Janne K. Flisrand
@jannefrommpls.bsky.social
Abundant housing. Justice. Dismantling oppression. Mpls politics. Observations from Zürich. She/her.
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5 December 1920 | A Norwegian Jew, Mendel Jaffe, was born in Horten. Photography apprentice.
On 26 November 1942 he was deported to #Auschwitz. He did not survive.
On 26 November 1942 he was deported to #Auschwitz. He did not survive.
December 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM
5 December 1920 | A Norwegian Jew, Mendel Jaffe, was born in Horten. Photography apprentice.
On 26 November 1942 he was deported to #Auschwitz. He did not survive.
On 26 November 1942 he was deported to #Auschwitz. He did not survive.
A chunky interior block in Gothenburg filled with homes.
December 4, 2025 at 9:03 PM
A chunky interior block in Gothenburg filled with homes.
I sure do love this pedestrian bridge over the train tracks heading into the #Zürich HB. Especially at night, it's a gateway into the city.
December 3, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I sure do love this pedestrian bridge over the train tracks heading into the #Zürich HB. Especially at night, it's a gateway into the city.
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In redistricting lingo, this is "cracking." The other is "packing" where all of your opponent's support is concentrated in as few districts as possible.
Think about this as Minnesota is likely to lose a congressional seat in the 2030 census. It would be *easy* to draw a 6-1 Republican map.
Think about this as Minnesota is likely to lose a congressional seat in the 2030 census. It would be *easy* to draw a 6-1 Republican map.
If you ever wondered what GOP gerrymandering looks like in red states with blue cities, I present:
December 3, 2025 at 12:51 PM
In redistricting lingo, this is "cracking." The other is "packing" where all of your opponent's support is concentrated in as few districts as possible.
Think about this as Minnesota is likely to lose a congressional seat in the 2030 census. It would be *easy* to draw a 6-1 Republican map.
Think about this as Minnesota is likely to lose a congressional seat in the 2030 census. It would be *easy* to draw a 6-1 Republican map.
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Münster Basel
December 3, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Münster Basel
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A really nice figure of population and partisan malapportionment in national legislatures around the world
from Beramendi, Boix, Guinjoan, and Rogers (yassified by The Economist) priceschool.usc.edu/wp-content/u...
from Beramendi, Boix, Guinjoan, and Rogers (yassified by The Economist) priceschool.usc.edu/wp-content/u...
December 2, 2025 at 10:08 PM
A really nice figure of population and partisan malapportionment in national legislatures around the world
from Beramendi, Boix, Guinjoan, and Rogers (yassified by The Economist) priceschool.usc.edu/wp-content/u...
from Beramendi, Boix, Guinjoan, and Rogers (yassified by The Economist) priceschool.usc.edu/wp-content/u...
Stumbled across workers installing climate infrastructure that doubles as place-making in Copenhagen. One VERY big plaza will have a hand-full of these additions, that capture stormwater in soil trays, with planted areas on one side and seating areas on the other.
December 2, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Stumbled across workers installing climate infrastructure that doubles as place-making in Copenhagen. One VERY big plaza will have a hand-full of these additions, that capture stormwater in soil trays, with planted areas on one side and seating areas on the other.
Copenhagen is all in on using air rights over public right of way to build stuff. Here's "The New Theater" built over a road. The main station train tracks also have some land bridges.
November 30, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Copenhagen is all in on using air rights over public right of way to build stuff. Here's "The New Theater" built over a road. The main station train tracks also have some land bridges.
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In Switzerland, around 16k people with disabilities who are under full guardianship remain disenfranchised nation-wide, a clear violation of the UN Convention.
At the cantonal level, Geneva’s voters approved re-enfranchising these citizens in 2020. Today, voters in Vaud went firmly the other way
At the cantonal level, Geneva’s voters approved re-enfranchising these citizens in 2020. Today, voters in Vaud went firmly the other way
🗳️🇨🇭 VOTATIONS
Vaud prend le contre-pied de Genève en refusant catégoriquement le droit de vote aux handicapés
➡️ https://l.letemps.ch/yZC
Vaud prend le contre-pied de Genève en refusant catégoriquement le droit de vote aux handicapés
➡️ https://l.letemps.ch/yZC
November 30, 2025 at 4:47 PM
In Switzerland, around 16k people with disabilities who are under full guardianship remain disenfranchised nation-wide, a clear violation of the UN Convention.
At the cantonal level, Geneva’s voters approved re-enfranchising these citizens in 2020. Today, voters in Vaud went firmly the other way
At the cantonal level, Geneva’s voters approved re-enfranchising these citizens in 2020. Today, voters in Vaud went firmly the other way
Wandering past Tivoli in central Copenhagen, I started imagining Downtown Minneapolis if the Commons were home to an amusement park.
November 29, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Wandering past Tivoli in central Copenhagen, I started imagining Downtown Minneapolis if the Commons were home to an amusement park.
The Copenhagen central train station.
November 28, 2025 at 9:58 PM
The Copenhagen central train station.
Once I got into neighborhoods along canals, Copenhagen showed its appeal. A morning crew rows along the canal and tall, narrow buildings line the strip of water.
November 27, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Once I got into neighborhoods along canals, Copenhagen showed its appeal. A morning crew rows along the canal and tall, narrow buildings line the strip of water.
My first impression of Copenhagen was one of huge, many-laned streets (yes, with protected bikeways on either side).
November 27, 2025 at 9:32 PM
My first impression of Copenhagen was one of huge, many-laned streets (yes, with protected bikeways on either side).
It's annoying that the US (also, my home country) successfully exported Black Friday. We have better things to offer than shopping culture.
(No, I don't want your Black Friday German language class offer, for 50% off French classes.)
(No, I don't want your Black Friday German language class offer, for 50% off French classes.)
November 26, 2025 at 7:01 AM
It's annoying that the US (also, my home country) successfully exported Black Friday. We have better things to offer than shopping culture.
(No, I don't want your Black Friday German language class offer, for 50% off French classes.)
(No, I don't want your Black Friday German language class offer, for 50% off French classes.)
Found another pretty door in my neighborhood.
November 24, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Found another pretty door in my neighborhood.
Half of a pair of... sculptures? seating areas? at the Wintertur, Switzerland train station. These stairs go nowhere, but to a platform you can stand on and watch people come and go.
November 23, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Half of a pair of... sculptures? seating areas? at the Wintertur, Switzerland train station. These stairs go nowhere, but to a platform you can stand on and watch people come and go.
When I lived in Mobutu's Zaïre, there had been internal war/conflict on average every 2 years, soldiers were sometimes paid in bullets, people bought durable goods they could resell to buy food when inflation was most extreme - at times 100% overnight when Mobutu needed ➡️ printed more money. 🧵
Nostalgia is rising in Congo for Mobutu Sese Seko — the kleptocratic strongman as a new museum exhibit glorifying him draws crowds in Kinshasa.
In DR Congo, exhibit reveals nostalgia for former dictator Mobutu
Nostalgia is rising in Congo for Mobutu Sese Seko — the kleptocratic strongman as a new museum exhibit glorifying him draws crowds in Kinshasa.
n.pr
November 23, 2025 at 7:58 PM
When I lived in Mobutu's Zaïre, there had been internal war/conflict on average every 2 years, soldiers were sometimes paid in bullets, people bought durable goods they could resell to buy food when inflation was most extreme - at times 100% overnight when Mobutu needed ➡️ printed more money. 🧵
I did a double-take walking past this thermoplastic sidewalk marking, then categorizing it as some sort of street art I didn't understand. Three doors later, I realized my error, that instead it marks where public sex work is legal.
November 22, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I did a double-take walking past this thermoplastic sidewalk marking, then categorizing it as some sort of street art I didn't understand. Three doors later, I realized my error, that instead it marks where public sex work is legal.
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(1/5) In July, we asked organizations working to remove barriers to housing abundance at a local or state level or those supporting housing justice work with a focus on tenant's rights to apply for a subgrant.
Today we are excited to announce the four awardees!
moreneighbors.org/2025/11/18/2...
Today we are excited to announce the four awardees!
moreneighbors.org/2025/11/18/2...
November 18, 2025 at 9:00 PM
(1/5) In July, we asked organizations working to remove barriers to housing abundance at a local or state level or those supporting housing justice work with a focus on tenant's rights to apply for a subgrant.
Today we are excited to announce the four awardees!
moreneighbors.org/2025/11/18/2...
Today we are excited to announce the four awardees!
moreneighbors.org/2025/11/18/2...
River stone streets are being relaid in Basel, Switzerland, and I found one in-process. The rocks are set in what looks like a permeable concrete foundation. I'm not sure if they'll fill in the gaps with soil or concrete.
November 21, 2025 at 7:40 PM
River stone streets are being relaid in Basel, Switzerland, and I found one in-process. The rocks are set in what looks like a permeable concrete foundation. I'm not sure if they'll fill in the gaps with soil or concrete.
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In this episode of UCLA Housing Voice we talk with @benschneider.bsky.social about progressive era housing reformers, strengthening building standards, and unintended consequences for housing affordability
www.lewis.ucla.edu/2025/11/19/1...
www.lewis.ucla.edu/2025/11/19/1...
Episode 102: Minimum Standards vs. Affordability with Benjamin Schneider (Incentives Series pt. 5)
We’ve been grappling with trade-offs between stricter building codes and declining affordability for over 100 years. Benjamin Schneider helps us trace the history.
www.lewis.ucla.edu
November 19, 2025 at 5:49 PM
In this episode of UCLA Housing Voice we talk with @benschneider.bsky.social about progressive era housing reformers, strengthening building standards, and unintended consequences for housing affordability
www.lewis.ucla.edu/2025/11/19/1...
www.lewis.ucla.edu/2025/11/19/1...
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19 November 1890 | Swiss Jewish woman, Marthe Bader (née Weil), was born in Basel. She lived in France during the war.
On 3 February 1944 she was deported from #Drancy to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
On 3 February 1944 she was deported from #Drancy to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
November 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
19 November 1890 | Swiss Jewish woman, Marthe Bader (née Weil), was born in Basel. She lived in France during the war.
On 3 February 1944 she was deported from #Drancy to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
On 3 February 1944 she was deported from #Drancy to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.