Reposted by @poetforpeace.bsky.socialtaylr @taylordahlin.com · 04/10/2026minneapolis city council president elliott payne DJs at the bassett creek metro transit stop during a dance break stop on the DJ bike ride 819531
Reposted by @poetforpeace.bsky.socialtaylr @taylordahlin.com · 04/10/2026northeast came to southwest last night for the DJ bike ride! park board commissioner dan engelhart and city council president elliott payne @engy5150.bsky.social @elliottpayne.org 0597
Reposted by @poetforpeace.bsky.socialElliott Payne @elliottpayne.org · 28/09/2026This weekend I had the honor of speaking at the Stonewall Sports 10th anniversary gala. I love riding my bike past Northeast Park & seeing it filled with Stonewall’s kickball league. Our LGBTQIA+ community living authentically and experiencing joy in our parks is the perfect antithesis to fascism. 27116
Reposted by @poetforpeace.bsky.socialWedge LIVE!™ @wedge.live · 15/09/2026Council President Payne: "we've politicized this conversation to the point that now it has become toxic to provide fiscal oversight of this department, as though you are some unhinged person detached from reality for daring to question how much money is spent on policing." 115848
Reposted by @poetforpeace.bsky.socialLiam Davis Temple @liam2manynames.bsky.social · 01/09/2026A regular Monday night at 10 PM in the Edison parking lot. Can’t wait to see Crimewatch try to spin this one. 3483
Reposted by @poetforpeace.bsky.socialDoron Clark @doronclark.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Thank you @liam2manynames.bsky.social for quickly springing into action to remove un-American hate speech from a bench in Northeast Minneapolis. And happy birthday! 05311
Reposted by @poetforpeace.bsky.socialpoetforpeace.bsky.social @poetforpeace.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Happy Birthday to this fella! @liam2manynames.bsky.social 0102
poetforpeace.bsky.social @poetforpeace.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Happy Birthday to this fella! @liam2manynames.bsky.social 0102
Reposted by @poetforpeace.bsky.socialLiam Davis Temple @liam2manynames.bsky.social · 10/08/2026A vote for Angie Craig is incompatible with being against ICE and what happened here in Minnesota. Voting for the Laken Riley Act & voting to thank ICE shows Angie is unwilling to fight against fascism. Polls are open tomorrow from 7 AM to 8 PM. Find your polling place here: pollfinder.sos.mn.gov 19124
Reposted by @poetforpeace.bsky.socialElliott Payne @elliottpayne.org · 05/08/2026Another great National Night Out! After everything our city has been through, it was so great to see so many people out with their neighbors celebrating community tonight. 0437
Reposted by @poetforpeace.bsky.socialWedge LIVE!™ @wedge.live · 04/08/2026Michael Rainville spent decades at a publicly funded patronage job because he's a Rainville, which makes it funny that he's now banging the drum for maximum public sector layoffs. 1275
poetforpeace.bsky.social @poetforpeace.bsky.social · 02/08/2026John Cook House Celebration @liam2manynames.bsky.social @elliottpayne.org @johncookhouse.org 082
Reposted by @poetforpeace.bsky.socialLiam Davis Temple @liam2manynames.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Not the point of the post, but I feel so much pride in the place where I live when I think about the fact that not only did we do so much to protect our immediate neighbors, but northeasters were also all over Columbia Heights & Fridley everyday too because they needed help. 2324
poetforpeace.bsky.social @poetforpeace.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Working it @ 37th & Central tonight 0174
Reposted by @poetforpeace.bsky.socialHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 30/07/2026The caller on Rand Paul’s virtual town hall is all of us. 1306168644865
Reposted by @poetforpeace.bsky.socialElliott Payne @elliottpayne.org · 30/07/2026$300,000 is not worth the risk we open ourselves up to as a city for partnering with the federal government on this grant with the stated purpose of its funding. Under Trump’s authoritarian regime, any partnership with the federal government deserves extra scrutiny, and this doesn’t pass the test. 2589
Reposted by @poetforpeace.bsky.socialMs. K tweets @whatmsksaid.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Alex Pretti memorial ride at the @riverwest24.bsky.social 422554
Reposted by @poetforpeace.bsky.socialLiam Davis Temple @liam2manynames.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Beautiful new memorial on Central Ave honoring Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, Alex Pretti, Renee Good, and all those murdered by ICE. At this very spot someone was taken the morning Tom Homan announced a “draw down” in Minnesota. To this day, ICE continues to operate here. 218465
Reposted by @poetforpeace.bsky.socialElliott Payne @elliottpayne.org · 16/07/2026Today I voted against contracting with the drone company Skydio and I was proud the City Council voted down working with a company that contracts with ICE. Metro Surge was a test of our constitutional rights. Opening up the door to further erosions of our civil liberties would be a massive mistake. 2136677
Reposted by @poetforpeace.bsky.socialLiam Davis Temple @liam2manynames.bsky.social · 15/07/2026ICE murdered multiple people in the last week, and Tom Homan said in June they arrested the most people ever in the history of the agency. Yesterday’s Minneapolis ICE flight had 45 detainees which was the highest single day total since February 4th. ICE never left & your neighbors still need you. 08541
Reposted by @poetforpeace.bsky.socialElliott Payne @elliottpayne.org · 14/07/2026My office is hosting a town hall on Wednesday July 15th at 6 PM at Audubon Park with County Attorney Mary Moriarty on Red Flag laws. Come join us! 03620
Reposted by @poetforpeace.bsky.socialLiam Davis Temple @liam2manynames.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Another ICE murder in Maine this morning. I’m not sure what other crimes against humanity people need to see them commit to understand that no local government should have any contact or association with them, and certainly shouldn’t be using the same drone surveillance company as them. 0152
Reposted by @poetforpeace.bsky.socialElliott Payne @elliottpayne.org · 13/07/2026My office has been tabling this morning at the Ecuadorian Consulate resource fair having a great time connecting residents to City resources and services. 0273
Reposted by @poetforpeace.bsky.socialLiam Davis Temple @liam2manynames.bsky.social · 09/07/2026The drone company Skydio also contracts with ICE, which for any reasonable person would be a non-starter after Operation Metro Surge. It makes no sense to risk handing over surveillance footage of Minneapolis residents to ICE after they’ve spent the year murdering & kidnapping Minneapolis residents. 03116
poetforpeace.bsky.social @poetforpeace.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Trump acts and yet again our national dignity suffers. 000
Reposted by @poetforpeace.bsky.socialLiam Davis Temple @liam2manynames.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Using the official City of Minneapolis account this way is disgusting. Not only is this content dehumanizing, but the account continues to be politicized in support of the Mayor. It’s a massive disservice and liability for the City to have no avenues for official nonpartisan information anymore. 411231
Reposted by @poetforpeace.bsky.socialtaylr @taylordahlin.com · 01/07/2026“touch grass, and volunteer on campaigns!” wise parting words from minneapolis city council president elliott payne 07212
poetforpeace.bsky.social @poetforpeace.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Happy Pride from wonderful Northeast and Pride supporters! @elliottpayne.org @jdavismpls.bsky.social @liam2manynames.bsky.social 0353
Reposted by @poetforpeace.bsky.socialElliott Payne @elliottpayne.org · 19/06/2026Juneteenth is a day to reflect on the ways power holds on. How it held on through sharecropping, redlining, & Jim Crow laws. How it continues to hold on through the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery except as punishment for a crime, mass incarceration, and the gutting of the Voting Rights Act. 113243
Reposted by @poetforpeace.bsky.socialWedge LIVE!™ @wedge.live · 17/06/2026Hard to believe it was just one month ago (May 13th) that the mayor's wealthiest supporters who run the PAC "All of Mpls" were scolding the city council for embarrassing the city by even contemplating a rejection of Brian O'Hara as police chief. 0639
Reposted by @poetforpeace.bsky.socialElliott Payne @elliottpayne.org · 16/06/2026Observing ICE activity is not a crime. This is another attempt from Trump’s authoritarian regime to try and suppress free speech and dissent. But we will never stop exercising our constitutional right to legally observe the federal government’s illegal activities. 5314122
Reposted by @poetforpeace.bsky.socialDavid Brauer @dbrauer.net · 29/05/2026Reminder that Frey renominated this guy 21 short days ago & had his machine all wound up to punch lefties for questioning it: www.startribune.com/ohara-promis... 410638
Reposted by @poetforpeace.bsky.socialLiam Davis Temple @liam2manynames.bsky.social · 27/05/2026In this article Frey dismisses criticism of his nomination O’Hara as coming from the same people who always criticize him only for a couple paragraphs down Cedric Alexander and CM Vetaw to say they both brought concerns to him about O’Hara and he refused to act. www.startribune.com/minneapolis-...startribune.comFrey says O’Hara broke trust, couldn’t continue as chief after meddling in investigationThe Minneapolis mayor, facing criticism from city council members, defended his process for handling the independent investigations that ultimately led the police chief to resign. 0379
Reposted by @poetforpeace.bsky.socialEric Moran @deveric.net · 27/05/2026From yesterday's All of Mpls email. Here come the "petty politics". 14210
Reposted by @poetforpeace.bsky.socialElliott Payne @elliottpayne.org · 27/05/2026This is also another indictment of Toddrick Barnette’s lack of oversight of MPD and its leadership. Minneapolis residents deserve better from leaders of such important public safety departments. 017633
Reposted by @poetforpeace.bsky.socialElliott Payne @elliottpayne.org · 27/05/2026It was a massive error in judgment for Mayor Frey to nominate Chief O’Hara while there were active investigations into very serious accusations that had been rumored for months. This is what happens when you prioritize optics and political expediency over governance and accountability. 736292
Reposted by @poetforpeace.bsky.socialElliott Payne @elliottpayne.org · 25/05/2026Let’s live up to the demands of our community because it’s not enough to just say George Floyd should be alive today, we have to wield our power to change the systems that murdered him. 06319
poetforpeace.bsky.social @poetforpeace.bsky.social · 22/05/2026“Payout pot for punks” Senator Thom Tillis 000
Reposted by @poetforpeace.bsky.socialElliott Payne @elliottpayne.org · 21/05/2026Tomorrow Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, RFK Jr., Dr. Oz and other federal government officials are coming to Minnesota to supposedly announce a “major law enforcement action involving fraud”. We aren’t sure what this means but want to make our community is aware of this so you can prepare. 18324154
Reposted by @poetforpeace.bsky.socialElliott Payne @elliottpayne.org · 18/05/2026My Ward 1 office is tabling today at the Ecuadorian Consulate resource fair. It feels good to be back here meeting constituents and connecting them to city resources. ICE tried to illegally enter the consulate back in January but were barred from entering by the brave staff who work here. 16513
Reposted by @poetforpeace.bsky.socialLiam Davis Temple @liam2manynames.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Make sure you’re tapping back into your local chats so you’re able to activate when needed. More than anything, spend your time outside on cultural corridors. Be a visible presence out there and you’ll be helping protect your neighbors while also enriching your life spending summer outside. 07045
Reposted by @poetforpeace.bsky.socialLiam Davis Temple @liam2manynames.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Never give even an inch of ground to those trying to chip away at people’s humanity because none of us are expendable. Trans people have always existed & always will. It doesn’t matter how our fascist government tries to classify it, we’ll always stand with our Trans neighbors. They can’t break us. 0143
Reposted by @poetforpeace.bsky.socialLiam Davis Temple @liam2manynames.bsky.social · 11/05/2026A reminder that this was the statement the Minnesota Police Officers Association put out after ICE agent Jonathan Ross murdered Renee Good on video for the whole world to see. 46629
Reposted by @poetforpeace.bsky.socialLiam Davis Temple @liam2manynames.bsky.social · 10/05/2026Mother’s Day at Maya! Great to be able to celebrate on Central Ave after everything our community has been though this year. 0302
Reposted by @poetforpeace.bsky.socialElliott Payne @elliottpayne.org · 06/05/202611 City Council members sent a letter to the Charter Commission ahead of their meeting where they will consider moving forward with significant changes to the appointment process for city department heads. We can’t support taking away council approval & public input in the appointment process. 211529
Reposted by @poetforpeace.bsky.socialJill Davis @jdavismpls.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Here’s what I want to know- on average per month how many policy solutions are proposed by the City Council Progressives versus the Council Moderates versus the Mayor. I believe the Progressives are vastly ahead in working on solutions that improve the lives of people in Mpls. 183
Reposted by @poetforpeace.bsky.socialDavid Brauer @dbrauer.net · 05/05/2026Honestly, just another campaign speech where he tries to paint his political enemies as the frivolous ones. Cosplaying leadership, now in Year Nine. 0363
Reposted by @poetforpeace.bsky.socialElliott Payne @elliottpayne.org · 02/05/2026It’s a beautiful afternoon for the Audubon Spring Festival! Come stop by before 3 PM today and join the fun. 0275
!["What I don't understand is if you're gonna lay off [people], why don't you lay off until you get down to 4% [or] 5%?” Rainville said of property tax increases. “Nobody wants to touch that."
“This is painful,” Rainville added.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bydv723peqxvialb44vrm455/bafkreiarn5a2qn6mjgsmentgn5qlurzkrcuaftwnxcxjdl6d4olev7loda)
![From the Star Tribune: David Douglass, the court-appointed independent evaluator, said while his goal was to hold the whole city accountable rather than focus on any specific personnel, O'Hara failed to effectively
execute the consent decree. "Often the chief was not an asset to that process [of implementing the settlement agreement], and some of the criticisms that we make in our report are really directly
attributable to the chief," Douglass said](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2yhglxsi2owchryafic2gmr3/bafkreid534wjcqxgtq6uiwsbx3aqnzfkccjmrh5wa5uc5w63yl2ob6lqvq)
