Ian @ian612.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Banger quote from Steve Brandt. The staffing formula is really under discussed. 010
Ian @ian612.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Listening to the new @budgetcommitteepod.bsky.social and had to drop this horrific paragraph from a Star Tribune article. 2124
Ian @ian612.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Just build housing! The city leadership as a whole should've come out against this idea immediately. It has easy access to parks in the hottest area of the city, housing is a no brainer. Frey truly has no vision for the city and is just chasing trends. 022
Reposted by IanDaniel Suitor @danielsuitor.com · 18/08/2026A real tension in Minneapolis politics is the post-Surge activation of people whose main point of interaction with community is Instagram. No clue how to find information that isn't spoon-fed via vertical video or a social-optimized graphic, blundering into situations confused and misinformed. 418423
Ian @ian612.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Easy win for Dems if they pick up the Senate and House: Switch Elections to First Monday of November and make it a national holiday. 000
Reposted by IanAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 09/08/2026AOC: Millennials are not punk kids anymore. We're grown adults with mortgages and kids, and that generation is starting to be decisive at the polls. And there is anger at being ignored, having our economic futures mortgaged by the generations that came before us and we're taking the reins 930297576439
Reposted by IanEric Harris Bernstein @ehbinmn.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Dems becoming the party of the status quo is a risky play when the one thing everyone agrees on is that the status quo is irreparably fucked. 2254
Reposted by IanIrene Fernando @hennepind2.com · 06/07/2026People ask me all the time: "Dr. Commish, why did the Blue Line Extension get more expensive?" The honest answer is because we listened. And it's still the most affordable federal light rail project of its kind, per mile, in the entire country. 🧵 13710
Ian @ian612.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Actually surprised how good the MN Democrats plan is for next session. The national party should really catch on. 000
Reposted by IanBill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · 17/07/2026ICYMI, my deep dive into the origins of City Center, Minneapolis' most terrible building. www.minnpost.com/cityscape/20...minnpost.comDid Minneapolis’ ugliest building have to be this bad?An unholy storm merging a disdain for the past with an embrace of poor taste left downtown’s streets bereft. 2113
Ian @ian612.bsky.social · 17/07/2026My prediction was correct. The initial proposal for Les Bolstad looks like something out of Blaine or Lakeville. Not like something at the heart of the metro, the amount of surface parking alone is astounding. Hopefully Falcon Heights rejects this proposal. 100
Ian @ian612.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Rachel Development put in a $30.5M bid for the UMN golf course. Shame they are responsible for some of the ugliest projects I've seen. Hopefully, the cities can guide the development to be more urban than suburban. 000
Reposted by IanBill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Don't tell anyone, but I'd bet good money that Nice Ride is coming back pretty soon. www.minnpost.com/cityscape/20...minnpost.comMinneapolis could soon see the rebirth of its bicycling ride share programNice Ride vanished from the city's streets in 2023, but it could soon be back with a boost from e-bikes at Great Plains Institute. 616127
Ian @ian612.bsky.social · 25/05/2026The 4 plans for Anishinabe Academy at the old Cooper Elementary site. I'm happy to see some preservation of the old building, but it's probably not financially feasible for the district to move forward with new construction right now. 100
Reposted by IanChris Steller @chrissteller.bsky.social · 09/05/2026My god the city lakes in Minneapolis are glorious in springtime 1248858
Reposted by IanDr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 06/04/2026we'll see how it shakes out over the course of years, but as of right now, mamdani is definitely showing how the future of good progressive governance means "use government to do good things and then post about it" both parts are important! 11372871393
Reposted by Ianmtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 22/03/2026the same way eliminating car dealers, realtors and other parasitic right-wing industries needs to be a goal of the left for its own survival, eliminating chriorpactors, the supplements industry and other quack medicine needs to be on the agenda too 322279485
Ian @ian612.bsky.social · 20/03/2026So glad to see more people talking about this issue. Not enough people in Minneapolis are concerned with the state of the public schools. We need more investment and creativity going into it. www.startribune.com/minneapolis-...startribune.comRoper: Minneapolis Public Schools’ doom loop is a threat to the city’s futureAfter decades of dropping enrollment, nearly half of Minneapolis kids don’t attend the local school district. That’s alarming. 111
Ian @ian612.bsky.social · 19/03/2026These assholes will spend 4.99% of their wealth stopping this instead of just paying the 5% tax. 010
Ian @ian612.bsky.social · 13/03/2026Honestly lost track of how many department/secretary(s) that have misspent funds in this administration. Plus the out of control DHS/DOD finding has just illustrated that the Republicans have NEVER been the anti-deficit spending/fiscally responsible party. 010
Ian @ian612.bsky.social · 04/03/2026Headline gave false hope that Michael Lander's alternate plan would be realized. www.bizjournals.com/twincities/n...bizjournals.comDoran Cos. buys Uptown site for $3 million, plans 228-unit apartment project - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business JournalThe developer planning an apartment building in the retail heart of Uptown Minneapolis has bought part of the retail center formerly called Calhoun Square that previously contained the Kitchen Window ... 000
Ian @ian612.bsky.social · 02/03/2026An extremely rare good move by the Trump admin. Rwanda has been good at improving their public image even as they continue to fuel conflict in Eastern Congo. apnews.com/article/us-r...apnews.comUS sanctions Rwanda's military and top officials over support for M23 rebels in CongoThe U.S. imposes new sanctions on Rwanda’s military and four top commanders over support for the M23 rebel group in eastern Congo. On Monday, the U.S. 000
Ian @ian612.bsky.social · 02/03/2026What I think they should do with the MN Surplus: 1. Expand Clean Energy 2. Increase Public/Private Partnership Audit Staff 3. OM Surge Effected Business Relief 4. Strained School District Budget/Debt Relief 5. Sovereign Wealth Fund/Rainy Day Fund. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...mprnews.orgImproved economic forecast boosts chances for spending, tax cut proposals in Minnesota LegislatureA new Minnesota economic forecast will give state lawmakers more wiggle room this session as they weigh spending proposals and tax cuts. Leaders say they’ll move forward cautiously given plenty of unc... 000
Reposted by IanStephen Jacob Smith @stephenjacobsmith.com · 07/01/2026Interesting floor plan that shows what mitigations are possible that are not a second stair or sprinklers (neither of which are common in new apartment buildings in France). The lower floors have a short double-loaded corridor with five units of up to 4BR, which I... divisare.com/projects/548... 3194
Reposted by Ianjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 04/02/2026i can’t imagine a parent who wouldn’t sell little JD for percocet if they knew he would turn out like this bsky.app/profile/parm... 201939147
Reposted by IanAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/01/2026The Star Tribune reports that federal agents "attempted to order local police from the scene" where a man was shot and killed by feds this morning, but Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara refused and "instructed his officers to preserve the scene."startribune.comLive: Man shot and killed by federal agents in south Minneapolis this morning, police chief saysA video appears to shows federal agents wrestling a man to the ground then shooting him. 943216678218
Reposted by IanAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22/01/2026AOC: This is quite a bit of market concentration. Agreed? CVS HEALTH CHAIR DAVID JOYNER: No. I'd suggest it's a model that works well for the consumer AOC: It works well for CVS. Health insurance gets a cut, pharmacy benefit manager gets one, drug manufacturer gets one, & the patient gets screwed 565201186047
Reposted by IanAnu Li @panikadoc.bsky.social · 16/01/2026American Indian Movement (AIM) patrol trucks have been spotted around NE and folks are flagging them as suspicious and giving them unwelcoming glances because they don’t know who they are. This is the AIM logo and flag, which you might see on their trucks. They are friends! 111050449
Ian @ian612.bsky.social · 15/01/2026Love when they highlight this divide but barely touched on the WHY. Everyone has an Anoka County uncle like this or if you spend a second on Facebook you'll see it, the cause of this divide is just racism and media/social bubbles. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...nytimes.comOne State, Two Very Different Views of Minneapolis 100
Reposted by IanCJ @cjeanmartini.bsky.social · 11/01/2026We are the resistance! The resistance must win! Don't back down... keep showing up, blowing whistles, protecting your communities, protesting. #Unite #Resist #Fight #StrongerTogether 561231322
Reposted by IanWedge LIVE!™ @wedge.live · 08/01/2026Jesse Ventura, Roosevelt High class of 69, says we're living through Germany in the 30s. youtube.com/playlist?lis...youtube.com- YouTubeEnjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. 610514
Reposted by IanTina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 08/01/2026We cannot be more clear. Leave us the fuck alone. 792334518619
Reposted by IanEric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 08/01/2026Minneapolis public schools canceled classes officials after Roosevelt High School said armed Border Patrol officers came on school property during dismissal Wednesday and began tackling people, handcuffed two staff members and released chemical weapons on bystanders www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...mprnews.orgMinneapolis schools cancel classes after Border Patrol clash disrupts dismissal at RooseveltMinneapolis schools closed for the week citing safety concerns after an encounter involving armed Border Patrol agents near Roosevelt High School. 12123721315
Reposted by IanJames Downie @jamescdownie.bsky.social · 07/01/2026Really important point about the Minnesota fraud scandal from @citizencohn.bsky.social: open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa... 612955
Reposted by IanAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 08/01/2026AOC: This has now become what we feared most about ICE for a long time—that it would be used as an anti-civilian force with no accountability. At the end of the day, what we saw today was a murder, and murders in cold blood need to be prosecuted. 7664073912380
Ian @ian612.bsky.social · 07/01/2026Waiting for the day when my city is not the center of a national incident. Republicans need to leave us the fuck alone. 000
Reposted by Iantaylr @taylordahlin.com · 31/12/2025people are breaking into somali daycares now. and a man holding his phone was screaming outside albi kitchen yesterday. thank you lisa demuth, great work www.startribune.com/police-inves...startribune.comPolice investigating overnight burglary of Somali day care in south MinneapolisThe break-in comes in the aftermath of a viral video alleging fraud by several Somali child care centers. 210035
Reposted by IanAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/01/2026Bernie Sanders publicly swears in Zohran Mamdani as NYC mayor 432202293434
Reposted by Iantaylr @taylordahlin.com · 30/12/2025the dumbest people are using the internet only to decide that the daycare on 14th and nicollet turned into albi kitchen. put down the google, stop talking at tiktok thinking you’re countering nick shirley. you’re all wrong. they are BOTH in the building people need to get involved in local issues 57313
Reposted by Ianclumsy_machinist @clumsy-machinist.bsky.social · 11/12/2025All I want out of the next governor is someone who will kick ICE in the shins and tell MnDOT to get their act together and rip out I-94 0101
Reposted by IanAlex Schieferdecker @alexschief.bsky.social · 06/12/2025Happy E Line launch day! Stop by and say hi at the Public Works tent in Dinkytown! 0324
Reposted by IanKatie Cashman @katiecashman.bsky.social · 06/12/2025117,000 people live within half a mile of the E line, opening for service today. It marks the 8th BRT line in the region and the third new BRT line that Metro Transit has opened this year. Transit is getting better every single day in MN. 111518
Reposted by Ianclumsy_machinist @clumsy-machinist.bsky.social · 06/12/2025E Line Opening Day! LETS GO!!!!!!!!! 38410
Reposted by IanCity of Minneapolis @minneapolismn.gov · 24/11/2025Minneapolis has been named one of the world’s most bike-friendly cities! A new report covering 100 cities in 44 countries ranked Minneapolis as the #2 biking city in the U.S., #5 in North America and #44 globally. Learn more: www.minneapolismn.gov/news/2025/nov… 1117333
Reposted by IanAlex Schieferdecker @alexschief.bsky.social · 26/10/2025Picture it: you live in Minneapolis and are enjoying a postcard-perfect fall day riding on our network of over 100 miles of trails and curb-protected bikeways. 621727
Ian @ian612.bsky.social · 30/10/2025New apartment coming to 4109-4113 Sheridan Ave in Linden Hills. Already causing a stir on Next Door and won't come easy. But, it replaces two old but somewhat ugly buildings and adds 13 units along a rapid bus route! 010
Ian @ian612.bsky.social · 23/10/2025The looming MFE teachers strike and potential MPLS school downsize just reminds me that there aren't any leaders advocating for a positive vision for public schools with the goal of enrolling all children in Minneapolis. Instead everyone is focused on right sizing and charter schools. 100
