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Beth Menninga

@bethmenninga.bsky.social
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Early childhood educator in St Paul learning to garden, paint, and grieve. Pondering what a caregiver state might look like. (She/her)

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hjdunagan @hjdunagan.bsky.social · 21h
The 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.)
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Beth Menninga @bethmenninga.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
@childcareforallmn.bsky.social
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Beth Menninga @bethmenninga.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
www.childcareforallmn.com
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Beth Menninga @bethmenninga.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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mollypeonies @mollypeonies.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
This quote:
“I would argue that ABA is potentially harmful in any situation because we haven’t really addressed the ethical concerns of the potential mental health consequences,” says Ne’Eman. “But even if we were to set that aside, the idea that there is an evidence base for applying ABA in all instances without regard to any consideration for age or the types of challenges that someone has, it’s just ludicrous.”

“Forty hours a week of therapy is a full-time job for a 3-year-old,” says Ne’Eman. “It’s harmful for kids and families first and foremost, but I also think it’s a poor use of public funds.”
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Beth Menninga @bethmenninga.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Thank you Mary Oliver
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Beth Menninga @bethmenninga.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Fall colors showing off for rowers on the Mississippi
Rowing crew team in red on the river in foreground, trees with green, yellow, gold orange and red leaves on the far bank.Red and green sumac in foreground below four brown tree trunks, sky blue sky with a few frayed cotton ball clouds, brown/blue/green river with trees on the far bank in greens, yellows, golds, oranges and reds.
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Beth Menninga @bethmenninga.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Give us seniors a bit more credit. Since T got re/elected, a lot of us have spent our retirement protesting and organizing.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I'd rather have an economy that makes 1,000 millionaires than 1 billionaire.
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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I'm sorry, witch paddles are we talking about www.mprnews.org/story/2026/1...
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Forget the broom at home: These Minnesota witches prefer to be on the lake
At 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.
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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.” ‘
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Beth Menninga @bethmenninga.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Sometimes have to stroll through this feed for comfort. Tonight is bringing extra chuckles for some cozy reason.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 24/09/2026
The cervical punch biopsy and colposcopy was easily the worst pain I’ve felt in my entire life.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 25/09/2026
DILLEY 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!
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Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The 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...
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Trump ally Stephen Miller leads sweeping push to accelerate removal of migrant children
Exclusive: key White House loyalist orchestrating multi-agency effort condemned by critics as cruel and racist
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Pat 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.”
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Beth Menninga @bethmenninga.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Goods news everyone! 🧵
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Beth Menninga @bethmenninga.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
We 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.
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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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crying in seafood city @turnpikeghosts.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
man. really something to just see it written out so plainly like this.
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
One 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.
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Beth Menninga @bethmenninga.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
First day of autumn on the Mississippi
Looking over trees to the river, there is one tree with red/orange leaves. Ultramarine sky with a few puffy white clouds and a branch with green leaves overhead.
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Beth Menninga @bethmenninga.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Rep. Leigh Finke @leighfinke.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Voters understand who is responsible for the problems that affect their lives.
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Schrödinger's Sneetch Belly @rtodkelly.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Please 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.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 22/09/2026
NERD 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.
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Stacey Burns @wentrogue.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The 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.
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Stacey Burns @wentrogue.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
theguardian.com
Meta bans ads for Virginia Woolf play in Spain because they relate to feminism
Theatre told that Facebook and Instagram filter out ads mentioning ‘social topics’ such as civil rights or feminism
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Moe @verdantwonder.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
When you vote be sure to mark the constitutional amendment! Leaving it blank counts as a no vote! voteyesmnstudents.org
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Vote Yes: Boost Funding for Minnesota Public Schools
Vote Yes for a constitutional amendment to boost Minnesota public school funding without raising taxes, benefiting every student statewide.
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Nicole Chung @nicolechung.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Periplus, 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/periplusfaq
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The Children's Equity Project @childrensequity.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Preschool 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
Bar chart comparing preschool enrollment, out-of-school suspension, and expulsion shares for boys, Black children, American Indian or Alaska Native children, and children of two or more races. Boys represent 54% of enrollment but 81% of suspensions and 84% of expulsions; Black children represent 18% of enrollment but 38% of suspensions and 33% of expulsions.
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Beth Menninga @bethmenninga.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Little 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.
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 19/09/2026
They 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.
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MarniBoo! 🤬🧊 @silentmachine.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
ALL 27 MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUMS AND SITES FREE TODAY.
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Mara 👻 aBOOlish I.C.E. @mauratwit.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I 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.
Crop Art
FROM THE MINNESOTA
• STATE FAIR! and quest arust
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stpauligrrr| Two weeks only! Crop art direct from the @mnstatefair at @boreal.life 2276 Como Ave, upstairs loft, Sept. 12-28. See crop art from dozens of artists up close! Mon-Sat 10-6, Sun 10-5 #cropart #seedart #mnstatefair"Cream of the Crop: The Second Harvest"
Where: Minneapolis Institute of Art
When: Sept. 19 - Nov. 29
Cost: Free
"Deviant Crop Art Show"
Where: Can Can Wonderland
When: Sept. 20 - Oct. 11
Cost: Admission into Can CanLiked by mprnews and others artsmia Happy @mnstatefair to all who celebrate! Mia's director and curators judged two categories of crop art at the tair this year:
*Best interpretation of a hidden gem from Mia's collection.
*Mia Favorite - work showing exemplary creativity, craftsmanship, & artistry.
See the 5 winners at the fair, then at Mia (along with two dozen other outstanding works) September 19-November 29.
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Sarah @sarahisathome.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Your mileage may vary but this idea is bang on.
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Beth Menninga @bethmenninga.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Love 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!
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Beth Menninga @bethmenninga.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
www.childcareforallmn.com
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Childcare for All | Universal Childcare for All Minnesotans
Join 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...
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Beth Menninga @bethmenninga.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
It 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)
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h jiahong pan 潘嘉宏 🍁 @hpan3.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
East Phillips lost a real one
Inside Orchestra Hall, with a screen showing an image of former state Rep. Karen Clark
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Nicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 17/09/2026
Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!
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Beth Menninga @bethmenninga.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Soul 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 :)
Most likely a male( due to the lack of blue ) black swallowtail butterfly with black wings with golden spotted markings doubled edging the wings, perched atop a pink zinnia flowerMost likely a female black swallowtail butterfly with black wings edged in white and blue spread atop a deep orange Mexican sunflower
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public health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
mortality 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.
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Elizabeth Wrigley-Field @wrigleyfield.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Wow! Kudos to the journal editors, in particular.
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Boycott of the American Diabetes Association Launched
Fallout after the removal of scientists from ADA's annual meeting in New Orleans continues
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childcareforallmn.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...
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‘Where is our friend?’ ICE surge trauma lingers for preschool kids, teachers
The 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...
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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Beth Menninga @bethmenninga.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Monarchs: the original windsurfers
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Ben Tallen @bentallen.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
youtu.be/TzFnYcIqj6I?...
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Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart - Here Comes The Rain Again (Remastered)
YouTube video by EurythmicsVEVO
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Beth Menninga @bethmenninga.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
My garden really needed this rain.
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John Maddening! @johnmaddening.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF THE TWIN CITIES: This is the neighborhood your uncle who you dread seeing at Thanksgiving calls a “no go zone”.
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