Hey if you're in the #twincities and like #ubuntu or just #linux in general, come hang on in April next year for a celebration of the next LTS being released. events.humanitix.com/ubuntu-26-04

Me on my bike

Manifesting today. Organizing tomorrow.

We've found DHS is giving local cops a new facial recognition app to find immigrants. Point camera at face, tells the cop to detain person or not. The app is available on Google's Play Store. Google took down apps that report ICE sightings but now hosts this app www.404media.co/cbp-quietly-...

Disappointed in Frey's victory. Mostly because of what was written here and what we are going to have to deal with and fight against for the next 4 years. www.hennepind2.com/statements/2...

In Minnesota, drivers are required to stop for pedestrians at BOTH marked and unmarked crosswalks. Here I am at one of my least favorite streets, 50th, at one of my least favorite intersections, 50th and Aldrich. Let's see how long it takes for someone to follow the law.

It’s Election Day! Let’s make history, Minneapolis. Polls close at 8pm. Find your polling place: pollfinder.sos.mn.gov

This is what happens when you delay maintenance over and over and over. The next few summers are going to be full of deferred maintenance construction, and it will likely be this way going forward unless we some how catch up the giant back log of work. Use transit. Use bikes. Walk more. Drive less.

Amtrak is a genuinely better experience than this.

If you think she can’t win because the anti-Trump will surge, you’re whistling past DFL brand damage. She’s smarter than the other yutzes and presents much better than Jeff Johnson or Scott Jensen.

Top 10 US billionaires’ collective wealth grew by $698bn in past year – report

So nonpartisan that team Frey and the state DFL poured everything into making sure Fateh didn't get the party endorsement. Don't rank Frey.

This is again a reason I feel that Mastodon serves the community aspect better. Moderation can be done at scale per instance, managed more evenly, while not needing to alter the flow of information.

This morning, NPR posted the rules the Trump administration intends to end gender affirming care for minors across the nation. This is really scary. There’s no doubt about it. I’ll have more to say about it later, but this morning I just want to let folks know these are proposed rules...

Good time to bring back this edit I made in 2022.

“employees began to notice a shift to a more buttoned-up environment when Target first found itself in the political crosshairs over all-gender bathrooms & Pride merchandise” found itself in the crosshairs? It *is* TARGET (Also, the Target in my neighborhood banned customers from the restrooms)

One week from today. Ride to the rally with us! www.ourstreetsmn.org/event/mndot-...

I'm honored to have the support of my coworkers at LH Tanglen Elementary School! Teacher friends are truly the best friends. #sylvie4slp #stlouispark #localelectionsmatter

They tear-gassed kids last week.

Did you hear about this new study recommending that the Democrats move right on most issues? Well, I just took a moment to dig into their data — and, lo!, it is nonsense. They're testing not voters' opinions about policies, but the parties' MESSAGING about policies — which is very different! 🧵

YAY! IT’S PREMIERE DAY: Pls tune in today, Thur, Oct 30th, at 2 pm EST / 7 pm CET for a chat with Peter Bird, a researcher at the Technical University (TU) Eindhoven in the Netherlands, who is studying and documenting the historical context of Minneapolis as a cycling city. youtu.be/8sznA40SvOo

This was just posted by a CBS News producer on their Instagram stories.

🚨 Today on the Wedge LIVE podcast: The most dangerous episode we've ever recorded. With rollerblader, stuntwoman, and candidate for Minneapolis Park Board Amber Frederick. Wherever you get your podcasts.

I often think about the @nerd4cities.bsky.social quote when he was in Minneapolis, that people need often conflate feeling uncomfortable with feeling unsafe. I know my perspective of white dude carries a lot of weight in that perspective, but I still think it applies in a lot of situations.

The CA High Speed Rail project is very over budget. With that in mind, the current projection is $132 billion USD. This will connect Los Angeles to San Francisco, a distance of 400 miles in 2.5 hours. With several stops along the way. Corporate investment in AI in the US for 2024 was $252 billion

Likewise, I love learning other languages. I'm not very good at it, but I love it all the same.

There's no such thing as a one man government. We need a Mayor ready to collaborate, build relationships, and ensure Minneapolis is taking a cross jurisdictional approach to solve the City's problems.

Metro Transit voice: Terminal 1 station. Connect here to these routes; airplane

Dangerous line of thinking at a time when immigrants are under attack.

Once again adding that Qobuz is a solid streaming choice for anti-AI, as is band camp. And for podcasts, I can not recommend @pocketcasts.com enough, the free version doing plenty.

Wonder why so many Minnesota school districts across the state are turning to voters for local funding year after year? Thank Jesse Ventura and Tim Pawlenty. Saint Paul: Vote YES on November 4th. Then let’s tell state leaders it’s time to raise revenue and stabilize school funding. Yesforspps.com

Don’t know why this video reminded me that the Speaker of the House is n°3 in order of succession just behind the VP

Applications for the @streets.mn Board here:

i really like my council member

Post to long for bsky so look at it on mastodon. infosec.exchange/@strongthany...

The first of two @mndot.mn.gov Rethinking I-94 public meetings is tomorrow at the Minneapolis Central Library, starting at 11am. www.ourstreetsmn.org/event/mndot-...

www.startribune.com/northstar-co... Maybe it's pointless, but the train isn't dead yet! Reach out to @metcouncilmn.bsky.social and @metrotransitmn.bsky.social and tell them to reverse course! Save the train!

Y’all, Spotify’s stock price sunk by 5% in 1 day. YOU did this by spreading the word to boycott them for running ICE ads. These billionaires only speak one language—money—so let’s keep up the pressure. Tell everyone you know to cancel their Spotify subscriptions. Send them to BoycottSpotify.com.

The poll watchers are back

Frey ally and former All of Mpls board member indicted by federal grand jury. Earlier today, Jonathan Weinhagen was charged for theft of $200,000 in 2021. In 2022, Mayor Frey was lobbying for the City to accept free “consulting” contracts from him. Luckily, Council said no.

finally caught a @katmabu.bsky.social campaign stream and she's ranting (in a good way) about how cars suck and we need more public transit. www.twitch.tv/katabughazaleh

In case you haven't had enough cyber for one day... I'm re-upping my deep-dive blog on why ad-blockers are critical for your online security and privacy, and what threats they can help defend against. Plus, I run through some of the best ad blockers out there, for your browser and beyond.

Travel Diary of Riding Amtrak to Chicago, Flying Back: https://streets.mn/2025/10/24/travel-diary-of-riding-amtrak-to-chicago-flying-back/

I hope there's PAC money left to mail me something like "We could have stopped all that crime if Frey's chamber of commerce buddy - who bought him his strong mayor powers! - hadn't embezzled the crimestoppers cash." www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...

Honestly, this shows they have finally figured out the voters — not the donors — are progressive. Please spread the word in Ward 10 that Lydia Millard is lying about this.

God damn this is amazing. I particularly appreciate how they didn't merely choose a movie where the character's race is part of the story, they made clear with their substitutions the whole idea is racial. Looking forward to a customized GLORY (1989) where Denzel Washington is replaced by Kid Rock.

Be real clear: if you give a damn about climate change, Millard is not the candidate for you. It is _not_ penalizing drivers to build out ped/bike/bus infrastructure; it is actually providing more opportunities for people to get around that are not driving a car.

People will say bikes ruin cities and then drive like this.

If you're in Ward 10, get active about this. Don't just post. Talk to your neighbors. Get ahead of these lies and scrambling attempts by Lydia. Join in door knocking! www.mobilize.us/aishachughta...