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jodellm.bsky.social @jodellm.bsky.social · 10h

MN Sen Pappas is ✔️For:

“Appropriating money for a violence prevention project research center”
again

www.hamline.edu/violence-pre...

When we look at facts, it can direct how we approach solving it
-In particular

Years of Stats Vs 1x anecdotes
Trends
Localized vs regional
Other factors

jodellm.bsky.social @jodellm.bsky.social · 10h

Re: collaboration
💥Gun Violence

www.hamline.edu/violence-pre...

Henn Cty Med Ctr

“hospital…better understand
community gun violence.

•Integrated Firearm Violence Impact Database (IFVID)
merge diverse data sets:
-clinical trauma registry data
-homicide data /Violence Prevention Project
-census

jodellm.bsky.social @jodellm.bsky.social · 11h

I care, for Students k-12,
That we
-Prevent-
💥Gun Violence

Data from Hamline shows
2000-2024:
In (372) k-12 incidents
•493 dead
•780 injured

Map of Where ▪️◾️◼️⬛️

1/3 pre-planned
1/3 rash
1/3 idk

34% Dispute escalation
23% idk
12% Retaliation
8% Negligence

Data —suggests Ways to fix it

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 11h

Grijalva: The frustration for me is that it seems as if Speaker Johnson is not willing to swear me in because our politics are a little different, or because I’m going to be the 218th signer—he can just continue to drag this along with no end in sight.

That is not a foundation of our democracy.

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Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!

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Shari in AZ🌵 @mutsy67.bsky.social · 20h

Mikie Sherrill believes every child should have a quality education. While Jack Ciattarelli has a record of pushing for school funding cuts. If you care about strong schools, safe classrooms & a future where every student can thrive, register to vote - the deadline is October 14th #VoteNJ

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12h

CNN: “An older couple making $85K/year will see their yearly insurance premiums jump from $7K to $25,000 — 30% of their income.” 😳#TrumpShutdown #TrumpHealthCareTax

This is what Dems are drawing attention to and want fixed. Now, not later.

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Rep. Chris Pappas @repchrispappas.bsky.social · 13h

In 2019 I helped pass the bill that guarantees federal workers get back pay so our families don’t pay for political dysfunction in D.C. President Trump signed it into law.

Hardworking Granite Staters are not pawns for Republicans in Washington. They deserve to be paid what they are owed.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 1d

For every €1 provided through a Basic Income For Artists pilot program in Ireland, the government got €1.46 back. So it’s being made permanent.

Over and over we see it. It saves public money to provide public housing. And it makes public money to provide basic income.

We can’t afford to NOT do it.

Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 1d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 14h

Congratulations to this year’s Nobel Physics laureates — all 3 @uofcalifornia.bsky.social professors.

Home to groundbreaking physicists, including 2 immigrants leading the world in innovation & possibility, California is proud to dream big & deliver even bigger.

www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physi...

Nobel Prize in Physics 2025

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2025 was awarded jointly to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis "for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an...

www.nobelprize.org

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jodellm.bsky.social @jodellm.bsky.social · 12h

Unaware or disliked
research center at Hamline U?

www.hamline.edu/violence-pre...

funded data on
✔️Large scale

•Mass shooter research
•K-12 school homicides
•College/univ homicides
•Houses of worship homicides
•Homicides Mpls/Saint Paul
•Natl survey/gun violence exposure
✔️collab
✔️Training

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 14h

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Representative Seth Magaziner @magaziner.house.gov · 14h

Boxes of lifesaving food aid manufactured by @edesianutrition.bsky.social in NK are finally moving again to hungry children around the world.

This is the result of months of advocacy and proof that even in these challenging times, it’s still possible to get good things done.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 16h

Padilla: Do you believe government officials are obligated to follow court orders whether they agree with them or not?

Bondi: I wish you loved your state of California as much as you hate President Trump.

Padilla: I asked a simple yes or no question

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jodellm.bsky.social @jodellm.bsky.social · 14h

Read more, MNleg

Links to 14 specific ideas
On Gun Violence prevention

www.leg.mn.gov/cal?type=sin...

@studentsdemand.bsky.social

jodellm.bsky.social @jodellm.bsky.social · 14h

Funding a research center
On gun violence prevention
—Does not take away guns

Pls read thru (14) ideas
👇
www.leg.mn.gov/cal?type=sin...

Or suggest Your ideas—What you’re For

I think we should have
✅gun insurance,
like we do for cars
•comprehensive (my car)
•collision (damage to others)

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jodellm.bsky.social @jodellm.bsky.social · 14h

Thanks for sharing your details on the MNleg Gun violence prevention working group Sept 15, 2025

I think we should have
✔️gun insurance,
Like we do for cars:
•Comprehensive- to protect My car, from theft
&
•Collision - to protect others from
Accidents