Heads up Minneapolis, autonomous kid in training. Just rode 1.5 miles to donuts and back.

Did i see an actual turtle or a person in a turtle suit on my way to work today? I had no idea turtle legs were so long.

With Hennepin and Lyndale discourse going on, it seems like a good time to remind everyone that Aveage Daily Traffic on Lyndale has dropped 40% since the early 2000s. If business owners really want more business, more of the same isn't going to do that.

I replaced the shifter cables on my Urban Arrow for the first time yesterday with the "help" of my 4 yr old. Not described anywhere but a critical step is to take this rubber mallet and go see how hard you can whack the ground away from the bike while dad figures out how long the cables need to be

The Time of the Opt-Outs is Over: https://streets.mn/2026/05/13/you-could-have-five-or-six-transit-operators-or-just-one/ You could have five or six transit operators or just one.

I don't know what work was being done here, but this can't be the permanent fix of our nationally acclaimed bike lane, right? At 50th and Bryant.

Not to brag, but I'm pretty good at cleaning up a carseat in a gas station parking lot after a kid pukes all over the back seat 45min into a 4 hr car trip.

I used to complain about NJ Transit all the time when I used it to get to work, but with some distance, it's very easy to see what a remarkable asset it is. What I'd give to have a similar system in Minnesota.

Am I hanging out at the airport with the Minnesota Frost? Or just a group of two dozen women in thier mid 20s wearing Frost gear?

It took nearly a year, but I was able to get "Regional Transportation District" into a @startribune.com story www.startribune.com/transit-plan...

Fun stuff pops out when I zoom in on the map... My son doesn't like going over the "bumps" in the curb cut at 40th and Chicago, so I am required to go completely around the island which you can see in the GPS route. Everywhere I see something goofy in the map it reminds me of a fun adventure.

A little over a year ago we abruptly went from a two car family of three to a one car family of four and I had to start bike commuting to work in Chanhassen. I've tracked nearly every bike ride I've taken and finally got a chance to map it. Fun to see the shape of the city pop out.

On my way to work this morning, I saw a Green Line test car absolutely flying between the Shady Oak station and Hopkins. I'm excited. For the first time, I'm optimistic that a hybrid light rail/bike commute will be faster than just the bike.

This morning, I wasn't really upset about anything because the DOW was over 50,000. But as of this moment its 49,450 and I'm fucking livid. Abolish ICE.

A parent at my kids’ school was abducted a few hours ago. Please help us help the family with legal expenses and care for their elementary school son (who doesn’t even know his dad was taken yet 💔): gofund.me/20a5b26ab

I believe that the impeccable timing of the Minnesota state flag redesign is proof that time travel exists.

In one 30-minute stretch, three legal observers were arrested — as Trump’s Border czar Tom Homan calls on locals to “end the resistance.”

My neighborhood school collectively fundraised over $100,000 to support our neighbors with rent and bills this last month. Now we need to do it all over again for March. PLEASE HELP! Every family we're working to keep housed & fed has elementary aged children. gofund.me/aac122499

You may not like it, but this is what peak truck performance looks like.

I’m on the scene at Franklin and 1st. A convoy of about a couple dozen ICE/HSI agents broke the entryway into an apartment building at 6am. No warrant presented. Less than 24 hours ago, Tom Homan announced the end of large convoys in Minnesota… Bullshit.

Peter and the Wolf was canceled, but we still played hooky. Started at Our Kitchen for chocolate chip pancakes. Took the E line to the Walker and spent the morning at Show and Tell: Exhibit for Kids. Ended the day at Bryant Lake and the nicest host gave us a few free frames and stickers.

Just me casually doing today's NYT crossword in 6 min and 37 seconds. Move along. Nothing to see. 😎

I'm going to use this post to highlight that the county is currently working on public engagement for reconstructing this corridor! Make sure to tell them what you think. beheardhennepin.org/cedar-avenue

I've found myself trying to help a group of 4 families trying to pay rent for February. They need $5500. I can cover most of it, but I'm starting to get tapped out. If anyone can help contribute anything, I'd appreciate it. Venmo: @eikleinbaum

Can we, as Minnesotans, please push to get venmo transfers considered tax deductible this year?

I have yet to experience donor fatigue. Feels more like donor mania.

Got an email saying the MN Orchestra is postponing next week's performance of Peter and the Wolf to October because of ICE. My 4 yr old is going to be devastated. We've been talking about it for months.

I would like to take a rest from my hyperlocal news sources breaking national news, please.

I'll be honest. While I'm glad the Republicans cynically draping themselves in the 2nd amendment is seemingly falling apart, I don't know why you would bring a gun to observe ICE. What's the plan? To get in a gunfight with federal agents?

I'm famous! that's my ear and shoulder right next to Cheryl Reeve's head.

As clergy pray, arrests begin

Can bluesky put a "I don't not like this, I am acknowledging that its horrifying" button next to the like button?

Well meaning guy shouting at me from driver's seat of his minivan: "Why are you out here? Why do you want to be around ICE? They just killed a lady." Me, pointing at my home: "I live here."

Are my coworkers totally ignorant of what's going on, or are they just better at hiding their inability to do any work?

I feel like it should be re-highlighted that the only thing people are doing is alerting people to the presence of ICE, documenting interactions, and letting people know their rights. There is no obstruction happening. Why that would make their jobs harder?

I think I'm going to start journaling. Right now, my brain is so foggy, I can hardly remember what happened last week, and I feel like in a few years, I'm going to want to look back at everything that's happened here.

Small bit of local good news: State Fair board included funding to enlarge the south bike lot in a recent vote.

The amount of money getting passed between essentially strangers on venmo to help fill needs in my neighborhood mutual aid groups is mind-boggling. Thousands of dollar asks are getting filled in hours. No one is concerned about scams. Everyone is just trying to help neighbors.

Sorry to say to all of you posting thermometer pics of tap water, but it is my professional opinion that unless you can produce a calibration certificate of your thermometer, it's probably wildly innacuate.

George and the Dragon is doing this in Lynnhurst. No restaurant is safe.

Keep this up till the MN highschool hockey tournament is canceled. Then those outstaters will see the light.

good day Minnesotans! 🇨🇦 sends love.🍁❤️

Can we, as Minnesotans, please push to get venmo transfers considered tax deductible this year?

20% faster than a regular sled!

We really needed this whimsy.

Thinking about how in a few weeks when Minnesotans win Olympic Medals... and there should be many (looking at you, Jessie Diggins)... I expect to see some Minnesota flags flying on National TV.

UNITE HERE Local 17 represents more than 6,000 workers. The majority of our membership is women, immigrants and people of color. Minnesota is under attack by Federal ICE Agents indiscriminately targeting people of color. WE NEED YOUR HELP — Please support this hardship fund.

Amazing show of support for MN from 28 Members of Congress from around the country. The country needs to know the harm Trump’s “retribution” has done to our state.

We’ve seen flagrant violations in MN of civil rights and free speech. We deserve accountability. That’s why I’m proud to partner with @omarfatehmn.com and Sen Champion to introduce a bill that allows for civil lawsuits for constitutional violations by federal agents.

We need to be to the degree good as the fascists are to the degree evil.