New story up on @minnpost.bsky.social - many thanks to Barbara Hilyer for sharing this with me, and with Minnesota!

New story up on @minnpost.bsky.social. Many thanks to Inari Mohammed, Mahdi Warsama and Sheyanga Beecher for speaking with me and sharing their insights.

"Coldplaye ys the thynge / Wherein I'll cacche the conscience of the kynge"

Many thanks to Sara Nelson at CVT, as well as the others I was able to interview, for their insights and their precious time!

Many thanks to those who shared their insights with me, as always, including those from Health Care Workers for Palestine Twin Cities, Students for a Democratic Society at the University of Minnesota, Educators for Justice in Palestine, Women Against Military Madness and the Anti-War Committee.

i’m here at lake and bloomington where a group of protesters have gathered. officers with DEA and ICE patches have surrounded las cuatro milpas. video slow to upload, apologies.

After his death, George Floyd became a symbol to many - but for those who loved him, he was a kind-hearted prankster - the kind of person who would see someone who was upset, and help them. Many thanks to Courteney Ross and to Selwyn Jones for speaking with me about Floyd for @minnpost.bsky.social.

New article up on @minnpost.bsky.social - many thanks to those who spoke with me about their organizations and how they are continuing to protect trans youth, including @outfrontmn.bsky.social, RECLAIM!, Transforming Families and Destination Tomorrow. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️

Many thanks to all the artists who spoke and who I interviewed at the Teen Perspectives exhibition on May 10 at @artsmia.bsky.social! Article up on @minnpost.bsky.social

New article on @minnpost.bsky.social - many thanks to those who spoke with me, with a particular thanks to Jeff McComas.

New article up on @minnpost.bsky.social - many thanks to Dr. Mustapha and Ms. Hasler, CNM for speaking with me about this change at M Health Fairview.

Autistic people and their loved ones have swiftly and publicly rejected statements by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s top health official, that people with autism will never play baseball, date, pay taxes or have a job.

And thou mayest aske thyself, 'How do Ich werke thys?' And thou mayest aske thyself, 'Wher ys that large destrier?' And thou mayest telle thyself, 'Thys nys not my beautiful castle!' And thou mayest telle thyself, 'Thys nys not my swift goshawk!'

New story up on @minnpost.bsky.social! Many thanks to the residents and fellow who spoke with me about these two filings for unionization and the reality of medical residency and fellowship ⚕️🩺👨‍⚕️👩‍⚕️🥼💊

Hundreds rallied at the Minnesota Capitol on Monday to celebrate transgender visibility, praising Minnesota’s protections for trans people while confronting the Trump administration’s hostility toward trans Americans.

New article up on @minnpost.bsky.social - many thanks to Ms. Warren, Ms. Mogaka and Ms. Sikhoya for sharing their insights on this initiative!

Many thanks to the students and professor, who generously shared their insights with me!

Spring Member drive time @minnpost.bsky.social!

Up on @minnpost.bsky.social. Many thanks to all those who spoke with me - even if they weren't quoted directly, their insights contributed to this piece.

Up on @minnpost.bsky.social - thank you to all those who spoke with me and shared their insights.

I also do a bit of audio reporting sometimes @minnpost.bsky.social and was lucky to be able to share one family's story here:

Couple of new stories on @minnpost.bsky.social - this most recent one is about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s animus for processed foods, and how, while he may not be as wrong on this as he is about autism and vaccinations, reality is still more complex.

New article up on @minnpost.bsky.social today - many thanks to all who spoke with me and shared their insights, especially in these, to put it as diplomatically as I can, uncertain times.

New fact brief up on @minnpost.bsky.social today. Without giving it away, this one relies on what it means to be technically codified into law.

Many thanks to my editor Harry Colbert for letting me know about this and assigning me the story.

Fact brief up at @minnpost.bsky.social about changing the gender listed on your birth certificate - more specifically, if you can do so in Minnesota when you were born outside the state.

Thank you to all who spoke with me about this data! It was disappointing, but, given past research, not surprising to me, unfortunately.

New article up on @minnpost.bsky.social! Thank you to the directors for speaking with me

I’ve DM’d and played for a few years now so writing this brief seemed only appropriate

gotta live my truth: sometimes i lower the difficulty to get past annoying parts in games even though i could probably do it regular style if i felt like it. i’m 30 man i don’t have anything to prove

New fact brief up! The jump in whooping cough cases from 2023 and 2024 for children 5-17 was especially concerning to me when I found the data.

Little late in reposting this here, but had this fact brief @minnpost.bsky.social up last week as well - short answer is yes, it very much can.

Wrote up this fact brief @minnpost.bsky.social. I was born in Pennsylvania, but spent most of my childhood (aged 1 to 18) living in Shenzhen, China (a ferry ride or customs crossing away from Hong Kong, for context). I remember having avian flu be a concern where I was/in surrounding areas.

Many thanks to those I spoke with from Hennepin Healthcare and @meetminneapolis.bsky.social for sharing the need for these items. A special thanks to Ka Vang for speaking with me about her own experience.

Yf you use the metric of "doth it make moneye" to determine worth then the greatest and moost noble institucioun ys a casino

[email protected], whom we respect, recently published an @anniewaldman.bsky.social article about ABA therapy being denied to autistic children and their families by insurance companies. It was then re-shared via @cnn.com Let's talk about how this article missed the mark, on several points. 1/

First fact brief up on @minnpost.bsky.social

New story up on @minnpost.bsky.social! Many thanks to those who spoke with me - Elayna Chambers, Billy Mzenga and Jess Palyan.

In a picture book by Shannon Gibney with illustrations by Leeya Rose Jackson, “We Miss You, George Floyd,” Gibney finds a place for the impact of George Floyd’s death on young people. buff.ly/4f9ZTvd

At the southeastern edge of the Twin Cities, the Minnesota and Mississippi rivers converge at a place known in the Dakota language as Bdote, “where two waters come together.” The Bdote Memory Map was created to share knowledge of the Bdote. buff.ly/3Bq24gE

Many thanks to all those who spoke with me about the work of the Foundation for Essential Needs and their work in data analysis and collection for food shelves in Minnesota! Article up on @minnpost.bsky.social!

Thank you to Rashmi Kandwal and Mary MacCarthy for speaking with me about the podcast!

New registration just dropped for a free @minnpost.bsky.social event! Ava's a fantastic journalist and she's going to have great insights into the Greater Minnesota beat!

Hey! If you’d like to give to independent news, please consider us at @minnpost.bsky.social! We’re locally-focused and I think the work we do is pretty neat!

Many thanks to those who spoke with me about the renovations to the Management Education Center!

If you've started getting the #GivingTuesday emails asking for money and you feel bad because you're broke, remember that you can help non-profits for FREE by following them on social media and liking, sharing, bookmarking, and commenting on their posts - especially on algorithm-driven sites! 🤖

New @minnpost.bsky.social story! Many thanks to the team at the Aliveness Project for inviting me to ride along with their harm reduction van, "Thrivey" last week.

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