Beth Menninga
@bethmenninga.bsky.social
Early childhood educator in St Paul learning to garden, paint, and grieve. Pondering what a caregiver state might look like. (She/her)
PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF THE TWIN CITIES: This is the neighborhood your uncle who you dread seeing at Thanksgiving calls a “no go zone”.
Wedge LIVE!™@wedge.live · 2d agoeat your heart out Wrigley Field, Cedar Riverside has rooftop viewing of wiener dog races.
AI leaders: “We need to slow down, we may have created something hurtling us towards the extinction of humanity.” Mike Johnson: “Now hold on there, let’s not be too hasty. What if China extinguishes humanity first?”
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d agoMike Johnson on AI leaders calling for regulation: "We have to resist Congress jumping in & imposing some sort of emergency moratorium...the leaders of these platforms need to come together in a meeting w/us & figure out the right balance. We cannot put a moratorium on this bc China will overlap us"
The most amoral people on the planet would like you to know that they're concerned their work might be dangerous and you can trust them to slow it down.
Since it can be hard to believe that political and corporate elites would actively give up on our shared future on this singular planet, we made a short film so folks can hear from the end timers and judge for themselves. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor: the future according to end times fascism
In a new video, Klein and Taylor outline a ominous evolution taking shape on the far right – and how to stay loyal to this planet and each other
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This is a tax guy. His advice could be the difference between someone having their assets seized & maybe going to jail, or not. Now imagine having to worry about racist shit in every interaction you have with any person in authority. Every doctor & nurse, every cop, every lawyer & judge, every boss
Media Diversified@writersofcolour.bsky.social · 3d agoA HMRC official was sacked because he was caught on camera saying he gives wrong information to black and brown people when they call for advice in a bid to sabotage them. He was a member of the far right group Patriotic Alternative. How many more?
Happening now in the Chicago suburb of Franklin Park: Community members have gathered to commemorate the 1-year anniversary of the death of local resident Silverio Villegas González, whom an as-yet unidentified ICE agent shot and killed on this block at the start of "Operation Midway Blitz."
Loving the butterfly gatherings in my garden as the warm season begins to cool. Monarchs yes, and several painted ladies (such a great name!)
New statement from the American Statistical Association @amstatnews.bsky.social www.amstat.org/policy-and-a...
i am incredibly excited to share our research about how paying people’s rent through mutual aid made an impact on minnesota this year we accidentally collected more data than anyone ever has for an effort like this, and can very seriously say we prevented an eviction bubble that everyone expected
Aaron Sojourner@aaronsojourner.org · 4d agoProgram's up! 30+ teams share evidence abt impacts on health, educ, & econ + community response. Great folks @ziibiing.com @ottergoose.net @aaronrosenthal.bsky.social @chrisuggen.bsky.social @casemcnich.bsky.social @ngraetz.bsky.social @craigstetter.bsky.social docs.google.com/document/u/1...
Sectoral bargaining delivers raises for Minnesota nursing home workers, starting today. Hear from @seiuhcmnia.bsky.social president @jgulley.bsky.social about what it means. These workers are sophisticated in how they fight to improve their jobs and their industry. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/1...
Raises coming for thousands of Minnesota nursing home workers
MPR News host Cathy Wurzer spoke with Jamie Gulley, the Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board Chair, about the pay increase and why it’s significant.
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Please read our statement on the Trump Administration's plan to pay stay-at-home parents and please allow us to reiterate boldly that we need a childcare system that allows every kind of family the financial freedom to make the choices that are right for their family. #ChildcareForAllMN
Memphis has been occupied by ICE for a YEAR....why aren't more people aware of it? www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Memphis has spent a year under federal occupation. ICE would rather you didn't notice.
Watch as these officers arrest an activist for documenting from a reasonable distance.
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Friday morning, I was gardening when I checked my phone. A request had gone out for help. For 25+ hours, ICE had been laying siege to a quiet neighborhood in Frederick, MD. Community members were afraid, some didn’t want to leave their homes. ICE vehicles seemed to be lurking on every corner.
Childcare for All | Universal Childcare for All Minnesotans
Join parents, childcare providers, and community members working to win a universal childcare system that lowers childcare costs for families, pays early educators professional wages, and has spots fo...
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Stacey Burns@wentrogue.bsky.social · last wk.A state-based universal childcare program can’t come soon enough. The Trump admin is about to take back what little federal childcare subsidies currently exist for single working parents (mostly mothers)
“New research suggests these ancient-looking, armoured fish may live far longer than scientists previously thought — in some cases, more than 400 years.”
Timothy Harvie@timothyharvie.bsky.social · last wk.A great article discussing the scientific, ecological, and Indigenous knowledge on the life and longevity of the sturgeon. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Highlights from the K-12 Art show in the Education Building. 1/ #mnstatefair
Take a break from being depressed that everything you love is being destroyed by slop for a moment and let me tell you about the beautiful symbiotic relationship between graffiti writers, train yard workers, and model train enthusiasts.
2/ and janky into operation a mere 60 days before a national election. I suspect they're not going to be able to do this for a variety of reasons. But the fact that it's even in question shows the immediate and present danger this corrupt majority poses to every Americans' liberties/freedoms.
The Economic Hardship Reporting Project in partnership with The Nation has gathered five contributors who knew or were greatly influenced by Barbara Ehrenreich to honor her legacy 25 years after the release of Nickel and Dimed. https://bit.ly/4h7yrBF
Saluting a Matriarch—25 Years After “Nickel and Dimed”
Barbara Ehrenreich’s thesis has become even more resonant since the book’s 2001 release.
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