Karla Hovde
@karlahovde.bsky.social
Hovde rhymes with love-me or shove-me. Mennonite on a bike. She/her. MN.
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Re Waymo in MN--idk what will happen at session in 2026, but if you are opposed to Waymo, it's gonna be a legislative fight.
Why Waymo is hiring lobbyists in Minnesota
A change in law would be needed to launch its driverless robotaxis here.
www.axios.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Re Waymo in MN--idk what will happen at session in 2026, but if you are opposed to Waymo, it's gonna be a legislative fight.
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Someone on the Minneapolis subreddit caught Waymos being delivered. We need the City Council need to ban the use of driverless cars. The technology isn't there. Our city cannot be a testing ground for 1.5 ton autonomous projectiles.
November 16, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Someone on the Minneapolis subreddit caught Waymos being delivered. We need the City Council need to ban the use of driverless cars. The technology isn't there. Our city cannot be a testing ground for 1.5 ton autonomous projectiles.
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Now through December 15th, spend at least $25 at a small, locally-owned shop in the lake street area and upload your receipt to lakestreetloyalty.com and get a $15 gift card to 1 of 5 local shops!!
This is how you support our immigrant community
This is how you support our immigrant community
Lake Street Loyalty Challenge
lakestreetloyalty.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Now through December 15th, spend at least $25 at a small, locally-owned shop in the lake street area and upload your receipt to lakestreetloyalty.com and get a $15 gift card to 1 of 5 local shops!!
This is how you support our immigrant community
This is how you support our immigrant community
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When asked if he thought Trump was a bad president…
Pete: I would go well beyond a bad president. 🔥🔥🔥
Pete: I would go well beyond a bad president. 🔥🔥🔥
November 15, 2025 at 7:22 AM
When asked if he thought Trump was a bad president…
Pete: I would go well beyond a bad president. 🔥🔥🔥
Pete: I would go well beyond a bad president. 🔥🔥🔥
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Here’s something that’s really important for everyone to understand.
If we design our cities just for cars, they fail everyone, including drivers.
If we design our cities with many great CHOICES in how to get around, they work better for everyone, including drivers.
Spread the word.
If we design our cities just for cars, they fail everyone, including drivers.
If we design our cities with many great CHOICES in how to get around, they work better for everyone, including drivers.
Spread the word.
November 15, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Here’s something that’s really important for everyone to understand.
If we design our cities just for cars, they fail everyone, including drivers.
If we design our cities with many great CHOICES in how to get around, they work better for everyone, including drivers.
Spread the word.
If we design our cities just for cars, they fail everyone, including drivers.
If we design our cities with many great CHOICES in how to get around, they work better for everyone, including drivers.
Spread the word.
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Really glad to see this; and especially glad that it's coming out of the Public Health & Safety Committee. It is a public health issue but it's also safety. Thank you CM @jchavezmpls.bsky.social and the rest of the committee! Please don't let it stay a report.
Minneapolis looking at bringing more public restrooms to downtown
City leaders in Minneapolis are discussing the need for more public bathrooms downtown, supported by new research highlighting the demand and potential costs.
kstp.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Really glad to see this; and especially glad that it's coming out of the Public Health & Safety Committee. It is a public health issue but it's also safety. Thank you CM @jchavezmpls.bsky.social and the rest of the committee! Please don't let it stay a report.
I've never wanted to visit Alaska, until right now!
Stunning aurora formations tonight in North Pole, Alaska. This image was captured 20 minutes ago.
November 13, 2025 at 5:23 AM
I've never wanted to visit Alaska, until right now!
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WATCH: If you REALLY want to understand a BIG reason why cycling [aka riding a bike] is so dangerous in North America, and one of the biggest villains in the origin story of our unsafe status quo, invest some time watching this one, by NOT JUST BIKES (aka @theurbanistagenda.com here). Then share it.
This is Why Cycling is Dangerous in America
YouTube video by Not Just Bikes
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 11:04 PM
WATCH: If you REALLY want to understand a BIG reason why cycling [aka riding a bike] is so dangerous in North America, and one of the biggest villains in the origin story of our unsafe status quo, invest some time watching this one, by NOT JUST BIKES (aka @theurbanistagenda.com here). Then share it.
A bucket list item achieved! I've finally seen the northern lights. And now I know photos don't really capture what the lights look like in real life and how spectacular they are. They were less vivid but much more complex and detailed than this photo shows.
November 12, 2025 at 1:26 PM
A bucket list item achieved! I've finally seen the northern lights. And now I know photos don't really capture what the lights look like in real life and how spectacular they are. They were less vivid but much more complex and detailed than this photo shows.
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How about we shut down the government for this very popular and specific goal and then, hear me out, we hold out for like a month and a half and then, ok this part is important, after a watershed election where we ran the table, ONLY THEN, fold and don't get the one thing we said we wanted.
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 AM
How about we shut down the government for this very popular and specific goal and then, hear me out, we hold out for like a month and a half and then, ok this part is important, after a watershed election where we ran the table, ONLY THEN, fold and don't get the one thing we said we wanted.
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Polls are open. Get in line, stay in line. Rock the vote. This is your brain on ballots. Friends don't let friends not vote.
November 4, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Polls are open. Get in line, stay in line. Rock the vote. This is your brain on ballots. Friends don't let friends not vote.
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You may remember that in 2022, we fought to guarantee 24/7 bus lanes. Following Mayor Frey’s veto, we compromised so Hennepin could open today. I know there's work left to be done. If re-elected, I’ll work with a pro-transit Mayor like @OmarFatehMN to achieve 24/7 bus lanes on Hennepin Avenue.
October 31, 2025 at 8:44 PM
You may remember that in 2022, we fought to guarantee 24/7 bus lanes. Following Mayor Frey’s veto, we compromised so Hennepin could open today. I know there's work left to be done. If re-elected, I’ll work with a pro-transit Mayor like @OmarFatehMN to achieve 24/7 bus lanes on Hennepin Avenue.
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the real star of the new hennepin ave is the bike path
October 31, 2025 at 4:22 PM
the real star of the new hennepin ave is the bike path
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Buses are back on Hennepin Avenue South! Thank you for your patience during construction!
October 31, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Buses are back on Hennepin Avenue South! Thank you for your patience during construction!
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"Critically, there is no way to know the complete scope of these stops since the government itself does not track them."
An astonishing amount of work that went into shining a light on the details in this remarkable void.
An astonishing amount of work that went into shining a light on the details in this remarkable void.
October 16, 2025 at 6:59 PM
"Critically, there is no way to know the complete scope of these stops since the government itself does not track them."
An astonishing amount of work that went into shining a light on the details in this remarkable void.
An astonishing amount of work that went into shining a light on the details in this remarkable void.
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Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
October 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
The colors are absolutely perfect right now on the Mississippi River valley. I highly recommend a walk or bike ride along West River Parkway soon!
October 19, 2025 at 10:43 PM
The colors are absolutely perfect right now on the Mississippi River valley. I highly recommend a walk or bike ride along West River Parkway soon!
New bike lanes on 24th St S, new mini roundabouts in my neighborhood, and new paint on Hiawatha LRT trail, all on my morning bike ride today! I go away for 10 days and come back to this. It's like Christmas! 24th was one of the most dangerous streets I biked on regularly. Now I'll be so much safer!
October 19, 2025 at 10:38 PM
New bike lanes on 24th St S, new mini roundabouts in my neighborhood, and new paint on Hiawatha LRT trail, all on my morning bike ride today! I go away for 10 days and come back to this. It's like Christmas! 24th was one of the most dangerous streets I biked on regularly. Now I'll be so much safer!
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100,000-150,000 people march through downtown Minneapolis but it doesn’t make the front page if the Star Tribune. Instead, the top left story is “Ooo e-bikes dangerous.” How many head injuries from car/pedestrian, car/bike and car/car crashes are a year? Do they get top billing?
October 19, 2025 at 1:46 PM
100,000-150,000 people march through downtown Minneapolis but it doesn’t make the front page if the Star Tribune. Instead, the top left story is “Ooo e-bikes dangerous.” How many head injuries from car/pedestrian, car/bike and car/car crashes are a year? Do they get top billing?
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NO KINGS includes the corporate money flowing into the Minneapolis municipal election. The wealthy want to buy seats at city hall while expanding their kingdom and wealth.
October 18, 2025 at 11:40 PM
NO KINGS includes the corporate money flowing into the Minneapolis municipal election. The wealthy want to buy seats at city hall while expanding their kingdom and wealth.
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Initial crowd estimate of No Kings Twin Cities at 100,000-150,000 people! Way to show up for Democracy!! We filled the park, and the streets!
#NoKings #NoKingsTwinCities
@indivistwincities.bsky.social @mn50501.bsky.social @mnaflcio.org
#NoKings #NoKingsTwinCities
@indivistwincities.bsky.social @mn50501.bsky.social @mnaflcio.org
October 18, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Initial crowd estimate of No Kings Twin Cities at 100,000-150,000 people! Way to show up for Democracy!! We filled the park, and the streets!
#NoKings #NoKingsTwinCities
@indivistwincities.bsky.social @mn50501.bsky.social @mnaflcio.org
#NoKings #NoKingsTwinCities
@indivistwincities.bsky.social @mn50501.bsky.social @mnaflcio.org