NEW: No, Charlie Kirk was not practicing politics the right way. That's what Ezra Klein said. We can condemn this heinous assassination but also recognize that with his 2020 election denialism and extremist rhetoric, Kirk built his movement with falsehoods and in a wrong and divisive manner.

Autism is not just one thing but rather a constellation of traits that often occur together and can be used to identify a group of people who may benefit from similar types of support."

Charlie Kirk called me a ‘lunatic’ and a ‘prostitute’ and demanded I be deported. Nothing, *nothing*, justifies killing him, or robbing his kids of their dad. We don’t know the identity or motive of the shooter but murder can *never* be the response to political disagreements.

I was cleaning out a particularly yucky bathroom drain today, and what should I yank out of there but the state of our democracy. Don't worry. I wiped it up and threw the towel into the trash, just to be sure. I didn't want that gunk in my laundry.

There are many times in Mountains Beyond Mountains that we see well-meaning medical professionals ignore the things that are important to their patients. Why is it important for medical professionals and other “outsiders” to honor the importance people assign to their own lives? #TBReaders

US #TBHillDay was legitimately one of the best things I’ve ever done. It was fun meeting so many other members of the TB Haters Club, and very inspiring seeing the difference a bunch of ordinary folks can make together, especially when trained by experts! I highly recommend this to any Canadian!

Esther Day is a #Nerdfighter holiday that reminds us to tell the important people in our lives that we love them. Learn more about Esther and her legacy at TSWGO.org We want to shout out some people we love who are fighting world suck: @pih.org @pihcanada.org @wearetb.bsky.social 🧵

And over 700 calls from TBFighters advocacy sessions! Some of which used the tool and were counted there, and some of which didn’t. Thank you to everyone who contacted your Senators and/or Representatives in any manner. You contributed to the reduction of the cuts from $9.4B to $9B!

Sitting here with an advance copy of this and it is hard to imagine a more timely book! I think this book from @akpress.org/edited by @mskellymhayes.bsky.social will save lives, and I encourage you all to preorder and nudge your local library about it. #BookSky www.akpress.org/read-this-wh...

Activism is like a choir. Together we can hold a note much longer than any single person because when someone needs a break, the others keep singing. It's ok to take a break and focus on self care when you need it! We'll still be here, singing our collective song to #EndTB

the Trevor Project will continue to support the mental health of LGBTQ plus youth in crisis. [up to age 25] Such youth can go to www.thetrevorproject.org/get-help/ to reach a trained counselor. Other ways to reach them – Call 1-866-488-7386 –Text "start" to 678-678 www.npr.org/sections/sho...

Congress Rules Food Stamps Can Only Be Used On Rutabagas theonion.com/congres...

Absolutely incredible conversation with @vidyakrishnan.bsky.social just happened on the @tbfighters.org YouTube channel. I highly recommend checking out the recording! www.youtube.com/live/6JIINQi...

Time to call your Representatives. Even with the amendment, these rescissions will have life-threatening implications if passed. Find your Representative and tell them to vote NO on rescissions, then tell 3 friends/family to do the same: www.congress.gov/members

The Senate passed the rescissions package last night, which means it's back to the House for another vote (likely today.) PEPFAR has been saved, but millions of dollars in global health and public media support are still at risk! Have you called today? act.pih.org/global-h...

Call your legislators! They're voting about global health funding this week.

Due Process violated. 200 people sent to prison for the rest of their lives without trial. Asylum revoked for legal immigrants from war zones. Illegal impoundment of Congressionally appropriated funds Violating court orders Bipartisan Global Health programs cancelled. 11,000 infant deaths

Join tomorrow's LIVE town hall discussion to break down the rescissions package in the US Senate! We'll learn more about how this vote affects PEPFAR, public radio, and public broadcasting plus how we can fight back. Register now! act.pih.org/defend-f...

I've been thinking, maybe it really is a small world after all.

USAID prevented nearly 5 million deaths from TB in the last twenty years, according to analysis published in the Lancet. If these cuts remain, they estimate 14 million preventable deaths over the next five years: www.nbcnews.com/heal... Tell your senator to fight these cuts: act.pih.org/global-h...

More @tbfighters.org in the news! www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

The senate is voting soon on a bill that would cut funding for millions around the world with tuberculosis. Call them right now to urge them to vote NO on the rescissions bill of 2025 using @PIH.org's call too: act.pih.org/global-h...

Exactly so!

Let freedom ring from every mountainside, and if America is to become a great nation, this must become true... On that day... We'll be able to join hands and sing... Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, I am free at last! www.youtube.com/watch?v=sz-i...

"Let America be America again. Let it be the dream it used to be. Let it be the pioneer on the plain Seeking a home where he himself is free..." Langston Hughes #July4th

Just watched it and can confirm. I understand much better now why #tuberculosis is so hard to kill, why it’s so amazing we can cure it, and therefore why it’s so frustrating that we choose to keep that cure from where the disease is:

Somebody tell Mike Lee and Donald Trump about this amazing document. I think maybe they missed it in US Government class. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_Nz... #NoKings #HandsOff @50501movement.bsky.social

So true....

The 17 recently dismissed members of ACIP have written a letter do JAMA expressing their concerns about the abrupt dismissal and replacement 2 days later of 8 individuals. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

NEW: ‘I no longer have confidence’: A senior physician and medical epidemiologist at @CDCgov who oversaw respiratory virus surveillance has resigned and raised concerns about the future of vaccine policy. My latest. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

Heartbreaking story on the impacts that cuts to USAID have had and will continue to have if the work and its funding do not resume. Neither #HIV nor #TB should be a death sentence in a world in which the first is treatable (and recently curable!) and the second has been curable for decades.

Your representatives are waiting on YOUR call! 📱 There are two advocacy sessions almost every day this week! Find the one that fits your schedule best: tbfighter.link/calendar

When more people show up to protest your birthday parade than show up to watch it... That's not the happiest birthday.

Boston, No Kings Day!

#NoKings New York

#NoKings in Philly!

Remarkable. MSNC: "I want to reiterate this has been 100% peaceful." Seconds later, LA County sheriffs start firing on the crowd. Yet again, "law enforcement" deliberately escalated.

Westminster Colorado 💙 #nokings #fdt

An INCREDIBLE showing for the NO KINGS rally in Woodland Hills, CA—a suburb in the valley of Los Angeles. A quick report from on the ground.

Reporter: I'm going to show you what 20,000 people in the streets of downtown Los Angeles looks like

Holy shit, New York! Here’s the full view. #NoKings #50501Movement

There are so many people here that the cell service made it impossible to upload the video that was supposed to accompany the above post. Here it is below. PLEASE REPOST THIS 👇 ONE! bsky.app/profile/trum...

#NoKings in #Utah

Proud of Minnesotans

Interfaith Alliance saying #NoKings in Philadelphia, PA! ❌👑

#nokings #indivisible #prescottindivisible Courthouse Square is full in Prescott, AZ

Be safe, be well, be good to each other. Make sure you stay hydrated and dont forget to eat something. And remember to call your mother and let her know youre OK if she isn't out protesting with you today!

So proud to be a part of this amazing morning. Location ocean beach San Francisco #nokings

Nashville #NoKings

NEW: In the last few hours, Minnesota authorities warned people against attending protests, with a killer on the loose. This is the current view of the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul. DEFIANCE. 👏 #NoKings #50501Movement (📸 Daviss)