Brutal but effective public health messaging from New York Public Health. The CDC is compromised. They’re no longer a reliable source of information. They push anti-vaxx & anti-science grift. Get your vaccines. Wear a respirator. Clean the air Get public health advice from experts, not RFK Jr

My beloved teacher (2nd & 4th grades) had chronic Hep B. Mom, an RN, noticed her mild jaundice when they 1st met, so my teacher revealed her diagnosis. She died of liver failure when I was in 1st year of high school; I went to her funeral. RFK Jr's idiotic policies will make this story a common one.

Nothing to see here. Just a video projection of #NaziMusk on the Sunnyvale Tesla Showroom 👀 #BoycottTesla #BoycottMusk #BoycottTwitter #MigraMusk @teslatakedown.com

The craziest part is how Nuzzi insinuates she kept silent during RFK Jr's confirmation hearing because she feared some unspecified threat, yet her silence has put us ALL in danger! The MAHA anti-science agenda promotes ignorance and denigrates expertise; it is destroying American public health!

Fraud or factitious disorder? Either way, a frightening propensity for self harm. newjerseyglobe.com/congress/van...

life IS lived forward unless you die really prematurely and needlessly because of preventable diseases

One of the people arrested on September 27 at Broadview was a 70-yo Air Force veteran who was hospitalized with his injuries from ICE assault. First charged w/felony, then misdemeanor. He was going to call Greg Bovino at trial. It just got dismissed. www.courtlistener.com/docket/71489...

Please do not panic over Mark Wolf's resignation without reading his entire statement! Trump CANNOT appoint his replacement! From the article: "When I became a senior judge in 2013, my successor was appointed, so my resignation will not create a vacancy to be filled by the president."

“Dr Bob Morris founder of @scienceai.bsky.social compared public health to a house on fire: ‘We must put out the fire. We'll need to rebuild the house. But first, we need to get rid of the arsonist, RFK has got to go!’ he said.” www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcover...

Raise a glass for Rosalind Franklin tonight and honor her memory and scientific contributions

Trillions for Musk and Pennies for YOU! Let's upset the 75% of the YES shareholders, who voted for this disgusting pay package! #MuskTrillionaire #TeslaTakedown #NaziMusk #BoycottTesla #BoycottTwitter

ATTN: If you were on the Sandwich Guy jury and you'd like to chat, my Signal is in my bio. I'll keep you anonymous! Please share this post!

Important 🧵!!!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! Yes, I carved these myself! @raginggrannies.bsky.social @climatto.bsky.social @the-wolves.bsky.social #pumpkins #prop50 #halloween #voting #california

Here is John Oliver's take on Medicare Advantage (aka Medicare Part C). Yes, he makes jokes, but the information he provides is completely accurate. MA sounds like a great deal until you actually need it! youtu.be/Ejoi9yfLVCc

This is what happens when public health is politicized: people are sickened and the most vulnerable die. Shameful! Louisiana officials waited months to warn public of whooping cough outbreak. www.npr.org/sections/sho...

I finished two 45"×45" quilts from my pile of tops; they are similar, but not identical. Someone had put 218 2.5"×2.5" 19th century repro squares in a ziplock bag & tossed them in the free bin; the bag contained enough patterned squares to make two tops with two squares left over! #quiltsky #quilt

New protest sign!

youtu.be/9afLnHacFRY #quiltsky #quilt #quilting

And worn sewing machine needles spoil fabric and skip stitches! Change your needle before you hear that tell-tale popping sound with each stitch! #sewing #quiltsky

"First trimester isotretinoin exposure."

We're gonna need an update to this song. www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmhg...

PREACH!!!

Today's Cartoon- Evidence

One of the lessons I discuss in "On Tyranny": Listen for dangerous words.

This video is short, but if you're pressed for time, the answer is FICTION! youtube.com/shorts/ErLip...

One of the things I love most about Bad Bunny is that he uses his massive platform to be explicitly political about Puerto Rico and its people. He regularly puts up documentaries highlighting how the island is being exploited. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TCX_Aqzoo4

From Nikole Hannah-Jones: "For those who felt denigrated by his rhetoric, the bipartisan tributes to [Charlie Kirk] as a champion of free speech augured something dangerous: the mainstreaming of formerly extremist views." 🎁 link. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/m...

This is both tragic and astonishingly beautiful. youtube.com/shorts/31TxV...

Sinclair & Nexstar caved! "Mr. Kimmel’s return...delivered a ratings bonanza for ABC and the stations that aired the show, translating to an uptick in advertising...during the boycott, Sinclair and Nexstar have not been able to generate ad revenue from the program." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/b...

My latest protest sign. The center symbol is the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety pictogram for "can cause death or toxicity with short exposure to small amounts," which seems apt.

I made 12 8"×10.5" quilted mug rugs for a charity fundraising event. The batik HSTs were left over from making hearts, while the 3 color QSTs were left over from snowballing HSTs. These tiny orphans are perfect for mug rugs! Ditch quilted with a walking foot. #quilt #sewing #art #recycle #fabric

Just got flu and covid shots via a same day appointment at CVS. Marked safe from whatever insane nonsense RFK Jr. is spewing today.

Slightly diminish a book: The Mister and Margarita

This is GRIM. Shame on them all, particularly the immigrants eager to close the border now that they've crossed. youtube.com/shorts/v7P3i...

RFK Jr is dismantling public health as we speak. He must resign. Thanks @theatlantic.com for this excellent summary of the damages caused thus far. www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

This week's protest sign.

Last week's sign. It must have struck a nerve, because the moment I arrived at the protest, a man shouted from his car, "NO HE WASN'T!!!" My dude, I know their relationship was more complicated than that, but I can only fit so much text on a sign. My orange marker was running out of ink, so... 1/2

Great quote. Wrong RFK. Not sure his father or his family would support plunging the country into health chaos.

Leo Kanner described early childhood autism in 1943. Tylenol wasn't introduced until 1955. Does RFK Jr believe autism didn't exist before then?

Started/going

Another banger by @drjudystone.bsky.social. What is happening in Florida really does impact everyone in the nation /

The democratic governors of Oregon, Washington and California are forming a new public health partnership aimed at preserving access to vaccines.

This medical historian is here to tell you that there's some five alarm sh*t going on in Florida right now. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...