Thanks to everyone for reaching out about how important it is to them for Pilllar to stay open. I’m happy to report that we’ve found a path forward for them to open back up their venue side tomorrow!! The massive show of community support all across the city for Pilllar was so heartening to see.

Today I voted against contracting with the drone company Skydio and I was proud the City Council voted down working with a company that contracts with ICE. Metro Surge was a test of our constitutional rights. Opening up the door to further erosions of our civil liberties would be a massive mistake.

The argument is being made that we need to have mass surveillance drones that work with ICE because every City will be going this direction & not having drones will cause Minneapolis residents to be “collateral damage” Maintaining civil liberties while other cities get rid of them is a good thing!

I've seen enough! In City Hall, I'm working on transit improvements and decarbonization buildings right now. We know that gas in buildings and oil from cars and trucks are the two biggest sources of carbon pollution. Transit and electrification of buildings are our way out.

I can't breathe the air, I can't eat lettuce, I can't afford gas, and my kids have measles. But at least now our soldiers will have enough testosterone.

ICE has killed another person, this time by depriving him of life-sustaining medication for a known medical condition. Jesus Manuel Arenas-Silva was detained on Thursday. He was dead by Monday. Per @detentionwatchnetwork.org:

ICE murdered multiple people in the last week, and Tom Homan said in June they arrested the most people ever in the history of the agency. Yesterday’s Minneapolis ICE flight had 45 detainees which was the highest single day total since February 4th. ICE never left & your neighbors still need you.

My office is hosting a town hall on Wednesday July 15th at 6 PM at Audubon Park with County Attorney Mary Moriarty on Red Flag laws. Come join us!

AOC: I said this a couple of weeks ago: I would not be surprised if, when ICE funding started up again, we would start to see more civilian deaths at the hands of ICE. And that’s exactly what has happened. We didn’t see things like this happening with the same degree when we froze ICE funding.

Another ICE murder in Maine this morning. I’m not sure what other crimes against humanity people need to see them commit to understand that no local government should have any contact or association with them, and certainly shouldn’t be using the same drone surveillance company as them.

My office has been tabling this morning at the Ecuadorian Consulate resource fair having a great time connecting residents to City resources and services.

In Minnesota, girls sell lemonade on the street to help their sisters arrested by ICE. Stephen Miller’s goons are very much still here. Sign reads, “Please help us raise money for my sisters because they were arrested by ICE” & this has been confirmed by trusted community members.

ICE murdered Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston this week. ICE immediately started lying just like with Renee Good saying Lorenzo was trying to run over the agents, but eye witnesses dispute this and the agents weren’t wearing body cameras. Then ICE mocked Lorenzo as he laid in the street dying.

The drone company Skydio also contracts with ICE, which for any reasonable person would be a non-starter after Operation Metro Surge. It makes no sense to risk handing over surveillance footage of Minneapolis residents to ICE after they’ve spent the year murdering & kidnapping Minneapolis residents.

You would think that being against mass surveillance and opposing contracting with drone companies that work with ICE would be a no-brainer in Minneapolis after we were occupied in Operation Metro Surge. But yet, this is still being pushed forward. This is why local politics matter. Get involved!

Our campaign rooftop fundraiser is on Sunday, July 19, from 3:00–5:00 PM! I’m so excited to see so many members of our community and spend the afternoon together. Looking forward to seeing you there💜

10 years ago today Philando Castile was murdered by St Anthony Police Officer Jeronimo Yanez, who never faced criminal consequences and walks free to this day. As do his colleagues who when they showed up didn’t render medical aid to Philando, choosing to console a crying Officer Yanez instead.

Minneapolis Police didn’t intervene in any ICE murders or kidnappings during Operation Metro Surge. And now Mayor Frey announced he’s ordering Minneapolis Police to intervene and arrest people who are homeless or using drugs, giving ICE another pretext to kidnap them under the Laken Riley Act.

Using the official City of Minneapolis account this way is disgusting. Not only is this content dehumanizing, but the account continues to be politicized in support of the Mayor. It’s a massive disservice and liability for the City to have no avenues for official nonpartisan information anymore.

The Supreme Court has been illegitimate for years and any democrat running for federal office not willing to nuke the whole thing is not ready for this moment. Similarily, any local elected official who says “not my jurisdiction” or thinks local protections aren’t needed needs to go immediately.

Happy Pride from wonderful Northeast and Pride supporters! @elliottpayne.org @jdavismpls.bsky.social @liam2manynames.bsky.social

HAPPY PRIDE MINNEAPOLIS! ❤️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

The City of Minneapolis welcomes all. Happy Pride!!

Happy Pride!! It’s a beautiful day here at Powderhorn Park for People’s Pride. We’re proud to be celebrating this weekend after we passed the historic Pride In Policy package at our last Council meeting which codified needed protections for our 2SLGBTQIA+ community. See you at the parade tomorrow!

Happy Pride! And we can be even more proud of how Minneapolis makes policy that strengthens our values - thanks to @jchavezmpls.bsky.social’s leadership, Minneapolis is even more loudly saying that the 2SLGBTQIA+ community respected, welcomed, and needed here. Thank you CM Jason Chavez!

Ant and Lamelo Ball could be good but trading Naz Reid while Beringer was supposedly “untouchable” in a Giannis trade is wild work. Tim Connelly also must secretly love watching fans be outraged because trading Naz Reid he is about to experience a whole other level

Congrats to @bradlander.bsky.social who came to Minneapolis during the heart of Operation Metro Surge to help us resist ICE’s illegal occupation of our City. Can’t wait until he’s in congress where he’ll work to abolish ICE.

Every time a story like this is published, which feels almost daily at this point, I'm always taken aback by the fact that nearly half of the Minneapolis City Council is to the right of so many ostensibly conservative Greater MN localities on this issue. www.startribune.com/minnesota-co...

Such a relief that he’s gone. Addition by subtraction and now lots of flexibility to make another big move in the next few days.

Wild to look at these Star Tribune poll numbers on data centers knowing half of the Minneapolis City Council supports them. Such a unifying issue across every single demographic and yet some politicians are so captured by corporate interests they still want to shove them down people’s throats.

On June 19th, 1865, the last enslaved people of African descent still held in human bondage received news of their freedom in Galveston Texas—a full two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. That delay was a deliberate choice by the white enslavers in their desperate attempt to hold onto power.

The council chamber was full with supporters wearing buttons reading “end the ban” as over 30 residents spoke. The overflow room was also at capacity, with others in the hallway. Dozens spoke in favor of repealing the ban and touched on issues such as public health, tourism and city history.

learned from strib that dawanna witt's campaign manager is alex lewison, who was the deputy treasurer for rich stanek's campaign against dave hutchinson for hennepin county sheriff yet DFL delegates were told to endorse witt at convention to avoid a return to republican aka stanek era?

Today at our Public Health Safety & Equity committee at 1:30 PM we have a public hearing on our bathhouse regulations ordinance. These ordinance changes are technical amendments that will end legalized homophobia that was codified when the ban was passed into law.

What a great night for the 98th annual Northeast parade!! It was so great celebrating on Central Ave with our community.

Today during the BHZ committee, CMs Rainville, Shaffer, and Warren voted twice to kill these amendments. Despite research presented that bans *increase* HIV transmission. Despite history showing this ban was made out of homophobia.These same CMs will be at Pride while voting against our communities.

#OnThisDay April 24 1934: The Führer establishes the "People's Court" to pursue political opponents. Initially its prosecutors maintain a semblance of legitimacy, but progressively abandon all such pretense as the court becomes a key instrument of the regime's oppression and terror.

anyone yelling at jason chavez for "not doing enough" is a goddamn fed

What's starting in Minneapolis today is going to be just like the Broadview 6 case. A desperate attempt at a show trial pursued by dumb, vicious prosecutors performing for an audience of one. An attempt to discourage and scare people from fighting back. It's not going to work.

Observing ICE activity is not a crime. This is another attempt from Trump’s authoritarian regime to try and suppress free speech and dissent. But we will never stop exercising our constitutional right to legally observe the federal government’s illegal activities.

Elect a new mayor, get a championship basketball team? Something to consider

The Knicks absolutely owe Tim Connelley a ring for taking Julius Randle off their hands and gifting them KAT.

Zohran really ended the knicks curse after only 5 months in office that’s wild.

There’s a heavily contested race for county attorney & commissioner, but in my precinct caucus the person who wanted to be a delegate to oppose Sheriff Witt’s collaboration with ice easily won our 1 delegate slot. Delegates are speaking for my neighbors & I when they say NO DFL endorsement for Witt

Happy pride!! This morning was the first ever drag show hosted in City Hall. It was a powerful message to our 2SLGBTQIA+ community that you will always be protected and celebrated here Minneapolis. www.startribune.com/minneapolis-...

A Becka Thompson video came across my FB feed and in only watching 1 minute I heard her say the LA Mayor election was rigged, everyone there loves Spencer Pratt, and there’s 0 chance Nithya Raman got that many votes. This is who All of MPLS and groups like the downtown council want to run our city

I’ll be at Bauhaus for my office hours until 7 PM tonight. Come stop by!

So the Star Tribune is laying off dozens of actual journalists while at the same time hiring on Republicans Jim Schultz & Pat Garofalo as columnists? For an organization that seemed offended at the notion they’d sell to Alpha News they sure seem to be working hard to copy their model.

Started his career as commissioner banning Donald Sterling from the NBA for life for being racist. And now he’s standing behind a fascist pedophile that defended Sterling at the time. Adam silver doing a great job representing the massive backsliding from institutions that has occurred.

Ward 1 office hours are tomorrow June 9th from 5-7 PM at Bauhaus! Come join to share what’s important to you or to get help from my office.