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St. Paul MN. Leftist YIMBY and AUDhD. We need community networking, mutual aid, and radical empathy.

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Let Gaza Live
Free Palestine rally
Every Friday, 4-5pm

Corner of Snelling and Summit in St. Paul

Let Gaza Live Free Palestine rally Every Friday, 4-5pm Corner of Snelling and Summit in St. Paul

Join @wamm-mn.bsky.social every Friday in support of a free Palestine.

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31.10.2025 17:16 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

ABAA

All
Bosses
Are
Assholes

01.11.2025 01:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

not to speculate, but if the frey team got, say, a really bad internal poll back last week, i think they would be acting exactly like they’re acting right now.

if you have the capacity at all, pick up a doorknocking shift this weekend. we can win.

31.10.2025 04:14 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Maybe instead of giving out tricks in policy you should start giving out treats. You know, to help Minnesotans?

01.11.2025 00:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Imagine Walz asking small business owners to do this.

Imagine Walz asking a member of the Minnesota Restaurant Association to forego payment for three months while providing dinner because a tiny percentage of restaurants have committed tax fraud.

Fucking imagine that.

31.10.2025 17:22 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

To do this, the Walz administration is temporarily suspending payment to 14 programs, asking the providers to work for free while this oversight gets put in place. The programs serve disabled Minnesotans for things like getting transport to doctor's appointments.

This some fucking Trump shit.

31.10.2025 02:15 β€” πŸ‘ 184    πŸ” 78    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 4

Optum is garbage. What are we even doing?

01.11.2025 00:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A yard sign template with an image of an ice cube in the background that reads, "ICE OUT? Record S.A.L.U.T.E."

Size - # of ICE observed
Activity - What are they doing?
Location - Where are they?
Unit - What department are they?
Time - When was this observed?
Equipment - What Gear/Weapons/Vehicles?

A yard sign template with an image of an ice cube in the background that reads, "ICE OUT? Record S.A.L.U.T.E." Size - # of ICE observed Activity - What are they doing? Location - Where are they? Unit - What department are they? Time - When was this observed? Equipment - What Gear/Weapons/Vehicles?

A content creator in MN helped put this toolkit together: A yard sign template for any rapid response network to customize with their contact/organization information.

cryptpad.fr/drive/#/2/dr...

Feel free to share, customize, and get these printed in neighborhoods!

31.10.2025 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Facebook post from MFE 59:

MFE59 has officially filed our intent to strike.

Facebook post from MFE 59: MFE59 has officially filed our intent to strike.

my union, @mfelocal59.bsky.social, has filed to strike. there will now be 10 days of cooling off. earliest we could strike is Tuesday, November 11, 2025.

Solidarity πŸ’™βœŠ

31.10.2025 20:53 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Appreciate this coverage but it is hard to explain to people not in the Chicago area that THESE ARE NOT PROTESTS.

This is people coming out of their homes, doing anything in their power to try to stop their neighbors from being kidnapped.

It is coming for your city next, please be prepared.

31.10.2025 21:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1081    πŸ” 514    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 12

Are you honestly expecting him to follow a court order?

31.10.2025 23:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I gotta be real, I did not suspect we would reach "roving mobs of white folks chanting "shame" at ICE" within 9 months, and it really feels like a sign of how much more horrifying it must be on the ground than those of us not there can even imagine.

31.10.2025 21:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2139    πŸ” 524    πŸ’¬ 32    πŸ“Œ 9

Don't care what people use SNAP on and never will, fuck you if you care

31.10.2025 02:40 β€” πŸ‘ 3387    πŸ” 631    πŸ’¬ 56    πŸ“Œ 30

Firing someone for having a disability because they don’t have documentation of accommodations when you know they have a disability should be illegal especially this year, what the fuck.

31.10.2025 23:30 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What's REALLY scary?

Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol has the highest CEO-to-worker pay gap in all of the S&P 500... meanwhile, stores are understaffed and the company won't finalize union contracts.

Burbank, CA is rallying out here to say BOO to that! They're ready to strike if necessary!

31.10.2025 20:01 β€” πŸ‘ 51    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Ireland plans to make a $1,500 a month basic income for artists permanent Ireland's Basic Income for the Arts experiment has given creatives a weekly payment for three years. Now, a permanent program could be on the way.

In a win for the arts and universal basic income, Ireland plans to make permanent a $1,500-a-month pilot program for artists, citing benefits to creativity, mental health, and financial stability.

31.10.2025 13:16 β€” πŸ‘ 638    πŸ” 161    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 24

yeah this is a concentration camp

31.10.2025 00:18 β€” πŸ‘ 47    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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As salaries of St. Paul city leaders stagnate, concern grows over losing talent Mayor Melvin Carter says he’s committed to addressing salaries amid the city’s fiscal pressures.

Worthwhile Context to this story:

Police Chief: $200k
Fire Chief: $200k
Mayor: $140k
"Part-Time" Councilmembers: $70k

www.twincities.com/2025/10/30/s...

31.10.2025 14:14 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

What we're seeing with the SNAP funding issue is that when we are unorganized then we pose no political challenge or threat. The politicians aren't scared of unorganized people.

31.10.2025 15:26 β€” πŸ‘ 344    πŸ” 98    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0

Goddammit, those evil ICE motherfuckers arrested one of my clients. I had won his criminal case completely! We are in the middle of pursuing a petition for wrongful conviction compensation, and now this. We must impose the harshest consequences for ICE agents and their collaborators.

31.10.2025 18:20 β€” πŸ‘ 281    πŸ” 73    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 0
A chalkboard sign in front of the new Boneshaker location reading "Open now!" with a cute little skeleton

A chalkboard sign in front of the new Boneshaker location reading "Open now!" with a cute little skeleton

Shelves filled with books and a bulletin board

Shelves filled with books and a bulletin board

We're officially OPEN at our new location! Stop by today (Halloween) until 7ish for candy, or later in the week for our regular hours!! πŸŽƒπŸ’€708 W. 26th St!

31.10.2025 22:55 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Guess Who’s Not Doing Their Job Again - Racket Plus Fateh's response to vacant buildings, Duluth tenants fight back, and where SNAP recipients can find food in today's Flyover news roundup.

One guess.

31.10.2025 22:59 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

At what point are wht folks going to start exposing their sadistic neighbors & family members who are terrorizing, assaulting and disappearing their other neighbors?

31.10.2025 21:40 β€” πŸ‘ 55    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

When has it ever been unacceptable?

Being a bully in this country literally gets you rewarded.

31.10.2025 22:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Anyone who murders people on the open seas in public will murder them in private for their sadistic pleasure.

31.10.2025 20:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2497    πŸ” 715    πŸ’¬ 119    πŸ“Œ 27

Aren’t they ignoring the courts?

31.10.2025 22:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What if there was a law where elected officials had to publish a spreadsheet monthly about what their constituents call them about. Just a tally with a pro/con column where it’s determinable what people are calling about. Publish by like the 5th of the month for the prior month.

31.10.2025 17:48 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Hey guys?

Even if the courts do step in and SNAP payments are delivered on time can we still keep up this energy?

Helping each other
Looking out for our community
Planning and networking

Let’s not wait until the next crisis

Let’s keep this

31.10.2025 18:54 β€” πŸ‘ 78    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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This is near my niece and nephew's school in Evanston, Ill just hours ago as they are now on lockdown.

This is what's happening. It's an occupation by ICE in a Chicago suburb. They must be abolished.

31.10.2025 17:47 β€” πŸ‘ 380    πŸ” 196    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 26
Fox Takedown: Twin Cities
Every Saturday, 10-11AM
11358 Viking Dr, Eden Prairie
Picket along Prairie Center Drive

Fox Takedown: Twin Cities Every Saturday, 10-11AM 11358 Viking Dr, Eden Prairie Picket along Prairie Center Drive

The temps have gone down, but our commitment to the truth has not. Join us every Sarurday morning in Eden Prairie, standing against Trump state TV.

31.10.2025 22:10 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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