Alexis (she/her)
@twincityalexis.bsky.social
Geeking out on public policy, liberation theology, arts, food, and wanderlust.
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There’s a vote in DC tomorrow that would give DHS $11 billion more in funding. Schumer and Jeffries have already walked back any “demands” they had for DHS.
I, for one, do not think this timing is just a coincidence. Turn down the temp for the vote. Turn it right back up when the bag is secured.
I, for one, do not think this timing is just a coincidence. Turn down the temp for the vote. Turn it right back up when the bag is secured.
Homan: "Operation Metro Surge is ending. In the next week, we're going to deploy the officers here on detail back to their home stations or to other areas of the country where they're needed."
February 12, 2026 at 3:51 PM
There’s a vote in DC tomorrow that would give DHS $11 billion more in funding. Schumer and Jeffries have already walked back any “demands” they had for DHS.
I, for one, do not think this timing is just a coincidence. Turn down the temp for the vote. Turn it right back up when the bag is secured.
I, for one, do not think this timing is just a coincidence. Turn down the temp for the vote. Turn it right back up when the bag is secured.
Am I the only Minnesota kid who thought it was good news if we only had 6 more weeks of winter? #GroundhogDay
February 2, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Am I the only Minnesota kid who thought it was good news if we only had 6 more weeks of winter? #GroundhogDay
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National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
January 22, 2026 at 8:25 PM
National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
We all need good news today
Afternoon, Minneapolis. Today the sun will set after 5 p.m. in the Twin Cities.
January 19, 2026 at 8:55 PM
We all need good news today
Everyone post your favorite Minneapolis and Saint Paul photos in normal times (and we will have again)
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January 18, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Everyone post your favorite Minneapolis and Saint Paul photos in normal times (and we will have again)
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"I'm not in Minnesota -- what can I do to help?"
A list of ideas!
A list of ideas!
January 11, 2026 at 10:33 PM
"I'm not in Minnesota -- what can I do to help?"
A list of ideas!
A list of ideas!
This is the weird and wonderful Minnesota I love
From the Art Shanty Projects: “[W]e find our role in this moment to be offering nourishment—a space to gather and see each other."
Art Shanties, Art Sleds, World Snow Celebration: This Week's Best Events - Racket
Plus curling classes, a Pride party, a book fair, and a tribute to the great Dolly Parton.
racketmn.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:09 PM
This is the weird and wonderful Minnesota I love
"I am now left to raise our son and to continue teaching him, as Renee believed, that there are people building a better world for him. That the people who did this had fear and anger in their hearts, and we need to show them a better way."
Stunningly beautiful words from Becca Good.
Stunningly beautiful words from Becca Good.
On Wednesday, Renee Macklin Good was fatally shot by a federal ICE agent. Becca Good, her wife, shared the following statement with MPR News.
Renee Macklin Good’s wife says she ‘nurtured kindness’
On Wednesday, Renee Macklin Good was fatally shot by a federal ICE agent. Becca Good, her wife, shared the following statement with MPR News.
www.mprnews.org
January 9, 2026 at 6:24 PM
"I am now left to raise our son and to continue teaching him, as Renee believed, that there are people building a better world for him. That the people who did this had fear and anger in their hearts, and we need to show them a better way."
Stunningly beautiful words from Becca Good.
Stunningly beautiful words from Becca Good.
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Reminder, Minnesota's Earned Sick and Safe Time provides paid time off if your child's school is closed for public emergency
www.dli.mn.gov/sick-leave
www.dli.mn.gov/sick-leave
Earned sick and safe time (ESST) | Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry
Minnesota law requires employers to provide earned sick and safe time (ESST), a type of paid leave, to workers in the state. FAQs about earned sick and safe time Rulemaking: Earned sick and safe time...
www.dli.mn.gov
January 8, 2026 at 3:44 AM
Reminder, Minnesota's Earned Sick and Safe Time provides paid time off if your child's school is closed for public emergency
www.dli.mn.gov/sick-leave
www.dli.mn.gov/sick-leave
My heart breaks for this woman and their child. Say her name: Renee Good.
NEWS: In a heartbreaking video, after ICE shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis, a woman who was in the same SUV cries out: “They killed my wife. I don’t know what to do."
“We stopped to videotape, and they shot her in the head,” the distraught woman sobs.
www.advocate.com/news/minneso...
“We stopped to videotape, and they shot her in the head,” the distraught woman sobs.
www.advocate.com/news/minneso...
Distraught woman says ICE killed her wife in video after deadly Minneapolis shooting
“They killed my wife,” the distraught woman says, adding, “They shot her in the head.”
www.advocate.com
January 7, 2026 at 10:44 PM
My heart breaks for this woman and their child. Say her name: Renee Good.
Thank you @sahanjournal.bsky.social for reporting on the impact of ICE raids in Minnesota's Karen + Burmese communities
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sahanjournal.com/immigration/...
Immigration visits to Minnesota’s Karen community dials up fear as TPS expires next month
Minnesota’s Karen community is seeing more visits from immigration officials after the Trump administration announced that TPS for Myanmar would end in January.
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December 24, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Thank you @sahanjournal.bsky.social for reporting on the impact of ICE raids in Minnesota's Karen + Burmese communities
sahanjournal.com/immigration/...
sahanjournal.com/immigration/...
US Citizenship ceremonies are overflowing with joy and pride in becoming American. Taking this moment away--and the thousands of dollars they've invested--is immensely cruel. I'm outraged for my neighbors from Burma, Afghanistan, Somalia, and more who are being discriminated against by this action.
December 7, 2025 at 3:40 PM
US Citizenship ceremonies are overflowing with joy and pride in becoming American. Taking this moment away--and the thousands of dollars they've invested--is immensely cruel. I'm outraged for my neighbors from Burma, Afghanistan, Somalia, and more who are being discriminated against by this action.
I'm a proud Minnesotan today 🏳️⚧️⚽️🏋🏼🥇
Some good news for a change. www.genderjustice.us/minnesota-su...
Minnesota Supreme Court affirms trans inclusion in sports in landmark decision
Today, the Minnesota Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling in Cooper v. USA Powerlifting, affirming that transgender athletes have the right to compete in sports without discrimination under the Minn...
www.genderjustice.us
October 22, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I'm a proud Minnesotan today 🏳️⚧️⚽️🏋🏼🥇
American kids are almost twice as likely to die before reaching adulthood than kids in other high-income countries. This is unacceptable and completely preventable.
American kids are less likely to reach adulthood than foreign peers minnesotareformer.com/briefs/ameri...
American kids are less likely to reach adulthood than foreign peers • Minnesota Reformer
Babies and children in the United States are nearly twice as likely to die before reaching adulthood compared with their peers in other wealthy countries, according to a new study. The health of U.S. ...
minnesotareformer.com
September 3, 2025 at 1:48 PM
American kids are almost twice as likely to die before reaching adulthood than kids in other high-income countries. This is unacceptable and completely preventable.
The stage has been set for the 2025 4-H Llama-Alpaca Costume Contest! The anticipation is buzzing. #mnstatefair #mn4h
August 27, 2025 at 11:06 PM
The stage has been set for the 2025 4-H Llama-Alpaca Costume Contest! The anticipation is buzzing. #mnstatefair #mn4h
I love Bookshop! Huge selection, fast delivery, and a portion of profits funds local bookstores
July 8, 2025 at 7:57 PM
I love Bookshop! Huge selection, fast delivery, and a portion of profits funds local bookstores
What a great local story. Happy Pride, everyone 🌈
Happy Pride everyone. I wrote a column about gay rights pioneer Thom Higgins, who called Minnesota home for most of his (too short) life. I really want more people to know the story of this remarkable guy. Please read and share (gift link)!
Raihala: Meet the Minnesotan who coined the term ‘gay pride’ and tossed a pie in Anita Bryant’s face
After the Stonewall riots in 1969 sparked the gay liberation movement, Thom Higgins gave it a name.
www.twincities.com
June 30, 2025 at 1:28 AM
What a great local story. Happy Pride, everyone 🌈
This makes me sad as a Christian with many LGBTQ+ friends. "Religious freedom" that requires the erasure of other human beings violates the love of God.
JUST IN: The Supreme Court rules in favor of parents who want to opt out of classes that use books with LGBTQ characters.
Supreme Court rules for religious opt-outs for kids in public schools
At issue was whether school systems are required to provide parents with an "opt-out" option when parents claim their religious beliefs conflict with their children's course material.
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June 27, 2025 at 3:43 PM
This makes me sad as a Christian with many LGBTQ+ friends. "Religious freedom" that requires the erasure of other human beings violates the love of God.
What's common knowledge in your field but shocks outsiders?
Refugees resettling in the U.S. have to pay back the cost of their plane tickets.
Refugees resettling in the U.S. have to pay back the cost of their plane tickets.
What’s common knowledge in your field but shocks outsiders?
Not everything you think should be said out loud.
Not everything you think should be said out loud.
June 17, 2025 at 1:51 PM
What's common knowledge in your field but shocks outsiders?
Refugees resettling in the U.S. have to pay back the cost of their plane tickets.
Refugees resettling in the U.S. have to pay back the cost of their plane tickets.
Rep. Hortman's legacy is defined by public policies that respect the dignity of all people and protect the most vulnerable. An absolutely gutting and traumatic loss for our state.
Melissa Hortman, who was assassinated last night, was the Speaker of the Minnesota House in the 2023-2024 session, when Democrats ran the state government.
That means she had a leading role in shepherding the many landmark reforms that Dems adopted in that period—an important legacy. Brief 🧵.
That means she had a leading role in shepherding the many landmark reforms that Dems adopted in that period—an important legacy. Brief 🧵.
June 14, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Rep. Hortman's legacy is defined by public policies that respect the dignity of all people and protect the most vulnerable. An absolutely gutting and traumatic loss for our state.
Tell your legislators to vote NO on work requirements for Medicaid!
Work requirements hurt poor people AND are a waste of money.
Arkansas spent $26 million on administrative costs for work requirements — and saw no increase in employment.
Georgia’s program cost $40 million in one year — 80% of that went to administrative and consulting costs.
Arkansas spent $26 million on administrative costs for work requirements — and saw no increase in employment.
Georgia’s program cost $40 million in one year — 80% of that went to administrative and consulting costs.
May 25, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Tell your legislators to vote NO on work requirements for Medicaid!
This is what community-first public safety looks like. Sgt. Toy and Officer Lee give students rides, hang out with them every week, and even show up in the hospital to show youth that they care. I'm so proud of our friends at The Urban Village for what they have built.
www.fox9.com/news/st-paul...
www.fox9.com/news/st-paul...
St. Paul police and partners help struggling students overcome obstacles and thrive
A partnership between the St. Paul Police Department, St. Paul Public Schools, and the nonprofit The Urban Village, have helped dozens of students at Humboldt High School overcome struggles with viole...
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May 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
This is what community-first public safety looks like. Sgt. Toy and Officer Lee give students rides, hang out with them every week, and even show up in the hospital to show youth that they care. I'm so proud of our friends at The Urban Village for what they have built.
www.fox9.com/news/st-paul...
www.fox9.com/news/st-paul...
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To put the OMB grant freeze in context, roughly 17.5% of Wisconsin’s revenue comes from federal grants in aid last I checked. Overall, federal grants account for roughly 36% of all state government budgets in US. In a number of states the federal share is even higher.
January 28, 2025 at 3:12 AM
To put the OMB grant freeze in context, roughly 17.5% of Wisconsin’s revenue comes from federal grants in aid last I checked. Overall, federal grants account for roughly 36% of all state government budgets in US. In a number of states the federal share is even higher.
Trump orders a freeze of all federal grants & loans--i.e. student aid, Head Start, health clinics, public housing--starting tomorrow. This will hurt millions of people who rely on public services and thousands of workers employed with these grant funds.
rollcall.com?p=773817
rollcall.com?p=773817
Trump White House orders freeze on federal grants, loans - Roll Call
President Donald Trump's budget office on Monday ordered all federal agencies to temporarily block disbursement of grants and loans.
rollcall.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Trump orders a freeze of all federal grants & loans--i.e. student aid, Head Start, health clinics, public housing--starting tomorrow. This will hurt millions of people who rely on public services and thousands of workers employed with these grant funds.
rollcall.com?p=773817
rollcall.com?p=773817