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Meghan Cahill

@meghancahill3.bsky.social
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Regulatory Food Safety Chemist ▪︎ UMN '21 Chemistry (Alum🥳) ▪︎ Science, Unions, Politics, Outdoors, ADHD, Reality TV ▪︎ Bi🏳️‍🌈 (she/her/hers)

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Josh Elliott @joshforct.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Coming soon to a front porch near you! Find a canvass near you at mobilize.us/joshforct! You'll have a blast, I promise.
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Josh Elliott @joshforct.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Just got off the phone with Mitch McConnell. He told me the wealthy should pay their fair share.
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
A grandmother was jailed for nearly six months after an AI facial recognition software labeled her the bank robber in a series of North Dakota cases. But grandma Angela Lipps wasn't in North Dakota when the banks were robbed. She was home, in Tennessee. www.inforum.com/news/fargo/a...
inforum.com
AI error jails innocent grandmother for months in Fargo fraud case
Angela Lipps spent nearly six months in jail in Tennessee and North Dakota after being misidentified by Fargo police through AI facial recognition in a bank fraud investigation.
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AFT Connecticut @aftct.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
"All of our state workers are still upholding #TheCTDifference, despite federal chaos, decades of state attrition and the reliance on public services only increasing. But the dam is breaking. Gov. Lamont, Connecticut's public workers have done our part." @aft.org
ctinsider.com
Hundreds of Connecticut state employees, critical of lagging contract talks, rally in state Capitol
On Monday, the legislative Appropriations Committee will hold a public hearing on proposed contracts with the Connecticut Employees Union Independent.
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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 11/03/2026
there was also a Stanford study that found that a surge in AI slop by lazy people actually created significantly more work for others who had to decipher and correct it this "I'm being efficient" (but not really) vibes well with the American obsession with artifice and appearing productive
techdirt.com
Stanford Study: ‘AI’ Generated ‘Workslop’ Actually Making Productivity Worse
Automation undeniably has some useful applications. But the folks hyping modern “AI” have not only dramatically overstated its capabilities, many of them generally view these tools as a…
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Chemjobber @chemjobber.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
So I came across this "Rate My Professor" screenshot. I feel like I hear quite a bit of "not quite news" about chemists and chemistry professors, but this one is new. Anyone know the backstory? #chemchat
QUALITY

4.0

DIFFICULTY

3.5

CHM110 - Introduction to Chemistry

Textbook: No

Great teacher but we had to go online half-way through the semester because his ex-husband shot him in the leg. Obviously not his fault, but it was pretty disruptive and his in-person lectures were better than his online ones. Would take again now that his ex is out of the picture.
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Beth Popp Berman @epopppp.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
"In St. Paul, at least one-fourth of students from Spanish-speaking homes have missed every day of school since Dec. 12."
minnesotareformer.com
8 weeks under siege in Minnesota • Minnesota Reformer
Frank has a hard time explaining to his 8-year-old daughter why they rarely leave their home in the Twin Cities. Why she can’t go to school, and why he can’t work. “The only thing we tell her is that ...
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Meghan Cahill @meghancahill3.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Minnesota will always be home, but I'm proud my new home shows up and fights back in solidarity with Minnesota 🫶 #IceOut
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AFT Connecticut @aftct.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Rallies are planned for Hartford, New Haven, Bridgeport and Willimantic at 4 p.m. on Friday Jan 23. #IceOutSchools @aftteach.bsky.social @afthighered.bsky.social @ctaflcio.bsky.social @ctforall.bsky.social
ctnewsjunkie.com
CT Orgs To Rally In Solidarity With Minnesota | CT News Junkie
Several Connecticut organizations are organizing rallies across the state Friday in solidarity with Minneapolis, as the Minnesota city responds to recent actions by federal immigration officials.
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Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
If there's one empirical insight I'd want everyone to understand about American politics, it's this: America's problems are solved problems. Just not here. What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
Screenshot of a data visualization titled “The Cost of American Exceptionalism,” subtitled “What would change if the U.S. matched the OECD average?” The page explains that each card shows how outcomes would change if the U.S. matched the average of 31 peer democracies. Below, a section labeled “Economy & Inequality” displays eight cards comparing U.S. figures to OECD averages. Highlights include: +$19K per household per year in redistributed income and +$96K in redistributed wealth if the top 1% matched OECD shares; a 71% lower CEO-to-worker pay ratio (from 354× to 101×); 50 million more workers with union coverage; 26 million more people with health insurance; $2.1 trillion saved annually in healthcare spending; $691 less per person per year in prescription drug costs; and intergenerational economic mobility being twice as high. Each card shows the U.S. value alongside the OECD average.
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Jonathan C Slaght @jonathanslaght.com · 15/01/2026
My daughter's school in Richfield, MN (adjacent to Minneapolis) is closing tomorrow due of out-of-control federal agents. Fourth graders spent the week building walls of snow at recess to protect their classmates from ICE. This isn't about immigration enforcement, it's about terror.
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Joe Berkowitz @joeberkowitz.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
The most popular sled at today’s Art Sledding event in Minneapolis.
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cenguild.bsky.social @cenguild.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
We are proud to announce the formation of the Chemical & Engineering News Guild. We represent staffers across the editorial and operations teams at C&EN. 1/6
Image with a red, spiked circle and white chemistry flask with a red ampersand in the middle above text that reads, “Chemical & Engineering News is forming a union,” in all caps
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Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door. 

It wasn’t the feds —  it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help. He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days. chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
chicago.suntimes.com
Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’
During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...
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Meghan Cahill @meghancahill3.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Excellent Lockwood Seminar today from @buzznicholson.bsky.social at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station! Shared with us his work on the landscape ecology approach to understanding pesticide driven decline of pollinators 🐝 Look at these beautiful pictures and charts 🤩👏
Picture of a speaker at a podium with a slide to his left, which includes a photo of a green and yellow bee on a bright purple-pink flower. Picture of a speaker at a podium with a slide to his left, which includes text along the top and then a map with a zoomed in region and color coded
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Meghan Cahill @meghancahill3.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
I have had a miserable week. I've cried every single day. Work sucked. I ruined my fav hat. Setback with my broken arm & I'm just in pain. I canceled plans with friends & separately w/ family & my fantasy football team is going to lose At least I get to try again next week, I'm grateful for that
media.tenor.com
a dumpster is on fire with the words `` it 's fine everything is fine '' written on the bottom .
ALT: a dumpster is on fire with the words `` it 's fine everything is fine '' written on the bottom .
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
95 democrats, including @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social voted to "honor" the life of charlie kirk, who called for joe biden to be killed and said black women like justice ketanji brown jackson are unqualified affirmative action hires. shame. clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/rol...
FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 282
(Republicans in roman; Democrats in italic; Independents underlined)

      H RES 719      YEA-AND-NAY      19-Sep-2025      10:53 AM
      QUESTION:  On Agreeing to the Resolution
      BILL TITLE: Honoring the life and legacy of Charles “Charlie” James Kirk

Yeas	Nays	PRES	NV
Republican	215	 	 	4
Democratic	95	58	38	22
Independent	 	 	 	 
TOTALS	310	58	38	26
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Meghan Cahill @meghancahill3.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
I've said it before, I'll say it again. #RHOSLC is the greatest tv show ever created. Absolute perfection 🙌
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a woman in a green suit says we 're blessed to this day because of it
ALT: a woman in a green suit says we 're blessed to this day because of it
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Laura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Would you like some good news? A new vaccine has just been approved for protecting koalas from chlamydia, which is one of their leading causes of death.
reuters.com
Australia approves first vaccine to save koalas from chlamydia
A vaccine to protect Australia's koalas against chlamydia has been approved for the first time, a development that scientists believe could stop the spread of the deadly disease that has ravaged populations of the beloved endangered animal.
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Lici @blondgirlgames.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
“I think it's worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment to protect our other God-given rights.”
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Meghan Cahill @meghancahill3.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
TIL that Danny Bryson of News AF @robhasapodcast.bsky.social has never been on Survivor. And I'm still in absolute shock. I've been watching all of #Survivor for the first time (im very unspoiled on most survivor). Ive just been waiting for Danny to show up, but HE NEVER PLAYED
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a white cat is sitting on a box with the words " i am confusion " above it
ALT: a white cat is sitting on a box with the words " i am confusion " above it
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Connecticut AFL-CIO @ctaflcio.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Pay them what you owe them! The Connecticut labor movement was proud to stand with members of the WNBPA at the Connecticut Sun game as they fight for a fair contract. Respect the players by paying them their fair share. (And the Connecticut Sun won 87-84!)
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Star Trek Minus Context @nocontexttrek1.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
DS9 scene. Rom is a Ferengi hero who has a large bald head and giant ears and lobes that sort of connect to make a unibrow and a ribbed pine cone looking nose. He's wearing a jacket that looks like those lick and stick backsplash tiles you can get at Lowe's. He's pictured here standing in a corridor, talking to someone and holding/reading a PADD. Closed caption reads, "Workers of the world unite. You have nothing to lose but your chains."Alt in pic 1 Happy Labor Day
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Meghan Cahill @meghancahill3.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
If you added French Toast to a taco, is it the tortilla or the filling ?
media.tenor.com
two slices of french toast on a white plate with syrup and butter
ALT: two slices of french toast on a white plate with syrup and butter
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Meghan Cahill @meghancahill3.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
read the last sentence again. And again. And again. Collective action is our only hope in this world 👏👏👏👏 #UnionStrong #UnionsForAll
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Daniel Carlson @danielwcarlson.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
We built a calculator that doesn't work, but don't worry, it's also a plagiarism machine that will tell you to kill yourself. It runs on the world's oceans and costs 10 trillion dollars.
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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
when the AI bubble finally collapses and everyone who spent a year smugly hyping it suddenly has to come crawling back with their tail between their legs, i just want to say i am not going to be the bigger person about it. i am going to be meaner than you can even believe
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Meghan Cahill @meghancahill3.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
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Marissa Petrozza @mpmountainworks.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
can I get a heck yeah for these block printed fish totes #blockprinting #printmaking #printmaker #blockprint #natureart #fish
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Dani Donovan 👩🏻‍🎨 ADHD Comics @danidonovan.com · 12/08/2025
It took me a long time to realize that not everyone has to argue/negotiate/shame their brain into doing routine household tasks.
A two-panel comic titled “ADHD Paralysis.” 

The top panel, labeled “Looks Like,” shows a simple white character lying sideways on a blue couch, staring at their phone with a neutral expression. The room is messy, with clothes, books, mugs, and a backpack scattered around. A thought bubble says, “Whatever, I don’t care if it’s clean.”

The bottom panel, labeled “Feels Like,” shows the same image, but the background is overlaid with a large block of cluttered, anxious inner monologue text about wanting to clean but feeling overwhelmed, guilty, and stuck. The text reflects racing thoughts, procrastination, and self-criticism.
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Dolffica @dolffica.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Staaaaaahp! I am crying! Keanu's Buttler pool attire #BB27
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DaemonSky @dsky.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
The newspapers are not making a big deal of this today. This is a big deal. Someone shot into a Federal building repeatedly, fueled by misinformation and politics. It should be front page news across the country.
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Illinois has banned AI therapy, making it the first state to regulate the use of AI in mental health services. www.engadget.com/ai/illinois-...
engadget.com
Illinois is the first state to ban AI therapists
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has signed a bill banning AI therapists into law, the first in the nation.
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itsinappropriate.bsky.social @itsinappropriate.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Her name is Kirsten. She's a really good person and actually playing a pretty good game so far, so let's at least respect her enough to call her by her name when you're fishing for likes. #bb27
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 01/08/2025
A researcher at Texas A&M University flying home from abroad was detained for more than a week by immigration authorities at the San Francisco International Airport, sleeping in a chair and living off food sold in the airport, his family and attorneys said.
bit.ly
A Texas researcher was held at an airport for over a week. Now he faces deportation
A legal permanent resident with a green card who flew back to the U.S. after visiting family in South Korea was detained by immigration authorities and held for more than a week at the San Francisco International Airport, sleeping in a chair and living off the concession food.
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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
I’ve been teaching the histories of eugenics for over a decade and I honestly never thought I would be able to use an American Eagle ad in a lecture to demonstrate how dangerously normalized eugenics has become in 2025. A lot of it is the global ascendancy of far right fascism but also the pandemic.
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Lisa Jarvis @lisamjarvis.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
With RFK said to be on the cusp of firing the entire US Preventive Services panel, some thoughts on the importance of this independent group's work--and what's at risk if these experts are summarily dismissed. My latest @opinion.bloomberg.com (🎁 link):
bloomberg.com
Health Screenings Work. So Why Gut the Panel Behind Them?
US Preventive Services Task Force recommendations save lives. The committee shouldn’t be a political football.
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Meghan Cahill @meghancahill3.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
My parents are currently in a tornado warning due to a doppler indicated tornado headed there way. And my dad is just sitting out on the back deck apparently. Tornado sirens wailing. I miss home
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Prof Sam Illingworth @samillingworth.com · 26/07/2025
🧫 Raw milk outbreak sickens 171 people A new CDC report links raw milk from one California dairy to a multistate Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak. 70% of cases were in children. Raw dairy can carry serious health risks, especially for kids. 🔗 www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes... #RawMilk #SciComm 🧪
cdc.gov
Outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium Infections Linked ...
This report describes a Salmonella outbreak linked to ...
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Brian Beutler @brianbeutler.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
Republicans are waging a generalized war on science, but I think many of them don’t fully grok that RFK isn’t at war with science alone or per se: he’s at war with sick people, and of the view that only the lucky should be allowed to survive into old age. They are know nothings, he is Mengele.
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Kirsten MacI- 🧸 @kirstensaidwhat.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
Why tf doesn’t Derrick know how to pronounce Keanu #bb27
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Meghan Cahill @meghancahill3.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Oops! Broke my wrist and elbow being very dumb on my ripstik (like a skateboard) last night. Future Meghan will never again go 13 mph downhill and then immediately heel turn 😭😭
Picture of Meghan looking very tired. Her left arm is in a splint from her hand to above her elbow. Her right hand is giving a thumbs up
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The BB President @thebbpresident.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
As a ChatGPT hater, I’m lovin this. How’d that work out for you Zae? #BB27
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Meghan Cahill @meghancahill3.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Hi!! Do you know how to correctly pronounce #Lao names? I'm emcee at a scholarship ceremony tonight and I really want to pounce these incredible students names correctly Google isn't helping enough I need some help with these: Sattah Lakkitta Sengsavath Phouthakoun
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Kirsten MacI- 🧸 @kirstensaidwhat.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Using chatGPT for “research” is so funny bc like…research is a word with a meaning and typing into a large language model trained on stolen information does not fall into that definition 😭 #bb27
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DBPJill @daysbradypats.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
The level of how infuriated I am as someone who is neurodivergent and has an autistic son is off the charts. Production really should do something because it's happening almost every season. Doing nothing is just enabling the disgusting behavior.
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Billionaires are convinced AI is on the verge of making new scientific discoveries because they don't understand how AI chatbots work.
gizmodo.com
Billionaires Convince Themselves AI Is Close to Making New Scientific Discoveries
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L.-C. Campeau @drlcsquare.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
« It takes a special kind of belligerence to piss off the nicest people on the planet. With friends like us, who needs enemies? And if our enemies now include Canada, we probably don’t have any friends left at all. » #ElbowsUp nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com
You Have No Idea How Furious the Canadians Are
There’s nothing like a common enemy to make a country come together.
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Zackary Berger שלום בערגער @drberger.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
In @theintercept.com, Debbie Nathan reports on ICE lawyers refusing to give their names in court - and immigration judges going along with it. theintercept.com/2025/07/15/i...
theintercept.com
ICE Lawyers Are Hiding Their Names in Immigration Court
ICE attorneys fighting to deport immigrants are able to obscure their identities — no masks required.
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Gwen Snyder is uncivil @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
When I see people complain about male loneliness, it is so painfully OBVIOUS to me that most of these lonely men are men who feel entitled to a woman who does that labor for them, who acts as their agent enmeshing them into community through unpaid pro-social labor on their behalf.
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