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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 7h

Adelita Grijalva won her special election Sept 23rd.

Speaker Mike Johnson is still refusing to swear her in.

Why? She’s the deciding vote to discharge the Epstein petition.

She marched with the Democratic Women’s Caucus to demand she be allowed to govern.

Arizona AG also threatening a lawsuit.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 9h

“Swear her in! Swear her in!”

#TrumpEpsteinCoverup

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Katie Cashman @katiecashman.bsky.social · 11h

Join us for a Ward 7 community forum at Lake of the Isles Lutheran Church on Thursday, October 16th from 7-8PM. Come show your support or bring a neighbor to learn more. RSVP to let us know you're coming here: www.mobilize.us/katieforcoun...

Candidate forum with Katie, Thursday October 16, 7PM, Lake of the Isles Lutheran Church

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Kyle Tran Myhre @guante.info · 12h

I generally don't do long threads on here, but if you'll all allow it, a longer thought:

A CALL FOR MORE ANTI-ICE POETRY, MUSIC, VISUAL ART, AND BEYOND

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Kyle Tran Myhre @guante.info · 12h

...POSSIBILITIES: Poets get together to write cooler chants for the next protest. Visual artists collaborate on a yard sign campaign. A group of emcees and songwriters compete to see who can write the most vicious, withering takedowns of ICE. Add your own ideas at padlet.com/elguante/crushICE

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Elana Levin @levin.bsky.social · 14h

This is also a disability justice issue.

Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 16h

Report examining the employment history data of more than 3m finance & tech workers at companies that rolled out office mandates found that turnover among women is almost three times as high as that of their male co-workers, and that women are more likely to take a lower position if they leave

Women are taking pay cuts as companies mandate return to office

Researchers are identifying several key factors behind why gender pay gap – which had narrowed steadily over the years – has suddenly widened.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 16h

Report examining the employment history data of more than 3m finance & tech workers at companies that rolled out office mandates found that turnover among women is almost three times as high as that of their male co-workers, and that women are more likely to take a lower position if they leave

Women are taking pay cuts as companies mandate return to office

Researchers are identifying several key factors behind why gender pay gap – which had narrowed steadily over the years – has suddenly widened.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 14h

I don't think people realize what an immediate impact this is going to have on outbreak response and containment.

Ferric Fang, MD @fangferric.bsky.social · 15h

According to a state epidemiologist, "CDC personnel who normally share information with state officials during outbreaks have been eliminated."

Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 1d

“One veteran researcher who still has his job (and, like other public-health workers I spoke with for this story, requested anonymity for fear of losing it) told me he believes that Kennedy’s ultimate goal is to “silence the scientific voice of career CDC scientists.””

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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 14h

If I’m reading Kyle right, Frey admits failing to issue 100 housing vouchers *that are funded this year because he wants to kill the program next year.* (This is not Stable Schools, but for single folks.) This is unallotment Trump-style, especially since county/MPHA are in.

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la flaneuse 😷 @laflaneuse.bsky.social · 13h

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Matthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 14h

It’s really disheartening to see people who admit this regime is doing eugenics fail to understand the ways in which chronically ill, disabled, and immunocompromised people are just absolutely fucked by Long Covid

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la flaneuse 😷 @laflaneuse.bsky.social · 14h

FWIW I got Novavax at CVS and they masked when giving it to me. I was in St P Corner last night to get something else, and they weren’t masking when giving vaccinations. In case that matters to anyone.

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Mia Ives-Rublee @seemiaroll.bsky.social · 15h

Warning ⚠️ : This winter, the Social Security Administration plans to make huge regulatory changes that could cause the biggest disability benefits cut in history and will particularly affect older people being able to receive SSDI.

Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 20h

Social Security is now under threat 🚨 The Trump administration plans to propose regulatory changes that, if finalized, could be the biggest Social Security disability cut in history. @mollyww.bsky.social and @seemiaroll.bsky.social explain:

The Trump Administration’s Plans To Covertly Cut Social Security Disability Benefits

An upcoming regulatory proposal would change the rules of Social Security disability programs to make it harder to qualify, particularly harming older adults.

www.americanprogress.org

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Kate Clancy @kateclancy.bsky.social · 21h

I am being asked to tell my department which pieces of lab equipment should be supported with backup power because they expect rolling blackouts and brownouts in 2026 due to increased energy demands from AI. In case you're wondering how my day is going.

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Hamnah ✨ // Lilith 😈 @lilithttrpg.bsky.social · 16h

When was the last time you got a COVID booster? If it was 6 months ago (or more), it's time to get another!

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potatum @pot8um.bsky.social · 16h

ALT TEXT CONTINUED

Bottom right window reads
Reference: Salamon S, Kruger A, Lupton D, Pretorius E, Ewing AG, Bar-Yam Y. COVID-19 is "Airborne AIDS": provocative oversimplification, emerging science, or something in between? AJPH 2025

Full study: www.ajpmfocus.org/article/S277...

https://www.ajpmfocus.org/article/S2773-0654(25)00146-4/fulltext

t.co

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potatum @pot8um.bsky.social · 16h

"Both [the HIV/AIDS pandemic and the current covid] pandemics exhibit failures in global solidarity and reveal inequities in healthcare access."

American Journal of Preventative Medicine,
October 13, 2025

Infographic with three windows, horizontally aligned.

Top text reads
COVID-19 is "Airborne AIDS": provocative oversimplification, emerging science, or something in between?

Left blue window reads
Two viruses, two pandemics
HIV: Sexually & blood transmitted; decades-long progression to AIDS
SARS-CoV-2: An airborne virus & highly contagious; result in Long COVID weeks to months after acute disease recovery

Center light pink window reads
Shared outcomes
Immune dysfunction & exhaustion
Viral persistence & vulnerability to (opportunistic) infections
Systemic inflammation & damage
Associated with neurological disorders

Right magenta window reads
Public Health & Call to Action
Both pandemics marked by stigma, inequities, delayed response
Lessons from HIV could inform Long COVID strategies; prevention, recognition, causal treatments

Bottom left window reads
Conclusion: Both pandemics exhibit failures in global solidarity and reveal inequities in healthcare access

ALT TEXT CONTD IN THREAD

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Doug Mack @douglasmack.bsky.social · 18h

genuine piece of minneapolis history for sale here!!

bauerbrosinc.com/product/viki...

Viking Bar Neon Sign » Bauer Bros Inc.

Viking Bar Neon Sign This sign was salvaged from the Viking Bar in Minneapolis MN Item: Q005 Measurements: 117.5 inches wide 46.5 inches tall 16 inches deep Salvaged materials may show some wear ...

bauerbrosinc.com

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 18h

🚨ATTN FEDS!🚨

The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) has sued over firings on 10/10

CDC, join our local (AFGE2883) to support and get represented: www.afge2883ga.org. See below for RIF guidance & resources

Other feds, check if AFGE covers your agency: www.afge.org/about-us/age...

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Christophe Veltsos @drinfosec.bsky.social · 18h

🎯PSA by @nychealthy.bsky.social on Twitter (why not post it here on bsky too?):

"Anyone who gets COVID-19 can get long COVID. However, some people have a higher chance of getting long COVID than others because they are at greater risk...
Learn more: nyc.gov/longcovid

OP: x.com/nycHealthy/s...

Anyone who gets COVID-19 can get long COVID. However, some people have a higher chance of getting long COVID than others because they are at greater risk of getting COVID-19 in the first place or having more severe illness.

Learn more: http://nyc.gov/longcovid

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 21h

A huge landmark in journalism history seems to have come to pass a while ago: when @hcrichardson.bsky.social outstripped the Washington Post in online readership. An old world is dying, a new world is being born [Jeff Bezos is a monster].

karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 1d

Lmao WaPo has fewer than 100K circulation now. It turns out “alienate your liberal subscriber base” is not a good strategy when the Republicans also hate you. www.forbes.com/sites/andyme...

The Washington Post Is Running Out Of Readers Willing To Pay

Once a titan of American journalism, The Washington Post now struggles to reach even 100,000 print subscribers most days.

www.forbes.com

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daviss @chaddavis.photography · 20h

you guys.. it fits!

Metro Transit transit light rail train fits through the new tunnel in South Minneapolis.

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la flaneuse 😷 @laflaneuse.bsky.social · 20h

I can’t imagine anything called a scream club would ever have any drama 🤣

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Linsey Marr @linseymarr.bsky.social · 22h

Healthy indoor air is a proven prescription for public health that can help fortify our buildings and enhance people’s health, protecting against respiratory diseases and illnesses, cardiovascular disease and cognitive decline.

resources.wellcertified.com/press-releas...

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 1d

The Regime's goal is to grind everyone down. Plain & simple. Our goal is to refuse this by taking turns to fight where and how we can. When one group needs to bow out, then another group needs to step in and so on. We don't all have to do everything. We can all do something though. Stay in the fight

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kottke.org @kottke.org · 1d

Humans of New York has taken over all of Grand Central Terminal for a huge art installation called Dear New York. “For the first time possibly ever, there is not a single ad to be seen in Grand Central Terminal.” [news.artnet.com]

‘Humans of New York’ Transforms Grand Central Into a Monumental Photo Show

Brandon Stanton, creator of “Humans of New York,” has launched New York’s largest public art installation since “The Gates” at Grand Central.

news.artnet.com

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