April showers (and snow storms) bring May flowers! It’s time for our May popup and this time we are coming to a new city, Bloomington! Come visit us at Smith Park by the Walmart off American blvd near 394 and the Mall of Amerika. (1/2)

We can’t thank yall enough for meeting our goal. Our next steps are putting in the order and waiting for it to arrive for people to request 💕💕💕

this event still needs volunteers for door greeters! Email [email protected] with interest ❤️ Clean Air Karaoke !!! New City Center 3104 16th Ave S, Minneapolis Saturday May 9th, 6:00-9:00pm Wear a mask: N95 or similar quality required- wear your best fit.

We hope the spring has been kind to everyone. We in the bloc are needing to restock on earloop masks and we need help from yall 💞 please share with your friends and loved ones and if you have the means please give so we can continue to distribute resources out into the community 🌞💗

It’s time once again for our pop-up! Due to potential cold weather/rain, Back Pocket Vintage in west St. Paul will be hosting us inside. Come hang out and pick up resources for yourself and your community! We will have double the amount of covid tests from last month!

It’s Wastewater Wednesday! How are COVID levels? We’re using two sources to help us keep track of the country and our state of Oregon. Thank you to @michael-hoerger.bsky.social for the map and graph, and OHA for continuing to track data coming from our wastewater treatment centers!

Don’t catch covid Wear a respirator - ffp2/3 Open windows Clean the air- Use a Hepa Air Purifier #Covidisairborne

“Death of Rohingya refugee left in parking lot by US border agents ruled a homicide [by medical examiner’s office] *** Nurul Amin Shah, 56, who was visually impaired, was left outside Buffalo Tim Hortons on cold night and later died” 4/1/26

Today is April 2nd and rent is DUE. I'm barnraising for M, a mom in Northeast who has had a very difficult time asking for help for her family because the ICE terror has eroded their trust & sense of safety. They need $2100 total; $100 has already been sent to M. Can you chip in or share? 🌻

We have our next pop-up at Powderhorn park next weekend! Due to many factors outside of our control in January and February, we weren’t able to do a pop-up. Please join us at Powderhorn park to pickup supplies and also chat with us! We hope to you out there 💗💗💗💗

Our neighbors need our support! Please donate to help keep Albi Kitchen on their feet during this unexpected downturn! (And go check them out, the food is made with love, with many recipes passed down through Fardowsa’s family - it’s delicious!!) chuffed.org/project/1689...

We met our latest fundraising goal before anyone even had the chance to cross post our initial announcement!! THANK YOU 😭❤️ We’re hoping to redistribute surplus to community members harmed by ❄️🧊🥶 Feel free to link GFMs and share suggestions below

Tear gas and smoke filling north and northeast Minneapolis tonight on is a perfectly clear winter night in the city. Keep your windows closed.

And they're *cold* turds

we got shadow banned on IG 💀 Our inst*gram account is being censored and our link tree is blocked from being opened through the site You can still screenshot the QR codes we have in our avi (and most images) to get to our link tree thru mobile though

211/250!! we’re less than $40 away from our goal to restock covid tests just in time for holiday shenanigans #happyholidays

We at Mask Bloc MSP will be taking a pause, but we want to make sure people are still able to access resources before the pause. Reach out via email or on social media for any questions. We will still be having our Mask Bloc pop-up if you want to pick up supplies. Stay safe and happy holidays!

we’re at 151/250! less than $100 to meet our goal to restock on RATS 🐀😷 #thankful #CovidTest #MutualAid

we’re out here for 30 more min, come say hi!!

It’s time for our next pop up! We’ve been enjoying meeting with people and our next pop-up is in North Minneapolis. Please share, so we can get resources out to others and let people know about ways they can protect themselves and others! (1/2)

Do you or someone you know need a giant box of N95 masks? 440 pack of 3M 9205+ for $30 www.amazon.com/Aura-Particu... Shipping was slow, but from Woot.com, which means they came through the direct supply chain 3M established with Amazon after Amazon had some "selling counterfeits" issues.

Hey Twin Cities! We’re hoping to get a head start on the upcoming holiday surge. We’re keeping the goal small and hoping to fundraise another $250, so we can purchase 56 more boxes of Covid tests by December 25th. We’re so grateful for your continued support! (1/2)

Find the new Mask Request Form for Events in the link in our bio! Please use the Events link to request masks or tests for your event. Requesting them with many days in advance will make it more likely that we will be able to fulfill your request, so don't delay! linktr.ee/maskblocmsp

Goal exceeded 🥳🥳 we reached 390/350! thanks so much everyone

🎉 now at 290/350 🎉 just $60 to go to expand our kids mask sizes #MutualAid

✨update✨ we’re at 160/350 - almost half way there! 😷🤠

😷♥️We have a new fundraiser that we need help getting met! $20 a day will help us get more children’s masks for the community and we need YOUR help in doing so 💞💞 We appreciate everyone and sharing is caring! #twincities #antifa #covid

We have our pop up nailed down for the month of October and we want you to come out to pick up supplies if you are in the Saint Paul area! If you want specific inventory, feel free to put an order in to pick up at the pop up!

We’re officially closing the fundraiser we launched last March that was started to replenish our supply of duckbills, ear loop masks, and to fund the purchase of respirators with a clear panel (smile masks) to support our Deaf and HOH community/their loved ones 🧵(1/?)

🚨Action Alert🚨 The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) is accepting public comments through the federal eRuleMaking portal until this Saturday September 13th! Find more info 🔗 here (1/2) www.cdc.gov/acip/meeting...

A small update on our pay methods: Our paypal handle has changed effective today. Our kofi and venmo remain the same. Thanks to everyone who has donated so far to keep the bloc running. Stay tuned for fundraising updates in the coming week ✨

one of the coolest things about masks is that it doesn’t matter what variant or pathogen or allergen etc it just filters you just have to wear it

🚨Rescheduled due to possible severe weather🚨 There will be no pop up this weekend, instead you can find us at Western Sculpture Park in Saint Paul next Saturday August 23rd, from 11am to 3pm. There will be cold water, masks, and rapid Covid tests that don't expire until 06/2026

We're back with another pop-up! Join us at Western Sculpture Park on Saturday August 16th from 11am to 3pm to pick up rapid tests. These tests don't expire until June 2026, so they will be good for a while. We'll also have cold water for people stopping by! #masking #saintpaul #community

We just found out about African Immigrants Community Services having their FREE covid testing at their address of Franklin ave! We hope that people are staying as safe as they can during this time of increased spread. 🧵(1/2)

this is still happening today!! we’ll also have a limited amount of masks since the AQI is so bad

Pop up from Mask Bloc MSP for rapid action Covid tests that expire 7/17/25! Come get some tests at the corner or Nicollet Mall and 9th st by the target store to give to people before they expire. We will have cold water available for people passing through (1/2)

📢 Help us cross the halfway mark of our ongoing fundraiser to restock the bloc! Every dollar donated goes toward purchasing a variety of supplies – high quality N95 respirators, KF94s, and tests – to share freely with community members, because #WeKeepUsSafer. (1/2)

The intense cruelty of cutting Medicaid/Medicare at the start of Disability Pride Month doesn't surprise me, but it underscores an increasing need to protect and care for one another. One easy way to show solidarity, plus have safer meetings and public spaces, is to #MaskUp with an N95 or better. 😷♿

Minneapolis People's Pride is back on June 28th, 12-4pm at Powderhorn Park! This is a masks required event. Every break in the chain of transmission of Covid (and other airborne illnesses) is a benefit to our community! Masking up also helps the most vulnerable… 🧵 (1/3)

⚠😷 Another great reason to #MaskUp: Minnesota officials are warning about measles exposure at the Mall of America after a child who was infectious visited the indoor theme park on May 24th. Link: www.axios.com/local/twin-c... People who were at the mall between 5 pm and 9 pm that day may...(1/3🧵)

🎊 We’re a third of the way to our goal! Thank you to everyone who has donated so far, and please share and use the donation links in our bio to give what you can to get us the rest of the way. All funds go directly toward restocking high-quality respirator masks 🧵(1/3)

UPDATE: MSP y’all rock so hard! We’re down to just over 1000 Osom brand covid tests! We’re working through our remaining requests, but if you need covid tests urgently, here are some locations we’ve dropped off tests at* a 🧵 *supply may vary, call to confirm if any remain

Our access to COVID vaccines is under attack. It’s more important than ever to make our voices heard by making public comment to the FDA by May 23 at 11:59 PM EST. Use our template available on our substack at peoplescdc.substack.com/p/vaccine-ac...

In just under 2 weeks, a large number of covid rapid antigen tests in our stock will reach their expiry dates! If you’re attending or hosting an event (even a masked one) before May 28th, consider requesting enough tests for all attendees to test 3 to 5 days afterwards: linktr.ee/maskblocmsp

There are COVID-Safer Community Events coming up! Mask up and play board games this Sunday, May 11, from 2 - 4 pm at the Rondo Community Library, and make sure to mark your calendar for the dates listed on the last slide too! If you need masks, use the link in our bio to access our request form!