Papers, please.

This year marks 5 years that I've lived in the city proper. Here are some snapshots during that time. I truly believe we are one of the best cities in the country. That is only thanks to the people who choose to live here.

Here is a bit of what the last few years have looked like for me.

Love always, your neighbor.

It's video from city-owned cameras.

Hi everyone - I spent a lot of time in February at the memorials with my handful of film cameras, the relationships and sacredness of the scenes I witnessed is something I’ve shared only a little bit on ig and have largely been keeping to myself since, but I thought you all might want to see them and maybe they will help you as you process everything we’ve been through as a city in the first months of this year too. We love you Minneapolis neighbors ♥️

Went for a walk around the lake yesterday (4/5) and saw a blue heron, a cormorant, 2 pairs of northern shoveler ducks, 4 pairs of wood ducks, and a loon!!

I love loons so much and know it’s rare for them to be in the city. I’m going out again today with binoculars to hopefully get a better look if they’re still around.

As someone trying to purchase an apartment in Minneapolis, it is upsetting to find nearly every apartment on the market in North Loop (and other areas) have windowless bedrooms. I won't go into the (il)legality of this, and what living in such a setup does to one's mental health (google it if you're interested), but what I will say is that it's appalling this was ever allowed. Some zoning committee in the past was utterly clueless, developers took advantage, and now they should be made to fix it. I think I speak for most when I say we're sick and tired of companies squeezing out more revenue at the expense of the public's wellbeing. Developers can put more units in a building by elongating apartments such that the bedroom is between the living room and entryway - but that means bedrooms don't get windows. Or they get some stupid gap at the top of the wall shared with the living room. Disgusting.

“They come to our country, low IQs, and they rob us blind,” Trump said of the Somali-American community. “They rob us blind because we have crooked politicians and dirty cops.”

The president then turned his attention specifically to Ellison, the Minnesota attorney general who in 2006 became the first Muslim elected to a statewide office in the US when he won the race to represent Minnesota’s 5th District in the US House of Representatives.

“The attorney general’s a dirty cop, that’s my opinion,” said Trump, who in 2024 was convicted on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. “And something should be done about him.”

Springsteen said the live premiere of "Streets of Minneapolis" at First Avenue on Jan. 30 at the height of the Trump administration’s Operation Metro Surge was among the most meaningful performances he’s ever given in a career spanning more than 3,600 gigs over nearly 60 years.

“There are certain moments where you’re in the right place at the right time and something deeply meaningful occurs that is bigger than the band. It all has to do with the events of the day, the moment you’re in,” the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer said.

“And so being in Minneapolis [in January] goes way up to the top of the list as far as meaningful shows I’ve played,” he declared.

Whoops, forgot to flip the picture of the shirt- I think enough of you figured it out…

"Catharsis in art is the emotional release, cleansing, or purification of pent-up feelings."

"Protest" A new painting by my 80yr old mother inspired by your city, specifically the "Singing Resistance Choir." Check out her FB art page - Lyndy Abbott Artist.

We love you Minneapolis✨☮️

** Violent & Chaotic imagery, but no killings are shown *\*

March 17, 2026 - Evident Media, Bellingcat, and CalMatters. Here’s the full 12-minutes on YouTube (it shows the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti): Agents of Chaos: Border Patrol's Year of Unchecked Force (Warning: Violent & Chaotic imagery, including the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti)

Here's a synopsis:

For the past year, Border Patrol agents far from their home bases have been moving city to city across America, and so have their tactics. Aggressive enforcement has escalated into a documented pattern of questionable detentions and use of force that grew more brazen with each deployment. This visual investigation from Evident Media, Bellingcat, and CalMatters tracks that pattern, confirming for the first time the identities of some of the agents whose conduct likely violated use-of-force policies and constitutional limits. It also includes conversations with former DHS officials sounding the alarm on an agency that currently operates with no formal accountability.

Read more at Bellingcat: bellingcat.com/news/2026/03/17/border-patrol...

Here's the Unraveled article: Identified: the El Paso BORTAC crew rampaging through the Midwest - Unraveled - Feb 4, 2026

Cal Matters: calmatters.org

Evident Media: evidentmedia.org

The Agents in this clip are Timothy Donahue, Kristopher Hewson, Edgar Enrique Vazquez (EZ-17), and Michael Sveum (EZ-2). Georgy Simeon wasn’t in Minneapolis.

A lengthier synopsis is in the YouTube description, and in my comment below.

I just moved up here from an urban southern city. Over the last week, I have seen at least 10 turkeys in various areas, including 7 of them a block from my house in Nokomis. They strut around like they own the place (do they?). A few people in my old city had chickens in their backyard so seeing them wasn’t unheard of but turkeys? What gives?

Edit: damn those were some quick-ass responses. I have it noted to not fuck with the turkeys. Like bigger, scarier geese. Excellent.

To the guy operating the snow plow on East Franklin and Bloomington around midnight last night, thank you. I was out doing a quick errand in socks and slippers (don’t ask) when I saw an elderly man in a motorized wheelchair completely stuck on the sidewalk snowbank

I didn't even notice him at first... I just saw him waving his hands and drove up only to see him stuck. The sidewalks were not plowed at all and he couldn't even get on to the plowed streets because of the snowbanks

I tried to help push him out myself and failed miserably. I was desperate and honestly didn’t know what I was going to do. It would be mad weird and embarrassing for me to leave him in the cold alone and drive way

Then I flagged you down and asked if you can help. You ain't even say a word just a thumbs up lmao. And just like that the path was clear for the elderly man. You were back to your parking lot job before I could even get a real thank you out, just gave you a quick wave that didn’t feel like nearly enough

My feet are still frozen but worth it. I just hope this finds you somehow king

this piece is absolutely a work in progress but it’s brought me so much joy i wanted to share it here even though it’s not finished. i am still waiting to get some of the bricks i ordered to complete things as well as some vinyl decals i had made with the post modern times signage. and more black & brown ppl (plus hands for the ones i have)

i have a long ways to go. but have been enjoying this play therapy immensely.

I visited your amazing city and was blown away. Everyone was very kind and friendly. It's very clean and artistic. I'm excited to come back.

You know it's bad when they start forecasting snow accumulation with red...

This weekend is expected to be a historic snowfall, with unseasonably cold temperatures the following days. Please prepare accordingly, and assume you won't be able to safely travel for at least a few days following the storm.

For context, this is from the National Weather Service - it's their probabilistic snowfall map. 28" represents the high end forecast (1 in 10 Chance (10%) of higher snowfall), and would match the highest snow event in history (28.4" during the Halloween Blizzard of 1991)

Their expected value forecast is now 22", which would still be the 2nd highest in history.

Anybody know of anything like this around here? Would certainly like to know how to do anything with my daughters' hair.

Haven't seen it posted anywhere yet, not my video. These ICE contractors (bounty hunters) were in downtown Minneapolis yesterday around 2:30pm. There was a small group peacefully protesting/legally observing. One of them came back to the van and said he was going to grab his pepper ball gun and shoot every one of them. The driver opened his door and aimed his handgun directly at someone in front of the van, one agent fires pepper balls at the group, then they drove into someone as they were trying to flee. Hennepin county sheriff rolls up afterwards and doesn't offer to help.

Ordered these for local gas pumps.

(via @bluey.rue TikTok & repo. @mnicewatch IG)

At the VA, outside the gates near E 54th St and 47th Ave S.

EDIT: Sorry about the title. Really should have double checked it before posting - wasn’t trying to confuse people about the Nicollet memorial.
The stories and items left at the VA are beautiful, go visit today if you can.

We’ve spent the last several months fighting for the soul of our nation and these are the people our children look up to. How absolutely demoralizing. I’ve been to my last men’s pro hockey game.

When this is all said and done, and the smoke settles, history will remember you as the greatest city/state to ever visit. The resistance, the sacrifices, the victories; you all will be seen as the “City of Freedom”. Stand proud everyone, you did it.

Two cars "sharing" a pair of Minnesota plates (LMS 890), with no front plates. Similar-looking vehicles, but one's a Nissan and the other is a Ford. This is from Friday 2/6; these two cars left the Whipple lot within 5 minutes of each other. I didn't notice that the tags were the same until reviewing my photos. A similar case was posted here from within the last couple of weeks, I think in a hotel parking lot.

You'll also see cars at the Whipple federal building with NO plates at all. They drive right by the Hennepin County Sheriff vehicles with impunity. We asked those officers why they're not, you know, enforcing the law, and said they are "not allowed to leave this post for any reason". But of course they actually do leave their post to hassle citizens who walk in the road or drive too slowly.