Beth Hawkins
@bethhawkins.bsky.social
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.
Half my heart moved to Wisconsin, so also secret shopping creameries.
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Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
November 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
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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
Seattle grunge band Pearl Jam helped pay for the Two Harbors Youth Hockey Association’s new Zamboni.
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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.
November 25, 2025 at 5:55 AM
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.
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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.
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
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.
Doubtless it will be ignored by Simonoff et al, who are not even measuring this in the “Pathways” study.
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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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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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
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.
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The Cass Review was also described as "gold standard" science.
This man is a disaster for public health, the worst we have seen in over 60 years.
RFK Jr. says he's following 'gold standard' science. Here's what to know
apnews.com/article/trum...
RFK Jr. says he's following 'gold standard' science. Here's what to know
apnews.com/article/trum...
RFK Jr. says he's following 'gold standard' science. Here's what to know
President Donald Trump and his Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. say they want the government to follow “gold standard” science.
apnews.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:12 PM
The Cass Review was also described as "gold standard" science.
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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
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...
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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...
November 21, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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...
Pivotal role, pivotal time. Thanks for your service, @tannercurl.bsky.social
Who wants this great job? C'mon, you know someone, don't you?
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
Pivotal role, pivotal time. Thanks for your service, @tannercurl.bsky.social
Who wants this great job? C'mon, you know someone, don't you?
Who wants this great job? C'mon, you know someone, don't you?
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Via @annabjournalist.bsky.social: Alabama's new state Senate map was designed by an 18-year-old University of Alabama freshman who submitted his proposals, unsolicited, to a federal court hearing a lawsuit over the districts.
University of Alabama freshman draws state's court-ordered Senate map | Alabama Reflector
TUSCALOOSA — Daniel DiDonato says he’s been passionate about elections since he was a young child. He submitted six maps to a federal court.
alabamareflector.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Via @annabjournalist.bsky.social: Alabama's new state Senate map was designed by an 18-year-old University of Alabama freshman who submitted his proposals, unsolicited, to a federal court hearing a lawsuit over the districts.
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AOC to @pabloreports.bsky.social : A swastika is one of the clearest symbols of hatred in all of humanity… to remove that designation… indicates a possible collaboration with those very elements, which I think is genuinely frightening to any American.
November 21, 2025 at 12:00 AM
AOC to @pabloreports.bsky.social : A swastika is one of the clearest symbols of hatred in all of humanity… to remove that designation… indicates a possible collaboration with those very elements, which I think is genuinely frightening to any American.
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I caught Mitch McConnell earlier today and tried to ask him about the CDC promoting the lie that vaccines cause autism.
He voted against RFK Jr.'s confirmation.
But as is always the case, McConnell, a polio survivor, refused to answer questions.
He voted against RFK Jr.'s confirmation.
But as is always the case, McConnell, a polio survivor, refused to answer questions.
November 21, 2025 at 5:04 AM
I caught Mitch McConnell earlier today and tried to ask him about the CDC promoting the lie that vaccines cause autism.
He voted against RFK Jr.'s confirmation.
But as is always the case, McConnell, a polio survivor, refused to answer questions.
He voted against RFK Jr.'s confirmation.
But as is always the case, McConnell, a polio survivor, refused to answer questions.
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Scoop: The Trump administration has quietly erased trans people, people of color and to some extent, the idea that some groups have more or different difficulties than others from the National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers.
Why? Unclear! They wouldn’t tell me.
Why? Unclear! They wouldn’t tell me.
Trans people and people of color have been quietly erased from national caregiving plan
The decision ignores the stark reality that underserved communities experience greater negative impacts from caregiving, from financial hardships to worse health outcomes, advocates say.
19thnews.org
November 20, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Scoop: The Trump administration has quietly erased trans people, people of color and to some extent, the idea that some groups have more or different difficulties than others from the National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers.
Why? Unclear! They wouldn’t tell me.
Why? Unclear! They wouldn’t tell me.
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Amazing study showing that deactivating social media improved mental health.
[It has so many coauthors that the sample size was sufficient to run the RCT on themselves.]
[It has so many coauthors that the sample size was sufficient to run the RCT on themselves.]
Forthcoming in AEJ: Economic Policy: "The Effect of Deactivating Facebook and Instagram on Users’ Emotional State" by Hunt Allcott, Matthew Gentzkow, Benjamin Wittenbrink, et al. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
The Effect of Deactivating Facebook and Instagram on Users’ Emotional State
(Forthcoming Article) - We estimate the effect of social media deactivation on users’ emotional state in
two large randomized experiments before the 2020 U.S. election. People who
deactivated Facebook...
www.aeaweb.org
November 20, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Amazing study showing that deactivating social media improved mental health.
[It has so many coauthors that the sample size was sufficient to run the RCT on themselves.]
[It has so many coauthors that the sample size was sufficient to run the RCT on themselves.]
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TIL Edmund Fitzgerald, namesake of the ship lost with all hands in a Lake Superior storm in November 1975, had a great uncle Edmond Fitzgerald who also had a ship named after him, the Edmond Fitzgerald, which was lost with all hands in a Lake Erie storm in November 1883
How the Fitzgerald Sank Twice
An excerpt
greatlakespeopleandplaces.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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The DOJ accuses Martinez of assulting/impeding a federal agent on Oct. 4, even after an agent shot her.
An exhibit filed yesterday shows text messages discussing media coverage of the case.
"I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys."
An exhibit filed yesterday shows text messages discussing media coverage of the case.
"I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys."
November 6, 2025 at 3:54 PM
The DOJ accuses Martinez of assulting/impeding a federal agent on Oct. 4, even after an agent shot her.
An exhibit filed yesterday shows text messages discussing media coverage of the case.
"I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys."
An exhibit filed yesterday shows text messages discussing media coverage of the case.
"I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys."
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JUST IN:
Compare 2025 school performance scores for New Orleans charters
The NOLA Public Schools district earned its first B letter grade since the schools seized from the city after Hurricane Katrina — run for years by the state — returned to the district in 2018.
thelensnola.org/2025/11/20/c...
Compare 2025 school performance scores for New Orleans charters
The NOLA Public Schools district earned its first B letter grade since the schools seized from the city after Hurricane Katrina — run for years by the state — returned to the district in 2018.
thelensnola.org/2025/11/20/c...
Compare 2025 school performance scores for New Orleans charters | The Lens
The NOLA Public Schools district earned its first B letter grade since the schools seized from the city in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina — and run for years by the state — returned to the distric...
thelensnola.org
November 20, 2025 at 4:06 PM
JUST IN:
Compare 2025 school performance scores for New Orleans charters
The NOLA Public Schools district earned its first B letter grade since the schools seized from the city after Hurricane Katrina — run for years by the state — returned to the district in 2018.
thelensnola.org/2025/11/20/c...
Compare 2025 school performance scores for New Orleans charters
The NOLA Public Schools district earned its first B letter grade since the schools seized from the city after Hurricane Katrina — run for years by the state — returned to the district in 2018.
thelensnola.org/2025/11/20/c...
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The CDC’s new autism page reads like an anti-vax blog
The CDC’s new autism page reads like an anti-vax blog
RFK Jr. promised to change vaccine policy. This new website shows he has.
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:08 PM
The CDC’s new autism page reads like an anti-vax blog
Over at the rebooted Southwest Voices, @mwhitler.bsky.social has an excellent round up of Minneapolis Public Schools "bright spots."
She asked the district for data to back its claims. They get a C- for that. But being Melissa, she brings the context people need to interpret for themselves!
She asked the district for data to back its claims. They get a C- for that. But being Melissa, she brings the context people need to interpret for themselves!
Looking for Bright Spots in Minneapolis Public Schools
Southwest Voices asked the district for data-backed positive trends that show improved outcomes for students. Here's what we found.
www.southwestvoices.news
November 20, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Over at the rebooted Southwest Voices, @mwhitler.bsky.social has an excellent round up of Minneapolis Public Schools "bright spots."
She asked the district for data to back its claims. They get a C- for that. But being Melissa, she brings the context people need to interpret for themselves!
She asked the district for data to back its claims. They get a C- for that. But being Melissa, she brings the context people need to interpret for themselves!
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On a similar note, I'm so grateful that I worked at community newspapers right out of college. I learned so goddamned much from that and those opportunities essentially don't exist anymore.
Ugh. So fucking awful.
My first job in journalism was as a copy editor, and I truly believe it taught me as much about journalism — on the copy desk in Warren, Ohio — as anything else I’ve learned since.
My first job in journalism was as a copy editor, and I truly believe it taught me as much about journalism — on the copy desk in Warren, Ohio — as anything else I’ve learned since.
Stop laying off copy editors and then complaining about errors and lack of reader trust challenge
November 20, 2025 at 6:14 AM
On a similar note, I'm so grateful that I worked at community newspapers right out of college. I learned so goddamned much from that and those opportunities essentially don't exist anymore.
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Deportation flights occur 2-4 times a week at MSP. Please keep watch for our official response.
November 19, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Deportation flights occur 2-4 times a week at MSP. Please keep watch for our official response.
New from me @the74:
This @trevorproject.bsky.social research makes intuitive sense.
LGBT youth are more motivated to be politically involved—and more likely to suffer mental health impacts of the motivating politics.
www.the74million.org/article/civi...
This @trevorproject.bsky.social research makes intuitive sense.
LGBT youth are more motivated to be politically involved—and more likely to suffer mental health impacts of the motivating politics.
www.the74million.org/article/civi...
Civic Engagement Rises Among LGBTQ Youth, But So Do Mental Health Challenges
Political concerns are prompting some young people to consider moving to different states or crossing state lines for health care, survey shows.
www.the74million.org
November 20, 2025 at 4:51 AM
New from me @the74:
This @trevorproject.bsky.social research makes intuitive sense.
LGBT youth are more motivated to be politically involved—and more likely to suffer mental health impacts of the motivating politics.
www.the74million.org/article/civi...
This @trevorproject.bsky.social research makes intuitive sense.
LGBT youth are more motivated to be politically involved—and more likely to suffer mental health impacts of the motivating politics.
www.the74million.org/article/civi...