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One of the best things about being in a union is being able to work on Concerted Union Activity, like launching a newsroom. The Hennepin Herald, which will cover Hennepin County government, launches Sunday. hennepinherald.beehiiv.com

With fewer federal dollars coming in, Hennepin is set to reduce its capital budget by 27% next year. Projects like the downtown HERC incinerator, Portland/Park, Franklin Library, and refurbishing the Minneapolis City Hall jail will still be funded. hennepinherald.beehiiv.com/p/fewer-budg...

Photographer Chris Juhn was also prevented from attending.

People respect authenticity, turns out

Cost-cutting measures at the U.S. Postal Service resulted in soaring numbers of rejected ballots in the primary, especially in rural counties.

I am missing the sunrise, in part because it is so overcast in Milwaukee. 

Join me on 11/19! I'll be interviewing Cam Gordon about his reporting for the Herald live, and DJ SYM1 will be performing.

Finally made an update to this bike fix-it station map after way too long. www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/e...

Four observations about MCTS so far: -The bus stop signs only tell you where it goes, not what part of town. Much like SamTrans. -It announces bike share stations as transfer points -It announces neighborhoods -The person who makes the announcements is the same one who does AC Transit

Less than two weeks before the election, Trump continues to crash through barriers that he wouldn't dare cross in his first term. n.pr/4i6obtB

MSPsky, someone in Minneapolis has found what appears to be a stolen Mac laptop and would like to return it to the owner.

Where are people watching the WNBA finals?

Ginger cat, jumping on the counter, says it’s time to sleep. Fine, mom.

A couple friends and I are planning on a transit-oriented trip to New Ulm on Black Friday. Sign up if you're interested in details. cryptpad.fr/form/#/2/for...

This is cool! For those who don’t know, Leah has been in the Twin Cities many times covering Minneapolis following George Floyd’s murder.

Wanna support an independent journalist who doesn't drag down other journos but rather lifts them up? One of the goodies in my snail mail club is a baseball-style "Journos You Should Know" card that promotes a different journalist each month.

Everything Has Protein Now -- a new comic from @gemmacorrell.bsky.social inthesetimes.com/article/prot...

October 12, 2026-Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA: People gather at Powderhorn Park to rally for Rep. Ilhan Omar. Omar was the subject of a raid by Homeland Security earlier in the day.

October 12, 2026-Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA: People, including elected officials, gather at Thomas Beach at Bde Maka Ska to offer tobacco to the lake for Indigenous Peoples Day.

TW: Policing . . . . . . . . I first met Ann Mannix in high school, when she was Captain and came to present at neighborhood association meetings I went to. She was direct yet approachable. I'm sorry you had to deal with a shitty ex. www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/a...

Cam has a story this morning about the Hennepin County board funding renovations to the Juvenile Justice Center as the downtown Minneapolis county jails remain overcrowded hennepinherald.beehiiv.com/p/detention-...

I had no idea how many businesses were in Karmel Mall until today. That place is BIG.

Metro Transit has launched their updated portal for carpool matching and guaranteed ride home commuterprograms.my.site.com/portal/s/log...

I'm excited to announce that I will be presenting how maps influenced my upbringing and work at the North American Cartographic Information Society in Milwaukee later this month.

Cam has a story out on the Three Rivers race, which decides who governs parks in suburban Hennepin County, Scott County, and Carver Park Reserve.

Good morning from a public transit bus adjacent to the Boundary Waters

How much do you think freelance journalists make per word? The latest analysis of the @fspnwu.bsky.social's Rate Sharing Database found steep discrepancies. objectivejournalism.org/2026/09/free...

Was not expecting to be taken down by the Novavax vaccine this year

617 days into his 2nd term, Trump's Department of Transportation has *still* not approved a single new transit project for full funding. The problems I highlighted in March—how this lack of funding only makes projects cost more & delays completion—have only worsened www.urban.org/urban-wire/r...

Another one from Cam, about the Hennepin County budget hennepinherald.beehiiv.com/p/smaller-bu...