Anna Morrison Nelson

A reader and a writer, a learner and a teacher. Bikes, buses & Minneapolis.

[Vince Mpls @vincempls]

Anyone willing to invest and build anything new and useful in St Paul needs to be given a building permit immediately.

[nxthompson @nxthompson]

The ending to @AdamSerwer's extraordinary dispatch from Minnesota. https://t.co/Kr9RaDzBbt

[taylr @taylr]

brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis

[Samuel Sinyangwe @samswey]

Understand that if ICE/Border Patrol ran the same playbook it’s running in Minneapolis to Philadelphia/Milwaukee/Atlanta/Detroit during Election Day, it would absolutely depress turnout enough in those cities to change the outcome of an entire Presidential election. Don’t say it can’t happen, they’re probably already planning it.

[Amanda Litman @amandalitman]

A mom who wrote poems, a preschooler with a Spider-Man backpack , a nurse who cared for veterans — these are the people they’re afraid of.

[Wedge LIVE!™ @WedgeLIVE]

Well meaning guy shouting at me from driver's seat of his minivan: "Why are you out here? Why do you want to be around ICE? They just killed a lady."

Me, pointing at my home: "I live here."

[Jon Favreau @jonfavs]

This guy is the fucking best

[Jordan van der Hagen @TheJvandy]

It seems a lot of people think they know Minneapolis now.
Our flaws. Our faults.

I hope my neighbors join me in reclaiming the narrative.

Minneapolis, through the eyes of someone who actually lives here:

[Vince Mpls @vincempls]

He has sent swarms of Officers to harass our people
He has kept among us Standing Armies without Consent of our legislatures
Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us
Protecting them from punishment for Murders which they commit on the Inhabitants
- Thomas Jefferson, 1776

[Jordan Leick @JordanLeick]

ICE is responsible for the *only* shooting and homicide in Minneapolis so far in 2026.

[Anna Morrison Nelson @anwmo]

@lydiakauppi @rhett_carlson Come join us working on this with https://t.co/Qeoqz79vnK ;)

[Anna Morrison Nelson @anwmo]

@lydiakauppi @rhett_carlson I live in one of the pictured complexes - we love it. When 3/4 bedroom units list, they go quickly. When 2 bedrooms list, they sometimes linger with price decreases. This might scare off developers looking at overall averages, recent history....

[Anna Morrison Nelson @anwmo]

Good news in the suburbs. And good thread about challenges with current local govt planning process.

[Sean Hayford Oleary @sdho]

Last week, Richfield passed our first reading of a new zoning code for our multifamily districts. Second reading (final vote) will be in a week.

Among the changes:
-Minimum lot size for high-density reduced by 90%
-Reduced parking downtown + on transit
-Eliminate unit min SF

[Anna Morrison Nelson @anwmo]

Care about quality of life and economic mobility? Want to make sure more of those homes are close to transit, jobs, and neighborhoods with walkable amenities like pharmacies, grocery and schools? Yep, we're on it.

[Anna Morrison Nelson @anwmo]

Minnesota is 100K homes short of where we need to be to ensure every person has a stable, affordable place to live. @moreneighbors is working hard at the MN state capitol to change that. It's your turn to get involved & stay connected: https://t.co/KjkV1CE5UG

[Anna Morrison Nelson @anwmo]

Care about the climate, and want to see more of those homes go into our existing cities and not into green spaces and ever more sprawl? Us too!

[Anna Morrison Nelson @anwmo]

Neighbors for More Neighbors is doing inspiring work for better housing policy in MN - we need your support to keep making policy changes - state and local - a reality. Donations matched this week!

[neighbors for more neighbors 🥑🐝🌻 @MoreNeighbors]

We’re organizing in our communities & at the Capitol every day, and that takes money.

Your donation is MATCHED dollar for dollar this week only. Donate $50 of your dollars today for a total impact of $100! https://t.co/rnaiZ9DlA0

[Anna Morrison Nelson @anwmo]

@taylr We had a downed power line (no live current) with caution tape across the sidewalk in front of our local MPS elementary school for the entire months of Sept and Oct this year, plus part of Aug. Good luck.

[Max Dubler 🏳️‍🌈 @maxdubler]

San Francisco has built one new home for every six new jobs since 2005; so now all the family-sized homes are occupied by groups of adult roommates and people with kids can’t find housing they can afford.

As a result, school enrollment is cratering and schools are closing.

[Anna Morrison Nelson @anwmo]

@rhett_carlson @PhilmerPhiI I was bummed to see that in NE - we love the whiteys patio, but really looks like it won't work like it used to at all. Is that being fixed?