David Brauer
@dbrauer.net
Former journalist, long-time Minneapolitan, curator of Uptown’s borders and chief rememberer, Halloween Blizzard of 1991. Amplifier & participant in the Minnesota Resistance.
I don’t bet because I’m bad at it but just to lay down a marker & see: take the under
PECOTA projections (from Baseball Prospectus) have the Twins winning 79 games this year. The Royals are the AL Central favorites in the model with 84 wins.
February 10, 2026 at 3:06 PM
I don’t bet because I’m bad at it but just to lay down a marker & see: take the under
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I generally think whirlwind organizing is not meant to be long term organizing, but that what people do in the whirlwind creates possibilities for what they will do when it lessens. For Minneapolis, I think it’s very important that we realize that when we think people have stopped paying attention.
February 10, 2026 at 12:39 PM
I generally think whirlwind organizing is not meant to be long term organizing, but that what people do in the whirlwind creates possibilities for what they will do when it lessens. For Minneapolis, I think it’s very important that we realize that when we think people have stopped paying attention.
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Attention fellow Ward 13 Minneapolitans! A group is planning to meet with Linea Palmisano to urge her to help our neighbors more direct impacted by ICE. They ask to fill out this survey to show her how much the ward she represents has been affected. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
WARD 13: OPERATION METRO SURGE TESTIMONY
Since Operation Metro Surge began on December 1st, our entire city has been rocked.
No matter how seemingly big or small, we want to hear your stories. We will use these to communicate with elected ...
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February 10, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Attention fellow Ward 13 Minneapolitans! A group is planning to meet with Linea Palmisano to urge her to help our neighbors more direct impacted by ICE. They ask to fill out this survey to show her how much the ward she represents has been affected. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Finally, the Nazi bike lanes that were prophesied. #iykyk
This morning 5 ICE vehicles parked illegally in a bike lane and in MPD parking spots directly outside of City Hall. Myself and several other Council Members and city staff went outside to observe them and blew our whistles to alert people nearby. After about 45 minutes they left
February 10, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Finally, the Nazi bike lanes that were prophesied. #iykyk
I’ll let others chew through the substance of this Tolkkinen column but it’s a chance to remind you that Minnesota is a ONE-party consent state; you don’t need the other person’s permission to record. I’m surprised Tolkkinen was surprised she was being recorded. www.startribune.com/tolkkinen-i-...
Tolkkinen: I met my rural GOP legislator. I didn’t realize he was recording me.
Phones have become a symbol of distrust in a fractured society.
www.startribune.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:43 AM
I’ll let others chew through the substance of this Tolkkinen column but it’s a chance to remind you that Minnesota is a ONE-party consent state; you don’t need the other person’s permission to record. I’m surprised Tolkkinen was surprised she was being recorded. www.startribune.com/tolkkinen-i-...
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A shout-out to older white women. Who'd have thought?
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February 10, 2026 at 1:33 AM
A shout-out to older white women. Who'd have thought?
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Makes me sick to think people are so scared of being stopped in their cars that they’re keeping their titles there. The car is the worst place to keep your title.
February 10, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Makes me sick to think people are so scared of being stopped in their cars that they’re keeping their titles there. The car is the worst place to keep your title.
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Hey, Americans of good conscience!
CALL YOUR HOUSE REP AND BOTH SENATORS EVERY DAY THIS WEEK.
TELL THEM TO STOP FUNDING DHS AND ICE
CALL YOUR HOUSE REP AND BOTH SENATORS EVERY DAY THIS WEEK.
TELL THEM TO STOP FUNDING DHS AND ICE
February 9, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Hey, Americans of good conscience!
CALL YOUR HOUSE REP AND BOTH SENATORS EVERY DAY THIS WEEK.
TELL THEM TO STOP FUNDING DHS AND ICE
CALL YOUR HOUSE REP AND BOTH SENATORS EVERY DAY THIS WEEK.
TELL THEM TO STOP FUNDING DHS AND ICE
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reminder that the coup was in the year 2000 and this is all fallout
February 9, 2026 at 11:22 PM
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Experienced my first bit of Canadian solidarity with Minnesota here in Latin America. Felt good.
February 10, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Experienced my first bit of Canadian solidarity with Minnesota here in Latin America. Felt good.
Would guess a) fundraising & b) word-of-mouth. 27% of Hennepin County voters chose Trump in 2024. Atty is a nonpartisan election, so that’s almost enough to make the general election & over half what you need to win it. A little less wink-wink but of same strategy that helped Frey prevail in 2025.
why did anders folk speak to the washington county republicans yesterday at their monthly candidate forum? he is running for hennepin county attorney and seeking the DFL nomination
February 10, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Would guess a) fundraising & b) word-of-mouth. 27% of Hennepin County voters chose Trump in 2024. Atty is a nonpartisan election, so that’s almost enough to make the general election & over half what you need to win it. A little less wink-wink but of same strategy that helped Frey prevail in 2025.
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send this shit to everyone you know out of state. feel like this is something everyone here has almost internalized at this point but pretty remarkable what people are doing.
it also refers to my friend as "mr." per the nyt standard and i can't stop laughing about it.
it also refers to my friend as "mr." per the nyt standard and i can't stop laughing about it.
New York Times’ Brett Anderson on Minnesota’s secret grocery networks keeping hungry families fed as ICE tries to starve citizens and non-citizens of color. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/d... (gift link). Brett is a Minnesota native, former Twin Cities Reader writer & award-wining food journalist.
Hungry Families, ICE and Secret Grocery Networks in Minneapolis
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:31 PM
send this shit to everyone you know out of state. feel like this is something everyone here has almost internalized at this point but pretty remarkable what people are doing.
it also refers to my friend as "mr." per the nyt standard and i can't stop laughing about it.
it also refers to my friend as "mr." per the nyt standard and i can't stop laughing about it.
New York Times’ Brett Anderson on Minnesota’s secret grocery networks keeping hungry families fed as ICE tries to starve citizens and non-citizens of color. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/d... (gift link). Brett is a Minnesota native, former Twin Cities Reader writer & award-wining food journalist.
Hungry Families, ICE and Secret Grocery Networks in Minneapolis
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:25 PM
New York Times’ Brett Anderson on Minnesota’s secret grocery networks keeping hungry families fed as ICE tries to starve citizens and non-citizens of color. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/d... (gift link). Brett is a Minnesota native, former Twin Cities Reader writer & award-wining food journalist.
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MN k-12 funding is NOT directly tied to attendance, the Strib has at least 2 education reporters (not on this article) who (should) know this, and they should correct this article. 🧵
Buckle up for a little MN K-12 school finance lesson. /1
Buckle up for a little MN K-12 school finance lesson. /1
Funding for Minnesota’s K-12 schools is tied to student attendance. But with some students too afraid to attend class in person, schools are reporting sharp declines in attendance.
School leaders fear declining attendance during ICE surge will also lower state funding
Funding for Minnesota K-12 schools is tied to student attendance. But with some students too afraid to go to school, schools are reporting sharp declines in attendance.
www.startribune.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:57 PM
MN k-12 funding is NOT directly tied to attendance, the Strib has at least 2 education reporters (not on this article) who (should) know this, and they should correct this article. 🧵
Buckle up for a little MN K-12 school finance lesson. /1
Buckle up for a little MN K-12 school finance lesson. /1
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Our rural op-ed columnist again using R talking points, this time about solar taking up more area than wind to produce the same amount of energy, but no mention of how it takes way less than corn ethanol.
February 9, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Our rural op-ed columnist again using R talking points, this time about solar taking up more area than wind to produce the same amount of energy, but no mention of how it takes way less than corn ethanol.
Fixing fraud by smearing horse-dewormer on the spreadsheets
Scott Jensen, the Republican nominee for Minnesota governor four years ago, has dropped out of this year’s contest and will run for state auditor instead.
Jensen drops out of GOP race for Minnesota governor, will run for state auditor instead
Scott Jensen, the Republican nominee for Minnesota governor four years ago, has dropped out of this year’s contest and will run for state auditor instead.
www.mprnews.org
February 9, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Fixing fraud by smearing horse-dewormer on the spreadsheets
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“I’ve never folded laundry before” is such a flex for a mother-of-two running for senate in the traditional gender roles party, she really just gives up the grift here.
February 9, 2026 at 5:01 PM
“I’ve never folded laundry before” is such a flex for a mother-of-two running for senate in the traditional gender roles party, she really just gives up the grift here.
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As amazing as this is, the power situation is absolutely fucking dire and has been a central issue for years now.
Privatized power, brought to you by the conservative government in PR, has been failing people for years, with insane bills and rolling blackouts.
dailycampus.com/2025/10/22/m...
Privatized power, brought to you by the conservative government in PR, has been failing people for years, with insane bills and rolling blackouts.
dailycampus.com/2025/10/22/m...
February 9, 2026 at 3:01 PM
As amazing as this is, the power situation is absolutely fucking dire and has been a central issue for years now.
Privatized power, brought to you by the conservative government in PR, has been failing people for years, with insane bills and rolling blackouts.
dailycampus.com/2025/10/22/m...
Privatized power, brought to you by the conservative government in PR, has been failing people for years, with insane bills and rolling blackouts.
dailycampus.com/2025/10/22/m...
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In Saint Paul a declaration of a State of Emergency also comes with an ordinance with a “shall cooperate with state and federal authorities”.
I don’t know if that’s the case for Walz but if it is… well you might like that reality even less than this one.
I don’t know if that’s the case for Walz but if it is… well you might like that reality even less than this one.
Axios reports @governorwalz.mn.gov won’t call an eviction moratorium because it is “legally fraught” yet the definition sure sounds like one. www.mprnews.org/story/2023/0...
![What is a peacetime emergency?
In Minnesota, a peacetime emergency is an executive order that can be called when cities and counties don't have the adequate resources to address an emergency, defined as "an act of nature, a technological failure or malfunction, a terrorist incident, an industrial accident, a hazardous materials accident or a civil disturbance [that] endangers life and property."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2yhglxsi2owchryafic2gmr3/bafkreicfdeipsblnzb3oxnfnqh45fkzjo5p2s32ar3oqtgpnc46chd2ff4@jpeg)
February 9, 2026 at 2:15 PM
In Saint Paul a declaration of a State of Emergency also comes with an ordinance with a “shall cooperate with state and federal authorities”.
I don’t know if that’s the case for Walz but if it is… well you might like that reality even less than this one.
I don’t know if that’s the case for Walz but if it is… well you might like that reality even less than this one.
Axios reports @governorwalz.mn.gov won’t call an eviction moratorium because it is “legally fraught” yet the definition sure sounds like one. www.mprnews.org/story/2023/0...
February 9, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Axios reports @governorwalz.mn.gov won’t call an eviction moratorium because it is “legally fraught” yet the definition sure sounds like one. www.mprnews.org/story/2023/0...
Read the room KARE11
February 9, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Read the room KARE11
Liam couldn’t be at the Super Bowl because he‘s in hiding
"Liam and his family are sequestered during this time," Kristen Stuenkel, a spokeswoman for the Columbia Heights Public Schools district said in a statement about Liam Conejo Ramos. She said Superintendent Zena Stenvik has indication the child was not Liam www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
The latest: ICE’s top prosecutor in MN retires; Homeland Security defends conditions at Whipple
DHS pushed back on Rep. Kelly Morrison’s characterization of poor conditions for detainees at the Fort Snelling federal building.
www.startribune.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Liam couldn’t be at the Super Bowl because he‘s in hiding
Officially a Vikings-like performance by the Pats in this Super Bowl. See also 1986.
February 9, 2026 at 2:59 AM
Officially a Vikings-like performance by the Pats in this Super Bowl. See also 1986.
Somebody got married for real at the Super Bowl?
February 9, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Somebody got married for real at the Super Bowl?
Ring camera search party™️ hits different with slavecatchers in your town
February 9, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Ring camera search party™️ hits different with slavecatchers in your town