This is the kind of tech innovation I want to see. Slightly less convenience (both parties must have their browsers open for the duration of the transfer) for way more peace of mind (nobody else can see, monetize, or train robots off your files).

Congratulations to the workers of Magic the Gathering: Arena on their successful unionization!

Beans is an icon

It is false to suggest—as some recently have—that @gilead.com is “for everyone, everywhere”. Mexico, Peru, Argentina, and Brazil are all somewhere. Everyone who lives there is someone. So why is #lenacapavir (LEN) not for them? Gilead needs to make LEN accessible. #2Shots$40Everywhere

A drug exists that is nearly 100% effective at preventing HIV and only needs to be taken twice a year. It's called lenacapavir. But Gilead, the company that controls it, isn't making enough available for the world. We know Gilead can make lenacapavir more accessible.

Hey @gilead.com, I have an idea for expanding access: actually sell #lenacapavir to MSF, and to anyone else who needs it, at a reasonable price. #2Shots$40Everywhere

Did you know that @gilead.com won’t even sell #lenacapavir in some of the countries where their trials took place? People who helped get the drug approved aren’t being allowed ti benefit from the research they enabled. #2Shots$40Everywhere

“Putting people at the center” but which people? Americans who can afford $28,000 a year for Yeztugo, sure, but what about people in Mexico? Brazil? Argentina? Algeria? Malaysia? Why aren’t they being put at the center, Gilead? #2Shots$40Everywhere

“For everyone*, everywhere**. *except for people who can’t afford our ridiculous prices **except for all the countries we won’t let access lenacapavir” There, fixed that for you, Gilead. #2Shots$40Everywhere

Happy Pride! This June and July we are studying the heroic activism of the ACT UP movement. HIV treatment is often critical to TB patients and the advocates in this book set the example for the work we all do today.

I ordered 2 felting needles so I could make a couple dryer balls without needing to find the felting needles that I know are in storage somewhere. I now have one partly finished dryer ball and two broken felting needles... I guess I need to dig my other needles out of storage after all. 🙃

Has anyone done 'Something Might Be Tuberculosis' yet?

Despair Is Not Wisdom

I’m hosting an advocacy session again at 5pm EDT today! Immediate goal is getting our Senators to sign on to the Dear Colleague letters for #tuberculosis and for the Global Fund, but it’s also a good time to hang out and work on other TB-fighting tasks. Stop by and you might even see a cat or two!

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Amazing job, Nashville!

The fact that our leaders can’t get together and say “hey, literally everyone (including the leaders at these companies!!) want this to happen more slowly so how about…you can’t build an AI data center unless it meets requirements including zero CO2” is embarrassing.

“The numbers are clear,” said Em Friedenberg, Researcher at Transportation Alternatives. “When women have access to protected bike lanes locally, they take advantage of this uniquely convenient and affordable transportation option. When they don’t, they’re stuck.” momentummag.com/the-bike-lan...

Just a thought: How about we stop shaming the poor for buying things that may not be essential, and start shaming the rich for making a profit off things that are essential?

In addition to their excellent work in healthcare and disability advocacy, Matthew once helped me get out of a bad rental situation, just because I was a person on the internet who needed some help. I am forever grateful. If you have the ability, please consider sending some money their way!

Another successful TB Ed talk complete! If you weren't able to watch this one live, you can catch the recording at www.youtube.com/live/g4gE2bp... I'd say it was a good one, but they really all are.

HOLY SHIT Y'ALL we raised over $15,000 for BIPOC trans folks in Portland and mutual aid / rent assistance in Twin Cities, and I venture to say that all four hours of this telethon are absolute bangers. the whole thing is available to rewatch here and you can still donate for the next 24 hours!

If you want to support our little gang of whistle printers, @mostlybree.kitrocha.com has an ongoing thread of wishlists for folks printing with us who are running low on filament. Filament is the ONLY thing we need to make whistles go toot. So help support some printers!

This would not have happened if advocates hadn’t been insisting on this funding relentlessly for a year. When everything is terrible and things move slowly, it’s hard to believe that adding your voice to a cause actually does something. It does though

Thank you JD!! 🥹

Thank you Tori for the kind words! TB Ed Talks have been an absolute joy to work on.

I'm looking for work! I'm most experienced in virtual assistance, project management, and administration. Open to part-time permanent roles, #freelancing, and one-off projects. If you have a lead or just want a few hours of help with your inbox or a project, I want to hear from you! #lookingforwork

Today we are launching a new intitative of Stand With Minnesota—KeepMNHoused.com, a rent-relief campaign backed with a $1.5 matching fund from the Wilson Foundation. Thousands of MN families are at risk of eviction because of the ICE occupation’s lasting impacts. We can keep them housed.

Thirteen babies! And many new mothers and soon to be new mothers getting top of the line healthcare in a country that historically hasn't had access to it.

For the first time in my adult life, I own a food processor. I already have no idea how I've gone so long without one. Hummus, falafel, and protein bars are at the top of the list, as is batch grating lots of cheese. Anything else I should try doing with it?

May I present John Green, pacifist. #p4a2026

Threads? That's what I was making while watching #p4a2027 with @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social and @hankgreen.bsky.social 🧶 #p4a #projectforawesome

A rare Magic card! #p4a2026

Spot the Difference #P4A2026

Something I love about nerdfighteria is that when asked how we should celebrate hitting $2 million in #p4a we immediately said "use the machine to straighten the papers"

Oh, these are INCREDIBLE! projectforawesome.com

Everyone deserves access to safety. to housing. to food. We are all worthy of care, compassion, and support. Let's make that reality. That's the world we need to build.

A beautiful piece of writing on Renee Nicole Good from @garrettbucks.bsky.social. Never stop caring, friends. thewhitepages.net/p/heres-what...

#P4A2026 Reasons why you, yes you, should make a P4A video this year. 🧵 1. We cannot vote for a video that does not get made. 2. Your video can help make bad things less bad. 3. Your video can help make good things happen. 4. Even if your charity does not win, ripple effects can help your charity.

The world is descending into ever more chaos and I need to focus on looking for work so my partner and I can keep paying rent and buying groceries and other such things. If anyone has some spare good vibes to send our way in favor of me finding a job ASAP, I'd very much appreciate the support. 💜

I really should have anticipated that joining multiple "We're here because" threads would lead to an unprecedented number of notifications. Not complaining, of course. Just surprised, and also surprised that I am surprised.

Final stream of 2025, and probably my final stream for a while as my focus shifts to accommodate some life changes. Grab your projects and hang out with me so we can end the year on a high note! [https://www.twitch.tv/melodyofwoolves](www.twitch.tv/melodyofwool...)

I keep wanting to be more active on BlueSky but I've been mostly off feed-based social media for the last two years and I barely remember how it works. What's a person to do?

Flashback post and yep, still our favorite.

this is wonderful

Yes, what is possibly the biggest and most important project of my life happened because @hankgreen.bsky.social said a weird thing about boobs. Absolutely honored to be a part of this work.

Just a little stream today, because I have the sniffles and the stuffed up head. Gonna knit on this cowl either way, though, so maybe you can keep me company? 🧶 www.twitch.tv/melodyofwool...

The brioche cowl I started last week has been a lot of fun to knit, so we’re doing more of that today! Whether you join me in the chat or take advantage of the chill vibes to get some things done, I’d love to see you there. 🧶 www.twitch.tv/melodyofwool...