mom of mini feminist. wearer of bright lipstick. public affairs consultant | climate + clean energy communicator⚡️swiftie 🫶🏼 superfan: timberwolves/lynx/twins
Doug Emhoff comes from the Travis Kelce school of being a golden retriever partner for their powerful and successful woman, and that's the kind of man I want in the White House.
Thank you to:
- Mike Conley's health
- JADEN
- The guy from Denver who missed all his free throws so we get free chicken sandwiches
- Kevin Garnett's mom for having him on 5/19 so Game 7 is on his bday
- The fairweather fan who sold me their ticket for $50
#Wolves
It’s law:
@GovTimWalz
signed the universal school meals bill this afternoon. It will provide free breakfast and lunch to Minnesota students at no charge. The state will become the fourth in the country to do so. 📸 by
@benjovland
.
Love how the Lynx have very quietly become the best team in the WNBA and are never part of the national discourse simply bc the team has zero drama attached to it. While everybody is looking "over there," all the Lynx do is win and have fun, and I love that for them. 🫶🏼🐺
I say this with love, but these parents who are crying nonstop about their kids' high school sports ending because we have no hospital beds available in an entire state truly need to act like adults and get a life. ❤
Fun fact about me: I worked at Matt Birk's failed restaurant and bar (Matty B's) for a brief time in my early 20s.
It was, unequivocally, one of the most poorly operated places I've ever set foot it, and he was what you'd call "Minnesota interesting."
Now that this is over I would like to admit I like Jokic. He is a straight shooter, has a good dry sense of humor, and seems like a nice guy. He's super smart, and he likes Mike Conley which is v sweet.
Hey
@mnstatefair
:
Bonnaroo just announced a vaxx mandate. They host 80,000 people over a couple days AND their event is around the same time as the Fair. You have time to do this.
@DanGreenMN
Not to burst any bubbles, but the MN Gov always has this! It's a division of the state patrol called Executive Protection and they provide the security and transport to the Governor, LG, and their families. Doesn't mean he isn't the Veep, but also not a sign he is!
Had mixed feelings about bringing a 5yo to
#MinneapolisTSTheErasTour
. She loves Taylor, but was it worth all the snack breaks/unpredictable kid behavior/extra responsibility? Despite missing some fave songs, $50 in candy, and leaving a few songs early - it was all worth it. 🫶🏼
Is there a running list of Twin Cities bars/restaurants with COVID restrictions, or who do you know of requiring vaccines? I know of WA Frost, Black Heart, and First Ave venues. (Making my list and checking it twice of places I'll frequent this winter. ✅)
My child wrote a song tonight called "You Are the Best Person in my Heart." But, it's not about me. It's not about her dad either. It's about Taylor Swift.
I know we're all talking about the Daudt
#mnleg
clip for obvious reasons, but can we take a second to acknowledge and appreciate Rep.
@LizOlson218
for how calm and in control she stayed in leading the House debate during that display?
Tonight, I signed up to volunteer for
@MomsDemand
MN. I know it takes more than just working for gun reform to get to the root cause of the violence, but when you feel powerless you feel like you need to do something.
Trinity Ottoson-Smith, the 9-year-old Minneapolis girl shot in the head May 15 while playing on a trampoline, has died. She was the second of three children shot in the city.
Finally read the
@TIME
piece about Terrence Franklin. I expected it to be bad, but it was so much worse than I could have imagined. Story after story after story of the MPD getting away with harm to the community, and still public safety reform is controversial?
A bill that will never, ever (like, ever) even be considered for passage shouldn't be news. If nobody paid attention to these strict publicity stunts maybe less would be introduced and maybe more focus put on things that can truly make a difference.
#mnleg
State Rep
@PatGarofalo
introduces bill that, if passed into law, would allow
@Twins
to play their home games in Wisconsin until
@GovTimWalz
gives the green light for games at Target Field.
I don't care what political party they are, whether they are right or wrong for their district, or what their policy beliefs even are - no woman should ever have to drop out of an endorsement process bc she has to fucking give birth.
Should have never tweeted about Ma*t B*rk. Now I have to spend my evening blocking bots and reading tweets from dudes with names like "NFT Jim."
On a lighter note, I'm going to watch episode 2 of Inventing Anna while I do it!
@rethlake
I think if you're committed to making a better state for all, that would include ALL. LGBTQ youth. People of all religions. High-risk. Women who've been put in dire positions and need to terminate pregnancies. Matt has shown those are not people whose lives he wants to improve.
Never thought it would be Cory Hepola, of all people, who would make it so we have a Governor Gazelka or Governor Jensen in this state in a year. Truly, what a time to be alive. 💫
Ooof. Reopening so soon after closing "indefinitely" and using it as an excuse to terminate rather than furlough staff in the midst of a union push makes it pretty clear it was all a union-busting move. Bad look, Surly.
Thanks to the remarkable progress being made on the vaccination front in MN, the Surly Beer Hall and Beer Garden will tentatively reopen on June 1st. This date may change as public health guidelines evolve. More updates as they become available. We look forward to seeing you.
This right here. 👇 Major missed opportunity for a city that says it's looking to revamp what people think of downtown and wants it to be a destination. What a gift to be given this weekend of concerts, and then not doing much of anything to capitalize on it?
@useful_noise
Some cities might have seen this as an opportunity.
Roll the food trucks! Set up free music stages! A pop-up art fair! Dust off the DDA’s sidewalk cornhole! There’s a public park right there! Give the lookie-loos more of Minneapolis to enjoy!
@HuntsmanAbby
Not a fan of DeBlasio AT ALL and wish he'd just go away, but how is an isolated incident of something that happens in every major city his fault? 🤔
Somebody tell the Republicans that if they want us to stop calling them weird, they probably shouldn't have spent the whole day obsessing over middle and high school kids' menstrual cycles and trying to get the nickname "Tampon Tim" trending.
#HarrisWalz2024
Check out the pastor's newsletter this week from my hometown church.
My hometown is in western Minnesota (near the South Dakota border), population of 5,000, and represented by Republicans in the
#mnleg
. The church is probably 98% white.
This time it's different y'all ✊
#BLM
@foofighters
Thank you for caring about your fans and doing your part to prioritize public health! This household supports your decision and are looking to buying tickets to the new venue.
Say what you want about Walz...but I guarantee you his criticisms have nothing to do with either of these things. A very irresponsible accusation to throw out there.
Moriarty tells strib Walz's criticism of her handling of trooper case was driven by her gender and sexual orientation.
Walz paused then flatly denied when read this quote by
@rochelleolson
: "That's false. Next question."
@janson_chris
Right after she called you out? 🤔 Thank you to you and
@ChaseRiceMusic
for helping ensuring that none of the rest of us can see live music for a long time, by acting so selfishly while states are starting to close up again!
@kdaudt
I really hope when you see your mentions and there's no denying you shared a doctored video you remove this video and tweet a retraction. Really no excuse for a leader in one of our state's major parties to knowingly spread false news.
Having brunch in NYC where everybody in every establishment is vaccinated and doesn't complain about showing their cards and everybody is happy and it's wonderful and it's very easy to just do it MN it's ok!
@SarahNevada1
Thank for so publicly sharing your step-by-step process of how you are handling this! This will help so many people who are experiencing/may soon experience something similar know how to proceed. Thank you for being so strong. 💪
@mnstatefair
To say I'm extremely disappointed in the
@mnstatefair
, it's Board, and public officials who could have influence over this is an understatement.
@delsterdev
@mayor_elliott
The Council voted to put the mayor temporarily in charge of the police department and personnel. Which hopefully means the officer is fired by the mayor asap.
Milestone moment in our household tonight! Got our first "I hate you" and "I don't like you anymore" from our almost 4yo, for not letting her watch Enacanto during dinner. We're real parents now.
The MN Supreme Court case that's making the Twitter rounds re: intoxication and sexual assault has caused some misplaced anger and is a good reminder of the separation of powers and the (purposeful) limitations of the courts.
@BullyCreative
Because they don't want to admit we have racism in this country. Admitting it means they would have to do something about it, and as somebody who works a lot on climate change I can tell you: a lot of people don't want to have to do anything about anything. So they deny it.
After a year and a half of working side by side from home due to COVID, my husband just informed me that I'm both the worst and meanest coworker he's ever had.
2 things can be true about the Mpls "influencer" news:
1. It may actually be good to have trusted, culturally and language-appropriate communicators work for the city to share info and updates
2. The city absolutely bungled the rollout by even uttering the word "influencer"
Proud wife tweet, as my husband helped get this provision back in the bill! (And as he will tell you, I only compliment him when he REALLY deserves it.)
Hearing Minnesota’s Market Bucks program (helps SNAP recipients buy fresh food from local farmers) made it into the final State Government bill. Great news! Thanks to all including
@epmurphymn
but DEFINITELY NOT Torrey Westrom.
I don't know who needs to hear this, but I stopped sending holiday cards a couple years ago and haven't looked back sense. Zero regrets. If it's exhausting or no longer a fun undertaking for you, free yourself of this obligation and just give it up.
BREAKING: Boston will now begin banning unvaccinated people from going to all restaurants, bars, nightclubs, sports arenas, fitness centers, movie theaters, concert venues, museums, and entertainment venues.
In searching for a record at local record stores I discovered there is a place called Caydence on the East Side of St. Paul that is a combination record store and coffee shop. I am simultaneously filled w joy and ashamed I didn't know of its existence, but mostly joyful.
Physical assault of any kind isn't display of love, whether it's towards a partner or in defense of one. I'm so disturbed by that speech, & the message it sends to young people figuring out what it means to be in a relationship. Protecting those you love doesn't look like that.
Yes it sucks. But the good news? There is a bipartisan bill moving through the
#mnleg
to change this shitty law! As an active bill, we all have a chance to voice support with our legislators, and can hold them accountable. 👇🏼
If you live in MN and want to help, contact your state senator and ask them to support SF1683/HF707, the bill that can provide justice to victims who are sexually assaulted while intoxicated.
My favorite part about last night's win wasn't that we did it w/o Gobert; it's that the team was HAPPY to do it w/o him bc they knew he was where he needed to be. They stepped up into their defensive roles to show Rudy the team had his back. So proud they are my state's team 🫶🏼
And just to be clear: I have an immense amount of empathy for the kids. This would have been devastating to me. Parents need to focus their energy supporting their kids through this, not making it worse.
In this article, the Dakota County Sheriff says that law enforcement as a whole doesn't need to be reformed bc of some bad actors. He then goes on to point out exactly why our current law enforcement system isn't working and needs reimagining.
George Floyd's pleading for his life under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer has become a defining moment of our time. Monday morning, that moment moves to a courtroom, where a jury will begin to hear the case against former officer Derek Chauvin.
@webster
Disappointed this dangerous rhetoric - that we know induces violence - was on your airways unchecked,
@wccoradio
. Also downplays the fact that many MNs do take issue w the conflict of interest. Both these things need to be noted on air.
@TheFakeAbeBeame
I was critical about KAT's play this series, but your article turned me into his biggest supporter. What's funny is I didn't even give you the click-saw enough screen shot excerpts to know what trash this is. 😂 Didn't know who you were before, now I'll never give you a click.
I may have had to sit in person for another Wolves 4th quarter implosion, but in 2009 I was at at the Twins vs Tigers game 163 which we won via walkoff in 12 innings and got to sing Don't Stop Believin with a sold out Metrodome and nobody can ever take that away from me.
Is this tweet for real? A mayor for a town in crisis skips national media interview to deal with his town in crisis and gets called “beyond annoying” for it. K.
It's becoming increasingly apparent from eyewitness accounts and videos that the fires being set around Mpls are not being set by BLM protesters, and rather by (mostly white) anarchists. We need the media - local and national - to widely report this.
#Minneapolisprotests
Tuesday shout out to all the take-charge girls who grew up in the 80s and 90s that were called "bossy" while their male classmates were called leaders. 🙃
Yes I have a husband but for Valentine's Day I just bought myself some Dangerous Man beer and Larissa Loden earrings and told him thanks and that is how you do this holiday.
About 28 hours ago I had accepted the fact I wouldn't be seeing
@brandicarlile
tonight, then decided to check and see if there was an off chance late tickets were released. And somehow I ended up not only here, but right at the stage for face value. Nothing short of magical.
I'm sorry but I'm not comfortable with that Cinnamon Toast Crunch social media manager's name being shared in pics across the Internet bc she's probably an early-career, underpaid individual who basically got hung out to dry by much higher paid, experienced comms "pros."