@TCNewLibs

Twin Cities based chapter of the @CNliberalism.

 Twin Cities, MN
cnliberalism.org/twin-cities-new-liberals
Joined December 2020
  • Tweets2K
  • Following655
  • Followers894
307Media
Our October meetup is tonight! Come register your pre-election takes now while the takes can still be hot! As usual, we will be at La Doña in Minneapolis starting at 6:30!
Twin Cities New Liberals 🌐@TCNewLibsJan 16
Chapter meetup update! We will be moving our location of our 1/21 chapter meetup to La Doña Cervecería Brewery in an attempt to help boost local, immigrant run businesses impacted during the ICE surge. Still meeting at 6:30 on 1/21. Address is 241 Fremont Ave N.
6
317
Underscored by lots of hyper local policy fights and bad faith arguments is the fact that the Minneapolis and regional bike network has improved immensely over the past 10 years. The various one-off projects are being knit together into a real network that outsiders rave about!
The Minnesota Star Tribune
@StarTribuneOct 24
Is Minneapolis America’s best bike city? This expert says yes startribune.com/ray-delahant…

Is Minneapolis America’s best bike city? This expert says yes

CityNerd, YouTube’s king of urban planning, shares what makes our city the country’s best for biking — and why his videos inspire people to move here.

startribune.com
1
1
30
901
Great to be out knocking for Rick Olson today in Shakopee! Rick is one of our endorsed candidates this cycle trying to flip a State Senate seat. A big tent is a powerful tent!
Twin Cities New Liberals 🌐@TCNewLibsJul 17
Replying to @TCNewLibs
In the State Senate, Rick Olson is running in SD54 (Scott County), a seat that is trending blue but needs a candidate who can reach Trump voters. Rick has worked in law, economics, agriculture and education and is ready to broaden the DFL tent as a former Republican.
1
9
1,749
We are proud to support Anders Folk (@folkforhennepin) for Hennepin County Attorney. From safety on our transit systems to youth intervention, we believe an experienced prosecutor like Anders is the best choice to lead the county.
6
2
41
2,333
Plenty of work to do to prepare cities for driverless cars and all sorts of new transportation technology on the horizon. None of it involves mandating a person in the vehicle. Good to see the veto upheld.
Chris Egert@ChrisEgertKSTPOct 15
Minneapolis City Council fails to override mayor’s robotaxi veto kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/…

Minneapolis City Council fails to override mayor's robotaxi veto

The Minneapolis City Council failed to override Mayor Jacob Frey’s veto on Thursday to regulate commercial autonomous vehicles.

kstp.com
2
1
36
829
A DFL candidate for Governor being ahead of the state speaker of the House on who is better to handle fraud is straight up wizardry. Klobbering will continue.
Ryan Faircloth@RyanFairclothOct 13
New Minnesota Poll: Amy Klobuchar has a commanding 50-41% lead over Lisa Demuth in the governor’s race. Slightly more voters said they trust Klobuchar, the Democrat, to tackle the state’s fraud crisis than Demuth. startribune.com/minnesota-po…

Klobuchar has a commanding lead over Demuth in governor’s race

Slightly more voters trust Amy Klobuchar, the Democrat, to tackle the state’s fraud crisis than Republican Lisa Demuth.

startribune.com
38
774
Twin Cities New Liberals condemn the apparent use of the DoJ to target Rep. Omar. This admin has repeatedly singled out Omar and now, weeks before an election, agents have searched her home. The DoJ must operate independently, not as a tool for intimidating political opponents.
The Washington Post
@washingtonpostOct 12
Breaking news: Federal authorities searched the D.C. home of Rep. Ilhan Omar on Monday morning, intensifying long-standing immigration-related accusations from Republicans regarding the nation’s first Somali American lawmaker. wapo.st/4zuN9Kp
The image shows Ilhan Omar in a checkered jacket and dark headwrap, with a neutral expression. The text reads, "Federal agents search Rep. Ilhan Omar's home in D.C.

ALT The image shows Ilhan Omar in a checkered jacket and dark headwrap, with a neutral expression. The text reads, "Federal agents search Rep. Ilhan Omar's home in D.C.

3
1
14
531
It is long past time for @MetroTransitMN to fare gate its grade separated stops. Lake Street/Midtown and both airport stations are well situated for fare gates!
Free Expression@WSJFreeExSep 28
Cracking down on fare evasion reduces crime on the subway significantly. If we want the subway to be safe and clean, farebeaters need to face consequences, says @emmma_camp_. Subscribe to Free Expression: on.wsj.com/4rxSOMW
4
7
99
5,482
Some pushback to our Waymo statement implied that we were using the safety argument as a way to oppose labor. Nobody is required to support AV’s, but the self reported numbers here on assaults from Uber/Lyft show that it’s clearly an issue for drivers/passengers alike.
The Minnesota Star Tribune
@StarTribuneSep 23
Counterpoint | Requiring a human sit in every Minneapolis Waymo is nonsense startribune.com/minneapolis-…

Counterpoint | Requiring a human sit in every Minneapolis Waymo is nonsense

"The proposal has simply reinvented the Uber driver," Jason Tarasek writes.

startribune.com
6
1
47
5,025
There are lots of challenges to be solved from AV’s, and those should be taken seriously by cities and the state. That said, if folks want to defend the status quo and say no person would feel safer in a car by themselves, the data conflicts with that.
7
271
This is both blatantly untrue and absolves the real villains, Tommie grads, from the havoc they have wrought on society.
6
3
1
62
3,508
The Minneapolis City Council will hear public testimony today on Autonomous Vehicle regulations that require a driver behind the wheel at all times. Our statement on the opportunity AV’s present for road safety and the misguided mandate this ordinance proposes.
6
7
7
61
14,055
Every author of this regulation will claim they care about traffic safety and yet all of them want to make a technology that will make it easier to take dangerous drivers off the road, does not discriminate on location/identity and makes it easier to not own a car… impossible.
The Minnesota Star Tribune
@StarTribuneSep 15
Opinion | Waymo could cost thousands their jobs. We want to change that. startribune.com/driverless-c…

Opinion | Waymo could cost thousands their jobs. We want to change that.

Thousands of drivers are facing losing work to autonomous vehicles. Our proposed ordinance would protect their jobs, Robin Wonsley, Jamal Osman, Aurin Chowdhury and Jason Chavez write.

startribune.com
5
45
1,928
Our September meetup is tonight! See folks at La Doña at 6:30!
Twin Cities New Liberals 🌐@TCNewLibsJan 16
Chapter meetup update! We will be moving our location of our 1/21 chapter meetup to La Doña Cervecería Brewery in an attempt to help boost local, immigrant run businesses impacted during the ICE surge. Still meeting at 6:30 on 1/21. Address is 241 Fremont Ave N.
1
11
665
It’s really hard to understand how folks from cultures that are obsessed with sports and have a cuisine associated with a variety of spices might find home in Texas but I guess we will never know 🤷‍♂️
Bo French
@bofrenchSep 13
I heard UT graduation this year looked like this. I didn’t believe it. The problem is now obviously far worse than anyone imagined.
1
21
1,227
This is both bad policy on the merits designed to block AV’s from operating in the city and exactly what you would do if you wanted to get preempted by the state legislature. City Council did this with Uber/Lyft and looks like it will do it again.
Winter
@deenafaywinterSep 8
Minneapolis may require driverless vehicles to have someone in the driver’s seat startribune.com/minneapolis-…

Minneapolis may require driverless vehicles to have someone in the driver’s seat

The City Council is considering an ordinance that would require companies like Waymo to get a city license and have a “safety monitor” in autonomous vehicles.

startribune.com
3
4
57
2,614
It is true that if you either do not believe Waymo’s are safer than human drivers or want a driver to help you with something, then that is a case for the comparative advantage of Uber/Lyft drivers, not a case for banning Waymo!
1
1
21
383
There is already a bus driver shortage and a real challenge to provide late night, 24-hour service. If autonomous busses are used for shifts drivers don’t want to take, that seems like a huge win!
16
169
To give the pro housing coalition (and begrudgingly the League of MN Cities) credit, they got language last session to a point where the League was neutral. The challenge remains that any Governor will need to go after local control, and as a result override legislative allies.
Wedge LIVE!™@WedgeLIVESep 3
Step 1 - clearly identify the problem: shortage of 100,000 homes Step 2 - throw up your hands and surrender to cries of "local control" and "we all do better when it stays the same for me"
Gubernatorial Candidates must address Minnesota’s housing shortage Neighbors for More Neighbors is excited to see that Minnesota’s leading gubernatorial candidates are having a meaningful public discussion on housing access and affordability. Today’s candidate forum at the State Fair focused on Minnesota’s housing future demonstrates that housing is a top voting issue for Minnesotans. As an organization committed to increasing the supply of housing across the state, we are committed to working with the next governor and other elected officials to increase housing options across our state.  “As both candidates referenced, Minnesota has a shortage of almost 100,000 homes, impacting Minnesotans across the state,” said Alexa Bobyak, Director of Operations & Engagement for Neighbors for More Neighbors. “By allowing more homes to be built in Minnesota, we can bring down the cost of housing and ensure that more Minnesotans have a safe and stable place to call home.”  For several

ALT Gubernatorial Candidates must address Minnesota’s housing shortage Neighbors for More Neighbors is excited to see that Minnesota’s leading gubernatorial candidates are having a meaningful public discussion on housing access and affordability. Today’s candidate forum at the State Fair focused on Minnesota’s housing future demonstrates that housing is a top voting issue for Minnesotans. As an organization committed to increasing the supply of housing across the state, we are committed to working with the next governor and other elected officials to increase housing options across our state.  “As both candidates referenced, Minnesota has a shortage of almost 100,000 homes, impacting Minnesotans across the state,” said Alexa Bobyak, Director of Operations & Engagement for Neighbors for More Neighbors. “By allowing more homes to be built in Minnesota, we can bring down the cost of housing and ensure that more Minnesotans have a safe and stable place to call home.”  For several

1
6
509
See folks tonight starting at La Doña around 6:30!
Twin Cities New Liberals 🌐@TCNewLibsJan 16
Chapter meetup update! We will be moving our location of our 1/21 chapter meetup to La Doña Cervecería Brewery in an attempt to help boost local, immigrant run businesses impacted during the ICE surge. Still meeting at 6:30 on 1/21. Address is 241 Fremont Ave N.
2
5
635
Load more