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Robert Haider

@roberthaider.bsky.social
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Area dad, policy aide, bike & transit rider, yimby, woodworker, COYG. Midwest is best. Views here are mine alone. 📍Minneapolis

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Robert Haider @roberthaider.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
This was right after the election in 2020.
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Robert Haider @roberthaider.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
To see more of the mayor’s proposed cuts using Days of MPD Overtime Pay as a unit of measure, check out this document authored by CMs Chavez, Wonsley, Stevenson, and Chughtai. content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MPL...
content.govdelivery.com
Ward 9 Update - October 9, 2026
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Robert Haider @roberthaider.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Put another way: the City could cover the full funding gap with nine days worth of MPD overtime pay.
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Robert Haider @roberthaider.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
When the mayor and a minority of CMs oppose AV regulations, this is what they’re against. Giving AVs free rein here will take $100s of millions out of our local economy and hand it to a few Silicon Valley tech billionaires. Full @northstarpolicy.org report here: northstarpolicy.org/rideshare/
each year, Minnesota’s rideshare drivers:

- Earn an estimated $209 million in wages
- Spend $211 million on expenses to support their job
- Foster $561 million in total economic activity across the state 
- Sustain 2,500 jobs beyond the approximately 12,000 Minnesotans who work as rideshare drivers
- Generate approximately $116 million in tax revenue

These earnings belong overwhelmingly to immigrant Minnesotans, many of them lower-income workers for whom driving is a primary source of household income. The money they earn is spent at Minnesota grocery stores, in Minnesota businesses, and on rent and mortgage payments for housing in Minnesota. The money starts in Minnesota communities and recirculates through them.
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Robert Haider @roberthaider.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Having the @mcbl.bike Bunch parked outside City Hall lately probably isn’t helping that impression!
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Robert Haider @roberthaider.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The @mcbl.bike Bunch bike gets a lot of looks on its own. Combine that with an eight foot tall Linden from the City of Minneapolis tree sale, carrying it from NE to SW through downtown, and it’s a whole other level. So many nods of respect from my fellow dads along the way. #carryshitolympics
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Will @willwoodworth.com · 29/09/2026
👏 for @jchavezmpls.bsky.social regarding the 'options' that Waymo offers: "Options? Let's have a 24/7 bus lane on Hennepin, build bus lanes. Let's get more bike lanes, more traffic calming. It doesn't feel fair to talk about options when those same options are being vetoed, rejected, voted down."
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Robert Haider @roberthaider.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Have the happiest of birthdays, Prashant!
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Robert Haider @roberthaider.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
If the left must answer for affiliation with that streamer guy, regardless of any actual connection, I think it’s reasonable for the judgment of the mayor and some council members that ran on an actual slate with this person to be called into question.
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Tony Zombie-ano 🎃 @tonydamiano.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
St. Paul stepped up and passed a 60-day eviction notice ordinance while Minneapolis' was vetoed twice by the mayor and evictions in St. Paul are down 13% yoy while in Minneapolis Evictions are up 7% according to @homelinemn.org
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Twin Cities Gooners @twincitiesgooners.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
THE STUFF OF CHAMPIONS!!! Gritty 0-2 away win and a packed house. Lovely. COYG!!! 🔴⚪️ #arsenal #arsenalfc #afc #coyg #uta
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Robert Haider @roberthaider.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Did you know that in Canada they are allowed to build seating in public, and it appears as though people are permitted to sit there? Trump’s trade war is preventing us from importing this technology.
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Robert Haider @roberthaider.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Hey, Jamie. Sorry that you all are experiencing these issues. Our office has reached out to Public Works with a request to address this. I'll let you know what we hear.
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Robert Haider @roberthaider.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Out of curiosity I decided to check out the Everything App, and for some reason I’m catching strays from Becka over there. (Despite the rigorous investigation I’m sure she conducted to conclude with “a high probability” that I am @Yourmother03111, I’m sad to report that I am not.)
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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 06/09/2026
biggest applause for jason chavez among all the elected officials mentioned by keith ellison. the people’s city council member
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Robert Haider @roberthaider.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
CMs soft-launching their mayoral campaigns while supporting data centers shows the type of judgment, or lack thereof, that in and of itself disqualifies you for the role imo
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Robert Haider @roberthaider.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I was a block south of this crash when it happened. Almost immediately after, we heard gunshots a couple blocks to our south. A bunch of people sitting on the Local’s patio just instinctively, simultaneously got up and walked in circles, not knowing what to do. It was surreal and terrifying.
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Alex @mplsalex.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Big thanks to @jchavezmpls.bsky.social for escalating this - it’s been cleared as of this morning! Thank you!
An empty dumpster!
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Robert Haider @roberthaider.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Hello again! I heard back from staff and wanted to let you know that the Salvation Army has turned down the motion-sensor sensitivity of their security camera and it should no longer be going off when vehicles or pedestrians pass on the right of way.
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Robert Haider @roberthaider.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
If I were setting myself up to run to be the next mayor of a mid-sized major American city and I supported putting more data centers in that city, I'd probably reassess my position after reading this article.
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Twin Cities Gooners @twincitiesgooners.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
WE ARE SO BACK!!!! THAT IS HOW YOU START! Friday night under the lights, a 3-0 home win. A packed house. Thank you so much to the 110+ plus who showed, we’ll see you all very, very soon! 🔴⚪️ #arsenal #arsenalfc #afc #coyg #afcusa @arsenalamerica.bsky.social
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Robert Haider @roberthaider.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Council will have the opportunity to amend the budget in December. I hope that they continue to work on non-budget ordinances until then.
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Robert Haider @roberthaider.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
As an fyi, the ordinance I mentioned above, should it be enacted, will provide that recordings such as these shall not be heard from an adjacent residential properties even if recordings are being triggered on private property.
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Robert Haider @roberthaider.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
An inspector went to the property today and verified that a complaint was valid. The inspector is sending to the Salvation Army an order to correct.
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Robert Haider @roberthaider.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Hi! I came across this video this morning. My boss (CM Chavez) is currently working on an ordinance related to this so I reached out to City staff to inquire about this property. The Health Dep't enforces these types of motion-sensor recordings, which may not be triggered on public rights of way.
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Robert Haider @roberthaider.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
We're hearing it more and more.
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Micah @rincewind.run · 12/08/2026
that’s fucking right
Peggy Flanagan wearing a protect trans kids shirt
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Jason Chavez @jchavezmpls.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
I love you Minnesota. You didn’t let the wealthy win the night. You didn’t let ICE or genocide win. Thank you for showing up for our immigrant neighbors who couldn’t vote. Let’s go Ilhan Omar and Peggy Flanagan. ❤️
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Jason Chavez @jchavezmpls.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Get out and vote before 8PM. Thank you to everyone who is out there keeping our neighbors safe.
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Robert Haider @roberthaider.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
This @mcbl.bike machine fights fascism and its collaborators (like Angie Craig) and supports candidates that support children and families (like Peggy Flanagan)!
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Soren Stevenson @sorenwithward8.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
“I am heading into my first budget session with a clear goal: invest in our communities like they have invested in our city.
startribune.com
Soren Stevenson: As Frey considers painful cuts, Minneapolis is overspending on police
Residents are bracing for cuts to critical services and yet another property tax hike in the mayor’s 2027 city budget, the Ward 8 council member writes.
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Robert Haider @roberthaider.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
I know that’s right, Bill.
BILL the Motorman Says: "Here's something for Believe-it-or-notRipley'-Since 1920 we've carried over billion passengers without a single fatality. Seems to me that's some safe way to ride-convenient and economical, too
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Robert Haider @roberthaider.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
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Erin Maye Quade @erinmayequade.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Hey Minnesota won and the nudification technology ban will go into effect tomorrow at 12:00AM!
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Robert Haider @roberthaider.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I moved to Minneapolis from Bismarck, and before that I moved to Bismarck from Fargo. Speaking from experience, citing “community and environment” for both of them is so funny. I’ve lived in a fair few places across the country, and Bismarck was the worst of them all.
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Robert Haider @roberthaider.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Linden Hills Park sign that says “New ass art - age 35”
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Robert Haider @roberthaider.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
This guy would fit right in with nearly half the Minneapolis city council.
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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
hand brandishing a hammer
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Robert Haider @roberthaider.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
A great way of letting people know that you are not being serious is by putting “proven technology” and “ShotSpotter” in the same sentence.
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BikeMN @bikemn.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
This is your regular reminder that ALPR camera systems like FLOCK are not the same as the automated speed enforcement cameras we continue to support. FLOCK/ALPR = BAD Traffic Safety Camera Pilot = 51% less high-risk speeding (GOOD) www.startribune.com/police-searc...
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Police searched Twin Cities license plate cameras for immigration enforcement during ICE surge
Federal agencies were able to access the typically confidential data through partnerships with law enforcement around the country.
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tinybaby @tiny.baby · 18/07/2026
This is what you look like driving around in a car fyi. Get a bike
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Lior Steinberg @steinberg.nu · 17/07/2026
Fix the schools - and you'll fix the city. Meanwhile, Paris has now 300 "rue aux écoles". These are school street where walking, playing, relaxing and cycling is allowed, and driving is forbidden. Around 50% of all public nursery and elementary schools in Paris now have a school street in front.
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Robert Haider @roberthaider.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
I've heard some of the mayor's allies say that Minneapolis should be known globally as a civil rights beacon à la Selma. Merits of that aside, it ain't happening as long as our mayor dismisses a genocide as merely "geopolitics" while minimizing the meaning of "collateral damage" as used in Palestine
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Robert Haider @roberthaider.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
On my commute this morning, I saw MPRB staff working outside with no PPE. Doesn’t seem great.
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MN Cargo Bike Library @mcbl.bike · 15/07/2026
Our member survey includes an optional question asking if borrowers took any photos during their free cargo bike loan that they'd like to share with us. Some of them feel like a love note to the bikes (and to the city):
MCBL Bunch cargo trike parked in front of a lake (Bde Maka Ska?) at sunset.
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Omar Fateh @omarfatehmn.com · 14/07/2026
My statement responding to the repeated racist and Islamophobic attacks by All of Minneapolis (AOM)
Text reading “FATEH
for MINNESOTA SENATE
STATEMENT: SENATOR OMAR FATEH RESPONDS TO RACIST & ISLAMOPHOBIC ATTACKS BY ALL OF MINNEAPOLIS (AOM)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - "Today, we all saw yet another instance of a racist and xenophobic dog whistle from Karin Birkeland and the All of Minneapolis PAC - red-baiting and directly attacking my public service to the people of Minnesota as a State Senator.
The statements made in All of Minneapolis' email from this morning are absolutely disgusting. It is this exact kind of harmful rhetoric that is driving the hatred and divisiveness in our politics.
This is the latest example of a repeated pattern of discrediting and dehumanizing our elected leaders of color. Leaders like myself face countless death threats, racist comments, and violent messages daily - but this is a new low. All of Minneapolis continues to go back to their same old disgusting dirty tactics, spreading blatant lies and fear-mongering.
After the year we have been through with Operation Metro Surge, Minnesotans are sick of this politics of fear and division- point blank period.
DFL Party Leadership cannot continue to stay silent on the blatant harm and lies spread by All of Minneapolis. I am disheartened by the culture of enabling this kind of racism, xenophobia, and red-baiting by individuals in positions of power like Chair Richard Carlblom, who has yet to release any statement condemning this type of behavior. It is a complete and utter failure and sadly has been what I have come to expect from the politics of the DFL and its State Chair.
I represent the district with the most unmet needs and have fought tooth and nail every day to improve the lives of my neighbors and fellow Minnesotans. This is what the Southside is all about, and that's the leadership we deserve.
Now, more than ever, we need leaders who will not fold. We will not back down.
Solidarity, comrades."
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Laura G Mitchell @lauragmitchell.com · 13/07/2026
I ❤️ Minneapolis
People walk and bike over Stone Arch Bridge at sunset
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MN Cargo Bike Library @mcbl.bike · 12/07/2026
Our borrowers are the best. We love the crossover of our program being able to support both individuals and community events! 🚲 ❤️
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Robert Haider @roberthaider.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
YES
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Robert Haider @roberthaider.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
I’ll be there with the @mcbl.bike bunch to assist if anyone has any sax or other unwieldy object hauling needs.
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