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This Tool Searches the Epstein Files For Your LinkedIn Contacts EpsteINโ€”as in, Epstein and LinkedInโ€”searches your connections on the social network for names that match those in the released files.

EpsteINโ€”as in, Epstein and LinkedInโ€”searches your connections on the social network for names that match those in the released files.

05.02.2026 16:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 181    ๐Ÿ” 66    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 12

And more people need to see this as an issue where abortion rights, the ability to vaccinate your kids, fucking acknowledging DNRs could be yanked away with the exact same process and *no one* is saying this or (at least publicly) doing anything about it.

05.02.2026 14:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And while I appreciate living in a city that more or less is friendly to trans people, what we need is a state that fully funds trans healthcare with zero federal involvement or even knowledge, which could have been worked on *years* ago.

05.02.2026 14:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

People are already saying how evil Childrenโ€™s is, but theyโ€™ve been providing gender care to kids longer than most people knew that was a thing. They took obvious steps to avoid this before Trump took office. Thereโ€™s still no possible way they could exist without Medicare reimbursement

05.02.2026 14:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I get that, and as a trans woman I am furious at the feds, but the alternative is ceasing care for all kids at the hospital and everyone there being unable to practice public medicine, either permanently or until another president/court could force CMS to reinstate their ability to be reimbursed.

05.02.2026 14:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

While I respect you taking care of your ward, Childrenโ€™s had to choose between pausing care and shuttering their entire hospital (and potentially blacklisting their staff from ever working in a public hospital again). Theyโ€™ve fought the feds longer than most while being directly targeted

05.02.2026 14:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

There was an anti-Black racism incident on my block this fall, involving criminal acts by a motorist, and I/three of my neighbors waited with the woman who called it in while being like โ€œSo hereโ€™s how weโ€™ll force these cops to do their jobsโ€ and sure enough we did have to do that. Ppl get it here.

05.02.2026 11:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hey just curious, why are you being weird and abrasive about this point? Because if itโ€™s because you do like how Minneapolis is resisting but also like cops, let me assure you the former is because we donโ€™t like the latter and keep organizing against them.

05.02.2026 11:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hell yeah, Mollyโ€™s right. Letโ€™s grab beers and enjoy the wonders of an empty Target Field.

05.02.2026 03:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 830    ๐Ÿ” 48    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 41    ๐Ÿ“Œ 11

OUT-OF-TOWNERS:

In approximately 45 minutes you'll hear sirens. Please don't panic; this is so very culturally normal, we make jokes about it.

04.02.2026 18:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 58    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Trans athletes may not have fitness advantage in womenโ€™s sport, landmark study finds Findings suggest physical performance in trans women converges toward that of cis women over time

you don't say? at some point we're going to acknowledge what every study ever on this subject has said, right? right? www.independent.co.uk/news/science...

04.02.2026 12:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4285    ๐Ÿ” 1275    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 21    ๐Ÿ“Œ 90

Abolishing ICE is the minimum and the fringe opinion is trials followed by televised executions.

04.02.2026 05:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I have never been to one, went tonight, everyone โ€œayeโ€d for gender care as a right on a day Childrenโ€™s announced theyโ€™re being forced to pause thatโ€ฆand in our gubernatorial straw poll truly 95% of us said we are uncommitted and would vote for basically anyone besides Klobuchar ๐Ÿซ 

04.02.2026 03:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 34    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

this is fucking devastating. childrenโ€™s has been handling gender affirming care for kids and teens since my mom worked there 15 years ago. itโ€™s so fucked that the government can do this.

03.02.2026 20:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Call your federal and state representatives. Apply consumer pressure to companies whose corporate support can lessen Childrenโ€™s dependence on federal funding. Childrenโ€™s is one of the best reasons to be proud of Minnesota, and we have to help keep it robust and safe from Trumpism.

03.02.2026 20:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Childrenโ€™s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota is a cause I would go to battle for. They provide extraordinary care with extraordinary compassion, and they wonโ€™t do this unless theyโ€™re left with no choice whatsoever. Letโ€™s do whatever it takes to make sure they have a choice.

03.02.2026 20:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Children's Minnesota temporarily pauses gender-affirming care after federal pressure The hospital stated that gender-affirming care is a life-saving treatment, but due to federal pressure, staff has chosen to temporarily suspend it.

Sounds like tons of Democrats should all be going live soon to condemn the federal actions that lead to thisโ€ฆright? ๐Ÿซ ๐Ÿซ ๐Ÿซ ๐Ÿซ 

www.kare11.com/article/news...

03.02.2026 20:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Children's Minnesota temporarily pauses gender-affirming care after federal pressure The hospital stated that gender-affirming care is a life-saving treatment, but due to federal pressure, staff has chosen to temporarily suspend it.

Abolish ICE.
What are you doing to dismantle DHS.
What are you doing to restore the medical rights of transgender children in our state.

www.kare11.com/article/news...

03.02.2026 20:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trump administration moves to restrict gender-affirming care for minors nationwide The Department of Health and Human Services unveiled a series of actions meant to effectively ban transition-related medical treatments nationwide for those under 18. Stephanie Sy discussed more with ...

To anyone who thinks Trump/feds canโ€™t do this: they probably canโ€™t, but they can just pull all Medicare funding in the short term if they feel like it, effectively closing hospitals.
Will they do that for all of MN because they hate us? Probably! www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

03.02.2026 20:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trump administration moves to restrict gender-affirming care for minors nationwide The Department of Health and Human Services unveiled a series of actions meant to effectively ban transition-related medical treatments nationwide for those under 18. Stephanie Sy discussed more with ...

To anyone who thinks Trump/feds canโ€™t do this: they probably canโ€™t, but they can just pull all Medicare funding in the short term if they feel like it, effectively closing hospitals.
Will they do that for all of MN because they hate us? Probably! www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

03.02.2026 20:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Also the subtext here points to Trump admin tactics: โ€œthreaten our cliniciansโ€™ ability to practice medicine now and in the future.โ€
Blacklisting professionals who affirm trans kids. At least theyโ€™ll only do this for MDs in gender care. Not, say, therapists or anyone who performs abortions.

03.02.2026 20:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Also the subtext here points to Trump admin tactics: โ€œthreaten our cliniciansโ€™ ability to practice medicine now and in the future.โ€
Blacklisting professionals who affirm trans kids. At least theyโ€™ll only do this for MDs in gender care. Not, say, therapists or anyone who performs abortions.

03.02.2026 20:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A post from Childrenโ€™s Minnesota about pausing medical interventions for minors in their gender care program: 

As one of the leading pediatric providers of gender-affirming care in the region, we have recently experienced an increase in federal
actions directed at health systems
Like ours that provide this care.
These actions jeopardize the stability of Minnesota's only comprehensive pediatric health care system, and they threaten our clinicians' ability to practice medicine now and in the future. If conditions remain the same, we
plan to temporarily pause prescribing puberty-suppressing medications and pubertal hormones (estrogen and testosterone) for patients under age 18 in our Gender Health program, effective Friday, Feb. 27, 2026.

A post from Childrenโ€™s Minnesota about pausing medical interventions for minors in their gender care program: As one of the leading pediatric providers of gender-affirming care in the region, we have recently experienced an increase in federal actions directed at health systems Like ours that provide this care. These actions jeopardize the stability of Minnesota's only comprehensive pediatric health care system, and they threaten our clinicians' ability to practice medicine now and in the future. If conditions remain the same, we plan to temporarily pause prescribing puberty-suppressing medications and pubertal hormones (estrogen and testosterone) for patients under age 18 in our Gender Health program, effective Friday, Feb. 27, 2026.

Childrenโ€™s has fought against this longer than most. This is very upsetting news for a lot of kids, it will absolutely hurt the mental health of them and their families, and I expect every MN politician to either fight fed transphobia or find a new job.
www.childrensmn.org/services/car...

03.02.2026 20:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Worth noting as well that the knowledge and tactics taught at the trainings have, by this point, pretty deeply permeated among the broader public.

To some extent, wherever you go, most random passersby know what to do. People carry whistles with them, a big response can materialize out of nowhere.

03.02.2026 16:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 203    ๐Ÿ” 54    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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Democrats Who Voted to Keep Funding ICE Scramble to Backtrack Of the seven who voted for ICE funding, two are already trying to undo their own damage.

newrepublic.com/post/205693/...

03.02.2026 19:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Minneapolis is also doing this from a culture that is sick of cops (and thatโ€™s probably part of why weโ€™ve been targeted by Trump). A big takeaway should be that everyone can get to know their neighbors and support them in practical ways, while also hating what the US has been built to do.

03.02.2026 16:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 53    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is a very funny thing to say for so many reasons.

03.02.2026 03:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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How DHS Turned the Whipple Federal Building Into a House of Horrors - Racket Plus the sycophantic MN GOP, an uplifting Alex Pretti Memorial Ride, and how you can help in today's Flyover news roundup.

We could probably just call it a concentration camp.

03.02.2026 00:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 224    ๐Ÿ” 71    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Lmao

02.02.2026 23:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Neil Gaiman should never be readmitted to polite society. A man with that much money and power, actively putting up a smokescreen of progressivism to conceal his predation, can never be trusted.

02.02.2026 21:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3925    ๐Ÿ” 824    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 33    ๐Ÿ“Œ 16

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