Just got this email from our day care:

"This business requires a Judicial Warrant (signed by a judge) for all entry into Non-Public, Staff-Only Areas. We appreciate your cooperation in respecting our private property. Please speak to the Manager or Owner about any inquiries." Minneapolis, January 2026

The white supremacist who shot five Black protesters in Minneapolis in 2015 is expected to be released from prison on Monday. Allen ‘Lance’ Scarsella said he went to protests after the police killing of Jamar Clark with hopes he’d “get to” shoot Black protesters specifically. The victims survived.

Man this is so discouraging. Music was such a huge part of my life, especially in my younger years. First it was the phone cameras in general now its the fear of being caught on those cameras... archive.ph/202601011335...

Large multi-agency police response to an annual Noise Demo on NYE 2020 in Minneapolis that brought fireworks and graffiti to the downtown juvenile jail. Multiple arrests after protesters were chased around Downtown East by police.

Looking back at photos i've taken on January 1st. Here's 1 from CBGB in New York (2am, so really night of NYE), wonder who this band was?

Going through my 2025 photos and came across these guys. Forgot about the Burnsville Center Capybaras!

things are really going to get weird with the Aimee Bock pardon

Someone walks their dogs past a mural on a fence during a December snowstorm. "Solidarity" "We who believe in freedom can't rest until it comes" Minneapolis, December 2025

5 years ago today Dolal Idd was killed by Minneapolis Police during a gun buy sting operation. Body camera video appeared to show glass shattering outwards from window with MPD returning fire. The killing occurred 7 months after and 1 mile away from where George Floyd was killed.

Can't help but wonder if these people will be as upset about all the other things their partisan media has failed to cover or lied about over the years as they are about fraud in the state of Minnesota that they're just now learning about - years after everyone else...

A 38 bus heads down 38th Street at George Floyd Square before the big storm South Minneapolis, December 2025

Conditions are atrocious on the Great Lakes right now, look at the strange place the 𝘑𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘱𝘩 𝘓 𝘉𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬 is hiding! The harbor at Marquette has only breakwaters protecting it, fine most of the time but not enough for this Captain in this storm.

The only reason Southwest Light Rail isn’t on this list is because we’re far too slow in building trains and fending off those weird people who think they can stop the train… 🚊 But that 2027 list…

Trying to remember what the name of that over the air music channel from the 90s…? Anyone remember?

Ran into a group of people waiting outside the Green Room. They told me they were eagerly awaiting a show by Jonah Marais and Blake Proehl. They said Jonah Marais is a pop singer from Stillwater and Blake Proehl was an undrafted Minnesota Vikings player in 2023. Uptown Minneapolis, December 2025

Was nice that the Star Tribune had this plant opened up for Doors Open the last couple years, was a very popular location!

Positive weather note: appears to be real good snow man snow

Was getting a prescription filled and thought I’d get a bunch of items while waiting. Walgreens uptown doesn’t have any carts or baskets. So now I’m sitting, buying nothing, doing this. Only a matter of time until these stores close. Just unbelievable how hard it is to buy anything at Walgreens.

Dense fog advisory

I recently got a 3d printer. So far I’ve made a small tug boat, a Mickey Mouse, a box for a esp32 smart home sensor and a brio train track piece. What are some other useful things to make?

"FEDERAL AGENTS NOT PERMITTED ON PREMISES" "NEIGHBORS SAY ICE OUT!" "LOVE THY NEIGHBOR RESIST" "PRIVATE PROPERTY NO ICE OR CBP ACCESS" South Minneapolis, December 2025

The last edition of The Minnesota Star Tribune printed in Minnesota.

Here are the snow totals and timing for the Twin Cities Sunday Starts: 9-10 AM Sunday Ends: 12-3 AM Monday When to shovel: Sunday evening AND Monday morning. Wind will blow snow around all Sunday night. Type of snow: Starts wet, quickly changes to fluffy.

How about that nick YouTuber guy calling the place where 4 Minneapolis police officers participated in the murder of George Floyd as “George Floyd’s neighborhood”. George Floyd did not live in Minneapolis when he was murdered.

Feel like it’s not talked about enough how reckless this driving is, it’s actually pretty insane. I heard a WCCO photojournalist describe watching ICE chase a vehicle near Little Earth and the vehicle crashed and the person got out and ran and ice just continued on and didn’t even stop.

Plymouth Metrolink bus downtown running a weird route called “Check Programming” 😂

Anyone have an update on the "transnational criminal organizations" doing human trafficking that was said to result in 900 pounds of meth in Burnsville (no photos of drugs ever shown), referred to as largest in state history. Military like response on Lake Street. Are these people still here?

First draft of First Ave and the Entry is more or less done? That’s confetti in the mainroom for The Hold Steady. The crowds were I guess raptured? (Minifigs are pricey.)

On Friday afternoon, Streets.mn — a volunteer-run Minnesota nonprofit covering land use and transportation — invites people to take the commuter rail roundtrip from downtown Minneapolis to Big Lake ahead of its final scheduled run on Jan. 4.

NYC trains are really something

The feel good story of the decade Wow

Seeing musicians use AI to generate visual content is something I have such a hard time understanding

Reformer photographer Nicole Neri shares the stories behind photos that stuck with her the most throughout a tumultuous year. minnesotareformer.com/2025/12/25/p...

The ice!

I can report first hand the Fairview postpartum unit was very busy today! 👶

Can we get that cities 97 song Yule log?

For your calendars: Saturday, December 27, 2025 is the last day that The Minnesota Star Tribune will print the newspaper at its plant in downtown Minneapolis. Sunday, January 4, 2026 is the last day the Northstar Commuter Rail will run, connecting the northern exurbs to downtown Minneapolis.

weird how the “homeowners” are always the same person. for years they’ve been trying to stop this train. Choo choo! It’s coming! kstp.com/kstp-news/to...

We rode the Northstar Train a couple times over the last week before it ends service on January 4th. Saw daily commuters, transit nerds, and video gamers. Want to ride? The 3:38pm train out of Target Field Station is a good choice, the only PM train you can ride out and back on.

Important update

Uptown is BACK! Even Mr. Pibb wants in on the excitement around Seven Points Mall. Minneapolis, December 2025

Images from Karmel Mall, a Somali marketplace on Lake Street, following a march in Minneapolis. Thousands marched down Lake Street with windchills struggling to reach 0°F. This follows weeks of racist attacks by the President on the Minneapolis Somali community & politicians.

Today, with the windchill struggling to reach 0°F at times, thousands marched down Lake Street in South Minneapolis protesting the actions of ICE. “ICE Out of Minnesota!” "MINNESOTANS KNOW ICE IS SLIPPERY AND DANGEROUS - IT'S TIME TO DE-ICE!" "Immigrants are not the problem"

Rough day for REI to have to close due to no power… bummer

that downtown wind tunnel

Posters seen at Hennepin/Lake and notices on Lake Street businesses. “Protect our Somali neighbors” “Immigrants are not the enemy” “This whistle is a symbol of looking out for your neighbors.” South Minneapolis, December 2025

It’s astounding! On Monday, I could feel the cracking as directional zips beneath me from my weight and as others skated nearby. Lots of rainbow baby cracks!

I'm told that Bde Maka Ska has some of the best clear ice in the state right now... Hows it look, @happify.bsky.social? Minneapolis December 2025

Fake Bar Update: December 16, 2025 Can no longer see inside. Appears it's not going to be Daisys anymore? These fake bars have a history of just renaming themselves to a new fake bar - not going to trick me though... we'll see.