The first thing my husband texted me from NYC the day after the election was “I’m sad about @katiecashman.bsky.social.” I don’t think they’ve ever met but they’re both champions for affordable housing and Kevin spent a lot of time and energy pointing people to her track record in October.

TakeAction is doing a ton of work right now, especially around public schools. Black Visions is going strong. Reclaim the Block sunsetted but gave all of their money to other organizations through a democratic process that centered Black youth.

Also. “Omar Fateh doesn’t have charisma” is racist. He’s amazing and you just didn’t watch his videos. Your loss

A lot of people REALLY WANTED Omar Fateh to run for mayor and I think that’s getting missed. He’s been an incredible state senator and is well-loved.

minneapolis didn’t have an incumbent that got indicted, minneapolis didn’t have publically funded elections and thus we got swamped in millionaire PAC money, the DFL machine threw a racist fit and un-endorsed fateh, and minneapolis has a completely different electoral system without a primary

in Los Angeles they have a special phrase for when annoying right wingers lose an election… so to Shelley Madore and Becka Thompson I say, RIP BOZO

Congratulations to @aishaforward10.com who was elected for the 3rd time as Council Member in Ward 10. You know you’re doing something right when landlords start their own PAC just to take you down, and they still lose by over 20% points. A champion for renters returns.

I’m immeasurably sad about the Frey victory because of how it is going to affect unhoused people. Frey’s homelessness policy is more draconian than almost any other big-city Democratic mayor. He’s going to view this victory as a mandate to further criminalize homelessness.

Don’t think ppl understand the terror the Feds are unleashing on the streets of LA right now. Roving patrols targeting vulnerable individuals. It’s horrible. There’s no one coming to save us except ourselves.

The way Emily Koski ran her mayoral campaign as a mom impressed me so much. At every step, she chose to do the next right thing. I’m not ever going to run for office but I was so inspired by her campaign.

Bringing this back for the true sickos.

GMCC hosts Sanctuary Supply Depot!

I’m not a betting woman, but if I were I’d bet that the big strong mayor is going to celebrate his win by being a dick to unhoused people. Please join me (if you’re able) in donating to the good folks at @supplydepotmpls.bsky.social so they can help our neighbors.

"Part of the insidiousness of white supremacy (is that it) illuminates the exceptional in order to implicitly blame those who cannot, in the most brutal circumstances, attain superhuman heights. It does this instead of blaming the system, the people who built it, the people who maintained it."

This all hinges on the racist perception of scandal based on the body it welds itself to. Fateh was absolutely qualified to run against Frey and has many, many qualities (including a MASSIVELY broad coalition of endorsements across government) point to that. They beat the Fateh fraud drum.

a 30 minute Dewayne sermon would go so hard right now. I’d love to just sit in a pew and cry

Anyone doing analysis of this outcome and omitting racism is divorced from reality. And I don't think that's me coping. It's from having spent SO MANY hours listening to the All of MPLS people devise this exact plan to undermine him and living their underhandedness in real time in various ways.

And I will always feel like he'd be a great mayor. The "vulnerabilities" created by racist rhetoric should not preclude someone from running for or holding office. I hope we can all hear how this sounds.

Still so sad for Omar. Broadest coalition of support, track record of DELIVERING progressive wins in the state house, his *actual* integrity is rock solid...but the *perception* of him (architected by many of the same actors facilitating the "compliant" media ecosystem) is not. That's bad.

Official statement from Omar Fateh says, in part, "They may have won this race, but we have changed the narrative about what kind of city Minneapolis can be."

Straight up tho Jacob Frey won by directly appealing to the islamophobic tendencies of Minneapolis. The PACs supporting him have run overtly racist messaging and he accepted their support with a full embrace.

Nope. With parks I am already seeing ‘If person A hadn’t run, person B would have won.’ Maybe! who knows. Maybe person B would have won if person A hadn’t run. Maybe none of it would have made a difference. Impossible to say.

ROBIN!!!!!!!!!!’

LAND BACK is a winning message in Ward 9!!!!!

Yes, Jason’s campaign always working for the people, not just their votes. 💜💜💜

What I love most about Jason Chavez’ campaign is how they worked—and succeeded!—at increasing turnout. They also spent resources on not just election literature, but on ensuring residents are armed w/info to protect ourselves and our neighbors in this terrifying era. One example of campaign lit:

AISHA!!!!!!!!!!!!

so proud of my ward and how we show up for the most vulnerable love you @jchavezmpls.bsky.social

(minneapolis voice) LORD I SEE WHAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR NEW YORK

Why are men

The funniest thing that happened this election season that no one has mentioned is a candidate talking about the date of their last kiss in a video…the kiss was in September of 2024.

My final election thought is that “Keep the Mayor, Flip the Council” is a very stupid sign and slogan and a fundamental misunderstanding of our strong mayor system.

I did not have “Mighty Ducks actor calls out Frey staffer for using a Ducks movie gif, rejects Frey, and cheers on Omar“ on my bingo card. Danny Tamberelli is a legend.

My husband is wearing his Omar Fateh shirt in NYC today! He’s the cutest

@richardcarlbom.bsky.social DO SOMETHING

Happy Election Day from Micah!

if you are a supposed progressive or leftist on Bluesky telling people not to vote for Omar Fateh on Election Day Eve or Election Day, you are a bad person.

Post-doorknock burrito hits so hard

The message from Frey that “rent is down” is not resonating with voters. We’re talking to renters and the concerns they keep talking about is the cost of living and the high cost of rent.

It is absurd that we do not have bathrooms open and unlocked at parks from 6am to 10pm. If there are kids at the park, there should be a bathroom available.

Just a baddie who has been found innocent of any potential campaign finance violations

“The opposite of Trump’s extremism is good governance,” says the man who is funded in large part by Trump supporters

here is steve minn telling jewish insider in may that he voted for donald trump three times. his company lupe gave $30k to safer hennepin. he also maxed out to jacob frey, shelley madore, michael rainville, josh bassais, tim peterson, and paula chesley this year

“We need the mayor to counter Trump” say donors who do not want to counter Trump

Now we are watching KPop Demon Hunters again

Fb reminds me that this day in 2018 was one of the first (the actual first?) public hearings we organized turnout and testimony for. We made little flyers. Maybe we printed them at the library, I can’t even remember.

Parenthood is waking up the morning after Halloween to listen to the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack on repeat while your kids whine about not getting Halloween again for another year.

Since the last election, a secret network of 24 McDonald’s owners has spent over $100,000 to back Jacob Frey and his allies. 5 of them are out-of-state and only 2 of them live in Minneapolis! All with deep pockets, willing to spend big to tip the scales of this election.

Been thinking for a bit about what to say about the upcoming election. I think my thoughts are already pretty clear (but if not, I voted for Fateh/Davis/Hampton in that order, and Soren for council). But beyond that...🧵

I don’t think Ms. Rachel is going to weigh in on the Minneapolis mayoral election, but I do think she would support @omarfatehmn.com’s platform!