Flan
@flanknits.bsky.social
she/her. South Minneapolis
Community organizer. Fiber Artist. Political news junkie. Quaker.
Time split between my day job and mutual aid @ SupplyDepotMpls.
Community organizer. Fiber Artist. Political news junkie. Quaker.
Time split between my day job and mutual aid @ SupplyDepotMpls.
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If you live in Minneapolis and your street sign is blue, you live on a snow emergency route and you should not park on it tonight
Minneapolis has declared a snow emergency. Parking rules will begin at 9 p.m. tonight, Nov. 30. https://www.minneapolismn.gov/getting-around/snow/snow-emergencies/snow-parking-rules/
November 30, 2025 at 7:50 PM
If you live in Minneapolis and your street sign is blue, you live on a snow emergency route and you should not park on it tonight
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Hitler was bad.
An essay that, you know, I didn’t think I’d need to write.
An essay that, you know, I didn’t think I’d need to write.
Perry: The pro-Hitler problem with the American right
"We need to get back to the basics: Hitler was bad. The people who suggest otherwise are also bad," David M. Perry writes.
www.startribune.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Hitler was bad.
An essay that, you know, I didn’t think I’d need to write.
An essay that, you know, I didn’t think I’d need to write.
Delighted to report that my less online spouse is cheerfully embracing his identity as the snowblower guy (non-gendered) for our block.
So far today he’s done all the neighbor’s sidewalks and our less mobile neighbor’s driveways, and I think he’s getting ready for round 3.
So far today he’s done all the neighbor’s sidewalks and our less mobile neighbor’s driveways, and I think he’s getting ready for round 3.
November 30, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Delighted to report that my less online spouse is cheerfully embracing his identity as the snowblower guy (non-gendered) for our block.
So far today he’s done all the neighbor’s sidewalks and our less mobile neighbor’s driveways, and I think he’s getting ready for round 3.
So far today he’s done all the neighbor’s sidewalks and our less mobile neighbor’s driveways, and I think he’s getting ready for round 3.
I love transit all the time, but the first storm of the season it's magical to not have to worry about all the car drivers re-learning how to drive in snow!
You can also practice taking public transit! The bus or light rail is a safe and easy way to get around when you’re uncomfortable driving :)
November 29, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I love transit all the time, but the first storm of the season it's magical to not have to worry about all the car drivers re-learning how to drive in snow!
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We have to use every tool available to us - including our dollars. This Black Friday and weekend @blackvotersmatterfund.org asks you to join “We Ain’t Buyin’ It!” to send a message to Trump’s corporate enablers. Learn more about the companies targeted in this campaign here: weaintbuyingit.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:16 PM
We have to use every tool available to us - including our dollars. This Black Friday and weekend @blackvotersmatterfund.org asks you to join “We Ain’t Buyin’ It!” to send a message to Trump’s corporate enablers. Learn more about the companies targeted in this campaign here: weaintbuyingit.com
Do the MN State Patrol pilots really have nothing better to do tonight?!
November 28, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Do the MN State Patrol pilots really have nothing better to do tonight?!
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As you’re preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, remember the skilled work it took to get that food to your grocery store.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
November 26, 2025 at 6:03 PM
As you’re preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, remember the skilled work it took to get that food to your grocery store.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
This is the way to use no or less salt on your sidewalks this winter.
Cherry stone grit is like gravel shards that give great traction and you can sweep them up and use them over and over again
November 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM
This is the way to use no or less salt on your sidewalks this winter.
This is a much more balanced story than this morning's version from the Strib. (Gift Link)
Conflicting accounts emerge after St. Paul ICE raid
City vows full review as DHS, family and witnesses offer sharply different explanations for arrests and police use of force.
www.startribune.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:17 PM
This is a much more balanced story than this morning's version from the Strib. (Gift Link)
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Read this!
You are now whistle trained.
Go forth and multiply.
You are now whistle trained.
Go forth and multiply.
Neighbors - you do not need anyone's permission to sound your whistle when you spot ICE. Nor do you need to attend a whistle training first. Here's everything you need to know.
November 26, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Read this!
You are now whistle trained.
Go forth and multiply.
You are now whistle trained.
Go forth and multiply.
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The problem with ICE is not that it's targeting people who aren't criminals. The problem with ICE is that it's an unaccountable secret deportation police. It cannot be reformed under a better president. It can be made less terrible, but the instrument of repression remains for the next tyrant.
November 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The problem with ICE is not that it's targeting people who aren't criminals. The problem with ICE is that it's an unaccountable secret deportation police. It cannot be reformed under a better president. It can be made less terrible, but the instrument of repression remains for the next tyrant.
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Another family whose loved ones were taken from Bro-Tex has posted a Go Fund Me
www.gofundme.com/f/support-al...
www.gofundme.com/f/support-al...
November 20, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Another family whose loved ones were taken from Bro-Tex has posted a Go Fund Me
www.gofundme.com/f/support-al...
www.gofundme.com/f/support-al...
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Ice has a legit warrant for the action on Maryland Avenue in St. Paul.
Leave the area. Document sppd action and fight like hell for them not to participate in future federal activities.
Leave the area. Document sppd action and fight like hell for them not to participate in future federal activities.
November 25, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Ice has a legit warrant for the action on Maryland Avenue in St. Paul.
Leave the area. Document sppd action and fight like hell for them not to participate in future federal activities.
Leave the area. Document sppd action and fight like hell for them not to participate in future federal activities.
Monarca trainings are a great step if you want to be prepared to respond to ICE in our communities.
More Monarca training in St Paul on Saturday 11/29.
Learn your rights as a legal observer. Join the rapid response network.
Also 12/15 in Uptown.
monarcamn.org/training
Learn your rights as a legal observer. Join the rapid response network.
Also 12/15 in Uptown.
monarcamn.org/training
Training — Monarca
monarcamn.org
November 25, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Monarca trainings are a great step if you want to be prepared to respond to ICE in our communities.
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East side of St Paul.
November 25, 2025 at 5:09 PM
East side of St Paul.
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Our Somali friends and neighbors are elected leaders, entrepreneurs, artists, caregivers, drivers, and integral parts of communities from the Twin Cities to St Cloud to small towns. No matter their status, they belong.
Don’t buy into hateful rhetoric. Stand with all those who call this state home.
Don’t buy into hateful rhetoric. Stand with all those who call this state home.
November 22, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Our Somali friends and neighbors are elected leaders, entrepreneurs, artists, caregivers, drivers, and integral parts of communities from the Twin Cities to St Cloud to small towns. No matter their status, they belong.
Don’t buy into hateful rhetoric. Stand with all those who call this state home.
Don’t buy into hateful rhetoric. Stand with all those who call this state home.
Local leadership needs to assume that they’re being lied to by federal agencies. Especially after two verified raids with ICE presence despite public statements to the contrary.
It was heartening to see Mayor Carter on the ground yesterday. I hope Mayor-Elect Her takes note!
It was heartening to see Mayor Carter on the ground yesterday. I hope Mayor-Elect Her takes note!
Been thinking about Lake Street raid & Bro-Tex — Lake St w/MPD on-site for “crowd control” & Bro-Tex w/no StP PD, & relative impact on protestors … but Strib notes Lake St — justified by Frey/Witt as a drug bust — has so far netted only an immigration conviction. www.startribune.com/federal-agen...
November 20, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Local leadership needs to assume that they’re being lied to by federal agencies. Especially after two verified raids with ICE presence despite public statements to the contrary.
It was heartening to see Mayor Carter on the ground yesterday. I hope Mayor-Elect Her takes note!
It was heartening to see Mayor Carter on the ground yesterday. I hope Mayor-Elect Her takes note!
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The family of one of the workers taken by ICE from Bro-Tex yesterday has set up a Go Fund Me.
www.gofundme.com/f/fn4bw-help...?
www.gofundme.com/f/fn4bw-help...?
Donate to Help Reunite Carlos with His Family, organized by Karla Alarcon
My name is Karla Alarcon Hernandez, and today I am asking for support with the heavi… Karla Alarcon needs your support for Help Reunite Carlos with His Family
www.gofundme.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:02 AM
The family of one of the workers taken by ICE from Bro-Tex yesterday has set up a Go Fund Me.
www.gofundme.com/f/fn4bw-help...?
www.gofundme.com/f/fn4bw-help...?
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Federal agents wearing tactical gear used chemical irritants on protesters at the Bro-Tex facility in St. Paul.
Video by reporter Louis Krauss, who is on the scene.
Video by reporter Louis Krauss, who is on the scene.
November 18, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Federal agents wearing tactical gear used chemical irritants on protesters at the Bro-Tex facility in St. Paul.
Video by reporter Louis Krauss, who is on the scene.
Video by reporter Louis Krauss, who is on the scene.
Watching The Diplomat makes you REALLY wonder about some people’s marriages.
(Also, Allison Janney and Bradley Whitford working together again is a GIFT to tv watchers everywhere.)
(Also, Allison Janney and Bradley Whitford working together again is a GIFT to tv watchers everywhere.)
November 18, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Watching The Diplomat makes you REALLY wonder about some people’s marriages.
(Also, Allison Janney and Bradley Whitford working together again is a GIFT to tv watchers everywhere.)
(Also, Allison Janney and Bradley Whitford working together again is a GIFT to tv watchers everywhere.)
Note that I saw no kids at this event. Did families get to come and get turned away for the unannounced bag policy?
Or like me, did all the parents work to make alternative arrangements for our kids because we knew this would be the opposite of family friendly?
Or like me, did all the parents work to make alternative arrangements for our kids because we knew this would be the opposite of family friendly?
Despite the "family-friendly" designation of this event, it's taking place over dinner/bedtime for elementary and younger kids, and doesn't provide childcare.
So what exactly makes it family friendly?
So what exactly makes it family friendly?
The DFL Listening Tour is the hottest event in town, and is moved to a larger venue to meet the demand.
Happy to welcome the @dfl.org to SD62 at Sabathani, on Nov. 13 at 6:30 PM. Show up to share the issues important to you with the state party.
www.mobilize.us/dfl/event/83...
Happy to welcome the @dfl.org to SD62 at Sabathani, on Nov. 13 at 6:30 PM. Show up to share the issues important to you with the state party.
www.mobilize.us/dfl/event/83...
November 14, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Note that I saw no kids at this event. Did families get to come and get turned away for the unannounced bag policy?
Or like me, did all the parents work to make alternative arrangements for our kids because we knew this would be the opposite of family friendly?
Or like me, did all the parents work to make alternative arrangements for our kids because we knew this would be the opposite of family friendly?
This was not a “listening session.”
Less than half the people who got in line to speak were able to do so.
And those that did speak got evasive answers, not active listening.
Less than half the people who got in line to speak were able to do so.
And those that did speak got evasive answers, not active listening.
We asked Richard to show up and listen and what we got was a corporate presentation about branding followed by evasive answers that absolutely did not meet the moment.
When I met Richard for the first time two months ago, I told him this party was a ticking bomb and it's already starting to blow.
When I met Richard for the first time two months ago, I told him this party was a ticking bomb and it's already starting to blow.
November 14, 2025 at 4:31 AM
This was not a “listening session.”
Less than half the people who got in line to speak were able to do so.
And those that did speak got evasive answers, not active listening.
Less than half the people who got in line to speak were able to do so.
And those that did speak got evasive answers, not active listening.
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Trans and non-binary DFL’ers are all too often there for the party in its greatest time of need. DFL leadership is all too often nowhere to found in ours.
Join us in supporting A Better DFL to help create a party that works for all us ❤️
www.abetterdfl.org
Join us in supporting A Better DFL to help create a party that works for all us ❤️
www.abetterdfl.org
November 14, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Trans and non-binary DFL’ers are all too often there for the party in its greatest time of need. DFL leadership is all too often nowhere to found in ours.
Join us in supporting A Better DFL to help create a party that works for all us ❤️
www.abetterdfl.org
Join us in supporting A Better DFL to help create a party that works for all us ❤️
www.abetterdfl.org
Due to the unannounced bag policy, if I had brought my kid, I would have been turned away.
Parents attending a meeting with kids often need to travel with stuff!
Parents attending a meeting with kids often need to travel with stuff!
Despite the "family-friendly" designation of this event, it's taking place over dinner/bedtime for elementary and younger kids, and doesn't provide childcare.
So what exactly makes it family friendly?
So what exactly makes it family friendly?
The DFL Listening Tour is the hottest event in town, and is moved to a larger venue to meet the demand.
Happy to welcome the @dfl.org to SD62 at Sabathani, on Nov. 13 at 6:30 PM. Show up to share the issues important to you with the state party.
www.mobilize.us/dfl/event/83...
Happy to welcome the @dfl.org to SD62 at Sabathani, on Nov. 13 at 6:30 PM. Show up to share the issues important to you with the state party.
www.mobilize.us/dfl/event/83...
November 14, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Due to the unannounced bag policy, if I had brought my kid, I would have been turned away.
Parents attending a meeting with kids often need to travel with stuff!
Parents attending a meeting with kids often need to travel with stuff!