Minneapolis, we are in the homestretch and there is a place for everyone to plug in on our campaign for Omar Fateh to be the next mayor of Minneapolis!! We’re always knocking doors, but there are so many more ways to be involved. Let’s go!!! mobilize.us/s/iNBbUT

Thank you to all who have already given. @jasoncomix.bsky.social is a dear friend of mine going back over 20 years; they are a person who will dance with you on the speakers at a party & will show up in the hard times too. Jason is so committed to us all: let’s reciprocate💜 gofund.me/d38aed30c

Right now, please bring these critical services to our neighborhood. Then, work with council to make a REAL plan to get people off the streets. 4/ *This is being reposted from CM Chavez’s Official Accounts*

Mayor Frey, the people you chase block to block are not walking away unscathed. I once again urge the Mayor and his administration to change course. 3/

There is also no plan tonight to shelter people still struggling to find housing. Heartbreaking. Staff sat in silence when I asked what specific housing options were offered to all residents. 2/

I just met with the Mayor’s Administration and asked about the deployment of the Mobile Medical Unit to the Longfellow neighborhood. I will summarize what was a succinct conversation. There is no plan in the near future to bring this service to our unsheltered residents currently here. 1/

To be clear, shelters are not the panacea for unsheltered neighbors that they are sometimes made out to be. But in a city where government figures are intent on dehumanizing our neighbors, and can't even provide enough beds for the folks who WANT to have a shelter bed? It's unconscionable.

Per a call to Shelter Connect, there are ZERO shelter beds available in Hennepin County for tonight.

the two shootings were 12 hours apart. maybe they weren’t connected, but it seems pretty suspicious and it is disgusting how much this is being portrayed as another problem with homeless people

no shooter has been caught and there is no mention of any help offered to other people on the street, even though it seems clear that they could be in grave danger

FOX news host suggests we euthanize the homeless, someone goes into two encampments and starts shooting. 13 people shot and Jacob Frey and the media are just talking about it as the new best reason to clear the encampments

just in - robin wonsley and michael wilson have filed a complaint against john wall of the wall companies, who is refusing to allow them to doorknock his buildings in ward 2 in violating of state law on twelve occasions taylordahlin.com/f/robin-wons...

If given four more years, the Frey administration will continue to fence off every remaining public space in Minneapolis until there are no spaces left that you can access without paying for something first.

I’m proud to be endorsed by the Minneapolis Federation of Educators! I’m a strong supporter of our Minneapolis public schools and am proud to have earned the support of Educators across the City! Check out all of my endorsements: www.elliottpayne.org/endorsements

cashman in her closing statement says she stands up for renters and workers and immigrants and because of this it’s probably why she has a challenge

here at the ward 7 league of women voters forum where the only candidates participating will be incumbent katie cashman and elizabeth shaffer. corey vest is not going to be up there

ward 7 candidate forum by the league of women voters tonight at 7pm! livestream here: m.youtube.com/watch?v=da23...

This spot, again. Guns, again. Way too close to home.

Bonus Episode! Just published: the full interview I did with my old friend, Frank. We featured clips in our last episode, and I wanted to share the full interview for folks who want to hear more. Frank talks about his experiences with homeless and mental illness, and social stigma - millcityhall.com

Rep. Agbaje has been a fiercely vocal ally to queer and transgender Minnesotans during her time in elected office thus far. It would be a radical shift backward to elect a homophobic pastor to this seat.

I am begging elected officials and candidates for political office to learn basic math. Some of you aren’t nearly as smart as you think you are

City council candidates taking pictures of people going to the bathroom when there are ZERO PUBLIC RESTROOMS is a new low. there. are. not. places. for. people. to. pee.

Here is my biggest takeaway for supporters of DeWayne, Jazz, and Omar: put up a sign, talk to your neighbors, and DO SOME DOORKNOCKING.

Transphobia has no place anywhere, especially within the party that passed the first trans refuge law in the United States. Please sign the letter linked below to let State DFL leadership know that transphobia will not be tolerated within our party! docs.google.com/forms/d/1D9m...

dinner du nord is downtown as playground: the elites dine on steak on nicollet mall while cops collect OT looking at their phones and an 81 year old woman asks me why buses are gone and she had to walk home to loring

It is never used to refer to violence normalized under capitalism, which includes police violence, people being evicted from their homes, people dying bc they are denied medical care or housing, people being shot by the police, or state-sanctioned genocide.

The vague term "political violence" is used specifically bc of its elasticity. It can be contorted to include a murder (despite the motive and perpetrator being unknown), property damage (committed for life-preserving reasons), or protesters using signs as shields when they are attacked by police.

Okay this is getting out of hand. No one - no one - should be the target of political violence. But Charlie’s “work” was spreading hate and division. No one should be continuing his work. Should we engage in spirited discourse, across ideology? Sure, great. But that was not Kirk’s work.

He wasn’t just a fundraiser for Samuels. He helped spearhead the strategy of keeping the campaign quiet and out of the public eye. The plan was literally to lull Ilhan Omar’s voters into complacency, assume her seat was safe, and not show up to vote in the primary. That is evil IMO.

I worked directly with Richard for two years (2021-22) at his agency before he joined Walz’s staff. I was optimistic about how he’d lead the DFL because he was always willing to listen to my progressive takes. But @taylordahlin.com hit the nail on the head here. This is who he is.

prediction for the feminist caucus meeting tonight: calling cyndy martin a killer will be a decorum issue, but killer cyndy martin running for another leadership position will not be a decorum issue

Pay attention to @naomikritzer.bsky.social’s order in the OP. Rank Bernstein #1, Brandt #2. Bernstein will need the help to overcome endorsed DFL candidate Bob Fine. Order matters because of how votes transfer in multi-member races (you elect 2 BoET commissioner).

Get. Loud. Move.

haven’t seen hamoudi sabri’s response to this shared yet - he says “the city should sue itself before it sues me” and that “my dog would do a better job - a new mayor is well overdue.”

It's not just the (Wayzata!) developer and landlord $$ flowing into our local elections, but blatant obstruction of the democratic political process. This is egregious. Renters deserve so much better.

When I say that we could end homelessness in Minneapolis, but we have chosen not to. I'm serious. The money and skills exist in this country. Tax the rich, feed (and house) the poor

Jacob Frey not showing up to something called “The People’s Mayoral Forum” is a little on the nose

Don't get sloppy about how you talk about government structure: The strong mayor amendment of 2021 didn't give the Minneapolis mayor full authority over MPD—because the mayor has always had full authority over MPD! 21 charter change gave him full control over all the other depts.

Angie Craig missed the 1st day of the MN State Fair because she was the opening act for Eric Trump at a GOP Crypto-fest. When she made it to the fair she decided to court GOP voters that hate her by bringing cookies to their booth. Wild campaign choices from someone who wants to replace Tina Smith!

Wow physically lifting obstacles to open up public access to park land is a metaphor for Jason's campaign.

And to those who would use this tragedy to attack our trans neighbors, shame on you. We must stand united against hate in all its forms and ensure that every Minnesota child, family, and community never again experiences the grief we’re all feeling in the wake of this shooting.

Our children deserve to grow up. Fletcher Merkel and Harper Moyski should still be alive. As a father, I'm heartbroken for what these families are going through. As a legislature, we need to take action. We need a special session. Let's move our feet. senatedfl.mn/senator-omar...

here’s that clip from the all of mpls call, never got shared here

If our children being killed doesn’t galvanize elected officials to take extraordinary action then I’m not sure what else ever will. Thank you for your leadership

A not so short 🧵 on privilege, safety, and over-policing of our unhoused neighbors.

If you truly cared about protecting students, educators and schools, you would FUND US! Fully fund schools so we don't have to cut staff EVERY YEAR. And if you really cared about kid's safety, you'd outlaw the guns. It's the fucking guns.

This country's response to tragedy is always just to send in more guns. We need extremely well funded schools and healthcare for everyone and good jobs. But sure, I'll be so relieved to see armed strangers, who don't know and love Minneapolis, taking over the city for our "protection."

This is our neighborhood park, where my kiddo plays all the time. I stand in solidarity with @kayforparks.bsky.social Parks must be safe places in our communities, and heavily armed federal agents do not belong.

Let’s dig into pro-Frey PAC All of Mpls’s mayor poll. AoM sees Frey up by 12 points DESPITE sinking favorables (-2 to -10 in past yr); Fateh has higher favs! But as AoM’s pollster notes “Republicans will vote for [Frey].” With an unpopular candidate, AoM must go negative w/Fateh “corruption” message