Bonnie Bisol Cassidy
@bonniecassidy.bsky.social
Health care data geek, reader, dog lover, walker, occasional runner and biker. Avid fan of my family's sports activities--UChicago track and cross country, Kenyon lacrosse, age group triathlons.
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A Minneapolis knitting shop has resurrected the design of a Norwegian cap worn to protest Nazi occupation. Its owner says the money raised from hat pattern sales will support the local immigrant community. n.pr/4thWiUr
A red hat, inspired by a symbol of resistance to Nazi occupation, gains traction in Minnesota
A Minneapolis knitting shop has resurrected the design of a Norwegian cap worn to protest Nazi occupation. Its owner says the money raised from hat pattern sales will support the local immigrant community.
n.pr
January 31, 2026 at 10:14 AM
A Minneapolis knitting shop has resurrected the design of a Norwegian cap worn to protest Nazi occupation. Its owner says the money raised from hat pattern sales will support the local immigrant community. n.pr/4thWiUr
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Exactly right.
Bovino's leaving? Great, get Noem to resign.
Noem resigns? Great, defund and dismantle ICE.
Go after Stephen Miller too. Bring charges against ICE thugs at the state and local level. Lawsuits. New state laws restricting them.
Every possible angle.
Bovino's leaving? Great, get Noem to resign.
Noem resigns? Great, defund and dismantle ICE.
Go after Stephen Miller too. Bring charges against ICE thugs at the state and local level. Lawsuits. New state laws restricting them.
Every possible angle.
They are wounded and flailing. Press the advantage.
January 27, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Exactly right.
Bovino's leaving? Great, get Noem to resign.
Noem resigns? Great, defund and dismantle ICE.
Go after Stephen Miller too. Bring charges against ICE thugs at the state and local level. Lawsuits. New state laws restricting them.
Every possible angle.
Bovino's leaving? Great, get Noem to resign.
Noem resigns? Great, defund and dismantle ICE.
Go after Stephen Miller too. Bring charges against ICE thugs at the state and local level. Lawsuits. New state laws restricting them.
Every possible angle.
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Before speaking with two armed men at the Pretti vigil last night, a man approached & asked if I was going to tell the truth. I said yes. He told me how frustrated he was at the media & the harm it’s causing to his community.
I asked if he wanted to share words for the media on camera, & he did:
I asked if he wanted to share words for the media on camera, & he did:
January 25, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Before speaking with two armed men at the Pretti vigil last night, a man approached & asked if I was going to tell the truth. I said yes. He told me how frustrated he was at the media & the harm it’s causing to his community.
I asked if he wanted to share words for the media on camera, & he did:
I asked if he wanted to share words for the media on camera, & he did:
This.
Dems should introduce legislation now defunding ICE and CBP operations in Minnesota, so they have to leave the state. One sentence bill. Demand an immediate vote. Maybe refuse to vote for cloture on any funding bills (or other bills) until a vote. Make the GOP Congress break w/ Trump or own it all.
January 25, 2026 at 2:15 PM
This.
@repchrispappas.bsky.social @hassan.senate.gov @shaheen.senate.gov Really need my representation in Congress to step up and fight against this administration. It is well past time for bold action.
January 25, 2026 at 1:39 PM
@repchrispappas.bsky.social @hassan.senate.gov @shaheen.senate.gov Really need my representation in Congress to step up and fight against this administration. It is well past time for bold action.
These people are incredible...I skipped my morning walk because it was 17 and snowing. This is a reflection of how deranged ICE is and how much Americans hate what this administration is doing. I am full of admiration for Minnesotans.
Incredible. It’s -12° (-24.4° C) at MSP airport right now.💪
Thousands outside Terminal 1 at the Minneapolis airport now.
January 23, 2026 at 4:52 PM
These people are incredible...I skipped my morning walk because it was 17 and snowing. This is a reflection of how deranged ICE is and how much Americans hate what this administration is doing. I am full of admiration for Minnesotans.
Everyone knows the moon is awesome…give it its due.
The moon seems to have a dedicated PR team, with news outlets hyping Wolf Moons, Super Blood Moons, Cold Moons, and more, Kaitlyn Tiffany writes. She explores what's behind the moon hype:
Stop Talking About the Moon
Just look at it.
bit.ly
January 11, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Everyone knows the moon is awesome…give it its due.
Wow
At last night’s candlelight vigil for Renee Nicole Good, Bishop Rob Hirschfeld of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire announced he had asked the clergy of the diocese to get their affairs in order and to make sure they have their wills written ...,
January 11, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Wow
Once again, @vermontgmg.bsky.social eloquently gives voice to what so many of us are feeling.
That heaviness you feel after events like yesterday is real. We've all accumulated a lot of mental and emotional weight in the first year of Trump's disastrous presidency. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/the-physic...
The physical weight of Trumpism
That heaviness you feel, that drag on your mental health, that drain on your emotional energy and lethargy in the face of world events, like yesterday, is real.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
January 9, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Once again, @vermontgmg.bsky.social eloquently gives voice to what so many of us are feeling.
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Harvard’s Pricing Lab data shows that goods prices – which were previously declining – have been on the rise since Trump started his trade war. Even domestic goods prices rose, though by a smaller amount.
December 15, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Harvard’s Pricing Lab data shows that goods prices – which were previously declining – have been on the rise since Trump started his trade war. Even domestic goods prices rose, though by a smaller amount.
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Remember, we haven't seen some highly infectious diseases spreading widely in the US BECAUSE we vaccinated children! Removing vaccines will bring diseases back- see Measles.
December 4, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Remember, we haven't seen some highly infectious diseases spreading widely in the US BECAUSE we vaccinated children! Removing vaccines will bring diseases back- see Measles.
@shaheen.senate.gov @hassan.senate.gov Please, please, please don’t vote for the funding bill now without getting some real, enforceable concessions.
November 9, 2025 at 9:34 PM
@shaheen.senate.gov @hassan.senate.gov Please, please, please don’t vote for the funding bill now without getting some real, enforceable concessions.
Having grown up on military bases in officer housing, this is just weird. These are NOT usually posh digs (there are some exceptions). I can't imagine they fit in with their neighbors, who all share a common experience/lifestyle/pay level. Frankly, I am struggling to know how this is even allowed.
And actually astonishing when you think about it: The Trump administration's top officials are choosing to separate themselves from the public—more to the point: separate themselves from any visible protest—and live on military bases.
Gift link here: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Gift link here: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Top Trump Officials Are Moving Onto Military Bases
Stephen Miller, Marco Rubio, Kristi Noem, and others have taken over homes that until recently housed senior officers.
www.theatlantic.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Having grown up on military bases in officer housing, this is just weird. These are NOT usually posh digs (there are some exceptions). I can't imagine they fit in with their neighbors, who all share a common experience/lifestyle/pay level. Frankly, I am struggling to know how this is even allowed.
Heartbreaking
Picture of the East Wing demolition of the White House taken on my flight out of DCA.
October 23, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Heartbreaking
So deeply distressing. And destruction of the East Wing is the physical manifestation of his blatant disregard of or respect for America, American institutions, and the American people. Ugh.
The destruction of the East Wing is a reminder that America has violated the only check-and-balance that actually ends up mattering: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/the-only-c...
The only check-and-balance that actually matters
www.doomsdayscenario.co
October 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
So deeply distressing. And destruction of the East Wing is the physical manifestation of his blatant disregard of or respect for America, American institutions, and the American people. Ugh.
How is this happening? He already enshittified the Oval Office and now he is literally tearing down walls? The White House is not his.
October 22, 2025 at 4:16 AM
How is this happening? He already enshittified the Oval Office and now he is literally tearing down walls? The White House is not his.
What is wrong with this man?!?!
Trump posts AI video showing him literally dumping shit on America
October 19, 2025 at 6:01 AM
What is wrong with this man?!?!
What happened to @jaketapper.bsky.social ? Seems like at some point in the not too distant past he would have asked the question, “How is she supposed to get to work if you won’t swear her in?” #malfeasance
Johnson: "Grijalva should be working for her constituents right now. I don't know what she's doing. I keep seeing their political stunt videos. She should be in her office. She should be working or in the district for her constituents" (Grijalva is not in fact a Rep. b/c Johnson refuses to seat her)
October 17, 2025 at 4:20 AM
What happened to @jaketapper.bsky.social ? Seems like at some point in the not too distant past he would have asked the question, “How is she supposed to get to work if you won’t swear her in?” #malfeasance
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There is no conceivable argument that these ships, even if we assume they were carrying narcotics, could not be dealt with in some other way. I think we can just drop the caveats and say: This is mass murder.
Unless and until some kind of compelling legal and moral argument is presented as to why this is a legitimate use of deadly force, this is just…mass murder.
The military has now killed 27 people as if they were enemy soldiers in a war zone and not criminal suspects. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...
October 15, 2025 at 12:10 AM
There is no conceivable argument that these ships, even if we assume they were carrying narcotics, could not be dealt with in some other way. I think we can just drop the caveats and say: This is mass murder.
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Due process. Academic freedom. An independent judiciary. A free press. A professional civil service. A protected environment. These aren't partisan talking points; they are the pillars of a healthy nation. And every single one of them is under direct assault by the Trump administration.
October 14, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Due process. Academic freedom. An independent judiciary. A free press. A professional civil service. A protected environment. These aren't partisan talking points; they are the pillars of a healthy nation. And every single one of them is under direct assault by the Trump administration.
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Vaccines are safe and effective.
Autism isn't caused by vaccines, and autistic people and their families deserve our support.
When you want information, ask your doctor.
It's more important than ever for all of us to speak plainly, truthfully, and directly about public health.
Autism isn't caused by vaccines, and autistic people and their families deserve our support.
When you want information, ask your doctor.
It's more important than ever for all of us to speak plainly, truthfully, and directly about public health.
October 14, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Vaccines are safe and effective.
Autism isn't caused by vaccines, and autistic people and their families deserve our support.
When you want information, ask your doctor.
It's more important than ever for all of us to speak plainly, truthfully, and directly about public health.
Autism isn't caused by vaccines, and autistic people and their families deserve our support.
When you want information, ask your doctor.
It's more important than ever for all of us to speak plainly, truthfully, and directly about public health.
Love all these books.
This Banned Books Week, we dove headfirst into the fray to share the literary sparks that have ignited our minds and shaped our thinking.
Get your reading lists ready:
https://thehumanist.com/arts_entertainment/books/the-banned-books-our-staff-love-and-recommend
Get your reading lists ready:
https://thehumanist.com/arts_entertainment/books/the-banned-books-our-staff-love-and-recommend
The Banned Books Our Staff Love and Recommend - TheHumanist.com
Works that have dared to offend, enlighten or simply ask too many excellent, awkward questions.
thehumanist.com
October 12, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Love all these books.
Uh oh...this feels a little too on point.
"Did something happen in the intervening years that made me swerve into delusion and assholery? Could what happened to me happen to you? You’re not going to get any satisfaction with that line of inquiry. Even if you asked me directly, I couldn’t tell you."
Hello, We Used to Know Each Other and Now I’m a Toxic Presence on Your Social Media Feeds
Hello, I’m someone you used to know. Pretty well, in fact. We had some good conversations. We saw eye to eye on all the important things. We laughe...
buff.ly
October 8, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Uh oh...this feels a little too on point.
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Statement from Illinois Governor JB Pritzker
October 6, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Statement from Illinois Governor JB Pritzker
Uh oh. My dad (retired career Army officer) has for years been everyone’s go to resource for flag disposal. I beg he has burned a hundred flags.
The official retirement of a US flag involves burning it to ashes
Oh he can just unilaterally pass unconstitutional laws now huh ok
October 4, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Uh oh. My dad (retired career Army officer) has for years been everyone’s go to resource for flag disposal. I beg he has burned a hundred flags.