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Chris Steller @chrissteller.bsky.social · 23h

I will adopt whatever @mollypeonies.bsky.social's view on this is ...

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Bryn on the Streets; Bryn in the Sheets, too 🏳️‍⚧️ @brynstone.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I feel like there's a dissertation waiting for a PoliSci or Sociology student about the time difference between "when a meme is the hot new viral thing" and "democrats use it in a campaign ad" They're gonna be doing 6-7 jokes in 2028, I stg.

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mollypeonies @mollypeonies.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I know it’s acceptable to use “several” instead of “a few,” but there is still a missing step between “not at all” and “several” and I will fix it every time I answer this mental health questionnaire.

Questions about how I have felt in the last two weeks regarding mood, depression, etc

Changing description to “a few days” instead of. Several days

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Soren Stevenson @sorenwithward8.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

In November the City Council will be voting on a regulatory framework for new data centers in Minneapolis. This is an extremely important issue that so many of us care deeply about, and we need your input ahead of this vote.

Flyer reads: PEOPLE POWERED POLICY:
A COMMUNITY DISCUSSION ON DATA CENTERS
Co-hosted by Council Members Soren Stevenson and Aurin Chowdhury
A panel discussion on how to protect our city and regulate data centers. The panel will feature elected officials and community organizers.
Thursday October 8th
Sabathani Community Center
310 E 38th St, Minneapolis, MN

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Sara @saralovesyou.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The article mentions the hobby horse I’m on. Getting an autistic child into a school in which they are comfortable should be *top priority*. Autistic children miss far more school than non-autistic kids due to many factors. It’s unacceptable—but typical—that the district didn’t act on this.

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Sara @saralovesyou.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Director Emerick wrote a Facebook post that I encourage you to read. This really is the experience of disabled kids at MPS right now—and the experience of their invisibility to far too many. It does usually seem to be that no one who hasn’t experienced this cares.

Joyner Emerick

People do realize that students with disabilities, including chronic trauma that manifests as observable/ externalized behavior, change "placements" all the time, right?

From public to specialized charter, from federal setting Ill to IV and back, from district to district, on administrative transfer, on IEP team decision, in and out of residential treatment facilities, in and out of carceral facilities, because of push-out, because of bullying, because of neglect/abuse at school, because of LEA legal non-compliance, because of physical space/facilities access, because of programmatic or staff availability.

Students with disabilities absorb frequent changes to where they go to school because of the failures of our systems of education to serve them, teach them, keep them safe. In many cases, these placement changes actually represent a district breaking federal law, but families don't have the resources to fight back.

In almost four years on the school board I've gotten ZERO constituent emails expressing concern about how the leadership decisions that create that reality impact the friendships of students with disabilities, their sense of place and well-being, their educational trajectory, or their family capacity.

Try it with abled kids, though, and it's a very different story.
There is NOTHING inherent to children with disabilities that makes them better able to handle these changes, which are nearly never based on the preference or convenience of the family, but instead based on acute daily safety considerations or forced on families by administrative process.
Why will we fight to protect "stability of placement" for abled kids but say nothing about the continuous placement destabilization for kids with disabilities?

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mollypeonies @mollypeonies.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I don’t think I have ever seen such a blatantly right-wing libertarian screed shoehorned into local “news” than this piece of dirty sock by Lou Ragusse last year at KARE-11. WOW. It’s so bad. How did I miss this absolute joke for journalism?

kare11.com

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mollypeonies @mollypeonies.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The irony of me endlessly searching online for the “perfect vintage blazers” that I will probably only wear while endlessly searching online for something else.

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mollypeonies @mollypeonies.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Happy to see that “Ambulance Lights for My Neighbor” and “Golden Pie (You’re Not My Pumpkin, Punk)” made this list. But can’t believe “What the F*ck, I Didn’t Ask for This, Eric Jones” didn’t make this list.

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mollypeonies @mollypeonies.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Do you have, or do you know anyone who has, an extra ticket to sell for the Hammerhead show at the Entry tonight?

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mollypeonies @mollypeonies.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Anyone in Mpls good w/ tools/hauling things looking for some extra cash in the next week? I'm having the hardest time finding people via the normal FB group channel. It involves about five hours of work at $40 an hour. Cutting and removing garbage trees and some other outside things. DM me?

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mollypeonies @mollypeonies.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

And Amy Klobuchar was Hennepin County Attorney at the time. Her office prosecuted Haynes on evidence the office later acknowledged should have made prosecutors hesitant to bring charges at all. Really wish Amy would meaningfully acknowledge and address this.

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mollypeonies @mollypeonies.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

For example, this latest report. St. Paul's Police Civilian Internal Affairs Review Commission (PCIARC) only recommends discipline when it has first concluded that an allegation is sustained--meaning, in the city’s own words, that the allegation is “supported by sufficient evidence.”

stpaul.gov

2025 Police Civilian Internal Affairs Review Commission (PCIARC) Annual Report

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mollypeonies @mollypeonies.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

My point about needing to see more about Her and Henry's sexual harassment lawsuit is that we've only seen 1. photos she sent and 2. Henry's claims. But we don't know the larger context around them yet. Henry is the authoritative narrator here. But there are real reasons we need to see more:

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daviss @daviss.org · 24/09/2026

Alex Pretti was shot and killed 8 months ago today after being disarmed by federal agents. The agents then spent the next few hours denying the BCA and MPD access to the scene while shooting at protesters. No one has been held responsible in the killing. chaddavis.photography/sets/ice-in-...

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mollypeonies @mollypeonies.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

One of the missing pieces from the Kaohly Her coverage are voices/lenses of Hmong women. There's this. But not much else. It's easier for white people to draw a line around what is "inappropriate" behavior, without interrogating the ways women, especially women of color, have to shape shift.

startribune.com

Vang: Let’s hang on a minute before we cancel Mayor Kaohly Her

"The investigation is still underway, but that hasn’t stopped an awful lot of people from acting as though the verdict has already been returned," Ka Vang writes.

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mollypeonies @mollypeonies.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

1. Who will pay me to do a standup routine that's basically "People in green vests clap like this! People in red vests clap like this!" 2. The Strib is now begging someone to turn these photos into a morph gif. And the DFL has already paid someone to turn that morph into Amy in a Prince jacket.

Star Tribune photo of Klobuchar and Demuth side-by-side with their hands in nearly the same position, each one is smiling, each is wearing a colored blazer over a white shirt.

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ms. maas @msmaas.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Took me way too long to read the phenomenal reporting @mollypeonies.bsky.social did on how MPD tore through its entire annual overtime budget in the traumatic early days of Jan. *surveilling us*—not responding to harm, not protecting folks from violent federal fascism—but wow. Worse than usele$$

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quick13 @quick13.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

They don't want to cover bad stories about MPD because they want to keep the funnel for #Copaganda open. They ALL went with grief and sadness about the elimination of the mounted patrol yesterday.

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mollypeonies @mollypeonies.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Is local media not picking up on this story--with the MPD documents right there in it--because it would poke holes in their own coverage of the Jan. 9th "clearing" operation? Or is it bc of their institutional relationships with MPD? Something else? I have some thoughts on this this below:

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mollypeonies @mollypeonies.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Really disappointed to learn “The Man Will Burn” is actually a documentary about Burning Man.

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alec karakatsanis @equalityalec.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Anyone who wants to understand how policing works in the U.S. needs to read this incredible local investigation about what Minneapolis police did after feds killed Renee Good.

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alec karakatsanis @equalityalec.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

You can read the full investigation here, and you can get a tiny glimpse into the world of surveillance, profiteering, and overriding focus of U.S. policing on crushing any remotely progressive social movements. www.thisisbydesign.com/how-mpd-buil...

thisisbydesign.com

How MPD Built a Police Surveillance Operation Around Renee Good’s Memorial — and What It Cost the Community

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alec karakatsanis @equalityalec.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

THREAD. Did you know that Minneapolis police deployed 101 personnel to a 7-person vigil held one morning at Renee Good's memorial? The cops generated $1.92 million in overtime cash for themselves.

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Keith Harris @usefulnoise.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

incredible work from Molly here

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Tim Buktu @mntimbuktu.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I was out at Whipple at like 10pm on a freezing cold night. There were 5 or 6 people out there, but 8 or 9 Sherriff's vehicles, some with 2 officers. I begged them to stop wasting money.

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mollypeonies @mollypeonies.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Was up late again enjoying edibles and reading about the invention and history of things like fire alarms and mosquito abatement and ice-cream scoops. Woke up at 11am. I’ve been living my best teenage life for decades now.

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mollypeonies @mollypeonies.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

At some there'll be a morph meme of Klobuchar and Demuth becoming increasingly indistinguishable and melting into one woman in a purple jacket. And then someone in the DFL will turn that morph meme into an "own," where it's Amy Klobuchar in that purple jacket, but with a Prince "victory" guitar.

Side-by-side pic of Klobuchar and Demuth in the Star Tribune with headline: MInnesota's next governor promises better relationship with the White House.

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mollypeonies @mollypeonies.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Are false fire alarms common? Tonight I heard teams of sirens for hours. Multiple fire trucks, etc. Looked it up and there were five false alarms triggered Southside tonight, and two more where no fire was found. There was also a false alarm at Abbott earlier today from construction dust.

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Jamie Schwesnedl @schwesbomb.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I’m reading the newest missive from @mollypeonies.bsky.social and flames are shooting out of my ears. www.thisisbydesign.com/how-mpd-buil...

MPD records reveal a coordinated system of drones, city cameras, command-post intelligence, body-worn and helmet cameras, person and vehicle checks, and evidence preservation around the memorial site — part of an operation that generated $1.92 million in overtime in just four days. At least 101 MPD personnel were assigned to the memorial deployment, where records identified only seven people holding vigil.

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Mnem @mnemonicer.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Claw it all back, @sorenwithward8.bsky.social @jchavezmpls.bsky.social . This is blatant fraud and OT abuse.

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Mara 👻 aBOOlish I.C.E. @mauratwit.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Thank you, @mollypeonies.bsky.social for this incredible deep dive into MPD’s out of control surveillance of residents and wild abuse of overtime budget. All while they refused to respond to regular public safety calls. The mayor must be held accountable. We have to rein them in.

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Mara Brust @marabrust.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Jaw dropping: MPD was operating under a special order from Chief O’Hara requiring officers to document apparent excessive force or suspected civil-rights violations they witnessed by ICE. MPD produced ZERO such reports during all of Operation Metro Surge.

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James Umbanhowar @jumbanho.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Policing the grieving while ignoring the invading thugs.

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mollypeonies @mollypeonies.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

NEW! How MPD Built a Police Surveillance Operation Around Renee Good’s Memorial — and What It Cost the Community MPD dedicated 101 personnel to a memorial deployment where just seven people were holding vigil. It was part of a four-day MPD operation that generated $1.92 million in overtime.

thisisbydesign.com

How MPD Built a Police Surveillance Operation Around Renee Good’s Memorial — and What It Cost the Community

Records reveal a coordinated system of drones, city cameras, command-post intelligence, body-worn and helmet cameras, person and vehicle checks, and evidence preservation around the memorial site as p...

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mollypeonies @mollypeonies.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The city might as well have invited Bob Kroll and Jon Elder while they’re at it

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D.A. Bullock @bullycreative.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Biden triumphantly declared he would “fund, fund, fund police!” Under Trump and Biden, national police expenditure increased by forty percent.

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D.A. Bullock @bullycreative.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

“Biden and Democratic governors and mayors proposed and, in many cases, passed bills named after George Floyd. These dramatically increased funding for policing and prisons under cover of fake reforms like community policing, body cameras, and professional training.

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mollypeonies @mollypeonies.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Ok, I know I said I was planning to drop some things last week, but I was waiting on a response for one of the stories. That said, I really am going to have new stories about the MPD our next week. You can follow here for more, and reach out if you want to get involved in the project!

thisisbydesign.com

By Design

A public reporting project investigating how systems work—and who they work for

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mollypeonies @mollypeonies.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I wonder how often my neighbors w/cameras witness me "fight muttering" to myself outside. Sometimes I'm just "talking" to higher-ups at the Strib. Sometimes it's a CEO of a real estate company. "No, YOU should be ashamed...," they hear me whisper, and wonder why I'm mad at my trash can.

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mollypeonies @mollypeonies.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

This Strib story is grotesque. It doesn't just impose their familiar landlord/property-management frame here; it reorganizes the hierarchy of harm around it. A shooting rooted in domestic violence is transformed into a "Real Estate" story about the “dangers” facing landlords and property managers.

startribune.com

Latest shooting at a Twin Cities apartment building highlights risk property managers face

Front-line workers from management to maintenance are seeing more harassment and violence and worry about their safety.

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mollypeonies @mollypeonies.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Welp, I guess I am not gonna be a VBP, thanks to the fashion terms now used to describe vintage blazers. “Old money.” “Quiet luxury.” And “corpcore”/“corporatecore” and “workcore” have essentially made me want to only wear a dirty blanket for the rest of my life.

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mollypeonies @mollypeonies.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Sorry I can’t make that meeting today. I decided just now that I was going to become a Vintage Blazer Person (VBP) this fall and need to spend the afternoon researching them from the comforts of my flower-dotted backyard.

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mollypeonies @mollypeonies.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I do not want a giant dumb TV. I want a "typical" 43" TV that would've seemed giant and dumb to me 10 years ago. What is the best and most affordable option/brand for this. Keep in mind I don't understand, nor really care to understand, things like HZ or OLED as anything other than HE'S OILED!

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mollypeonies @mollypeonies.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Me: “I’m gonna do some serious mouse proofing today and caulk any holes in the foundation or any gaps in windows.” Me, an hour later, with caulk all over my clothes and chunks stuck in my hair: “Why am I so bad at things..”

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mollypeonies @mollypeonies.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Three observations about the State Fair this year: 1. SO many cops. Especially posturing bulked-up good ol’ boy cops. In cowboy hats. 2. Way more garbage novelty booths, especially in the “North Woods” section that generally offered a reprieve and some open space. 3. More aggro bros in general.

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