Because we can’t afford a third term of Jacob Frey. Get the facts about Jacob Frey before you vote: buff.ly/ok2vH4D

I hope @dewayneforminneapolis.com doesn't mind me retelling a story he told me when we first met last winter. I kept it to myself because he wasn’t telling it publicly but he mentioned it yesterday. It’s one of the things that’s leading me to rank him first. A hope-its-ok-and-I-get-right 🧵:

If anyone ever wants to watch Paul Blart Mall Cop, it's free on YouTube premium, hit me up 😉

I can’t wait for the Minneapolis election season to end so I can have more capacity to mentally spiral about other things.

🧊 spotted in south minneapolis

You can get that PROTECT TRANS YOUTH t-shirt, designed by @tombofnull.bsky.social, from @greenpeapress.bsky.social! Proceeds benefit Huntsville's Free LGBTQ+ Closet! www.greenpeapress.com/shop/p/prote...

Please vote in our Official Minneapolis Mayor Poll (cheating is allowed, but please don't). We'll be using the numbers to inform a podcast discussion of ranked choice voting mechanics. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

PAC report: safer hennepin is back again and we can do better mpls has launched a website. we don't know yet who is funding either, but i want to highlight the blog that we can do better has - taylordahlin.com/f/new-and-re...

Hey remember when Torii Hunter said it'd be "difficult and uncomfortable" to have a gay teammate and then, a couple of years later, appeared in political ads lauding a candidate's opposition to gay marriage? I do! Personally, I wouldn't interview a bigot, but I'm not a GM. bsky.app/profile/twin...

jason's gofundme is 86% funded!! can you contribute or share it? they do so much for this community and they have for so long, let's make sure they don't have to worry about how they will pay rent etc after being out of work in the hospital for so long. thank you❤️ www.gofundme.com/f/support-ja...

i am very tired and still very depressed and emotional and now my bank account is overdrawn again from my tax payment and i'm just exhausted from the everything (v#nmo @ dexanderson)

Students at Ella Baker School in the Wedge are raising money to build an accessible playground. www.givemn.org/donate/7urbeg

I'm proud to be represented by Ilhan.

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...

it’s the first day of early voting in minneapolis. i hope you will be ranking omar fateh, dewayne davis, and jazz hampton for mayor. it’s time for new leadership @omarfatehmn.com @dewayneforminneapolis.com @jazzformayor.bsky.social

statement from councilmember jason chavez with concrete steps on what needs to happen to deal with the issues of homelessness and gun violence in minneapolis @jchavezmpls.bsky.social

the woman killed over north was being abused and MPD did not forward a case for consideration of charges stemming from an assault she suffered last month but people want you to believe mary moriarty is the problem? she can't charge if she doesn't get the case www.startribune.com/two-killed-i...

Re: transphobia at the DFL Feminist Caucus - @dexanderson.com and I just met with @dfl.org state chair Richard Carlbom and O&I Officer @quentinocama.bsky.social to discuss what happened on Tuesday and the pattern of transphobia in the party. I tried to emphasize how much they need to take action.

A note on allyship, since much of the narrative about this feminist caucus thing I've seen is that I'm shaming people for trying, that I'm ruining would-be allies, that I - by refusing to shut up and take it - am the reason Democrats will lose. Notice how this kind of response favors the oppressor.

Wouldn't it be nice if @jason4parks.bsky.social were greeted by a bunch of campaign donations when they get home? Donate here: secure.actblue.com/donate/jason...

Thank you to everyone who's signed our letter to the DFL so far! The response has blown me away! If you live in MN, are aligned with DFL principles, and would like to condemn transphobia within the party, please sign here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

The furries are letting the elders try on their fur suits and the pool hustlers are teaching the newbs how to shoot. This is good.

This letter is now live and ready for signatories! We are asking cisgender allies in Minnesota who consider themselves members of the DFL to sign on to show support for trans people here.

I think the @wsj.com should pay every trans person.

Transphobia has no place anywhere, especially within the party that passed the first trans refuge law in the United States. Please sign the letter linked below to let State DFL leadership know that transphobia will not be tolerated within our party! docs.google.com/forms/d/1D9m...

this trans person has been having an extremely shitty week and had to inform their HR that people might reach out to try to get them fired v3nmo @ dexanderson

There has been a rush among centrists like Gavin Newsom and Ezra Klein to brush over the hateful life of Charlie Kirk and valorize the man. Let me be clear, killing Charlie Kirk was wrong and abhorrent. We must condemn murder without sanitizing a man who built his empire on hate. My latest piece.

On Political Violence, a 🧵 My trans neighbors being slowly ostracized and killed by government systems won't be viewed as political nor even violence. The decade empty lots that I drive by, now fenced in, used to be a radical mutual aid space for my displaced neighbors.

I hope our @dfl.org leadership takes seriously the experiences of trans, nonbinary, and two-spirit voters in this state. We have worked hard to build a trans-inclusive Minnesota. Our community growing deep roots here. To see our community dismissed and disregarded in this way is unacceptable.

My statement on tonight's DFL Feminist Caucus Annual Meeting. This statement is being emailed to the Feminist Caucus Chair, Alicia Gibson, and to the State DFL Chair, Richard Carlbom. This caucus should be ashamed of itself.

Magic needs to hold SOME value to be collectible and valuable to be desired by players, but it can't be SO valuable it gets in the way of them being game pieces.

A recent logistical hiccup means that I am unexpectedly in between jobs for at least the next week. My wallet isn't thrilled but my brain is...also not entirely thrilled.

After learning a family friend was planning a fundraiser for Lydia Millard I am happy to confirm my mother will NOT be participating in that in any way

Always repostin'

Out of curiosity: does anyone else's work offer Personal Finance training? Like, the company teaches their workers how to manage their money? My current job does and it's always felt a little...odd. Like, overbearing and paternalistic? For context, it's the president who runs the class

Don't get sloppy about how you talk about government structure: The strong mayor amendment of 2021 didn't give the Minneapolis mayor full authority over MPD—because the mayor has always had full authority over MPD! 21 charter change gave him full control over all the other depts.

Mayor Frey a no show at tonight's candidate forum.

It was truly an experience 15 years in the making. I saw @jeffrosenstock.bsky.social for the first time since college and the amount of queer punk joy was uplifting. To see Jeff go from a show attended by 12 people in a dive bar in STL to playing a packed show at the Palace theater had me emotional

Lot of folks with feelings about this one way or the other. I don’t live in (or even near) Ward 5, so I don’t think it’s my place to weigh in. But some factual items for folks to consider: (1/4)

Let's see you at 21 I was so proud of what little facial hair I could cobble together

The first Nazi book burnings were the biggest archive of trans research that existed at the time.

I just want lawmakers at every level to pass gun control laws. I don't care if you think they'll survive the Supreme Court's tests. They won't. That's a game you cannot win. Who cares? You have a moral obligation to try; anything less is cowardice. There are honorable defeats.

This is awful. Fuck guns.

This, from @erininthemorning.com's latest piece about Gavin Newsom helps explain why Newsom-loving libs' "erm, then enjoy Trump again!!!" stuff doesn't work on trans people who've been paying attention. www.erininthemorning.com/p/why-transg...

Hi friends: I have to be here at our booth for work and I don’t get paid until Wednesday. Tickets were free but parking and food are not. Can you spare $10-20 to help me out? I had a bill due this morning that I had to pay to avoid late fees.

hey folks i have to spend today at the fair for work and i'm bringing snacks but i'm worried i won't have enough to buy food if i need it after paying for parking. Could you help out a bit? v*nmo @ dexanderson venmo.com/u/Dexanderson

i do not understand why one would embrace fascism when they could just have a transsexual orgy but that's just me

Just put my two weeks notice in! So happy to gtfo of this place. Hopefully this next place treats their workers with a modicum of respect.