THIRTY MINUTES.

thirty goddamn minutes.

Minneapolis council members testify against plan to eliminate confirmation vote for mayoral appointments » The Wedge Times-Picayune Last week we warned you of a proposal to strip the Minneapolis City Council of confirmation power over the leaders of six city departments. A scaled back version of that proposal seems likely to make ...

Minneapolis council members who frequently take opposing sides of controversial issues are united against a plan to eliminate the public hearing and confirmation process for certain mayoral appointments.
wedgelive.com/minneapolis-...

By the way they talk it's ALWAYS the right time. The city was constructed specifically to be a fun place for them to visit!

POWER GRAB NEWS: I have confirmed that Mayor Frey's administration has decided they will no longer bring new street layouts to the city council for approval. The street reconstruction process has always required council approval of new layouts, even after the strong mayor change in 2021.

Honestly our society needs to be way more chill about consenting adult sex. Why this is controversial at all is beyond me. A holdover of hyper-christian BS I imagine...

This is a different topic, but sex work as a whole needs to be legalized and daylighted for the health and safety of all involved.

Can’t think of anything to do right now? Help pay a Minneapolis immigrant family’s rent!

A photo of the interior of a U Haul truck, stacked with food and other supplies. White text reads “Let’s keep filling this truck with food! Venmo: @kevin-nye-3 Cashapp: $RevKev “

Donations to help our neighbors are slowing down, but the need is still there! If you can pitch in some funds, that would be greatly appreciated!

These friends also need volunteer help on Saturday, 4/11 at 12pm to pack groceries to deliver. If you can help, please DM for details!

Bridget Carleton was one of my favorite Lynx, so I'm sad to see her go, but I hope she gets a chance to really shine in Portland!

related: you shouldn't be reading MinneapoliMedia. multiple journalists have called them out for using AI to rewrite their stories and for stealing their photos and using them without permission

block @minneapolimedia.bsky.social

Immigrant-Owned Restaurant Guide Submission Crowd-Sourced Map of Local Favorites to Recommend

Remember the crowd-sourced burrito map we did last year?

As we deal with the new reality of Metro Surge & the ongoing damage, I’m putting together a new map. An immigrant-owned restaurant guide to help support our neighbors.

Here’s a form to submit recommendations!

forms.gle/f8mQEjk8daNJ...

Okay pals, we are at juuuust over $3k.

Can we try and hit $3500 today? I wanna try and stay on track to get my friend started on electrolysis because it takes time to clear the donor site of hair and the reality of transition care right now is fucking terrifying.

Share if ya can!

I echo this call from @stonewalldfl.bsky.social. It’s vital that @childrensminnesota.bsky.social resume providing life-saving care for our trans, intersex, and nonbinary siblings. Delays in care can be deadly and we should be acting urgently to restore them.

Franklin Ave reconstruction begins next week! It's going from 4 lanes to 3, plus getting new luxurious sidewalks and a bike lane. Will be completed in 2027.

There will be detours. Details here:
www.hennepincounty.gov/services/roa...

Donate to homecoming: urgent support for gender affirming care needed, organized by Kheiron Katsuleas I am raising money for gender affirming medical care. At a ti… Kheiron Katsuleas needs your support for homecoming: urgent support for gender affirming care needed

Howdy everyone

I've got a mutual aid ask this Monday.

A friend of mine in Chicago is looking for help affording a gender affirming surgery.

I have no words for how fucking scary it is to coordinate gender care in 2026.

So instead I'll tell you about my buddy.

www.gofundme.com/f/homecoming...

Combining a love of college basketball tournament brackets and mutual aid.

SUNDAY UPDATE: 358 t-shirts sold … you’ve made a Sorcerer’s Apprentice situation for me! Order today if you haven’t - only way to guarantee you’ll get merch. (There will be overstock but unsure how much.) Anyone want to join me for a Fulfillment Party in a week or 2?? my.cheddarup.com/c/we-save-us

there is literally nothing wrong with being trans and anyone who says otherwise is a fascist who would kill and/or enslave your entire family at a moment's notice

I am jealous of all the wonderful people heading to ShoeBox right as I'm heading out of the country! I hope you all have an amazing time and hopefully I can join the fun next time around

Image of the Minneapolis skyline from North Minneapolis with the title “North Minneapolis Mutual Aid”

North Minneapolis MA has 60k in unmet rent request needs - please donate if you can and share!

venmo.com/u/NorthMplsMA

Elevated from replies: As of last Saturday, Hennepin County no longer uses Emergency Assistance funds to cover missed-month rent or damage/security deposits. This is good PR by the mayor (who would normally lecture any leftie proposing a $1m transfer) but won’t meet need. bsky.app/profile/rmx....

My little mutual aid team has fundraised over $250,000 in rent support over the last 3 months JUST for families at our neighborhood school.

$1 million for the whole city does NOT come close to meeting the scale and depth of need in our city.

Fuck Frey. This is unacceptable & will cause harm.

March 11, 2026 Minneapolis City Council 350 South 5th Street Room 370 Minneapolis, MN 55415 Dear Council President Payne, Council Vice President Osman and Council Members: This letter is to inform you that I have vetoed Ordinance No. 2026-002 to extend the pre-eviction notice for renters to 60 days. I understand the authors’ intent, but the experience from COVID-19 and guidance from shelter and affordable housing providers shows that this strategy has not worked. We have heard over and over again from shelter and affordable housing providers that longer timelines produce worse outcomes for residents. In their words, when rental assistance isn’t available, time is a debt trap that becomes a barrier to securing future housing. I heard a call for more financial assistance, and I believe that is the best path forward. Rental assistance is working and getting to renters quickly – rent collections are better in 2026 than 2025. That’s why I’m proposing to spend $1 million from the Affordable Housing Trust Fund for emergency rental assistance administered through Hennepin County. While a 60-day pre-eviction notice period sounds good, there is no data to show that it does good. Pandemic era eviction moratorium allowed many renters to accumulate huge amounts of debt that they are still paying off today. When property owners carry the losses, the housing system experiences upward pressure on rents to replenish reserves, catch up on missed mortgage, insurance, utility, payroll, and property tax payments, and cover increased costs associated with deferred maintenance. I believe most landlords are working with tenants to develop payment plans and access rental assistance. But for bad actors, I worry that the proposal gives them reasons to report tenants to ICE or use minor lease violationswhich don’t require as much notice and are harder to expunge – to evict tenants. We will continue to monitor the data. If something substantially changes, I am committed to working with the City…

mayor jacob frey has vetoed the pause evictions, save lives bill the minneapolis city coucil approved that would've extended the eviction timeline from 30 days to 60 days temporarily to held families impacted by the ICE invasion catch up paying rent

This is Frey’s entire plan to deal with the massive housing crisis his veto is about to cause.

SUPPLIES NEEDED FOR UNHOUSED RELATIVES PURCHASE WISHLIST ITEMS FROM OUR WISHLIST HERE: TINYURL.COM/NENOWISHLIST CONTRIBUTE HERE: VENMO - @NENOOKAASI612 CASHAPP - $SOUTH012

Boozhoo! Supplies are needed for unhoused relatives!

Please purchase wish list items at
tinyurl.com/nenowishlist

Or contribute financially here
V*nmo - @ NENOOKAASI612
C*sh App - $ SOUTH012

It's so good! I'm loving the Necrobinder and I'm SO glad Defect is back, they're my favorite.

Magic was fun as always! Been mostly playing Rev and Gitrog in cEDH. Our games ended up having a LOT of theft and cloning lol.

And thank you! I'm heading to Costa Rica with my family!! Should be a blast!

"slay the spire"? u mean bottom surgery?

Tonight I'm diving into Slay the Spire 2, tomorrow I'll be playing Magic, and then Sunday I'm gonna go shopping for some flip flops before I go on vacation next week!

Apparently, Frey's resistance to ICE ends when landlords are impacted.

The Mayor has until Wednesday to change his mind.

Take a moment to tell him to sign Pause Evictions, Save Lives, and help keep our neighbors housed as we continue the real fight to protect residents. Call 612-673-2100 today!

Imagine if you single handedly had the power to delay thousands of evictions & keep families in their homes. Jacob Frey can do that by signing what Council passed yesterday. Or he can help evict thousands of people with a veto.

Let him know what you would do: www.minneapolismn.gov/government/m...

A photo of the exterior of the Warren E. Burger Federal Building

I'm here at the federal courthouse in St. Paul for the clown car contempt hearing ordered by Judge Jeffrey Bryan over the federal government's conduct in 28 separate habeas cases. He ordered the government to show cause over failure to comply with orders requiring the accounting for of property