I really want people to start calling it the WNBA and the MenBA

Hi all. Tonight I'm barnraising to pool funds with the folks at South Minneapolis Mutual Aid to work together to support a very large back rent need for a family facing eviction. The total need is $7600; I'm hoping we can pool $2000+ to contribute to this need. Can you chip in or share? 🌻

Are you going to #PyConUS? Have you booked in our hotel block? New on the blog, some hard numbers & why we’re in a tight spot. We only have until April 24th to turn the tide, so please read, share, and book your PyCon US stay in the official block today.

i can't post about the HHS hearing re HCMC rn because i am at work, but staff from HCMC are speaking now. Talking about uncompensated care--and how it is rapidly escalating. 40 mil in 2020; 104 mil in 2024 and it is expected to rise. 24% of that care in 2024 came from outside of Hennepin Co.

We also have a solution for this.

Our community continues to face an extreme housing crisis cause by Operation Metro Surge. Recent reports by Homeline show that eviction filings are up by 18% in Minnesota compared to this time last year. I am proud to bring forward an extension of the 30 pre-eviction notice period to 45 days.

The push for institutional neutrality, like the so-called “free-speech crisis,” was always a right wing ploy to get universities to stop pointing out obvious things like “fascists are ascendant” and “racism is bad.” It is sad that so many university “leaders” took the bait.

My bottom line with AI is that I just don't want to...

How much work can I do from my phone so I don't have to disturb Xena?

The destruction of all search engines is the tech story of the last decade imo

WaPo website replaced search with AI and it's going great

Love all the online experts thinking they know more than Coach Reeve

Drop your crime fighting Catholics

Man Who Threw Molotov Cocktail At Sam Altman’s Home Claims He Was Following ChatGPT Recipe For Risotto https://theonion.com/man-who-threw-molotov-cocktail-at-sam-altmans-home-claims-he-was-following-chatgpt-recipe-for-risotto/

The whole idea that we can’t figure out education is belied by the way we pay cops. Give teachers a $90k a year salary and overtime and watch the ranks swell and outcomes improve (and watch your need for cops decrease)

Great news!! Hungary’s Viktor Orban has conceded defeat! No appetite for the Putin type regime promoted by Trump. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/12/w...

Is he saying that our side is the side of big money?

I love my senate district! I have the best and most caring neighbors 🤍🥹

I can't believe the DFL still Pledges Allegiance to the Flag, complete with the God line

Pro tip: noise cancelling headset at the political convention

Crown looking great

Brought a craft to the SD63 DFL convention. Already spotted @taylordahlin.com

The greed is wild. Apple is worth nearly $4 trillion but can't tolerate a single store with unionized workers because they're so against workers getting what they deserve.

Minneapolis saw eviction filings increase by 60% from the same time last year. @homelinemn.org correctly attributes the low eviction numbers prior to March to massive mutual aid efforts. Neighbors raised millions for rental assistance during Operation Metro Surge. buff.ly/sKBXfgs

If you work, you owe your thanks to former labor Secretary Frances Perkins – the architect behind the 40-hour workweek, the minimum wage, unemployment insurance, and Social Security. On her birthday today and every day, America’s unions celebrate her legacy and leadership.

Today is day 129 of the ICE occupation of MN. There’s been a lot of focus on resistance and rapid response in the Twin Cities, but our friends and neighbors across the state have also been doing this work! Cheers to the brave rapid responders of greater Minnesota.

The capture of major media was a critical part of how we got here

Hi all. Today we received an urgent rent need for an immigrant family in Alexandria MN who is already into the eviction process. Their full need is $3260; I received $960 extra last night which I already forwarded to them. $960/3260 is 29% funded already. Can anyone chip in or share? 🌻

So the mostly young people who protested against Israeli genocide "accomplished nothing" AND also you demand that they protest now against the war in Iran... I see.

Donate today, get a special bird drawing!

The closure of HCMC would be catastrophic for Minnesotans. HCMC is a shining example our health care system *should* work — they accept patients regardless of whether they have insurance or the ability to pay massive medical bills. Today, we’re advancing legislation to save this vital resource.

Getting oddly emotional watching the taxes committee today about HCMC and North Memorial. Taxes are good! We should support the systems that support Minnesotans at their lowest, scariest, and hardest moments!!!!

If you ever wanted to find all the trans employees in the federal government to purge them, this would be the move you'd do. www.cnn.com/2026/04/08/h...

My latest is a reflection on the cycle of dread, disaster, and temporary reprieves we’re all navigating, what that cycle is doing to us, and how we can avoid losing ourselves to it. This edition also includes a roundup of must-read pieces that have helped me think about this moment.

Ok any donation $10 or above I will draw you a bird outside of a Minneapolis locale and post it and alt text it here AND tag you. This is for @sheridanlair.bsky.social . Micah’s drawings still cost $100 bc child labor.

I have an announcement! At the CD5 convention on May 9th, there are two open spots to represent CD5 on the Constitution, Bylaws and Rules committee. The CBRC handles the internal governing of the DFL and they are the committee to change rules around gender and the Code of Conduct. So I'm running.

Hey! So @elitalksmpls.bsky.social and I need to raise another $2200 to feed 40 families this week. If you donate $50 or more and post or message proof, I will draw a bird for you. If you donate $100 or more, my son Micah will draw a bird for you. Venmo: @kevin-nye-3 CashApp: $RevKev

Hi all. Today we have 2 unmet needs on our sheet so far: L's rent is already partially paid $800/2300- he needs March and April rent A's April rent is $850. I can't champion as much as usual today but if you can chip in or share, I'd really appreciate it! 🌻

I mean, it's not like Walz is actually a progressive. Same disappointing Governor, same playbook

Things that help calm the nervous system, quickly: - Box breathing (in for 4, hold for 4, out for 4, hold for 4, repeat) - Immerse your face in cold water (activates mammalian dive reflex) - Humming (stimulates vagus nerve) - Exercise (anything helps, outside even better) - Impeachment and removal

I guess I can go back to planning my mermaid gala outfit

Can’t think of anything to do right now? Help pay a Minneapolis immigrant family’s rent!

Remember how you felt about people defending their neighbors in Chicago, Minneapolis, and other cities around the US? Extend that empathy a bit further, to people Trump is calling animals. It may hurt to stop and think about how much you have in common with those people. That's okay. Let it.

Remember when Iranian protesters were being leveraged to manufacture consent for this war? Now, Trump calls all Iranians "animals" and says he will bomb the country "into the Stone Age."

Is it okay to count all this as "one sticker"?

HCMC is too important to close. Sign our petition now and call on Minnesota lawmakers to create a dedicated revenue source to Save HCMC! www.careforhcmc.com

Lower/Middle class ppl defending capitalism.

#PrivateEquity is the scourge of everything! Their goal is to suck all the equity & profit out of acquisitions, purging assets & people in the process, even if they are supposed to be providing vital care, services, selling for scrap. Its worst in #Eldercare www.minnpost.com/state-govern...