We’re getting close to election day in Minneapolis, and I’ve figured out who I plan to vote for. I endorse Dr. DeWayne Davis and Sen. Omar Fateh. I also plan to rank Jazz Hampton.

So much to be angry about right now. Federal agents raiding an apartment building in the middle of the night, taking kids out with their wrists in zip ties, destroying people’s stuff. Reading this story had me shaking with rage. chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

I’ve seen too many describe what Brian Kilmeade’s says with the word ‘euthanize.’ No. What he is describing is murder. He is talking about murdering many innocent people. It is another sign of how dangerous our political times are that this man is a host of show on a major tv network.

“This is not how authoritarian happens. This is authoritarianism happening.’ Ezra Klein. I agree we are so beyond normal. I desperately want democratic leaders who will fight. Stop Acting Like This Is Normal www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/o...

This is scary and dangerous. That the president would say (or even imply) that the federal government is going to war against and American city.

Authoritarians thrive on your silence — be loud — for America.

“Be loud for America.” This is the advice I need and want to hear. Thank you @govpritzker.illinois.gov Chicagoans… I think the world of you all and your amazing city. I was grateful to live in Chicago for four years.

Oh Minneapolis… my heart breaks for the victims and families who lost children, for those injured and their loved ones, and for our shattered community. We all deserve so much better than living with this violence in our lives and communities.

I’m so proud of my brother. Read about his art & its development over decades. I love how he weaves nature, climate, beauty, & bugs! So cool to see how the root of our shared childhood (lots of time searching for creatures outside) led to different career paths www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

Hey Minnesota folks... anyone have a sense of how long a Real ID is taking to get sent out in our state? it's been 10 weeks since I did my paperwork, and I have some travel getting close. So, I'm getting a little nervous. Also, if you know how to check on timing, let me know!

💔 We are going to need to lean into being there for each other even more. And hold onto our humanity and the humanity of others as we fight for our futures.

This is sickening and scary and morally abhorrent. The Grand Opening of an American Concentration Camp newrepublic.com/article/1975... via @newrepublic.com

I will provide an update on last night’s targeted shootings shortly: youtube.com/live/VHtHNAb...

Posting for no reason. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...

The ICE raids are designed to be scary for people and communities. They are part of rising fascism in the United States. Grateful to see SEIU standing strong with their members and for freedom in our country.

Currently sitting on a bus headed to work. Driver greeted me nicely. Fellow passengers are a bunch of people who also seem to be heading to work. Maybe a little bleary-eyed because it’s pretty early. Definitely a good crew to be hanging with for awhile this morning.

We can break the cycle of inaction that has claimed far too many lives — but only if we act. My reflections on the fifth anniversary of George Floyd's death. www.startribune.com/attorney-gen...

I’ve been thinking about George Floyd all day. And his family. Five years a hole that can never be filled has been missing in a family and our community.

Strong start to the week with getting to ride to work on the bus adorned by Planned Parenthood information.

Dangerous. So incredibly dangerous.

The National Climate Assessment is a congressionally-mandated report. Just so we are all clear on the law here.

This is a photo of the good senator and his constituent, Kilmar Abrego Garcia. He prevailed against two authoritarian regimes to connect. I hope against hope that Mr. Garcia is flying home for Easter. (All the people who speculated he was already dead should not have. And here he is.)

His plan to send American citizens to foreign prisons is the latest in a long series of affronts to the American constitutional order. newrepublic.com/article/1939...

We are in very dangerous times.

Reading this story as I take the 94 express bus to work in St Paul from Minneapolis. I biked to the bus. I’ll bike all the way home (evening traffic is always worse, even on the bus). Biking is such a joy. And glad to be one less car out of traffic.

Huge crowd of protesters in Rochester, Minnesota for the Hands Off! protest! Amazing!!!

They do i at least one thing which is get people to not feel so alone.

Yes to this.

Absolutely incredible turn out at MN State Capitol! #HandsOff

France prosecuting Le Pen. Bolsonaro being held to account. Hungarian freedom fighters have forced police to stand down. Georgia well past 100 days of protests. Serbians in the streets. Romanians as well. The future is made of the decisions we make.

More awful news out of Minnesota. This presidential administration is making our communities less safe.

I feel sick. This is horrifying. My graduate school alma mater. And beloved home state university. So many brilliant, amazing international students that make up the fabric of our University of Minnesota. www.startribune.com/u-graduate-s...

This ball of fluff has completely snuggled her way into my heart and has become an essential part of my emotional wellbeing.

This combined w/ the firing & attempted rehiring of federal employees who maintain security of nuclear weapons would be laughable if it wasn’t so scary. Protecting people from nuclear weapons & a potentially deadly disease is the most basic of government functions. And the Trump admin isn’t doing it

Five former Treasury Secretaries sounding the alarm about our democracy and the illegal power grab by the Trump administration. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/o...

Just a little reminder that FEMA is an essential part of our country’s climate preparedness and resilience!

The National Weather Service is a marvel of good government and lifesaving public service. And we should fight to protect it.

The Americans protesting outside the US Treasury are patriots. And I am grateful for every one of them.

Horrible news.

According to the Minnesota Management and Budget website, federal grants make up $39.84 billion of the State of Minnesota's current two-year budget.

Spending part of my morning downloading reports from the White House website. This is a helpful list.

Found some real joy today with a wild ice track that some wonderful person cleared on the lake by my house.

I keep banging the drum for the wonder of polio vaccines partially bc of personal experience. I care for my mom, who deals with significant musculoskeletal pain. I’m convinced it’s worse bc she had polio 75 years ago, and it weakened her back. And now as she ages, that weakness makes it all worse.

Thinking abt vaccines. What a wonder. They’ve changed humanity for the good in such a short time. One time I was looking at old family pictures w/ my grandmother. She pointed to an image of a girl, maybe 10 yrs old. ‘My cousin. She died of lockjaw,’ she said.

Why do I know this name??? Got it. Minnesota Angle. Not because I know Fox News hosts. The newly-nominate Sec of Defense ran for US Senate in MN in 2012. (Had to google the year, since he didn’t manage to get the GOP endorsement, and my memory isn’t that detailed)

Current POV. My mini poodle sleeping on my chest. We got our pup 2.5 years ago. First dog I’ve ever had. I’m grateful for her every day. I’ve been deep in the sandwich generation phase of life in the midst of wild political times for years now. This little pooch keeps me grounded.

Very hard week. But a saving grace is my brother visiting and helping with some of the parent caregiving. Plus we got to have some one-on-one time in our matching denim shirt/glasses outfits.🧡

First time posting on Bluesky! Election Day feels like a good day to fully jump ship from that other place. It's been (checks calendar) more than a year since I signed in here, but that's going to be changing. Looking for folks to follow!🗳️🔭🙌