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The MacArthur Foundation has just announced its latest batch of 20 fellows. Among the recipients of the $800,000 "no-strings-attached" fellowships are researchers who were recognized for their work at the intersection of science and justice. n.pr/4ynOvq0

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This year's MacArthur Fellows include researchers who fuse science and justice

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Richard Cohen @richardcohen.bsky.social · 1h

People keep saying "this is not a normal 8 seed". Well yeah, because for years we had 8 out of 12 teams making the playoffs. 2/3 down the table, still in the postseason. Now it's 8 of 15, so you need to be middle of the pack to make it. Big difference even before considering anything else. #WNBA

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la flaneuse 😷 @laflaneuse.bsky.social · 1h

Well that Lynx season was fun until it wasn’t. Not as bad as not even making the playoffs. But damn.

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Kristen Lohse @klohse.bsky.social · 5h

Basic dignity - public restrooms 👏

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Iruka @iruka-abolition.bsky.social · 10h

Chicago's "surge" supposedly ended over a year ago. It's still happening and the police are still complicit. That's still happening in Minnesota - we just don't have the volunteers to go "hey look at what they're doing" at the moment. Please get involved again.

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Josh Martin @joshmartinmpls.bsky.social · 12h

Public hearing dates on the Minneapolis city budget have been announced. I advise aiming for the October dates. The Dec. 15 date is usually largely a formality. The cake is pretty much baked at that point. www.minneapolismn.gov/news/2026/se...

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City Council announces 2027 budget public hearing dates, encourages public participation

Residents can share feedback on the proposed budget at an upcoming public hearing

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Captain Awkward @captainawkward.bsky.social · 13h

Excellent thread! There *are* rewards for being A Good Guy Who Speaks Up even if they are not immediately obvious or publicly bestowed. First, integrity is its own reward. Maybe you didn’t save the world or change hearts & minds. But if you held the line on not making it worse, that’s something.

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A. Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social · 14h

What would your life be like if you couldn't drive? This week is #WeekWithoutDriving which is all about understanding what it's like to be a nondriver. @devinsilvernail.bsky.social & I launched @nondriverpodcast.bsky.social to share these stories. Search for 'nondriver' wherever you watch/listen

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nondriver

30% of people in the US & Canada can't or don't drive. nondriver is a podcast about the lives and stories of those people, hosted by Anna Zivarts and Devin Silvernail. Every episode, we talk to peopl...

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MN Cargo Bike Library @mcbl.bike · 11h

Did you know our program is run by volunteers? Do YOU want to become a volunteer? We have lots of ways for folks to join in, whether you want to help every week or occasionally. Send us a DM here or reach out via our contact form on our site! mcbl.bike/contact

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City of Minneapolis @minneapolismn.gov · 28/09/2026

Calling downtown commuters! We’re celebrating Transit to Work Day this Wednesday, Sept. 30 from 7-9 a.m. Enjoy free coffee and donuts, weigh in on local transit, and grab a selfie with Metro Transit’s mascot, Skip Traffic. See you near the giant wind turbine blade at Nicollet Mall & S 5th St.

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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

And the last one I’ll mention is for mothers to set boundaries in their own relationships with their sons. The way he treats you is a model for how he treats all other women. If you succumb to the social pressure to make every sacrifice for him, he will expect the same of other women too.

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James Andrew Smith @drsmith.bsky.social · 13h

Exactly.

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Kea Wilson @keawilson.bsky.social · 13h

Seeing a lot of folks get tangled up trying to understand how on earth we were able to "extend" our federal infrastructure law for a few months, but somehow sneak big new cuts to transit and rail into the same bill we've had for the last five years. Here's an explainer + what comes next.

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Advocates Warn Short-Term Transit Cuts Could Foreshadow Deeper Long-Term Slashing — Streetsblog USA

A deeper dive on the transit cuts in the latest federal transportation extension bill – and how advocates are fighting back.

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Wedge LIVE!™ @wedge.live · 15h

🚨Take the Minneapolis 2050 survey. It will inform the goals and priorities of the city's next comprehensive plan. Deadline is September 30. www.reddit.com/r/CyclingMSP...

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danah boyd @zephoria.bsky.social · 15h

I got to honor civil servants & census geeks during the 1st week of book tour. At @politicsprose.bsky.social, I asked all who worked on the 2020 census to stand up. The majority of the room did. The look of gratitude on Al Fontenot's face was priceless. I was teary eyed. Democracy takes a village.

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Elle Ess @viamarsala18.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

And so they should be called to the carpet to answer how the budget got this way. I’m absolutely sick of the news framing this as if the city council is a bunch of screeching harpies for demanding answers. The council is correct!

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Mike Spangenberg @mikespangenberg.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

MPD reports directly to Jacob Frey. This is entirely his responsibility.

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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

One of the biggest stories of 2027 will be the savagery of the GOP's Medicaid cuts. But the most indefensible cruelty has already begun, with disabled kids being ripped from their homes and sent to asylums, @matthewcort.land told me.

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Violet Fox 🦊 @violetbfox.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

If you've got some time in the next few days, the September #Wikipedia editathon to show solidarity with the new Wikimedia union is behind its goal of editing 10,000 articles. You can help by registering, finding a relevant article, & making it a little better! 📚 meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:W...

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Event:WikiProject Organized Labour Month Online Campaign - Meta-Wiki

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WNBA @wnba.com · 28/09/2026

Leading the way in Minnesota ✨ Cheryl Reeve is the 2026 State Street Investment Management SPY WNBA Coach of the Year! Reeve led the Minnesota Lynx to a 33-11 regular season record and the No. 1 overall seed for the second straight season. #WNBASeason30

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

As the midterms approach, I want to remind folks that pandemics have historically given rise to fascism The fear associated with death and disability on a massive scale makes it easier for authoritarians to seize power Vote accordingly Protect disabled & marginalized people. Get them to the polls

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Fed study ties 1918 flu pandemic to Nazi Party gains

The paper examined municipal spending levels and voter extremism in Germany from the time of the initial influenza outbreak until 1933.

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Frankie de la Cretaz @thefrankiedlc.news · 28/09/2026

SOURCE REQUEST: looking to talk to Native or Indigenous fans of the WNBA about the loss of the Connecticut Sun. DM here or email frankie at britnidlc dot com

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Prison Policy Initiative @prisonpolicy.org · 27/09/2026

Midterms are around the corner, and the way local law enforcement collaborates with ICE is on the ballot. New guide by @boltsmag.org outlines the races across the U.S. that could reshape Trump's deportation agenda👇

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The 25 Sheriff and Prosecutor Races Set to Shape Criminal Justice and ICE Collaboration

Voters face stark choices for offices with vast powers on policing and punishment. Bolts walks you through key contests to watch across a dozen states.

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Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 27/09/2026

Seward Cafe is the oldest cooperatively run restaurant in the United States, and they’re still about 12k short of the funds they need to stay open. It’s such a special place, and that’s honestly not that high a number! Let’s all pitch in to save the community center!

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Buy Seward Cafe a Coffee

Become a supporter of Seward Cafe today!

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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Hyper-fast acceleration is dangerous as well as pointless. As I wrote in 2024, the 0-to-60 metric is outdated and needs to die. No driver on a public road needs to go from 0 to 60 mph in under 8 seconds. Even the slowest car on the market is more than quick enough.

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How fast can a car go from 0 to 60? It really doesn't matter

The auto industry has pushed this metric for decades. But cars—especially EVs—are so fast that comparing the decimals is pointless and dangerous.

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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The NCAA would be an example of the sort of group that, with a little collective action, could turn the tide of history a bit here. Especially with the election so close.

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Sara @saralovesyou.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Director Emerick wrote a Facebook post that I encourage you to read. This really is the experience of disabled kids at MPS right now—and the experience of their invisibility to far too many. It does usually seem to be that no one who hasn’t experienced this cares.

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People do realize that students with disabilities, including chronic trauma that manifests as observable/ externalized behavior, change "placements" all the time, right?

From public to specialized charter, from federal setting Ill to IV and back, from district to district, on administrative transfer, on IEP team decision, in and out of residential treatment facilities, in and out of carceral facilities, because of push-out, because of bullying, because of neglect/abuse at school, because of LEA legal non-compliance, because of physical space/facilities access, because of programmatic or staff availability.

Students with disabilities absorb frequent changes to where they go to school because of the failures of our systems of education to serve them, teach them, keep them safe. In many cases, these placement changes actually represent a district breaking federal law, but families don't have the resources to fight back.

In almost four years on the school board I've gotten ZERO constituent emails expressing concern about how the leadership decisions that create that reality impact the friendships of students with disabilities, their sense of place and well-being, their educational trajectory, or their family capacity.

Try it with abled kids, though, and it's a very different story.
There is NOTHING inherent to children with disabilities that makes them better able to handle these changes, which are nearly never based on the preference or convenience of the family, but instead based on acute daily safety considerations or forced on families by administrative process.
Why will we fight to protect "stability of placement" for abled kids but say nothing about the continuous placement destabilization for kids with disabilities?

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Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I talked to nearly 30 current and former CDC employees. The agency is no longer the independent beacon of public health it once was, they told me. Nothing — from bathroom cleanup to Ebola response — is working the way it should.

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la flaneuse 😷 @laflaneuse.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The gerrymandered map absolutely carved up KC. It was completely disgusting.

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Christy Klancher @stpauligrrrl.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I went to Mia and saw amazing crop art last night! The exhibit runs through Nov. 29, in the hallway back behind the cafe. Not as cool as the rotunda last year, but there are more pieces on display—about 20. This squirrel remains one of my favorites: @goingwrong.bsky.social

Wendy Brozic’s crop art at Mia: a squirrel holding a nut goodie with thought bubble reading “Jackpot”. Made of seeds, grains, leaves, bark.

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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

“As of May 2026, the C.D.C. had 30 percent fewer employees than it did before the layoffs…Interviews with more than 30 current & former employees reveal the agency is now tightly controlled by Mr. Kennedy and his associates, and its scientists are finding it increasingly difficult to do their jobs”

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‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission

The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control.

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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

As of today, the CDC has changed (reverted) their Covid guidance to make the vaccine recommended for all people over 18. In addition to being a smart public health move, this recommendation also means insurance must cover it. Read more here: www.cdc.gov/covid/hcp/va... Listen to a breakdown here:

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

JUST IN: A federal judge (Trump-appointed Stephanie Gallagher) has held the Trump administration in contempt for deporting a man to El Salvador in violation of three court orders. She's ordering the government to return him. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Maryn McKenna @marynmck.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Fake. USDA. Seals. Used by an NC meat processing plant on 83.5 TONS of meat. Produced entirely outside the federal inspection system, according to news reports. We are pretty close to The Jungle (second ed.) now, no? www.scrippsnews.com/life/recalls...

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Interactive: Meat recall linked to fake USDA labels

Pork, beef and goat products are being recalled after a company allegedly used fake USDA inspection labels. Explore our interactive guide to see which products are affected and what to look for.

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Important on the change in tactics post-Minneapolis

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jessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

"Are You A Librarian: The Untold Story of Black Librarians follows the librarians who kept the doors open when the law said they shouldn't-from segregated reading rooms to freedom libraries to the branches serving our communities now" Rentable/streamable 📚 www.historysplayground.com/are-you-a-li...

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Watch Are You a Librarian | History's Playground

Rent the Are You a Librarian documentary for $3.99 and stream it for 72 hours on History's Playground.

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Richard Deitsch @richarddeitsch.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Best coach in the history of the WNBA. Worth reading if you are into the league.

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Melody Schreiber @melodyschreiber.com · 25/09/2026

This part is really difficult to understand for people who don't know the intricacies of ACA. Did you know you can be too poor for Obamacare but not poor enough for Medicaid?

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

ANOTHER death in ICE detention which appears likely to be the result of medical neglect. A diabetic who told his family members he wasn't receiving regular insulin shots OR getting diabetic-appropriate meals just died in custody. The U.S. prison-ICE detention-industrial complex kills.

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MaskTogetherAmerica @togetherwemask.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

A Global Policy Repository tracked 53 nations: only 8 have a gov't lead on #IndoorAir, just 7 have binding health standards, and only 25/253 policies address schools. Call your local reps and demand #CleanAir in schools! Fight for the kids! Watch: airclub.org/unga-2026

A close-up shot at the Air Club UN event showing a booklet provided to each attendee highlighting the organizers and speakers. Resting on top of the booklet is a flyer titled, “The Global Indoor Air Quality Policy Database.” The Air Club flyer outlines the first comprehensive repository of National Indoor Air Quality Policies, tracking 253 policies across 53 countries. The text notes that only 8 of 53 countries (15%) have a clear government lead on indoor air quality, only 25 of the 253 policies address education settings, and only 7 countries have legally binding, health-based standards across multiple pollutants and settings.

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Flan @flanknits.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Drop in traffic at @supplydepotmpls.bsky.social has tripled over the last few months, as needs have increased due to city actions in both Minneapolis and Saint Paul. We need to boost fundraising so we can increase capacity - please help if you can! SupplyDepotMpls.com for all the links

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sanctuarysupplydepot Official: Instagram, Facebook | Linktree

Mutual aid group in Mpls getting basic necessities to our houseless neighbors

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🌬Breeze @cool-summer-breeze.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota.

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la flaneuse 😷 @laflaneuse.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The ever-not-fun balance of trying to drink enough water before a pelvic ultrasound but not too much. I really hope one day there’s an easier way to find what they are looking for

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

JUST IN: A federal judge has issued a permanent injunction upbraiding ICE for mass arrests that have strained detention facilities and forced detainees all over the country into "overcrowded, squalid, and degrading rooms for excessive periods of time" www.nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/defaul...

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Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I tell this story all the time. When I did interviews for my book the zoom transcription had included the term "white gays" countless times. I could not for the life of me figure out what was happening because that had nothing to do with the topic. Reader, my interviewees were saying "white GAZE"

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