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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 46m

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 · 2m

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Matthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 1h

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 · 58m

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 · 2h

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 · 7h

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 · 8h

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 · 3h

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 · 3h

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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 · 3h

"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.

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

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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

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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 · 5h

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 · 5h

🚨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 · 5h

🎯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 · 8h

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 · 7h

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 · 7h

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

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Linsey Marr @linseymarr.bsky.social · 9h

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 · 18h

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 · 11h

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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Karrie Jacobs @karrieurbanist.bsky.social · 11h

Worth watching.

Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 2d

MSNBC from last night.

Debunking the right's obsession with Antifa

Rutgers University History Professor Mark Bray joins The Weekend: Primetime to share why he and his family fled the U.S. over safety concerns amid the Trump administration's broad attacks on Antifa. H...

www.msnbc.com

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Drew Scanlon @drewscanlon.bsky.social · 18d

Hi Internet! I'm Drew and THIS IS MY FACE.

If this GIF has ever brought you joy in the past, I humbly ask you to consider making a donation to the National MS Society. It would mean a lot to me and to those I know affected by the disease!

Donate at blinkingguy.com

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Brandon Schorsch @bschorshy.bsky.social · 1d

I think the wealthy of this town are trying to rewrite history with their Precarious State circle jerk on all their corporate stations & papers

I think they don't want us to realize our PBS is telling the accurate history of Mayors & Cops in this town.

Watch Paradox next Tuesday at 7pm on TPT2!

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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 1d

sorry, kids, adam duininck killed holidazzle, it costs too much money to put on! don't look at the downtown council giving we love mpls $35,000 in may 2025

taylr @taylordahlin.com · 1d

can't wait for holidazzle by the uptown association, sponsored by small business the UPS store in uptown

www.startribune.com/downtown-min...

Minneapolis Downtown Council pulls plug on Holidazzle and Aquatennial, seeks new organizer

After years of inconsistent funding, the business group is hoping others will continue or reimagine the city’s signature events as the area keeps working on its post-pandemic rebound.

www.startribune.com

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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 1d

“This is absolutely a violation of federal law.”

For @motherjones.com, I reported about how reduction-in-forces in the Office of Special Education Programs will lead to disabled kids' needs not being met, as funding may not be distributed. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Trump's new layoffs hurt disabled kids

"This is absolutely a violation of federal law."

www.motherjones.com

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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 1d

If you’re curious about Lansing’s MPD history see: mappingprejudice.umn.edu/dr-michael-l...

Dr. Michael Lansing | Mapping Prejudice

mappingprejudice.umn.edu

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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 1d

I’ve been really looking forward to this & the MPD history just coming out (the author, Michael Lansing, is in the doc). I wonder if a truly independent journalistic investigation featuring academics who do deep research will get the MSM coverage Kupchella’s thing did ha ha who am I kidding …

Brandon Schorsch @bschorshy.bsky.social · 1d

I think the wealthy of this town are trying to rewrite history with their Precarious State circle jerk on all their corporate stations & papers

I think they don't want us to realize our PBS is telling the accurate history of Mayors & Cops in this town.

Watch Paradox next Tuesday at 7pm on TPT2!

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