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More Green than Blue. Learning to live without a car in Minneapolis. Not as young as I used to be.
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Millions of people watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade each year. This year’s performances include a family from the Red Lake Nation dancing with Native Pride Productions.
Family from Red Lake Nation shares culture with international audience
Millions of people watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade each year. This year’s performances include a family from the Red Lake Nation dancing with Native Pride Productions.
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November 26, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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bikemn.bsky.social
Per AAA it's around $32/day for car ownership.

Car ownership is one of the largest debt categories in the US and it is growing.
November 24, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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cyncharron.bsky.social
Sharing this again just because I love it so much. #justaminute

Car drivers who block cycle lanes for “just a minute” force people on bikes into car traffic. It’s dangerous, it’s selfish, it’s illegal (NZ) and it deserves the mocking it gets in this protest action.
Blocked Bike Lane Protest on Valencia St. – San Francisco, CA #justaminute
YouTube video by Stephen Braitsch
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November 18, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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ehbforbet.bsky.social
A lot of interesting information just in these excerpts:

✅ The city saved money by building its own restroom rather than outsourcing.
✅ City staff was able to experiment with design features to ensure success.
✅ Good staffing by effective ambassadors improved conduct.

Good job, team 👊
taylordahlin.com taylr @taylordahlin.com · Nov 14
standalone public restroom report presented by the minneapolis city council public heath & safety committee on wednesday. interesting read! on peavey plaza's - lims.minneapolismn.gov/Download/RCA...
Peavey Plaza – Seasonal Standalone Public Restroom Completed as part of a capital improvement project renovating the Peavey Plaza in 2019, the seasonal standalone public restroom trailer is a two-restroom trailer that was specially designed to sit at the corner of 12th Street and Nicollet Avenue. DID had previously determined the need for more downtown restrooms and completed a pilot of temporary porta potties downtown, including one at Peavey Plaza. When the larger capital improvement project to rehabilitate Peavey Plaza initiated, Public Works staff said they knew that location worked well for a restroom because of DID’s work. In addition, there was funding from the state and private partners for the project. Because of this very unique situation, they were able to incorporate the restroom into the capital improvement project. When Public Works reviewed off-the-shelf units to fit the location, they were cost prohibitive, the wrong size, etc. Instead, the City built a restroom trailer specific to that location, aligning it with the utility hookups in the Peavey Plaza mechanical room underneath the sidewalk. Though the City constructed and owns the trailer, it was originally managed by Green Minneapolis, who hired the Downtown Improvement District (DID) for maintenance. After Green Minneapolis left the contract, DID contracted with the City to operate and maintain the Peavey site, including programs, the fountain, greenery, and the restroom trailer, etc. DID staff said the first question they get asked every year, even before the fountains turn on, is “when do the restrooms open?” The trailer averages 70-110 uses a day in nice weather. If there is an event nearby, usage increases. Public Works staff described Peavey Plaza as a very unique opportunity, one that has not occurred since. Costs • Initial cost to build and install the trailer: $79,000 • Faucets usually need to be replaced once a year due to routine wear and tear, costing around $400 in material and labor.… Ongoing challenges DID staff said they have experienced people pulling the soap dispensers off the wall, as well as taking the toilet paper. Thankfully, after some trial and error, they have found toilet paper holders which are fairly effective at preventing people from taking the rolls of toilet paper. They occasionally also experience people going in and attempting to take a full bath, but the Ambassadors watch for that type of activity. They also know drug use occurs within the restroom. DID staff said if someone is in the restroom for longer than 10 minutes, the Ambassadors knock on the door once; if no response they knock again, and if there is still no response, they will unlock the door to ensure no one has passed out. Though rare, if they see two individuals go into the same restroom, the ambassadors try to intervene sooner. About once a week the Ambassadors have an issue getting someone out of the restroom. However, situations rarely escalate beyond the Ambassadors, who are quite successful at getting people to move along. In the 2025 season, they only had one incident where Emergency Medical Services were called due to an overdose in the restroom. DID staff said the key to the restroom’s success is the Ambassador staffing, “You need someone to keep an eye out. If not, people would just go in there, lock it, and claim it as their own.” Public Works staff agreed that the restroom needs to be monitored to keep it safe and usable. According to DID staff, the downside of the Peavey Plaza restroom trailer is it is seasonal. This is because the mechanical room where the pipes are located is not insulated and would be suspectable to freezing.
November 14, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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erinmayequade.bsky.social
FIFTEEN YEAR OLDS AREN’T “BARELY LEGAL” THEY’RE STILL CHILDREN AND EPSTEIN IS ABSOLUTELY A FUCKING PEDOPHILE
accountablegop.bsky.social Republican Accountability @accountablegop.bsky.social · Nov 13
Megyn Kelly: "I know somebody very close to this case…Jeffrey Epstein, in this person's view, was not a pedophile…He was into the barely legal type, like he liked 15 year old girls…He wasn't into like 8 year olds…There's a difference between a 15 year old and a 5 year old."
November 13, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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broadwaybabyto.bsky.social
you are far closer to being homeless and/or impoverished than you are to being rich.

You won’t be the exception if you experience a catastrophic medical event.

A good and caring society ensures healthcare as a basic human right to give people a fighting chance
November 10, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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ezralevin.bsky.social
The original Dem demands were:
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)

They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.

The Senate Democrats!
November 10, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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November 5, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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jazzformayor.bsky.social
Thank you for everything, Minneapolis. Let’s keep building bridges, together. 🏙️💙
November 5, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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jazzformayor.bsky.social
If you watch ONE video, please watch this one. Please share. Help us make history. We are so so close!!
November 4, 2025 at 1:01 AM
peggy55408.bsky.social
Highways use public land for private transportation.
November 3, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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jazzformayor.bsky.social
#Minneapolis, this is it.

The Minneapolis Mayoral Election is TWO DAYS AWAY! Bring your voice to the ballot, and rank me #1. Together we’ll turn intention into change, & make our city a home we’re proud to pass to the next generation. My name’s Jazz Hampton, and I am ready to be your next mayor. 🏙️
November 2, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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jazzformayor.bsky.social
In 2008, I walked out of the voting booth feeling like I was floating because I had voted for something, not against someone.
That is the energy I am bringing to Minneapolis. Let’s build a city worth voting for.
#JazzForMayor #Minneapolis
November 1, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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sierraclubmn.bsky.social
Barf. Here's the "Team Mpls" plan to “address climate change.” No mention of getting off fossil fuels. Nothing on electrification. Nothing on renewable energy, transit or building housing near transit. Just trees and carbon capture(?). This fluff could have been written by the Koch Bros (1/2)
November 1, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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dbrauer.net
Kudos to Strib Opinion for publishing a letter from one of their biggest critics. I really do appreciate it., and the copy edit. www.startribune.com/readers-writ...
Former City Council Member Steve Cramer identifies himself in a recent letter as "a longtime participant in political and civic affairs," and I probably also qualify. Cramer characterizes Minneapolis mayoral candidates Jazz Hampton, DeWayne Davis and Omar Fateh as "misleading us and cheapening their own campaigns" by campaigning together, because the men have policy differences. But what Cramer sees darkly I see as collaborative; the three have acknowledged differences yet found common interests. Isn't that what we want in public officials, rather than a zero-sum candidate like Frey, who has no legislative or Hennepin County commissioner endorsements? Hampton, Davis or Fateh would make a better mayor than the incumbent, and their campaigns reflect that truth. Unlike Cramer, I’Il be ranking all three. David Brauer, Minneapolis
October 31, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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jazzformayor.bsky.social
Story time. This is why I love the city of Minneapolis!
October 31, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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senategabe.bsky.social
Wow. Extremely moving piece by a ski instructor in Maine.

Platner is only a small part of it. I've never seen someone so viscerally distill how betrayed we've all felt by our "leaders" over these past few years.
Graham Platner let me down | Opinion
With hope in desperately short supply, we don't need any more fecklessness.
www.centralmaine.com
October 30, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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nyang.bsky.social
Marjorie Johnson amassed more than 3,000 state and county fair ribbons, more than 1,000 of them blue ribbons.
Marjorie Johnson, Minnesota’s ‘Blue Ribbon Baker,’ dies at 106
The famous home baker and media darling earned thousands of State Fair ribbons and inspired legions of bakers.
www.startribune.com
October 30, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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blindeke.bsky.social
The most telling thing about Jacob Frey running for a third term is that *none* of either the Minneapolis legislative delegation or the Hennepin County Board have endorsed him. That's pretty wild. www.jacobfrey.org/endorsements...
Endorsements — Jacob Frey for Our City
www.jacobfrey.org
October 29, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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ezralevin.bsky.social
Spotify is now running ICE recruitment ads. We asked them to stop. They ignored us. Let's show them what we showed Disney. No Kings, No Collaborators, No Capitulators. indivisible.org/cancel-spotify
Don’t Stream Fascism: Cancel Spotify
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October 28, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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jazzformayor.bsky.social
New poll results are out!! Join the momentum, LETS DO THIS!
October 27, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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jazzformayor.bsky.social
Catch Jazz Hampton LIVE on MPR News for the Minneapolis Mayoral Debate @ 3:30PM!

🔗 www.youtube.com/live/Zgo6CeX...
October 27, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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The African American Leadership Forum for Minneapolis Mayoral Candidates featured jokes, boos and comments from Frey's challengers regarding transparency spokesman-recorder.com/2025/10/25/m...
October 25, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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oldmanemory.bsky.social
You need to read this, if you are able.

www.hennepind2.com/statements/2...
Statement on City of Minneapolis’ persistent failure to address harms to people experiencing Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence — Hennepin County District 2
Today I write with a heavy heart because I have arrived at the conclusion that City of Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey lacks the intrinsic leadership, effective due diligence, and moral resolve to pursue...
www.hennepind2.com
October 24, 2025 at 10:31 PM