Rachel Widome
@rwidome.bsky.social
I'm an epidemiologist at the UMN's Division of Epidemiology and Community Health. I like rabbits. I like iced tea. I also like plots that involve time travel. On Twitter and elsewhere I'm rwidome too. More on me: https://widome.carrd.co/
Man, I wish there was a way to have different aliases in my Signal chat groups so I could be anonymous in some but the real me in others. @meredithmeredith.bsky.social, could this be possible?
February 5, 2026 at 4:44 AM
Man, I wish there was a way to have different aliases in my Signal chat groups so I could be anonymous in some but the real me in others. @meredithmeredith.bsky.social, could this be possible?
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I think it's best for everyone to understand that the unified class project of billionaires right now is to do to white collar workers what globalization and neoliberalism did to blue collar workers.
February 4, 2026 at 7:41 PM
I think it's best for everyone to understand that the unified class project of billionaires right now is to do to white collar workers what globalization and neoliberalism did to blue collar workers.
Also in this clip...
BHATTACHARYA: Uh uh the NIH funds studies, we don't conduct directly the studies.
Does he not know what happens at NIH at all or how it works, like at all? What a terrible NIH director.
BHATTACHARYA: Uh uh the NIH funds studies, we don't conduct directly the studies.
Does he not know what happens at NIH at all or how it works, like at all? What a terrible NIH director.
BHATTACHARYA: I do not believe patients' care was disrupted. If there were disruptions, it's the responsibility of the researchers, not the NHS
HASSAN: That is an unacceptable and outrageous response. You can make an edict - 'Don't disrupt care!' - but that can be a very complicated thing
HASSAN: That is an unacceptable and outrageous response. You can make an edict - 'Don't disrupt care!' - but that can be a very complicated thing
February 3, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Also in this clip...
BHATTACHARYA: Uh uh the NIH funds studies, we don't conduct directly the studies.
Does he not know what happens at NIH at all or how it works, like at all? What a terrible NIH director.
BHATTACHARYA: Uh uh the NIH funds studies, we don't conduct directly the studies.
Does he not know what happens at NIH at all or how it works, like at all? What a terrible NIH director.
"Former government lawyers said the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Minnesota has never lost 14 attorneys in the span of a single month before." www.startribune.com/another-wave...
Another wave of departures in Minnesota’s U.S. Attorney’s Office
14 attorneys have left this year, which prosecutors are calling unprecedented.
www.startribune.com
February 3, 2026 at 5:25 PM
"Former government lawyers said the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Minnesota has never lost 14 attorneys in the span of a single month before." www.startribune.com/another-wave...
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Jesus this chart.
The number of detainees getting put on ICE flights at MSP has been relatively low the last few days.
I believe this is not on account of ICE pulling back - they still outnumber local police in many towns - but on account of vulnerable people staying home, observer pressure, and lawyer organization.
I believe this is not on account of ICE pulling back - they still outnumber local police in many towns - but on account of vulnerable people staying home, observer pressure, and lawyer organization.
February 3, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Jesus this chart.
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This is a post about animal excrement and the English language.
bull$#!% = nonsense/lies
chicken$#!% = petty or cowardly
horse$#!% = nonsense/lies
dog$#!%= low quality
ape$#!% = wild
bat$#!%= crazy
Ordered above from oldest to newest: bull$#!% (1914), bat$#!% (1971).
bull$#!% = nonsense/lies
chicken$#!% = petty or cowardly
horse$#!% = nonsense/lies
dog$#!%= low quality
ape$#!% = wild
bat$#!%= crazy
Ordered above from oldest to newest: bull$#!% (1914), bat$#!% (1971).
February 2, 2026 at 3:23 PM
This is a post about animal excrement and the English language.
bull$#!% = nonsense/lies
chicken$#!% = petty or cowardly
horse$#!% = nonsense/lies
dog$#!%= low quality
ape$#!% = wild
bat$#!%= crazy
Ordered above from oldest to newest: bull$#!% (1914), bat$#!% (1971).
bull$#!% = nonsense/lies
chicken$#!% = petty or cowardly
horse$#!% = nonsense/lies
dog$#!%= low quality
ape$#!% = wild
bat$#!%= crazy
Ordered above from oldest to newest: bull$#!% (1914), bat$#!% (1971).
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ICE/CBP have taken at least 3 Columbia Heights students and 25 families(it’s a small suburb) and they’re staging *in the school parking lot* www.kare11.com/article/news...
Columbia Heights Public Schools closes due to 'credible threat'
This news comes after 25 Columbia Heights parents and at least three students have been detained in the past few weeks.
www.kare11.com
February 2, 2026 at 1:22 PM
ICE/CBP have taken at least 3 Columbia Heights students and 25 families(it’s a small suburb) and they’re staging *in the school parking lot* www.kare11.com/article/news...
Jihad vs. McWorld asked the ‘90s. Well lol jokes on you cause the answer is neither
February 2, 2026 at 4:27 AM
Jihad vs. McWorld asked the ‘90s. Well lol jokes on you cause the answer is neither
“For 24 hours, she was locked inside a bathroom with three men at Whipple… Meals consisted of one sandwich a day. The sink faucet did not work, but the single toilet did. When the men pulled down their pants to use it, the woman hid her face.” www.startribune.com/no-humanity-...
‘No humanity’: Detainees describe conditions inside Whipple Federal Building
Immigration sweep brings overcrowded rooms and overflowing toilets. Lawyers say they can’t visit their clients. The Department of Homeland Security says “all detainees receive full due process.”
www.startribune.com
February 2, 2026 at 12:50 AM
“For 24 hours, she was locked inside a bathroom with three men at Whipple… Meals consisted of one sandwich a day. The sink faucet did not work, but the single toilet did. When the men pulled down their pants to use it, the woman hid her face.” www.startribune.com/no-humanity-...
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Liam is home now and we are grateful to @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social for traveling to Minneapolis with him and his dad.
Welcome home Liam ❤️❤️
Welcome home Liam ❤️❤️
February 1, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Liam is home now and we are grateful to @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social for traveling to Minneapolis with him and his dad.
Welcome home Liam ❤️❤️
Welcome home Liam ❤️❤️
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This morning, federal agents staged at the Powderhorn Park Recreation Center lot and began to throw chemical irritants at observers. They also kidnapped an observer. Our parks are meant for our children, youth, and neighbors. They should never be militarized zones meant to separate families. 1/
February 1, 2026 at 3:23 PM
This morning, federal agents staged at the Powderhorn Park Recreation Center lot and began to throw chemical irritants at observers. They also kidnapped an observer. Our parks are meant for our children, youth, and neighbors. They should never be militarized zones meant to separate families. 1/
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Honestly the longer ICE stays here the more advantage we gain. They have to be gone by spring. If the bike whackos get a shot at patrol it’s OVER.
January 28, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Honestly the longer ICE stays here the more advantage we gain. They have to be gone by spring. If the bike whackos get a shot at patrol it’s OVER.
Okay I know this sounds dumb but I just never thought in my lifetime that I’d be engaged in fighting nazis from taking over in my own US city. Weird.
January 31, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Okay I know this sounds dumb but I just never thought in my lifetime that I’d be engaged in fighting nazis from taking over in my own US city. Weird.
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I was frankly pretty startled to see that this was real. (It's here: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...)
Matthew 19:14 is "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."
John 11:35 is "Jesus wept."
Matthew 19:14 is "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."
John 11:35 is "Jesus wept."
January 31, 2026 at 8:37 PM
I was frankly pretty startled to see that this was real. (It's here: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...)
Matthew 19:14 is "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."
John 11:35 is "Jesus wept."
Matthew 19:14 is "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."
John 11:35 is "Jesus wept."
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Can confirm. Nothing has changed on the ground. ICE still attacking people, kidnapping, all that stuff—and the city is still out protecting and helping neighbors
Absolutely surreal to continue to hear about drawdowns and lowered temperatures and things calming down in Minneapolis when, as far as I can tell, literally nothing has changed on the ground
January 31, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Can confirm. Nothing has changed on the ground. ICE still attacking people, kidnapping, all that stuff—and the city is still out protecting and helping neighbors
"It's believed to be the first time a local police department in Minnesota intervened in a federal law enforcement action since the surge in immigration enforcement began two months ago." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
St. Peter police chief intervenes, prevents federal agents from arresting resident
The police chief of St. Peter intervened to prevent federal agents from taking a local resident who was observing ICE enforcement actions into custody. It is believed to the first time local police in...
www.mprnews.org
January 31, 2026 at 2:53 PM
"It's believed to be the first time a local police department in Minnesota intervened in a federal law enforcement action since the surge in immigration enforcement began two months ago." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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Another level of the terror the Feds are doing is they’re driving wildly on our streets.
They literally don’t care if they kill/maim people and since the cars aren’t theirs they are just using them as weapons.
Tim Walz please continue to ask nicely for them to leave it’s going great.
They literally don’t care if they kill/maim people and since the cars aren’t theirs they are just using them as weapons.
Tim Walz please continue to ask nicely for them to leave it’s going great.
Federal agents were pursuing a driver when the three-car crash took place.
Woman injured in car crash with federal agents in Minneapolis
Federal agents were pursuing a driver when the three-car crash took place.
www.kare11.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Another level of the terror the Feds are doing is they’re driving wildly on our streets.
They literally don’t care if they kill/maim people and since the cars aren’t theirs they are just using them as weapons.
Tim Walz please continue to ask nicely for them to leave it’s going great.
They literally don’t care if they kill/maim people and since the cars aren’t theirs they are just using them as weapons.
Tim Walz please continue to ask nicely for them to leave it’s going great.
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The “tone shift” the msm said was coming is here
ALERT: Per CBS News
Feds have arrested Don Lemon
Feds have arrested Don Lemon
January 30, 2026 at 1:03 PM
The “tone shift” the msm said was coming is here
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It's not just "stand up to ICE when you see them," it's building many vast networks of support and trust to
- create safe spaces
- protect schools
- get kids TO school
- check on neighbors
- deliver groceries
- help pay the rent
- let people know of danger
- feed the helpers, too!
- and on and on
- create safe spaces
- protect schools
- get kids TO school
- check on neighbors
- deliver groceries
- help pay the rent
- let people know of danger
- feed the helpers, too!
- and on and on
January 29, 2026 at 4:19 PM
It's not just "stand up to ICE when you see them," it's building many vast networks of support and trust to
- create safe spaces
- protect schools
- get kids TO school
- check on neighbors
- deliver groceries
- help pay the rent
- let people know of danger
- feed the helpers, too!
- and on and on
- create safe spaces
- protect schools
- get kids TO school
- check on neighbors
- deliver groceries
- help pay the rent
- let people know of danger
- feed the helpers, too!
- and on and on
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New and Competitive renewals
These are still be made VERY slowly. Only 75 awards have been made through 1/23/26.
These are now from 7 institutes and centers (NIA (45), NINDS (16), NIDDK (5), NIDCR (4), NIDCD (2), NHLBI (1), and NCATS (1)).
3/3
These are still be made VERY slowly. Only 75 awards have been made through 1/23/26.
These are now from 7 institutes and centers (NIA (45), NINDS (16), NIDDK (5), NIDCR (4), NIDCD (2), NHLBI (1), and NCATS (1)).
3/3
January 29, 2026 at 12:11 PM
New and Competitive renewals
These are still be made VERY slowly. Only 75 awards have been made through 1/23/26.
These are now from 7 institutes and centers (NIA (45), NINDS (16), NIDDK (5), NIDCR (4), NIDCD (2), NHLBI (1), and NCATS (1)).
3/3
These are still be made VERY slowly. Only 75 awards have been made through 1/23/26.
These are now from 7 institutes and centers (NIA (45), NINDS (16), NIDDK (5), NIDCR (4), NIDCD (2), NHLBI (1), and NCATS (1)).
3/3
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But wait, wait! What do you call your act?
The Democrats!
The Democrats!
January 30, 2026 at 3:04 AM
But wait, wait! What do you call your act?
The Democrats!
The Democrats!
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You walk into this bar and show your ICE mugshot, you don't pay a dime.
Scrolling through the photos of Pam Bondi's "Minnesota rioters," it's just hero after hero. Every photo includes a cowardly DHS agent with their back to the camera.
Bondi thinks she's going to win the propaganda war with this shit, but it's never been more clear that they're losing.
Bondi thinks she's going to win the propaganda war with this shit, but it's never been more clear that they're losing.
January 28, 2026 at 10:34 PM
You walk into this bar and show your ICE mugshot, you don't pay a dime.
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Scrolling through the photos of Pam Bondi's "Minnesota rioters," it's just hero after hero. Every photo includes a cowardly DHS agent with their back to the camera.
Bondi thinks she's going to win the propaganda war with this shit, but it's never been more clear that they're losing.
Bondi thinks she's going to win the propaganda war with this shit, but it's never been more clear that they're losing.
January 28, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Scrolling through the photos of Pam Bondi's "Minnesota rioters," it's just hero after hero. Every photo includes a cowardly DHS agent with their back to the camera.
Bondi thinks she's going to win the propaganda war with this shit, but it's never been more clear that they're losing.
Bondi thinks she's going to win the propaganda war with this shit, but it's never been more clear that they're losing.
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Amateur hour in Minneapolis continues, even with Bovino out of the picture.
This is indicative of a broader issue with Trump’s mass deportation push; officers aren’t doing even basic investigations (to figure out things like “is this address a consulate”) as pressure to keep up arrests is so high.
This is indicative of a broader issue with Trump’s mass deportation push; officers aren’t doing even basic investigations (to figure out things like “is this address a consulate”) as pressure to keep up arrests is so high.
January 28, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Amateur hour in Minneapolis continues, even with Bovino out of the picture.
This is indicative of a broader issue with Trump’s mass deportation push; officers aren’t doing even basic investigations (to figure out things like “is this address a consulate”) as pressure to keep up arrests is so high.
This is indicative of a broader issue with Trump’s mass deportation push; officers aren’t doing even basic investigations (to figure out things like “is this address a consulate”) as pressure to keep up arrests is so high.