Just called my dad, an Uber/Lyft driver to say we’ve got a deal to pass the strongest worker protection package in the country!!!
#mnleg
Honored by the hard work of our Senators ,House members & the progressive majority of the MPLS city council!
My replies full of people calling me Somalian.
1. It’s Somali
2. I’m Eritrean
3. Continue to be upset we’re building political power & understand we have zero plans to stop.
Ps. Eleleleleleleleleleleleelele
Yall just don’t get it. All the men in my community driver Uber. I was at a church this morning & almost every car had a Uber/Lyft sticker in the lot. This bill gave them hope that democracy can work for them, that our govt believes they deserve fair wages & safety at work. 😭😭
Yall! I’m in a Lyft going home from the Capitol & my driver was on the
@TheMulda
call before I jumped in. He’s so happy about the win. My heart is so full. 😭😭❤️❤️
#mnleg
As a community organizer AND electoral organizer I always tell people elections are an activity you do once a year for 5 min. What you do the other 364 days is what’s most important.
I suspect some of you view voting as a statement of your personal values, instead of a way to marginally improve the conditions for your everyday organizing work that could actually change the world
On FT w/ my dad (who is literally driving Uber as we talk) & Eid who is the director of Uber/Lyft driver coalition to tell him we won the strongest bill in the country!
#mnleg
In brighter news, my mom, who spent her childhood in a war zone and hasn’t had her entire family together since she was 8, was reunited last night with her older sister, the last sibling living in a war zone, who just moved to Canada from Sudan. ❤️😭
I’ve spent an absurd amount of time with our amazing DFL legislators over the last few months. I can’t explain how proud & impressed I am by their leadership. The way they back each other up, negotiate & deal w/ conflict has been inspiring. These last 2 yrs have been phenomenal.
I last minute got Lion King tix & took my dad. He was very emotional during the entire thing. Then I realized it’s bc it was the first play he’s ever seen in his life. He’s a recently retired cabby & now he’s free to see plays in the evenings with his daughters. 😭❤️
Minnesota might be cold. But those who call this place home, you are warm, caring, resilient, and proud. And you are who I fight for every day.
I am glad to be in the ring to fight for our values.
Join me in the fight for progress:
When I got into politics, I didn’t see anyone who looked like me or shared my values. So I worked hard to elect new leaders. Now, those leaders are working together to create a more perfect Minnesota.
My dream from 10 years ago is now my reality. 😭❤️
Since 2020 I’ve been moving my family out of Saudi Arabia, Palestine & Sudan. It has not been easy. There have been many tears & many expensive legal cost. But tomorrow I’ll get the news about my final family member who is living in an active war zone. So say a prayer for me ❤️
Jay-Z's Roc Nation will spearhead an educational campaign in Philadelphia that helps students K-12 from low-income households secure about $300 million in scholarships to attend the city's private schools.
Events will be held by Roc Nation to bring awareness to Pennsylvania
With candidate filing now closed for Minnesota House, in Minneapolis, State Representatives Fue Lee (59A) and Samantha Sencer-Mura (63A) have both filed for re-election without any challengers! Congratulations to our DFL-endorsed candidates on their upcoming re-election! 🩵 (1)
Since 2020 I’ve been moving my family out of Saudi Arabia, Palestine & Sudan. It has not been easy. There have been many tears & many expensive legal cost. But tomorrow I’ll get the news about my final family member who is living in an active war zone. So say a prayer for me ❤️
There may be a very annoying small minority of conservatives Dems that make DFL spaces stressful. But they don’t even remotely compare to the GOP. These ppl make our weirdos seem almost normal.
This shouldn’t need to be said but of course I’m 100% against preemption & deeply disturbed that Uber & Lyft lobbyist have a larger say in policy than the constituents of this state. BUT as the daughter of a cab driver I’m very proud of what the drivers have accomplished.
#mnleg
Celebration outside Senate Chamber after MN Senate passes Restore the Vote, a bill that returns voting rights to 50,000-plus persons currently on probation for felony offenses.
Cat Tour tickets are now available. Beat the scalpers. Checkout right now. This year's theme is "Fear and Loathing on Hennepin Ave." Please wear an expression that tells fellow tourgoers, "I attended Cat Tour '24 and all I got was no place to park."
Best part of doing Almanac is that the seniors love me. All the new friends are over 65 & get upset when they seat me next to the far right republicans 😭😂
Debates are for the political class. No one bases their decisions on today’s results. Get the memes out and the think pieces no one asked for then assess based on real numbers from the field.
@larsleafblad
As the daughter of one of those drivers I deeply appreciate the time spent. Just a few weeks ago my dad was assaulted in his car. He’s had ppl damage his car. There is very limited pay transparency. This bill just changed his life & I am deeply appreciative of the time spent.
Since 2020 I’ve been moving my family out of Saudi Arabia, Palestine & Sudan. It has not been easy. There have been many tears & many expensive legal cost. But tomorrow I’ll get the news about my final family member who is living in an active war zone. So say a prayer for me ❤️
It is okay to change your mind. You don’t have to keep a political ideology forever. It’s not your personality; it’s your beliefs, and they should change as you learn new information. ✨
All these videos of French fascists waiting for the exit poll and then standing there with faces like smacked arses when it pops up are incredible. So funny.
A few days ago Nate aka Shifty, passed in a car accident. I found out about Nate's passing as I walked into Sammy's funeral. This week has been very heavy, burying two good friends. Since I can’t attend the memorial let me tell you about my friend
“ The choice could not be clearer —
@IlhanMN
a proven, effective, progressive leader vs. an opponent whose primary challenge is dividing our
@MinnesotaDFL
& its resources at an existential moment for our democracy. “ -
@kenmartin73
@Little_Lair
When I was a teenager I found a non verbal toddler sitting in the middle of the street of my house. I knew I found his mom bc I could hear her scream crying from a block away. It’s ingrained in my mind. I’ve never heard a scream like that.
Honored to join the
@IlhanMN
table at
@womenwinning
brunch which included some of the incredible women mayors from CD5: Richfield, Golden Valley, St. Louis Park, and Brooklyn Center. ❤️🗳️
I would love to see a poll to learn what the average person thinks of the Supreme Court and what percentage is aware of what just happened. This conversation has felt very insular/political class based. And if that’s true, how does this information reach the masses?
I talked to Hennepin County Board candidate Marisa Simonetti after she was released from jail this morning on a 5th Degree assault charge. She says the alleged victim is a female squatter who won’t leave
@M_Simonetti28
’s basement at her Edina home. Story at 6:30
@kare11
Breaking
@larsleafblad
Those 10k drivers are some of the most vulnerable populations in our state. Mostly immigrants & low income. They deserve the same amount of protection as any other worker in Minnesota. We have an equity gap to close & this is the work to help do that.
I hate the private likes bc I preferred liking pop culture content over an RT but I do love the fact operatives & reporters can now openly like my tweets lol
That’s when I know I’m cookin 😭😂
@bundleofsticks7
Yeah, when the white supremacist started showing up I knew my time was wrapping up. It’s sad oh far Twitter has gone off the deep end.
In 2012, I learned about voter suppression bc of the Voter Id ballot. In 2014 w/ a trifecta I tried to pass some voting rights reforms, it didn’t work. For the last 10 yrs I’ve had a list of bills I wanted to pass.
Over the last 2 years every single one of them has become law.
Please be careful not to become advocates of felon disenfranchisement just because you wish it could be weaponized against 1 rich powerful white man, when in our reality, it’s mostly used to strip poor Black and brown people of their rights.
I am honored to receive the endorsement of my friend Senator
@TinaSmithMN
, an incredible champion for working families.
Like me, she is an organizer who has been a strong advocate for Minnesotans and our progressive values.
I’m grateful to have Tina on my team ♥️💪🏽
We tried this & suing the state. It didn’t work. But we eventually passed RTV as law in 2023. We have a million more people than KT but they have THREE times the amount of people on probation which is just wild!!!
As the co-chair of the Restore The Vote coalition it was an honor to work with
@KarlTowns
& the
@Timberwolves
They were extremely helpful in passing into law Automatic Voter Registration & Restoration of Voting Rights.
The 2023-24 NBA Social Justice Champion is... Karl-Anthony Towns!
Towns will receive the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Trophy for his voting rights advocacy as well as his work across the justice and education systems.
$100K to be donated to the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities
New:
@KamalaHarris
, surrounded by family and staff & donning a Howard hoodie, made over 100 calls over 10 hours from the Naval Observatory on Sunday, a source familiar said. One of the calls was to her pastor, Amos Brown III, who prayed over her, the source added.
@CheyCab
My dad had a cab my entire life in MN & tried to unionize w/ teamsters. He was even a driver in Sudan. A few years ago he added uber/lyft to his personal car. So I know everything about the industry. I refused to have the Twitter trolls bully me. I know what I’m talking about.
Join striking Minneapolis Park workers to march for justice. We'll reach three weeks of workers striking soon, and the Park Board needs to meet the moment!
🕒 Wednesday, July 24, 3:30 PM
📍 BOOM ISLAND PARK (724 Sibley St. NE, Minneapolis)
🔥 MINNESOTA IS WATCHING 🔥
🌟 Let's