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And I can’t keep track of where I’ve posted stuff ☺️

But his one other loyal white ass customer who has been loyal to him as long as me? Offered him and his wife and step daughter to come live with him if need be. He also couldn’t believe Gary would do that, but that’s how much we all care about him.

maybe it’s good his shop burned down because the icy men have hit all the shops in the vicinity of his old shop and have snatched up people from each one.

He only has a couple of white ass customers(I’m one) as he mostly serves his immigrant community(also why we have to get him up and running!).

I was catching up with my Ethiopian mechanic. We were talking about all the icy activity and he said he could hardly believe two people died for them.

I was like oh honey, if they came for you? I’d start the civil war. But he also told me something else that twisted my stomach a bit. He said,

Yep.

But with white folks it’s a perception issue and meetings have been moved to other cities.

Perception mostly. And there are corporate types of color who I’m sure worry.

I picked up a naturalized citizen (adopted) yesterday who lives in New Ulm. He said he canceled his eye appt recently in the cities because he didn’t know what to expect.

I’m getting the impression you guys might not be aware that we’ve seen a full stop of inbound corporate visitors into MSP over the last month. It’s possible I’ve only talked about it on X and TikTok though?

Outside of Covid we’ve never seen that before. The economic hit has been huge.

I’ve posted several times(although maybe not on here? ) about how we’ve seen a full collapse in inbound corporate work into MSP over the last month.

Outside of Covid we’ve never seen that before. Minnesotans are still going out but people aren’t coming here.

Minnesotans have been leaving the cold and going on business trips but inbound visitors to Minnesota not so much

SLC. I don’t know why my phone twisted that around.

Talked to my Delta buddy tonight.

He said outbound planes full full full. But inbound planes? Empty. Said they were only 4 pax on a SCL to MSP recently. Matches with what we are seeing with inbound corporate having gone to zip zero cancel cancel cancel. The only other time that’s happened? Covid.

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His options for a new shop have been limited because he and his customers don’t feel safe in the exurbs. He lost all his tools but I’m happy to say that several people donated some including the North Mpls Napa store.

If you are in a position to help this former cabdriver and fantasic

I know we are all helping out where we can right now. But there’s one immigrant in our community I’ve been trying to help for a couple of months.

Right before all this ICE stuff my mechanic’s shop burned down and he lost everything. He serves the immigrant community and formally the North Side

El Paso airport closed for 10 days for vague "security concerns" reason.

There is no reason to have faith in this regime about anything.

I’d imagine though I don’t buy merch

What the changes I’m noticing in country fans, both as clients and at concerts, might tell us about the deteriorating middle class in this fragile barbell economy.

Right now I think the algorithms are more to blame than anything. If you are a makeup artist following fashion and makeup you aren’t going to see the same stuff as Chey who follows everything from professors and reporters to sex workers. I have the most diverse feeds ever.

She’s a makeup artist(MUA). So a service worker. Catering to folks who have money.

Guys I had a MUA for an event at the Waste (d) Management Open and she didn’t know anything that’s been happening in Minnesota.

She didn’t even know about Alex Pretti. Said she hasn’t seen anything in her socials or anything… How many Americans are like her?

Two reports this weekend of landlords turning in tenants to ICE.

I appreciate this very specific technical advice

The conversations I’m having with Minnesotans right now feel historic.

I almost wonder if I should document them somehow. Not in a way that violates privacy of course. Collectively these daily backseat conversations capture this moment in a unique way.

I’m trying to never change if you will and offer grace to recently turned Trump supporters, and provide the same for future ones, but it’s taking a lot more effort to do so.

And I’m having to dig a lot deeper to find this grace.

I’m a little jealous of folks who exist in a bubble right now. I don’t have this privilege, and I gotta say it’s really rough out here.

While many are stepping up, and MANY have come around, I’d estimate that 25-35% of our community doesn’t understand what’s happening or is celebrating it.

Every day. But I can handle the vile comments more than most.

For context I was a first gen SW on the internet in like 99/2000. And was one of the earliest reviewed GFE’s in the country. Having men(mostly boomers in their 40’s and 50’s) reviewing my body and performance in great detail shaped me.

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