Reposted by Beth Menningahjdunagan @hjdunagan.bsky.social · 21hThe Cornell 7 crimes and coverups make it painfully clear that powerful men don't really care about protecting women. (#Trans women could have told you that.) 021
Beth Menninga @bethmenninga.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Fall colors showing off for rowers on the Mississippi 0143
Beth Menninga @bethmenninga.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Give us seniors a bit more credit. Since T got re/elected, a lot of us have spent our retirement protesting and organizing. 000
Reposted by Beth MenningaAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I'd rather have an economy that makes 1,000 millionaires than 1 billionaire. 22686882213
Reposted by Beth MenningaBill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I'm sorry, witch paddles are we talking about www.mprnews.org/story/2026/1...mprnews.orgForget the broom at home: These Minnesota witches prefer to be on the lakeAt least four “witch paddles” are taking place in Minnesota over the next few weeks. Guests will don their witchiest gear and take to the open water to celebrate womanhood and Halloween. 1133
Beth Menninga @bethmenninga.bsky.social · 02/10/2026‘ “That’s really, really big,” he said. “The introduction of universal childcare has just had a pretty profound impact on disadvantaged mothers’ employment.” ‘ 030
Beth Menninga @bethmenninga.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Sometimes have to stroll through this feed for comfort. Tonight is bringing extra chuckles for some cozy reason. 030
Reposted by Beth MenningaAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 24/09/2026The cervical punch biopsy and colposcopy was easily the worst pain I’ve felt in my entire life. 831105532128
Reposted by Beth MenningaChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 25/09/2026DILLEY DETENTION CENTER NUMBER 2 Call it a “staging facility” all you want. The contract says detention. There’s playground equipment behind the fence. And Dilley has already held children far beyond the roughly 20-day Flores limit. Now they’re building “Dilley 2.” We know what this is! 24839772175
Reposted by Beth MenningaAnat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The torture and trafficking of immigrant kids continues apace, with plans to remove the 2,500 unaccompanied kids presently held captive. We need a relentless drumbeat: What are they doing to the children? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comTrump ally Stephen Miller leads sweeping push to accelerate removal of migrant childrenExclusive: key White House loyalist orchestrating multi-agency effort condemned by critics as cruel and racist 57666376
Reposted by Beth MenningaPat Thompson @pattho.bsky.social · 30/09/2026“People always say, ‘Girls are so much harder to raise than boys.’ And I do not believe this. But I think many do because parents can imagine their daughters being victims, while no one imagines their sons as the villains. But there are so many sons who are villains.” 162
Beth Menninga @bethmenninga.bsky.social · 30/09/2026We need better words: my husband isn’t “late”, he died. I refuse to call him my “late husband”. So why am I reluctant to call him “my dead husband”? Though, in fact he did run late for everything, so it may have been true at first. 010
Reposted by Beth MenningaNaomi Kritzer @naomikritzer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Election 2026: Constitutional Amendment 1 naomikritzer.com/2026/09/30/e...naomikritzer.comElection 2026: Constitutional Amendment 1This 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… 55825
Reposted by Beth Menningacrying in seafood city @turnpikeghosts.bsky.social · 30/09/2026man. really something to just see it written out so plainly like this. 03214
Reposted by Beth MenningaRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 28/09/2026One thing I end up going back to over and over again is: while the criminal justice system could do so much better in protecting rights, the only thing that can adequately address a pervasive problem like this is social/cultural change. Rape arises from and reasserts rape culture/patriarchy. 5677115
Reposted by Beth MenningaRep. Leigh Finke @leighfinke.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Voters understand who is responsible for the problems that affect their lives. 0377
Reposted by Beth MenningaSchrödinger's Sneetch Belly @rtodkelly.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Please know that this is one of my few legitimate areas of actual, high-level professional expertise: Kicking the healthiest people off of a health insurance program will bankrupt it. Not 'could;' not 'might,' not 'probably," but absolutely will, with mathematical certainty. 25768242251
Reposted by Beth MenningaAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 22/09/2026NERD ALERT: This is so rad. @decisiondeskhq.bsky.social Votes hub pro lets you customize your election results viewing dashboard. Here's one of four I've built for election night. You can include other information in each race as well, such as district maps; and it's all updated in real time. 541119287
Reposted by Beth MenningaStacey Burns @wentrogue.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The Republican representing Bemidji (Bidal Duran) doesn’t see skeletal kids with distended bellies so it’s hard for him to believe that anyone in his district is hungry. The DFL guy running against him (Reed Olson) heads an organization called The Nameless Coalition for the Homeless. 0172
Reposted by Beth MenningaStacey Burns @wentrogue.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?theguardian.comMeta bans ads for Virginia Woolf play in Spain because they relate to feminismTheatre told that Facebook and Instagram filter out ads mentioning ‘social topics’ such as civil rights or feminism 36222
Reposted by Beth MenningaMoe @verdantwonder.bsky.social · 20/09/2026When you vote be sure to mark the constitutional amendment! Leaving it blank counts as a no vote! voteyesmnstudents.orgvoteyesmnstudents.orgVote Yes: Boost Funding for Minnesota Public SchoolsVote Yes for a constitutional amendment to boost Minnesota public school funding without raising taxes, benefiting every student statewide. 0108
Reposted by Beth MenningaNicole Chung @nicolechung.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Periplus, a mentorship collective serving US-based early-career writers of color, is now accepting applications for our 2027 class of fellows! Apply by Oct. 11: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... You can learn more about Periplus (including fellowship eligibility requirements) at bit.ly/periplusfaqdocs.google.com 1181192
Reposted by Beth MenningaThe Children's Equity Project @childrensequity.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Preschool discipline disparities start early: boys are 54% of enrollment but 84% of expulsions; Black children are 18% of enrollment but 33% of expulsions. Explore our new report: ow.ly/jqJF50ZOu6T #ExclusionaryDiscipline #EarlyLearning #ChildDevelopment #HeadStart 021
Beth Menninga @bethmenninga.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Little known issue in early childhood programs in this country: rates of expulsion are higher in early childhood than in K-12 with disproportionate impact on certain groups of young children. 010
Reposted by Beth MenningaCourtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 19/09/2026They are trying to blame AI for these kinds of mistakes in the way that you put googly eyes on a rock and then pretend it's a scapegoat. 41244144
Reposted by Beth MenningaMarniBoo! 🤬🧊 @silentmachine.bsky.social · 19/09/2026ALL 27 MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUMS AND SITES FREE TODAY. 01913
Reposted by Beth MenningaMara 👻 aBOOlish I.C.E. @mauratwit.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I skipped the line at the State Fair, so im gonna seek out the crop art over the next couple weeks. Boreal and Can Can Wonderland (admission is steep, $19 on weekends !) in St Paul plus the big winners at MIA. 0142
Reposted by Beth MenningaSarah @sarahisathome.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Your mileage may vary but this idea is bang on. 182
Beth Menninga @bethmenninga.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Love that childcare is a priority! These are all great, let’s go deeper and transform the lives of young families and our communities through universal child care! 030
Beth Menninga @bethmenninga.bsky.social · 19/09/2026www.childcareforallmn.comchildcareforallmn.comChildcare for All | Universal Childcare for All MinnesotansJoin parents, childcare providers, and community members working to win a universal childcare system that lowers childcare costs for families, pays early educators professional wages, and has spots fo... 000
Beth Menninga @bethmenninga.bsky.social · 19/09/2026It probably would have gone up even more ( or gone out of business) without the money Walz/Dems invested since 2023 to address COVID issues ( mostly loss of staff to better paying jobs) 001
Reposted by Beth Menningah jiahong pan 潘嘉宏 🍁 @hpan3.bsky.social · 19/09/2026East Phillips lost a real one 0113
Reposted by Beth MenningaNicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 17/09/2026Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy! 180140816477
Beth Menninga @bethmenninga.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Soul refresher: black swallowtails in the garden. Did you know they don’t migrate? A black swallowtail chrysalis can withstand our MN winters! (The things you can learn when identifying bugs :) 061
Reposted by Beth Menningapublic health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 14/09/2026mortality data are sacred. counting deaths accurately is a recognition of the inherent value of every human life. few actions are more anti-public health than fudging these numbers. 220241
Reposted by Beth MenningaElizabeth Wrigley-Field @wrigleyfield.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Wow! Kudos to the journal editors, in particular.medpagetoday.comBoycott of the American Diabetes Association LaunchedFallout after the removal of scientists from ADA's annual meeting in New Orleans continues 1238
Reposted by Beth Menningachildcareforallmn.bsky.social @childcareforallmn.bsky.social · 15/09/2026‘Where is our friend?’ ICE surge trauma lingers for preschool kids, teachers www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...mprnews.org‘Where is our friend?’ ICE surge trauma lingers for preschool kids, teachersThe flood of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents into Minnesota last winter had a lasting impact on some of the youngest Minnesotans. Classmates disappeared, teachers were tense and families sc... 011
Reposted by Beth MenningaBen Tallen @bentallen.bsky.social · 14/09/2026youtu.be/TzFnYcIqj6I?...youtu.beEurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart - Here Comes The Rain Again (Remastered)YouTube video by EurythmicsVEVO 041
Reposted by Beth MenningaJohn Maddening! @johnmaddening.bsky.social · 13/09/2026PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF THE TWIN CITIES: This is the neighborhood your uncle who you dread seeing at Thanksgiving calls a “no go zone”. 29522