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Jennifer Thorvig

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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
News of the Cornell rape case has fueled a 73% spike in calls to the National Sexual Assault hotline in the last week. "Yesterday alone, they were more than double normal. Many of those contacting the hotline say they were prompted to call as a direct result of reading about Jane Doe," says RAINN.
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Jennifer Thorvig @absurdities.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I have an ex cum bestie and so few opportunities to say that. Thank you. 😂
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Jennifer Thorvig @absurdities.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I'm so mad she's still in office.
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Cat Manning @catacalypto.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
this is my favorite genre of social media post and I am soliciting links or screenshots to your favorites
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King Darius looking down at Daniel in the pit:
Norm Charlatan @normcharlatan....
Man, what are the Lions doing?
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Stacey Burns @wentrogue.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
And this isn’t some old recycled clip. She said this on Friday, October 2, 2026
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Jennifer Thorvig @absurdities.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Green Light.
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Dana El Kurd @danaelkurd.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Any suggestions for middle grade books with arab protagonists? My kid just said they dont like being arab because "we're always the bad guys."
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Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 04/10/2026
Confirmed ICE seen skulking around South Minneapolis. Eyes out, whistles up
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Jennifer Thorvig @absurdities.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Me, avoiding berries that aren't organic. Meanwhile...
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Mischief Toy Store @mischieftoy.com · 03/10/2026
If you need help getting spooky, we highly recommend Costumes Plus in Maplewood. Great selection, great service, open year round.
Costumes Plus storefront
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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This is how we judge all music, going forward.
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Plague Poems @plaguepoems.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Apparently in France the government is decrying “the sharp rise in the number of sick leaves” occurring “since 2020,” but here in the US the government need not decry such things, for over here most of us don’t have sick leave at all.
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Jennifer Thorvig @absurdities.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Correct, but having them literally, officially, unsupervised when that's part of the mayor's job is still a problem. Multiple things can be true.
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Jennifer Thorvig @absurdities.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
To be fair, as long as we have cops and as long as the mayor is their supervisor, she's not wrong. We still have to govern what we have, until we get to abolition. Right now, our broken system is extra broken, because the first-line check has rendered herself incapable.
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Jennifer Thorvig @absurdities.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Saint Paul Police follow traffic laws challenge. This skeet brought to you by: - 1 running a stop sign - 1 turning on its lights and siren just long enough to half traffic for an illegal u-turn - 1 failing to stop for a pedestrian at a crosswalk In the span of like 20 minutes. WTF, SPPD.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 01/10/2026
Black text on white page that reads as follows:

New Yorkers who lost their SNAP benefits because of the federal government's expanded work requirements can reapply starting today, October 1.

To find out whether you're eligible to get your benefits back or qualify for an exemption, call 718-SNAP-NOW (718-762-7669), visit nyc.gov/ACCESSHRA, or use the ACCESS HRA app.
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Minnesota Reformer @minnesotareformer.com · 01/10/2026
The family of Renee Good filed a pair of lawsuits against the federal government and top Trump administration officials Thursday morning, seeking compensation and a trial to determine the liability of several federal officials in Good’s killing.
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Family of Renee Good sues federal government, Trump officials over killing • Minnesota Reformer
The family of Renee Good filed a pair of lawsuits against the federal government and top Trump administration officials Thursday morning, seeking compensation and a trial to determine the liability of...
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feznander.bsky.social @feznander.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Mayor Her states that she brought eggrolls to the SPPD following this incident, in recognition of their hard work. www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...
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St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her sexual harassment investigation report
The city of St. Paul released the full, redacted, report Oct. 1, 2026, from an outside investigation commissioned after Police Chief Axel Henry made claims of sexual harassment against Mayor Kaohly He...
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Nick Benson @ottergoose.net · 01/10/2026
Please help us get camera gear, pay airport parking fees, and take care of infrastructure costs for the volunteers documenting ICE Air across the country. We're fortunate to be well-equipped here in Minnesota; we need to help out our neighbors in other states. If able: ottergoose.net/ice
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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“Cutting this much from the university budget will mean that some of the core functions of the university will be lost. It’s not possible to just do more with less — to work smarter, to trim around the edges. We’re going to have to do less with less.” Gift link: www.startribune.com/umn-cuts-sta...
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Perry: What we lose if the U cuts $225 million
"Austerity doesn’t work. Instead, it creates a death spiral, where reduction in services leads to reductions in revenue, which lead to reductions in services, which leads to reduction in revenue, whic...
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The Friedman Brain Institute @sinaibrain.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A NEW STUDY from @mountsinainyc.bsky.social's David Putrino @putrinolab.bsky.social, Jacqueline Becker, et al. found that people w/ #LongCOVID who used a noninvasive magnetic therapy headset show improved cognitive function & mood. Press Release 🧠 www.mountsinai.org/about/newsro...
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The Friedman Brain Institute @sinaibrain.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
CHECK OUT the Full Study in Brain Communications "Microtesla magnetic therapy for cognitive impairment in long COVID: a randomized pilot study" - Alexandra Canori, David Putrino @putrinolab.bsky.social, Jacqueline Becker, et al. 🧠 academic.oup.com/braincomms/a... @mountsinainyc.bsky.social
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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 01/10/2026
it’s become so normal for people to disclose their rapes to appeal to people’s humanity around rape cases that we don’t think about how disgusting the need to do that is put the worst moment of your life out for public consumption, so that half the comments can call you a liar.
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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 30/09/2026
Ed Sheeran: you know, I also sold out
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Sheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE @leftistlawyer.com · 30/09/2026
Chicagoland friends, I have a favor to ask. I have a pro bono client, a Black woman, who is currently facing charges for allegedly pointing a gun at her abusive ex - who admitted to raping her. I would love if there could be a show of support for her at her next few court dates.
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Naomi Kritzer @naomikritzer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Election 2026: Constitutional Amendment 1 naomikritzer.com/2026/09/30/e...
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Election 2026: Constitutional Amendment 1
This is a statewide vote, and there’s only one constitutional amendment on the ballot despite the number. Here’s the question as it appears: CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT 1 Increasing fundin…
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Jennifer Thorvig @absurdities.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Nah, just call it Cajeta.
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Jennifer Thorvig @absurdities.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Also, I'm sorry you're dealing with this. I hope you all escape as quickly and as unscathed as possible.
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Jennifer Thorvig @absurdities.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It's not one of the two times they sent me home to die, but my brain cut directly to Mayo's long covid dept not having a single N95 on the floor. I knew it was a waste of my time to even talk to them after that opening, but I'd already driven down. And I had N95s for them, after I made my point.
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Jennifer Thorvig @absurdities.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
No one (sincerely) advocating for Medicare for All intends for anyone to pay 20% of their healthcare costs, but we have people on Medicare in that situation. That weakens the argument for it, since 20% of costs is still impossible for most people in this country.
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Jennifer Thorvig @absurdities.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
We also have a recognition problem in this country, where people have Medicaid, or their kids have Medicaid, but they don't realize it, because it's called TennCare or MassHealth, et al. If we call Medicaid by its name, more people will understand its value.
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Jennifer Thorvig @absurdities.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Medicare has multiple versions, all but one of which require you to pay, sometimes up to 20% of costs. It's often harder to get things approved. With Medicaid, your care is covered. There's no risk of getting a bill for 20% of hundreds of thousands of dollars if you need surgery or a hospital stay.
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Jennifer Thorvig @absurdities.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I should have known it wasn't for me. I restarted the first episode 3 times before I made it all the way through. It was eye-rollingly melodramatic, for me. I should've stuck with my first impression. That's nothing against the performances, but the writing has huge shortfalls. 🤷‍♀️
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Jennifer Thorvig @absurdities.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Med. I. Caid. For all. MediCAID. I know this is a losing battle in terms of rhetoric, but I'm so tired of everything being stupid and wrong.
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Becca Esche @beccasaintpaul.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
If anyone wants to knit me and the kid matching leg warmers, message me about $$ or an art swap!!
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Nick Benson @ottergoose.net · 26/09/2026
In Minnesota, Kaela Berg (also an AFA flight attendant) got a bill written up, but we were too late in the session to get it through committee - GOP would have blocked it anyways. It’s not all fault of GOP though; our airport authority (MAC), appointed by Democrats, is spineless.
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Scarleteen @scarleteen.com · 26/09/2026
"This website is probably the best resource of its kind. I am so lucky, as are all readers of Scarleteen, that this website exists and can provide facts to those who need them." —R Support more like this: Visit the link in our replies and help us raise $7k for celebrate 7 million 2026 visitors!
An apple and star with testimonials from fans of Scarleteen: Someone had told me Scarleteen was the best place on the internet for sexual health info, and I see now that they were completely right! — B. It's so so nice to talk to people who see and hear me as a person. So many places on the internet aren't very inclusive and this has got to be one of the most inclusive spaces I've found online. I wish I had found it back when I was in high school but I'm glad I found it now. —L. This website is probably the best resource of its kind. I am so lucky, as are all readers of Scarleteen, that this website exists and can provide facts to those who need them. —R
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Jerry Boyle @jecboyle.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Graphic of Rahm’s head and shoulder.

I covered up the police murder of a Black teen.
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Jennifer Thorvig @absurdities.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I was just wondering earlier today what path we have for both EMQ and Brad Tabke. I assume Matt Little will hold CD-2 for a while. We've got these other two rock stars in the district, who we need in as influential of roles as possible.
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Nick Benson @ottergoose.net · 26/09/2026
Just like everyone else at MN50501, I do this work as a volunteer. If you're able to help cover some of our parking fees, we'd sure appreciate it: mn50501.org/donate Real-time stats for ICE flights here at MSP can be found here: ottergoose.net/ice-flights-msp Thank you, fuck ICE.
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Carolyn Kellogg @paperhaus.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Huge props to the headline writers at The Guardian www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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Alberta’s self-image as world’s only rat-free region shattered by discovery of rat
Province’s rat patrol called in to investigate as town of Bowden announces discovery of dead vermin
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Brian Phillips @brianphillips.lol · 24/09/2026
I wrote about British hats
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Eight Burning Questions About the Fight to Ban British Guard Hats
An extremely important deep dive into one of the world’s most pressing problems: the big, fuzzy hats at Buckingham Palace
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Tom Basgen, Mr. Saint Paul @tombasgen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Ward 3 on the Mayor/Chief Lawsuit:
Neighbors,
Many of you have reached out to my office regarding the lawsuit filed by Chief Henry against Mayor Her and the City of Saint Paul. My position remains unchanged: these allegations are very serious and should be taken seriously. Every city employee deserves respect and a safe, welcoming, and inclusive workplace, especially from leaders entrusted with significant responsibility.
I respect Mayor Her's right to due process, and I will not comment on the allegations contained in the lawsuit. I trust the courts to resolve this matter impartially.
I know many residents are feeling frustrated, concerned, and disappointed. Regardless of the outcome of this case, the existence of a lawsuit, the questions it raises, and concerns about leadership and governance have shaken public confidence.
Those feelings are understandable.
Trust is the foundation of local government. People need to know that their city is working for them, focused on the issues that affect their daily lives, and guided by leaders and public servants who take their responsibilities seriously. I do. I have high expectations for myself, my colleagues, and everyone entrusted with serving the people of Saint Paul. I expect integrity, accountability, and professionalism from all of us, and residents should too.I continue to believe that greater transparency will help answer many of the questions residents have today. Releasing the full report of the investigation conducted by Resolute Law would provide some of the information that residents are seeking.
As someone who has called Saint Paul home for most of my life, this situation is difficult to watch. I am frustrated that it is taking attention away from the significant challenges facing our city. We still have hundreds of unhoused neighbors who need support and are currently living on a contaminated site. We are finalizing a nearly $1 billion budget for 2027. We recently restored proposed cuts to Dayton's Bluff Library and park hours, celebrated the opening of a Aldi grocery store downtown, unveiled new athletic fields at Baker Park, and negotiated a new franchise fee agreement with Xcel that will help support residents struggling with energy costs. These are the issues that directly affect people's lives, and they remain my focus.
Every day, more than 3,000 dedicated city employees show up to serve our community. They fill potholes, maintain parks, staff our libraries, respond to emergencies, repair streets, support families, and provide countless services that residents rely on.
They are the people who keep this city running no matter the circumstances. They believe in Saint Paul, and they deserve our gratitude and respect.I want residents to know that there are people throughout city government who care deeply about this community, lead with integrity, and come to work every day committed to serving the public. We have challenges ahead, but I remain confident in this city and its people. My commitment is to continue showing up, doing the work, and earning your trust through transparency, accountability, and results.
Our city is counting on us, and I am focused on the work that matters most to the people we serve. Saint Paul is bigger than any one individual, any one office, or any one moment in time. We will get through this challenge together and continue building the city our residents deserve.
-Saura Jost
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Jennifer Thorvig @absurdities.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"Impressive?"
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Princess Bride: I Do Not Think It Means
Alt: Inigo Montoya in Princess Bride saying, "I do not think it means what you think it means."
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Jennifer Thorvig @absurdities.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
If you have Breaking Bad in your #1 spot, you 1. Just don't watch much TV; 2. Are lazy AF; 3. Hate women; or 4. Hate women and are lazy AF. If you made it all the way through that show without realizing that the male characters were well-written and the female characters were bad tropes, IDGAF.
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Jennifer Thorvig @absurdities.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
We're choosy on True Detective, but standing by every season of Game of Thrones. K.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 25/09/2026
Pour yourself a cup of ambition. It’s Dolly Parton Day.
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It's officially Dolly Parton Day, with parades, pink lights and book drives
Communities worldwide are dedicating Friday to honoring Dolly Parton. The day falls on Sept. 25, a wink at her hit song “9 to 5.”
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 25/09/2026
Amnesty International calls for ICE to be abolished
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Amnesty International calls for ICE to be abolished
In a report titled 'We Had Whistles, They Had Guns,' the NGO documents widespread human rights violations committed by ICE in the United States.
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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The truth is, you can belittle maskers, shrug off disabled people, and call us all crazy a million times, but you’re going to have to live in the world you’re building with these choices, and outcomes don’t care that your views are popular right now. www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/mor...
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More than 1 in 10 US healthcare workers report ongoing long-COVID symptoms, study finds
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Your regular reminder that this is a public website and things that you say can and will be used against you.
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