Myrl Beam
@myrlbeam.bsky.social
Teacher, nerd about south Minneapolis and the queer and trans left; wrote Gay Inc: The Nonprofitization of Queer Politics.
I’m ranking Dwayne Davis first, then Fateh and Hampton. I will be thrilled if Fateh wins also, but I am compelled by Davis’ moral clarity and ability to articulate e a vision rooted in that clarity.
"People in Minneapolis truly care for our neighbors, our neighborhoods and our city...We have the potential to solve the pressing issues our city faces, if we elect an experienced, compassionate mayor who shares our care for each other."
www.startribune.com/mpls-mn-mayo...
www.startribune.com/mpls-mn-mayo...
DeWayne Davis: I’m the experienced, compassionate leader Minneapolis deserves as mayor
We can choose politics that unify, writes DeWayne Davis, candidate for Minneapolis mayor.
www.startribune.com
October 30, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I’m ranking Dwayne Davis first, then Fateh and Hampton. I will be thrilled if Fateh wins also, but I am compelled by Davis’ moral clarity and ability to articulate e a vision rooted in that clarity.
This is just… the whole deal.
Trump: "I don't think we're necessarily going to ask for a declaration of war, I think we're just gonna kill people that are bringing drugs into our country. We're going to kill them. They're going to be, like dead."
October 24, 2025 at 5:25 PM
This is just… the whole deal.
I admit I don’t get the Greenland thing. Does Trump want it because Putin wants him to want it? Or for some dystopian climate change enabled drilling in the permafrost thing? Will someone explain this to me?
March 28, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I admit I don’t get the Greenland thing. Does Trump want it because Putin wants him to want it? Or for some dystopian climate change enabled drilling in the permafrost thing? Will someone explain this to me?
Wow, this is … I don’t even have words. I was working with trans youth experiencing houselessness when the CDC started counting trans women separately from men who have sex with men in approx 2006. Hard to believe we’re going back.
The New York Times: "We need more data on trans healthcare, it shouldn't be allowed"
Trump: "Fuck the very concept of data"
NYT: *crickets*
www.statnews.com/2025/02/25/c...
Trump: "Fuck the very concept of data"
NYT: *crickets*
www.statnews.com/2025/02/25/c...
CDC will no longer process transgender data
The agency's decision will likely affect a number of federal health surveillance systems that serve as critical resources for researchers.
www.statnews.com
February 27, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Wow, this is … I don’t even have words. I was working with trans youth experiencing houselessness when the CDC started counting trans women separately from men who have sex with men in approx 2006. Hard to believe we’re going back.
Reposted by Myrl Beam
Now every day is trans day of visibility
February 27, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Now every day is trans day of visibility
Again, likely lost in the shuffle of our descent into autocracy but over here in south Minneapolis the Frey administration is hiring the org at the heart of that weird Christian “anti-trafficking” film to… start?… consult on? the new “community safety center.” Totally normal stuff, I’m sure.
Should be disqualifying for anyone in Minneapolis leadership that has overseen hundreds of millions in lawsuit payouts. Mayoral challengers, this is tee’d up for you. “While Our Rescue has rebranded and hired new leadership, it continues to be named in a federal lawsuit.”
Seems typical for the city of mpls that they choose to work with a group from Utah... instead of local ones.
"Our Rescue, the focus of the film “Sound of Freedom,” plans to train police in a new city-run community safety center, drawing concerns."
www.startribune.com/our-rescue-s...
"Our Rescue, the focus of the film “Sound of Freedom,” plans to train police in a new city-run community safety center, drawing concerns."
www.startribune.com/our-rescue-s...
February 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Again, likely lost in the shuffle of our descent into autocracy but over here in south Minneapolis the Frey administration is hiring the org at the heart of that weird Christian “anti-trafficking” film to… start?… consult on? the new “community safety center.” Totally normal stuff, I’m sure.
I feel like this is flying under the radar, but this is some bananas stuff, Minnesota.
“Legislators represent people, not trees or acres,” Chief Justice Earl Warren wrote for the 8-1 majority. Senator’s ‘flatly unconstitutional’ proposal would lock in Republican control of chamber for years @cingraham.bsky.social minnesotareformer.com/2025/02/03/g...
Senator's 'flatly unconstitutional' proposal would lock in Republican control of chamber for years • Minnesota Reformer
A Republican senator is proposing an amendment to the state Constitution that would radically alter the structure of the Senate and effectively lock in Republican control of the chamber for the forese...
minnesotareformer.com
February 4, 2025 at 12:36 AM
I feel like this is flying under the radar, but this is some bananas stuff, Minnesota.