THREAD: It was supposed to be a routine surgery. So when the doctor stepped out, Sandra Parker wasn’t sure she heard right. Her husband’s heart couldn’t have stopped for more than 5 or 6 minutes, the doctor was saying. “That’s not a lot of time,” Mrs. Parker thought. “Is it?”

Extreme heat doesn’t just feel exhausting — it ages your body. A new study shows repeated heatwaves can age you as much as smoking or drinking. Climate change is literally speeding up our biological clock. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Interested in one of these screen-printed posters for your porch or window? Pick yours up in-person: Pillsbury House & Theatre, (Sunday, Dec 7th only!) 4-7pm (2nd floor) Arbeiter Brewing Co. (week of Dec 8th — limited / while supplies last) *or* message me to request some mailed to your house! 💌

🇺🇳UN Population Fund (UNFPA) provided an update on the humanitarian situation in Gaza today, describing it as a population "holding its breath, suspended between survival and uncertainty.” He emphasized that while the ceasefire was desperately needed, it's not an end to the war for women & girls...

"Why not just close prisons and reduce the population, instead of building resilient buildings where people continue to suffer? ... [D]ecarceration must be a centerpiece of addressing prisons' climate vulnerability."

PLEASE boost and support this kickstarter!! Support Black Indie Animation!!!! 8 days left to get it to its goal #indieanimation#animation#kickstarter#crocodiledance www.kickstarter.com/projects/cok...

🇸🇩 please keep focusing on sudan.

Hi guys, can I get some love for Lana? We clothed her lil sisters in warm winter pyjamas & now it’s her turn. Their apartment has a big blown out window that remains uncovered & it’s December. Can anyone help her with shares or donations? She’s only 12 & she’s been thru so much. Still stuck at $1

My latest painting is of Jamil from Gaza, who inspires me every day to be a better person. He's only 17 but incredibly wise, and he deserves our love and support. Share his family's survival fund: chuffed.org/project/1601...

Farrah and Muhanad have a lot of integrity and upon finding out that a scammer was trying to trick other Gazans by saying he promoted their campaign (when he didn’t) they decided to change the URL so he couldn’t do that- so this is their new link to their fundraiser now.

This new website will compile all my paintings for Palestinians in Gaza and their respective survival funds. Nothing more, nothing less. Check it out: paintingforpalestine.carrd.co

CNN Finds Israel Killed Palestinian Aid Seekers and Bulldozed Bodies into Shallow, Unmarked Graves

📽️ WATCH: As her health declined during a high-risk pregnancy, Tierra Walker asked doctors for an abortion. They assured her she didn’t need to worry. Then she died of preeclampsia. Listen to her aunt Latanya Walker recount Tierra's story. More: https://propub.li/3MkJs6L

Firstly, there is no mention of how public health officials ignored, denied and aggressively obstructed meaningful discussion and dissemination of the fact that COVID is predominantly spread by the airborne route.

Great reporting and a knockout final line: “Not long after, as the sun was going down, an SUV with tinted windows and an out-of-state license plate was seen barreling down a nearby street. It was followed closely by three cars, with drivers laying on their horns and whistling.”

The current horrors are unevenly distributed. Not all of us are suffering the same effects of fascism. We have to do what we can to defend and protect the most vulnerable in our midst. We can do so while keeping grief close and tending to it. “ shorturl.at/Lk11O

A reminder that Iron Circus is gonna get WALLOPED with Baker & Taylor bankruptcy backdraft for the next several months, turning our usual distro payout into bills. If you'd like to help a small business making weird-ass comics weather the storm, a 💥30% OFF💥 sale is on now! store.ironcircus.com

BTW, if you haven't read Johanna's book THE GHOSTKEEPER, let me just tell you right now that you're missing out. It's touching and lovely and just so incredibly good. You should read it and then leave a review, because reviews make a huge difference for creators.

there are of course many examples of political constituencies that have in fact killed scores of children (en route to some other evil goal), but I can't offhand think of any historical examples of a political constituency organized for that specific purpose

Reports from South Kordofan say an RSF suicide-drone strike on the town of Kalogi hit a kindergarten and surrounding civilian areas, killing more than 100 people, mostly children, according to updated figures from local medical networks.

🚨 Israel’s High Court has issued its 9th delay on a decision over foreign press access to Gaza, extending a deadline to Dec 21 for the Israeli state to present a media-access plan. Foreign journalists have been barred since 2023, aside from tightly... Fox News’ Trey Yingst spoke out about it today ⬇️

This was just sent to me by an LAUSD parent. A 4th grader was assigned to design a book cover for Pippi Longstocking using Adobe for Education. Here is what the AI tool generated:

This is it and frankly it's disgustingly exhausting. Folks have leaped and ran to give machines more human attributes than their peers who demonstrate actual autonomy.

I‘m sharing a Palestinian account everyday and today is Samar. Samar fled with her children at the beginning of the war, but her husband stayed, he was killed and their home destroyed, she also lost both her parents. She is trying to take care of her kids Tala, 13, Basant, 12, Imran, 10 and Zeina, 5

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A truly great idea. 10,000 ethical assets freely available. There’s no excuse for resorting to so-called AI with this and the *many* other assets you can use without resorting to laundered plagiarism. Support real artists, not con artists.

I'll be writing about #LongCOVID trials in kids for @thesicktimes.org. With the protocol for the LDN trial now available for public comment. I wanted to hear from parents and researchers about their thoughts on the protocol. DM me to get in touch. recovercovid.org/news/recover...

The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service

The Washington Post editorial board railed against a wealth tax without noting its owner, Jeff Bezos, stands to benefit more from its tax policy prescriptions than nearly anyone else on the planet. Read the full article about how the Post serves Bezos's interests: zeteo.com/p/washington...

🧵1/4 Why is hepatitis B vaccination in infancy so important? Because HBV isn’t just “a disease adults get.” And babies are exposed to more blood in everyday life than most people realize.

I’m sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Muhammad. Muhammad worked in his father’s electrical appliances store but it was destroyed. He is using his fundraiser to help his 17 year old brother Muhannad who was shot while trying to get aid at the US site and had his spleen removed

OPINION: "Trey Reed was a 21-year-old college student at Delta State University. Full of hope. Full of life. Found hanging on his campus. His family left with grief, questions and a silence from officials that no parent deserves," Erica Powe writes.

You can help me rebuild after literally lost everything in whole our life ❤️‍🩹🫂

⚠️ bluesky deleted the account I run for another family, so Fidaa may not be far behind. If this happens I will be posting her updates on my main, @haecnicola.bsky.social If you want to make sure you keep getting updates about Fidaa & sharing for her, please follow me there Thank you ❤️‍🩹✨

I was so happy to contribute a teen gift to this toy drive that my friend @prisonculture.bsky.social is co-organizing. Everything is SO EXPENSIVE right now. Let's brighten the holiday for some young folks during this tough time. Toy link: bit.ly/48pJUrK Teen gift purchase link: amzn.to/4rDn7BG

#ArtAdventCalendar. Day 2 Chickens in the rain.

Having a high risk pregnancy in Gaza is very difficult

was really inspired by the alpaca festival i went to a couple of weeks ago! i want to make this a screen printed shirt (minus the text at the bottom) early next year :)

126 away now

I wrote a book about US media’s complicity in the Gaza genocide. It's available for pre-order. It’s a data-driven and, I hope, thorough account of how center-left media sold the American public on mass death in Gaza. Out 4/21. 100% of royalties go to @mecaforpeace.bsky.social.

Nov 30 Fidaa update: ✅💌 just greetings today so no update but we have not moved on the goal for a sweater for Mira. She’s 7yo & living in an apt without covered windows in December pls help $10/$100 raised for Mira’s sweater - Nicola ❤️‍🩹 bit.ly/save-fidaa @mommunism.bsky.social #SaveFidaa

🧠 Daily Feed of Brain Damage 🧠 Tell me again that Cövid doesn't effect children 🤬‼️ www.nature.com/articles/s41...

including complaints of medical-neglect, forced-drugging, abuse, due-process violations, and other civil-rights complaints in immigration detention in limbo or effectively abandoned.