Now: Dropkick Murphys hit the stage for a benefit in Minneapolis across from where Alex Pretti was killed by federal agents. “We cannot thank you enough for all you’ve done on behalf of freedom and democracy in America”

So let me get this straight ... 1. US bombs Iran 2. Oil price goes up a bit, benefitting Russia's petrostate 3. Russia gives Iran targeting info 4. Oil price shoots WAY up 5. US unsanctions Russian oil

“This is the first oil and gas crisis-slash-pricing scare in which clean alternatives to oil and gas are fully price-competitive.” heatmap.news/energy/iran-...

tornado siren but for rainbows

Yesterday I observed 15 shackled detainees being loaded on the ICE Air flight at MSP. In this clip, as the last one hobbles on, staff put away a full-body WRAP restraint, which had been laid out next to the airstairs. ICE Air & WRAP: www.ap.org/news-highlig... Data: ottergoose.net/ice-flights-...

I’ve started sayin “He’s wearing a wire!” when I see these glasses. One man overheard and pulled them off. 😭😭😭

A lot of people making crude jokes online, but frankly, I don’t think high oil prices are that funny.

Normally don’t do this, but the Twin Cities are occupied and there are a lot of folks I know who are helping people with very acute needs. I know a lot of good folks out there have offered to help or want to know how they can help, so I may occasionally boost fundraisers for folk or causes I trust.

In Madison, on-route chargers seem to be making the battery buses run well. grist.org/transportati...

When it’s sunny, you go to Afton by bus and slip and slide on the trails. I’m ok though! Just a bit sore. Thanks to the two who joined me! If you want in on the fun, complete this form: cryptpad.fr/form/#/2/for...

2008 vibes - our last big gas price spike. PBLs had just emerged in US cities. Biking was a way to reduce dependence and save money. We’ve since gone through safety, equity, and health waves. Back now to gas prices & oil dependency. When do we just get to say, “Biking is a multisolving good, LFG!”

The thing about all these freak AI execs constantly going "our machine may have gained sentience?!" is that they want slaves. That they are ok with slave labor. And *then* it always, always turns out their latest AI trick actually used slave labor somewhere in the global south. They're slavers.

Turkeys waiting for the bus.

Stevenson: Homeline says they've seen more calls for rent assistance than they did in any quarter during COVID. We're seeing an eviction crisis looming that is bigger than COVID. That's their professional expertise.

A bill with $40 million in rent relief is headed to the Minnesota Senate floor next week. Lead author @lindseyportmn.bsky.social crafted a bill that addresses the urgency of the moment. Plus, the bill includes my provision to extend pre eviction notices from 14 to 30 days temporarily.

Do you like bikes and hate ice? Having a t-shirt printing fundraiser on 3/15 from 1-4 at Perennial Cycle. You can bring your own t-shirt and get it printed on or there will be some available for $25. Raising money for local rent funds.

This tool is gender, believe it or not.

NEW “We’re celebrating a tradition that is at its core about resisting occupation and maintaining community in the face of horrors. You can’t keep politics out of Irish music. No one should try, for two reasons. First, it’s ahistorical. Second, Minnesotans are ready for a big anti-fascist party.”

Bicycle 🎨Erwin Wurm

wow can't believe slurs would do that

Turkeys know how to get around.

Let's talk about 287(g) agreements. The TLDR is, they suck. Less trust for our local law enforcement, more unreported crime, and the deputizing of Gestapo antics. #287g #aclu #iceout #mnhouse #mnleg

I’d enjoy this moment more if I didn’t believe most of the dunks coming from politicians were just kayfabe

Kristi Noem led a lawless and violent agency that wreaked havoc on our state and killed two Minnesotans. Her firing is welcome news, but it is much too late.

I’m chipping in from PDX! If others are looking to donate, give the actual donation page a second to load — I’m hoping the lag means lots of donating happening now 💸

Timeline Cleanse

🎶You got the mother and her kids. You got the guy and his date...🎶

Free public transit for all means birds too.

Turkeys waiting for the bus.

This sounds like an ad, but it's about murder.

wishing a very SLEEP WITH ONE EYE OPEN to all other anti-trans Democrats nervously looking ahead to their own primaries

coincidence? you decide

that's murder

this should be the end of the Gavin Newsom 2028 discussion. the party has spoken, full stop

The state requires landlords to give tenants 14 days notice before filing for eviction. St. Paul City Council had long planned to increase that to 30 days. They're now thinking of temporarily extending it to 60 days, through Dec. 31. www.twincities.com/2026/03/04/s...

I’m not trying to make a glib or superficial comparison, but this phone message is a grim premonition of what awaits Americans the next time there’s a big natural disaster in the US. Planning for the safety of ordinary people is not something the federal government does anymore, at home or abroad.

A Starbucks manager blows up after being called out by customers for barista harassment and union-busting 😳 THIS is what solidarity looks like!

I got this today after paying a family’s back rent to stop an eviction that had been filed. I feel that weight in my bones, and I’m glad she gets to sleep tonight. No one should ever have to feel that fear.

MSP crafter friends: who would be interested in a fundraiser stitch and bitch with proceeds going to @naomi111.bsky.social and @elitalksmpls.bsky.social’s grocery runs for neighbors?

Black folks really were always living in the reality the rest of us are waking up to now

Gemini told him to commit an act of terrorism at the Miami airport to intercept a delivery of a large humanoid robot body for it, telling him to "to stage a “catastrophic accident”, with the goal of “ensuring complete destruction of the transport vehicle … all digital records and witnesses"

They are definitely underestimating attendance for a free Dropkick Murphy's show.

Rent is due!

Ami looks normal to me. Dunno what that other dude is doing

A legal observer in Cold Spring urged us to share that on 2/5, an ICE agent threatened to kill them. The agent purposely stood in front of their car and used the bogus fear of being hit to justify the threat. As the news cycle turns its eye away from MN, we will not forget.

Rent is due!

Emmanuel Damas, 56, died at a Scottsdale hospital on Monday due to complications from a tooth infection after being held at the Florence Correctional Center in Arizona. The death was first reported by the Arizona Daily Star. Full story: lataco.com/the-10th-dea... by @eltragon.bsky.social

One thing I think is lost on folks who are not in the fight is how people like Ian raise thousands of dollars, covering rent for dozens of families, and STILL feel like it isn’t enough. I see it in everyone who is lending any amount of help. We are tortured by the thought that we can’t do it all.

Landlord (Yellow Tree) posting eviction notices before rent is even late in order to get a head start on the 30 day notice requirement in Minneapolis. "Just so if someone does need to be evicted." www.reddit.com/r/Minneapoli...