in the weeks following the Minneapolis DFL convention. Some of it feels like reading Jan 6 voter conspiracy theories, so as the person who stepped in as head teller + audited the voting system, I’d like to set the record straight🧵

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cletofsky.bsky.social @cletofsky.bsky.social · Sep 5

First posted a month ago, but worth reposting in light of the Mpls DFL’s appeal of the CBRC’s decision a few weeks ago

Maddie Love @maddielove.bsky.social · Aug 1

You can read the full statement I submitted to the Minneapolis DFL and State DFL immediately after the convention here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Minneapolis DFL Statement

Hello, My name is Maddie Love, I'm a DFLer who has been involved in the party since 2018 and has spent the last half a decade working in political data. I currently work as the Data Director at the M...

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taylr @taylordahlin.com · Sep 5

the minneapolis DFL is appealing the MN DFL’s decision to strip omar fateh of his endorsement. you can read the full appeal here - minneapolisdfl.org/updates/minn...

Minneapolis DFL appeals interference with convention outcomes — Minneapolis DFL

Last month the State DFL’s Constitution, Rules, and Bylaws Committee (CRBC) issued an unprecedented decision to disregard the decisions of DFL delegates, overruling aspects of the July 19 Minneapolis ...

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EHB for BET! @ehbforbet.bsky.social · Sep 2

I was soooo excited to come on the @wedge.live podcast and talk city budgets! Perhaps too excited, as John points out early in this episode.

Learn more about my run for the BET and get involved here: www.ehbforbet.com

Wedge LIVE!™ @wedge.live · Sep 2

New episode with Eric Harris Bernstein, a candidate for Minneapolis Board of Estimate & Taxation.

Eric Harris Bernstein (EHB) is running for Board of Estimate & Taxation (BET)

My bike ride conversation with Eric Harris Bernstein, candidate for Minneapolis Board of Estimate & Taxation. Support our sponsor: betterthan94.org/open-letter Listen:…

www.youtube.com

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Tom Olsen @olsenforparks.bsky.social · Sep 2

I can't wait to join my fellow labor/DFL candidates for a joint fundraiser as we head into the final stretch of the campaign season!

We could really use your help, so we can reach as many voters about people powered parks as possible!

Event link: facebook.com/events/s/par...

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Lux "Nightmare" Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · Sep 2

I hope when Kevin Costner dies his obituary identifies him as “American Actor Who Portrayed White Characters”

Graham Greene, Canadian Actor Who Portrayed Indigenous Characters, Dies at
73
The First Nations actor, who appeared in
"Dances With Wolves" and other Hollywood blockbusters, remained active in Canadian film, theater and television.

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Mpls Rank 3 For Change @mplsrank3forchange.bsky.social · Aug 24

Zines, flyers and buttons are available today at Insert Name Zine Fest, going on ‘til 6pm today at Squirrel Haus Arts in South Minneapolis! We’ve also got free rapid COVID tests available for you to take home ♥️

a pile of Rank 3 For Change flyers, zines and buttons

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