Kay Simon
kaysimon.bsky.social
Kay Simon
@kaysimon.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Family Social Science at the University of Minnesota studying families and youth
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📢New Publication Alert 📢

New paper out in Archives of Suicide Research 👇

We followed 670 sexual minority young adults (ages 18–26) over three years to ask: How does everyday discrimination shape suicidal ideation — and what role do our beliefs about people and society play?
Exploring the Role of Social Worldviews in Linking Interpersonal Discrimination to Suicidal Ideation Among Sexual Minority Young Adults
Sexual minority young adults (SM-YAs) experience high rates of interpersonal discrimination, which increases their risk of suicidal ideation. However, little is known about the mechanisms that unde...
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December 3, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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Last winter Minneapolis rolled out our first ever sidewalk plowing pilot program. According to residents, it was a huge success!

“This program was a lifesaver for my wife and I this year. We appreciate the promptness of the employees and how great our sidewalks were cleared.”
December 3, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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NEW: The official USCIS guidance on this pause is out. Until further notice from the USCIS Director, all immigration benefits (including citizenship) are indefinitely suspended for nationals of 19 countries, as are all affirmative asylum applications from nationals of any country.
December 3, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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The last supermoon of the year will shine soon in December skies.
How to watch the last supermoon of the year
The last supermoon of the year will soon shine in December skies. When a full moon is closer to Earth in its orbit, a so-called supermoon happens.
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December 2, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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Bloomington Police partnered on “Operation Creep” with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and police from Eden Prairie, Roseville and Richfield, as well as MSP Airport Police. The man arrested is a civilian ICE employee.
Twin Cities ICE employee among 16 arrested in child sex trafficking sting
A Twin Cities-based employee of Immigration and Customs Enforcement is among 16 men arrested on suspicion of soliciting a minor following a sting operation by police in suburban Minneapolis.
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November 19, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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A great spotlight on a fabulous student (@willowbryn.bsky.social)! Willow is applying for grad school this cycle so keep an eye out for them!
We are so happy to share our second SRCD SOGIE Caucus Member Spotlight for November, Willow Bryn Rosser! Willow is a post-baccalaureate looking to continue their academic journey in graduate school. Scroll through to learn more about Willow and how to connect with them!
November 24, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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From CDC:

"As of November 18, 2025, we estimate that COVID-19 infections are growing or likely growing in 19 states..."

"As of November 18, 2025, we estimate that Influenza infections are growing or likely growing in 42 states..."

www.cdc.gov/cfa-modeling....
November 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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BREAKING: House votes overwhelmingly to force release of Epstein files, sending bill once opposed by Trump to the Senate.
House votes overwhelmingly to force release of Epstein files, sending bill to Senate
The House has voted overwhelmingly to pass a bill to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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Update as of 10:55 AM:

Federal agents have left the Territorial/Hampden location. Mayor Carter and I are on site.

We have heard reports of several individuals that have been taken by the federal government. At least one person was arrested.
November 18, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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I’m so saddened by the loss of Alice Wong, truly one of the good ones, to whom community-building came naturally. A great writer, activist, and person. bsky.app/profile/sesm...
‘Death remains my intimate shadow partner. It has been with me since birth, always hovering close by. I understand one day we will finally waltz together into the ether. I hope when that time comes, I die with the satisfaction of a life well-lived, unapologetic, joyful, & full of love.’
—Alice Wong
November 15, 2025 at 7:21 AM
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bringing this statement over from Alice’s Twitter. it appears the below was Alice’s last post before passing. I am heartbroken
November 15, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court DENIES former county clerk Kim Davis's request for the justices to take up her longshot bid to overturn 2015's Obergefell v. Hodges marriage equality decision. No justice even writes about the request.
November 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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Senate takes the first step toward ending the 40-day shutdown, advancing a funding bill after weeks of gridlock.
US senators advance bill to end record government shutdown
Senate takes the first step toward ending the 40-day shutdown, advancing a funding bill after weeks of gridlock.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:30 AM
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It’s grad school application season, and I wanted to give some public advice.

Caveats:
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> These are my opinions, based on my experiences, they are not secret tricks or guarantees

> They are general guidelines, not meant to cover a host of idiosyncrasies and special cases
November 6, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Japan's parliament elects ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister. Takaichi, the head of the struggling Liberal Democratic Party, replaces Shigeru Ishiba, who was forced into resignation after two disastrous election losses.
Japan's parliament elects Sanae Takaichi as nation's first female prime minister
Japanese parliament elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister Tuesday.
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October 21, 2025 at 4:58 AM
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George Santos, serving a prison term on charges of fraud and identity theft, had been held in solitary confinement.
Trump commutes sentence of former Republican lawmaker George Santos
George Santos, serving a prison term on charges of fraud and identity theft, had been held in solitary confinement.
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October 18, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Nearly one in five (17%) same-sex couples in the U.S. are raising their own children, including 22% of married same-sex couples. Raising their own children is defined by the Census as a householder raising a biological or adopted child. Learn more at tinyurl.com/CensusSnap
October 16, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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The Social Action Lab + Annenberg Public Policy Center at UPenn are hiring postdocs! Work on decision-making, attitudes, persuasion, social cognition, and behavior change with an interdisciplinary team. PhD in psych required. Apply here: my.spsp.org/Career-Cente...
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October 9, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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🎉🎉🎉 Congratulations to the 2025 Lambda Literary Award Winner for LGBTQ+ Studies: When Monsters Speak: A Susan Stryker Reader by Susan Stryker, edited by McKenzie Wark! @susanstryker.bsky.social @mckenziewark.bsky.social @dukepress.bsky.social 🎉🎉🎉
#Lammys2025 #LammyAwards
October 4, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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If you are into musicals about queer people in a shitty apartment trying to make it in a gentrifying city before they die, have I got a musical for you. But instead of five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes, I figured I could do it in fifteen.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/shi...
The Last Fifteen Minutes
A marionette opera and short film about having dinner together before a giant kaiju steps on you.
www.kickstarter.com
August 21, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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The order directs the Minnesota Department of Health to work with other state agencies to identify, review and remove barriers to vaccine access to the “fullest extent permitted by law.”
Walz counters federal vaccine moves with state-level order to maintain broad access
Minnesota moves to maintain access to vaccines after federal guidance last week ordered limitations on who has access to the COVID-19 booster shot.
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September 8, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Decision effectively allows immigration agents to use racial profiling to detain people, greenlighting sweeping raids.
US Supreme Court allows Trump’s controversial immigration raids to continue
Decision effectively allows immigration agents to use racial profiling to detain people, greenlighting sweeping raids.
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September 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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just in - robin wonsley and michael wilson have filed a complaint against john wall of the wall companies, who is refusing to allow them to doorknock his buildings in ward 2 in violating of state law on twelve occasions

taylordahlin.com/f/robin-wons...
Robin Wonsley & Michael Wilson File Complaint Against Landlord
On September 8th, Robin Wonsley (Ward 2 City Council Incumbent and Candidate) and Michael Wilson (for Minneapolis Park Board At-Large) filed a legal complaint, aided by attorney Dan Suitor, against la...
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September 8, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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He owns/leases 2,000 apartment units, has a lot of money at stake in this election, so you can understand why he might pretend to live in Minneapolis and actively participate in the disenfranchisement of 80 actual residents at the Ward 2 DFL convention.
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September 8, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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Today, I took legal action against a Mpls landlord who has been attempting to deny renters a choice in our upcoming election. Renters have the right to connect with the candidates, and John Wall has repeatedly blocked my campaign from reaching residents in his buildings.
September 8, 2025 at 1:50 PM