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Drinking Liberally Minneapolis
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This is the new Bluesky account of the 21 year-old Minneapolis chapter of Drinking Liberally. You can see our page on the national organization's website here: https://livingliberally.org/chapter/mn/minneapolis_5689
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Tomorrow evening, December 4th, is Drinking Liberally's annual Holiday Party. It's six to nine at the 331 Club, 331 -13th Avenue NE. We'll be raising money for Toys for Tots and Second Harvest. There are more details in the ALT text for the graphic, which was done many years ago for us by Tild.
We will have our annual Holiday Party and collection for Toys for Tots tomorrow evening at our usual haunt, the 331 Club (331 13th Ave. N.E.) from 6 to 9 pm. If you would like to bring a contribution for Toys for Tots, please bring a new unwrapped toy, or a cash donation. In light of current circumstances (once again Trump has promised to cut off SNAP benefits for Minnesota participants), if you would prefer to make a donation to Second Harvest Heartland, just let us know your preference. Toys and/or donations are optional; come for the company and the spirit of the season. There will be cookies. And, perhaps a seasonal drink or two for purchase.
December 3, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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Drinking Liberally does meet this evening, a little more informally than usual, but at the same time, six to nine PM, at the 331 Club, 331 - 13th Av. NE. Note that the 331 doesn't open this evening until six, so don't come early.
November 27, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Come to Drinking Liberally tomorrow evening, Thursday, November 20th, six to nine PM (earlier for Happy Hour) at the 331 Club, 331 -13th Avenue NE in Minneapolis. More deets in the ALT.

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ICE is stepping up its presence in the Twin Cities, as Kristi Noem promised. But isn't it nice to see consensus in the Congress on something ?Everyone is anxious to release the Epstein files now. As always, it's best to take a wait and see attitude. There might be some obfuscation in the days ahead. We'll see. In the meantime, come down to the 331 Club at 331 - 13th Ave. N.E. tomorrow night November 20th, for a beverage of your choice and some interesting conversation. Hope to see you there.
November 19, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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Drinking Liberally-Minneapolis meets tomorrow evening, 11/6, at the 331 Club from 6 to 9 PM. We have a program that starts at 7:45 PM, not the usual start time, with representatives of Sanctuary Supply Depot to talk about immigration "enforcement" in Minnesota and response to it. Deets in the ALT.
Our guests, November 6th, will be representatives from Sanctuary Supply Depot, an organization that provides aid and assistance to our immigrant neighbors, including those who may find themselves in the ICE spotlight. In her recent visit Kristi Noem said dozens of federal agents and officers will arrive in Minneapolis and are “trained, qualified and equipped” for enforcement operations. I expect that we will get some insight into what that may entail, and what we can do in the face of it.
November 5, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Drinking Liberally meets this evening -- Thursday, Oct. 30th -- from six to nine PM at the 331 Club. See the ALT text to the photo for deets and to learn about the important program next week. (You have to click on the text to read it all.)
Come join us at the 331 Club for a pre-Halloween DL! Costumes are optional. The late, great Bruce E. used to come as Ben Franklin. We'll be tabulating the Trump administration's foibles and atrocities since last week. Our guests next week, November 6th, will be representatives from Sanctuary Supply Depot, a branch of Unidos MN, which focuses on providing services for our unhoused neighbors, as well as providing aid and assistance to our immigrant neighbors who may find themselves in the ICE spotlight. This is an imminent threat, as voiced by Kristi Noem during her recent visit to Fort Snelling. According to her, over 4,300 immigrants have already been deported from Minneapolis this year. She also said dozens of federal agents and officers will arrive in Minneapolis and are “trained, qualified and equipped” for enforcement operations. THIS PROGRAM WILL BEGIN AT 7:45 RATHER THAN THE USUAL 7PM.
October 30, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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We have a program about lawful responses to lawless ICE at Drinking Liberally. It is obvious it is coming in a big way.

Kristi Noem is the headliner at the noticed press conference in Minneapolis on Friday the 24th of October. It'll be interesting to see what she comes dressed as.
A social media notice of a press conference in Minneapolis on Friday, October 24th at 4:30 PM, featuring DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.
October 23, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Don't miss Drinking Liberally with mayoral candidate DeWayne Davis speaking on Thursday, October 23rd at 7 PM at the 331 Club. More deets in the ALT text to the photo. (You have to click on the text to read it all.)

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We have a very special Drinking Liberally in Minneapolis this week, Thursday, October 23rd, from six to nine PM at the 331 Club, which is located at the corner of 13th and University Avenues, NE. Our program with mayoral candidate Dwayne Davis will begin at seven PM. With early voting already underway, Minneapolis is choosing its mayor, and members of the council, park board, and board of estimate and taxation. Several of the races are hotly contested, and the mayor’s race certainly is. Minneapolis is in many ways the engine for the state; DeWayne Davis and his rivals are auditioning to be the engineer. Everyone ought to be interested in what he has to say. Candidate Davis, that's Rev. Davis, has an interesting backstory. He worked on Capitol Hill as a staffer and Sallie Mae lobbyist for a dozen years and then decided to go to the seminary. In 2020, he became the lead minister at Plymouth Congregational Church, a congregation with a well-known social justice ministry. He lives in the Willard-Hay neighborhood with his husband. If you were at DL in recent weeks, you know that a topic for discussion has been how to be of lawful assistance to our immigrant community in the face of sometimes lawless enforcement activity by ICE. On November 6th, we will have a program by Sanctuary Supply Depot to learn about doing that. Here are a couple of other link for you to explore on the subject: Unidos MN and Monarca MN Upstander Legal Observer Trainings. There will be more information about the program on the 6th of November forthcoming.
October 22, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Don't miss Drinking Liberally this week to get ready for NO KINGS. Six to nine PM tomorrow, Oct. 16th, at the 331 Club.

NEXT WEEK, on Oct. 23rd, mayoral candidate DeWayne Davis will be our guest.

You can read the deets on these gatherings in the ALT text to the photo.
Drinking Liberally will meet tomorrow evening, October 16th, at the 331 Club -- in Minneapolis, naturally -- 331 -13th Avenue N.E., better known as the corner of 13th and University Avenues N.E. We'll be there from six to nine; some will be there earlier to catch the 331's Happy Hour. Please join us. Our discussion will include a continuation of a topic we talked about a couple of weeks ago: preparing for the arrival of federal troops in Minneapolis. It is becoming apparent to many people that moves in places like Portland and Chicago are a prelude to having a big ICE and national guard presence in blue cities for the midterms in '26. We can also talk about plans for attending the various No Kings protests this Saturday. There are several locations in the area. Share you sign ideas; one I (Steve) thought about is: We weren't paid to be here, Tom Emmer Next week, on October 23rd. mayoral candidate DeWayne Davis, will be our guest. Davis, that's Rev. Davis, has an interesting backstory. He worked on Capitol Hill as as staffer and Sallie Mae lobbyist for a dozen years and then decided to go to the seminary. In 2020, he became the lead minister at Plymouth Congregational Church, a congregation with a well-known social justice ministry. He lives in the Willard-Hay neighborhood with his husband. A logistical note: 13th Avenue past the 331 Club is closed for repair, and you can't get in the front door. There is a side entrance on the west side of the building through the wooden fence to the patio. It isn't entirely obvious; we'll try to have a docent there to guide you in.
October 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Drinking Liberally meets tomorrow evening to discuss Minneapolis politics and the upcoming election. Our guests will be Deena Winter and J. Patrick Coolican, both well-known local journalists We meet from six to nine PM; the program will be at seven PM. DEETS in the ALT TEXT to the photo.
At this week's Drinking Liberally meeting, we have two speakers to talk about about the sometimes mad, mad -- in both senses of the the word -- world of Minneapolis politics and the upcoming Minneapolis elections for mayor, council, and park board. There's a tsunami of money, perhaps much of it not from Minneapolis, multiple candidates for mayor, including the incumbent who has to run on his record on things like policing and treatment of the homeless, pitched battles for some council seats, and the park board seats, too. Ranked choice voting might have a real impact on the results this year; three mayoral candidates have formed a "just rank us" coalition. Will it work? There is also the issue of the genuine sore point in the Minneapolis DFL about the mayoral endorsement that was taken away from Sen. Omar Fateh by the state DFL. Our speakers will be Deena Winter, who has the city beat for the Minnesota Star Tribune, and J. Patrick Coolican, the Editor-in-Chief of the Minnesota Reformer. Deena and Patrick have each won the Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists' 'Journalist of the Year' award in recent years. They've been our speakers before. Drinking Liberally meets every Thursday from six to nine PM. Tomorrow evening's meeting, as always, at the 331 Club, 331 13th Avenue NE, that's the corner of 13th and University Avenues NE. The program will begin at seven PM.
October 8, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Drinking Liberally - Minneapolis will meet tomorrow evening, Thursday, Oct. 2nd, from six to nine PM at the 331 Club for an important discussion about the Trump administration's military occupation of US cities. More deets in the ALT TEXT to the photo.
A sobering meeting at Minneapolis Drinking Liberally The regular weekly meeting of Drinking Liberally - Minneapolis will happen on Thursday, October 2nd from six to nine PM at the 331 Club in Minneapolis. This is a critical time for the nation: let's have a serious discussion about Donald Trump's war on the "enemy within" - that is, us, especially the inhabitants of blue cities. There was an alarming gathering on September 30th of all of the U.S. generals and admirals where Trump openly threatened to use military forces - and force - in US cities. There was a good discussion of the meeting on Greg Sargent's Daily Blast podcast. It included this comment by Trump: And then I told Pete [Hegseth], we should use some of these dangerous cities as training grounds for our military, National Guard, but military, because we’re going into Chicago very soon. That’s a big city. With an incompetent governor, stupid governor, stupid. Luckily, the remark was met with stony silence by the military brass. Speaking of Pete Hegseth, he was there as the 'Secretary of War,' strutting around like Il Duce, calling the most senior members of our armed forces fat, and demanding to know who stole his strawberries out of the Pentagon fridge. The entire performance would be comic jest if it wasn't so threatening. Let's have that serious discussion about acts of protest, organizing, and advocacy that ordinary citizens, including DLers, can do. Please bring a suggestion to contribute. Next week, on October 9th, Editor-in-Chief J. Patrick Coolican of the Minnesota Reformer will be our guest speaker at seven PM. He's said that former Reformer reporter Deena Winter, now a Strib reporter on the city beat, will come along to discuss the Minneapolis city elections in a month. You won't want to miss this one.
October 1, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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We have invited these three candidates, @jazzformayor.bsky.social, @dewayneforminneapolis.com, and @omarfatehmn.com (individually, but jointly would work, too, I suppose) to be our guests at Drinking Liberally. Some expression of interest, but no confirmations yet.
September 18, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Drinking Liberally meets tomorrow evening, Thursday, September 4th, from six to nine PM (earlier if you want to catch the excellent happy hour) at DL's ancestral home in Minneapolis, the 331 Club at the corner of University and 13th Avenues NE.

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View of the front of the 331 Club at night.
September 4, 2025 at 3:01 AM