When Customs and Border Protection and Commander Gregory Bovino move into town, so does Whistlemania. Activists create and distribute thousands of 3D-printed whistles, and their piercing cries are used to signal that immigration agents are nearby.

Just so I'm clear on this, computer memory has tripled in price because a bunch of it that hasn't been produced yet has been ordered to populate GPUs that aren't installed in data centers that aren't built yet in order to service a demand that doesn't exist to make profits that don't happen.

🤦🏿‍♂️For people outside the US to know how silly this is... Everyone in the US, and I mean everyone, knows that a disproportionate number of US homes *are built by* undocumented workers from Mexico and El Salvador.🤡 This isn't "unskilled labor." These are skilled trades men and women. They are FAST.

The median age of a first-time home buyer is now 40 YEARS OLD. That’s an absolute crisis. And House Republicans just tanked our broadly bipartisan and Senate-passed bill to create more homes and lower costs for all.

The US State Department wants to deny visas to anyone engaged in online activity like combatting misinformation, fact checking or compliance. They want state sanctioned media. They want propaganda Anyone who speaks the truth is at risk. Keep speaking out. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

This is a great thread about Alberta and Albertans. There are so many great people here, (like everywhere) but when good people are quiet, the loudest think they speak for us. They don’t.

A few months ago I read that many datasets used to train these AI models are full of porn to ensure “women aren’t underrepresented in the dataset.” Once you know, you see it everywhere.

“Traumatized, humiliated, degraded.” The nurse, a US citizen, 4’11”, 85 lbs, says she was following orders when she was dragged out of her car by masked immigration agents in Florida. It was the 3rd time she had been stopped and told to produce ID. Free link ⤵️ www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

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I'm watching The Real Inglorious Bastards. Listening to these sweet old men talk about how in WWII they absolutely kicked the shit out of the nazis.

Newborns cannot get vaccinated for whooping cough until they are two months old. So it is up to adults who plan to be around newborns to get those Tdap shots—and new parents need to encourage family members who plan to be around a newborn to get Tdap shots, too.

I just had occasion, several times on the same page, to put the word “quote“ in scare quotes. Achievement: unlocked. Day: made.

“In Texas, CDC funds to stem a measles outbreak weren’t available until after the crisis had subsided and two children had died. A project to protect Alabamans from raw sewage and hookworm was abandoned…Time-dependent surveys on HIV and maternal mortality were halted…”

The Department of Homeland Security has denied it.

Yo. Democrats. Remember how Obama showed you a new way to bring hope to your base and get them to vote in droves? Here's the (new) new way. Get with the program or get out of politics (this is not a demand, but a prediction).

TRANS RIGHTS ARE A WINNING POLITICAL ISSUE Every single centrist claiming we must all compromise our bodily autonomy for their personal comfort is a traitor to American democracy & rational human decency. They have no place in a modern Democratic Party, toss them out. Total liberation for all.

I feel like this is a microcosm for our current situation.

As food assistance runs out and he refuses to use the contingency fund— he posts about his new marble bathroom

Whatever happens with the shutdown and Trump’s slo-mo response to court orders, remember this: The GOP’s Big Ugly Bill cut $186 Billion from SNAP, a TRILLION from Medicaid, and drastically cut other human needs $$ to fund a massive tax break for billionaires. #SaveSNAP

If you want to hold Mamdani responsible for what happened other Muslims did on 9/11 simply because he’s Muslim, then we can hold these white people responsible for what other white people did during slavery and Jim Crow.

People on SNAP will need all our support. Donate to food pantries and mutual aid groups. Volunteer at soup kitchens, food banks, and school programs. Map drop sites and rideshares for distribution days.

My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look on my works and I know it’s not my best.

From Octavia Butler, “Parable of the Talents”:

Concludes with a deft analysis of what makes for good screenwriting.

𝐀𝐋𝐋 the perverts need to face justice.

Context for non-Chicagoans: The median list price for homes in Lincoln Park is $758,133 according to Zillow. It's also 80% white. When they go after places with that much privilege, know that no one is safe. And the vulnerable are even more so.

AND Every state needs this Unite and take back America real Americans www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Happening now: Here’s a view of the “No Kings” protest in Washington, DC

The road to hell is paved with plausibility.

“Many who live w severe & painful conditions can only manage 1 ‘big’ activity a day, especially if it involves leaving the house. If that day has a #medical visit..everything pivots on that single activity”: buff.ly/Wj8Q1MI by @apainprincess.bsky.social #ChronicPain #ChronicIllness #disability

[perfunctory morning greetings] me: By the way, I’m sorry if I was… them (breaking in): You weren’t. Don’t worry about it. [We exchange looks.] me: Thank you.

@maggieastor.bsky.social’s reporting on public health is consistently excellent, if you’re willing to go on the record about pediatric vax access, this is the reporter to do it with:

In a city of world-class artists and production crew hunting for the next gig, Andrew Cuomo made a TV ad the same way he wrote his housing policy: with AI. Then again, maybe a fake Cuomo is better than the real one?

Here to say that since the ICE crackdown, we've seen fewer immigrants in the hospital and have had them leave, even critically ill ones who would die without treatment, due to the fear of being detained and deported.

Dear @apnews.com The republicans control congress. Democrats did not vote down anything. If the GOP wanted to fund the government, they could have changed the rules to pass a CR with a simple majority like they did 11 days ago to approve 48 trump appointees at once. Fix your headline.

@Apple: No. Just no. An average blood glucose level is not a blood glucose range. We need both. Fix this. #AppleHealth

South Africa has reopened the investigation into the death of anti-apartheid leader Steve Biko — 48 years after he was killed in police custody.

“these violent delights have violent ends”

Why the "AI Economy" is "all hat, no cattle." thetechbubble.substack.com/p/the-silico...

Under Dr. Oz, Medicare is launching a pilot program that will use AI to determine whether patients would be covered for certain procedures. Companies running the program will be paid a share of the savings from rejecting claims. Who in their right mind voted for this? No one.

Exploring Nurses’ Insights on Employee Assistance Programs Amid the ongoing discourse surrounding healthcare systems worldwide, the emphasis on the well-being of clinical nurses has emerged as a critical topic of investigation. The role of nurses in patient care not only shapes the experience of…

🚨The CMS WISeR rule is an ASSAULT on Medicare. Dr. Oz has been salivating to PRIVATIZE Traditional Medicare for years and now he may get his chance. We must ALL speak up! Prior Authorizations & AI decision making will DELAY & DENY care. Please read.⬇️ healthcareuncovered.substack.com/p/cms-is-try...