This ought to be a huge story everywhere. It is imperative that we not normalize sending troops into blue cities on false pretenses. The consequences could be tragic. Journalists must rebut the lies and quote the outraged at the top of their articles and segments. www.cnn.com/2025/09/27/p...

Reminder to come out to Obec and meet Dr. Starbird on Sept 23rd!

“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.” It costs a lot less to house people.

Best post of 2025 to date.

Dr. Susan Monarez: “I could have stayed silent, agreed to the demands, and no one would have known. What the public would have seen were scientists dismissed without cause and vaccine protections quietly eroded…I would have lost the one thing that cannot be replaced: My integrity.”

Illinois State Senator Karina Villa sprang into action to protect her community from ICE raids, alerting neighbors to their rights and chasing off masked agents. This is how you stand up to authoritarianism. We should all be inspired by Sen. Villa's courage.

BREAKING: Democrat Xp Lee wins the Minnesota House special election to fill the seat of Melissa Hortman, who was assassinated in June.

JUST IN: An independent United Nations inquiry has concluded for the first time that Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza and that the country’s top leaders have incited genocide, in what it described as “the “most authoritative UN finding to date.” https://cnn.it/3VjaHzS

For the umpteenth time - immigration is a labor market problem

We need a "fighting CR." As scientists we must push our Senators (and Reps) to use budget negotiations to protect science — and democracy. @safa-science.bsky.social @schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @kenmartin.bsky.social scienceandfreedomalliance.substack.com/p/democrats-...

Now on our blog: Aaron Goings @aarongoings.bsky.social shares how RED HARBOR uncovers the forgotten history of lumber workers in a bastion of labor radicalism.

It makes me livid. I work on substance use and have known many wonderful people who have happened to use drugs in my life. RFK Jr’s problem is not drugs, it’s that he’s an asshole.

Word. Despise him for the evil monster that he is-don't perpetuate stigma against PWUD. I lose so much respect for people who cannot see that this is wrong and harmful.

So, Chicago, it's your turn now and man, I am so so sorry. Nobody should have to go through this. This is awful. This is fascism. Organize. Step up. Don't think other people will do it -- the might, maybe even they will, but they need you, too. Be like LA -- be sand in their gears. 9/

Chicago is bracing for a possible influx of Immigration agents and National Guard troops after US President Trump said they’d be “going in”. The Chicago Teachers Union was handing out flyers at schools Friday informing parents of their rights if they encounter law enforcement.

we lost an absolutely wonderful person & powerful activist yesterday (The attached is an article I wrote about her a few years back)... my heart is just broken www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017...

Important re Chicago 🎯⤵️

💪📰 by labor historian @aarongoings.bsky.social in @counterpunchmedia.bsky.social ...the (non-union) workplace...is as dictatorial as any authoritarian country—places where freedoms of expression & association do not apply, & any show of critical thinking is met with retaliation, even termination.

Today is the 5th anniversary of David Graber's death. And with everything happening in the world, his work is now more relevant than ever before.

Right now, your ability to get access to a COVID vaccine this fall is in jeopardy, whether or not you fit the new, restricted eligiblity criteria. Please send a letter to your member of Congress here. And spread the word. @defendpublichealth.bsky.social actionnetwork.org/letters/writ...

There is no standard lethal dose of cocaine. Overdose risk depends on many factors… route (snorted, smoked, injected), body weight, tolerance, health status, and what other substances are on board. Someone can die from a few hundred mg while some use multiple grams daily for years without issue.

This story continues to spread because it displays the dangers of extremist xenophobia impacting both community wildfire safety and our sense of justice. More importantly, this could impact the morale and cohesion of firefighting crews across the country. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

Those of us in emergency med need to be more judicious about cutting off clothing. There’s a time for it. But your unhoused patient’s bra is probably the only one they have. If they can sit up, move without c spine concerns, and are hemodynamically stable, remove it the normal way.

What are we even doing?

I wrote an article for Counterpunch about the Right in US History—specifically from a century ago. Features here include the KKK, a mayoral coup, businessmen vigilantes, and the Congressman whose name is atop the 1924 immigration restriction law—Albert Johnson www.counterpunch.org/2025/08/29/a...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s assault may have dealt lasting damage to the CDC, experts fear, with harsh consequences for public health. (Gift article) www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/h...

Woohoo! Look what came in the mail today. At long last, decades after I started my study of community and radicalism in Grays Harbor, “Red Harbor” is here. Big thanks to the @uwapress.bsky.social and the coolest book blurbers around. And that’s Sabo—named for you know who 15 sweet years ago

Shuler: Every year, we think about a word that captures the state of the unions at that moment—strong, rising, whatever it may be. But this year, there’s only one possible answer: The state of the unions—the state of working people in this country—is under attack.

Dear journalists: The President has not fired Lisa Cook. The President is *trying* to illegally fire her. Your words shape people’s reality. Please be accurate in your reporting.

‼️❤️📣 Learn about the Opioid Recovery and Care Access (ORCA🐋) center in Seattle, opening this week. We have been working on this for a long time, and it's opening this week! ❤️ #harmreduction #moud open.spotify.com/episode/64Pc...

The Purpose Of A System Is What It Does

The existence of legal gas station drugs is one of those rare cases where the illicit market often is safer than the legal “unregulated” market. Please don’t buy gas station drugs.

And thank you 💐 as ever to @maiasz.bsky.social for saying all of it. 💪💪

This x100000!

❤️📣Recovery is different for everyone, & sometimes even calling it recovery doesn't quite fit. Normalize substance use. All humans use substances. Support people to make choices (& accessTxs) to improve their health wo preconceived notions @ what that looks like. ‼️It's different for every body!

Of every 1,000 children born in Kenya, 32 don’t make it to their first birthdays. A new stumbled onto a straightforward solution: Giving $1,000 to poor families lowered infant mortality rates by nearly half, and deaths in children under 5 by 45 percent. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/h...

Important. Clear, concise, imperative. Please watch.

Hey #medsky smarties, if an elderly loved one (70+) wants the shingles vax series, and they were told by their primary care it will cost $400/shot...is there a way to get it for less $$ ?? I did a little reading about this but would appreciate any 411 folx have...❤️ #shingles #vaccines

"In terms of my Republican colleagues, no spine has yet visible in the Senate"

Opinion | Fiscal challenges are real. but the attack on the humanities comes down to something much deeper. chroni.cl/3JD7MiG

"Since the Health Ministry only counts recovered bodies, every single unrecovered body is also uncounted." "The minimum scientifically plausible number of deaths attributable to the genocide overall is more than 460,000." #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #USA #Genocide

WOW. @marcelias.bsky.social goes off on the failures of legacy media: "We have an absolute collapse and failure by the institutions that have promised us that democracy would not die in darkness, that in fact, they stand for the proposition that democracy will die in plain sight of daylight."

Feel like one political party kidnapping an opponent should be bigger news

Thank you, Boston Globe. This is how it's done.

✍️Trump encroaches on congressional and state rights to control elections...w new proposed EO Fixed it for you, @reuters.com CONGRESS in Article I, Sec 4 has the power to make/alter state rules for the conduct of congressional elections, which does not extend to state controlled local elections.

Emily Oster lost the right to any stance as a ‘public health expert’ way back in 2005 (?) when she was making claims about how it was less ‘efficient’ to treat HIV in Africa than it was to prevent infections.

Said it before but I guess it bears repeating: Always judge books by covers. And by blurbs/advanced praise. @uwapress.bsky.social

Please do check this out, especially teachers and academics. I know from experience that students can be difficult to persuade - in this economy - to invest in non-AI learning, but here are some strategies. Gratitude to Nick for helping save our future. spinweaveandcut.com/education-ho...

my far left take here is that it’s also evil to starve sick & disabled children

GOOD TWEET. GOOD MOOD. FIGHT.