ofc there are negative externalities here, as there are consequences with basically any policy of any sort ever passed. we should not be — and of course the council is not! — ignorant of them. but it takes time for aid to get to those who need it, & this is the best way to ensure people stay housed.

this line keeps getting thrown around, but there is a firm deadline, it's 60 days. you know what compounds financial distress more than falling behind on rent? eviction.

We did it, y’all!! 104% funded. This book’s gonna be out very soon! Thank you so much to everyone who shared and chipped in. It’s amazing that so many people believe in this project. 🩵

+100. I truly cannot say enough good things about the people who ran our convention in SD65. Absolutely top-notch job in the face of a very daunting agenda.

Long-ass day at the SD65 convention, but to be honest I’m leaving feeling more hopeful and more inspired than I did at No Kings yesterday. The big names (Bruce) were cool, but a bunch of neighbors spending 10+ hours in a high school auditorium to actively fight for our democracy meant a lot more.

Robyn Gulley endorsed on the first ballot in SD65!

Bruce Springsteen somehow remembers the old 16 and 21 routes and gets weirdly sentimental about them.

It was amazing to see how many people came out today. But the legacy of the last five months—the lives lost and destroyed, the people torn out of our community, the damage that is still everywhere you look—is sitting so heavily. The stakes are so unbelievably high.

The level of organizing & engagement happening in communities all across the US on a daily basis is beyond anything I have seen in my lifetime. (This is not counting actual protests, whose volume these days is also unprecedented).

Windchill of 17 is not the No Kings 3 weather I requested.

London, San Francisco and Beijing are among 19 global cities that have achieved ‘remarkable reductions’ in air pollution, slashing pollutant levels by more than 20% since 2010…”interventions such as cycle lanes, electric cars and restrictions on polluting vehicles helped to drive the improvements.”

In a moment where it’s so clear that so much is broken, we have to get down to the studs on what our public institutions and policy are for. That’s true for taxes. This is a shared social project to fund our public goods, create broad social insurance, and rebalance power in our economy.

And I am sure there are more I don’t know. Each of these deaths were preventable. Each of these lives valuable.

Please, I am begging people: never again repeat the claim that only two people were killed in the occupation of Minnesota.

This. Is. Murder. Even. If. No. One. Calls. It. That.

Operation Metro Surge tested our city’s separation ordinance like it never had been before. It’s critical that we take the lessons we’ve learned over the last five months and use them to make Saint Paul stronger and better protected. kstp.com/kstp-news/to...

Operation Metro Surge tested our city’s separation ordinance like it never had been before. It’s critical that we take the lessons we’ve learned over the last five months and use them to make Saint Paul stronger and better protected. kstp.com/kstp-news/to...

Today: The long-vacant CVS in Hamline-Midway is gone – but what comes next? @twinkiejigggles.bsky.social & @hansbuetow.bsky.social are joined by @mollycoleman.bsky.social & Lisa Nelson to talk about the neighborhood’s next chapter. twincities.citycast.fm/podcasts/cvs...

I’m proud of our colleagues and neighbors in Saint Paul. This is going to help so many of our community members. Specifically, our neighbors who are impacted by the occupation and were forced back into the shadows.

“Under the Eighth Circuit’s interpretation of the law” (as opposed to, e.g., “Eighth Circuit finds”) is both absolutely correct framing, and not something that I usually see in reporting on legal decisions? It’s possible I’ve just missed it, but either way, I hope to see more of this.

Today, our Council unanimously passed this crucial protection for renters in our city. I’m proud to have been a co-sponsor of this measure, and far prouder that our city is committed to helping people get the time they need to get back on their feet following Operation Metro Surge.

10,000 miles post college. Madison to Brooklyn by way of LA.

His chosen non-profit for donations when (as today) he’s named Man of the Match is the Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library.

Trump: I’m going to put ICE in the airports, where they will target and arrest all the illegals, especially Somalis, because I hate the Democrats Headlines: Trump puts ICE officers in airports to ease long lines, provide relief for weary travelers

Gophers 😭😭😭 (happy)

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The idea of ICE being deployed to airports sends a chill down my spine. How many people will no longer feel safe traveling? What will the consequences of inuring Americans to the presence ICE agents as a part of regular life, especially ahead of the midterm elections, be?

Finally, finally read a book in 2026. Please clap.

I echo this call from @stonewalldfl.bsky.social. It’s vital that @childrensminnesota.bsky.social resume providing life-saving care for our trans, intersex, and nonbinary siblings. Delays in care can be deadly and we should be acting urgently to restore them.

Without truth there can be no healing. Sí, se puede. Sin verdad no puede haber sanación. Sí, se puede.

Making sure they know I’m a 2026 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award® winner.

"Perez-Jimenez is the thirteenth person to die in ICE custody this year, and the thirty-sixth person to die in detention since Donald Trump launched his sweeping immigration crackdown. He is also the youngest to die in custody since Trump resumed office." newrepublic.com/post/208003/...

It is interesting and notable that so few Americans, especially in the mainstream media, care to acknowledge that half the population is living a different reality than five years ago

Excited for this!! We need city-wide conversations about strategies to build a stronger economic future for Saint Paul and Heather Worthington and the @sustainstpaul.bsky.social team are the perfect people to be leading that charge.

I think you can be a shitty boss and vote good most of the time but you’ll never be a true ally to the labor movement. Unionization in campaigns and offices has been a very good thing. It’s an industry where abuse and exploitation are all too common.

Your occasional reminder that immigration judges are not really judges, in that they are not independent of the executive branch, but are instead its employees. Over time they have been stripped of job protections. Trump fired 100 last year. This is the result:

Today, the start of the CVS demolition marked an important step toward a safer, more vibrant Midway. But only hours later, one person was murdered and another critically injured just blocks away—a tragic, painful reminder of how far we have to go to build a community that is truly safe for all.

“The farmworker movement has always been bigger & far more important than any one individual. Cesar’s actions do not diminish the permanent improvements achieved for farmworkers with the help of thousands of people.“ -Dolores Huerta, today. medium.com/@dolores_hue...

obviously this story wouldn't have been any less dark if this wasn't true, but I really wasn't prepared for one of the victims to have been Dolores Huerta

I think this is the closest I've ever gotten to articulating my animating belief system.

Goodbye and good riddance.

IT’S HAPPENING.

Father of six, grabbed in front of his crying children as he was about to take them to school.

Okay bike-nerd website, if I were to be considering getting an e-bike before summer, what would I want to be thinking about?

Thank you, Councilor, for your vote in support of this sensible move, and for taking the time to explain your position here.

If you are looking for an in-depth explanation as to why extending pre-eviction notice is so important in this moment, read this from @mollycoleman.bsky.social She also breaks how this isn’t the same as a moratorium and why the comparison to COVID is really not applicable here.

Excited for my annual week or two of pretending like I’m going to become someone who watches movies so that I can understand the Oscars next year.

Took advantage of the snow day to write up some thoughts on this week's final vote to temporarily extend the pre-eviction notice period from 30 to 60 days. medium.com/@molly_17258...

A new public library. Increased investments in supportive, affordable housing. The city's first new office building in almost 30 years bringing in new jobs and vibrancy. Restaurants, a hotel, and more. It's an incredibly exciting moment for Midway. www.twincities.com/2026/03/15/s...