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Kat Rohn
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rohnkat.bsky.social
Be safe, Minnesota friends - especially if you are planning travel tomorrow. ❄️
November 25, 2025 at 2:11 PM
rohnkat.bsky.social
“Drafts of a report to Congress obtained by NPR show Hegseth invoking that clause — accusing Scouting America of fostering "gender confusion” [arguing] the Scouts have strayed from their mission to "cultivate masculine values."”

www.npr.org/2025/11/25/n...
U.S. ready to cut support to Scouts, accusing them of attacking 'boy-friendly spaces'
Documents show the U.S. military is planning to sever all ties with the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts.
www.npr.org
November 25, 2025 at 12:39 PM
rohnkat.bsky.social
If messaging out of Minnesota’s GOP to Congresspeople is any indication, our state is going to spend 2026 drowning in messages targeting Somali community, immigrants, and trans folks.

These aren’t “distractions” they’re active attempts to scapegoat anyone seen as “other.”

We must stand together.
November 25, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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mprnews.org
The first real wintry storm will impact much of Minnesota Tuesday into Wednesday morning. Travel impacts will be widespread across northern and central Minnesota with lesser impacts south of the Twin Cities.
Winter storm warning: Travel issues Tuesday into Wednesday morning
The season’s first widespread wintry storm hits Minnesota Tuesday into Wednesday morning. Snow will be heaviest north of the Twin Cities across central and northern Minnesota.
www.mprnews.org
November 25, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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zaynabmmohamed.bsky.social
Minnesota has always been a welcoming place for immigrants and it will continue to be 💜
November 25, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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chrisgeidner.bsky.social
UPDATE: Another judge just dinged DOJ in another trans care subpoena case, with Judge Joun finding that DOJ missed a deadline, and, accordingly, their motion to alter the judgment in the Boston Children's Hospital case was "untimely." And, because DOJ also appealed, Joun has no further jurisdiction.
Judge Myong J. Joun: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered re 35 Motion to Alter Judgment. On September 9, 2025, I entered an order granting Boston Children Hospital's ("BCH") Motion to Quash. [Doc. No. 33 4 1. On October 7, 2025, the Department of Justice ("DOJ") filed a Motion to Alter (the "Motion"). [Doc. No. 35 A]. On November 7, 2025, the DOJ filed a Notice of Appeal of my September 9 Order. [Doc. No. 46 4 ]. That appeal has been assigned USCA Case Number 25-2092. [Doc. No. 48 ]. The parties have completed briefing of the merits of the Motion, however, after DOJ filed its Notice of Appeal, BCH filed a Notice indicating that this court no longer has jurisdiction to decide the Motion. [See Doc. No. 50 "The filing of a notice of appeal is an event of jurisdictional significance — it confers jurisdiction on the court of appeals and divests the district court of its control over those aspects of the case involved in the appeal." Griggs v. Provident Consumer Disc. Co., 459 U.S. 56, 58 (1982). However, "in order to prevent unnecessary appellate review, the district court was given express authority to entertain a timely motion to alter or amend the judgment under Rule 59, even after a notice of appeal had been filed." Id. As such, Rule 4(A)(iv) of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure provides that "[ilf a party files in the district court" a motion "to alter or amend the judgment under Rule 59" and "does so within the time allowed by those rules--the time to file an appeal runs for all parties from the entry of the order disposing of the last such remaining motion." Fed. Rule App. Proc. 4(A)(iv). Rule 59(e) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provides that "[a] motion to alter or amend a judgment must be filed no later than 28 days after the entry of the judgment." Here, DOJ filed the Motion around 10:30 P.M. on October 7, 2025, or the 28th day following the entry of the judgment on September 9. However, an electronic filing made on the last day is timely if filed by midnight in the court's time zone, "[unless a different time is set by a... local rule." Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(a)(4). Our district's local rules state that, "[a]ll electronic transmissions of documents must be completed prior to 6:00 p.m. to be considered timely filed that day." L.R. 5.4(d). Accordingly, to have timely filed a Motion to Alter in this district, DOJ was required to file its Motion by 6:00 P.M. on October 7, 2025, but did not do so until about 10:30 P.M. [Doc. No. 44 4 at 4]. Contrary to DOJ's suggestion that our local rules may not apply to a "miscellaneous proceeding to quash an administrative subpoena," [Doc. No. 44 A n.2], the local rules clarify that they "apply to all proceedings in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts." L.R. 1.2(a). As such, the Motion is untimely. See, e.g., Sneade v. Rojas, 11-cv-40061, 2014 WL 949635, at *2 n.2 (D. Mass. Mar. 10, 2014) ("[T]he motion to impound was filed after the 6:00 p.m. deadline and therefore, is deemed filed the next business day, i.e., it was untimely"); Romero v. McCormick & Schmick Rest. Corp., No. 18-cv-10324, 2020 WL 1430530, at *1 (D. Mass. Mar. 24, 2020) .... "District courts enjoy broad latitude in administering local rules." Air Line Pilots Ass'n v. Precision Valley Aviation, Inc., 26 F.3d 220, 224 (1st Cir. 1994). DOJ asks that I exercise such discretion here to find that the four-hour delay be deemed timely because BCH does not identify any prejudice from the late filing, and other courts in this district have excused similar delays. See, e.g., Soo v. Bone Biologics Corp., No. 19-cv-11520, 2021 WL 1391458, at *4 (D. Mass. Apr. 13, 2021) (excusing four-hour delay in filing an amended complaint and citing cases). However, DOJ has not pointed to any case finding such a motion timely where a subsequent notice of appeal has also been filed, divesting the court of its jurisdiction. "To deviate from a local rule, the district court (1) must have a sound reason for doing so, and (2) must ensure that no party's substantial rights are unfairly jeopardized." Belanger v. BNY Mellon Asset Mgmt., LLC, No. 15-cv-10198, 2017 WL 1160570, at *6 (D. Mass. Mar. 28, 2017) (cleaned up). DOJ has not provided any "sound reason" for its late filing or for deviating from the local rules. Carpenter v. Rivera, 10-cv-40233, 2014 WL 4928963, at *2 n.2 (D. Mass. Sept. 30, 2014) ("Accordingly, even if the Court had the power to extend the deadline, I would not find that Plaintiff has established cause for doing so."). Because the Motion was untimely and the notice of appeal has not been tolled, jurisdiction is now vested with the First Circuit Court of Appeals. As such, I do not have jurisdiction to rule on the merits of the Motion to Alter. See Malek v. Feigenbaum, 116 F.4th 118, 127-128 (2d Cir. 2024) (finding appeal untimely where Rule 59(e) motion was filed late and did not toll the deadline for appeal). The Motion to Alter, [Doc. No. 35 4 ], is thus DENIED. (SKY) (Entered: 11/24/2025)
November 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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keithellison.bsky.social
Mean, vindictive, and incompetent. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Judge dismisses cases against James Comey and Letitia James after finding prosecutor was unlawfully appointed
Lindsey Halligan was appointed after President Donald Trump urged Attorney General Pam Bondi to prosecute the former FBI director and New York attorney general.
www.nbcnews.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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chrisgeidner.bsky.social
I have been saying I wanted to write about this, so I am glad that I was able to just spend two solid days working on this story, basically without interruption. I haven’t had much of that since January, but it’s important, and I hope folks who appreciate it subscribe if they don’t already!
chrisgeidner.bsky.social Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 1d
NEW: Multiple judges call out DOJ's methods of defending its invasive trans care subpoenas.

A trio of public rulings, including one on Friday, all side with providers. Two rulings also raised sharp questions about DOJ's moves in recent months.

Tonight, at Law Dork:
Multiple judges call out DOJ's methods of defending its invasive trans care subpoenas
A trio of public rulings, including one on Friday, all side with providers. Two rulings also raised sharp questions about DOJ's moves in recent months.
www.lawdork.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:37 AM
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mclem.org
The sharp decline in US teenagers’ aspiration to get married and have kids…

…is happening almost entirely among girls, not boys.

At some point maybe men will start trying harder to understand that.

www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/... | HT @conradhackett.bsky.social @pewresearch.org
November 24, 2025 at 12:12 AM
rohnkat.bsky.social
I spent most of the day talking with folks about how to talk about trans rights, and then we went and had conversations on doors in very light blue district. And it went...great!

Change is possible. And all of us have the power to nudge it along. Get in the work, wherever it is for you.
November 22, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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jael.bsky.social
my take on mtg’s retirement as a former veteran hill reporter:

this is a big deal & indicative of a political realignment & any snarky users here trying to talk you out of it are simply genuinely wrong!
November 22, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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riotousmuse.bsky.social
Boosting this for Minnesota tonight
Mpls
November 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
rohnkat.bsky.social
Our Somali friends and neighbors are elected leaders, entrepreneurs, artists, caregivers, drivers, and integral parts of communities from the Twin Cities to St Cloud to small towns. No matter their status, they belong.

Don’t buy into hateful rhetoric. Stand with all those who call this state home.
November 22, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
No, he isn’t. There is literally no legal means by which he can do this. It’s not presidential power. TPS by law cannot be terminated early, and Somali TPS is not set to expire until March 17, 2026.
paleofuture.bsky.social Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 3d
Trump says he’s ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somali refugees in Minnesota “immediately.”
Trump: Minnesota, under Governor Waltz, is a hub of fraudulent money laundering activity. I am, as President of the United States, hereby terminating, effective immediately, the Temporary Protected Status (TPS Program) for Somalis in Minnesota. Somali gangs are terrorizing the people of that great State, and BILLIONS of Dollars are missing. Send them back to where they came from. It's OVER! President DJT 217 ReTruths 650 Likes 11/21/25, 5:37 PM
November 22, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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advocate.com
SJ Joslin, the park ranger who got fired for hanging a trans pride flag in Yosemite National Park, joined the drag queen and activist for this special moment.
Massive trans pride flag from national park becomes red carpet moment at Out100
SJ Joslin, the park ranger who got fired for hanging a trans pride flag in Yosemite National Park, joined the drag queen and activist for this special moment.
bit.ly
November 22, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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stevevladeck.bsky.social
If you had told me Mamdani and MTG would both be in the news today, and gave me eleventy thousand guesses as to why, I’d … still be guessing.
November 22, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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chrisgeidner.bsky.social
BREAKING: Federal judge rejects DOJ's effort to subpoena the names and medical records of children who have received gender-affirming medical care from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA IN RE: SUBPOENA NO. 25-1431-014 : MISCELLANEOUS ACTION : : NO. 25-39 MEMORANDUM KEARNEY,J. November 21, 2025 Our elected Congresspersons granted the Department of Justice limited authority in 1996 to investigate federal health care offenses involving the labeling and distribution of prescription drugs. The Department of Justice is now investigating the labeling and distribution of prescribed clinically authorized puberty blockers and hormone therapy. It subpoenaed fifteen categories of records from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia including billing and insurance records, communications with manufacturers and sales representatives, and the names and complete medical and psychological records of children receiving gender-affirming care. The Hospital agrees to produce most of the requested materials. But it objects to producing the identities of its child patients and their families along with their confidential medical files. Its objection requires we study two questions: whether Congress authorized a subpoena for the children's confidential medical records, and, if so, whether the children's privacy interests outweigh the Department of Justice's need for these confidential medical records under the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. We find the answer to both questions is "no." We strike the three requests for these child- identifying and treatment and disclosure records as beyond the authority granted by Congress. We also find, even if this private information could be relevant, the heightened privacy interests of children and their families substantially outweighs the Department's need to know the children's names, addresses, and treatment along with disclosures for gender-affirming care at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
November 21, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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kylegriffin1.bsky.social Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 3d
BREAKING: Marjorie Taylor Greene says she's resigning from Congress — effective January 5, 2026.
November 22, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social
I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win
November 21, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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ag.state.mn.us
ICE's actions undermine trust in law enforcement and threaten public safety.

I am renewing my call for Congress to pass the No Secret Police Act to reign in this lawless agency and protect the people of Minnesota. I ask you to join me.
When The Law Won't Show Its Face
There can be no true public safety for any of us without public trust.
affordingyourlife.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:58 PM
rohnkat.bsky.social
“So we grieve. And we keep going. And maybe 15 years from now, or 50, or 500, we will live in a different world.”
November 21, 2025 at 4:10 AM
rohnkat.bsky.social
Trans Day of Remembrance is always a difficult one to hold. But I am so, so grateful for those who held that space with me today. The words, hugs, stories, tears, and joy amidst it all was necessary and beautiful.
November 21, 2025 at 3:09 AM
rohnkat.bsky.social
Grateful that this is moving forward.
chrisgeidner.bsky.social Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 4d
NEW: Class-action lawsuit filed today challenges the Trump administration's anti-trans bathroom ban for federal employees.

Complaint: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Class certification motion: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Now, most days when she goes to work, Ms. Withrow plans ahead to minimize her need to use the restroom during her workday. She starves herself-skipping breakfast almost every day and generally lunch as well. When she eats lunch, it is usually a granola bar or a spoonful of peanut butter, except on special occasions or when she can be reasonably certain she will not be required to leave her building for any extended period. And she dehydrates herself- most days drinking a single cup of coffee and drinking as little water as possible.
November 20, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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drdevonojeda.bsky.social
Trans Day of Remembrance

CW: Death / Near-death experience
#TransDayOfRemembrance #TDOR
#TransLivesAreSacred
November 20, 2025 at 1:27 PM Trans Day of Remembrance CW: Death, Near-death experience Today is a day for those who have left this material world. I used to be an atheist; now I light candles so I can feel the energies of my trans ancestors. I don't know what happens to us when we die, but I have experienced it. I know we move beyond the vessels that carry us through this life. My heart aches every time we lose a sibling to violence. And my definition of violence moves beyond infliction, violence through systemic means, where we're waterboarded for merely existing. I experience immense survivor's guilt on this day because I died for 10 seconds. I remember being outside of my body. I remember facing a white hallway. A woman in a plain white uniform walked toward me, a black dog at her side. I used to think it was my dog Garnet, but she wasn't. Now I think they were guides. The woman extended her hand, and she led me down the hallway. I felt like I was lost. We walked into a room full of faceless people and a bed in the middle. I lay down, and the faceless people all cheered for me. I woke up three days later. I used to be an atheist. Now I don't know anything. And I don't have to fully comprehend what happened, but I know I have a soul. That moment was the catalyst for me to change my name and finally transition. I know my soul now. A few months ago, I saw a short video of a man named Jahad Chris Carter being interviewed. He was asked about a hot take he has, and he said he believes trans people are a sign that God is real. We are taught that our bodies are vessels that carry our souls. I paused after watching that video. I related to it because I have seen my own soul, and the guides who found me knew I was there too early. I see god in every living thing. But I especially see god in every trans person I've ever met. And I have seen God in the trans people who are now gone. What does hope look like in the afterlife? To me, it's knowing who my soul is. I believe our trans siblings who are no longer in this material world are energy, and I think about them often. I hope they are at peace, and I will think of all of you as I light some candles and carry you in my heart. Wherever you are, my trans siblings, my trans grandparents, I miss you all. #TransDayOfRemembrance #TDOR #TransLivesAreSacred #TransSpirituality #TransJoy #ProtectTransLives
November 20, 2025 at 8:29 PM
rohnkat.bsky.social
The organization that I lead is 60% of the way to our goal of raising $35,000 for today's Give to the Max Day.

If you can, please chip in or share and help us get there.

www.givemn.org/organization...
Minnesota's largest LGBTQ+ advocacy organization
Our mission is to build power within Minnesota’s 2SLGBTQIA+ communities and address inequities through intersectional organizing, advocacy, education, and direct support services.
www.givemn.org
November 20, 2025 at 8:18 PM