Not neutral about Minnesota;
@Twins
; Minneapolis beer-bikes-lakes-music-art; Obama; better schools n ESP: my family. (Personal acct doesn't reflect my employer)
Super excited about Minneapolis hosting the Super Bowl but after yesterday’s Vikings loss I feel kinda like I’m bartending at the wedding of the girlfriend who dumped me
George Floyd died from actions by Minneapolis police. But in a two page letter to members, Federation Pres Bob Kroll does not even meantion it. Wonder why people are angry?! We have some very courageous cops but you must now stand up to your leader jeopardizing all our safety.
I’ve known
@RepTomEmmer
over the years. We have disagreed on most issues but I’ve also found him someone who would listen to reason. This is different. It is in a word: Treason. He won’t succeed in trying to overthrow an election but it should never be forgotten that he tried.
U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer of Minnesota is among a large group of House Republicans formally supporting a dubious last-ditch bid to get the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the presidential election.
Minneapolis right now: neighbors from different backgrounds filling Lake St in mass clean up. Hold this image in your head—w/the image of a knee on a neck—to show what we can do and what we urgently need to fix. Don’t let destruction by vandals from elsewhere distract
A word of deep thanks to Minnesota’s extraordinary Governor,
@GovTimWalz
, who has been teacher, military commander and parent in just the right parts at just the right time.
Breathe. Then commit ourselves to a long, hard fight to right the wrongs we have tolerated for so long. Minneapolis holds the shame of this murder. And we can choose to start the change.
How clueless is
@southdakota
to be wasting advertising in Minnesota. No amount of money could get me to forget all their Governor has done to ignore public health warnings. I love SD,great places are waiting, but so is COVID. No thanks! Glad I have a Governor who cares
After a long winter, Minnesotas never take sunny Spring or Summer days for granted, and when COVID is over I’m never spending another Saturday night at home. So 20 yrs from now, if you see some smiling geezer grooving his walker on the dance floor
@FirstAvenue
, you’ll know why
I like Nik a lot, too
@GovTimWalz
So much so I married her. To her wonderful wife on that beautiful night when Minnesota gave every person the right to marry. Happily ever after, Nik!
I’m grateful to have Nic by my side helping keep Minnesotans informed. She makes it look easy, but she works day and night to provide an incredibly important resource. Thank you!
You won’t find a bigger
@twins
fan than me but please spare us this hollow publicity stunt. Half a million dead. When are you gonna get serious about saving lives?
After the Pres’ hate-filled speech in Mpls, I understand the Somali quoted saying “I didn’t understand we were hated like that” But Mpls—built by immigrants from Andersons to Rybaks to EAfricans—aspires to values of Statue of Liberty. He’s gone;you’re home
The same politicians who want to fire Jan Malcom (most experienced Health Commish in Mn history)represent parts of MN where vac rates are below 50%, COVID surges and hospitals are overwhelmed. How about THEY do their job, tell people to mask and get a shot—or THEY get fired
I turned on the Sunday news shows and again it’s dominated by what Trump tweeted. I seriously think we have become codependent on the latest craziness. Time to stop having his tweets dominate news cycles and MOVE ON
No
@CBSSunday
: Honey Crisp Apples did not come from a lab at UofWash but U of MInnesota . Wash Honey Crisps taste like mush next to the snap of the true MInnesota variety.
COVID cases/100k, duration of outbreak
1. N Dakota 12,910
2. S Dakota 12,418
7. Wisconsin 10,385
8. Iowa 10,378
30. Minnesota 8,349
—
Deaths/100k
6. S Dakota 207
10. N Dakota 192
17. Iowa 165
33. Wisconsin 116
34. Minnesota 114
… MN made mistakes, but should have some pride.
WCCO TV has now said reporter/anchor Liz Collin did not report on her husband Bob Kroll “for 2 and a half years.” Not good enough! When she was their cop reporter did she ever interview him? When did their relationship start? Did he ever leak information to her? With what slant?
My Minnesota pride swelled when I saw 3 of our new members of Congress making their first bill an effort to reform campaign finance, lobbying and voting rights. Tnks
@deanbphillips
@AngieCraigMN
@IlhanMN
Now how about Minn leg passes auto voter registration, anti gerrymandering?!
I just heard a National TV commentator call Minnesota a “Rust Belt State. A. No state should be called that term and B. It ain’t MInnesota. (Alternatives? “Star of the North” “Water Rich” “Only Place A True Honeycrisp Can Grow” “Place Where Sports Fans Are, Well, Resiliant...
What a powerful moment to leave George Floyd’s funeral to see the Minneapolis Black Firefighters Assn, which has been fighting these battles for years, taking a knee
That brief moment of quiet before your son gets married—when you realize a major reason why he found the perfect partner—-is he grew up watching what a perfect partner you found. Feeling love and gratitude in Tahoe
Most Minnesota thing ever? Friend biked to meet me on a snowy night, left her mittens on the back of her bike. Someone walked by and put them into a plastic bag for her.
Can we please stop saying Roy Moore “dated” girls. Two consenting adults “date.” An adult who targets children for sex should be called a flat out “abuser “. At best
If you live in Mpls, do what you have to now but please be inside by 8. Let’s get vandals out of the city so we can have the tough honest conversation we need about police reform.
The national point person on virus response walks into the Mayo Clinic, sees every person—patient and health care workers—wearing masks...and in flagrant disregard for clinic policy and safety...refuses to cover his face. Day after day the arrogance, ignorance, incompetence.....
Excuse me
@billkristol
but those of us proudly living “in the middle of nowhere” will ignore your ignorance, like we did when you said there were WMD in Iraq.
Patriots vs. Eagles! What could be better than an Acela Super Bowl? Too bad the game itself is being played in the middle of nowhere, but at least two civilized cities are represented!
Spare me the “blame on both sides” : 4 yrs ago I visited Pres Obama in Oval Office. He told me to accept the vote, work w/in system for change. Then he led a peaceful transition. This is treason directed by Trump, enabled by scores of Republicans who didn’t stop this earlier
The more we learn, the more outrageous for people to say “people from Mpls/St Paul burned their cities. “Of 21 defendants, 1 was recently of Minneapolis, 2 from St. Paul...the rest from suburbs, exurbs like Andover, Brainerd, Monticello and Wayzata.
1. Donald Trump does not represent this country 2. There are decent people in every part of the US 3. The only way to prove
#1
and
#2
is to vote. Organize
Pay close attention to who is enabling Trump’s pathetic coup attempt. In years to come, when they point to their flag pin, or judge what someone does during the anthem, you will know these fake patriots should forever be labeled with two words: “hypocrite” and “traitor”
Sure would be great to see Minnesota on this list. So important to say the Internet is a basic tool of commerce and education that should not be tilted away from those who can pay the least
BREAKING: The following states are suing Trump's FCC in order to preserve
#NetNeutrality
💻California
💻Delaware
💻Hawaii
💻Illinois
💻Iowa
💻Kentucky
💻Maine
💻Maryland
💻Massachusetts
💻Mississippi
💻NY
💻North Carolina
💻Oregon
💻Pennsylvania
💻Vermont
💻Virginia
💻Washington
OK Minnesota. This makes me almost as mad as losing another playoff to the Yankees. We are falling behind. Let’s get honest about marijuana and make it legal
The New York state legislature has formally voted to legalize recreational marijuana and expunge the records of people previously convicted of possession.
Gov. Cuomo says he supports the bill and plans to sign it when it reaches his desk.
At a conference in Hawaii where we were told a missile was headed for us and for half an hour we visualized terror. So I ask: Has having a leader who brags his button is bigger made us safer? Speak out about him NOW or inherit a world we won’t recognize
If Minnesota legalizes marijuana, let’s recognize the prohibition’s enormous inequities and 1. Get people out of jail. 2. Create economic opportunities for those who have suffered the most and 3. Fund prevention
Regardless of where people stand on Minneapolis’ public safety amendment, the judge’s stand is downright bizarre. This amendment is no more confusing than many we vote on and ruling at this date makes it worse. Let’s vote.
The last major crime wave in Minnesota was 2005 when the state made a radical tax change like Scott Jensen proposes now. Aid to cities was slashed, cutting public safety and prevention. Crime soared. We’ve seen this movie before and it was dangerous
Fastest way to remove an increasingly dangerous President who incited an attempted coup is through the Cabinet. But 1-by-1 these people who stood by him through so many wrongs resign so they don’t have to step up and do what has to be done. Cowards.
I haven’t had Tanelti since my heart attack but tonight, to honor my friend and now Congressman-elect Dean Phillips, an extraordinarily decent guy who withstood hideous negative ads and ROSE ABOVE, I’m diggin’ in
When our city faced difficult times the President of the United States responded by callously trashing our city from coast to coast. In turn, our city responded with this....
Minneapolis has set a new voter turnout record -- 237,689 ballots were cast in this election, including more than 170,000 absentee ballots. That means 80.6% of registered voters in Minneapolis participated in this election.
I rarely miss
@Twins
home opener but I’m happy to today. Love the team but relived I live in Minnesota where we limit crowds in a pandemic rather than Texas where they reckless ignore public health. I’ll be at a game Monday, heathy. Go
@Twins
!
Worried good people aren’t going into politics? Good news:
@harrisonjaime
is running for Senate in SCarolina. I got to know him,campaigned with him, and saw what an exceptional job he did making everyone around feel included and inspired. Congrats on the leap, Jamie!
I may not be a superhero, but I am a proud South Carolinian, and I'm ready to fight for a better future for our state and our country. I hope you are, too. Find out how you can
#JoinJaime
and get involved:
This is a business that should be in Minnesota but won’t because our state has absurdly restrictive liquor laws. Breweries and distilleries are creating jobs in every part of the state. Get off their backs and they create more.
#GrowlerSales
Because the Legislature shoved the “Stanek Amendment” down Mpls throat, nullifying the city’s attempt to have cops live in the city. I don’t think EVERY one needs to live here but when almost NO cops do it creates huge gaps.
Bogus controversy! It’s not “political” for leaders to protect our safety. One notable leader has TRIED to make masks political but I’m safer in Minnesota where our Gov tries to unite us so we can end the crisis rather than, say, Florida, Texas or Georgia
TWINS WIN DIVISION!
Maybe all those years/
Of watching the Lynx/
Taught
@twins
to shake/
The loser jinx/
Now that the division/
Is open and shut/
Let’s go out and kick/
Some playoff butt
Our family and the Ellison family started running for office at the same time. Over the years I have seen them working together tirelessly,often out of notice,for fairness and justice. Keith, Kim and the kids have again shown dignity and courage through this. They deserve better
(ANOTHER) LIST ALERT: Minneapolis is the most bikeable city of 2018! Glad that our city's commitment to supporting inclusive and sustainable transit is getting noticed.
The patch on Derek Chauvin’s shoulder said “Minneapolis” and our city will forever be linked to a hideous death. Mpls now needs courage to confront racism that always existed. We didn’t choose to be on the world’s stage for all the wrong reasons, but we can choose what we do next
Why feed into this retro way of looking at Minneapolis St Paul that has prevented so much progress over the years? We don’t have to choose. I get to live in a place twice as good as other cities...except when we get dragged into this nonsense.
It’s time to get honest about marijuana. Laws haven’t stopped use, only disproportionately locked up people of color. Make it legal, take money from illegal dealers and put it to public use, including addiction prevention, reentry job training.
Cannabis prohibition has not made MN healthier or safer. Instead, it has made mass incarceration, poverty, and systemic racism worse.
That's why we've introduced our bill to legalize and regulate cannabis while expunging non-violent convictions.
#mnleg
Strong bold move by Chief Arradondo to withdraw from contract negotiations so new contract can lead to dramatic reform.
@mplsfoundation
will support Chief w funds and partnerships to get best possible experts and expertise to enable the change we need.
Minnesota COVID cases are down 55% over 2 weeks ago. That's the second largest decrease in the country.
The Rt (transmission rate) is at 0.87 in MN, the lowest it's been since Memorial Day. You want it under 1.0, to slow spread. It's 0.70 in Hennepin Co.
Remarkable that new
@StarTribune
cartoonist could debut with an image that should deeply offend people who live in Minnesota’s largest city, and anyone who believes in free religious expression. What’s the encore?
Starting Tuesday, wearing a cloth mask/face covering will be required in Minneapolis while visiting public indoor businesses and spaces. Today, we're launching the
#MaskUpMPLS
campaign to raise awareness & highlight why wearing a mask & protecting each other matters to our city.
Our challenge and opportunity today is to stand as One Minneapolis where we say clearly, powerfully, that a deep injustice was done. Don’t allow vandals to cloud our ability to disrupt the status quo. Minneapolis can be for peace AND justice
Once in every Minnesotan’s life you should visit the Headwaters, bike the Chain of Lakes, see bison in native prairie at Blue Mound, jump in a frozen lake after a sauna and....hear Trampled by Turtles on the water in Duluth
@tbtduluth
You found it! Here is the legislation that the legislature shoved down Minneapolis’ throat. It prevented the city from having officers live in the city. (StPaul, too). Maybe not every officer needs to live in the city but now almost none do and it creates huge gaps
Ok every other big city in the US: Eat your heart out because I get world class cross country skiing 10 min from my downtown office. Chosen Frozen in Mpls
I am so ready to start a new day but before I do I have to say: I absolutely loathe what Trump did to us, and how many people enabled him. I ache for my country and don’t think I can ever forget. But I’m filled with hope for what’s next and so very ready for tomorrow.
Because so many of us stayed home, public safety could focus efforts and seem at least for now to have limited destruction. We all have a role in our safety and pretty cool how many followed the directive you produce a better result
Having been to a few presidential conventions I have to say I really preferred the roll call tonight. One after the other we got to see how many different parts of America are welcome in the party. It looked like our country
I can’t go to bed tonight without at least doing something, anything, to express how outraged I am that my country’s values are being hijacked at the border. Heading to the protest to join voices saying this is immoral. Time to speak up for true American values
There is absolutely no policy disagreement that justifies terrorizing people in their homes,elected officials or anyone. Minneapolis has to choose not to follow the lead of a world melting down in hatred and senseless violence. This has to stop. Now
Whether people are Joe Biden fans or not, I hope they can see how valuable it is,in such a globally difficult time, for our country to have a stable President who has spent decades understanding geopolitics and building personal relationships we need to build alliances
This is such a great point.
@staceyabrams
was screwed out of being Governor but she turned right around and will help deliver the presidency to Joe Biden. And maybe a senator or two.
Stacey Abrams should have been Governor but for voter suppression. A lot of people would have been turned off politics. Instead she went back to work and here we are.
What a wonderful day to wake up as a Minnesotan—where ALL kids in public schools can focus on learning, not being hungry or being embarrassed in the lunch line. Thanks
@GovWalz
and legislators for showing compassion and common sense.