Rick Weinmeyer
@rickweinmeyer.bsky.social
Assistant Professor - Loyola University Chicago Law • PhD - Northwestern, JD - Minnesota • I study public health law, public health ethics & health policy • A blend of serious & humor • Minnesotan ✊🏼 • Gay 🏳️🌈
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Wanting to be thin isn’t a fringe perspective, nor is it edgy. It is the dominant narrative in a profoundly anti-fat culture. And in this particular moment, making media about how it’s okay to want to be thin also acts as de facto advertising for some of the wealthiest corporations in the world.
February 1, 2026 at 5:50 AM
Wanting to be thin isn’t a fringe perspective, nor is it edgy. It is the dominant narrative in a profoundly anti-fat culture. And in this particular moment, making media about how it’s okay to want to be thin also acts as de facto advertising for some of the wealthiest corporations in the world.
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On this day in 2026, Senate Republicans are pushing for the SAVE Act, which the House already passed. The Act would disenfranchise millions of Americans, including millions of American women who changed their name after marrying. #WeTheMen
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This one weird trick could stop US women from voting | Arwa Mahdawi
The Save Act – which would do the opposite of its title – could have a huge impact on the midterm elections
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 7:32 PM
On this day in 2026, Senate Republicans are pushing for the SAVE Act, which the House already passed. The Act would disenfranchise millions of Americans, including millions of American women who changed their name after marrying. #WeTheMen
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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honestly the world is giving up. RIP queen.
Catherine O'Hara, the actor who starred as Kate McCallister in “Home Alone,” has died at 71, TMZ reports
Catherine O'Hara Dead at 71
Catherine O'Hara -- famous for her work in "Schitt's Creek," "Home Alone," and "Best In Show" -- is dead ... TMZ has learned.
www.tmz.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:39 PM
honestly the world is giving up. RIP queen.
Nowhere in this . . . whatever . . . of Rahm Emanuel does it mention his administration's closure of 50 schools in poor minority neighborhoods, its myopic focus on business interests, or the cover up of the murder of Laquan McDonald, a 17-year-old shot 16 times in the back.
Opinion | Rahm Emanuel Will Speak to You Now
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:57 AM
Nowhere in this . . . whatever . . . of Rahm Emanuel does it mention his administration's closure of 50 schools in poor minority neighborhoods, its myopic focus on business interests, or the cover up of the murder of Laquan McDonald, a 17-year-old shot 16 times in the back.
One of the most unknowable questions in the universe: Why does anyone anywhere care what David Brooks thinks?
January 29, 2026 at 6:24 PM
One of the most unknowable questions in the universe: Why does anyone anywhere care what David Brooks thinks?
The end of days is here.
Birkenstock Steps Into High Bridal Fashion
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:26 PM
The end of days is here.
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Today, we share an open letter from seventy-two University of Minnesota Law faculty addressing the federal government’s ongoing campaign of fear, intimidation, and violence against Minnesotans.
An Open Letter to the Minnesota Law Community
Seventy-two University of Minnesota Law faculty address the federal government's ongoing campaign of fear, intimidation, and violence against Minnesotans.
lpeproject.org
January 27, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Today, we share an open letter from seventy-two University of Minnesota Law faculty addressing the federal government’s ongoing campaign of fear, intimidation, and violence against Minnesotans.
Incredible!
On Strict Scrutiny, Melissa announced ... she has a NEW BOOK coming out in May!
It's a comprehensive & annotated guide of ... the Constitution! So you can call people (*cough*, SCOTUS, Trump regime) on their BS!
@profmmurray.bsky.social @strictscrutiny.bsky.social
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It's a comprehensive & annotated guide of ... the Constitution! So you can call people (*cough*, SCOTUS, Trump regime) on their BS!
@profmmurray.bsky.social @strictscrutiny.bsky.social
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
The U.S. Constitution: A Comprehensive and Annotated Guide for the Modern Reader
A Comprehensive and Annotated Guide for the Modern Reader
bookshop.org
January 26, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Incredible!
Same!!
Proud UMN Law alum here, I stand with you all 💕
Standing with 65 of my UMN Law colleagues (and counting) to condemn ICE’s lawless conduct towards Minnesotans: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
January 26, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Same!!
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Proud UMN Law alum here, I stand with you all 💕
Standing with 65 of my UMN Law colleagues (and counting) to condemn ICE’s lawless conduct towards Minnesotans: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Open Letter to Minnesota Law CommunityJanuary 25
January 25, 2026 To the Minnesota Law Community: We, the undersigned faculty of the University of Minnesota Law School, write in our individual capacities to address the federal government's ongoin...
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January 26, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Proud UMN Law alum here, I stand with you all 💕
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The CDC has paused more than 100 grants to states and organizations to update infrastructure for public health projects. www.statnews.com/2026/01/24/p...
CDC pauses, then unpauses billions in public health infrastructure grants to states
The CDC briefly paused more than 100 grants to states and organizations to update infrastructure for public health projects.
www.statnews.com
January 25, 2026 at 8:02 PM
The CDC has paused more than 100 grants to states and organizations to update infrastructure for public health projects. www.statnews.com/2026/01/24/p...
Happy birthday to my good friend [REDACTED], who lives in South Minneapolis, and--despite all the horror--refuses to let Donald Trump and ICE suffocate all the joy from life.
January 25, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Happy birthday to my good friend [REDACTED], who lives in South Minneapolis, and--despite all the horror--refuses to let Donald Trump and ICE suffocate all the joy from life.
“We’ve broken every rule that we’ve learned on disease control. The first and most important rule is to know the truth. You have to set up a surveillance system to know the truth, otherwise you’re responding blindly. The truth changes every day in the [Trump] White House.”
William H. Foege, Key Figure in the Eradication of Smallpox, Dies at 89
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January 25, 2026 at 5:41 AM
“We’ve broken every rule that we’ve learned on disease control. The first and most important rule is to know the truth. You have to set up a surveillance system to know the truth, otherwise you’re responding blindly. The truth changes every day in the [Trump] White House.”
"What appalled and obsessed Victor Hugo most was the seemingly 'normal nature' of the French regime, even as it committed acts of unprecedented authoritarian menace and cruelty."
@adamgopnik.bsky.social What Trump Missed at the Kennedy Center Production of "Les Mis", New Yorker (Apr. 13, 2025).
@adamgopnik.bsky.social What Trump Missed at the Kennedy Center Production of "Les Mis", New Yorker (Apr. 13, 2025).
On tonight’s White House agenda:
Trump and guests will get a private screening of MELANIA, the documentary about the First Lady, @thr.com reports.
Attendees include Apple CEO Tim Cook, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, Mike Tyson, per the article.
Trump and guests will get a private screening of MELANIA, the documentary about the First Lady, @thr.com reports.
Attendees include Apple CEO Tim Cook, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, Mike Tyson, per the article.
January 25, 2026 at 2:23 AM
"What appalled and obsessed Victor Hugo most was the seemingly 'normal nature' of the French regime, even as it committed acts of unprecedented authoritarian menace and cruelty."
@adamgopnik.bsky.social What Trump Missed at the Kennedy Center Production of "Les Mis", New Yorker (Apr. 13, 2025).
@adamgopnik.bsky.social What Trump Missed at the Kennedy Center Production of "Les Mis", New Yorker (Apr. 13, 2025).
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Stand With The Sinister Minnesotans Against ICE https://store.theonion.com/products/sinister-minnesotans-t-shirt?variant=44569654984773
January 23, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Stand With The Sinister Minnesotans Against ICE https://store.theonion.com/products/sinister-minnesotans-t-shirt?variant=44569654984773
Boy do I love Minnesota!
January 23, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Boy do I love Minnesota!
Ooof.
1. A #flu update:
12 more kids have died, bringing the 2025-26 pediatric death toll to 44 so far. This time last year the total was 27 — & last year went on to be a record year for kids dying from flu. These deaths are reported on a lag; more will come, sadly.
CDC says ~90% weren't vaxed.
12 more kids have died, bringing the 2025-26 pediatric death toll to 44 so far. This time last year the total was 27 — & last year went on to be a record year for kids dying from flu. These deaths are reported on a lag; more will come, sadly.
CDC says ~90% weren't vaxed.
January 23, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Ooof.
It's always refreshing to get @sbg1.bsky.social's cut-to-the-chase perspective.
"How many polite ways are there to ask whether the President of the United States is losing it?"
"How many polite ways are there to ask whether the President of the United States is losing it?"
It’s Time to Talk About Donald Trump’s Logorrhea
How many polite ways are there to ask whether the President of the United States is losing it?
www.newyorker.com
January 23, 2026 at 5:28 PM
It's always refreshing to get @sbg1.bsky.social's cut-to-the-chase perspective.
"How many polite ways are there to ask whether the President of the United States is losing it?"
"How many polite ways are there to ask whether the President of the United States is losing it?"
Based on my public health expertise, I can say that Senator Cassidy is a dipshit.
A Republican Vaccine Defender Fights to Hang On
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Based on my public health expertise, I can say that Senator Cassidy is a dipshit.
"On Thursday, the administration said that all U.S. government funding to the organization had been terminated, and that all assigned federal employees and contractors had been recalled from its Geneva headquarters and its offices worldwide."
U.S. Formally Withdraws From World Health Organization
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:24 AM
"On Thursday, the administration said that all U.S. government funding to the organization had been terminated, and that all assigned federal employees and contractors had been recalled from its Geneva headquarters and its offices worldwide."
My partner spent the day volunteering with his coworkers at a basketball tournament for the Special Olympics.* It's nice to hear about people doing kind things.
*How one Kennedy (Eunice) created the Special Olympics while another (RFK, Jr.) cares nothing about the vulnerable is mind boggling.
*How one Kennedy (Eunice) created the Special Olympics while another (RFK, Jr.) cares nothing about the vulnerable is mind boggling.
January 23, 2026 at 1:12 AM
My partner spent the day volunteering with his coworkers at a basketball tournament for the Special Olympics.* It's nice to hear about people doing kind things.
*How one Kennedy (Eunice) created the Special Olympics while another (RFK, Jr.) cares nothing about the vulnerable is mind boggling.
*How one Kennedy (Eunice) created the Special Olympics while another (RFK, Jr.) cares nothing about the vulnerable is mind boggling.
Mayor Mamdani continues to make toilet headlines.
Mamdani’s Aspiration for Gracie Mansion: Bidets
www.nytimes.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Mayor Mamdani continues to make toilet headlines.
This headline nearly killed me.
Kennedy, Kicking Off National Tour, Says He’s Not Running for President
www.nytimes.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:32 AM
This headline nearly killed me.
We've ruined the planet, but at least we get cute pictures of monkeys eating popsicles.
Rio de Janeiro zoo animals are treated to popsicles as the city faces scorching summer weather
Animals at Rio de Janeiro’s BioParque zoo received popsicles and frozen treats Tuesday as the city faced another day of extreme heat during Brazil’s summer.
apnews.com
January 22, 2026 at 12:24 AM
We've ruined the planet, but at least we get cute pictures of monkeys eating popsicles.