Why the U of M spent $23 million on health care consultants The expenditures date to the ill-fated Fairview-Sanford merger. More than half the spending came after the July 2024 arrival of the new president, Dr. Rebecca Cunningham.

From bad to worse

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Man Who Threw Molotov Cocktail At Sam Altman’s Home Claims He Was Following ChatGPT Recipe For Risotto

Man Who Threw Molotov Cocktail At Sam Altman’s Home Claims He Was Following ChatGPT Recipe For Risotto theonion.com/man-who-threw-molotov-co...

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University of Minnesota professor suspended from monkey research after decade of serious problems Neuroscience professor Geoff Ghose was disciplined for an “overt failure to comply” with rules around working with lab animals.

A University of Minnesota neuroscience professor who studies brain activity in monkeys has been suspended from research after a decade of repeated problems related to lab animal care and a blatant failure to follow the rules.

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I’ll be one of the faculty presenters at this upcoming virtual workshop next weekend on Narrative Medicine. Would love to see some narrative/medicine folks there.

Postdoctoral Associate - Medical Humanities Research Institute - Houston, Texas, United States job with Rice University | 37971486 Job Description About Rice: Boasting a 300-acre tree-lined campus in Houston, Texas, Rice University is ranked among the nation’s top 20...

Post-doc in medical humanities at Rice University
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Hope to Hell, by The Gated Community 3 track album

The Gated Community has two new protest songs out on Bandcamp!

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One thing to bear in mind about Uconn is Stephen Miller and Richard Nixon didn't go there.

And they say there is no God.

U of Minnesota’s “Leave a Future” Slogan Falls Flat “Leave a Future,” the University of Minnesota’s new slogan, is leaving an impression—not necessarily a good one.

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I'll be talking about whistleblowing and medical research this Tuesday at the University of Pennsylvania
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Bioethics and Humanities Research- Assistant Professor - Aurora, Colorado, United States job with University of Colorado System | 37968079 University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Department: Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine, Center for Bioethics and Humanities Job...

New bioethics job at University of Colorado
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We Asked Tax Experts Everything About Mutual Aid - Racket Does the IRS want a piece of your fundraising dollars? Here's what we know.

taxes! they're confusing! we hate paying them! but are you gonna have to, if it's money you moved around for mutual aid? the answer is probably not, but also maybe, depending on how you collected funds! but also hopefully not!

ICE officers are taking DNA samples from protesters they've arrested People arrested while protesting ICE say federal agents took samples of their DNA. It's legal, but experts say the practice raises questions about what the government is doing with that genetic data.

Good Lord.

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Will the Allina-Sutter Health deal drive up the cost of health care in Minnesota? Minneapolis-based health system says bigger will be better for patients, but economists worry about the consumer cost.

So now we learn that the huge California healthcare company buying Allina paid half a billion dollars to settle allegations of anti-competitive pricing.
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“Leave your behind in the future.” There. Fixed it. My invoice for $25 million is in the mail.

‘I feel desperate’: Minnesota woman suffering medical emergency stuck in Texas detention • Minnesota Reformer Andrea Pedro-Francisco was supposed to have surgery more than a month ago. A cyst on her ovary has swelled to nearly the size of a tennis ball and is now at risk of rupturing or cutting off blood supp...

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Charges dropped against three Minnesotans accused of assaulting federal agents The defendants were initially accused of serious crimes. But when asked for evidence, the government dropped their cases.

Charges dropped against three Minnesotans accused of assaulting federal agents

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Because of ICE, I've Been in Hiding for Months. It Has Transformed Me. - Racket Days of anxiety, of frustration, and of feeling that everything is on hold while the world keeps moving forward outside.

Read this.

Because of ICE, I’ve Been in Hiding for Months. It Has Transformed Me. - racketmn.com/because-of-i...

After chancellor was abruptly let go, new leader takes the helm at University of Minnesota Morris Michael Rodriguez, previously a dean at the U’s Twin Cities campus, aims to build on a recent reversal of declining enrollment.

"Despite being asked about eight times for her rationale for the change, faculty, staff and students didn’t get an answer."

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Trump administration formally denies Minnesota access to Alex Pretti evidence Drew Evans, head of the state’s investigative agency, said the FBI once again refused access to evidence and information from the killing of Pretti at the hands of federal officers.

Of course

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What To Watch For When ICE Buys Local Warehouses DHS is buying huge warehouses raising concerns about economic impacts on towns, adequate water and infrastructure, and outbreaks of measles, other infectious diseases.

New: ICE detention warehouses, like this planned for #Hagerstown, bring concerns about infections, adequate water, and economic impact (in addition to the obvious human rights concerns).
Here's some of what to watch for:
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Opinion | At the University of Minnesota, neutrality has become censorship "In theory, neutrality policies protect free debate by allowing the community to disagree on controversial matters. But in practice, these policies are easily weaponized to achieve the opposite — cens...

To 99% of ICE-occupied Minneapolis, the line between good and evil over the past two months has been absolutely clear. Yet the #UMN administration has consistently picked the wrong side.
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I feel a bit emotionally out of step with most here, but I'm kinda in the mood of "Dance in the streets, but bring your whistles"

Why is ICE seizing people’s phones and documents? • Minnesota Reformer After the federal agents took the shackles off Gust Johnson’s ankles to release him from detainment, he asked for his phone back. That would be staying at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, th...

Why is ICE seizing people’s phones and documents?
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Corporate Communications in ‘Uncertain, Stressful, and Volatile Times’: How MN Employers Failed to Address the ICE Occupation - Racket We asked Minnesotans how their bosses responded to our statewide crisis. And boy did they tell us.

Pay no attention to the masked paramilitary agents lurking outside the office. We're on a deadline here, people!

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This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.

We have an anti-ICE protest concert. Four days later, ICE announces it is leaving Minnesota. Coincidence? I don't think so.

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From the Heart of ICE-occupied Minneapolis YouTube video by The Gated Community

Here's a feel-good story from occupied Minneapolis. No tear gas, no abductions, just a community coming together. Plus, some excellent protest music.

#StandWithMinneapolis #ICEProtest #Resistance #ProtestSong

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