So sad about the fire too. Oh well. So much for enjoying being outside today. Sigh.

I love lantana! And so do the bees.

No shame, but yet another reason to dump FB.

Yesterday a Vivint salesperson knocked on our door, and when Liz answered, he asked for "Mr. Burns." 🤨 He wanted to speak to the man of the house about his security system. No, we won't be buying your tech, sir.

Proud to announce that Francis Shen is endorsing our campaign for Hennepin County Attorney! Francis ran a great campaign and brought unmatched (and nationally-recognized!) insight into emerging neuroscience and its application to the law. As a candidate and in his role as a University of Minnesota law professor, he has consistently pushed prosecutors and the system as a whole to become more fair and effective. We share the same belief: Hennepin County deserves an experienced prosecutor ready to lead on day one. I’m grateful for his support, and look forward to collaborating with him to advance innovative public safety and criminal justice work and deliver better outcomes.

anders folk has announced on twitter that francis shen is dropping from the hennepin county attorney's race and endorsing him

the DFL Code of Conduct Committee has a clear record of closing ranks to protect their centrist, long-serving allies within the party, while disproportionately ruling against progressives and newcomers time and time again. this system is broken, harmful, and a liability. it needs to go

It's a little windy out there right now...

I resigned from the caucus that night. We need cis allies to continue this fight to take back that caucus for *actual* feminists.

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Happy Earth Day.

It's 89 degrees in Minneapolis – 30 degrees warmer than normal – the country is in its worst drought since the 1950s and there's no snow left in the Rockies.

I hate climate change.

Even if it's split, this is more evidence that big money DFL is moving toward less power to the people and the caucuses and more power in individual hands.

A beautiful but sad Earth Day post. The leaves are a whole month early now.

Those things don't have seatbelts lol

Research on COVID is being hampered by a lack of interest by publishers and funding, imo. Considering we are only about 7 years into a brand-new disease, we lost interest pretty quickly.

This made me so mad. Everyone at our caucus had the opportunity to be a delegate at our SD. There were no walking subcaucuses. If wards have large enough attendance to warrant subcaucuses then those wards are too big.

question:

a family I know paid rent for their immigrant neighbor as he was out of work for during the ICE surge.

he still needs help. he is a contractor. the family needs an urgent bathroom repair and can't afford his rent this month. BUT he has the skills to do it.

could we crowdfund this?

I have long said we should pay legislators probably double the current salary - with the expectation of year-round constituent engagement during their service.

Anybody know what Juneteenth events will be happening in the twin cities?

As Mother’s Day approaches, a message to for givers: she doesn’t want a pandora bracelet. She doesn’t want breakfast in bed. She wants a weekend in a hotel room by herself and maybe the hotel has a spa and you booked a facial, but MOST IMPORTANTLY you keep the house clean while she’s gone.

We have a POSTCARD! My spouse is a watercolor artist and she's making one. The drawing is done. Now all that's left is painting! #Postcrossing #Meetup #PostcrossingMeetup

be kind to the gays, we are not well today

Free Copyediting for Black Women Authors — Weaver's Deep Thoughts

📝 Dear Black women authors, I’m giving away free copyediting services for six folks. After watching all the racist hate Black women authors endured through Black History Month, I wanted to do something positive.

Let’s lift Black women authors up! Not tear them down.

#WritingCommunity

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It's not hard to see where this is headed if the council is cut out of the layout approval process but still has power to deny funding.

"fuck you, who needs you? oops, I need you - stop being so hard to work with."

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Hennepin County Libraries is canceling Kanopy in May because it's too expensive.

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They suggest taking out DVDs. We don't have a DVD player anymore. I wish we could either pay for it or fundraise for it.

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I wonder how much of the budget was spent on those sat phones

On YouTube it’s so much better. No talking heads

Today 27 shackled detainees were flown from Minnesota to Louisiana.

Every ICE Air flight at MSP is observed by MN50501 volunteers - ICE hasn't stopped, neither have we.

Data: ottergoose.net/ice-flights-msp/data/

Nice that there's still space and desire for wonder in the world.