Have you been hearing about the transformation plan? Looking for more info or to share your thoughts? Let's talk. I'll be at the School Board meeting to hear the district's proposals, & would love to talk about it with you @ Venn Brewing on Monday, Sept 21 between 6 & 8pm to talk transformation.

"City leaders have estimated the operation delivered a $700 million blow to the local economy. Some businesses already have shuttered and cultural corridors are quieter now that Latino immigrants have left the Twin Cities in droves." www.bizjournals.com/twincities/n...

Latino exodus reshapes Twin Cities business landscape months after federal operation ends - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal

Operation Metro Surge emptied out some of the Twin Cities' most vibrant cultural corridors. Businesses are wondering if they'll ever recover.

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STRATEGIC ABANDONMENT by Jacob Frey's administration of an area where residents voted against him in 2021, voted to abolish the Police department, and voted against the "strong mayor" ammendment: 1. Denial of city services 911 response, garbage removal, street lights, snow removal, sidewalk use

Jamie Schwesnedl@schwesbomb.bsky.social · 2d ago

The City bills us monthly to empty the garbage can in front of our business 2x a week, but it's often not done for weeks on end. I call 311 DAILY & leave messages at dept. of Solid Waste. Please join me – call 311 or the Mayor 612-673-2100 & ask that the City empty this garbage at 3032 Minnehaha!

I could not be prouder to have a piece included in this remarkable collection. ✊🏽❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥 An excerpt: “This is the worst thing we have ever lived through, but it is also the thing that is forcing us to become absolutely whole — to recognize our own eyes in the faces of others,” 🧵(1/2)

University of Minnesota Press@uminnpress.bsky.social · 2d ago

Here’s the Cover For American Occupation, a Powerful Document of Minnesota’s Resistance to ICE, via​ @literaryhub.bsky.social : lithub.com/heres-the-co...

This just went live yesterday. Please share with anyone who wants to know more about where school board candidates stand on the issues.

MPS School Board Voter Guide

The Minneapolis School Board sets the vision for the school district based on the needs of the community. The decisions they make affect all Minneapolis residents — from student and family experience ...

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Just read this @minnesotareformer.com article and want to point out that this section is just incorrect. The developer was very clear that they could not promise ANY sort of development because they don’t know who they would be selling the property to. I was at the meeting. Saying the site….

Our current school board just voted to re-up our superintendent’s contract with no discussion. Regardless of how we feel about our superintendent, our community deserves real questions and public discussion, not a rubber stamp.

New Gallup polling finds that 71% of Americans approve of labor unions and 56 million Americans would join a union tomrorow if they could. We are witnessing a historic rebirth of worker power. If you want a better life for you and your children, join or support a union.

Unions are extremely popular: 56 million workers would join a union if they could

New Gallup polling finds that 71% of people in the U.S. approve of unions, continuing the highest period of favorability in over 60 years. This coincides with the greatest number of workers represente...

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thank you jamal osman, aurin chowdhury, jason chavez and robin wonsley for "workers drive minneapolis"! waymo is a labor issue, and we cannot allow for gains won by east african drivers who organized with MULDA to be erased. we must protect our workers and stand up against big tech taking their jobs

taylr@taylordahlin.com · 10mo ago

we should reject waymo on the basis of supporting labor in minnesota, where uber and lyft drivers fought to score a statewide minimum wage! and don't forget that lyft contributed $10,000 to all of mpls this year to reelect mayor frey and get a city council allied with him. they are making moves

As the school year begins and we head into the final weeks of this campaign, now is a great time to come together and talk public schools. Join us for a brunch fundraiser on Sunday, September 20 from 10-Noon hosted by Jason, Aurin & Ian. RSVP or join as a co-host.

So, I think I wanna develop a multidisciplinary class on the ICE invasion of Mpls for students at my two-year college in downtown Mpls. Encompassing lit, music, film, organizing, political analysis, etc. Especially since so much art about it is starting to come out. What should I include?

I want to see midterm campaign ads that are just loud ass data center nosies for 30 seconds straight.

A great evening in South Minneapolis with our DFL-endorsed candidates @cedrickfrazier.bsky.social, @angelaconley.bsky.social, & @christin-with-mpls.bsky.social! We are just 60 days away from election night. Make sure you have a plan to vote on or before November 3!

Happy to speak out in support of the MN 15! ✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽 They could be any of us.

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People have been sharing the fabulous crop art but too many are sleeping on all the other amazing anti-ICE folk art pieces at the Minnesota State Fair!

N Sims@copyrightlibn.bsky.social · 2w ago

And now, half of a small sampling of the political stuff in Creative Activities: more than one "Come Back With A Warrant" cross-stitches, more than one doll of MPR'S Sam Strooza valiantly reporting in her bathrobe and slippers.

Just when you think you couldn’t love David Byrne more he goes to the Hollywood Bowl playing "Life During Wartime" projecting ICE raids 🔥

I like how hard this guy and his team are working. ✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽 It’s like they actually *want* the honor to serve the people of Michigan in the U.S. Senate:

We got a few more spots left! ✊🏽🙏🏾 This is TODAY, folks. Would love to see you.

Smoke Stories: An EJ Workshop for the Public

Smoke and heat have invaded the Twin Cities. Explore telling the story of how wildfire smoke and heat have affected your Minnesota summers.

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I would just like to point out that my son and his besties apparently work the same job as MN Gov. Walz now. 😆🤔🕳️ Although they look like they worked a few more hours than him yesterday.

Governor Tim Walz@governorwalz.mn.gov · 2w ago

The best corn in the world 🌽

Live report from the Minnesota State Fair, located in the heart of American democracy, where there’s an ICE Out adaptation of Picasso’s Guernica made entirely from crops

More disturbing revelations about the failures of the MPS Finance Department further demonstrate that we need big change in board leadership— one that is rooted in community and prepared to hold district leadership accountable. 🧵(1)

This settlement means real protections for kids: limits on how long they can scroll, nighttime restrictions, stronger safeguards from harmful content, better parental controls, and more control over algorithms. I’m proud to have helped make these protections possible. This is a big win for families

“[MPS] lost out on $4.1 million in state and federal special education aid during the 2025-26 school year due to a district accounting mistake, raising questions about the district’s beleaguered finance office…The lost funding is roughly enough to pay 35 teachers for a school year.”

“Where is the governance model that organizes a board’s work while still letting it lead with its community and exercise its full duty to supervise and guide the district?” This is from Uriah Ward, a very effective and deeply respected school board director for SPPS.

Introducing North Star Governance: A Democratic Governance Model for School Boards

What a Governance Model Is, and Why It Matters

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Sign up here to attend a conference at the UMN on September 22, documenting the effects of DHS activity in MN.

Registration for Documenting the Impact of DHS Activity in Minnesota

In December 2025, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) began a significant, sustained agent surge in Minnesota that affected the daily lives of many residents, but had severe impacts on immi...

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Amazing

Ran into some luminaries at the inaugural Midwest Black Book Fair today…Which was a smashing success! UROC was absolutely packed all day, with vendors, workshops, community connections, and more. I’m not sure how many showed up, but they gave away 2K tickets. 😱

Hello, Midwest Black Book Fair homies!!!! 🤩✨✨ Party ova heah at UROC with so many of my favorite people…Come through!

In possibly the fastest shift in public opinion I've ever seen, local data center approval went from -5 to -65 in less than a year heatmap.news/daily/data-c...