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Melissa Whitler

@mwhitler.bsky.social
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public school parent, hobby potter, part-time education reporter, #UglyDogs, Minneapolis

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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 18h
Mayor Brandon Johnson issued a veto late Friday to an ordinance passed by aldermen to require more City Council support before City Hall issues debt.
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Mayor Brandon Johnson vetoes debt issuance rule backed by aldermen
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Matt DeLong @mattdelong.bsky.social · 18h
Six measles cases confirmed in southeast Minnesota
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Six measles cases confirmed in southeast Minnesota
An adult who was likely infected during travels in multiple states brought measles to Fillmore County, one of Minnesota’s least-vaccinated counties.
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Ryan Nanni @celebrityhottub.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I choose to recognize the most worthwhile part of Mike Ditka’s legacy: short shorts
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ben @vtben.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
It is very funny considering the history of college football that IU actually leads the all time series against Nebraska and this isn't some one-off fluke, they've played over 20 times.
Indiana leads Nebraska 11-9-3 all time
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Melissa Whitler @mwhitler.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
#UglyDogs
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Melissa Whitler @mwhitler.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Dinner will be served promptly at 4pm The doggo will not be required to observe daylight savings time Treatos will be available regularly
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Matt Brown @mattbrown.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
yes im going to foia the dog's contract, who the hell do you think I am, cmon
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Matt Brown @mattbrown.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
was doing some FOIA work this afternoon and came across this very good dog on the Northwestern State staff directory:
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David_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
This is as clearly as I've seen this spelled out. If the PCSA smelled off to you but you didn't know quite why, this interview offers very lucid proof that you were correct. defector.com/an-antitrust...
What you're saying is, the antitrust exemptions in the NBA, MLB, NFL, etc. are allowed as a result of the collective bargaining process, whereas the PCSA seeks a similar exemption by circumventing the collective bargaining process. Is that correct?

Generally, yes. When we talk specifically about labor markets, all of the restraints that we see in labor markets of our professional sports leagues—the salary cap, the draft, the limits on player movement, every single one of them—to the extent that they're exempt from antitrust law, are the products of good-faith collective bargaining between the management group and the players group, and exist in a collective bargaining agreement that was reached through good-faith bargaining.

What is being proposed with the Protect College Sports Act is to establish the exact same types of labor restraints, specifically a salary cap, specifically a number of years of eligibility to compete in college sports, and specifically limits on transfers, but not to do so in collective bargaining where there are representatives in the room, on behalf of employer and employee, but rather through a legislative bill, which seems to be negotiated by a number of different constituent groups, none of which is a representative of the players in any meaningful sense, and absolutely none of which have been chosen and selected by the players as a union representative.
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Colin Miller @evidenceprof.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Curtis Flowers, the most aggressively prosecuted person in U.S. history, has tragically died at 56: mississippitoday.org/2026/10/07/c...
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Wrongly imprisoned Curtis Flowers dies
After Flowers was convicted in a sixth trial, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned it and a state judge dismissed capital murder charges against him.
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Melissa Whitler @mwhitler.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
“A good football team” — Cignetti
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Melissa Whitler @mwhitler.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
What’s for dinner tonight? A mash-up of 2 recipes. The chicken from the first (because it cooks without the sauce) and the dipping sauce from the second (because adults like flavor). Served w/ rice, veggies & fresh herbs cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1025... cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1016...
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Lemongrass Chicken Recipe • 4★ (Gift Recipe)
Defined by the bright, citrusy flavor of fresh lemongrass, this 30-minute Vietnamese chicken dish is further complemented by punchy black pepper, spicy red chile, salty fish sauce and a dash of sugar ...
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Philadelphia Inquirer @inquirer.com · 07/10/2026
While the driver was asleep, three men made off with four pallets of ground beef shortly before 3:45 a.m. Tuesday.
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Ground beef worth $40,000 stolen from tractor-trailer in Northeast Philly
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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The Baltimore Sun got the data on Maryland athletics alcohol sales and found that exactly one person got a Bud Light Seltzer at a Maryland football game last year www.baltimoresun.com/2026/10/06/m...
Only five Heineken cans were sold at Maryland baseball games.
Xfinity Center sold eight Hoop Teas.
And at SECU Stadium, among more than 105,000 alcohol sales, the records list exactly one Bud Light Seltzer can.
One.
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JEEMS, dog servant @jamesfrye.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Time for “What’s sus?” (Mona edition) In the name of accuracy, the sus thing was to her right.
A Plott hound with a pink harness and a mossy green leash is stopped at the side of the road doing a heckin concern
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Melissa Whitler @mwhitler.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
1. Make pottery. 2. Spend time with people who are not jackholes. 3. Whenever possible, not interact with or have relationships with jackholes.
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Melissa & 🦈SYVIE🦈 @muppybean.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
#WeeklyPoopBagUpdate
A poop bag hanging in a tree. An unstoppable force against an immovable object
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Latte Sipping Lisa @lisaroyal.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
It’s Monday, hang in there!
Kell laying his green security pillow and clinging to side of the couch
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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Today is the first day of the Supreme Court's term. My yearly print preview of all the things the Republicans will take away from us this time, is now avaialble on Al Gore's Internet in @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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The People vs. the Supreme Court
This term the Supreme Court has plans to trampleeven more of our rights. But we, the people, are not powerlessin the face of their power grab.
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Adam Rogers @jetjocko.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
You know, I read the Verge article about sending potatoes via drone (www.theverge.com/report/10021...) and the NPR piece about same (www.npr.org/2026/10/04/n...) and neither of them use the phrase "eyes in the sky." Like, what are we even doing here, folks?
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Potato by air
Millennial potato subsidy
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Steven Rich @datab.ae · 05/10/2026
fun fact: the tuba section of the university of missouri marching band is called the mizzousaphones
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Melissa Whitler @mwhitler.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Probably Brock Purdy but Kirk Cousins is up there.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 05/10/2026
Timeline of Boat Strikes and Related Actions -Overview as of October 4, 2026: 71 strikes; 238 killed (including 23 missing/presumed dead) and 3 known survivors
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Timeline of Boat Strikes and Related Actions
A timeline that chronicles major events in the Trump administration’s campaign of lethal strikes against suspected drug traffickers.
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Joshua Goodman @joshua-goodman.com · 05/10/2026
Accelerating prepared students in middle school math has positive effects in high school and college, including closing gender gaps in core STEM majors (sci/math/engineering). Put differently, failure to provide acceleration exacerbates such gaps and generates lots of lost intellectual potential.
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CBS Philadelphia @cbsphiladelphia.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Dennis Hastert — the former House speaker who was later sentenced to prison time over hush money payments made to cover up sexual abuse of teen boys — has died at age 84.
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Dennis Hastert, disgraced former House speaker, dies at 84
Former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert, who represented Illinois for two decades in Congress and was later jailed for violating banking laws, has died.
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Melissa Whitler @mwhitler.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I was back on my bullshit yesterday. #pottery
Stoneware platter, about 17”, 13 lbs of clay, leaves slip trailed over ridged texture
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Matt Brown @mattbrown.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I think this is true, and I suspect its a combo of 1) fans being asked to directly shoulder the burden of paying athletes/running a department like never before 2) the Playoff 3) INDIANA IS GOOD. If INDIANA is good, why can't ANYBODY in the top 60 become good?
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David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
18 teams wih: - 2+ P4 wins - road win - win vs. a winning opponent - win vs. FPI top 40 Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Miami, Minnesota, Mississippi State, Missouri, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma State, SMU, Tennessee, Texas, Texas Tech, Wisconsin
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RedditCFB @redditcfb.com · 03/10/2026
Northwestern, Minnesota, and UCLA are now in the battle for the top-half of the Big Ten — just as we all expected.
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Holly Anderson 🍇 @hollyanderson.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
DID YOU KNOW: Minnesota football is undefeated since PJ Fleck anointed himself with the blood of one of his players 
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Homefield @homefield.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Ope! Let me squeeze that jug right past ya www.homefieldapparel.com/products/min...
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Sickos Committee @sickoscommittee.org · 03/10/2026
JUG JUG JUG MINNESOTA BEATS MICHIGAN AT HOME FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1977
THE JUG
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Melissa Whitler @mwhitler.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This is a helpful resource from the state on MN school funding. MN law limits local operating levies & for at least the past 6 years MPS has maxed their local levy. As the guide lays out, nearly all funding is tied to enrollment. www.house.mn.gov/hrd/pubs/mns...
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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 01/10/2026
Adriana Cerrillo and Lucie Skjefte could vote on sweeping school closures next month after missing a combined 22 meetings since 2025.
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Two school board members often absent as Minneapolis moves to close schools
Neither state law nor Minneapolis Public Schools policy sets an attendance requirement for board members.
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Big Sky Conference @bigskyconf.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
MIRACLE IN MOSCOW
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Melissa Whitler @mwhitler.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Indiana vindicated. Northwestern is a good football team.
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Game on Paper @gameonpaper.com · 03/10/2026
Rutgers vs. #6 Indiana Full game preview: gameonpaper.com/game/401858477
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CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
so you were unaware of this image
Chip Kelly standing in front of a group of microphones on stands with a purple safety vest and a white hard hat with the Northwestern logo on it
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Melissa Whitler @mwhitler.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Cig tried to tell everyone. Not sure why people don’t think that guy knows ball.
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mac_b52 @mac-b5.stickimporters.com · 02/10/2026
Lumi showing how it's supposed to work :)
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mac_b52 @mac-b5.stickimporters.com · 02/10/2026
No, not a problem.
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Melissa Whitler @mwhitler.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Sometimes the extent of your bandwidth is a Dutch baby for dinner. And for me, that time is tonight. Fresh berries and homemade whipped cream (with my homemade vanilla sugar) for toppings. cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/6648...
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Dutch Baby (Published 1983)
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Melissa Whitler @mwhitler.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I’m sold! Had influenza once in my 20’s and that was enough for me to never want it again.
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Melissa Whitler @mwhitler.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Any thoughts on whether the mrna flu vax is the better option? Can you get mrna flu and covid vax at the same time?
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Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Lost in the chaos of everything; last week CDC (yes, this current CDC!) issued guidance for COVID vaccination. Last year they recommended vaccination based on "shared decision making." This year it's a stronger recommendation: "COVID-19 vaccine is recommended for all adults ages 18 years and older"

At a glance

    Two types of COVID-19 vaccines are recommended for use in the United States: mRNA vaccines (Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech) and a protein subunit vaccine (Novavax; now manufactured by Sanofi US Inc).
    A 2026-2027 COVID-19 vaccine is recommended for all adults ages 18 years and older.
    A 2026-2027 COVID-19 vaccine is also recommended for all children ages 6 months–17 years with moderate to severe immunocompromise; for all other children in this age group, a COVID-19 vaccine is recommended through shared clinical decision-making.
    Where a recommendation on this page describes use that is not within the FDA-approved indication, the page identifies it as off-label.
    Schedules for the updated COVID-19 vaccines are based on age and immune status
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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.blacksky.app · 30/09/2026
This morning I want to help debunk a headline I keep seeing about Black Women's unemployment: By the end of 2025, 600,000 Black women were not out of the workforce. That number signifies who got DISPLACED. The end-of-year number is actually between 217,000 and 250,000 cc @epi.org and IWPR.
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Matt Brown @mattbrown.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
okay politics bluesky, what do you want to know about the PCSA? What it ACTUALLY does, what it says its gonna do, why so many Democratic lawmakers voted for it...whats the stuff that any of you are actually interested in? And its okay if the answer is "actually, nothing really."
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Melissa Whitler @mwhitler.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
@mattbrown.bsky.social has written some very good explanations of this legislation as it has evolved.
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Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"Reacher" spinoff "Neagley" on Prime Video makes Chicago its home. buff.ly/PCgY8Gi
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 28/09/2026
Five years after the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, dozens of people arrested in connection with the killing are still awaiting trial in Miami. Here is what to know. to.pbs.org/4hqtFiE
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What to know as trials over assassination of Haiti's president resume in Miami
Five years after the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, dozens of people arrested in connection with the killing in the troubled Caribbean nation are still awaiting trial in Miami.
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