@ghlearn
Former teacher, history educator. Currently and always a fan of books, human rights and civil rights, baked goods. Still getting to know Mpls after all these years. Protect, believe, love trans kids and adults ALWAYS
Today is the 36th anniversary of the Capitol Crawl and disabled people are still fighting for basic rights in a society that's actively working to undermine them, surrounded by systemic disablism.
(This is a corrected thread TY to the person who flagged that I said 26th, not 36th!)
It is horrific that incidents like these are increasing. While, at this point, we know nothing about the motives here, it is important to be clear that anger about Israeli actions is never a justification for violence against Jews.
"We have been here for nine months,” wrote the 9-year-old. “Please get us out.”
"I miss my bear," the 5-year-old said.
In letters & drawings, the longest-held family at the Dilley ICE detention center describe it as "slowly killing us on the inside."
www.texastribune.org/2026/03/11/e...
‘She found the humorlessness of the left more alienating than the conservatism of her youth.‘ I will never get over ‘trampling on human/civil rights is ok if it’s funny!’ or the glib way it is talked about In these pieces
Folks at CURA found that even extending the pre-eviction notice period in Brookyn Center resulted in a drop in evictions relative to other similar places. I don't know what these other folks are talking about
I feel like I need to take a budgeting class from you!
Holy shit we are at $4170/6000!
I went to bed feeling hopeless but here we are already! Let's fucking go!!!
It’s day 99 of the ICE occupation of MN.
We’re still out patrolling and raising money and delivering groceries to keep our neighbors safe.
Call and ask Mayor Frey to do the same by NOT vetoing Pause Evictions, Save Lives.
Phone: 612-673-2100
Email: Jacob.Frey@minneapolismn.gov
Daily reminder folks in Minnesota still need help.
Also daily gratitude to all the many people here helping their neighbors in whatever ways they can. (And to people from afar who are helping too.)
Dear community, I am calling on Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey to sign on Pause Eviction, Safe Lives.
If this policy does not pass, please expect to see our vulnerable community members enter the court process.
Item Description: Budget Compliance for Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office - offered by Commissioner Conley Resolution: BE IT RESOLVED, that the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office is not authorized to exceed the 2026 board authorized expenditure authority for their department or staffing complement, as measured by Full-Time Equivalents, without prior County Board approval; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that in 2026 the County Administrator is directed to provide the County Board with monthly reports outlining monthly expenditures, staffing levels and total year-to-date expenditures compared to year-to-date budget; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that in 2026, if the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office expenditures exceed their year-to-date budget, the County Administrator and Chief Human Resources Officer are directed to not authorize external posting for positions or hire new employees in the Sheriff’s Office, except for Detention Deputies serving directly within the Adult Detention Center, Telecommunicator positions, and other positions critical for the HCSO to meet its statutory mandates; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that in 2026, if the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office expenditures exceed their year-to-date budget, the County Administrator is directed to provide the County Board with monthly hiring updates that identify the positions the HCSO has been authorized to hire.
hennepin county sheriff's office racked up $1.3 million in overtime in jan 2026. commissioner angela conley says they could overspend budget by $15 million+ this year if they don't change course. today county board unanimously passed a BAR conley introduced that sheriff cannot exceed their budget!
Senate Building 95 West University Avenue Saint Paul, Minnesota 55155 NIN Minnesota House State Office Building 100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Saint Paul, Minnesota 55155 March 10, 2026 Dear Mayor Frey, As elected officials who represent Minneapolis, we ask you to sign Pause Evictions Save Lives (legislative file 2026-00099). Temporarily extending the pre-eviction notice from 30 to 60 days gives our residents extra time that is desperately needed to help find resources to prevent eviction. We've all been amazed by our shared constituents' resiliency and resolve in the face of ICE's illegal occupation of our City. Our residents banded together to protect one another, even raising millions of dollars in mutual aid funds to help keep their neighbors in their homes. It's our duty as elected officials to match the commitment in our residents to try and keep as many of our neighbors in their homes as possible. We look to Minneapolis to lead the way and are working on similar bills to extend pre-eviction notices statewide to help our neighbors. Signing the Pause Evictions Save Lives measure will bolster our efforts and reinforce our message to our colleagues about the way in which pre-eviction notices help prevent families from being evicted. We've been so proud of the work of the City of Minneapolis to respond to this unprecedented federal invasion. Your work to increase funding for immigration legal services, rental assistance, and creating a small business resiliency fund has shown how elected officials can meet the moment. Signing Pause Eviction Save Lives is the next step in helping our residents recover and ensure none of them are left behind. Sincerely, SoaChh Senator Doron Clark Minnesota Senate District 60 Malin fl. Withol Senator Melissa Wiklund Minnesota Senate District
Senator Zaynab Mohamed Minnesota Senate District 63 D. Scott Dibble Senator Scott Dibble Minnesota Senate District 61 Representative Sydney Jordan Minnesota House District 60A Sua Gua Representative Emma Greenman Minnesota House District 63B Representative Mohamud Noor Minnesota House District 60B Senator Omar Fateh Minnesota Senate District 62 Palichay Senator Bobby Joe Champion Minnesota Senate District 59 Katre fores Representative Katie Jones Minnesota House District 61A Samith Simm Representative Samantha Sencer-Mura Minnesota House District 63A Representative Esther Agbaje Minnesota House District 59B
Representative Fue Lee Minnesota House District 59A Chide For Representative Aisha Gomez Minnesota House District 59A Representative Anquam Mahamoud Minnesota House District 62B Representative Michael Howard Minnesota House District 51A
Thank you to our Minneapolis state legislative delegation for urging Mayor Frey to support a pause on evictions. Our city faces a housing and addiction emergency worsened by Operation Metro Surge. A 60-day pre-eviction notice and rental assistance can help keep people housed and save lives.
This is a powerful letter from Minneapolis Legislative Delegation asking Mayor Frey to sign Pause Evictions, Save Lives.
16/17 state legislators who represent Minneapolis signed onto this letter. It’s time for Mayor Frey to sign this ordinance and support our immigrant neighbors.
Hey I want you to see what we did today kansasreflector.com/2026/03/10/c...
whiteness is absolutely, clearly, without doubt, in there. And as I mourn Good & Pretti, as I hold their loved ones in my heart, I want to make a point of seeking out information about the people hurt & killed who are *not* white, especially those who are, with horrible clarity, ICE's target.
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We need your help bringing two pregnant women back home from ICE detention! Their loved ones and community are asking for financial assistance to support the family during these difficult times.
givebutter.com/bring-pregna...
We need to talk about Ruben Ray Martinez as much as we have and do talk about Renee Good and Alex Pretti.
Speaker Johnson could call the House back and vote to fund TSA today.
Let’s be clear: long lines at the airports are a direct result of Republicans insisting ICE be able to defy court orders, kidnap and murder people and face zero consequences.
I love the care taken with the descriptions of the products!
Evictions are far more costly than 30 extra days and it’s not close. Especially when the 30 extra days will often result in landlords getting money they’re owed from their tenants anyways.
We passed pause evictions, save lives. Now it’s on Mayor Frey’s Desk— please reach out to his office to support this critical legislation and not to veto it. Call: 612-673-2100
Families will face evictions without adequate time to get funds together for rent.
So far 4 truckloads of SUVs have arrived at the Whipple Bldg today. Friends, they are not leaving any time soon. Stay vigilant. And as always, Abolish ICE
It's not over.
Please keep helping your neighbors.
Remember we said this has changed our lives—changed us.
Weave community into your daily lives forever.
I think this deserves at least as much sustained attention from US media as Claudine Gay's dissertation
This same argument can be extended to excluding black characters, to excluding women characters from certain roles, to any form of bigotry you can imagine.
It is explicitly agreeing to reproduce the existing system of oppression and bragging about it in the newspaper
They had names. They had beautiful faces. And they had the same dreams as your kids - crushed when American "precision" bombs slammed into their Minab elementary school, killing 175
Don't blame AI for this. Blame the sick humans who see war as a game
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/iran...
Story is just full of horrors. What this family experienced is why so many of our neighbors wouldn't leave their homes for months.
I planned to share my report on the body cam footage early next week when I learned that a DC news station had obtained some of the footage as a result of my lawsuit and they were going to scoop me. After working on this for a year, I couldn't let that happen. Published 2 mins before they aired :)
I know people are tapped out, but for anyone who still can, this incredibly sweet family needs help urgently as they try to appeal the detention of their husband/dad. We set the GFM up in a rush, so the harrowing details aren't all in there, but I can assure you that the need is urgent and real.
