LibsMpls

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Hyper-local political nerd in Minneapolis, unapologetic progressive, reluctant runner, gun violence prevention & community advocate. Photos of Lake Harriet.

Voting roll call image with “every single Republican in Minnesota voted against an assault weapons ban.”
Annunciation families, Moms Demand Action volunteers, League of Women Voters & other Minnesotans chant “hold the vote!” at MN House members as they enter chambers.
Maroon sedan parked on light rail tracks south of 38th St, patrol cars with flashing lights blocking tracks in Mpls. Car is intact and driver/passengers likely walked away.
Beach chairs and coconut on white sand beach. Playa Bavaro, Dominican Republic.
Jackknifed metro transit bus at 8th St and 3rd Ave in a snowstorm.
Book cover of Holding It Together: How Women Became America’s Safety Net by Jessica Calarco.
Orange and blue skyscrapers in downtown Minneapolis at twilight.
“How to talk to kids about ICE” infographic from NPR’s Early Risers Podcast.
Minneapolis Moms Demand Action volunteers at Webber Park with Santa.
“I hate Trump for free” protest sign.
Minnesotans rally in support of the 2025 special session and an assault weapons ban at the state capitol.
Angela Ferrell-Zabala, executive director of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, with local volunteers - and their kids! - in Minneapolis, MN.
Two deer fawns safely and slowly cross a county road in central Minnesota.
Mayor Jacob Frey equivocates at the Feb. 7th city council meeting, 5 days after the Minneapolis Police Department killed Amir Locke. Mr. Locke was shot 9 seconds after MPD executed a no-knock warrant.
Debra Ann Perkins, Minneapolis sheltie mix and unofficial write-in candidate, alert while recovering from dislocating her right hip.
Another Moms Demand Action volunteer and me in front of the memorial for MN Speaker Melissa Hortman at the MN State Capitol.
DFL Leader Melissa Hortman, in a black suit, stands with other legislators, Moms Demand Action volunteers, and GVP advocates after a late night session at the MN Capitol in 2024.
“Ain’t that America” sung by a neighborhood band on Pleasant Ave. in Minneapolis.
Large secured bike corral outside The Cedar Cultural Center
Poster for Country Line Dance Night in Stillwater, MN.
Cranberry orange cake on a plate.
2025 kite festival on Lake Harriet
Minneapolis’ Stone Arch Bridge across the Mississippi, made yellow when seen from inside the Guthrie Theater’s tower.
Fat tire bike tows sled with two kids while dog in coat runs alongside on snowy Lake of the Isles.
Really old and faded Northwest and KLM WorldPerks card. Reads “Miss Elizabeth __, WorldPerks member since 1993.”
No Ragrets misspelled meme
Debra the black lab-sheltie mix, panting and waiting.
Debra, a black sheltie-lab mix with white markings, tacitly asks a question with her lopsided ears.
Soles 4 Souls donation cycle chart