The entire HR department at the CDC is gone. Everyone at the IRB, which makes sure studies are conducted ethically and rigorously, and the ethics office, which oversee conflicts of interest for CDC leaders and advisory committee members, were also let go. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

RFK is undoing human subjects protections so he can conduct placebo trials of vaccines. That means infecting people knowingly. I wonder who will “volunteer” for these trials? If history is any guide, a lot of incarcerated and other powerless people.

We just live in a john carpenter movie now.

the Muppets have been real quiet since the Louvre heist

Remember, if someone has the audacity to tell you that there’s “no market” for a career as the eccentric yet mysterious owner of a quaint bookstore on a cobblestone side street in Edinburgh that doubles as a café and triples as a cat rescue, then they were never your true friend.

If you are in a medical setting, where vulnerable people HAVE TO BE, you need to wear a mask- whether or not it is mandated, whether or not you are sick. More than half of Covid cases are spread ASYMPTOMATICALLY. Protect the most vulnerable, it’s everyone’s duty. Any medical appointment anywhere.

Colombia said that Trump murdered a fisherman in the Caribbean last month, because Trump murdered a fisherman in the Caribbean last month, and now Trump is cutting off aid to Colombia, for saying that Trump murdered a fisherman in the Caribbean last month.

it is crazy that "the president's personal defense attorney arranged for Ghislaine Maxwell to be transferred to the federal equivalent of a resort in exchange for her official statement that Trump was not involved in fucking children" was a one-day back page story

Perhaps the next “No Kings” should be titled “No Rapists or Pedos”

Head of the Manhattan #NoKings march!

90 FUCKING PERCENT i’d love for cis folks to remember what the nyt, atlantic, guardian, daily mail, times of london, ny post, cnn, wall street journal, & economist took from your transgender neighbors & loved ones before the next time you consider giving them money or listening to a word they say.

Looking around at all these people marching and I'm starting to get the impression people might be upset with the president

I know Donald Trump is a pathological liar, malignant narcissistic sociopath, racist, antisemite, misogynist, xenophobe, homophobe, transphobe, hater of our troops and believer in euthanizing folks with disabilities, but we too often forget that he's *also* an adjudicated rapist and convicted felon.

Take note of all these people turning out for protests in small towns in red states. Remember them the next time you’re inclined to write an area off because “they voted for this.”

The most Minnesotan protest sign. #NoKings

There's no more relevant question in America right now that, "my God, how did we get here?"

The fact I'm so sick I slept through my friends and family attending protests today reminded me why my immune compromised ass can't attend protests

If ten million people across the country skipped football, grilling, puttering around the house to come out in public to specifically say they hated me, I would probably feel pretty bad.

The weirdest part of C4-C7 ACDF recovery is the whole WHY CAN I FEEL MY ESOPHAGUS thing and having to parse whether it's the post op inflammation kicking up or just my neurodivergence taking a stroll in new and exciting ways

Cops led us into the street as the new “protest zone” and then beat us repeatedly. Got hit in the face with a baton. Leaving to pick up my friends who were arrested. Stay safe out there.

It's Shut the Fuck Up Friday! Learn the script, and learn what to do if you get a door knock: crimethinc.com/posters/when...

Uline's owners "have used their wealth to funnel millions of dollars into the most extreme RW politicians & mvmts... contributed $144 million to conservative groups in the 2024 election cycle... donated $4+ million to bankroll anti-abortion groups who pushed to overturn Roe v Wade." refuseuline.com

I'm seeing a lot of posts about marathon signs and it's reminding me that, by far, my favorite signs when running a marathon are kids holding out "power up button" signs for you to press. If you don't hit at least one of those you just ran 26.2 miles for nothing.

I'm really concerned that white people are just not up to the task. A lot of y'all are well meaning but you're just not up to the task because you've never been systematically oppressed and you refuse to listen to people who have been

Don’t let the internet fool you. I was at a protest for trans kids yesterday an HOUR south of Seattle, and it was HUGE. And there was a cacophony of drivers beeping in support. I could not believe it. Because I spend too much online and figured it’s a lost cause.

After 47 years, Jerry has made the difficult decision to step down from the company we built together. I’m sharing his words as he resigns from Ben & Jerry’s. His legacy deserves to be true to our values, not silenced by @magnumicecreamco.bsky.social #FreeBenAndJerrys

EXACTLY. They ID'd trans folks as a group that Democrats were willing to sacrifice, which will make it easier to roll back other civil rights and liberties until things are worse than they were 120 years ago. Fight for trans rights because it's the right thing to do, but also because you're next.

"If you had to guess what percentage of American adults are transgender..." Survey Guess: 21% Actual Share of the US Population: Less than 1% - YouGov -

“With a single post or video, we can influence thousands of guests to try a food, drink, or experience in the parks,” she says. “I couldn’t, in good conscience, keep giving them free publicity knowing they don’t support free speech and are willing to bow to fascism."

IDs and passports don't even need to have gender markers on them. you could remove them entirely and nothing of consequence would be lost

Can’t wait for Tylenol to sue their asses off

I have taken the Tylenol that was in the medicine cabinet and which they think probably is the reason you like trains forgive me but that’s bullshit you got autism from your dad

Using AI sucks but I think it's worse when people use AI and pretend like they don't. The ones who repost anti-AI sentiments while posting AI art that they pretend like they made. Just a massive red flag imo.

Whether they're blaming vaccines and Tylenol, or selling dubious "remedies," what they're really doing is promoting the perception that families (and especially mothers) can prevent and treat Autism. And thus also the perception that people with Autism and their families don't need social support.

I need people to find the same energy they had for Jimmy Kimmel being suspended for the vulnerable & marginalized folks being targeted by the current “administration” in the US.

An update on that insane lease term where the landlord owns everything you create during the tenancy:

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Gavin Newsom vetoes gender education bill, declines to sign other trans protections - buff.ly/MTUAV85

twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross

When parakeets cosplay

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

yeah I built an AI that hangs out on your porch and drinks a six pack for you so you can write regexes at work

Here’s all you need to know about her without the sanity filter of WaPo editors: www.importantcontext.news/p/trumps-new...

Correction: I found a statement from the Park District that this statement is inaccurate and they have not received notice. But news outlets are still reporting an expected ICE presence, so the overall issue remains.

Hold the fuck on — Trump is letting another fucking country build an air force facility on one of our Air Force bases HERE?!?! On American soil!?!? What the literal fuck?!?

A few minutes ago in the House: - Speaker Mike Johnson officially cancels votes next week, extending the House recess through a fourth week - House Republicans block Democrats from passing a bill to pay the troops during the shutdown, ensuring they will miss paychecks next week

I'm at the scene where ICE abducted multiple people from Lincoln and Foster this morning. A WGN producer was among the people taken, allegedly because she was among a group of bystanders who tried to intervene. ICE agents hit this car while making their getaway.

This is mostly an account for jokes, but please allow me a moment of seriousness. Today is World PANS/PANDAS awareness day. A 🧵:

As a runner who loves this race, as a volunteer who works this race, as a member of the endurance community who loves my people, there aren't words for the rage I feel about ICE planning to invade this iconic event packed with hard working athletes and their families #ChicagoMarathon #RunChicago