Kristen Olsen
@kristenolsen.bsky.social
I used to practice law. Now I write fiction. Minneapolis, politics, books, walking. Parlo italiano. Part-Time Francophile. She/her. @kolsenjd on the other platform. 😷🇺🇦
My first door knock in years. I’m an introvert; if I can do it, you can, too!
It’s a beautiful day to host our Team Aurin joint door knock in Longfellow, with @dewayneforminneapolis.com for Mayor & @kayforparks.bsky.social for Park Board District 5!
Rev. Dr. Davis is running because we deserve better: a Mayor who cares for ALL of us. Learn more: www.dewayneforminneapolis.com
Rev. Dr. Davis is running because we deserve better: a Mayor who cares for ALL of us. Learn more: www.dewayneforminneapolis.com
September 13, 2025 at 11:32 PM
My first door knock in years. I’m an introvert; if I can do it, you can, too!
Minnehaha Falls and spider web along the creek. Minneapolis is a beautiful city.
June 11, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Minnehaha Falls and spider web along the creek. Minneapolis is a beautiful city.
@weissmann.substack.com Great to see you on the France24 Debate! You added an important perspective. @f24debate.france24.com
June 11, 2025 at 11:15 PM
@weissmann.substack.com Great to see you on the France24 Debate! You added an important perspective. @f24debate.france24.com
Lake Nokomis this morning.
May 30, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Lake Nokomis this morning.
A must-read for lawyers!
Covering the courts for nearly two decades, I've never seen a federal judge tell the government in exclamation-point-punctuating exasperation that an executive order violates the vision of the Framers.
Another federal judge STRIKES DOWN Trump's order targeting a law firm for political retribution — this time, using exclamation marks twice in the introduction to emphasize that the executive order is against the Founding Fathers' vision.
Doc storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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May 27, 2025 at 9:57 PM
A must-read for lawyers!
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If anyone is wondering, there are 27 exclamation points in Richard Leon's order striking Trump's EO targeting WilmerHale.
One is Trump's.
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@zoetillman.bsky.social
One is Trump's.
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@zoetillman.bsky.social
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May 27, 2025 at 9:28 PM
If anyone is wondering, there are 27 exclamation points in Richard Leon's order striking Trump's EO targeting WilmerHale.
One is Trump's.
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@zoetillman.bsky.social
One is Trump's.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
@zoetillman.bsky.social
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Whatever you’re doing today, please stop and take a moment to remember what today is for.
All gave some; some gave all.
All gave some; some gave all.
May 26, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Whatever you’re doing today, please stop and take a moment to remember what today is for.
All gave some; some gave all.
All gave some; some gave all.
The tree on the left at the Rookery is down, with several displaced nests. Any Minneapolis birders know when it happened? Photo on right was mid-April when herons, egrets, and cormorants were building nests. There were still lots of birds there today.
May 23, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The tree on the left at the Rookery is down, with several displaced nests. Any Minneapolis birders know when it happened? Photo on right was mid-April when herons, egrets, and cormorants were building nests. There were still lots of birds there today.
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i think it should be a bigger story that the president held a meeting with a foreign head of state where he ranted about the most gutter white supremacist propaganda you can find on the internet
May 22, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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I donated! You should too!! This race is so important. Minneapolis needs an effective mayor who can actually lead.
Friends, I need your support. My campaign is running on the strength of neighbors across the city making a financial commitment to change at City Hall.
Will you help me out by making a contribution to my campaign?
dewayneforminneapolis.com/donate
Will you help me out by making a contribution to my campaign?
dewayneforminneapolis.com/donate
May 12, 2025 at 11:30 PM
I donated! You should too!! This race is so important. Minneapolis needs an effective mayor who can actually lead.
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Rare achievement that the Daily Mail won’t take your side when you’re trying to be anti-woke.
becka thompson made the daily mail! and @wedge.live's tweet was featured! www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Aspiring Minneapolis lawmaker under fire for 'too white to win' remark
Becka Thompson made the controversial comment while explaining her 'unpopularity' in challenging incumbent Council Member who is Bengali-American.
www.dailymail.co.uk
May 9, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Rare achievement that the Daily Mail won’t take your side when you’re trying to be anti-woke.
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If you donate to Republican candidates…
And almost a third of your donors are Republicans…
And you’re anti-labor and pro-criminalizing marijuana…
Should you be running for the DFL endorsement?
These are good questions for Elizabeth Shaffer ahead of Saturday’s Ward 7 convention.
And almost a third of your donors are Republicans…
And you’re anti-labor and pro-criminalizing marijuana…
Should you be running for the DFL endorsement?
These are good questions for Elizabeth Shaffer ahead of Saturday’s Ward 7 convention.
May 8, 2025 at 12:12 AM
If you donate to Republican candidates…
And almost a third of your donors are Republicans…
And you’re anti-labor and pro-criminalizing marijuana…
Should you be running for the DFL endorsement?
These are good questions for Elizabeth Shaffer ahead of Saturday’s Ward 7 convention.
And almost a third of your donors are Republicans…
And you’re anti-labor and pro-criminalizing marijuana…
Should you be running for the DFL endorsement?
These are good questions for Elizabeth Shaffer ahead of Saturday’s Ward 7 convention.
Anyone know what’s going on near Roosevelt? Helicopter, sirens…
May 7, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Anyone know what’s going on near Roosevelt? Helicopter, sirens…
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Happy AAPHNI Month & May Day from this proudly brown, melanated, South Asian Council Member.
I’m proudly pro-labor, I champion policy to fight climate change locally, I believe housing is human right, I work hard for our community— because our liberation & futures are tied together.
I’m proudly pro-labor, I champion policy to fight climate change locally, I believe housing is human right, I work hard for our community— because our liberation & futures are tied together.
May 2, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Happy AAPHNI Month & May Day from this proudly brown, melanated, South Asian Council Member.
I’m proudly pro-labor, I champion policy to fight climate change locally, I believe housing is human right, I work hard for our community— because our liberation & futures are tied together.
I’m proudly pro-labor, I champion policy to fight climate change locally, I believe housing is human right, I work hard for our community— because our liberation & futures are tied together.
I went to the May Day pro union rally at MSP airport. Peggy Flanagan made an appearance. A picket line, fun chants, lots of union representation. It was great!
May 1, 2025 at 9:01 PM
I went to the May Day pro union rally at MSP airport. Peggy Flanagan made an appearance. A picket line, fun chants, lots of union representation. It was great!
Yes, please!
Hey restaurants so enamoured of #NorthLoop, you know where is MUCH cheaper to open than there and has room to have more restaurants? #Longfellow! There are new residential buildings, lots of houses. Walkable, biking neighbourhood. Open cafes here. Shorten your days open, be successful! #Minneapolis
May 1, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Yes, please!
I made it to 4 bookstores for Independent Bookstore Day! All were busy. Lots of readers in the Twin Cities!
April 26, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I made it to 4 bookstores for Independent Bookstore Day! All were busy. Lots of readers in the Twin Cities!
Good thread on the mayoral debate. I found the questions to be thoughtful and the event well organized. Feel grateful to have more than one good alternative to Frey.
April 11, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Good thread on the mayoral debate. I found the questions to be thoughtful and the event well organized. Feel grateful to have more than one good alternative to Frey.
Visited the rookery this afternoon, north of downtown Minneapolis, where great blue herons, egrets, and cormorants nest. There are over 100 nests and lots of busy birds. Very cool.
#Minneapolis
#Minneapolis
April 10, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Visited the rookery this afternoon, north of downtown Minneapolis, where great blue herons, egrets, and cormorants nest. There are over 100 nests and lots of busy birds. Very cool.
#Minneapolis
#Minneapolis
This morning I walked along the creek to Minnehaha Falls. #Minneapolis
April 10, 2025 at 4:02 PM
This morning I walked along the creek to Minnehaha Falls. #Minneapolis
Lake Hiawatha this afternoon. #Minneapolis
April 6, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Lake Hiawatha this afternoon. #Minneapolis
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Cory Booker out there showing grit and tenacity.
This is the energy we need! Show us the fire! ❤️🔥
This is the energy we need! Show us the fire! ❤️🔥
April 1, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Cory Booker out there showing grit and tenacity.
This is the energy we need! Show us the fire! ❤️🔥
This is the energy we need! Show us the fire! ❤️🔥
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Are you listening? It’s the least you can do.
Powerful, substantive, passionate. A clarion call to stand.
www.youtube.com/live/rCUK2Vb...
Powerful, substantive, passionate. A clarion call to stand.
www.youtube.com/live/rCUK2Vb...
LIVE: Cory Booker speaks on the Senate floor
YouTube video by Associated Press
www.youtube.com
April 1, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Are you listening? It’s the least you can do.
Powerful, substantive, passionate. A clarion call to stand.
www.youtube.com/live/rCUK2Vb...
Powerful, substantive, passionate. A clarion call to stand.
www.youtube.com/live/rCUK2Vb...
Hey Democrats - I think we’ve found our party’s new leader. @booker.senate.gov
April 1, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Hey Democrats - I think we’ve found our party’s new leader. @booker.senate.gov
I’m in awe of Senator Cory Booker. He’s meeting the moment.
April 1, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I’m in awe of Senator Cory Booker. He’s meeting the moment.