I've been using pool noodles to teach wound packing for years because I figure the money is better spent on giving people supplies than on hyper-realism in training, but if anybody wanted to buy me one of these, I wouldn't turn it down. www.stopthebleedofficial.com/all-products...

Now is a good time to retake your Stop the Bleed training. www.stopthebleed.org/get-trained/...

Sayre: "My background is in international humanitarian response in conflict zones in Yemen, Haiti, Syria, Iraq, and Ukraine. What I've seen here is what I've seen there. A powerful entity violently and intentionally terrorizing people."

Reminder to ask for a forensic nurse exam if you have to go to the ER for injuries caused by LE. These exams exist specifically to collect and document evidence that will be upheld in a court of law.

I guess I do think if you participated in the arrest of a five-year-old you are probably just fundamentally incompatible with society. That you are not a safe person for humanity to be around, generally

Another friend put it to me like this: "ICE has made the classic Nazi mistake. They've invaded a winter people in the winter."

The unsigned, unexplained administrative stay to revive ICE jackboot tactics. I dont care if it's the procedural norm for administrative stays- it's normatively fucked. Fash rely on procedural formality and strategic opacity to avoid accountability, while the courts pretend temporary = harmless

Polymarket is geopolitical squid games, yeah?

My colleagues at Pitt and I put together a Medicaid reliance dashboard, drawing on data from @charlesgaba.com @centeronbudget.bsky.social Georgetown and NYU’s Congressional District Health Dashboard. shiny.crc.pitt.edu/congressiona...

The List of Digitized Anarchist Periodicals (LIDIAP) is an incredibly valuable resource for anyone interested in the history of anarchism. It is run entirely by volunteers, we are rolling out new features soon, and we are always looking for more people to get involved. lidiap.ficedl.info

The Senate voted Thursday to overturn a rule that required oil companies to pay a fine for emitting methane, a powerful greenhouse gas that has significantly contributed to #ClimateChange. Already approved by the House, the bill is expected to receive President Trump's signature. wapo.st/41hlsVN

A lot of people are looking for guidance right now. I've come up with a list of guides which new - and even experienced! - folks might find helpful. spencersunshine.com/2025/01/27/g...

Not on our email list yet? Catch up on upcoming hearings in the #NELeg:

Check in on you older or disabled neighbors. Make sure they are informed and help prepare if need be. If you need to evacuate make sure they aren’t left behind.

I do think you have a moral, civic, personal, political obligation to see the good in the world and not just complain all the time. No matter how bad things get.

NEW: Women experiencing pregnancy loss in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves. We created this guide for anyone who finds themselves in the same position. ⤵️

I don't know who needs to know this, but Pro Publica has an online thing that will format a letter to your US health insurance company to demand the records behind a claim denial. (which the insurance is then legally required to provide in most cases) projects.propublica.org/claimfile/

Hey Blue Dot, Don Bacon voted to block the release of the Gaetz ethics report

bashar al-assad won't read your posts celebrating his downfall, but all your friends who have deployed chemical weapons against children might. watch what you say and remember, be best.

you'll also be interested to know that this heuristic will be compatible with any highly informed, nuanced take on a conflict that is worth having

#Syria MAP UPDATE: the situation in Syria as of 01/12/2024. After almost five years of frozen frontlines the #Assad regime has collapsed all over the northwest. Rebel forces captured #Aleppo city and advanced as far south as N Hama Download larger file: mediafire.com/file/oqaq78v1e…

I feel like this was the greatest celebrity post of all time because you initially want to make fun of it because we’re all irony poisoned jerks but the sheer scale of human compassion overwhelms it and you end up going yes Vincent I also want to help a pig see the stars for the first time

LocalSky, do you know what industry is in North Pottawattamie, particularly near Honey Creek, IA?

Any real midwesterner is permanently drunk off fermented lutefisk and sadness at this point of the year

The EPA's air quality standard limits PM2.5 to 9 µg/m3. WHO guidelines are 5 µg/m3 annually, not to exceed 15 µg/m3 more than 3-4 days a year. North Omaha, our historically reclined district and home to a subbitiminous coal plant, is currently at 39.26 µg/m3

Okay, so you're using Signal for encrypted messaging. Cool. It's a good time to use usernames instead of a phone number to talk to people. That and lots more about how to make the most of Signal's security features in here: freedom.press/digisec/blog...

i’m gonna just watch this at least once a day and i recommend everyone do the same

YOU CANNOT GRIND THE BONES OF YOUR ENEMIES INTO DUST TOMORROW IF YOU DO NOT TAKE YOUR MEDICATIONS.

Liberals will enjoy the camps as long as it is a big tent.

LFG

The leading cause of death of pregnant and immediate postpartum people is MURDER because DV ratchets so high during and after pregnancy. Abortion access saves lives in so many ways.

Call/email your reps and tell them to support this bill - reforming the court is vital to the continuation of our democracy.* *no I don’t have a script, just say “I’m calling to support Sen Wydens bill”, and if you reply telling me why you specifically can’t do this, I will block you

Can't get an abortion. Can't safely carry a pregnancy to term. Can't get childcare or healthcare or housing or food if you do. www.marchofdimes.org/maternity-ca...

The administration once told me we couldn't do anything about Turkey's genocide of the Kurds because they'd just approved a Trump Tower

I got some bad news today, but what made me cry was Omaha activists responded to me dipping out on a STB training by sending me pictures of cute animals. I'm so grateful to have found the community that Ethan ultimately wasn't able to, and I hope his daughter knows it's here even without her dad

Was there not an ASL terp at the DNC? They were bragging about how it was the most accessible convention ever, but I never saw any sign language interpreter

I can hear my dad chanting GENOCIDE JOE from next door, so I guess DNC night one's going well

I would love for the dems to say they're going to pass legislation to cap total compensation for the highest paid employee at a company at X times what the lowest paid employee makes, but I know that's never gonna happen

A Palestine protester interrupted the Walz rally in Omaha today, and the audience closest to the protester responding by shushing her The most Midwestern shit imaginable here (Walz, notably, said nothing in response)

The lowest of low hanging fruit here are diesel engines within cities - ignoring global warming entirely, the costs of burning diesel in heavily populated areas have to be some of the most obvious externalities we barely attempt to correct for

I'm so dumb. This is in Washington, not SD. There are multiple Arberdeens worldwide, but I'm conditioned to expect the worst of Kristi Noem's state

A city in South Dakota just made it illegal to sit or lie down outside

New from me: The Dept of Homeland Security plans to collect photos of migrant children "down to the infant" to test how facial recognition does w/ children aging. To do so, DHS quietly changed policies restricting the collection of biometrics from minors. www.technologyreview.com/2024/08/14/1...

“A report by Doctors for the Environment Australia has found fossil fuel pollution is leading to more deaths globally than smoking. “The group is calling for a ban on all new fossil fuel projects, a ban on fossil fuel advertising and no more subsidies.”

Live in Texas? Check to see if republicans are trying to disenfranchise you here: teamrv-mvp.sos.texas.gov/MVP/mvp.do?r...

This is pretty wild: climate funds are being used to expand highways. It is justified on the grounds that more lanes = fewer idling cars = less emissions The only really surprising thing here is that they aren't selling lane widening carbon offsets www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

I’m catching glimpses of debate on parts of Left Twitter around if it's okay to refer to the US as a Zionist Occupied Government, which holy shit absolutely not what the fuck are you doing