I think it's good and cool, actually, that Anders Folk is running to be the guy in charge of prosecuting ICE agents while taking money from the lawyer defending ICE agents.
Joshua Houdek
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Bicycling. Walking. Transit. Electrification. Climate. Clean transportation & housing for all. @sierraclubmn.bsky.social Minneapolis, Minnesota
My Council Member @aurinmpls.bsky.social is bravely speaking with @angeladavismpr.bsky.social right now on MPR about the mental health challenges of serving public office and I am in awe. 🎙️
People Not Polluters. "inspection found that operators had removed some of its pollution control equipment, in violation of its permit" www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Controversial St. Paul iron foundry announces shutdown
Northern Iron in St. Paul’s Payne-Phalen neighborhood is shutting down, after years of pressure from regulators and neighbors.
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Lots of talk about naming heat waves and wildfires. I think we should name them after fossil fuel companies and execs: The Tillerson Heat Wave, The Exxon Wildfire...
Slow down. Save the planet, your pocketbook, and maybe a life.
The Associated Press@apnews.com · 3w agoRacing to work, to pick up your children from school, or go from one errand to the next not only wastes money and sends harmful emissions into the air, it barely saves you time, new research says.
This is not normal. This is a climate crisis.🔥🌎 www.sierraclub.org/minnesota/bl...
Boundary Waters Wildfires, Stay Safe
Our hearts are with the people and wildlife of Northern Minnesota affected by the devastating wildfires burning across the Superior National Forest and Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
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Racing to work, to pick up your children from school, or go from one errand to the next not only wastes money and sends harmful emissions into the air, it barely saves you time, new research says.
Need for speed? Driving above the speed limit costs you — and doesn't actually save much time
Racing to work, to pick up your children from school, or go from one errand to the next not only wastes money and sends harmful emissions into the air, it barely saves you time, new research says.
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Mask season is here. If you have a mask, wear one when outside. You don't want to breathe the particulate in the air. Any of the N95 masks will work. You can even use the home construction masks. Anything to help filter the air is what you want.
"Summit was last fully rebuilt when William Howard Taft was president, and its failing century-old water and sewer mains mean the road is being reconstructed regardless of whether modern, forward-thinking safety features are included." www.twincities.com/2026/07/16/c...
Counterpoint: The math against the Summit Avenue trail doesn’t work; democracy, however, does
“A small, affluent, politically connected group has spent over three years using endless lawsuits, public records fights and opinion pages to relitigate a public decision that has already been made — ...
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The fire and smoke making it unsafe to be outside is "a direct product of the greenhouse gases humans keep emitting. In Minnesota, transportation is the single largest source of those emissions, and personal automobiles are the biggest slice." www.bikemn.org/moving-under...
Moving Under Smokey Skies - Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota
The smoke is back, here are some tips and recommendations for keeping active while also keeping your lungs healthy.
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Read/listen all about how a "land value tax" can discourage land speculation & encourage dense building on the highest value land, ie, land near urban cores. www.volts.wtf/p/want-less-...
Want less sprawl and more urban infill? Try a land value tax!
A conversation with Greg Miller of the Center for Land Economics and Kitty Klitzke of the Spokane City Council.
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Problem: Unsustainable land speculation, blight, and sprawl. A Solution: #LegalizeLVT
David Roberts@volts.wtf · 3w agoRead/listen all about how a "land value tax" can discourage land speculation & encourage dense building on the highest value land, ie, land near urban cores. www.volts.wtf/p/want-less-...
I 💯 agree. I’ve repeatedly asked the City about this. Public Works has not prioritized making these bike racks usable. Time for some tactical urbanism. Just need a battery electric angle grinder…
daviss@daviss.org · 4w agothese are leftovers from the nice ride e-assist bikes.. i'd like to see these modified by the city to actually be useable with u-locks
a fun thing about all this winning is how a frozen pizza now costs the same as getting a pizza delivered to your door a few years ago and how you pretty much can’t get a pizza delivered for less than like $35 after tip anymore
Joined ATU Local 1005 and other union siblings today. Transit operators & mechanics deserve decent healthcare.
Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation (MRLF)@mplsunions.bsky.social · 4w ago✊ SUPPORT TRANSIT WORKERS! Metro Transit workers rep’d by ATU Local 1005 have been pushing for a fair contract. 👉 In their last mediation session, the Metropolitan Council's proposal included a huge increase to healthcare costs AND the installation of AI cameras to monitor bus drivers. #mpls #unions
Beautiful benches for bus riders. Thanks public works superhero @mplsalex.bsky.social for organizing!
Alex@mplsalex.bsky.social · last mo.Truly a beautiful variety of benches! Thank you so much to the dozen+ folks who came out to decorate a bench on this beautiful morning! Grateful that our neighbors will have more places to sit while waiting for the bus!
so these are cool but the answer is because it costs about five times as much as putting them on some dirt in the middle of nowhere, so they're not gonna be common
Koreen Brennan@koreen.bsky.social · 4mo agoFrance passed a law requiring solar panels on every parking lot with more than 80 spaces. Equals 10 nuclear reactors Reduces heat island, shades cars The US -- 800 million parking spaces. Most of them are uncovered asphalt sitting in direct sunlight. Why aren't we doing this?
