Reposted by Heather SilsbeeSWAE Mpls @swaempls.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Tomorrow! Join us for SWAE on a Stick: Bite-sized political updates, each complete with action items or ways to connect with your Southwest neighbors organizing for things that matter. Thurs, 9/24, 7pm Meraki Center RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/swae-on-a-... 024
Reposted by Heather SilsbeeCity of Minneapolis @minneapolismn.gov · 03/09/2026Reunification for families impacted by today's shooting is at Central Lutheran Church, 333 12th St S. 02823
Reposted by Heather Silsbee👻👹 boo-rit 👹👻 @britculpsapp.bsky.social · 03/09/2026hey so as a FYI: @taylordahlin.com & @wedge.live have long been hyper-local coverage of all things minneapolis (and adjacent) in the age of disinfo filled elections & various things impacting our community, these are follows that i highly trust for accurate info & are always otg to provide it 33612
Reposted by Heather Silsbee50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 03/09/2026TODAY: Protesters in #Danbury are demanding #ICE get out and to shut down operations. The Danbury community is not backing down. 62 fathers, sons, brothers, mothers, daughters, sisters taken in 4 days. 60+ businesses shut down & the community marched from the Library to the Green. #Connecticut #CT 18899326
Reposted by Heather SilsbeeMara 👻 aBOOlish I.C.E. @mauratwit.bsky.social · 31/08/2026🚨 masc folks of the Twin Cities! 03828
Reposted by Heather SilsbeeLady Christy @ladychristyk.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Went today with some folks we did the thing with this winter. What an incredible collection of powerful artwork in so many different mediums from so many different local artists. On view til 09/20 and open daily 10am-6pm. Plan a visit, maybe with someone you did the thing with. ❤️ theradicalact.comtheradicalact.comThe Radical Act of Having Each Other's Back | Minneapolis Art ExhibitionA major Minnesota exhibition responding to Operation Metro Surge through art, public memory, and collective care. Featuring ICED OUT GUERNICA, August 27–September 13, 2026, at Find Furnish in Minneapo... 0235
Heather Silsbee @hsilsbee.bsky.social · 29/08/2026The title and description makes this episode sound boring, even for a nerd like me, but it's not! Highly recommend a listen to hear Eric and Jason counter John's eternal pessimism with truly hopeful and energizing arguments for the current political engagement in our city. 2216
Reposted by Heather SilsbeeCity of Minneapolis @minneapolismn.gov · 29/08/2026Help shape the future of Minneapolis! Use your interest in civil rights, housing, zoning, taxation and more to shape the policies that affect our everyday lives. Make a direct impact on your city by serving on a board or commission! Don’t wait, apply by Aug. 31 at www.minneapolismn.gov/boards 066
Reposted by Heather SilsbeeSoren Stevenson @sorenwithward8.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Neighbors, now is the time to organize and make your voices heard! A 60-Day Comment Period on Data Center Regulations is now open. We need to hear from you! 21614
Reposted by Heather SilsbeeSWAE Mpls @swaempls.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Tonight! Join us at Meraki at 7pm to learn about health-centered drug policy. We will also be joined by @jamiemlong.bsky.social for a recap of the past legislative session and a look ahead to next year's priorities. 022
Reposted by Heather SilsbeeEmily Mullin @emilymullin.bsky.social · 26/08/2026I'm a staff writer at @wired.com and I'm looking to speak with parents of immunocompromised kids, especially those in areas with measles outbreaks, and how you're dealing with back to school with rising cases. emily_mullin@wired.com 25904619
Reposted by Heather SilsbeeMatt DeLong @mattdelong.bsky.social · 26/08/2026ICE has arrested more than 900 immigrants across Minnesota since March, according to a Star Tribune analysis of federal records released by the Deportation Data Project spanning March through early August.startribune.comICE is still arresting people in Minnesota — but the tactics have changedSince Operation Metro Surge ended, most ICE detainments focused on people released from jails and prisons. 04946
Reposted by Heather Silsbeetaylr @taylordahlin.com · 25/08/2026guessing the minneapolis cop andrew dubuc who was sending fist bump emojis to jake lang's crew is actually deitan dubuc, former professional canadian football player from quebec who joined police department in 2017 & is a familiar face if you spend time downtown also for his off-duty security work 418669
Reposted by Heather SilsbeeWedge LIVE!™ @wedge.live · 25/08/2026The people who end up on CLIC tend to be smart as hell because that's who is interested in this stuff. I don't like the idea of the executive branch wrestling control of yet another thing, even if it's just an advisory body. 4222
Reposted by Heather SilsbeeWedge LIVE!™ @wedge.live · 25/08/2026Note: this is also how they treated the police conduct oversight commission several years ago. Kept seats vacant on purpose, then used vacancies as part of arguelment that current structure was broken. 1191
Reposted by Heather SilsbeeSWAE Mpls @swaempls.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Join us for our August SWAE Gathering at 7pm this Thurs., 8/27: Moving Beyond the War on Drugs: Better Outcomes Through Health-Based Drug Policy, with @mollyjeffery.bsky.social and Ari McHenry, MPH! 054
Reposted by Heather SilsbeeTom Olsen @olsenforparks.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Our parks are worth it. Fully funding parks means a city where everyone can have a space to relax, learn and grow. I could understand consolidation if it was show to a reasonable degree of certainty that it wouldn't devastate our parks. That has yet to happen. www.startribune.com/minneapolis-...startribune.comMinneapolis mayor wants to combine some offices with the park district. The Park Board says take a hike.The mayor and Park Board are at odds over Mayor Jacob Frey’s proposal that they consolidate offices to save money amid the city’s $33 million budget gap. 25014
Reposted by Heather Silsbeejanemcmillan.bsky.social @janemcmillan.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Minneapolis resident here. Continue the boycott! 0147
Reposted by Heather SilsbeeKARE 11 @kare11.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Brooklyn Park police are asking for help finding 15-year-old March'e Linda Lashawn Myers, last seen Aug. 21. kare11.comBrooklyn Park police seek help finding missing 15-year-old girl Brooklyn Park police are asking for help finding 15-year-old March'e Linda Lashawn Myers, last seen Aug. 21. 023
Reposted by Heather SilsbeeRandi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 23/08/2026While Target has stayed silent on ICE’s ongoing operations in MN, its own hometown.,communities across the country are fighting back, shopping local not Target for back to school This is our ad in the NYT today. 20652642000
Reposted by Heather Silsbee👻👹 boo-rit 👹👻 @britculpsapp.bsky.social · 23/08/2026spiderman did nothing wrong 544299
Reposted by Heather SilsbeeRobin Wonsley - Minneapolis Ward 2 @ward2.minneapolismn.gov · 20/08/2026The Frey admin shared a proposal to make significant portions of our city eligible for data centers. If you want to stop data centers in neighborhood, now is the time to organize and make your voice heard. Read more➡️ content.govdelivery.com/bulletins/g… 714484
Reposted by Heather SilsbeeIan Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 23/08/2026I love Minneapolis 11473411774
Reposted by Heather Silsbeeluna stargays 🏳️⚧️ @stargays.bsky.social · 22/08/2026help my friend ash!!! 132
Reposted by Heather SilsbeeLauren in Saint Paul @comobelladonna.bsky.social · 19/08/2026SHORT NOTICE THIS COMING TUESDAY @ LAKE MONSTER 2142
Reposted by Heather SilsbeePrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 22/08/2026this is very good. if the city can start doing this monthly, it would really be so helpful. 1158592
Reposted by Heather Silsbee👻👹 boo-rit 👹👻 @britculpsapp.bsky.social · 21/08/2026based residents of appleton how can the rest of us support those who call appleton, mn home & do not want this evil in their town? 5419
Reposted by Heather SilsbeeOmar Fateh @omarfatehmn.com · 21/08/2026I have been hearing from a lot of constituents about nuclear energy, both for and against allowing it. To get better informed on the issue, I will be hosting a forum on nuclear energy on Thursday, September 3, from 5:30pm to 7:30pm. 43513
Reposted by Heather SilsbeeAnne Kosseff-Jones @annekosseffjones.bsky.social · 21/08/2026As @naomikritzer.bsky.social has said, there is still a huge need for mutual aid here in the TC&so many of us are working on it (& patrolling, school safety, etc.). I'm raising Sept. rent for a single mom who can't get work authorization and can't leave her three kids. @Anne-Kosseff-Jones on Venmo. 05135
Reposted by Heather SilsbeeMaya Schenwar @mayaschenwar.bsky.social · 20/08/2026 Find out which of your local businesses are working with ICE. (New database from @theappeal.org) The Appeal’s investigation reveals a widespread web of public and private entities enabling Trump’s deportation machine. theappeal.org/ice-local-bu...theappeal.orgDeportation Dollars: ICE Contracts With More Than 1,000 Businesses Across the U.S.The Appeal’s investigation found contracts in nearly every state. Find out if your local businesses are working with ICE. 3192143
Reposted by Heather SilsbeeLaurel Krahn @windowseat.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Minnesotans can check their voter registration here: mnvotes.sos.mn.gov Can request an absentee ballot or join the list of people who always get absentee ballots here: www.sos.mn.gov/elections-vo... Info on election day voting: www.sos.mn.gov/elections-vo... (I'm registered, will vote by mail.) 31410
Reposted by Heather SilsbeeKatie @katiestp.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Guys I volunteered to donate skymiles to get folks home after they’re released from detention. My first person got home last night and I am just over here like 🥹😭 One way flights are often under 50k miles. They don’t need to be skymiles either. Please consider. www.standwithminnesota.com/skymilesstandwithminnesota.comDonate Your Miles — Stand With MinnesotaDonate your Delta Skymiles to get people home from Texas 6497236
Reposted by Heather Silsbeetaylr @taylordahlin.com · 21/08/2026the minneapolis police department spent $30 million on overtime in 2025 alone, but the behavioral crisis unit spending $25 million in FIVE YEARS warrants a story about its costs and oversight concerns? copaganda from the star tribune ahead of budget season www.startribune.com/minneapolis-... 1131491
Heather Silsbee @hsilsbee.bsky.social · 21/08/2026At the National Convergence for Democracy this weekend learning and representing @swaempls.bsky.social! If you're here, say hi! And if you meet anyone from SW Minneapolis, point them my way! 1162
Reposted by Heather SilsbeeEli Sherman @elitalksmpls.bsky.social · 19/08/2026A statement from the DFL Jewish Community in Support of Peggy Flanagan: 19621
Reposted by Heather SilsbeeCedrick Frazier @cedrickfrazier.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Real coalitions are built, not bought. There is a place for everyone on Team Frazier. Join us. 927047
Reposted by Heather Silsbeedisgruntled lesbian of Minneapolis @phoenix-rights.bsky.social · 14/07/2026If you’re like me and mad about Amy Klobuchar being the DFL nominee for governor: DO SOMETHING WITH THAT ENERGY Invest in competitive down ballot races that are must win seats, if progressive policy is going to have a future in MN the next 4 years 👇 Read this thread and get involved! 👇 210039
Reposted by Heather Silsbeetaylr @taylordahlin.com · 10/08/2026i wish we had a ward 7 specific org. feels like with shaffer in, good time to start one up 331
Heather Silsbee @hsilsbee.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Voted! 🗳️ For @peggyflanagan.bsky.social, @ilhanmn.bsky.social, @hennepin3.bsky.social, @kobey4governor.bsky.social, @ag.state.mn.us, and @christin-with-mpls.bsky.social! I totally blanked that School Board would be on the primary ballot, so make sure your friends and family know about that race! 0213
Reposted by Heather SilsbeeJen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Watching Angie Craig + Peggy Flanagan debate on MPR right now. Interviewer has brought up AI, Social Security, Iran War so far. No mention of Craig's weekend dustup (so far?) with MN state senator. 2418
Heather Silsbee @hsilsbee.bsky.social · 27/07/2026So, this quote is from me and, after we both sensed the reporter didn't like my full answer, I literally joked with my partner that this would be the only part he'd use! 😂 The reporter was stopping folks walking down Hennepin in front of Reign Saturday. The full context of my statement: 1/5 27226
Reposted by Heather SilsbeePhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Interesting: There’s now an anonymous, moderated list of companies that stop responding after you interviewed with themdidtheyghostyou.comGhosted After a Job Interview? Report the CompanyGhosted after a job interview? Submit an anonymous report and see which companies candidates say stopped responding after interviews. 6042781737
Reposted by Heather SilsbeeChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 23/07/2026On Madison police shooting that killed a man today, here is no-video coverage: www.wpr.org/news/man-sho...wpr.orgMPD: Man shot, killed by police on Madison's east side after officer was injured with knifeA person was shot by police on Madison's near east side Wednesday. 420691
Reposted by Heather SilsbeeSWAE Mpls @swaempls.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Coming up this Thursday, 6:30pm, in the Kingfield neighborhood! Come learn about the Minneapolis budget with us and @ehbinmn.bsky.social RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/do-you-kno...eventbrite.comDo you know what your money is buying? Minneapolis public safety spendingA Teach In about the Minneapolis City Budget & Public Safety Spending, organized by WEAVE, a group of Minneapolis neighbors in Ward 11. 0106
Reposted by Heather SilsbeeMara 👻 aBOOlish I.C.E. @mauratwit.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Vigil tonight: 7pm Central Ave & st Anthony pkwy 1127
Reposted by Heather SilsbeeChris Stedman @chrisdstedman.bsky.social · 19/07/2026It was good to see @jchavezmpls.bsky.social and @elliottpayne.org at yesterday’s Trans Refuge State rally yesterday. I’m grateful for elected officials who stand up for our trans friends and neighbors here in Minnesota – we need more like them ❤️ 0637