“I’m honored to be your ancestor and believe that disabled oracles like us will light the way to the future. Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”

"Health officials planned to announce radical changes to the childhood vaccine schedule earlier this month, aligning the US with Denmark’s immunization schedule – a change that would put the US out of step with much of the world with no evidence for benefit." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

2026 Resolutions: *Forgive family members, w/o giving them the satisfaction by telling them. *Complete Thomas Pynchon canon (3 novels left). *Begin Octavia Butler canon. *Photograph more Baltimore neighborhoods. *Support AI/big tech abolition movement. *Finish unpacking from Great Move of 2015.

Must-read here by @nicholsuprising.bsky.social

"Conservative activists and Republican elected officials have long been hostile to colleges and universities, often framing them as hotbeds of liberalism run wild." www.counterpunch.org/2025/12/29/t...

Going to miss this cat. The Wire, yes, but also 25th Hour and so many others. RIP.

Now go home and get your f*cking shine box.

"Making My Rounds" Vixen, Baltimore County Canon 7D

Best bookstore on the East Coast. 💜

Good one by @juliametraux.bsky.social

Delirium Model: @collibrina.bsky.social #model #Canon #5D #DSLR

Warming Up CineStill 400D film Canon EOS-3 + 35mm f/2 lens Model: Caroline #CineStill #filmphotography #dance #Canon #35mm

FDA grifter Tracy Beth Hoeg loves to crow about the flawless nature of Denmark’s public health system. Does she know that the Danish government was forcibly sterilizing Indigenous women in Greenland without their knowledge or consent up until the 1990’s?

For some reason, Lynch's Mulholland Drive popped into my head.

Baltimore Winter Canon 5D MkII + 100mm/2.8 lens

Watched this last night on Criterion. Bravi, to the cast and crew. A fine piece of body horror and dark satire. #Criterion #bodyhorror #teeth #abstinence #blackcomedy www.criterionchannel.com/teeth-1

Christmas book haul this year! These will keep me out of trouble for a few months.

One of the more bittersweet Criterion Room Tones I've seen in a while. #Criterion #roomtone #Reiner #RIP www.criterion.com/current/post...

Most New Yorkers can’t afford childcare.

That loss of knowledge I’ve been talking about at the FDA and how it’s fucking us all… www.statnews.com/2025/04/03/f...

Bari Weiss yanking a 60 Minutes story is censorship by oligarchy | Margaret Sullivan

First reported by me for @ms.now: The Department of Veteran Affairs has quietly implemented its abortion ban following a DOJ memo issued last week. Veterans & their dependents now cannot access abortions in cases of rape, incest or when their health is seriously at risk under VA plans. Read/share👇

As the CIA has waged war through covert actions across the globe, the consequences have blown back on American shores with deadly consequences. Last month’s killing of two West Virginia National Guard members in Washington, DC, appears to be just such a case.

The lesson of US imperial adventurism in Latin America is unmistakable, writes Eric Ross. When Washington interferes in other nations, the outcome is never stability or democracy but their absolute negation. www.thenation.com/article/worl...

Happy Festivus, mes amis! For those of you wrestling your fathers today, pin the bastard.

The Ellisons and Bari Weiss killed 60 Minutes and CBS News. It's done. Just a fancier version of Newsmax now. What a sad end. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...

The Trump administration has indicated that it will fund a $1.6m study on hepatitis B vaccination of newborns in the west African country of Guinea-Bissau, a move that researchers call “highly unethical” and “extremely risky”. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Podcast Jay…err…NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya made an appearance at TPUSA to continue railing against public health and COVID19 mitigation. He and his buds have been destroying US science and public health for a year because their feelings were hurt. youtu.be/e9gMZ1sme0k

It was such a joy to celebrate Hanukkah with Mandy, Kathryn and their son, Gideon. As Jewish New Yorkers across our city prepare to light candles and mark the seventh night today, I wish you and your families a Hanukkah full of light and love. youtu.be/KIxAKyioXng

This is not the first time RFK Jr or his fellow anti-vax travelers conducted a study they knew would harm or kill children in low-income countries. It is a dehumanizing, colonialist model of manufacturing evidence: sacrificing foreign kids for political pseudoscience. www.notus.org/health-scien...

Afternoon Nap Vixen, Baltimore County Canon 7D + 75-300mm lens

NEW: The Trump administration is quietly using a proposed settlement to stop student debt relief until 2036. This agreement will essentially hand Missouri a form of veto power over future federal student debt cancellation policy. We wrote about it on our substack, In The Red: inthered.org

"Eager to realize cherished goals of assigning power to the president and arrogating as much for itself, the conservative justices seemingly no longer care what the public or the legal community think of the court’s actions." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

"Magic Time" Vixen, Baltimore County Canon 7D + 75-300mm lens

In 2025, antiabortion policymakers introduced nine bills in seven states using deceptive claims about water pollution to target medication abortion.

Federal research agencies are pulling back from fostering public discussions about science after the hollowing out of government communications offices. www.statnews.com/2025/12/18/t...

Sickening, untenable, and fascist, no two ways about it.

NEW: The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead. Use information from your prescription label to locate the factory and see if the plant has a history of inspection violations.

Morning Thoughts Vixen, Baltimore County Canon 7D

Trump just escalated his war on federal unions—stripping workers of collective bargaining rights and putting public services at risk. As @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social reports for the Working People Podcast, this is an attack on both workers and the public.

It’s Wednesday and that means it’s time for Defend Public Health’s Whopper of the Week! This time we cover RFK Jr.’s false claims that vaccines cause allergies. Great work by the team as always! @defendpublichealth.bsky.social

(1/5) #RedUmbrellaDay, or the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers, is one of the most important days in the sex working calendar.

The most despicable lie from the guns-over-all gang

A recently released report endorsed by APHA and 11 other leading health organizations details the widespread health impacts caused by fossil fuel pollution. ⛽#ClimateChangesHealth vist.ly/4isa5

Must-read here by @willbunch.bsky.social

NEW: U.S. Military Willing to Attack “Designated Terrorist Organizations” Within America, General Says “That is one of the concerns with the administration asserting that the President essentially has a license to kill outside the law,” says expert. theintercept.com/2025/12/16/t...

🚨 Air Quality Alert: New plans to weaken fuel efficiency rules mean more tailpipe pollution in our neighborhoods. This isn't just about cars; it’s about our kids’ lungs. More pollution = more asthma attacks. We must demand clean air for our families! www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

Cinematic CineStill 400D film Canon EOS-3 Model: @collibrina.bsky.social #model #35mm #CineStill #Canon #filmphotography

"Foxy" (cue Hendrix)

While Amazon is investing billions of dollars to expand AI, independent bookstores are hosting community events, personally recommending books to readers, and providing a space that is safe and welcoming during a time when we need them most. Never underestimate the power of a local bookstore.