Lynnell Mickelsen

I went through this with my dog this summer: hospitalization, $4,000 in vet bills and I was SO excited, almost dancing in the street when the dog finally pooped again. Thank God for antibiotics, etc!

This is what authentic leadership looks like. Thank you Minneapolis City Council President @elliottpayne.org and Minnesota State Senator @doronclark.bsky.social

Definite “'It's one banana, Michael. What could it cost, $10?‘“ moment from Ward 10’s Lydia Millard. Renters need protection now, not when your pigs fly.

The people running Minneapolis keep alleging some boogeyman secretly defunded the police but as far as I know, cops still get paid. Some yield enough at side hustle cash to buy homes in Florida. Meanwhile the MPD budget keeps going up. Someone is lying or these defunders are incompetent.

Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.

She wants to challenge Frey as being too leftist, too woke, not pro-police enough.

She is so endlessly canned, cautious, calculating, cowardly and careerist. So done with Amy K.

Yes, but Mary is a girl!!!!!

Rev. Benjamin R. Cremer (@brcremer)

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Once again, the League of Women Voters needs to stop hosting debates, especially “all candidates “ debates. LWV debates usually feature lousy, stilted question, no follow-up—it’s all very dull and dumb. Their format hasn’t worked in decade. Just stop.

Look, it’s Heroin and Adderall ganging up on Tylenol.

Disney fired and unfired Jimmy Kimmel the right way.

by Ezra Klein

For christ sake don't vote for Angie Craig

Ugh. It doesn't sound like it was written by a human being. It may be even worse than AI. It's just word salad. I don't have any sense that Carlbom met Dex and Luna and interacted with them. It's like robot speech. This is why conventional politicians/staffers are failing the moment.

Yikes! Worse than Kristen Sinema?!?!?!?

Chuck is a real profile in courage......kind of like our Amy Klobuchar.

A friend and I were walking our dogs along the Minnesota River in Bloomington a week ago and I felt like I was up north in early May---we were being swarmed. It was almost bug net level. And I need mosquito spray to be on my openn porches, which is unusual in September in Minneapolis.

Is it just me over here in southwest Minneapolis...or anyone else noticed that the mosquito population has seemed to surge in the last couple of weeks? I'm a camper; I'm used to bugs. And I'm using bug spray to go on a walk or sit out on my front porch. Did the $$$ for mosquito control get cut?

Endorsements! In ranked order (key races):
Mayor: Davis, Fateh, Jazz
BET: Bernstein, Brandt
Parks At-Large: Olson, Wilson, Frederick
W2: Wonsley
W4: Haynes
W5: Burnett
W7: Cashman
W8: Stevenson
W10: Chughtai
W12: Chowdhury
Parks D1: Englehart
D3: Deshpande
D4: Garcia
D5: Carvajal Moran
D6: Jourdain

A Few Thoughts on KimmelGeddon Let me start by noting the obvious: What we saw yesterday with...

A Few Thoughts on KimmelGeddon: Josh Marshall, of Talking Points Memo, with, as usual, one of the most pragmatic and smart takes about what we do in response. I love Josh and TPM!!!
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Watching prominent commenters followed by dozens of people I know say "it's over" because Jimmy Kimmel got suspended...like, they actually killed Medgar Evers, in defense of a fascist system that had been in place for decades. Imagine social media that day! Read history and have some self-respect.

Hey, want to see what Jimmy Kimmel actually said?

Rally for Change with Hampton, Fateh & Davis! Dewayne Davis speaking at a podium onstage at the Lake Harriet bandshell. Then L to R: Ward 12 CM Aurin Chowdhury, Council Pres Elliot Payne, Jazz Hampton, Sen. Omar Fateh, and Ward 11 CM Emily Koski.

I cannot believe what an embarrassment of riches we have, mayoral candidate wise, Mpls! We have NO EXCUSE not to do this y’all 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

Election 2025: Minneapolis Mayoral Race (the four contenders) There are fifteen people running for Minneapolis mayor. You only have to worry about four of them, and this post will talk about those four. If you want to know more about all the others, that is i…

"Jacob Frey is a deeply performative empty suit who literally runs away from hard questions. He’s also genuinely terrible at working with the City Council, terrible at collective problem solving, and terrible at overseeing the Minneapolis police"
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#DontRankFrey.

💯 agree.

Roxanne Gay talking back to the ever-more pathetic and obsequious Ezra Klein. Get him, Roxanne!

Wait, so what is this? A little pot-bellied pig? A possum?

I know! Vanska!

YouTube video by Minnesota Orchestra Søndergård and Ross | Coming September 26 + 27

My neighbor is Tony Ross, the principal cellist in MN Orchestra. He's also a great lover of dogs, sports fan and human being. So, of course, I love this hilarious thriller spoof clip. (Shout out to his wife, Beth, too!) Also, it really IS a terrific orchestra with a amazing sound. Go hear this one!

Brian O’Hara always has a lot to say about Mary but where’s he at on this?