Sadly, my sense is that years of work with the "stop for me" efforts in St. Paul (which I've written about more than once) have made zero difference on the streets. If anything, drivers have gotten worse. www.startribune.com/after-uptick...

CBS didn't run the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT, but over here at @propublica.org we've been working on the story since March, including finding out who each and every man sent to that maximum security prison was. You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...

“It turns out that banishing the slur from public discourse was, in fact, important. Because now it’s back and it turns out that it does matter when subtext becomes actual text, when terrible people enable open hatred and bigotry, encouraging others to emulate them, degrading us all.”

Transportation is intersectional. It affects how we move, where we live, the climate, our health, and our safety. Support our work and help us improve the way we move, and in turn, improve the way we live. youtu.be/crBcSLGurq0

The self-deprecating "annoying" tag can be set aside, at least for this excellent post: my friend's blog is a crucial site for breadth and depth of engagement with Twin Cities restaurants, and always pitched with great pictures and smart (& -aleck) prose. myannoyingopinions.com/2025/12/17/t...

Daniels' essay is exceptional -- and he helps me to zero in on another aspect of the omnivorous brilliance of Lee. (Is there anything Spike Lee can't do?)

Less than 48 hours after the deadly attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach that left more than a dozen dead, Australian authorities announced proposals for sweeping new gun laws. n.pr/48UTa7g

Donald Trump has brought his lawlessness to Minnesota, sending ICE agents here to divide and terrorize our communities. But House DFLers will always stand with our neighbors. We are Minnesotans. And Minnesotans have each other’s backs.

This is a phenomenally useful, clear paper — for me and my colleagues in the humanities, in conversation with colleagues in the social sciences, and in tension (at times) with a tech-fetishizing approach to University systems (like curriculum, pedagogy, and student success practices).

A Somali man from Minneapolis says officers refused to view his I.D. and drove him to immigration court and ICE offices before releasing him. Written by Katelyn Vue.

It’s blustery and snowy. So I am reading a great novel centered on a force of nature. The cat has other plans.

The #Rethinking94 presentation right now is arguing we can have a lot of benefits of freeway removal right next to the freeway, with attractive renderings of spacious bike lanes & happy families sitting & relaxing in a park-like atmosphere. Noise of whizzing traffic & diesel fumes not portrayed

Let’s do more: strengthen schools, keep all of our neighbors safe, stand up to bullies, and create housing for all. I’m working to ensure the promise of Minnesota is fulfilled. Join my re-election kickoff on Tue Dec 16 5:30 - 7:00 PM. RSVP for location: [email protected] DoronForSenate.org

Rory Scovel, Fitzgerald Theater. I should have worn *my* santa hat, too.

Mayor Elect Her leads St. Paul through history with hope | By Anabel Bradley, Hamline University

Neighbors, come tell your stories about the huge, loud, smelly, dangerous and heavily used highway in our communities. This weekend, Sunday from 2 - 5 p.m. at 262 University Ave (Green Line Western Station). Can't make it but want to tell your I-94 story? See www.ourstreetsmn.org/get-involved...

Wankin’, Blankin’, and Nad.

‘Franklin Goes to The Hague’

It’s very odd that we entrust the clearing of public sidewalks (which are part of our transportation network) to private property owners & businesses. We get results like this business that cleared only their walkways & left the rest of the sidewalk covered in snow. #PlowMPLSsidewalks 1/4

First Secretary of Defense you could defeat by painting a tunnel on the side of a boulder.

I need everyone, esp anyone working in education or tech (but really everyone) to WATCH THIS CLIP of @drtanksley.bsky.social discussing the technologies infiltrating our schools & psyches and how she is addressing it with our young people. youtu.be/5mtcSL4S3HQ

One of the themes of our new police state is the sheer lack of professionalism. They can't do the basics, and when challenged, double down. A dysfunctional organizational culture deeply suspicious of the society they are tasked with controlling. bsky.app/profile/radl...

Rundown of today’s ICE raids in Midway. Thanks to all who were able to record and to protest.

i want to put this in front of conservative pundits who defended this raid bsky.app/profile/raws...

Following up on this. This remains a ‘cave is minutes or hours away’ situation. If you want to impact how this plays out you need to contact senators literally now. I want to add additional points of context. What I’m relaying is what I’ve picked up from highly reliable sources.

“Every bit of this is disheartening on its face. But it’s actually worse than any first-blush irritation, that familiar annoyance that comes from encountering still another textbook exercise in witless triangulation. “ This is indeed a fantastic essay.

Too Much Douthat.

i want to repeat this: mamdani and spanberger have run similar campaigns tailored to their respective electorates and it is maddening to watch political journalists attempt to create some broad contrast where none exist

The only truly devestating interview you could do with Trump is a series of factual questions asked by someone with no affect: “How does a bill become a law?” “Name three countries where American troops are stationed.” “Will you be raising tariffs on Wakanda?”

I wrote about the should-be-illegal trend of fencing off sidewalks because poor people are nearby. www.minnpost.com/cityscape/20...

Very useful thread, carefully unpacking a recent attack ad in Saint Paul's mayoral campaign. The ad sucked even before Tom Basgen walks us through all of its mischaracterizations and errors. Now I know that it sucks AND it's stupid.

Good morning, i wrote about the St. Paul election issue of administrative citations, an extremely basic tool we need for growing the city of St. Paul. Vote yes. www.twincities.com/2025/10/19/w...

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion. As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

Congratulations to Maria Corina Machado, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize - her incredible optimism has already changed her country. I spoke to her, and wrote about her, at the beginning of this year: www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

They will insist that this an overstatement, that this isn't the same as APPROVING conversion therapy, that it's "not what the case is about." But if you are an adult with a functioning moral core, you cannot divorce your actions from their consequences. This will kill kids, period, the end.

I wrote 2,000 words about the 2025 Saint Paul election if you need something to quibble about today. My apologies that it is on Facebook but it's 2,000 words. www.facebook.com/share/p/1BJZ...

St Paul DSI is in proceedings to force the demolition of the blighted CVS building at Uni/Snelling. If you are cool and you live in St Paul you will email [email protected] and tell them that you support requiring the demo of that building

Bertrand Russell once received letters from Sir Oswald Mosley, the founder of the British Union of Fascists, inviting him to a debate. Russell not only declined but replied quite generally that “nothing fruitful or sincere could ever emerge from association between us.” @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social

“4. We pay again and again for a failure to raise taxes. . . . Fair Taxation Saves Us Money.” This is a very effective way to frame discussions of taxes. PS I am voting Yes for Saint Paul’s school levy. And Yes for administrative citations, too (City Question 1).

I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu)

I got to see a sneak preview of ep. 1 of "Alien: Earth" in Minnesota. An excited family sat next to me, and explained that their son was in the show. They weren't big sci-fi fans, but it was a great break for him.

Our discourse about taxes in the cities is messed up; this post precisely captures that mess. B/c we live in the Midway, we can swing just one car, and beyond savings on a second car, we save on insurance, gas, etc. "Property taxes here" versus "property taxes there" is the wrong framing.

Yes! to this. I find the name “administrative citations” to be a bit wonky. I like to think of it as “let the City fine those who break the rules” instead of just looking at them sternly and hoping they will do better!

Good piece. I’d add Little Africa Plaza as another example of design and purpose better suited to the Midway— and would love to extend Cole’s ideas about University north along Snelling Avenue, too.

“Kirk & I were on different sides of most political arguments. We were on the same side of the continued possibility of American politics.” So it’s personal? B/c if you were a Black woman or transgender, Kirk would not imagine you having any role in the future of American politics.

Another horrible installment of gun violence in America.

Hannah Arendt said 'The death of human empathy is one of the earliest & most telling signs of a culture about to fall into barbarism' We saw the recent cruelty of MAGA denying empathy to Melissa Hortman Empathy for Kirk—not because he ever acted like a decent human—but because we are decent humans

For everyone saying political violence has no place in this country… Remember two Democratic legislators were shot in Minnesota just this year. And America shrugged and moved on.