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90% of evictions in MN are for nonpayment of rent. I did a sample a week ago and found the avg nonpayment eviction in Hennepin County would take $5,122 to stop. Studies (before the high inflation of the past few years) suggest stopping an eviction saves $6,832 in public costs. It just makes sense

From MPR News, photographer Jeff Schafer got a drone shot of this “Kaleidoscope of Love” event in Powderhorn yesterday.

rep angie craig, running for US senate, spoke to UMN student dems in last night and finally had to address her vote in favor of the laken riley act! she was asked if she regretted it, or if her opinion had changed, and she said NO

even after all the terror ICE brought to MN!

Alice Wong's Celebration of life March 25th, 2026 11am PST This toolkit is an invitation and a resource for individuals and communities to participate in Alice Wong's Celebration of Life. Be it from bed, your living room, local community center, classroom, or in the streets... You can join Alice's Celebration of Life through: * The livestream + virtual reception: Join the livestream and gather for the virtual reception hosted by Calling UP Justice & San Francisco Disability Cultural Center. * In-person livestream watch + your own gathering: host an in-person gathering to join the livestream and connect in person to celebrate Alice. * Detailed Toolkit with links, photos, and resources to make your gathering accessible, plus ways to honor Alice Wong's legacy: https://bit.ly/aliceislove

Minnesota’s economic outlook improves with $3.7 billion near-term surplus, though uncertainty looms Lawmakers got an update on what’s on the horizon for Minnesota’s budget and economy. The forecast is complicated by in-limbo tariffs and impacts of surged federal immigration action.

Time to pass some rent and small business relief at the state level.

Early investments now will help to stabilize and support our economy amidst the uncertainties of the future. Let's get it done @repliishkozlowski.bsky.social and @lindseyportmn.bsky.social

www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

“There’s Another Way”: Rent Relief, Love Letters, and 1,000 Pee Funnels "There’s nothing like getting to give someone their rent money," says mutual aid organizer Ashley Fairbanks.

I talked with @ziibiing.com about Stand With Minnesota, keeping neighbors housed during ICE escalation, and directing generosity where it’s actually needed.

Stand With Minnesota Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.

It’s Day 87 of the ICE occupation of MSP.

Everywhere you go, you’ll still see patrollers keeping neighbors safe.

And also everywhere you go, someone is raising money for rent for their community.

Give what you can at StandWithMinnesota.com

Trump Declared Victory in Minneapolis. But What Did He Accomplish?

“The images got to be, you know, more than the market would bear,” says Lindsey Graham. “That doesn’t mean we’ve abandoned mass deportations,” he added.

The MARKET. This is a game to them.

and remember how expensive moving is. finding new work, cost of a uhaul or moving company (or the cost of throwing away everything you cant fit in your car.) add to this the emotional and social cost of losing proximity to close friends and family.

401000 trans people suffering greatly.

We always have a surplus! Governor Walz says there's no money for an eviction moratorium or for direct financial assistance from the state, but we have enough of a surplus to do it multiple times over.

THANK YOU.

We’re working so hard here to protect our neighbors and we really shouldn’t have to be doing this on our own!

One would think that this would merit an emergency convening of all Blue state governors, Attorneys generals and Congressional representatives. It's a declaration of war on one state which means they'll do it to others too.

It’s day 85 of the ICE occupation of MN.

We keep saying it’s not over - and this is why.

Despite the messages in press conferences, there are still almost 1000 ICE agents here.

There’s still an occupation on our state by the federal government.

We’re still asking community to patrol and observe the illegal actions committed by ICE.

Please continue to support our neighbors with mutual aid. Our neighbors are struggling to stay afloat.

Ask your electeds to do better.

So many colors, plus metallics that are delightfully sparkly. ✨

A graph using reports from people over papers showing Numbers of reported kidnappings and activity from Minnesota, California, Florida, Texas, and then a combination of all other states. The highest Spike is in mid-January showing that Minnesota was reporting 500 incidents a day while California was reporting right around 100. Along this whole graph, Minnesota is showing at least double reports compared to everyone else with the exception of a time in very early January when California was almost on Pace with what we were seeing here. There is a small heading up top that says: immigration enforcement in Minnesota dwarfed the rest of the nation.

Seeing this visualization has been really impactful for me. There were times when people tried to come at us sideways for claiming this is *different* and massive in a way that we hadn't seen other places. But it really really has been.

A stack of colorful TUL retractable gel pens in shades of orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, pink, brown and black

Gorgeous and also you might need some tul retractable gel pens for everyday use on that wishlist. They’ve been my faves since @heymrsbond.com raved about them years ago on twitter.

And, also, it worked BECAUSE it was YOU building the thing. It wouldn’t have worked or at least not nearly as well without the many webs of relationships and trust that you’ve built over the years.

Wow, a mayor can just do that? IMAGINE

we should stop saying "self-deporting" and start saying "fleeing government-sponsored ethnic cleansing," imo. we don't need to let the fascists set the linguistic terms here.

compare this to the response time of MPD which has been reported to be upwards of 2 hours

neighbors keep each other safe more effectively without the police’s involvement

Aww. Happy birthday!

Let's boost this please

I also took note of this yesterday. It was austerity messaging and I'm like... no.

That’s $1.5 *million* in matching funds. Let’s go!

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It’s day 79 of the ICE occupation of MSP.

It’s a winter wonderland outside.

Today’s assignment is to shovel or snowblow for your impacted neighbors. It’s the neighborly Minnesotan thing to do!

The DON’T COMPLY IN ADVANCE people were right

Mayor Mamdani Breaks His Promise to NYC Public Libraries The Struggle Against Defunding Libraries Continues...

I hope New Yorkers will challenge Mamdani about this. Too often, people feel they need to be absolutely for or against a politician — ignoring their missteps or throwing them out with the bathwater. You can like and/or believe in someone and still challenge them to deliver on their promises.

OK, let’s discuss what’s happened with the proposed NYC public libraries budget for FY 27. Mayor Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov released his preliminary budget yesterday. This kicks off the city budget process. [Long thread]