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Mpls painter, reader, runner, writer, tragic optimist. Class Conscious Existential enthusiast and question-asker by trade. Multitudes not so contained. She/her

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RedsPaintings @redspaintings.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Wherein my city council member deploys apt descriptors of this late stage we find ourselves in (enshittification!) to explain his votes and uphold the clear moral compass (good for people?) from which he operates.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
On this day in 1994, the Clinton administration's heathcare reform plan was declared "dead" by Congress. Over 30 years later, the US is still the only industrialized country without universal healthcare. This should be a national outrage.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 26/09/2026
Being a leftist means taking big shots. And making them.
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Elliott Payne @elliottpayne.org · 24/09/2026
Tonight at our Board of Estimate & Taxation meeting we deadlocked on deciding the maximum levy for the City and the Parks. I voted in full support of the park board’s levy request and the city’s request throughout every single amendment brought forward, but we could not find consensus on that.
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Wedge LIVE!™ @wedge.live · 20/09/2026
Battle cry of every bike lane opponent ever: "we're not against bike lanes"
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MPR News @mprnews.org · 18/09/2026
Jadah Green lives near the Alex Pretti memorial and has been taking care of it since the beginning. Now, she and the neighborhood group called Whittier Alliance are calling on their neighbors to help plan for something more permanent.
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Caretakers of Alex Pretti memorial begin planning for more permanent remembrance site
Neighbors have been taking care of a makeshift memorial for Minneapolis nurse Alex Pretti since he was shot and killed by federal agents in January. Now, they’re making plans to create a more permanen...
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Museum of Twitter @museum-of-twitter.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Mr. Bedtime @InternetHippo

I stepped away from my computer for a moment. When I returned, it was building something. I did not ask it to do this. We're not ready for what's coming

(picture of windows 3d pipes screen saver)
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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 12/09/2026
we tracked months of rent payments to an estimated 13,000 families. the expected cost of rehousing those families, had they entered eviction, would be north of $218 million dollars. keeping them housed cost around $38-40 million
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Joe Flynn @chinajoeflynn.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The Kansas-Algeria alliance remains the purest thing in sports.
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win
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Senator Doron Clark @senatordoronclark.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
My commitment: I’ll work to strengthen labor rights for all Minnesotans.
LABOR DAY:
Fighting for Workers

2027 minimum wage increase
Stronger Unions, Safer Workplaces
Paid Family and Medical Leave Success
Ban on Non-Compete Clauses 
Stronger Worker Protections
Captive Audience Ban
Earned Sick and Safe Time
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Cedrick Frazier @cedrickfrazier.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Labor Day Pop quiz!📝 Why does my opponent have 0 Labor union endorsements? A) Because he is a partner at the country’s most notorious union-busting law firm. B) Because he worked for Trump. C) Because he has spent a majority of his career defending corporations and getting rich.
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🦖🧡 Larathen @larathen.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
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Katie Cashman @katiecashman.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
The BCR program is incredibly effective and worth every penny.
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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Tapping the sign
WOKE transit vs PATRIOT transit
Needs license/registration
so the government can track you
Government regularly inspects it to legally drive
Legally forces you to pay Insurance so they can pay for other people's accidents
Fuel needs big government subsidies to stay under $5/gallon
Government can revoke privilege to drive anytime
Not required to register
No inspection requirement
Bike insurance optional. Not required
No need for government subsidies
Biking privilege cannot be revoked
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Tom Olsen @olsenforparks.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
In the coming days and weeks I and my fellow Commissioners will continue to communicate with you in greater detail the importance of fully funding our parks. As we do so, I hope you will join us and let your council members, BET reps, and the Mayor know you want to fully found our wondeful parks!
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Salena @salena.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Reminder that the Secretary of State’s website updates every ten minutes on :07, so there’s no need refresh the page every thirty seconds. (This reminder is for me)
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 05/08/2026
El-Sayed: "Once a government agency like ICE is told it has impunity to do the worst things and violate the highest law of the land, which is the Constitution itself, I don't think you can reform or retrain. I think we need to start from scratch ... I think we need to abolish it."
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Elliott Payne @elliottpayne.org · 06/08/2026
Great to be on the picket line tonight with Unite Here! Local 17 as they are on their unfair labor practices strike. The City Council unanimously passed a resolution standing with Target Field workers last month: lims.minneapolismn.gov/File/2026-00...
Group picture Elliott and Jason on the line
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win
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Dan Marshall @danmarstp.marshallwords.com · 04/08/2026
It's amazing how hard establishment Dems will work to avoid saying "Universal Healthcare".
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Doron Clark @doronclark.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Cheryl Reeves is correct (as usual).
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Liam Davis Temple @liam2manynames.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Riley Gaines came all the way to Minnesota today just to watch Sophie Cunningham make only 1 shot and her team lose to the Lynx. Riley & Sophie are proof cancel culture isn’t real because they both are deeply mediocre athletes that only have big followings due to their bigotry.
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Wedge LIVE!™ @wedge.live · 01/08/2026
My response to people who say families with a full schedule of activities for their school age children can't get by without a car.
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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
whenever someone tells you that it's simply impossible for police to be charged with misconduct or criminal charges, you can tell they're wrong because some cops do get charged regularly — when they are whistleblowers or reformers prosecutors are actually extremely eager to help drum them out!
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Patrick Fenelon @patrickfenelon.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
If the left doesn't enthusiastically turnout for centrists, it's the left's fault If the left sucks it up & votes for an awful centrist, it's proof that moving rightward was correct If centrists refuse to turnout for a left wing candidate, it's the left's fault www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
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Some Wisconsin Democrats claim they'll vote Republican if democratic socialist Francesca Hong wins primary
Hong's rise in the Wisconsin Democratic primary has exposed a sharp divide, with some voters saying they would cross party lines in November rather than support a DSA-aligned candidate.
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Ali D. @aliinmpls.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
My name is Ali Daniels. I took the photo of Liam Ramos, and the PAC North Star Dawn is using that photo in paid advertisement to spread lies about Peggy Flanagan. They do not have my consent to use the image, and I am prepared to take legal action if it is not taken down. @angiecraigmn.bsky.social
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Chris @chris-hhh.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
It would be pretty tragic if Flanagan got Walz thru the primaries in 2018 but he actively worked to undermine her chances once she ran
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Ms. K tweets @whatmsksaid.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
why is Angie Craig fighting the Hoffmans harder than she ever has Donald Trump & the republicans?
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Remember: Wealth can’t be separated from power. Power begets wealth and wealth begets power. We're seeing in real time how the extreme concentration of wealth is distorting our politics, rigging our markets, and granting unprecedented power to a handful of billionaires.
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Aurin Chowdhury MPLS City Council Member W12 @aurinmpls.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
If we can elect statewide progressive champions like Tina Smith and AG Ellison time and time again— we can elect Peggy Flanagan. P.S. you can’t win statewide without Minneapolis (would’ve been helpful if Angie pulled up to one of our conventions).
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ash 🏳️‍⚧️ @rollingfor20.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
senator hoffman has released a new statement regarding angie craig’s actions towards him, released via EMQ’s Facebook: she is so cooked
From Senator Erin Maye Quade on Facebook:

“Statement from Senator John Hoffman:

Congresswoman Craig went on FOX 9 this morning and declared that what I said was “emphatically” untrue. Her campaign has also characterized my account as “categorically false.”

Let me be equally clear: I told the truth about what Yvette and I experienced.

The screenshots released by her campaign show direct text messages from Congresswoman Craig. They do not address the substance of what I said: that a dear and trusted friend approached us twice on her behalf regarding an endorsement, once while I was in the ICU and again while I was recovering at home.

That friend confirmed that the endorsement requests came from Congresswoman Craig. Yvette was also present for these conversations. I did not invent them, and I will not allow our family’s experience to be dismissed simply because it is politically uncomfortable.”“I acknowledge that Congresswoman Craig sent a message expressing sympathy after the shooting. My remarks addressed the endorsement requests that followed and the painful impression those requests left on our family while we were trying to survive and recover. It is dishonest to give condolences and then immediately ask for endorsement like her text showed.

Peggy Flanagan’s repeated contacts with our family were different. Peggy reached out simply to ask whether Yvette, Hope, and I were okay. She sought nothing in return.

My remarks were about that contrast, and I remain accountable for every word I said. Congresswoman Craig may disagree with my endorsement. She may defend her campaign’s conduct. But she does not get to rewrite what my family experienced or publicly attack my honesty. 

After everything Yvette, Hope, and I have endured, we deserve better than having our trauma turned against us for political damage control. 
 
Senator John Hoffman
Chair of Human Services Policy and Finance

Serving the cities of Brooklyn Park, Champlin, Coon Rapids, Dayton and Rogers and the Counties of Anoka, Hennepin and Wright.
www.johnhoffmanmn.com”
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Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 24/07/2026
Six months ago, Alex Pretti was shot by federal immigration agents on the streets of Minneapolis, just 18 days after ICE fatally shot Renee Good. Alex was a 37-year-old intensive care nurse for veterans, an outdoorsman, a dog lover, a brother, and a son.
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Liam Davis Temple @liam2manynames.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Beautiful 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.
Pictures of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, Alex Pretti, and Renee Good with flowers and candles below their pictures as the sun shines down on them all.
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Elliott Payne @elliottpayne.org · 16/07/2026
Today 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.
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Peggy Flanagan @peggyflanagan.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
To date, immigration officials have shot and killed 11 people, including two Minnesotans. Across the country, they operate with no respect for human life, the law, or consequences. There's no reforming this agency. Rip it apart.
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Emma the Sewer Socialist @mayorseidel.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Zohran shrugging on a bus while meme font says we can just do things
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Harebrained @harebrained.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
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RedsPaintings @redspaintings.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
The guy from Task (which, omg, if you haven't watched yet please do) is all in for Peggy. Hell yeah. Gloria and Jane? Hell yeah x2.
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James Cook @jamesecook.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
"Not ALL the single ladies" - Nuancé
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Keith @mosheroperandi.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
One of the nine most distinguished brains in the country, ladies and gentlemen.
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Cedrick Frazier @cedrickfrazier.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
I am incredibly honored to have earned U.S. Senator Tina Smith’s endorsement to be the next Hennepin County Attorney.
Tina Smith endorsing Cedrick Frazier
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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
We have an opportunity in this moment. A responsibility. To insist on everyone’s humanity, all the way through.
"One of the clearest lessons from this election is that Democratic voters want leaders who refuse to compromise on anyone's humanity. Throughout this campaign, we ran on building bridges and embracing a politics rooted in solidarity and shared safety, rather than fear and division. As I said last night: ‘I will aim to be one of the Jewish Congressmembers most willing to stand up for Palestinian freedom, human rights, and dignity. And I will stand just as firmly against bigotry aimed at Jews. Those are not two different jobs. They are the same job.’ Hillel taught that lesson two thousand years ago, and last night’s results highlight its importance for Jewish politics in New York City today."
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Elliott Payne @elliottpayne.org · 24/06/2026
Congrats to @bradlander.bsky.social who came to Minneapolis during the heart of Operation Metro Surge to help us resist ICE’s illegal occupation of our City. Can’t wait until he’s in congress where he’ll work to abolish ICE.
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Liam Davis Temple @liam2manynames.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Wild to look at these Star Tribune poll numbers on data centers knowing half of the Minneapolis City Council supports them. Such a unifying issue across every single demographic and yet some politicians are so captured by corporate interests they still want to shove them down people’s throats.
Would you support or oppose the construction of a data center in your community to expand artificial intelligence technology — commonly referred to as "Al"?

Support
Oppose
Undecided
All
22%
63%
15%
Hennepin/Ramsey
16%
72%
12%
Rest of metro
24%
59%
17%
Southern Minn.
26%
57%
17%
Northern Minn.
25%
62%
14%
Male
25%
59%
16%
Female
20%
66%
14%
DFL/lean DFL
13%
74%
13%
GOP/lean GOP
36%
51%
13%
Independent/other
16%
62%
22%
18-34
17%
68%
15%
35-49
20%
63%
17%
50-64
23%
65%
11%
65+
25%
60%
15%
No college degree
24%
62%
14%
College graduate
20%
65%
15%
White
22%
62%
16%
People of color
19%
73%
8%
Trump voters
34%
49%
17%
Harris voters
11%
76%
13%
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Elliott Payne @elliottpayne.org · 16/06/2026
Observing 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.
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elliepnw.bsky.social @elliepnw.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Seattle elects a socialist mayor, wins the Super Bowl NYC elects a socialist mayor, wins the NBA finals Win your city a major sports title with this one neat trick
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
even from a purely realist perspective, ambitious politicians should be trying to outdo each other on prosecuting ICE and the like. life pitching this one at you underhand
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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
If you over-regulate capitalism you get totalitarian communism. If you under-regulate capitalism you get a ruling caste of insane monopolists. Please ignore the fact that one of these things has never happened and the other keeps happening over and over
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Jene O'Ween @luckymud.myatproto.social · 05/06/2026
Men would literally rather cost taxpayers more than a million dollars instead of just going to therapy.
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