
Shelly Johnson
168 posts


@N0taTwitB0t @DagnyTaggartUSA @lsferguson So you are mad because you think you are subsidizing groceries for the less fortunate. Are you mad you are getting screwed by giant companies and the Uber rich that are not paying their fare share of taxes and continue to widen the income gap between the rich and the rest of us?
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My shopping experience is similar to yours - also blue state. What is infuriating is seeing the label of “SNAP - EBT eligible” applied to so many groceries and food items across grocery outlets and restaurants. This literally increases demand and thus cost for these products WHILE we subsidize others’ diets/lifestyles. I’m so over it. If we kicked all illegals out of this country and clamped way down on who is eligible for SNAP-EBT, our groceries would likely cost half as much.
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One week of groceries for a family. Nothing extravagant. Just the bare bones in a blue state.
I stay home. My husband only leaves the house to work. We have cancelled vacations. Taken our children out of extracurricular activities. Cancelled our gym membership’s. We do not go out to restaurants frequently. I’m wearing the same old clothes that I have for years and I need socks and underwear, but that will have to, I guess, never happen. @RFKJr_Official @POTUS @JDVance HELP!

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@Romy_Holland Why are you spending time paying attention to how much time strangers spend using a bathroom?
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@luxemiaa Are you his mother? No? Then why did you expect him to do anything for you.
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I hope my husband had a very uncomfortable day at work today.
I hope all of his female coworkers asked what he did for me for Mother’s Day.
And I hope he had to tell them the truth.
Nothing.
No flowers.
No card.
No breakfast.
No last-minute grocery store bouquet grabbed on the way home.
Nothing at all.
Meanwhile, I am the mother of his children. The same children I carried, delivered, and continue to keep alive on a daily basis.
I didn’t even want anything extravagant. A handwritten card, a cup of coffee, or somebody else loading the dishwasher would have been enough.
Instead, the day came and went like it was a random Tuesday.
The most impressive part is that he genuinely seemed surprised when I was hurt.
So yes, I hope he was standing in the.......
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@MrandMrsDugger @luxemiaa I don’t think she needs to remind him it is Mother’s Day. Unless he lives in the basement and never comes out, he should know. She didn’t ask for anything really aside from an acknowledgment of the day. Pretty simple and easy.
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Women need to understand that men aren’t mind readers. Did you use your big girl communication skills and tell him what you wanted for Mother’s Day? Or even give him a few options to choose from if you wanted to be surprised?
Not everyone’s love language is gifts or acts of service so if you don’t let him know what makes you feel loved, you can’t blame him when he doesn’t do those things. SMH 🤦♀️
Also, do you know what makes him feel loved, and do you do any of those things for him on Father’s Day? What about his birthday?
Maybe grow up and learn to communicate with your husband instead of complaining online to strangers. A good rule of thumb to live by in your marriage is to keep complaints and issues within your marriage—just between you and your husband.
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@BillWiIdin Sounds more like you don’t trust yourself to actually work without someone watching over you.
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@tmsilverman Are you drunk or do you just like making stuff up?
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@decentralmamas What makes you think this is your call for all of humanity?
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@ShellyMHMpls @MoundsViewMayor I didn’t even know about it until it was changed.
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My position on the flag conversation is that I think we should always be flying the current adopted flag. The reason I feel that way is that it respects democracy. I feel going back to the old flag would be very disrespectful and it would be undermining the democratic process that yielded the current flag. The new flag wasn’t my favorite of the options however it has since grown on me especially post metro surge.
I saw the flag become the symbol of perseverance and unity and it really stuck with me and made me proud of our new flag. The pain and suffering we endured from metro surge was felt all across the state and right here at home in Mounds View. The flag was a central symbol of light in the darkness that was metro surge.
We will likely do a proclamation and a flag dedication in the near future to cement our commitment to flying this flag and I would also like to see us adopt an ordinance stating we will fly whatever the current adopted flag is further reinforcing our commitment to democracy and the state and the place we call home.
In regard to the old 1983 flag there had been attempts to change it for years. I don’t have any real attachment to it other than it’s all I have known. After 43 years It was time for a change. The old flag also had some racial undertones to it that does not reflect my values or our values as a city. I will admit I never saw the flag that way but have since learned about its history and nowhere in my conscience do I want us to be one of the cities who go back to that.
Mounds View is a city where EVERYONE is WELCOME. We have done tremendous work to address our own racist past, and we will continue to work on it. We will continue to be a beacon of what is possible when good government works to serve its people and I think we are doing just that and the old flag does not fit in that equation.

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@WalterHudson Maybe you should research how the previous flags were adopted. Pretty much the same.
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@BubbyBlu29353 @MoundsViewMayor Where was your outage a couple years ago when it changed?
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@ShellyMHMpls @MoundsViewMayor No, the people won’t just roll over and take it.
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@Milajoy If you are actually serious in asking that question, you may want to start paying attention to what property taxes pay for in your city/county.
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@BubbyBlu29353 @MoundsViewMayor The people didn’t vote on the original or the revision of that one either. Pretty much the same process every time. Get over it.
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@MoundsViewMayor It wasn’t democracy at all when the people didn’t get a vote on it.
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@ChaseRayman @LibraryorDeath @Timberwolves You are not wrong.GCA has more open space around it than TC does.
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@LibraryorDeath @Timberwolves Land is hard to come by to do this for the wolves. Might be a little more dangerous too. Not ripping here just being honest. I remember when they did something like this last year I though. I think.
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I’m in downtown St. Paul at the Fitzgerald and drove by Xcel (I refuse to call it by its new name). ANYWAY, the Wild has the street in front blocked off with a party and a giant screen so people can see the game tonight.
Soooo, why doesn’t the @Timberwolves do this??
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@Liathetrader It’s called adulting. If you want to save money- it’s an option.
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@Liathetrader Try bringing your own bags and go get the groceries yourself. Just saved you about $25.00.
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@GOLDBABYO Since when do you need permission from a school to do something on a Saturday?
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I’m a high school counselor. We have a rule. Students need parental permission for college visits. No exceptions. Liability issue. This senior came to my office. “There’s a college fair downtown Saturday. Can I get a pass?” Standard stuff. Handed her the form. “Get your parent to sign and bring it back.”
Monday came. No form. “Did you go?” She shook her head. “Couldn’t get it signed.” Something in her voice. “Why not?” Long pause. “My mom’s in jail. My dad’s gone. I live with my grandmother.
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@Principal_Jon Nobody is saying everyone should go to college. In fact there is a lot of advocacy for going to trade school.
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