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geri katz

@gerikatz.bsky.social
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Minneapolis, she/her. Lefty Jew, recovering union staff, healthcare nerd, history hobbyist. Tell your dog I said hi. 🍉

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Casey Explosion @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The Heritage Foundation laid out how they were going to rescind Title IX, the law that prohibits sex discrimination in education, by first targeting trans people's participation in sport. Capitulating on the human rights of transgender people is catastrophically falling at the first hurdle.
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geri katz @gerikatz.bsky.social · 4h
Who could have predicted such an outcome?
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Democratic AGs @dems.ag · 29/09/2026
There are 174 reasons that Minnesotans cannot trust Ron Schutz to put them first. minnesotareformer.com/2026/09/29/mi…
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h
Trump is standing like no human has ever stood before
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Keith Ellison, Minnesota Attorney General @keithellison.bsky.social · 4h
I keep hearing the same question asked, and somehow we keep getting everything except an answer. So, Ron: what’s the big idea?
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CHAOTIC GOLDY GOPHER @chaoticgoldy.bsky.social · 20h
“I don’t know if Jack Smith’s lying or not. It was the only game ― Atlanta was the only NBA game or men’s college basketball game that night at 7:30,” Schmitt told HuffPost. ---- I think we found the problem here. I thought they cared about women's sports!!!! www.huffpost.com/entry/eric-s...
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Republican Senator Makes Embarrassing Mistake While Accusing Jack Smith Of Crimes
Supposed vice-presidential contender Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) seems to have mixed up basketball teams in an effort to nail a top Trump enemy.
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geri katz @gerikatz.bsky.social · 20h
A little reminiscent of the 1990 Wellstone ad, so of course I love it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTiW...
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North Woods Advertising - "Fast Paced Paul" - Paul Wellstone for U.S. Senate (MN)
YouTube video by NorthWoodsAds
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 21h
Riley Gaines, famous for turning her 5th place tie with transgender swimmer Lia Thomas into a far-right career agianst transgender people, has officially had her lawsuit against the NCAA thrown out by a judge today. The judge found no evidence for her claims. Subscribe to support our journalism.
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Riley Gaines' Title IX Lawsuit Against The NCAA Struck Down After Judge Finds "No Evidence" Of Funding Claims
Gaines’ attorneys argued her civil rights were violated because she competed against a transgender athlete.
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Libby @libbystigaard.bsky.social · 23h
Good 🧵. My conversations about consent with my kid were kicked off by him REALLY wanting to pet other people's dogs. He understood having to ask first, but wanted to ignore anything other than an outright no. ("He's not really friendly.") We had a lot of convos about recognizing soft no's and
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geri katz @gerikatz.bsky.social · 21h
Thank G-d he survived. I hope he gets some kind of justice.
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Mpls. educator files claim alleging attack by Border Patrol agents
Roosevelt High special ed assistant Quentin Williams has filed a claim against the federal government over a Jan. 7 incident where he was pinned down by Border Patrol agents on school property.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 22h
Awful: The Supreme Court just let Trump's third-country deportations move forward. Still a shot at stopping them later but unlikely. Reminder: If Dems win power, they can and should defund both the white-nationalist Office of Remigration and third-country deportations, as I argue in this piece:
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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Please don't give the DA reopening the Cornell case any cookies. District Attorney Matthew Van Houten all but called Jane Doe a liar today. He said that in Doe's initial statement, she described "her participation in drug use and sexual conduct as voluntary, conscious, and consensual.” CONSENSUAL
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I literally don’t know a single woman who hasn’t been raped, stalked, groped, harassed, or sexually violated in some way at some point in their life. If you choose to doubt and dox survivors, just know every woman in your life is disgusted by you.
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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Governor just signed my bill to allow people to sue ICE, Border Patrol, and other federal agents for violating people’s constitutional rights. Starting immediately, people can sue federal agents retroactive to abuse occurring in March 2025.
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Liz Shuler @lizshuler.bsky.social · 21h
Voting should be simple and easy, but if something goes wrong, you have rights. This year, it’s more important than ever to be prepared. Take a minute to read and share this with someone else before they head to the polls:
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Know Your Voting Rights
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geri katz @gerikatz.bsky.social · 21h
Attn: @worldbollardassoc.bsky.social
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geri katz @gerikatz.bsky.social · 22h
@ncjw.bsky.social wins #Jewsky this week.
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Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock @warnock.senate.gov · 22h
Do not let them convince you that we must choose between enforcing the law and preserving our humanity. For this administration, cruelty is the whole game.
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Victor Stefanescu @vstef.bsky.social · 23h
Scoop: A group of local investors including a longtime former owner is making a play to save Pearson’s Candy, a beloved Minnesota confectioner slated to halt production this week. www.startribune.com/pearsons-can...
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As Pearson’s Candy crafts its last Salted Nut Roll, local investors make a play
A group including former co-owner Larry Hassler is trying to convince the confectioner’s private equity owner to sell.
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geri katz @gerikatz.bsky.social · 22h
We saved Sunkist Fruit Gems, and now it looks like there might be new life for the Pearson's Candy plant in St. Paul! www.startribune.com/pearsons-can...
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Local investors make a play for Pearson’s Candy, famed for the Salted Nut Roll
A group including former co-owner Larry Hassler is trying to convince the confectioner’s private equity owner to sell.
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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Lanae Erickson at Third Way said “practice saying ‘I trust parents in my district to make decisions for their kids more than politicians.’ Practice saying, ‘sure, we need rules but politicians aren’t the right ones to make it.’” This is basically how Democrats talk about abortion rights post Dobbs
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geri katz @gerikatz.bsky.social · 22h
Well, that's a start. www.localsyr.com/news/local-n...
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Ithaca mayor pauses Cornell University event permits over rape case
The mayor of Ithaca is working to hold Cornell University accountable for what he calls an “appalling response” to the allegations of a gang rape at the Chi Phi fraternity house two yea…
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geri katz @gerikatz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Keep your whistles handy, folks. #ICEOutMN
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DHS announces nationwide surge in 'sanctuary' cities
DHS said ICE has initiated a “surge in sanctuary cities,” as part of the Trump administration’s continuous crackdown on immigration.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
renaissance painting when the renaissance is really fucking stupid
senator schmitt and his two idiot staffers after making a generational fuck up
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Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
yowza
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
“A 1-year-old baby appeared in immigration court without legal representation in Arizona and received an instruction: File an asylum application before the next hearing or face deportation.”
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Judge to Baby: File an Asylum Application
The 1-year-old is one of the migrant children who advocates say appeared in immigration court without legal representation.
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Imani Gandy @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 28/09/2026
There's close to a 0% chance that your kid is going to end up competing against a trans athlete in a sport. But six years ago, Republicans decided everybody has to care and by the time Roe fell, it was their new chosen culture war issue.
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Imani Gandy @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 28/09/2026
The trans women in sports panic has got to be one of the GOP's most successful manufactured culture war campaigns. Somehow they got a lot of people who would otherwise say they support trans rights to somehow fear "fairness" in sports. It's a non-issue.
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Imani Gandy @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 28/09/2026
fucking really
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Education Department formally rescinds Title IX protections for LGBTQ students
The Education Department announced Monday it has formally rescinded the Biden-era Title IX interpretation that gave sex-based discrimination protections to students on the basis of sexual orientati…
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geri katz @gerikatz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#LocalAngle: Amy Klobuchar embarrassing the GOP with her midwest Big 10 expertise.
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quick13 @quick13.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
There is STILL no accountability - where is the termination of officers billing more overtime than is humanly possible to work? Where is the termination of HR/Payroll personnel for approving all this overtime/billed hours? WHY HASNT THE MAYOR BEEN FORCED TO RESIGN???
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EHB on BET @ehbforbet.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Many people who were critical of MPD cost overruns were denounced as alarmist or anti-police. Now MPD has admitted to the abuse of overtime hours. I am grateful current leadership is cracking down but deeply frustrated by this betrayal of the public trust and the time it took to get answers.
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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This is a kind of a thing that happens when you put a fourth-tier podcaster in charge of the FBI.
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Read Settlers da Silva @cyberstalin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
its not simply about boycotting meta. one company has made their products indispensable for communication in the modern world. they blocked lulas electoral ads the week before the election. theyre trying to sway public opinion against the victim of a gangrape. states need to intervene.
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Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Russell Brand, who's awaiting trial in London next month on rape and sexual assault charges, will moderate a panel at DC's MAHA summit tomorrow on reforming a U.S. health agency
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geri katz @gerikatz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Literally no American but him believes this. Canada, we really do love our neighbours to the north!
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geri katz @gerikatz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Gen Z coworker just told me I “ate that up” after I gave a brief presentation. Day made.
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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ashley (ravens 2-1) 🌹 @clearlyashley.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Andy Beshear forever, man
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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 27/09/2026
NEW: A Texas woman died after being denied an abortion and her family sued the state and her doctors for violating her right to life. They say the ban should be struck down. It's one of several cases challenging abortion laws under state constitutional rights to life and liberty @autonomynews.co
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New Lawsuits Argue That Pregnant People Also Have a Right to Life
Lawyers are fighting abortion bans in state court by establishing that pregnant people have a right to life and liberty—or at least self-defense.
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geri katz @gerikatz.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
They’re back! ejewishphilanthropy.com/sunkist-says...
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Sunkist says it will bring back beloved Fruit Gems after national outcry following eJP report
‘We hear you, Sunkist Fruit Gems fans!’ the company wrote, saying it had found a new manufacturer for the kosher synagogue staple
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geri katz @gerikatz.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
It’s a Sukkot miracle! ejewishphilanthropy.com/sunkist-says...
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Sunkist says it will bring back beloved Fruit Gems after national outcry following eJP report
‘We hear you, Sunkist Fruit Gems fans!’ the company wrote, saying it had found a new manufacturer for the kosher synagogue staple
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geri katz @gerikatz.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
What’s the last book you read that you couldn’t put down? Mine was And Then She Fell by Alicia Elliott.
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geri katz @gerikatz.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Donated blood this morning and got some Lorna Doones afterward. Highly underrated cookie.
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geri katz @gerikatz.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Frat houses should be abolished, period.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
From 16,000 to 185 to Zero. The Trump admin claimed as many as 16,000 noncitizens had been registered to vote in Nevada. Then DHS came back and said the number was actually 185. This week, Nevada told the admin every single person on the list was a lawful citizen.
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geri katz @gerikatz.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This is tragic. Certain kids in my shul aim candy right at the rabbis' heads at the conclusion of a b'mitzvah. No other candy is as soft and harmless. Rabbis will need to don baseball helmets and goalie masks.
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Sunkist Fruit Gems, a colorful staple of synagogue celebrations, discontinued
The kosher confection appears to be the latest victim of private-equity firms acquiring classic candy brands and then shaping them for the mass market
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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
NYT: In a phone call days before Oct. 7, UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Hamas was considering a major attack. Days later, on Oct. 1, 2023, Netanyahu met with his security chiefs but never mentioned the warning www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/w...
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Netanyahu Said to Have Been Warned by Emirati Leader About Hamas Attack Before Oct. 7 (Gift Article)
The warning from the leader of the United Arab Emirates, which lacked specific details about the nature of an attack, never reached the chiefs of Israel’s security establishment, Israeli officials sai...
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Reuters: US SUPREME COURT BLOCKS MISSOURI FOR THIRD TIME FROM USING REPUBLICAN-DRAWN CONGRESSIONAL MAP IN NOVEMBER MIDTERM ELECTIONS
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.
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DoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.
In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mam
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