I’ve said this before: Ken Martin, the DNC, and state DFL are basically the party of Mitt Romney Republicans who want to “get the country back” to moderate status quo. “Winning” isn’t about transformation, equity, justice, or liberation. It’s about holding on to white heteronormative power.

I'm concerned who will replace him... But also, bye, Ken.

WE TRIED TO TELL YOU

Me: Knock-knock Me: Who’s there? Me: Santa Claus Me: Santa Claus who? Me: Santa Claus Jones. Me: 🥴🤣👏

I remember this dude coming on twitter to yell at all the progressives. Forgot what it was about but I do remember he’s an ass clown

Thoughts and prayers. www.startribune.com/few-minnesot...

Asking for support for my bad-ass and deeply kind friend Frances, who is undergoing treatment for a brain tumor and hematoma. Any amount is appreciated, since she is still missing work. And just as important, it makes her feel really loved. And she deserves it! spot.fund/w7b4ch4sc

This rant will show I am An Old, but I gotta say it and I am curious what others think. Here it is: White parents who dismiss or ignore their children’s selfish or rude behaviors as “teens being teens” or “they are on the spectrum” reinforce a deep level of white privilege.

Tribute band idea: Fugazaboutit. A Fugazi tribute band where everyone dresses up as Sopranos characters. I mean, I’d see them once for sure. Especially if they played nearby. In South Minneapolis. In my backyard.

Happy Halloween, everybody.

Happy Schadenfreude Friday to all who celebrate! It’s especially sweet during Ken Martin, his White Man Ego, and the DNC Are the Biggest Threats to Democracy Month.

Me: I want ice cream. Me: Fuuugg! But I just took off my shoes! Me: Wait… why does that mean I can’t put them back on and go get some? Me: I mean, taking the shoes off is an instant mindset shift. Me: Sure, but do you really think you’d leave right now even if your shoes were still on? Me: 🥴

You know, for someone campaigning really hard to make us forget about Laken-Riley, she seems to be giving us lots of other things to remember

Oh, Todd Blanche has an announcement about fraud immediately after creating a federal funding stream for insurrectionists and signing a general release for Trump, his family, and businesses. Interesting!

The Minnesota Legislature's failure to protect immigrant and undocumented learners is a dereliction of duty.

Some really big news out of Minnesota today! Story time. On a cold night in February, ICE agents chased a Alfredo, a DoorDash driver, through Minneapolis streets. Panicked, he called his partner and his best friend Julio: both urged him to come home. He almost made it. /1

It’s lilac season, motherf*ckers!

Sitting here waiting for this crazy weird Southside Split in this beautiful storm to occur for 3 mins starting at 10:40

My partner made me this absolutely stunning cake. It’s a lemon genoise cake with lemon curd and lemon buttercream with kumquat, marigold, and white lilac. !!! Flannery was also amazed by it. I’m so dang lucky to have such a fantastic partner, friends, and doggies. ❤️

It’s lilac season, mother f*ckers!

The steady sound revving engines drag racing through residential neighborhoods in Minneapolis makes me feel embarrassed for men.

Either I have a gas tank leak, or someone siphoned my gas. I rarely drive—bought my car new in 2015 and it only has 40k miles—and I got a full tank like 10 days ago and now it is empty.

Realtors, don’t be like this person. A Realtor I don’t know found my number and texted me to get in touch with someone on my block I don’t know who apparently might be selling their house. Real predatory shit.

I’ve said it before but it bears repeating, so I want my trans neighbors & community to know that you are loved & you belong here. As long as I serve on the council, I will always use whatever power we have as a City to fight for and with the trans community. 1/ www.startribune.com/transgender-...

The correct headline here is: City of Minneapolis, in Rebuff to Family of George Floyd, Recommends Awarding Agape Movement Dev Rights to the People’s Way. Rise and Remember, led by Angela Harrelson - George Floyd’s Minnesota family - had a much more realistic proposal that honored the history

Is Walgreens just a vast money-laundering front?

I thought this was a parody account at first. Recall Jacob Frey.

I have an unreasonable sense of accomplishment for actually moving my car from my street for street sweeping today before anyone had to bang on my door at 7am, despite there being sporadicly spaced signs about it like a day before.

I can’t believe there is not a single report of *what vinyl record* it was that an audience member threw at Eric Clapton. I mean, that’s the first question I would ask. americansongwriter.com/eric-clapton...

I herby declare the month of May in Minnesota to be named LILAC, an acronym for "Labor Is Literally a Curse." The month of PETAL should follow, short for "Predatory Exploitation Trampling All Life." The sweet fragrance of every bloom is a silent whistle, screaming out "working is fucking stupid."

The AQI in Mpls is “good” and right now, but in South Mpls I feel like I can smell wildfire smoke or maybe it is something else? It sometimes almost smells like rubber? Asphalt? Does anyone else smell this or know what it is?

Hello from Minneapolis.

Took Biddy for a walk and in a one-block radius I stopped and chatted with four people I knew either walking, biking, or driving by, including @sheilaregan.bsky.social. I wish May lasted for three months.

Can you imagine how totally insufferable Andy Kaufman would be if he were still alive.

I love Minneapolis Spring. I literally live for the tulips, cherry blossoms, bleeding hearts, peonies, irises, and lilacs. Especially the lilacs. But I grew up in such a chaos home that “not taking advantage of the light” feels like a chaos symptom and now I feel anxious for the sun to go down.

Dude came out from Mpls Water to change my meter. He: 1. Told me he loved “my byline” (from like 18 years ago at City Pages) 2. Showed me pics of his kid in the Battletrain ferris wheel, which is stored in my driveway 3. Said “Kool Moe Dee” in a scheduling text. I love Mpls Southside so much.

Collage fun at the salon — making packs after hours! Visit allison & our friends at @boneshakerbooks.bsky.social this Saturday!

Anyone know why the news vultures are out?

Oh, we banned that one this year.

Proof that two people can be terrible at once.

What are some current common phrases/clichés that make you shudder—or at the very least make you force an awkward fake smile? For me right now it’s “I didn’t have that on my bingo card.” Just typing it now made me uncomfortable. 🥴

It’s lilac season, motherf*ckers! Mom and me in our matching shirts at May Day. Em em em em em!

Happy May Day! This deer hunts fascists.

Proof that two people can be terrible at once.

My mom is in town from STL for May Day. She asked me last night, “will you be up early tomorrow?” as if she hasn’t known me my entire life. For a second I was worried about her memory. Then she said “yeah, right,” and everything felt right again.

Proud to help read the City Council’s resolution recognizing May 1st as International Workers Day to kickoff the 20th annual May Day March here on Lake street. It’s going to be a great weekend celebrating workers here in Minneapolis!

How often is “common” for replacing kitchen appliances? My dishwasher is garbage-ing out and I just said “but it’s new” and realized it’s 10 years old. But it still feels “new” to me!

🧵 I did a data request that I am culling through right now, which includes this HSTF agreement, and want to add a few things about HSTF's to Jon's excellent story and deep reporting here. See below: www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

It'd be fun to have Popeye visit you in the hospital because he'd ask how the "skurgery" went and you'd finally get to laugh a little.