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Spooky Rex @katyrex.meatjacker.social · 1d

The thing that would make me happiest for my birthday is to know my friends are safe ❤️

Spirit Halloween Dani 🎃 (REINSTATE LINK) @djamiempls.meatjacker.social · 4d

I have only about 200 of this which leaves about 3.1k and need to knock as much of this out before court on the 16th so I don't lose my housing.

$danirockasota
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Spirit Halloween Dani 🎃 (REINSTATE LINK) @djamiempls.meatjacker.social · 9d

Okay somewhat decent news.
I actually only owe 3.3k in total and they said they're going to let the courts know I've made payments and we will reach on some kind of payment plan.
So still urgent but slightly less urgent

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Kyle Tran Myhre @guante.info · 14h

So much of what this country is... is contained in this story.

Read it, be angry, and donate.

(via @releasemn8.bsky.social over on IG)

Donate to Urgent Support Needed for a Hmong Family in Threat of ICE!, organized by MN8 Team

Calling for support towards a Hmong community leader and his famil… MN8 Team needs your support for Urgent Support Needed for a Hmong Family in Threat of ICE!

www.gofundme.com

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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 18h

9/ That’s right — Jacob Frey wanted a “black friend” to run cover for him. Davis refused; the mayor acted like Davis owed him something for appointing him to the committee, in a cynically transactional calculation that twisted Davis’s volunteer public service into political fealty.

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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 18h

8/ The part the public DOESN’T know is that in the firestorm after Locke’s killing, Frey called Davis, then on vacation in Mexico. Davis — fully expecting Frey to discuss how to better control MPD — instead found the mayor pleading with him to fly home & stand with Frey at a news conference.

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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 18h

7/ Caught in a lie, Frey never apologized. Instead, we got his famously weasely “Language became more casual, including my own.” BTW this is the 1st election voters can hold Frey accountable for lying & Locke dying, but the incident is almost memory-holed in coverage. www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...

Minneapolis Mayor Frey Admits To Being Misleading On 'No-Knock' Policy Changes

"Language became more casual, including my own, which did not reflect the necessary precision or nuance. And I own that," Mayor Jacob Frey said.

www.cbsnews.com

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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 23h

safer hennepin is the returning PAC i wrote about here

also, you can look up campaign finance reports directly on the MN website aka the source where it will give you all the info that third party aggregators leave off info like the date of contribution

taylordahlin.com/f/new-and-re...

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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 1d

Strib Opinion adds 4 contributing columnists, including @lollardfish.bsky.social, none of whom seem remotely Brehm-like www.startribune.com/new-freelanc... Still, I renew my call that if the section fully valued views unlike its own, they’d include a DSA columnist

Meet the 4 new contributing columnists we’re adding to our refreshed roster

Strib Voices is welcoming writers who will focus on Gen Z perspectives, menopause, disabilities and other issues. They will join four voices from our inaugural group returning for a second year.

www.startribune.com

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seasonally appropriate el 🦇 🍁 @ellamennopie.meatjacker.social · 1d

huge endorsement news 💀 ⚧️

taylr @taylordahlin.com · 1d

the coveted 12 ft skeleton of the wedge with a trans rights flag endorsement for mayor is going to omar fateh. congrats to @omarfatehmn.com!

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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 1d

Hubbard Broadcasting, which showed the hour-long Kupchella anti-DSA commercial, contributing to a pro-Frey effort. Given Stan Hubbard’s GOP activism, it‘s basically Republicans for Frey.

Melody Hoffmann @phmelody.bsky.social · 1d

Safer Hennepin PAC mailer in my mailbox tonight. Looked it up and found funders up to end of year 2024. Significant/newsworthy to see a broadcast company on the list. www.transparencyusa.org

Mailer from Safer Hennepin that reads "The choice is clear. Mayor Jacob Fry is keeping Minneapolis safe. Vote early." QR code goes to the City of Minneapolis voter info webpage.

A list of 2024 contributors to Safer Hennepin

A list of 2024 contributors to Safer Hennepin. Any repeated names/donations here are repetitions from other screenshot, not a duplicate donation.

As of end of 2024, Safer Hennepin had $11,933 on hand, $145,500 in total contributions, and $125,370 in total expenditures

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Hex Anderson @dexanderson.com · 1d

meanwhile the story in the council races has been "this ward is so unsafe and dangerous now."

is he doing his job or is he not? because he's the one in charge of the police, not the city council.

Melody Hoffmann @phmelody.bsky.social · 1d

Safer Hennepin PAC mailer in my mailbox tonight. Looked it up and found funders up to end of year 2024. Significant/newsworthy to see a broadcast company on the list. www.transparencyusa.org

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Katie Cashman @katiecashman.bsky.social · 1d

Had a fantastic day celebrating art and science in the West Maka Ska neighborhood at the inaugural City of Lakes Art Fair and at the 50 year anniversary of the Bakken Museum. I’m thankful for these community institutions, both new and old!

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Spooky Rex @katyrex.meatjacker.social · 2d

It's my birthday today, if you love me please help my friend Dani!!!

Spirit Halloween Dani 🎃 (REINSTATE LINK) @djamiempls.meatjacker.social · 4d

I have only about 200 of this which leaves about 3.1k and need to knock as much of this out before court on the 16th so I don't lose my housing.

$danirockasota
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Spirit Halloween Dani 🎃 (REINSTATE LINK) @djamiempls.meatjacker.social · 9d

Okay somewhat decent news.
I actually only owe 3.3k in total and they said they're going to let the courts know I've made payments and we will reach on some kind of payment plan.
So still urgent but slightly less urgent

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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 1d

wishing a very happy birthday to jason chavez, who is such a fierce fighter for his community and a genuine, kind, funny person. welcome to your 30s. ward 9 and this city is so lucky to have you ❤️❤️❤️

@jchavezmpls.bsky.social

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Heather Silsbee @hsilsbee.bsky.social · 1d

This was in Eagan/Dakota County.

CW for horrific details of the conditions of Bimpong's treatment and death in the article.

Eagan Officer Martin Jensen, a specially trained Drug Recognition Evaluator (DRE), was called to assess whether Bimpong was under the influence of drugs. DRE training, provided by the Minnesota State Patrol to officers, emphasizes distinguishing drug impairment from medical emergencies such as strokes.

But the lawsuit alleges Jensen disregarded his training.

According to the lawsuit, body camera audio captured him saying a full DRE evaluation, which typically takes between 30-to-45-minutes, would be “a whole bunch of time wasted.” When another officer questioned whether Bimpong should be taken to the hospital, Jensen replied: “For what?”

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Heather Silsbee @hsilsbee.bsky.social · 1d

Let's keep this circulating! It may seem small, but this paper is mailed to a big portion of W7 homes and we know folks are reading and being influenced by their Shaffer campaign ads disguised as news.

Heather Silsbee @hsilsbee.bsky.social · 4d

Anyone who receives or reads the Hill & Lake Press!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Please sign & circulate this community letter to the editors in response to several recent instances of demonstrating clear bias for Elizabeth Shaffer's campaign, in violation of basic tenets of journalistic ethics.

Sign on to a Community Letter to the Hill and Lake Press

Dear Hill and Lake editorial board, As neighbors who receive your community newspaper, we are disappointed by your disregard for journalistic ethics. When you become a reporter, you choose to let go ...

docs.google.com

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👹👻 boo-rit 👻👹 @britculpsapp.bsky.social · 1d

oh no. how frightening.

Dustin Grage & @GrageDu...•2d S
Keep your eyes on Minneapolis.
These far left activists assaulted federal agents carrying out a drug and human trafficking raid just months ago.
It's been ground zero for leftist violence.

Brian Miller & @1Amerpat•2d my wife is there now, visiting family, I worry for her safety. She said there are pro Palestinian protesters out.

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KARE 11 @kare11.bsky.social · 2d

David Moturi hopes he'll get some answers after the Minneapolis City Council voted to authorize MPD to make its internal review of his case public.

'Hopefully something will come from being nearly killed' says Davis Moturi, who was shot in the neck last year

David Moturi hopes he'll get some answers after the Minneapolis City Council voted to authorize MPD to make its internal review of his case public.

www.kare11.com

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Heather Silsbee @hsilsbee.bsky.social · 2d

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(Those three great leaders are @omarfatehmn.com, @dewayneforminneapolis.com, and @jazzformayor.bsky.social)

Asked for comment on the new billboard against Frey, a representative for Sabri said, "Minneapolis has suffered for the last 7 years with this poseur who utterly lacks vision, integrity or a moral core. This city cannot be led by a chameleon. We have three great leaders running to serve and collaborate with all of us. Men of color who are led by conviction, passion and frankly love for this city. We can recover but we will not if we don’t choose hope and leave this nonsensical liar behind."

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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 2d

i asked hamoudi sabri's team about the anti jacob frey billboard he's put up on lake & cedar taylordahlin.com/f/hamoudi-sa...

Hamoudi Sabri Launches Anti Jacob Frey Billboard on Lake St

A new billboard appeared this week on top of a building on the southwest corner of Lake St & Cedar Ave in South Minneapolis with an anti-Jacob Frey message, reading "Frey's Lies Cost Lives," "Where Th...

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Kelly is ranking Fateh, Davis, and Hampton @kellyrogers.bsky.social · 2d

trans people are ALL OVER the historical record. across time and geography trans people have always existed, always sought medical remedy, and always seen government as one way to establish and keep their civil rights. there is no excuse for “liberal” governments to be hostile to their existence.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 2d

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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Heather Silsbee @hsilsbee.bsky.social · 2d

I'm not on Nextdoor - could you take screenshots? 😣

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Wedge LIVE!™ @wedge.live · 2d

Lake of the Isles Pencil is dressed as Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson for Halloween.

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Heather Silsbee @hsilsbee.bsky.social · 2d

Anyone know of trustworthy free legal resources/hotlines specific to workers rights?

Looking for a friend who's hoping to get legal advice related to a current situation with their supervisor/HR. They live in Ramsey County. Can provide more details via DM if needed! 💜

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Soren Stevenson @sorenwithward8.bsky.social · 2d

Tomorrow is Ward 8 for a New Mayor! I'm looking forward to seeing @omarfatehmn.com @dewayneforminneapolis.com @jazzformayor.bsky.social at Sabathani tomorrow morning at 10am! Join us to rally and knock for a new mayor!

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Elliott Payne @elliottpayne.org · 3d

Heading out on the doors tonight with team @omarfatehmn.com! Join us for another door knock this Saturday at 1 PM: www.mobilize.us/neighborsfor...

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