Just found out via Cathy Wurzer that Red Panda is making her return to Minnesota tomorrow IN WARD FOUR 🤩 🤩🤩

“At the 11th hour, CVS claims that they have inklings of a plan for this property.” “CVS has done nothing for years. The clock has run out.” @mollycoleman.bsky.social absolutely hits the nail on the head, gets 7-0 vote to demolish CVS. This is a HUGE step for Midway & I’m so happy Molly is our CM!

Attorneys for CVS and property owner Scp 2005 C21 045 LLC said demolition could complicate a sale and future redevelopment. “At the 11th hour, CVS claims that they have inklings of a plan for this property” Coleman responded. “There’s even now no documentation of the possible buyers of the building"

Last night's elections are over. This morning's Supreme Court arguments in the tariffs case are about to begin at 10 a.m. IT NEVER ENDS! There is simply no principled way for the Republican-appointed justices to uphold Trump's tariffs ... and yet, they still might! slate.com/news-and-pol...

I’m forever grateful for the work that Mayor @melvincarter.bsky.social has done to build a better Saint Paul. In spite of all of the challenges in the last eight years, he’s moved our city forward in ways big and small, and our community is better off for it.

I voted today for @mayorcarter.bsky.social for almost all the same reasons. I look around and see progress and know if I want that to continue, he is the person to do it. His focus on the youth is especially a strong endorsement. As my kid says - A-he's a good mayor and B-he's good at playing Tag.

Happy Election Day, Saint Paul! Polls are open until 8:00, don’t forget to get out and make your voice heard.

From Saura Jost and I in today's @startribune.com: Administrative Citations are a common sense tool. Vote yes!

I’m voting for @melvincarter.bsky.social on Tuesday, and it isn’t an especially hard choice. There’s a lot of talk in STP about how we need to do the basics really well. A lot of that talk has come from me! It’s something I ran on because it’s something I hear all the time from folks in Ward Four.

Hopefully my diehard Blue Jay fandom passes as quickly as it came on.

“If we can change the culture of the legal profession, there is no limit to what we can change in terms of the structures of society. But cultural change is really hard.” Great to have a chance to reflect on @peoplesparity.bsky.social’s work! clp.law.harvard.edu/article/figh...

“If we can change the culture of the legal profession, there is no limit to what we can change in terms of the structures of society. But cultural change is really hard.” Great to have a chance to reflect on @peoplesparity.bsky.social’s work! clp.law.harvard.edu/article/figh...

Tomorrow! www.mobilize.us/melvincarter...

🚨Join the Lawyers March for Democracy, a movement of legal professionals fighting authoritarianism & upholding the Constitution 📣 Lawyers March for Democracy 🗓 Sat. Nov 15, 1pm 📍 Supreme Court, D.C. 👉Sign up actionnetwork.org/events/lawye... @aclu.org @afj.org @indivisible.org @acslaw.bsky.social

Released today: New NYU Wagner Labor Initiative issue brief "2025 State workers' rights roundup: Policy opportunities from recent legislative sessions," with bite-size descriptions of pro-worker laws. Replicating existing laws is a great way for states to move quickly. wagner.nyu.edu/files/labori...

Lots of reporting on SNAP getting the details wrong. SNAP is not set to run out of money on November 1. There’s money in the contingency fund to pay benefits. The Trump admin is illegally refusing to deliver benefits on November 1, despite having funding to pay benefits.

😮‍💨 Where to even begin with this. I empathize with local communities trying to strengthen their economies—but absolutely nothing about this is acceptable. Eroding democratic trust to serve corporate power hurts everybody in the end. minnesotareformer.com/2025/10/29/w...

1. This will be a forced labor camp; 2. Utah is already planning to make it easier to commit people to it.

Great to see a clear-eyed assessment of the path forward that incorporates court expansion & other crucial judicial reforms. We can't move forward if we keep letting MAGA justices pull us back. Into a sinkhole. Buried under East Wing rubble. Thank you @rooseveltinstitute.org for this important work!

I go past Keystone every day and see the line outside their University Avenue office. If you want to give money to a St. Paul food shelf, this might be a good choice. keystoneservices.org

And former chief counsel for nominations to Grassley on Judiciary. This was someone who came to where he is at now right through the middle of the “traditional” GOP elites’ path.

Got my birthday wish (the Badgers scoring one (1) touchdown)

*record scratch* yep, that’s me. I bet you’re wondering how I got here, volunteering for @melvincarter.bsky.social Same reasons I backed @mollycoleman.bsky.social. I’m for building more housing INCLUDING SRO UNITS, and standing up for safer streets like the Summit Bike Trail/Utility Replacement.

I'm proud to live in Saint Paul. Every day, I see how we build a city that puts our values into action. In just the last few years, I've watched our city make big strides forward—enacting essential protections for renters, raising the minimum wage, and passing earned sick and safe time for workers.

What is the Times doing calling this extrajudicial murder spree “cartel strikes”? On what evidence do they ape the killers’ propaganda? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/u...

Great night to talk to Ward Four neighbors who are excited to re-elect @mayorcarter.bsky.social! (And to take mediocre pictures of beautiful trees.)

My destination is four blocks away and I’m tired. Do I go one block out of my way to get a scooter and take that five blocks, or continue on foot. Speedy input welcome.

Please for the love of God let us not be so blinded by hatred for Susan Collins that we act like Nazi tattoos are anywhere within the universe of acceptable!!! We can set the bar high enough that winning is actually worthwhile!

Check out our latest campaign ad, “#SquadGoals” — everything we do, we do it together! And don’t forget to vote Melvin Carter on or before November 4!

This Thursday at 5pm, join TWO Sustain Endorsees for a doorknock!🌇 New City Councilor @mollycoleman.bsky.social is joining Mayor @melvincarter.bsky.social for his doorknock in Ward 4. We'll be there, will you? www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...

You don't get a president flying around in a "KING TRUMP" fighter jet without a Supreme Court that said the law doesn't apply to him. Trump's not just trolling. He's showing off how much unchecked power the Roberts Court handed him.

Spent the afternoon with my family and tens of thousands Minnesotans standing up for democracy; spent the morning with dozens of volunteers for HMC’s Big Ole Trash Party, collecting almost 100 bags of trash from the streets of Midway. Grateful for neighbors fighting for a better world.

I think it is about time that Democrats started familiarizing themselves with Lincoln’s response to Dred Scott instead of accepting the tacit premise that whatever a bare majority of the Supreme Court decides, dictates our constitutional fate

I have a lot of thoughts about this objectively true statement. One is about culture. When I lived in New York, my commute would have been way shorter by car, but I never considered buying one. That was partly because I had no money, but mostly because it was just a given that I’d take the train.

Court reform is the only way out of this authoritarian trap. Expand, restructure jurisdiction, channel, new courts—the works.

Classic Sunday in October 2025: making soup for the week, doing some chores around the house, and listening to @dahlialithwick.bsky.social, Eugene Fidell, and Steven Lepper talk about how we’re in the biggest civil/military crisis in the U.S. since the Civil War 🙃

Bar associations need to start disbarring. There's immediate precedent with Giuliani. To the point @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social has repeatedly made, a polity that allows elites to repeatedly lie, obviously and with impunity, is not sustainable. Feels like the legal profession is at the same juncture.

My life has been shaped by both our public schools and Title IX. I know how much our schools need federal funding. And there is not a single doubt in my mind that Minnesota cannot cower to the bullies in DC who are trying to pit our state against trans kids. www.startribune.com/trump-transg...

This is enough carbon-free energy to power maybe two thirds of Vegas btw

Exciting announcement!! I’m running for Massachusetts State Senate for the Norfolk and Suffolk District of Massachusetts! I pledge to fight for the families in Boston, Dedham, Norwood, Walpole, and Westwood to build a fair economy where families—not billionaires—come first. www.ElectPersis.com

Fall is truly here.

Today on the Wedge LIVE podcast: St Paul Election 2025 w/ Matt Privratsky. Too few realize that St Paul has a question on the ballot that will decide whether they remain a Mad Max-style libertarian free for all - or adopt a civilized way to enforce society's rules (administrative citations).

I don't know when or how it will come, but there will be a moment when Trump's presidency is behind us and we're picking up the pieces of our democracy. That can't be the first time we think about how we rebuild; that planning has to start now. Deep, structural court reform must be a part of it.

New PPP report just dropped! Looking forward to digging in later because we cannot wait to start thinking about the future.

When the start of a new Supreme Court term fills you with dread 😱, it's time to fix the federal courts. Check out the report I wrote for @peoplesparity.bsky.social showing how the 100s of federal cases challenging Trump's illegal actions this year show the urgent need for court reform.

I don't know when or how it will come, but there will be a moment when Trump's presidency is behind us and we're picking up the pieces of our democracy. That can't be the first time we think about how we rebuild; that planning has to start now. Deep, structural court reform must be a part of it.

1/2 📢PPP’s new report “No Kings: the Urgent Need for Court Reform” shows that court reform would strengthen democracy & help right-size the role of the courts by handing power back to our elected representatives. @jennyhunter.bsky.social 👉READ MORE: tinyurl.com/PPPNoKings

Not even out of law school yet, and @peoplesparity.bsky.social State Courts Fellow Faith Allen is already doing such amazing work--and bringing it to the community so we can make real change peoplesparity.org/research/imb...

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

Trying to order coffee when you’re desperately in need of coffee is truly one of life’s greatest challenges.