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(they/she) - MPLS - IBEW Apprentice Electrician

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I know it feels like the day-to-day intensity of the ICE occupation in Minnesota has calmed down, but there are so many lagging problems that need solving, right as people’s attention goes elsewhere. Financial assistance, like help with rent, and legal help for the detained. These horrors persist.

10.03.2026 17:40 πŸ‘ 1312 πŸ” 391 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 8

I find it extremely difficult to believe that anyone experiencing what honestly looks like the apocalypse is going to regard it as a form of liberation or that anyone responsible for it actually cares about how Iranians regard it at all.

09.03.2026 11:51 πŸ‘ 2206 πŸ” 450 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 12

Every time a woman runs for president I hear that she’s too emotional and unstable to make wartime decisions, unlike the men in charge who make really reasonable decisions like bombing kids to death, starting water wars, and poisoning the entire planet

08.03.2026 14:53 πŸ‘ 4396 πŸ” 1045 πŸ’¬ 64 πŸ“Œ 39

β€œWhen I think about navigating the start of the year here, especially in our hometown in Minneapolis, the thing that we have kept front and center every single day is the safety of our team.” – Target CEO Michael Fiddelke

06.03.2026 15:39 πŸ‘ 397 πŸ” 150 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 4

Please take the time to do this! The useless mayor must be reminded that people want him to do the right thing for once.

05.03.2026 22:27 πŸ‘ 112 πŸ” 57 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

🚨AWOOOO FOR RENT RELIEF🚨

04.03.2026 19:03 πŸ‘ 46 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Call your City Council Members to demand they pass PAUSE EVICTIONS, SAVE LIVES! The wards in pink need EXTRA PRESSURE.

Map of Minneapolis Wards with Ward 3, 4, 5, 7, 11, and 13 highlighted in pink.

Call your City Council Members to demand they pass PAUSE EVICTIONS, SAVE LIVES! The wards in pink need EXTRA PRESSURE. Map of Minneapolis Wards with Ward 3, 4, 5, 7, 11, and 13 highlighted in pink.

If you are in Mpls Ward 3, 4, 5, 7, 11, or 13, extra pressure is needed on your councilmember. Call or email today and urge them to pass Pause Evictions, Save Lives tomorrow at the full council meeting.

04.03.2026 20:10 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
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From the Minneapolis community on Reddit: Nox Apartments (Yellow Tree) posting eviction notices on the 2nd of the month?? Explore this post and more from the Minneapolis community

Landlord (Yellow Tree) posting eviction notices before rent is even late in order to get a head start on the 30 day notice requirement in Minneapolis. "Just so if someone does need to be evicted."
www.reddit.com/r/Minneapoli...

04.03.2026 06:03 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1
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Protect Maryland Prevailing Wage: Tell Your Maryland State Legislators to VOTE NO on SB 675 and HB 997 The IBEW is calling on all Maryland members to mobilize against Senate Bill 675 and House Bill 997. These bills directly threaten IBEW wages, IBEW jurisdiction, and IBEW jobs. SB 675 and HB 997 wo...

MARYLAND MEMBERS: Prevailing wage is under attack. Contact your state legislators and urge them to vote NO on SB 675 and HB 997. Together, we can protect prevailing wages and defend IBEW standards. actionnetwork.org/letters/prot...

04.03.2026 19:30 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I think what some of us very compassionate people are struggling with is the fact that at our moments of most acute crisis, MPD has shown itself to be pretty useless, despite the piles of money we shovel at them.

04.03.2026 18:13 πŸ‘ 54 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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Minneapolis officer who killed Amir Locke will stop leading police use-of-force training Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara announced Friday that the Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed Amir Locke during a no-knock raid in 2022 and who was later named the lead use-of-force t...

Pretty wild to be watching the Minneapolis City Council meeting and see the officer who killed Amir Locke presenting about β€œofficer wellness”. Truly no shame.

www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...

04.03.2026 17:03 πŸ‘ 81 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 4

If your council member is Rainville, Vetaw, Warren, Shaffer, Palmisano, or Whiting, you have a phone call to make tomorrow. Or multiple!

04.03.2026 05:26 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 3

Up is where their money comes from.

04.03.2026 13:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Steve Cramer was ED of PPL for many years. As a former worker there and at another local affordable housing non-profit, I’m unfortunately not surprised by this at all.

04.03.2026 13:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The people from housing nonprofits who are standing up and speaking out against a temporary 60-day notice period for evictions should feel actual bona fide fucking shame.

03.03.2026 18:46 πŸ‘ 98 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

Nonprofit β€œaffordable housing” providers showing up to testify against Pause Eviction Saves Lives is just further highlighting the way in which nonprofits & foundations have completely failed to meet this moment. This is why we need actual social safety nets, not the Nonprofit Industrial Complex.

03.03.2026 18:17 πŸ‘ 247 πŸ” 95 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 5

It’s wild that so called β€œaffordable housing” providers were advocating for people to face eviction & have to sleep out on the street. Residents have already been subsidizing their nonprofits w/ millions in mutual aid for their tenants to pay their rents. Remember this next time they beg for money.

03.03.2026 23:42 πŸ‘ 261 πŸ” 95 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 1

Can we talk about Minneapolis affordable housing nonprofits flacking against an extension of eviction notice, flacking against folks having a little tiny breathing room so they may be able to get some support?

03.03.2026 23:49 πŸ‘ 59 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2
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Seems like the media should at least express some curiosity about this.

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03.03.2026 21:48 πŸ‘ 20393 πŸ” 8493 πŸ’¬ 2471 πŸ“Œ 1184

Thank you to every resident who came to testify at today’s hearing regarding Pause Evictions, Save Lives. This ordinance would temporarily extend the eviction notice period from 30 days to 60 days in response to Operation Metro Surge. 1/

04.03.2026 05:10 πŸ‘ 87 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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3 ICE agents got McDonald’s and then went on a joy ride through the neighborhood tonight around 1 AM. This has nothing to do with public safety and is all about terrorizing people and burning through taxpayer dollars. This is why we can’t rest until every last agent leaves our state.

03.03.2026 07:12 πŸ‘ 442 πŸ” 169 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 9
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Tomorrow we’re taking up Pause Evictions Save Lives, a policy that will temporarily extend pre-eviction notice from 30 to 60 days until August 31st. This will give residents more time to get resources and support so that families can stay together and we can keep people in their homes.

03.03.2026 00:25 πŸ‘ 201 πŸ” 67 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 3

And I always thought our military was to be used to defend the United States πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ. Has something changed?
Military leaders? I don’t hear you speaking out about carrying out. unprovoked attacks . You are complicit.

01.03.2026 18:06 πŸ‘ 2357 πŸ” 638 πŸ’¬ 203 πŸ“Œ 40
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At 8:30 PM on Saturday night we have ICE in the quarry parking lot and they start driving off erratically through the City the minute people go up and try to talk to them. Their lawlessness and terror continues so please continue to be out there looking out for your neighbors and staying safe.

01.03.2026 02:49 πŸ‘ 323 πŸ” 151 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 6

How about we just take gender off our drivers licenses in general? Why do you need to know that anyway to drive a car?

26.02.2026 12:41 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The most important hospital in Minnesota isn’t Mayo, it’s HCMC. Oppressed people statewide end up as economic refugees in Minneapolis, where HCMC is the hospital of last resort. If you’ve seen β€œThe Pitt,” HCMC is our version of that. Their people care about you when nobody else will

26.02.2026 00:34 πŸ‘ 99 πŸ” 51 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1
Jason holding an ICE OUT Sign

Jason holding an ICE OUT Sign

Join neighbors across the Twin Cities hosting a week of action starting today to get ICE out of Minnesota. This includes trainings, protests, eviction defense, art activities and more. Learn more here: melttheicemn.com

Jason Chavez 1/

26.02.2026 00:43 πŸ‘ 111 πŸ” 35 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
An official letter from the Kansas Division of Vehicles dated February 23, 2026, with a redacted recipient address. The letter notifies the recipient that due to the enactment of Senate Bill 244, all Kansas driver's licenses and IDs must reflect the holder's sex at birth. It states that the recipient's current credential will become invalid immediately upon the law's publication on February 26, 2026, with no grace period. The recipient is directed to surrender their current ID to receive a new one matching their sex assigned at birth. The document concludes with instructions on how to appeal the notice if received in error, along with contact information for the department.

An official letter from the Kansas Division of Vehicles dated February 23, 2026, with a redacted recipient address. The letter notifies the recipient that due to the enactment of Senate Bill 244, all Kansas driver's licenses and IDs must reflect the holder's sex at birth. It states that the recipient's current credential will become invalid immediately upon the law's publication on February 26, 2026, with no grace period. The recipient is directed to surrender their current ID to receive a new one matching their sex assigned at birth. The document concludes with instructions on how to appeal the notice if received in error, along with contact information for the department.

Kansas is sending letters to trans people telling them that their licenses will be revoked as of tomorrow and that they risk arrest for driving on a suspended license.

This is pure cruelty.

www.erininthemorning.com/p/kansas-sen...

26.02.2026 01:10 πŸ‘ 8540 πŸ” 4247 πŸ’¬ 320 πŸ“Œ 745

Breaking β€” Planned ICE concentration camp near Nashville canceled!!!!

25.02.2026 00:03 πŸ‘ 7016 πŸ” 1365 πŸ’¬ 105 πŸ“Œ 36

Prosecutors have a vested interest in criminal defendants showing up for trial because they have a duty to see the cases they charge through for victims. But beyond that, courts also hold child protection, dissolution, child support, harassment/OFP, eviction, and a fuck ass ton of other hearings +

22.02.2026 03:11 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0