The media needs to stop writing headlines like “The CDC changes course on vaccines and autism” and “The CDC defends measles response”. NONE of this is coming from legitimate scientists at the CDC. ALL of it is coming from RFK Jr. Every such headline is causing further harm to public health.

Stop accepting the cynical notion that “nothing can be done” about guns, or anything else for that matter. Every time you give up hope, the emperor has already won.

so far tonight msnbc has interviewed two students from brown university that are also survivors of separate high school shootings. insanity.

Waste. Fraud. Abuse.

#WorldAidsDay www.sfchronicle.com/health/artic...

Just once I would like to read an obit that states “We celebrate the blessed release of our 96 year-old loved one, hallelujah and Godspeed!”

“…especially at such an awkward time….”

Anyone can recommend any jazz/classical streams guaranteed *not* to play any Christmas/Holiday tunes? #Scrooge

@ouropinions.bsky.social I’m sooo sad … but I also totally get it. Life/work moves on. And now, I can go back and revisit the archives…. *Thankful* for all the work, thoughts, and humor you put into every single episode. 🌟🌟🌟

Cool video by @MichaelDylanWelch #PoradAward #Haiku #LuckyMe youtube.com/watch?v=3JGI...

San Franciscans take note.

We need it. Not only are the classes full, but also concert halls, libraries - we've gone to a bunch of classical concerts this year as an antidote to despair and guess what - they are full. They were not as full before, but they are now. "Humanities are shrinking" is artificially imposed top down.

"'We the People' includes we the incarcerated. It’s long past time to allow all voting-age Americans the freedom to vote." Story co-published with Reckon News.

Remember: The oligarchs who control our economy and democracy seek to divide us so they can become more powerful. They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone. Don't fall for it.

“Where am I gonna go? I’ve been in this place damn near 40 years. Got no family left. Can’t work anymore. I take enough pills every day to stock a Walgreens. You tell me, what am I supposed to do?”

The penultimate episode? Oh no! 😭

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I've started up a new journal! POST-KU will be a journal of post-ku that comes out every two months on a postcard. Submissions will open up in December, first issue will be out in January.

Forgiveness by Fady Joudah www.divasofverse.com/2014/05/forg...

Three @theguardian.com books cartoons from previous halloweens: 1. Haunted Bookshop

The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true and false, no longer exists. --Hannah Arendt

My cartoon for the books page in this week’s @theguardian.com

So uh this is going to be the biggest day of mass protest yet

The Third Reich didn't last 1,000 years. Pinochet was ousted with a referendum. And the US isn't exactly dealing with the smartest, most competent fascists. Those of you insisting that 2025 is forever need to read a book, touch grass, go to therapy, anything other than trying to make others quit.

October 18! Save the Date! #NoKings

“Authoritarians thrive on your silence. Be loud for America.”

No, I don’t believe the life of a tree is worth more than the life of a human. But trees are beings too. Olive trees can live for hundreds of years, bearing fruit and nourishing generations. So yes, this was murder.

My latest cartoon for @theguardian.com books

Every day I look at the photos and videos of people in Gaza and I feel horrified and paralyzed. We are committing a genocide. We are doing this. We are bombing humans, killing humans, and starving humans. We are doing this.

We can STOP the regime and save this country. We have to do it together, every day with mass action. That’s what One Million Rising is all about. #Indivisible #1MillionRising #Resist #Rebel #FlightLikeHell Dates: July 16, July 30, and August 13. Register here: act.indivisible.org/go/838738

It’s now or never. #stopthecuts

Love this idea! Let’s do it 🌈💜🌞💐

I could be doomscrolling over breakfast, eating anxiety, and dread. Or, I could watch the cat watching birds. #beherenow

Under Republicans' budget, 16 million people will lose their health insurance — including kids, parents, seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities who rely on Medicaid. We're attacking these schemes at every angle to protect health care and stop this disastrous budget.

Please act to prevent this deadly bill from passing. Call your representatives (Republican or Democrat) today. ☎️

Today’s Bizarro

As our nation girds for possible Iranian terrorist attacks, this is the person Trump put in charge of terrorism prevention. 22 years old. Recent work experience: landscaping/grocery clerk. Never worked a day in counter-terrorism. But he’s a BIG Trump fan. So he got the job.

Republicans want you to forget they’re ripping health care away from over 16 million people while Trump wages a new endless war against Iran. That’s Republican leadership for you.

“Plants reinvent sugar daily and hardly anyone applauds.” 🌿 Love that he uses “hardly.” There may yet be hope.

On Juneteenth, we celebrate freedom and recommit ourselves to the work that remains undone. We remember that even in the darkest hours, there is cause to hope for tomorrow’s light.

There is no going back. The past for which we may be nostalgic will not return. Our task is to take what we have now and transform it into something that will take us to a hopeful future. We are in the process of recreating ourselves. Let us do it with faith and imagination.

““What is often called the first hospital medical school was founded in 555 AD in Gondjishapur in Iran.” I always learn something interesting listening to the smart and funny duo of @charliejane.bsky.social and @annaleen.bsky.social and their guests. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...

🗣️REMINDER: Trump and Republicans are still trying to pass their 3 TRILLION dollar spending bill that would kick 16 million people off of their health insurance and literally take lunches away from school children.    We can’t let them get away with it.

Thank you for your attention to this matter! #NoKings

#NoKings was huge, peaceful, and energizing here in Santa Rosa - especially inspiring were the many supportive honks and waves from cars and trucks driving past, even when they were held up in traffic. www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news...

I encourage everyone to consider attending one of the many demonstrations planned for tomorrow across the country. Show up. Demand accountability. Peacefully protest. Find the rally closest to you: NoKings.org

“Pretty much wherever you are, you’re probably less than 30 minutes away from your closest No Kings event.” - @leahgreenberg.bsky.social with @democracynow.org We hope to see you at your local #NoKings Day mobilization on Saturday: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

Investigations are now underway into officers and ICE agents who fired crowd-control munitions at dangerously close range. In case after case, the situation only escalated when force was used against peaceful protesters.

RFK Jr.‘s extreme anti-vax views — and his related conflicts of interest — were a huge problem during his confirmation process. So he promised not to change the vaccine advisory panel. Today, he fired every single expert on that panel. It's a public health disaster.