Reposted by @jenilsson.bsky.socialNicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Earlier this week, I agreed to interviews with two USA Today journalists. They wrote fantastic articles about the Cornell case that I'm proud to have been a part of. What I did not know is that their employer considers interviews to proprietary and opens up recordings to be used by any journalist. 5746541392
Reposted by @jenilsson.bsky.socialAlias Messier @amampersand.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Ok, so NOT the “only” (as Gebru corrects in follow-ups). But certainly a crucial voice and take that I’m glad to get at this particular moment. 0425
Reposted by @jenilsson.bsky.socialthatgirlinsb @34thparallel.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Protesters at the Irish Open. shitler’s international golf links and hotel Doonbeg, Ireland. Thank you, Doonbeg! 564213474651
Reposted by @jenilsson.bsky.socialMother Jones @motherjones.com · 05/09/2026You don't have a right to safe drinking water, a US court just ruled. A Trump-appointed judge also said Americans have no “constitutional right to truthful information” during a public health crisis.motherjones.comYou don't have a right to safe drinking water, US court rulesA Trump-appointed judge also said Americans have no “constitutional right to truthful information” during a public health crisis. 14916941158
Reposted by @jenilsson.bsky.socialJanet Lunde @janetlunde.bsky.social · 05/09/2026In my boardgame group tonight, one person said they don't get COVID shots any more "because COVID isn't as dangerous as it used to be". That is SO not true. This year's new COVID shots are available. I'm getting mine tomorrow. I'll get a flu shot, too.cidrap.umn.eduUp to 56,000 people died from COVID-19 or RSV last yearRSV was associated with 190,000 to 350,000 hospitalizations from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025, as well as 10,000 to 23,000 deaths, according to new CDC data. 0154
Reposted by @jenilsson.bsky.socialNaomi Kritzer @naomikritzer.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Minnesotans will organize an entire science fiction convention to avoid cleaning their living room and inviting their friends to their house. 11037
Reposted by @jenilsson.bsky.socialMinnesota 50501 @mn50501.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Verified report 38234
Reposted by @jenilsson.bsky.socialTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 01/08/2026I like this notetaking example. it is a good case of how gender works. Notetaking has never been about producing a transcript. It is a bureaucratic skill in the 20th c. organixarion because it is SENSEMAKING. Those women socialized to take notes? They have been doing men’s metacognition for them 232986736
Reposted by @jenilsson.bsky.socialDr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 19/06/2026out here on google looking up images of Black revolutionaries and freedom struggle activists laughing and enjoying themselves it's honestly really nice. 161138205
Reposted by @jenilsson.bsky.socialRacket @racketmn.com · 27/05/2026Coming soon to the Racket merch shop... limited run 👀 1656995
Reposted by @jenilsson.bsky.socialCaitlin G. DeAngelis @caitlindeangelis.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Recently, FamilySearch digitized and uploaded tons of microfilmed records, including many from 18th-century Massachsuetts. They're using some sort of AI to transcribe/summarize the handwritten documents. I've noticed that the AI strips out references to race and enslavement in 18thc documents. 9235481780
Reposted by @jenilsson.bsky.socialMPR News @mprnews.org · 14/05/2026Animal rescues in Minnesota are welcoming dozens of beagles into their care this week from a biomedical research breeding facility in Wisconsin.mprnews.orgBeagles rescued from Wisconsin breeder set to find new homes in MinnesotaThese are dogs that have never been outside, seen grass or had extensive human contact, Liv Hagen, welfare director for the Animal Humane Society, told the MPR News Morning Edition show Thursday. 04114
Reposted by @jenilsson.bsky.socials. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 14/05/2026I'll be at the Mill Valley Public Library on August 6 with the incredibly cool and amazing Angela Hennessy if you want to catch me live! Details (and registration) right here:millvalleylibrary.libcal.comAuthor Talk: s.e. smith in Conversation with Angela HennessyAll My Dead Cats and Other Losses: Practicing Good Grief in a Culture That Fears Mourning is a book about grief and mourning as collective activities best undertaken in community.... 16720
Reposted by @jenilsson.bsky.socialdisgruntled lesbian of Minneapolis @phoenix-rights.bsky.social · 14/05/2026hmmm I think there may be some connection between Jacob Frey, his administration and Agape... much to consider 2369
Reposted by @jenilsson.bsky.socialJason Chavez @jchavezmpls.bsky.social · 14/05/2026The City’s own survey results showed the community found that Rise & Remember's proposal was most closely aligned with their values and garnered the most strongly positive reactions overall. 1/ 721577
Reposted by @jenilsson.bsky.socialGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 11/05/2026If I had brought this bland-ass footage to my editor she would have been shocked and told me to reshoot. There are windows and walls more interesting than these literally 20 feet away in the same room. I can only assume the videographer hates their fucking guts. 22149067
Reposted by @jenilsson.bsky.socialStephen Purvis @stephenpurvisfilms.bsky.social · 09/05/2026A Sad and Important Must Read 🧵 121859
Reposted by @jenilsson.bsky.socialIan Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 07/05/2026Minnesota did not go through all that to have people who live elsewhere do a weird one-up thing. It’s not a competition and we’re all in it together Resistance will look different in New York just like it did in Chicago and LA. We learned from those before us and we’ve got your back too ✊ 11860158
Reposted by @jenilsson.bsky.socialCIDRAP @cidrap.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Democratic lawmakers sent a letter to the HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. demanding answers on why a study on COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness was blocked from appearing in the CDC’s flagship publication. Read more: ow.ly/JvY650YWi8P.ow.lyLawmakers ask Kennedy about blocked COVID vaccine studyDemocratic lawmakers sent a letter to the HHS secretary demanding answers on why the study was blocked from appearing in the CDC’s flagship publication. 04916
Reposted by @jenilsson.bsky.socialKeith Harris @usefulnoise.bsky.social · 13/01/2026A new ongoing feature we hope we don't have to keep doing for too long. 311735
Reposted by @jenilsson.bsky.socialmollypeonies @mollypeonies.bsky.social · 13/01/2026📣 DID YOU KNOW? 🚁 Ongoing aerial surveillance and "crowd monitoring" by the MN State Patrol in coordination with the MPD is shared directly with federal forces, including DHS & ICE, with no local oversight. Here's what that means, and what we our state and local officials must do about it NOW.docs.google.comWhat Minnesotans Need to Know Right Now About State & Federal SurveillanceWhat Minnesotans Need to Know Right Now About State & Federal Surveillance Minnesota has built a military-grade surveillance system that now feeds federal enforcement. Here’s what we can do about it... 213584
Reposted by @jenilsson.bsky.socialNaomi @naomiernest.bsky.social · 12/01/2026ACLU of MN is collecting incidents of ICE/Fed violations. Report here: www.aclu-mn.org/ice-feds-form/aclu-mn.orgRights Violated by ICE or Federal Forces? Let us know! - ACLU of Minnesota 07960
Reposted by @jenilsson.bsky.socialNaomi Kritzer @naomikritzer.bsky.social · 13/01/2026Lawyers of Minnesota, local attorney Daniel Suitor is trying to coordinate legal resources needed by the people and organizations responding to ICE's occupation of MN. (Lawyers not from MN, you might also be able to help!) See Dan's post for the link to the form. 0502354
Reposted by @jenilsson.bsky.socialMichael Tisserand @tisserand.bsky.social · 13/01/2026In Minneapolis 41132592922
Reposted by @jenilsson.bsky.socialGhostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 12/01/2026So happy @lefttheprairie.bsky.social & I were able to redirect some of the funds y'all have provided to help with this! (And in huge part because you guys bought our printers SO MUCH FILAMENT for whistles!!!!) 16713
Reposted by @jenilsson.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 07/01/2026We just launched Rx Inspector, a first-of-its-kind tool that provides answers to what the FDA won’t tell you: where your generic drugs are coming from and the track records of the facilities that made them. Join us on Jan. 14 at 4 p.m. ET for a live demo of the app's features. RSVP ⤵️ events.propublica.orgProPublica Event - How to Use Our Rx Inspector News AppJoin our reporters as they show users how to track the manufacturing of generic prescription drugs. 1273102
Reposted by @jenilsson.bsky.socialMedic Kim @medickimw.bsky.social · 18/11/2025NPs in all specialities are basically holding medical care together by a single fiber at this point. This is about to be a fukn disaster for all of us. 061
Reposted by @jenilsson.bsky.socialMedic Kim @medickimw.bsky.social · 18/11/2025Genuinely needed this after the news broke that both PA & NP programs were removed from the “Professional Program” list for student loans. You can get $50K/yr in loans for chiropractic school or theology, but PA & NP students are now limited to 20K/yr. Those programs cost 100K btw… 2171
Reposted by @jenilsson.bsky.socialDavid Brauer @dbrauer.net · 18/11/2025The owner was one of the folks quoted in A Precarious State. I wonder if having WeWork as a tenant is as responsible for any precariousness as whatever is happening on the street. 46610
Reposted by @jenilsson.bsky.socialAdam Bonin @adambonin.bsky.social · 14/10/2025This line from Mamdani's father just really struck me. Great profile: “I was an Indian in Uganda. I was a Muslim in India. And I was all of these things in New York City,” Mahmood Mamdani explained to his son. And “to be a minority is also to see the truth of the place amidst the promise of it.” 6812143
Reposted by @jenilsson.bsky.socialPaul Cohen @paulecohen.bsky.social · 15/10/2025Heartiest congratulations to @sethrockman.bsky.social, whose wonderful new book Plantation Goods: A Material History of American Slavery has been awarded the Beveridge Prize! 310926
Reposted by @jenilsson.bsky.socialRebecca Spang @rlspang.bsky.social · 15/10/2025And congratulations to @jamellebouie.net for winning the American Historical Association's Tikkun Olam Prize for promoting public historical literacy www.historians.org/award-grant/...historians.orgTikkun Olam Prize for Promoting Public Historical Literacy – AHAThe Tikkun Olam Prize for Promoting Public Historical Literacy honors individuals whose work has promoted literacy in public culture. 4603100
Reposted by @jenilsson.bsky.socialAndrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · 15/10/2025I am obligated to inform you that in the original Hebrew, it is a plague of Frog. One. Singular. Giant. Frog. Do with the knowledge what you will. 1416034
Reposted by @jenilsson.bsky.socialCIDRAP @cidrap.bsky.social · 19/09/2025Older adults less likely to be classified as having long COVID, study finds Among more than 10,000 participants with prior infection, the odds of having long COVID symptoms were lower in those aged 70 and older than in younger age groups. www.cidrap.umn.edu/c... 32112
Reposted by @jenilsson.bsky.socialCourtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 19/09/2025I had never really thought about the fact that The Lord of the Rings is the 500,000+ word version of “the master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house” but here’s the explanation. 5620172
Reposted by @jenilsson.bsky.socialPete, the Antifascist Nisse 🌈🔨🌈 @nanou2.bsky.social · 19/09/2025Anyone aware of an existing Bluesky list or starter pack of mutual aid orgs in Minneapolis? I want to help folks stay up to date on community needs and actions. For now, or going forward, I'm adding to this list. Share orgs with me that post here! bsky.app/profile/did:... 1117
Reposted by @jenilsson.bsky.socialMike Royce @mikeroyce.bsky.social · 19/09/2025and a retired meteorologist shall lead us 3234331358
Reposted by @jenilsson.bsky.socialCIDRAP @cidrap.bsky.social · 12/09/2025Quick takes: Mosquito-borne illness in Europe, polio in 3 nations, avian flu hits more US poultry France and Italy continue to battle chikungunya outbreaks and the spread of dengue, as Greece probes possible local malaria cases.cidrap.umn.eduQuick takes: Mosquito-borne illness in Europe, polio in 3 nations, avian flu hits more US poultryFrance and Italy continue to battle chikungunya outbreaks and the spread of dengue, as Greece probes possible local malaria cases. 0139
Reposted by @jenilsson.bsky.socialFriday Afternoon Tea @fridaytea.com · 15/09/2025Welcome to Latin Heritage Month! We've got a magical roundup for you: 8 different teas either from Latin American farms or paying homage to LatAm stories & culinary landscapes, all packed with love at our Mexican-American owned tea house just for you! ➡️ Scroll through to see your LHM menu! 110552
Reposted by @jenilsson.bsky.socialCity of Minneapolis @minneapolismn.gov · 05/08/2025Minneapolis Animal Care and Control is offering free animal adoption events every Wednesday through September thanks to a grant from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. www.minneapolismn.gov/news/2025/aug… 3338101
Reposted by @jenilsson.bsky.socialCIDRAP @cidrap.bsky.social · 04/08/2025KFF poll shows most Americans plan to skip fall COVID booster Only 49% of poll respondents said they trust the Food and Drug Administration or the CDC to make sure vaccines are safe. www.cidrap.umn.edu/c... 23222
Reposted by @jenilsson.bsky.socialMicah @rincewind.run · 29/05/2025the mRNA vaccines are an absolute miracle of science that saved millions of lives and we're going to throw the entire technology out because they could not vaccinate society against putting the worst and most ignorant people alive in charge of our medical system 432876961
Reposted by @jenilsson.bsky.socialSam Adams @samadams.bsky.social · 27/05/2025my most Gen X coded belief is that cities and the culture at large suffer profoundly for the near-complete death of alt-weeklies 762806520
Reposted by @jenilsson.bsky.socialRobert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 09/03/2025Wild how Shadowrun today feels like an optimistic alternate future. Native Americans gain independence from the U.S. government? A benevolent dragon becomes the president and governs by suicide? People still communicate primarily through message boards? Sign me the fuck up. 17968811029
Reposted by @jenilsson.bsky.socialBaby Boy Monaghan @babyboymonaghan.bsky.social · 04/02/2025This summer's State Fair crop art is going to be WILD 49720
Reposted by @jenilsson.bsky.socialCourtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 04/02/2025"Things seem dire now" -- true "LOL, why do you even try, you know it's all meaningless and our rights are toilet paper" -- go fuck yourself 549772
Reposted by @jenilsson.bsky.socialCourtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 04/02/2025Just to be clear: it is okay to struggle. It is okay to voice those struggles. It is okay to need help. My issue is when people tell others, who are trying to do things, that doing so is wrong and misguided. 335721
Reposted by @jenilsson.bsky.socialevacide @evacide.bsky.social · 04/02/2025The people who think they are good at everything because they are good at coding are also bad at coding. 7056201236