TheRoxyHarper31
@theroxyharper31.bsky.social
beefheart/ayler/s.vitus/raincoats/et al and some movies and whatnot. landback. mutual aid. free palestine. residing on Dakhota Oyate land --hiawatha/longfellow/mpls
my CM ✊🏻
I’m so tired of this racist and xenophobic dog whistle. Never something that follows white candidates who move days before an election to a district. I Grew up here. I’ve organized here. I live here. And I’m not going anywhere. 10,000+ of my neighbors agreed they want me to rep them. Scoreboard.
November 18, 2025 at 10:28 PM
my CM ✊🏻
because he's trash
From @theathleticfc.bsky.social: Cristiano Ronaldo is expected to attend a meeting at the White House on Tuesday, on a day when President Trump is set to host the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman in the Oval Office.
Cristiano Ronaldo expected to attend White House meeting as Trump hosts Saudi Prince MBS
Ronaldo's appearance in Washington, D.C., will mark his first known return to the U.S. in over a decade
nyti.ms
November 18, 2025 at 2:46 PM
because he's trash
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About 30 cars of ICE and DEA agents staging st Newell park in St. Paul
November 18, 2025 at 2:34 PM
About 30 cars of ICE and DEA agents staging st Newell park in St. Paul
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A friend just went past Newell park in St. Paul and saw a big staging area for maybe ICE
November 18, 2025 at 2:23 PM
A friend just went past Newell park in St. Paul and saw a big staging area for maybe ICE
jo was my hot tomboy entry point, and plus she always knew what to say to stupid stuck-up blair
November 18, 2025 at 3:09 AM
jo was my hot tomboy entry point, and plus she always knew what to say to stupid stuck-up blair
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Did you know you can help a shelter animal by bringing them into your home for the holidays?
Holidays are hard on animals in the shelter because staff and volunteers are away so they sit isolated in their kennels all day.
Sign up to short term foster an animal in need!
Holidays are hard on animals in the shelter because staff and volunteers are away so they sit isolated in their kennels all day.
Sign up to short term foster an animal in need!
Pet fostering application
Everyone can apply to foster animals from Animal Care & Control.
www.minneapolismn.gov
November 18, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Did you know you can help a shelter animal by bringing them into your home for the holidays?
Holidays are hard on animals in the shelter because staff and volunteers are away so they sit isolated in their kennels all day.
Sign up to short term foster an animal in need!
Holidays are hard on animals in the shelter because staff and volunteers are away so they sit isolated in their kennels all day.
Sign up to short term foster an animal in need!
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Minneapolis, your long read of the day.
I haven’t been inside Seven Points (formerly Calhoun Square) for over a decade. Yuck.
“The group was more Blackwater than Paul Blart—and decidedly overqualified to guard a struggling shopping center.”
I haven’t been inside Seven Points (formerly Calhoun Square) for over a decade. Yuck.
“The group was more Blackwater than Paul Blart—and decidedly overqualified to guard a struggling shopping center.”
Veterans who have fought in foreign wars are coming home to work as private security personnel.
What happens when they bring war tactics to guard the local mall?
What happens when they bring war tactics to guard the local mall?
How a mercenary became a Minneapolis mall cop
After the George Floyd protests, a former military contractor named Nathan Seabrook brought the war home.
www.motherjones.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Minneapolis, your long read of the day.
I haven’t been inside Seven Points (formerly Calhoun Square) for over a decade. Yuck.
“The group was more Blackwater than Paul Blart—and decidedly overqualified to guard a struggling shopping center.”
I haven’t been inside Seven Points (formerly Calhoun Square) for over a decade. Yuck.
“The group was more Blackwater than Paul Blart—and decidedly overqualified to guard a struggling shopping center.”
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OTD 1975 Denver resident & Iowa native (just like QCJ ;-) Tommy Bolin released his solo debut Teaser.
November 17, 2025 at 2:43 PM
OTD 1975 Denver resident & Iowa native (just like QCJ ;-) Tommy Bolin released his solo debut Teaser.
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Woman Might be Fired for Long Fingernails (1946)
Source: Hennepin County Library
Pat Simpson, age 19, writes a letter and displays her polished nails, which caused the building superintendent where she works to threaten her job. She was told to cut her 5-month-long nails or leave.
Source: Hennepin County Library
Pat Simpson, age 19, writes a letter and displays her polished nails, which caused the building superintendent where she works to threaten her job. She was told to cut her 5-month-long nails or leave.
November 14, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Woman Might be Fired for Long Fingernails (1946)
Source: Hennepin County Library
Pat Simpson, age 19, writes a letter and displays her polished nails, which caused the building superintendent where she works to threaten her job. She was told to cut her 5-month-long nails or leave.
Source: Hennepin County Library
Pat Simpson, age 19, writes a letter and displays her polished nails, which caused the building superintendent where she works to threaten her job. She was told to cut her 5-month-long nails or leave.
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The DFL is a shitshow and I'm dedicated to doing my part in fixing it over the next year because if they don't get their shit together, we are going to lose and my life and home in Minnesota will be at risk.
If you're mad about this shit like me, help me out with this organizing effort.
If you're mad about this shit like me, help me out with this organizing effort.
A Better DFL
abetterdfl.org
November 14, 2025 at 2:54 AM
The DFL is a shitshow and I'm dedicated to doing my part in fixing it over the next year because if they don't get their shit together, we are going to lose and my life and home in Minnesota will be at risk.
If you're mad about this shit like me, help me out with this organizing effort.
If you're mad about this shit like me, help me out with this organizing effort.
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Look, maybe you give a little dog a small pancake
November 14, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Look, maybe you give a little dog a small pancake
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Every "population crisis" article in western media is just "WHERE ARE THE WHITE BABIES" in disguise and we absolutely do not have to give any credence to any of them
November 13, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Every "population crisis" article in western media is just "WHERE ARE THE WHITE BABIES" in disguise and we absolutely do not have to give any credence to any of them
new Jarmusch looks great!
November 14, 2025 at 12:25 AM
new Jarmusch looks great!
wow! new Eisenberg!!
Will You Dare
by Wendy Eisenberg
(Joyful Noise Recordings 2025)
Wendy Eisenberg: guitar, vocals, Wurlitzer
Mari Rubio: pedal steel
Trevor Dunn: bass
Ryan Sawyer: drums
wendyeisenberg.bandcamp.com/track/will-y...
by Wendy Eisenberg
(Joyful Noise Recordings 2025)
Wendy Eisenberg: guitar, vocals, Wurlitzer
Mari Rubio: pedal steel
Trevor Dunn: bass
Ryan Sawyer: drums
wendyeisenberg.bandcamp.com/track/will-y...
Will You Dare, by Wendy Eisenberg
track by Wendy Eisenberg
wendyeisenberg.bandcamp.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:21 AM
wow! new Eisenberg!!
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It’s too late now. Mpls voted to re-elect him- but this is another example of Frey dodging accountability.
Amazing how he does that, consistently.
Amazing how he does that, consistently.
spokesman-recorder.com/2025/11/07/m... Minneapolis’ contracting system is broken. From 2016–2023, BIPOC- and women-owned businesses made up 24% of qualified contractors but got just 7% of city contracts. The election’s over, but equity work isn’t
Mpls BIPOC-Owned Businesses Call City Contracting Unfair
Minneapolis BIPOC-owned businesses say city contracts favor White male firms despite equity goals. Leaders propose reforms for transparency and fair access.
spokesman-recorder.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:18 AM
It’s too late now. Mpls voted to re-elect him- but this is another example of Frey dodging accountability.
Amazing how he does that, consistently.
Amazing how he does that, consistently.
Seattle has done it now, too. Well done, Seattle.
Minneapolis, we continue to suck in this regard. Get to work, Minneapolis.
Minneapolis, we continue to suck in this regard. Get to work, Minneapolis.
Katie Wilson wins Seattle mayoral race, incumbent Bruce Harrell appears to be preparing to concede
The exciting race for Mayor of Seattle can now be called. With almost no ballots left to count, challenger Katie Wilson has an advantage that incumbent Bruce Harrell cannot overcome.
The exciting race for Mayor of Seattle can now be called. With almost no ballots left to count, challenger Katie Wilson has an advantage that incumbent Bruce Harrell cannot overcome.
Katie Wilson wins Seattle mayoral race, incumbent Bruce Harrell appears to be preparing to concede
The exciting race for Mayor of Seattle can now be called. With almost no ballots left to count, challenger Katie Wilson has an advantage that incumbent Bruce Harrell cannot overcome.
www.nwprogressive.org
November 13, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Seattle has done it now, too. Well done, Seattle.
Minneapolis, we continue to suck in this regard. Get to work, Minneapolis.
Minneapolis, we continue to suck in this regard. Get to work, Minneapolis.
wow I knew this pope was edgy but didn't expect to see A Serbian Film in his list
Pope Leo has shared his four favorite movies of all time, as the Vatican prepares to host dozens of actors and directors in a “World of Cinema” gathering on Saturday at his official residence. See which films made the pope's list. nyti.ms/4p3exK9
Pope Leo Shares His Favorite Movies Ahead of Vatican Event
The list leans heavily on uplifting classics.
nyti.ms
November 11, 2025 at 10:57 PM
wow I knew this pope was edgy but didn't expect to see A Serbian Film in his list
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i look forward to seeing how elizabeth shaffer, someone whose only work history we know of is the park board for the last 4 years, handles being customer service for perhaps the most obnoxious constituents in all of minneapolis who were trained by lisa goodman to contact them for anything
November 11, 2025 at 5:41 PM
i look forward to seeing how elizabeth shaffer, someone whose only work history we know of is the park board for the last 4 years, handles being customer service for perhaps the most obnoxious constituents in all of minneapolis who were trained by lisa goodman to contact them for anything
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A local affordable housing activist who partners with my org is facing eviction (for some real b.s. reasons). She needs a relatively small amount of money to keep her family in their home. Can you help?
November 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
A local affordable housing activist who partners with my org is facing eviction (for some real b.s. reasons). She needs a relatively small amount of money to keep her family in their home. Can you help?
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Unlike you, I can read and that’s why I know what the constitution says.
Trump on Ilhan Omar: "I look at somebody who comes from Somalia...and she comes in and tells us how to run our country. 'The Constitution says this, the Constitution says that.' The whole thing is crazy."
November 11, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Unlike you, I can read and that’s why I know what the constitution says.
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Note to fellow Boomers in Minneapolis upset about the Senate Democrats caving yet again:
#1: This is precisely why The Youngs have embraced the DSA and why you should the same. Or at least quit demonizing young Dems who are looking for big change. The DSA caucus is the future.
# 2....
#1: This is precisely why The Youngs have embraced the DSA and why you should the same. Or at least quit demonizing young Dems who are looking for big change. The DSA caucus is the future.
# 2....
November 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Note to fellow Boomers in Minneapolis upset about the Senate Democrats caving yet again:
#1: This is precisely why The Youngs have embraced the DSA and why you should the same. Or at least quit demonizing young Dems who are looking for big change. The DSA caucus is the future.
# 2....
#1: This is precisely why The Youngs have embraced the DSA and why you should the same. Or at least quit demonizing young Dems who are looking for big change. The DSA caucus is the future.
# 2....
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There’s no one I trust less than Donald Trump and Mike Johnson.
Any deal that relies on Republicans to keep their word is a bad one.
Democrats can’t give up on affordable health care for an empty promise. Minnesotans can’t afford for Democrats to cave.
Any deal that relies on Republicans to keep their word is a bad one.
Democrats can’t give up on affordable health care for an empty promise. Minnesotans can’t afford for Democrats to cave.
November 9, 2025 at 11:38 PM
There’s no one I trust less than Donald Trump and Mike Johnson.
Any deal that relies on Republicans to keep their word is a bad one.
Democrats can’t give up on affordable health care for an empty promise. Minnesotans can’t afford for Democrats to cave.
Any deal that relies on Republicans to keep their word is a bad one.
Democrats can’t give up on affordable health care for an empty promise. Minnesotans can’t afford for Democrats to cave.
Let's help get this done!
Hi Minnesotan Bluesky:
The DFL has a well-known transphobia problem. I'm organizing to change the party platform in 2026 to be explicitly supportive of trans people in Minnesota. This will provide a basis for expelling transphobia from our party.
Join me: abetterdfl.org.
The DFL has a well-known transphobia problem. I'm organizing to change the party platform in 2026 to be explicitly supportive of trans people in Minnesota. This will provide a basis for expelling transphobia from our party.
Join me: abetterdfl.org.
November 10, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Let's help get this done!
thread!
I am still so mad about this that I broke out the colored pencils, so I could do a little RCV explainer. Something is seriously wrong with me that this is what I am doing with my Saturday night, but here goes (a thread):
We wouldn’t need center left orgs if we had progressive electeds and orgs that took seriously the shape of our electorate, how RCV actually works, & were serious about beating Jacob. Either they don’t understand how the shape of our electorate plays out in RCV or they don’t care about beating him.
November 9, 2025 at 4:48 PM
thread!