Nat

@njcherne.bsky.social

Organizer. Books. Thoughts are my own. Always send me pics of your dogs & cats. Minneapolis 💙

I met with my surgeon today and she said my uterus and cervix were chronically inflamed. I cried. I cried bc I thought my pain was in my head and she believed me. She is the second gyno I had bc the first one didn’t believe my pain. The surgery recovery hurt but less than my pain before. 🧵

(CW: sexual harassment) I’ve given a lot of thought to the news surrounding the conduct of the Mayor, but I’ve struggled to attach a word to how I feel. The closest I’ve gotten is “heartbroken” in a number of ways. 1/

I have been following the story of St. Paul Mayor Kaoly Her’s repeated sexual harassment of city employees, and in light of this statement it is clearly time for her to resign her position as mayor. This is a breach of ethics and trust, and for Her to refer to it as “attempts at humor” is galling.

Text of St. Paul Mayor Kaoly Her’s statement on the allegations of sexual harassment as reported by Lou Raguse. It reads:
“Mayor Kaohly Her:
As Mayor, I take my responsibility to treat every employee with professionalism and respect very seriously. I recognize that some of my attempts at humor fell short of the standard I expect of myself. We have fully cooperated with the independent
investigation since it began in April and will continue to do so. I respect the investigative process and believe it is important to allow it to reach its conclusion. I remain confident that the full facts will come to light, and I will continue to focus on serving the people of St. Paul with integrity and dedication."

No one wants to come out and say they have been sexually harassed or assaulted. Those speaking out of Mayor Her are brave and should be supported instead of dismissed bc they are mostly men. Shame on Her for the behavior.

Starting to get out of my surgery fog. Pain has been easy to manage with thc. I didn’t take anything yesterday and I slept lots. I am telling myself that every minute I sleep is a minute of healing I need. Grateful to have a space to sleep peacefully, though my dreams are wild.

minnesota state senator john hoffman revealed tonight at the peggy flanagan rally in st. paul that angie craig asked him for his endorsement for US senate while he was still in the ICU after vance boelter shot him really appalling anecdote!

taylr@taylordahlin.com · 5mo ago

john hoffman, MN state senator who survived an assassination attempt by vance boelter, who killed mark and melissa hortman, is here supporting omar fateh. he said fateh was his first visitor when he was in hospital. gave him a note saying “we’ll get that fucker” that is still on his fridge

As I recover from surgery, yall are getting the books I am reading. If you like politics and wonder why things are not as good as they used to be, read this. I love Putnam #booksky

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MN drivers, please use your blinkers. I still cannot read your mind. Please stop running red lights. You are making me use my horn and it doesn’t even sound cool. It sounds sad.

You can say you are hot. I love my body and while we live in a society that is loving skinny bodies, all bodies are beautiful. There is no perfect body. Your body is living in a fucked up world, surviving. You deserve good things. You need food. Love your body.

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