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Daphne from MN
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Public man-made death: The dismantling of USAID “has already caused the deaths of six hundred thousand people, two-thirds of them children.”

That’s 1000+ excess dead children every day. Every day.

hsph.harvard.edu/news/usaid-s...
USAID shutdown has led to hundreds of thousands of deaths | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
The Trump administration’s decision to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths from infectious diseases and malnutrition, accord...
hsph.harvard.edu
November 27, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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drinfosec.bsky.social
Here's a direct link to the source from FRED (Fed. Res. Bank of St Louis):

Population - With a Disability, 16 Years and over (last updated: Sept 5, 2025)
fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LNU00...
Population - With a Disability, 16 Years and over
Population - With a Disability, 16 Years and over
fred.stlouisfed.org
November 17, 2025 at 4:09 AM
localpi.bsky.social
OMG food truck in our yard, AMAZING. Happy to be test tastebuds for Shmoodily Foodily #grandrapidsmn #missyoujesse
July 27, 2025 at 2:59 AM
localpi.bsky.social
Orange sunset over rural trees and calm lake, few clouds with a hint of orange at the edges.
July 22, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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mprnews.org
The new facility is expected to process up to double the amount of organic waste. It will also divert 25,000 tons of food scraps from local landfills each year, turning waste into soil and mulch.
Tribally owned and operated compost facility opens southwest of the metro
Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community’s Dakota Prairie Composting will help the state reach its target of recycling 75 percent of metro area waste by 2030.
www.mprnews.org
June 28, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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akuzee.bsky.social
Statement from the two children of Melissa and Mark Hortman.
“Hope and resilience are the enemy of fear. Our parents lived their lives with immense dedication to their fellow humans. This tragedy must become a moment for us to come together.”
Statement from Sophie and Colin Hortman Sophie and Colin Hortman released the following statement on behalf of the Hortman family: "We are devastated and heartbroken at the loss of our parents, Melissa and Mark. They were the bright lights at the center of our lives, and we can't believe they are gone. Their love for us was boundless. We miss them so much. "We want everyone to know that we are both safe and with loved ones. We are grateful for the outpouring of love and support we have received, and we appreciate your respect for our family's privacy as we grieve. "Our family would like to thank law enforcement for their swift action that saved others and for the coordination across communities that led to the arrest of the man who murdered our parents. We especially would like to thank the officers who were first on the scene to our parents' home and their heroic attempts to rescue our mom and dad. "Our parents touched so many lives, and they leave behind an incredible legacy of dedication to their community that will live on in us, their friends, their colleagues and co-workers, and every single person who knew and loved them. "If you would like to honor the memory of Mark and Melissa, please consider the following: • Plant a tree. • Visit a local park and make use of their amenities, especially a bike trail. • Pet a dog. A golden retriever is ideal, but any will do. • Tell your loved ones a cheesy dad joke and laugh about it. • Bake something — bread for Mark or a cake for Melissa, and share it with someone. • Try a new hobby and enjoy learning something. • Stand up for what you believe in, especially if that thing is justice and peace. "Hope and resilience are the enemy of fear. Our parents lived their lives with immense dedication to their fellow humans. This tragedy must become a moment for us to come together. Hold your loved ones a little closer. Love your neighbors. Treat each other with kindness and respect. The best way to honor our parents' memory is to do something, whether big or small, to make our community just a little better for someone else."
June 17, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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nature.com
A US judge has ordered hundreds of terminated research projects at the US National Institutes of Health to be reinstated, calling the processes that led to their cancellation “bereft of reasoning”.

https://go.nature.com/4kOmXDy
Judge rules against NIH grant cuts — and calls them discriminatory
The decision means that the US biomedical agency has to restore funding to hundreds of research projects, but the government will likely appeal.
go.nature.com
June 16, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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cidrap.bsky.social
Viewpoint: Eroding trust by making COVID vaccine decisions with no transparency

The latest commentary from the Vaccine Integrity Project notes that, in the past, CDC vaccine use recommendations were based on a thorough, public review of relevant evidence

www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
June 3, 2025 at 5:30 PM
localpi.bsky.social
Orange sun setting across rippling lake over distant tree line, dark trees right foreground, sky with wispy clouds blue fading to orange horizon, reflection of sun in water
May 15, 2025 at 1:57 AM
localpi.bsky.social
A new seasonal holiday, Table Migration Day: the move between house and yard, signifying the change of focus for gatherings, arriving after ice out and frog singing, but before dock in.
Long wood table and chairs, indoors, about to be moved outside.
April 25, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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gbosslet.bsky.social
Well the NIH has cancelled the Women's Health Initiative, the largest study of women in history

It has been running continuously since 1991 and has provided massive key knowledge about diseases in women

Unreal

www.science.org/content/arti...
NIH cancels its first and largest study centered on women
The Women’s Health Initiative has produced numerous influential findings
www.science.org
April 23, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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cidrap.bsky.social
New agreement geared toward universal avian flu vaccine

The mRNA vaccine targets all major clades of the H5 avian flu subtype.

www.cidrap.umn.edu/n...
April 22, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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leighfinke.bsky.social
To quote my friend Janet Mills: See you in court.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Apr 16
Bondi says she's looking at suing Minnesota and California next over their accommodations for trans people, saying "they are the top two that should be on notice"
April 16, 2025 at 2:23 PM
localpi.bsky.social
First “watery” sunset of 2025.
Pale yellow sun nearing horizon, partially obscured by clouds, over mostly frozen lake with open water near the shore.
April 14, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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saralovesyou.bsky.social
The WaPo article on SSA IT and DOGE is really something. But this guy—who appears to be my age, so not near his pension, with 25 years of service at SSA has more patriotism than every last GOP elected whispering their concerns in the halls.

Good for him. It’s brave to do the right thing.
Greg Pearre, who oversaw a staff of hundreds of technology experts, had pushed back on the Trump administration's plan to move the migrants' names into a Social Security death database, eliminating their ability to legally earn wages and, officials hoped, spurring them to leave the country. In particular, Pearre had clashed with Scott Coulter, the new chief information officer installed by Elon Musk. Pearre told Coulter that the plan was illegal, cruel and risked declaring the wrong people dead, according to three people familiar with the events. But his objections did not go over well with Trump political appointees. And so on Thursday, the security guards in Pearre's office told him it was time to leave. They walked Pearre out of the building, capping a momentous internal battle over the novel strategy - pushed by Musk's U.S. DOGE Service and the Department of Homeland Security - to add thousands of immigrants ranging in age from teenagers to octogenarians to the agency's Death Master File. The dataset is used by government agencies, employers, banks and landlords to check the status of employees, residents, clients, and others.
April 13, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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jmiedtke.bsky.social
Grand Rapids, Minnesota
Small Town, Big Turn Out!
April 5, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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lawssenhop.bsky.social
We in Minnesota understand and support Canada. We all need to do what we can to stop the madness.

Biggest cheer today was for man carrying Canadian flag at protest in Grand Rapids, Minnesota (northern Minnesota - close to Canada!)
April 5, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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highestbitter.bsky.social
Strom Thurmond’s record 24 hour filibuster AGAINST The Civil Rights Act of 1957 has just been broken by a black man named Cory Booker. ❤️❤️❤️❤️🙌🙌🙌
April 1, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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nautil.us
10,000 years ago an infant was buried with care, indicating deep emotional bonds in Mesolithic societies. The discovery of her remains and trinkets buried with her show that love and grief are as ancient as humanity itself. 🧪
The Beloved Mesolithic Girl
As a new mother, an anthropologist makes a moving discovery at an infant’s burial site.
nautil.us
March 30, 2025 at 10:27 PM
localpi.bsky.social
Enjoying a different kind of Cashmere this weekend.
Rushing river backed by snowy mountains and a blue sky with puffy clouds.
March 23, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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rdmorris.bsky.social
This is how it's done. Thank you Perkins Coie. Others watch and learn.
abovethelaw.com/2025/03/perk...
Perkins Coie Drags Trump Administration Clear To Hell In New Lawsuit - Above the Law
They're cooking.
abovethelaw.com
March 23, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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balint.house.gov
For over 100 years this library straddling Vermont's border with Canada has been a real representation of our harmonious and mutually beneficial relationship with our neighbor. This decision is simply wrong.
bostonglobe.com The Boston Globe @bostonglobe.com · Mar 21
Nearly two months after Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem made provocative comments at a library straddling the northern border that once symbolized the friendship between the United States and Canada, the US government has said it will restrict Canadian access to the beloved institution.
US to limit Canadian access to beloved cross-border library where Kristi Noem taunted hosts - The Boston Globe
The library astride the border has long allowed those in Canada to enter the building from the US side without going through customs. That arrangement is ending.
www.bostonglobe.com
March 21, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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theguardian.com
I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped
I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped
I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky
www.theguardian.com
March 19, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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stevegerrard.com
Interesting. I have many more followers on X/Twitter than any other platform but it's such a cesspit now.
willhaycardiff.bsky.social Will Hayward - Wales Journo @willhaycardiff.bsky.social · Mar 16
Last month I did a little experiment.

I wanted to see how the exact same post would perform on both X (Twitter) and Bluesky.

The results were...interesting...

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March 18, 2025 at 11:45 AM