New NJ law criminalizes interference with trans healthcare share.google/xT0wTeUXv9Bf... Some good news!

Today across the world , Nelson Mandela is a hero exalted as a legend. But to the people of South Africa who he liberated, he was Madiba, a leader who fought against the tides for justice. To honor Madiba’s legacy is to fight injustice before history rewrites itself. youtu.be/I39uc0PRhCY

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Thousands of people detained by ICE are actually held in local, publicly operated jails. These facilities–run by elected sheriffs–are making money off of the federal government's deportation agenda.

Clara Ester, a civil rights activist who was one of the last remaining witnesses to the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, has died

This especially since when you do situate it against the landscape of ways it is being used against and on us (surveillance, policing, labour, etc) its pushers get extremely anxious. They don't want people to see the full picture, but to focus only on the appearance of convenience/"intelligence"

There is little point in considering DHS’ pretexts for killing on a case-by-case basis. ICE’s abuse of immigrants is not the result of individual misdeeds—it is policy.

Trans existence exposes a core fiction on which systems of power and oppression have been built - that gender is binary and fixed. Once that manufactured reality is brought to light, *everything* falls apart.

Citizens Bank has announced it will exit its lending agreements with CoreCivic and GEO Group. This is an incredible win for everyone who refused to let a major bank finance the human suffering caused by ICE detention! Community resistance matters ✊

Such an honor to celebrate #NationalHIVPreventionDay in the middle of Times Square with dedicated colleagues & advocates. Thank you to @prep4allnow.bsky.social for leading the way, pushing back on federal efforts to cut HIV funding & demanding a world where everyone who needs #PrEP can access it.

Such an honor to celebrate #NationalHIVPreventionDay in the middle of Times Square with dedicated colleagues & advocates. Thank you to @prep4allnow.bsky.social for leading the way, pushing back on federal efforts to cut HIV funding & demanding a world where everyone who needs #PrEP can access it.

🕯️ Today marks 12 years since the tragic loss of 298 people aboard Flight #MH17, including former IAS President Joep Lange & IAS Members Jacqueline van Tongeren, Pim de Kuijer, Martine de Schutter, Lucie van Mens & Glenn Thomas. We honour their lives, extraordinary contributions & lasting impact.

The ICE agent who shot and killed Joan Sebastian Guerrero this week in Maine had a long history of abusive behavior including dragging his daughter around the house and saying his ex-wife should have her throat slit. He is exactly who ICE wants terrorizing our communities.

"The people of Pennsylvania have paid $492 million in upgrades to the electricity grid that went to support data centers." @spears.bsky.social lays it out for @cnbc.com youtu.be/q5XP8xDcRJE?...

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Thinking of starting a support group for folks who started perimenopause during the COVID pandemic and are now dealing with a constellation of symptoms that may be perimenopause, long COVID, and/or both. 😩

Very cool. NYC has a map for locating sites providing free N95 masks.

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Sounds like gender-affirming care to me.

ICE has killed another person, this time by depriving him of life-sustaining medication for a known medical condition. Jesus Manuel Arenas-Silva was detained on Thursday. He was dead by Monday. Per @detentionwatchnetwork.org:

"3. Is local produce better than big distributors? The risk [of Cyclospora] is much lower. In fact, there has never been a documented cyclosporiasis outbreak linked to a local farm." This stuck with me. Yet another reason to eat from/support local farms/locally sourced foods.

This is a disaster created by the GOP. It's important to identify the culprits. It was directly created by them as POLICY. They clearly articulated that this was what they hoped to accomplish. gothamist.com/news/food-pa...

"The condition disproportionately affects Black men, some 60% of whom may experience it."

A temporary pause after two deadly ICE traffic stops is not accountability. Neither is more training for an agency empowered to terrorize communities. @delia.bsky.social says abolishing ICE is only the beginning: dismantle DHS.

A Toledo woman says the parasite left her “camped out in the bathroom” and she’s still experiencing nausea 17 days later “It’s kinda scary to think like the effects it would have on elderly or young kids or those who aren’t healthy” www.13abc.com/video/2026/0...

“Europe recorded 10,000 excess deaths during late-June heat wave, data shows Extreme heat can kill by causing heat stroke, or aggravating cardiovascular, respiratory diseases… The vast majority — more than 9,000 — were among people aged 65 and above, according ‌to data published by EuroMOMO.”

BREAKING: I am suing Northwestern University, a member of congress, two cabinet secretaries and the Attorney General of the United States. I explain why in @literaryhub.bsky.social lithub.com/when-we-figh...

They are clearly planning on trotting out some kind of AI agents to replace teachers entirely, and need teachers to train their products, but everyone has tech FOMO so we're all doomed anyway

Houston Protest Against ICE Killings. #houston #Maine #USDemocracy

Elon Musk's xAI has installed more than double the number of gas turbines than it has publicly acknowledged to power its Colossus 2 data center project, without federal permits, and the pollution is hitting predominantly Black neighborhoods the hardest reut.rs/4bIghEm

Consider providing a comment against this proposed rule: ombcomment.netlify.app - a quick using Dr. Ruth Ann's Crystal's proposed OMB rule comment generator.

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Yup, same thing with housing first initiatives. Give a houseless person a home & they're not homeless anymore. Give people healthcare & they're more often going to go to the doctor.

I'm not sure most people understand that the proposed OMB rule is not just about NIH. In addition to scientific research, it would cover federal grants that also fund healthcare, public health, education, housing, clean water, transportation, and job training. Total $1.1 trillion.

Thomas Chester, Civil War’s first Black war correspondent Writing under the pseudonym “Rollin,” Chester became the first and only Black correspondent during the Civil War for a major newspaper.

Hi. We're in the Age of Diarrhea. I'm a global health expert on helping children survive diarrhea. Here's what to do if you might have picked up cyclospora. 🧵 1. Call your primary care if possible. 2. Take oral rehydration therapy, which isn't just drinking fluids. 1/

Iowa has the second-highest cancer incidence in the country and is one of only three states where rates are rising. https://to.pbs.org/3QlKm5q

I have a similar issue. Can't shave or be shaved without developing cystic acne, which in my case can be life threatening. (I have extremely curly facial hair.)

This also attacks practicing Sikhs.

The deadline to speak out against new OMB rules is tomorrow

As I prepare for surgery in a couple of days I wanted to dash off a quick 'actionable analysis' post that's our tag line here at Shouldn't Need to be a (Public Health) Lawyer.... Here's how to protect yourself from Cyclosporiasis, the explosive diarrhea parasite taking the country by storm

I'm not sure most people understand that the proposed OMB rule is not just about NIH. In addition to scientific research, it would cover federal grants that also fund healthcare, public health, education, housing, clean water, transportation, and job training. Total $1.1 trillion.

"Sailors with shaving-related conditions will get one year of medical treatment to meet the Navy’s clean-shaven face standard, or they will be removed from the service" When policies on their face appear race-neutral but will actually result in inequities. But this one is actually quite obvious.

"This program gives Black single moms $1,000 a month for a year. The results are undeniable. The Magnolia Mother’s Trust is the first to target low-income families led by Black mothers in Jackson, Mississippi" www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

More than 4,000 Brigham and Women's nurses finished a one-day strike Thursday morning and showed up ready to work. Mass General Brigham locked them out until Monday. The CEO who locked them out paid herself $8.4 million www.patreon.com/mattbc/posts...

Alarming story that confirms my own reporting along similar lines: Dan Moraff, the political strategist who plucked Graham Platner out of obscurity to run for senate and barely vetted him, was barred from Rep. Summer Lee’s 2022 campaign after three complaints of sexual misconduct.

An explosion of misinformation about Nolan Wells has spread across social media, including an AI video that used his mother's likeness to spread misinfo

"Teachers and young students alike still remember the sound of gunshots, while some also saw [security guard Amin] Abdullah's body before it was covered. The impact of these experiences varies across ages and developmental stages, according to therapists. Some [kids] ... show regressive symptoms[.]"

Yesterday the CDC finally updated its data on the outbreak of diarrhea caused by the Cyclospora parasite, which has affected thousands of people. So far, cases have been confirmed in 31 states.