Happy Free Speech Day at the U where all the faculty were advised to hold classes only online because the Turning Point Tour's still coming to campus

Last week, my husband Kareem showed up early on the first day of early voting to vote for me – and got to ask others why they were excited to rank me first on the very first day. Early voting is officially open, and I hope I can count on you to rank me – and to rank Jazz Hampton and Omar Fateh too!

We’re just 6 days away from our last big fundraiser before the election! If you’re not already excited by our news that @omarfatehmn.com, @dewayneforminneapolis.com and @jazzformayor.bsky.social hold a 10-point lead over Frey, we’ll have Ranked Choice Voting Mayoral yard signs on Sunday!

It still kinda blows my mind the Lynx don’t come close to selling out Target Center, especially in the playoffs. I realize the Valkyries are a phenomenon, but this is a legendary franchise with a recent history of excellence. Theories on why? Intentional by ownership? Ticket prices too high?

The dream of 69 wins is alive. #twins

Guess the Lynx are just gonna have to win the Best Team award

There wasn't a wrong choice for WNBA-MVP between Aja Wilson and Napheesa Collier--both had phenomenal seasons. But one of the few ways I prefer the W over the NBA is the more organic, team-oriented mindset to winning. Phee's comprehensive skill set--she's more versatile than Aja--epitomizes that.

I've heard people wondering about ranked choice voting, so I'm reposting my explainer from 2021. The TLDR version is just rank your three favorite (or least unfavorite) candidates in order. But you can read this if you want a deep dive. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Plus, DiJonai. Put today in the local sports trash.

In my day parents mailed newspaper clippings with Cautionary Tales and Here’s What That Classmate’s Doing but now the youth are being tortured with my shitposts. This is some sort of Dad Convergence.

Exciting news: In The Heart of the Beast puppet theater will be moving to the new Hennepin Ave (at 24th Street). This pretend dog has been fooling children and other dogs all day at open streets.

Hang on Open Streets Hennepin I’m on my way

When did 200 mg of caffeine become the standard energy drink level? Just wanted a little pick me up and next thing you know I’m vacuuming my curtains

Also, none of Josh‘s ward (8) is on Hennepin! Are other out-of-ward folks there (which would be fine!) or is this Uptown Association thumb on scale?

Strib‘s packaging as usual isn’t really clear about what Susan Du’s story is saying, but it’s basically a colossal failure of the Frey administration to spearhead working with other jurisdictions on Lake Street. The folks are awful at collaboration! www.startribune.com/lake-street-... (no paywall)

All of Mpls talked about Baskins being a threat to Madore (their outside shot at defeating Wonsley) a month ago. Message indirectly delivered. W2 anti-progressives didn’t get it together in time to affect ballot; the Frey guys are formidable but like many corporate Dems are pretty hapless at RCV.

Realize hers a lower-profile job but the media’s Jeremiah Ellison Outrage Machine could be easily repositioned

Silver lining of pouring my heart into small-pond Minneapolis DFL stuff is I absolutely lack the energy to get mad about Neera Tanden and the other lagging indicators. (I did tell a friend I thought the Democratic Party wouldn’t exist in 10 yrs, not because it was banned but because of deadweight).

Hard to believe it didn’t get snapped up the first time

Damn the Liberty get some calls yo

Mariners-Astros. Maybe not the worst sleeve patch matchup, but has to be close.

Having a rare moment of optimism so here it is: between actual GOP dissent on Kimmel, and today’s vaccine clusterfuck, these clowns are every more publicly pantsed & that is a thin edge of the wedge to breaking clowns down. I love you all & thought you deserved a little treat.

Full remarks:

Fiery statement today from Minnesota infectious disease expert Mike Osterholm on the #ACIPmeeting (advisory group on vaccines): "Sadly, the ACIP we knew has been hijacked and is today an ideological body and no longer a scientific one.”

ACIP Vote to recommend requiring a prescription for COVID-19 vaccines fails, vote was 6-6 and chair broke the tie, Kulldorf votes no. Unbelievable it was that close.

Really solid piece on Kirk from Nekima Levy Armstrong www.startribune.com/conservative...

The Dutch are making fun of us... and I'm all for it. (LUBACH is a satire show, along the vein of the Daily Show)

@dewayneforminneapolis.com just stopped in to the gym to check on the Hi-Lake businesses and neighbors that got no info or help from the city on encampment response. It was all DSA and neighborhood help. Minneapolis, you got a real one. 3 good choices, be sure to get your folks out to vote!

Fam?

COVID vax secured. The new Moderna one. Fuck you RFK Jr.

Why local developers aren't building apartments anymore. A case study. Flux Apartments in Uptown (pictured here). 216 units 2019: Sold for $54M Tuesday: Sold for $36.1M That's $167,000 per unit. If you wanted to build Flux today it would likely cost in the ballpark of $71M or $330K per unit.

Anyone else heard of Dean Phillips running for governor as an independent? Would be extremely #onbrand.

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It’s a Nested XLOOKUPs kind of morning #iykyk

Corner Lots That Go Hard

our friend jason garcia is still in the hospital recovering and needs our support with medical bills and other needs during their recovery. jason does so much for the community. this is our chance to give back to them. please share - www.gofundme.com/f/support-ja...

The Mobile Medical Unit is an incredible resource for the City. After the administration told CMs yesterday that there are no plans to deploy the MMU to the area, it’s worth noting this passage from Mayor Frey’s press release after the shooting. content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MPL...

I talked to the four main Minneapolis mayoral candidates on some of the biggest crises facing the city and how they hope to govern if elected: www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...

Endorsements! In ranked order (key races): Mayor: Davis, Fateh, Jazz BET: Bernstein, Brandt Parks At-Large: Olson, Wilson, Frederick W2: Wonsley W4: Haynes W5: Burnett W7: Cashman W8: Stevenson W10: Chughtai W12: Chowdhury Parks D1: Englehart D3: Deshpande D4: Garcia D5: Carvajal Moran D6: Jourdain

News and non-profit organizations have done interviews and questionnaires with City Council, Park & Rec Board and mayoral candidates. Look up who is on your ballot, do some research, and vote with confidence. It matters. www.sos.mn.gov/elections-vo...

A very happy You Can Vote in Minneapolis Day if You‘re Eligible. Right now, in-person is only at the Early Voting Center, 980 E Hennepin. More locations in October: vote.minneapolismn.gov/voters/vote-... Mail-in instructions: vote.minneapolismn.gov/voters/vote-...

He's right (mostly). And Comm Alper specifically has spent the last for years trying to rectify that to no avail.

When you live in a certain building and come home to find a slip like this outside your apartment door, you really don't need to ask "Recommended by whom?"

Hello Lyndale Ave South community. Opponents of a safer design for Lyndale are generating a ton of emails (via action network), many from outside Minneapolis, to city council members in support of the no bike lane option. You may want to get busy contacting your council members.

Everyone’s rightly focused on Disney/ABC, but the demonetization of local TV caused shitstains like NexStar & Sinclair to monopolize that landscape, the real assist to Trump ousting Kimmel. At least we have the internet; oh Trump is forcing the sale of TikTok to the oligarchs?

Dear neighbor, I wanted to share this update with observations on the state of unsheltered homelessness in Minneapolis. The City’s current approach does not work. Over the past few days, our community has seen the City’s failure to have a plan to address unsheltered homelessness. 1/

The Atlantic will go back to both-sides smoothing, but god bless Letterman for being himself.

Obviously they haven’t won a title since 1948 (the 125-year-old franchise has as many championships at the Twins, who’ve been in Minnesota half as long), but the Guardians are the model for low-rev success (6 playoffs in last 10 yrs; Twins 4; Rays 5). Twins FO got Cleveland’s sloppy 2nds.

These rich people love to play this kind of dumb. The Tom Hoch and Frey people had a majority on the City Convention Rules committee in 2017, and as they ran the meeting they would do this "I'm just a small town country simpleton" act to gaslight the room & claim us few youths were sharks/bullies

Strib looks at the future for its soon-to-be-mothballed North Loop printing site, considers basketball arena but it seems like a data center and other printing plan re-use might be much more likely? www.startribune.com/star-tribune...