US: Comment period open for proposed travel policy. Yeah, 5y socials/contact info/photos w-metadata/known contacts, all unbearably intrusive and burdensome....but...DNA?! Are you freaking kidding me?? 1/2

If you are a registered member of the Democratic Party, it is now your sacred duty to make sure not a single one of these motherfuckers has returned to office next year.

Here are the 28 Dem Senators who voted to advance the first federal ban on trans athletes & a federal definition of sex that would make trans & intersex people non-existent: Angela Alsobrooks (MD), Tammy Baldwin (WI), Richard Blumenthal (CT), Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE), Chris Coons (DE), ->

Americans: Call your Senators and tell them to go back to common sense. if they can't get rid of this gross extrajudicial mafia, they can at least make 'em follow some basic rules.

Americans: MTG is pulling nonsense again. The ACLU has a good summary. Call your Rep and tell them in no uncertain terms that this is absolutely wrong. www.aclu.org/press-releas...

Americans, are any of these yours? can't hurt to call & object

Gee it'd be a real shame if their tip line was clogged up with reports of nepotism, legacy admissions, rumors of students being aliens or anything else you find funny.... donoharmmedicine.org/share-your-c...

Public service announcement: if you think you'll be in need of a new computer within the next 12-18 months, buy one RIGHT NOW. The RAM shortage is only going to get worse, and it's going to make prices absolutely skyrocket for consumer PC's (yes this includes Apple).

NIH has for decades used a rigorous recruitment process to hire its top scientists, the institute directors. The Trump NIH is changing that. They’ve already installed one political hire this way, reportedly a friend of JD Vance. This post describes the process. Demand the Trump people follow it.

If you're in georgia, here's a candidate for you to check out

Americans: The national mood is swinging away from GOP. If you find and volunteer for a progressive organization like Sister District, you can help build momentum not only towards Dems but towards *progressive* ones. sisterdistrict.com

Our Michigan state team is on fire! If you want to join @defendpublichealth.bsky.social go to and scroll down to bottom of page to sign up: www.defendpublichealth.org/get-involved

They also gifted us with this PRACTICAL TOOLKIT: docs.google.com/document/d/1... 1. How to schedule and run trainings for ICE Watch Patrols and other key volunteer roles 2. How to build out patrol shifts and zones, including the practical nuts and bolts of the technology and systems used in NC

Americans: The tesla protests have been so successful that others are organizing similar protests against Fox. Go here to check it out. www.foxtakedown.com

This is 100% true. If you live in NYC, you should join your local community board — right now they’re much richer, older, whiter, more conservative, and more likely to be drivers+homeowners than the communities they represent. That distorts our politics on every issue, especially housing.

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🚨Today, 12/7 is the LAST day of Medicare Open Enrollment. If you are on a Medicare Advantage plan, please make sure to go to medicare.gov or the insurance plan itself and make sure it will exist in 2026!

Spotify is garbage on every count: Its treatment of artists, its ICE advertising, the CEO's investment in military AI, its leading role in the commodification and AI slopification of music, its terrible audio quality—you name it. So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:

I’ve written for them. They pay a fair wage. And they pay you quickly. All to say I’ve experienced them on the back end 👌🏾

2026 is going to be a *great* year to run for office. @runforsomething.net will help you. Filing deadlines are coming up fast - it's just barely not too late to get started. runforwhat.net

If your naturalization case is or will be put on hold by this, especially after the interview, go see an immigration lawyer now. Naturalization is not discretionary, and federal judges have a unique role in deciding delayed naturalization cases.

This is DEFCON 1 priority, y'all. Call your senators, reps, call your friends and tell them to call their senators and reps about this. Call your grandma and tell her to call her senators and reps about this. What we have here will be *gone* if these bills pass.

So yeah, if you're represented by a Republican in a district that was carried by less than 20 points, tomorrow would be a good day to call and demand that the ACA subsidies continue.

COVID isn’t acting like the viruses most of us grew up with, and treating it like “just a cold” is putting people at real risk. David Brasure breaks down why SARS-CoV-2 is fundamentally different, how it causes long-term damage, and what we can do to protect ourselves.

🚨🚨🚨 TENNESSEE 🚨🚨🚨 HELP GET OUT THE VOTE For special election in two days Tuesday Dec 2nd Go to Iwillvote.com Vote AFTYN BEHN for Congressional District TN07 @aftynbehn.bsky.social

Now, more than ever, we can't trust the Federal health websites. Here are some alternatives: aboutus.restoredcdc.org/trusted-reso... #ScienceNotSilence #MedSky #EpiSky

Misunderstandings about #mRNA #vaccines partly originate from the fact that they are seldom covered in public education in the same way that we learn basic science like astronomy, biology, or geography. A study reported in PNAS (see reply) looks at ways to better protect people from false claims.

“I think the message here is that we’re all walking each other home together" - Murad Awawdeh, President of the immigrant advocacy group the New York Immigration Coalition and a member of Mamdani's transition team time.com/7337578/ice-...

!!! Senior level tech/data for justice gig: "The Center for Justice Innovation is an org dedicated to advancing community safety & racial justice... The Center seeks an Interim Chief Information Officer (CIO) to lead a redesign of the organization’s technology, data, and information systems."

Call your senators. Call your representatives. Demand no war with Venezuela.

We always see a surge of infectious disease, including COVID, RSV, etc etc around Thanksgiving and Christmas. Unless you want to gift your fam with a few weeks sick this year, mask up as you travel!

Yesterday I tried to put everything I knew about whistles—where to get them, where to get instruction sheets, how to distro—into one place so you can build off it for your own community's whistle needs: dansinker.com/posts/2025-1...

" If you know someone who has been detained and released by ICE, our REBUILD Program provides FREE therapy to help them regain stability and support." www.darknessrisingproject.org/help-me-find...

www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/22/c... [gift link]

Canadians: Momentum will hold an organizing call to mobilize against Smith's planned persecution of transfolk Weds Nov 26. RSVP here to participate. www.momentumcanada.net/ab

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Borders Czar Tom Homan just announced he’s ramping up ICE operations in NYC. Same playbook we’ve been seeing in LA, DC, Chicago & Charlotte. They aren’t hunting criminals, they’re targeting workers and people who are part of the community. Families. Neighbors. The people who keep the city running.

New "How to Report ICE" zines up today: #Nashville #Asheville (In North Carolina folder) #TwinCities Metro Area (in Minnesota folder) #NewYorkCity en Español! I am working on the backlog and will have more out tomorrow!! drive.google.com/drive/folder...

Americans: if you're planning to be anywhere near Washington DC November 20- 22 you might consider this rally.

#NEISvoid if you now people in Minnesota who might qualify, there is a new support organization called Minnesota Home Help for folks w/ fatigue, brain fog & PEM - share with them help.meaction.net?mc_cid=56f99...

PROTECT EACH OTHER CODE 1 → ICE NEARBY 🎶 🎶 🎶 🎶 BLOW IN A BROKEN RHYTHM: PRE-PRE-PRE-PRE! → ALERTS THE COMMUNITY THAT ICE AGENTS ARE IN THE AREA. CODE 2 → ICE IS DETAINING SOMEONE 🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵 CODE RED BLOW IN A CONTINUOUS, STEADY RHYTHM FORM A CROWD, STAY LOUD. STAY NONVIOLENT. DON'T STAY SILENT.

A local TV station in New Orleans has posted a “know your rights” explainer in Spanish as ICE is set to descend upon us www.wwltv.com/article/news...

Now might be a good time to ask your immigrant neighbors if you can help with errands

Blackout the system. ⚫️ We ain’t buying it. 🚫 This year—spend time, not money. 🥰

1) INFO FOR RESEARCHERS: The charity ME Research UK (MERUK) has an open call for PhD-level research funding. Applicants should submit an Outline Proposal Form before Friday, 9 January 2026.

Canadians: Danielle Smith is trying the MAGA trick of persecuting trans folk to gin up her base. Read here about some of her plans, sign a petition and look at opportunities to volunteer - especially if you're in Alberta. www.stop-smith.ca

Just a reminder that if you want some help figuring out what to do right now, I wrote a book for you. It’s basically organizing 101 with a creative twist! www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/shann...

12/4 - Resilience For Sustainable Activism - www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...

70+ free printable "How to Report ICE" zines with info on the SALUTE protocol and local hotline numbers for all over the country! Including some in Spanish! There is an info sheet on how to fold and cut the zines and a form to request a zine for your area. drive.google.com/drive/folder...

Over the weekend, Charlotte NC had ICE-y conditions. It appears as though Asheville NC is also on the list. Buncombe County Democrats have compiled some helpful links & info should one encounter these frozen fools. Coming to a city near you. Pay attention.