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Rachel Widome

@rwidome.bsky.social

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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/

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Rachel Widome @rwidome.bsky.social · 23m

Omg socks!!!! Brilliant!

Rachel Widome @rwidome.bsky.social · 3h

A lot of people like working from home, but even for people who could work remotely, some people really like being around co-workers! There are many days I could work from home, but I enjoy being in the office, in a different space, interacting live...

Rachel Widome @rwidome.bsky.social · 3h

What do you want, the 2? I'd like the 67, maybe a 2, and maybe even a B-line?

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Rachel Widome @rwidome.bsky.social · 18h

Occasionally I get asked to be on some sort of work-life balance panel which I hate but will reluctantly drag myself to just so I can say my one and only tip: Live somewhere where you have a short, non-car commute to work. You’re welcome.

la flaneuse 😷 @laflaneuse.bsky.social · 18h

My best tip in life is if you can, move as close as possible to a grocery store you like that you can then walk to. Makes so many other aspects better too!

Laura G Mitchell @lauragmitchell.com · 1d

Walkable cities are perfect for busy people/families.

I had a 45 min break between work calls & wanted to fit in a quick walk.

My wife pointed out we still needed a grocery item for dinner.

I walked 10 mins to the co op and took the long way home.

And I got to pet a cute dog on the walk home!

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Rachel Widome @rwidome.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah he really shouldn't be DHHS Secretary. Like really. It's not good.

Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 1d

“Secretary Kennedy is entitled to his views. But he is not entitled to put people’s health at risk.”

Six former surgeons general condemn RFK Jr.

Opinion | Six surgeons general: RFK Jr. is a threat to the health of Americans

It was our duty in office to warn of dangers when we found them. We’re doing that again today.

www.washingtonpost.com

Rachel Widome @rwidome.bsky.social · 1d

😂

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 1d

I just emailed my "Silence" essay to the Presidents/Chancellors and Provosts of the 9 Compact universities as well as those from the 4 orgs with which I have been formally affiliated.

The essay can be found here:

jeremymberg.github.io/jeremyberg.g...

and here:

www.linkedin.com/posts/jeremy...

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Rachel Widome @rwidome.bsky.social · 2d

Dammit I better get a 100% on this NYTimes quiz...

"How Much Do You Really Know About Sleep? Test your knowledge with this quiz."

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Matthew Segal @segalmr.bsky.social · 2d

I often tell my students that I’ve litigated nearly all the amendments but they should call me if they have a Third Amendment case so I can collect the whole set.

It is supposed to be a joke. 🫠

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Rachel Widome @rwidome.bsky.social · 12d

I wish you could buy T-shirts from @metrotransitmn.bsky.social of you fav bus line

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Rachel Widome @rwidome.bsky.social · 4d

I feel like we’re due for some straight faced comment from @andyfenelon.bsky.social about how it’s always so warm and sunny in Minneapolis.

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Rachel Widome @rwidome.bsky.social · 4d

You know that Ross Douthat interview with Hasan Piker, believe it or not, was pretty good!

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Stef Schrader @hoonofthe.day · 5d

I hate electronic door handles SO much. There's always a stupid delay and it's an unnecessary complication NO ONE NEEDS. Just give me a damn mechanical handle that responds immediately every single time.

Anyway, here's how to get out if they fail: www.consumerreports.org/cars/car-saf...

How to Escape Your Car If the Electronic Door Handle Fails - Consumer Reports

From Tesla to Lexus, more and more vehicles have doors with an electronic button instead of a manual latch. CR lets you know how to open them in an emergency.

www.consumerreports.org

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Rachel Widome @rwidome.bsky.social · 5d

(Not our house, we aren’t going anywhere)

Rachel Widome @rwidome.bsky.social · 6d

More coming very soon tho! 😉

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Rachel Widome @rwidome.bsky.social · 6d

Living on a car-free street is unbeatable!

Rachel Widome @rwidome.bsky.social · 6d

I like this meme.

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Chris Steller @chrissteller.bsky.social · 6d

Bernie Sanders meme: I am once again asking why Minneapolis hasn't made 200 more streets like Milwaukee Ave

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Rachel Widome @rwidome.bsky.social · 6d

They are setting up a choice architecture where there are multiple paths but they all lead to obliteration.

Rachel Widome @rwidome.bsky.social · 6d

At least we have lawyers! 😅

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Ryan Enos @ryanenos.bsky.social · 6d

Somebody actually sat down and wrote these two sentences, one after another. www.washingtonexaminer.com/wp-content/u...

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Rachel Widome @rwidome.bsky.social · 6d

“Among other steps, universities would also be required to change their governance structures to prohibit anything that would ‘punish, belittle and even spark violence against conservative ideas.’”

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/u...

Trump Administration Asks Colleges to Sign ‘Compact’ to Get Funding Preference

www.nytimes.com

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Rachel Widome @rwidome.bsky.social · 6d

Use of the term ‘hard sciences’ is… something I’ve only ever heard used by people who aren’t anywhere near in any sort of science.

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Rachel Widome @rwidome.bsky.social · 7d

Totally agree. Once you have tasted this, having to use a car to do some family thing feels like a terrible hassle.

Stephen @stephen.int42.org · 8d

People act like getting kids places without a car is Herculean. I biked three (one not mine) to the Kingfield Farmers Market, 95% on bikeways. No car seats, no stress, just laughs. The challenge isn’t moving kids, it’s redesigning cities to work for people instead of cars. #StreetsForPeople

View from the front of a cargo bike riding on a new two-way protected bikeway. Ahead, three children, all wearing helmets, ride bikes — one in a yellow sweatshirt, one in black, and one in a patterned dress. A pedestrian walks on the sidewalk to the left. Apartment buildings line one side of the street, and parked cars line the other. Trees and bright morning sunlight frame the neighborhood scene.

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 8d

In a sane country with competent leadership, the 50 highest-ranking Democrats would call a press conference to denounce what just happened as a threat to the republic and demand Trump's immediate impeachment and removal from office.

I don't know he could make his intentions more clear.

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