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Doron Clark @doronclark.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

To my neighbors, and the place we call home.

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Tinman - Beardo Weirdo Wimp @bcmfietser.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Charlie’s got MY vote!

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Face @thecaseface.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I joke a lot on this website but you bet your ass I’m writing in Chuck St Dennis for Ramsey County Sheriff

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charlie @charliestdennis.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Ramsey County, we have a problem. His name is Bob Fletcher.

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Bill Emory (he/him) @oldmanemory.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Just as HCMC takes patients from all over, Hennepin & Ramsey absorb social services costs that other MN Counties either can’t afford or refuse to cover. The places w/ unhoused residents are the places that keep them alive. The places w/out unhoused people are places where they would be left to die.

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Bill Emory (he/him) @oldmanemory.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Chills. This is 100% on point. There are social workers across the Greater Minnesota who know their local jurisdictions won’t be able to meet someone’s needs. They pull money out of their own pocket, buy them a bus ticket to Minneapolis, and tell them where to go to get help.

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Bill Emory (he/him) @oldmanemory.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Huh. We’ll have to see how this works out for you 😂

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Bill Emory (he/him) @oldmanemory.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

If you don’t have your plan yet, make one now! Vote early! In person, if possible!

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Alt US Forest Service @altusfs.altgov.info · 04/10/2026

I don’t like to vote early. I’m voting early this year. “Make a plan to vote” needs to be our collective drumbeat. #IWillVote

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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 02/10/2026

I Pushed My Luck, Reheated My Burrito An Extra 30 Seconds, and It Exploded All Over The Microwave. Here's Why That's A Lesson for Democrats

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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 30/09/2026

Twin Cities, united in fruitlessly hoping their mayor resigns

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Bill Emory (he/him) @oldmanemory.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Can you offer any additional context?

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

Some of the best people I know use @metrotransitmn.bsky.social to get around! Good to see CMs @jchavezmpls.bsky.social, @aurinmpls.bsky.social and @sorenwithward8.bsky.social (and to hear their #busride stories, really!)

group of people standing around the MetroTransit mascot, Skip Traffic

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Bill Emory (he/him) @oldmanemory.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

A great read from an excellent writer.

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Josh Martin @joshmartinmpls.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I really appreciate everyone’s passion over city politics, but Frey being removed or resigning over disagreement regarding the management of MPD is a theory that simply is not grounded in reality. (This is, for some reason, a theory that I have seen floating around.)

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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 24/09/2026

in july, sahan journal reported that shingle creek neighbors' complaints led to owens corning shingle factory being fined by the EPA by air pollution violations after an inspection 2 months later, they hired jackie cherryhomes to lobby for them isn't that timely?

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Bill Emory (he/him) @oldmanemory.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I got my flu shot and my COVID booster on Friday. When are you planning to get yours?

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Bill Emory (he/him) @oldmanemory.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

MPD still can’t answer questions about where all the money went. And now, Frey is directing them not to testify before the Council. What are they covering up? What don’t they want the public to know?

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Nenookaasi Ozhige @nenookaasi.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

URGENT SURVIVAL ASSISTANGE NEEDED! A grandmother needs support covering rent/electric & food for her +5 grandbabies she is presently caring for. Any amount helps! Goal: $700

URGENT SURVIVAL ASSISTANGE NEEDED!
a grandma needs help covering rent/electric & food for her +5 grandbabies. Any amount helps!
Cashapp: south012
Venmo: Nenookaasi612

Goal $700

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Stonewall DFL @stonewalldfl.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

This is something all Democratic candidates and elected officials should be saying right now. It’s really that simple!

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

We're being told that if we sacrifice the rights of some people, then the rest of us get to keep our rights. We all know that's some BS.

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Bill Emory (he/him) @oldmanemory.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I will always stand with my trans siblings. I don’t care if it’s “strategic”, my values are not subordinate to tactics. If you wish there was less dialogue about trans people and their rights, you are always free to *not speak* on the topic, and be the change you want to see in the world.

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Abolish the DFL Code of Conduct Committee @bundleofsticks7.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

As a non-binary person who grew up closeted in the high-control Baptist Church, I can assure you that online trans discourse doesn’t even begin to approach cult behavior.

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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 10/09/2026

congrats to dewayne davis, new political director for SEIU healthcare MN & IA! saw him at keith ellison’s labor day bbq and he said he wasn’t sure if he wanted to join a church and decided that the fight is in politics now. he used to be a confessional staffer in DC working on issues like healthcare

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Daniel Suitor @danielsuitor.com · 09/09/2026

and if there aren't good answers to every one of those questions, then your city/county/whatever hasn't even started to get serious about addressing homelessness

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Daniel Suitor @danielsuitor.com · 09/09/2026

"Was the shelter in-late/out-early with no services on the other side of town? Does the shelter org force religion on people? Is your shelter LGBTQ2S+ friendly? Is it REALLY tho? Did you give people money without means testing it? Did you provide a way for people to keep and secure their property?"

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Daniel Suitor @danielsuitor.com · 09/09/2026

Every time we hear "The homeless people didn't use the resources we offered," the next questions should be "What specific resources did you offer? Were they actually meant to be helpful to people you claim to want to help? Did you offer actual shelter? Did it accommodate couples? Pets? Wet or dry?"

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Dex Anderson @dexanderson.com · 03/09/2026

If you need more reason to avoid Substack (and their transphobia and platforming of Nazis wasn't enough): Vance Boelter, the man who murdered Melissa and Mark Hortman and shot the Hoffmans, is posting rants on Substack about Democrats and fraud and is clearly attempting to taint the jury pool.

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Ethan Kleinbaum @eikleinbaum.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Hennepin County is looking for feedback on the proposed concepts for intersections of Cedar Ave at 34th and 40th.

beheardhennepin.org

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🌸ayana🌸 @ayanajsk.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

At least three dead including the shooter according to an update from Councilmember Chowdhury. My heart goes out to the loved ones of the deceased. What a senseless tragedy.

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Bill Emory (he/him) @oldmanemory.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Lotta talk about aliens on the D-Line this morning. Some provocative and original theories. Gave me a lot to think about.

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Coyle "Barricade Material" Boron @fack.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

would be kinda neat to mandate shade trees be planted at all bus stops where feasible.

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Bill Emory (he/him) @oldmanemory.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

That reminds me, we should catsup sometime.

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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 25/08/2026

🚨BREAKING: Our union of over 12,000 baristas are officially calling for a Starbucks boycott. Read this statement penned by Starbucks workers on why a boycott from ALL customers, allies, and organizations is necessary to fight back against corporate greed:

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Bill Emory (he/him) @oldmanemory.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Those rates are actually pretty cheap 🫤

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Bill Emory (he/him) @oldmanemory.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

What’s the long German word for the feeling you get when your local police officers (that almost 40% of your tax dollars pay for) safely escort white nationalists and racists through your city while his private security uses chemical irritants on everyone in sight?

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Akhilesh @akhileshmenawat.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Don’t read Frazier's 35.95% as a sign that Hennepin voters don’t want a progressive attorney. The data says the opposite. To start: Frazier finished first in 227 of 394 precincts. Folk: 1st in 74, 2nd in 115, and 3rd-5th in 206 (more than half the precincts in Hennepin County).

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

They like Trump. They want to help him rule us like a king

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Akhilesh @akhileshmenawat.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

In 2018 Irene won a five-way open primary with 33.2%. 8 years later, she earned 55.3% and added 6,923 votes to her Primary total. I’ve been on Irene’s team since the beginning and am so proud of the governing work we’ve done and the coalition we’ve built.

Stat card titled "Eight years of fighting for District 2," comparing Irene Fernando's Hennepin County District 2 primary results. 2018: open seat, five-way race, 33.2%, 9,577 votes, won a plurality (1st place, less than 50%). Arrow marked +6,923 votes and +22.1 points. 2026: incumbent, four-way race, 55.3%, 16,500 votes, won a majority (1st place, more than 50%).

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Akhilesh @akhileshmenawat.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Irene won 55% in D2’s Minneapolis precincts and 56% in suburban ones. She’s the only candidate on the ballot with no significant city-suburb gap. In fact she has no strong geographic correlations with any top of ticket DFLers, meaning Irene has an independent base electorally.

Lollipop chart titled "Irene Fernando is the only candidate without a city-suburb gap," comparing six District 2 campaigns on the difference between their Minneapolis and suburban vote share, with correlation to the city line at right. Flanagan, U.S. Senate: +22.6 points, r = +0.89. Frazier, County Attorney: +21.6, r = +0.91. Klobuchar, Governor: −12.3, r = −0.86. Omar, Congress CD5: +10.0, r = +0.67. Ellison, Attorney General: +5.3, r = +0.76. Fernando, County Commissioner, highlighted in teal: −1.6 points, r = −0.23, not statistically significant. Footer: every other campaign on the ballot sorted along the Minneapolis-suburb line; Fernando's didn't.

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Akhilesh @akhileshmenawat.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Irene won 52 out of 56 precincts, and the 4 she lost was by a combined 51 votes out of the 29,837 cast in the D2 Commissioner race. In 38 of 56 precincts, Irene won over 50% against three opponents; and in 36 precincts she won by a 2:1 margin.

Map titled "How decisively Irene Fernando won," showing all 56 Hennepin County District 2 precincts in the four-way 2026 primary, color-coded by her margin over the runner-up. Dark navy, won 2-to-1 or better: 36 precincts. Teal, won a majority (1st place, more than 50%): 2 precincts. Light teal, won a plurality (1st place, less than 50%): 14 precincts. Orange, lost: 4 precincts, by 51 votes in total. Navy dominates the map; the four losses cluster in Minneapolis Wards 4 and 5.

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Akhilesh @akhileshmenawat.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Irene Fernando won a mandate — 55.3% in a four-way race. And the more I dig into the math, the stronger her win is. To start, she won every city in the district: all four Minneapolis wards, Plymouth, Golden Valley, St. Anthony, and Medicine Lake. 🧵

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Lindsay @lindsaympls.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Feels sus to me that @womenwinning.bsky.social didn’t endorse Irene Fernando when they have one of her primary opponents on their board. Since that opponent isn’t moving past the primary, unclear why they haven’t endorsed Irene who’s done SO MUCH for our community. Surely WW isn’t this transactional

Results of August 11 Primary Election for Hennepin County Commissioner Dist 2, showing Irene Fernando with 55.3% of the vote and Makeda Zulu with less than 8.4%

Women Winning board page identifying Vice Chair Makeda Zulu

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