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Beth Hawkins
@bethhawkins.bsky.social
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National Correspondent, The 74 Million. I think a lot about great journalism, better schools, disrupting inequity, neurodiversity and all things LGBTQ. Tacos & craft cider.

Half my heart moved to Wisconsin, so also secret shopping creameries.
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acyn.bsky.social
Dimon on why JPMorgan Chase is not funding WH Ballroom:
We have an issue, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful how anything is perceived, and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.
November 29, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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the-word.news
New! @bethmccowen.bsky.social talks to the people behind the new data vis tool, the Trans News Initiative, by the @transjournalists.org.

the-word.news/2025/1128/tr...
New tool tracks how media covers trans communities
The Trans News Initiative quantifies and categorizes coverage with data
the-word.news
November 28, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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dakotahsays.bsky.social
Only 6 more days until Upbeat Nonsense lands in inboxes for the first time. Subscribe below for FREE and it's just once a week. #Cleveland #localnews #artsandculture
November 28, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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cfcamerer.bsky.social
Great 20min documentary about early days of the amazing Minn hardcore band Husker Du.

Grant Norton‘s (bass) Midwest nice mom invited stranger Bob Mould for Thanksgiving. The three jammed in the basement.

Am giving thanks today for Mrs Norton changing musical history
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xNc...
November 27, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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motherjones.com
In 2007, @jamespwest.bsky.social started receiving group emails from the Tran Family, detailing Thanksgiving preparations. Assuming they were sent by mistake, he ignored them.
But the messages kept coming.

So, he tracked the family down, culminating in a journey from Australia to Florida.
My Accidental Thanksgiving With the Tran Family
How years of strange holiday emails landed me at a remarkable celebration thousands of miles from home.
www.motherjones.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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amandaweavernovels.com
ICE DETAINED MARILYN. Fuck these people. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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nachosoloco.bsky.social Nacho @nachosoloco.bsky.social · 3d
Everything I know about Olivia Nuzzi, I've learned against my will.
November 26, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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chrisgeidner.bsky.social
me, every time i log on:
Laurie Metcalf in Little Bear Ridge Road
November 26, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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cingraham.bsky.social
From the MN Society for Professional Journalists: St. Paul police shot three photojournalists (MPR, Reuters, Sahan Journal) with "less lethal" munitions during an ICE operation yesterday. One had to go to the hospital. They say they were specifically targeted by St. Paul police.
MNSPJ condemns St. Paul police attacks on journalists The Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists strongly condemns attacks on journalists by law enforcement on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025, during a federal operation in St. Paul. At least three local photojournalists were injured by less-lethal munitions deployed by St. Paul police officers while covering the story. One was transported to the hospital in an ambulance. All three journalists were clearly identified as press with badges and/or vests, in addition to having cameras in hand, clearly at work. All three photojournalists and multiple other local journalists on scene were also injured by chemical irritants. Kerem Yücel, with MPR News, was hit by a less-lethal munition in the shoulder and was transported to a hospital by ambulance. He has since been released and is recovering. Tim Evans, a freelance photojournalist with Reuters, was struck in the stomach with a pepper ball round. Aaron Nesheim, a photojournalist with Sahan Journal, was struck in the head with a pepper ball round. Evans and Nesheim did not require hospitalization. The three journalists hit by munitions shared with MNSPJ that they believe they were targeted by law enforcement for doing their jobs. Photojournalists are on the frontlines of documenting history and it is imperative that they are kept safe and their First Amendment rights are protected. Attacking journalists sends a message to both journalists and everyday citizens that their First Amendment rights will not be respected. The First Amendment protects the rights of journalists to report on their communities and provide information that communities need — information that, on Tuesday, was not transparently available from any law enforcement agency. We demand answers from St. Paul city leadership about why the city’s police department attacked our colleagues and a commitment to seeing that this will never happen again.
November 26, 2025 at 5:47 PM
bethhawkins.bsky.social
This is fun!

I had too many nominations for @the74.bsky.social upcoming 2025 Jealousy List, so I'll play.
edwriters.bsky.social Education Writers Association @edwriters.bsky.social · 3d
You might’ve seen the74.bsky.social's Jealousy List or The Grade’s best of education journalism roundups.

EWA wants to hear who/what has inspired you this year! We’ll even send out a secret “love letter” to let them know their work has made a lasting impact. 💌

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November 26, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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mnspj.bsky.social
The Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists strongly condemns attacks on journalists by law enforcement on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025, during a federal operation in St. Paul.

Read our full statement: www.mnspj.org/2025/11/26/m...
November 26, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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bencollins.bsky.social
"A woman with a family connection to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Revere, Massachusetts."

www.wcvb.com/article/karo...
REVERE, Mass. — A woman with a family connection to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Revere, Massachusetts. The woman, Bruna Ferreira, has an 11-year-old son with Michael Leavitt, Karoline Leavitt's brother. Ferreira migrated with her family to the United States from Brazil as a child and is currently in custody at an ICE facility in southern Louisiana. Michael Leavitt released a statement, saying that his "only concern has always been the safety, well-being, and privacy of [his] son."
November 26, 2025 at 4:07 AM
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@nhlwild.bsky.social

Ojibwe language broadcast of Wild game
Nov 28
We are hosting a historic, first-of-its-kind Ojibwe-language game broadcast in celebration of Native American Heritage Day on Friday, Nov. 28th!! The broadcast will be available to stream on the FanDuel Sports Network and the game will be called by respected language speakers Gordon “Maajiigoneyaash” Jourdain, Ph.D.; Chato “Ombishkebines” Gonzalez; and James “Ginoonde” Buckholtz. Pictures of 3 announcers and a view of the ice from the Boothe.
November 25, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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mrspowersdayjob.bsky.social
Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
A large (maybe 3 feet wide by 5 feet tall) sign on the end of a row of bookshelves that tells the “address” of books that have sensitive content.
November 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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startribune.com
Seattle grunge band Pearl Jam helped pay for the Two Harbors Youth Hockey Association’s new Zamboni.
What do you call an ice-resurfacing machine partly funded by a ’90s grunge band? A Pearl Jamboni, of course.
Seattle grunge band Pearl Jam helped pay for the Two Harbors Youth Hockey Association’s new Zamboni.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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vincempls.bsky.social
It's a pleasant warm and foggy midnight in the great Purple City. Some bicyclists are on the east river trail. By all accounts by this time tomorrow it will be winter.
night time photo of the mississippi river looking towards the Minneapolis skyline partially obscured by fog. the river is calm, the busy I-94 bridge in the distance. Two bikes can be seen on the rough river gorge trail below only because of their headlights.
November 25, 2025 at 5:55 AM
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natacha.bsky.social
A very, very important peer-reviewed empirical study published in the academic journal Pediatrics shows that hormone treatment of young trans people decreases suicidality very significantly.

Doubtless it will be ignored by Simonoff et al, who are not even measuring this in the “Pathways” study.
Changes in Suicidality among Transgender Adolescents Following Hormone Therapy: An Extended Study
To examine changes in suicidality following hormone therapy (HT) among transgender and gender-diverse adolescents and young adults.A retrospective cha…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:05 AM
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erininthemorning.com
1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.

It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.

It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.

Transgender care saves lives.
Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
bethhawkins.bsky.social
Looking for a good news lunchtime read?

New, from me @the74.bsky.social today: The story of four Albuquerque schools teaching a mix of cutting-edge and ancient sustainable agriculture strategies — and the endangered river the students are helping to protect.
Ancient Aquifers & Drones: NM Kids Learn to Save Precious Water for the Future
This year, the Rio Grande ran dry in Albuquerque. The conservation techniques students are learning will be key to the region’s survival.
www.the74million.org
November 24, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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motherjones.com
A garden wedged between two apartment buildings—or high in the sky? Urban agrivoltaics could be WILDLY successful climate hack. Suddenly you’ve got a microclimates that grow corn, beans, squash—and even saffron.
A surprisingly powerful tool to make cities more livable
Urban farms and gardens ease food insecurity, boost mental health, and create communities.
www.motherjones.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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shelleybwoke.bsky.social
The Cass Review was also described as "gold standard" science.
November 23, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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cengizyar.com
Listen to @jlussenhop.bsky.social & Andy Mannix discuss their @propublica.org @startribune.com investigation into child sexual abuse in the Old Apostolic Lutheran Church community on @mprnews.org. www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
Young girls were sexually abused by a church member. They were told to forgive and forget.
In Duluth, leaders of an Old Apostolic Lutheran Church community enabled a child abuser by telling his victims that once the sins were “washed away in the blood of reconciliation,” they could never sp...
www.mprnews.org
November 21, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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BREAKING: Federal judge rejects DOJ's effort to subpoena the names and medical records of children who have received gender-affirming medical care from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA IN RE: SUBPOENA NO. 25-1431-014 : MISCELLANEOUS ACTION : : NO. 25-39 MEMORANDUM KEARNEY,J. November 21, 2025 Our elected Congresspersons granted the Department of Justice limited authority in 1996 to investigate federal health care offenses involving the labeling and distribution of prescription drugs. The Department of Justice is now investigating the labeling and distribution of prescribed clinically authorized puberty blockers and hormone therapy. It subpoenaed fifteen categories of records from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia including billing and insurance records, communications with manufacturers and sales representatives, and the names and complete medical and psychological records of children receiving gender-affirming care. The Hospital agrees to produce most of the requested materials. But it objects to producing the identities of its child patients and their families along with their confidential medical files. Its objection requires we study two questions: whether Congress authorized a subpoena for the children's confidential medical records, and, if so, whether the children's privacy interests outweigh the Department of Justice's need for these confidential medical records under the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. We find the answer to both questions is "no." We strike the three requests for these child- identifying and treatment and disclosure records as beyond the authority granted by Congress. We also find, even if this private information could be relevant, the heightened privacy interests of children and their families substantially outweighs the Department's need to know the children's names, addresses, and treatment along with disclosures for gender-affirming care at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
November 21, 2025 at 10:26 PM
bethhawkins.bsky.social
Pivotal role, pivotal time. Thanks for your service, @tannercurl.bsky.social

Who wants this great job? C'mon, you know someone, don't you?
Tanner Curl to leave MinnPost; 2026 executive director search set
He has been at MinnPost for eight years, the last five as executive director, and will take on a new role at a youth development nonprofit.
www.minnpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:42 PM