Yes I will be fighting back against the unjust firing by @washingtonpost.com. I have filed a grievance and will be represented by none other than the amazing @katiephang.bsky.social and an incredible legal team. Journalistic freedom is a bedrock of a healthy society and is worth battling for.

🚨NEWS today in global #HIV prevention!🚨 Lenacapavir, an HIV prevention shot conferring virtually 100% protection against infection, will be available for $40/yr in 120 countries starting in 2027. Read www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/h... including bad news/good news/what’s next from me >> A thread

Gift link! Philanthropies Strike a Promising Deal to Turn Back H.I.V. By @apoorvanyt.bsky.social Low- and middle-income countries will be able to purchase an effective preventative at a reduced price. The arrangements may help stem the epidemic 40 years after it began.

The richest man on earth owns X. The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok. The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. See the problem here?

Finishing Stacy Abrams' latest novel now which delves into these exact issues:

Practicing Medicine without a license as a business model😬

Some news.

Very disturbing and unethical. Akido, a medical startup, is using an AI system to diagnose patients & provide treatment reca at clinical visits with medical assistants. The worst part of all of this is who is being targeted (or tested) first w. this technology: Medicaid patients who are unhoused.

Who Burned the Bronx? Bench Ansfield’s Born in Flames argues that landlords—driven by financialization and the development of insurance “brownlining” in the 1960s and 1970s—are largely to blame. newrepublic.com/article/2007...

In absolutely horrible news I learned this morning that Hany was killed in an air strike- he was driving people from the North to the South when it happened. This is one of the last messages he sent me 💔 He leaves behind 8 kids, he was only 48 and he was very kind.

More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

The next book I plan to read is this new one "Black Moses" by Caleb Gayle [named to the National Book Award longlist for nonfiction last week]. Hope I can get to it next month. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/717975...

fabulous work happening in the midwest US not least because tenant organizing and collectivization is some of the hardest there is www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

NJ PBS shutting down next summer. “15yrs ago Gov. Christie ended 4 decades of state funding for public TV, forcing them to find a new funder. The state cut $750k in funding this yr, but that was hardly the fatal blow; that came from the end of federal funds.” newjerseyglobe.com/media/new-je...

Today I am at my most powerful because it's #BiVisibilityDay and #LatineHeritageMonth. Please consider checking out my novel, This Is Why They Hate Us, which is about a bi Mexican teen growing up in East LA who tries to get over his crush on his best friend by getting under someone else!

A humanitarian mission, the Global Sumad Flotilla, is under attack right now. “‘Multiple drones, unidentified objects dropped, communications jammed and explosions heard from a number of boats…We are witnessing these psychological operations firsthand, right now, but we will not be intimidated.’”

#tdih 1968 The Young Lords were established in Chicago to fight gentrification, police brutality, racism, and more. Watch doc "Takeover: How We Occupied a Hospital and Changed . . . "⬇️ Read "The Young Lords: A Radical History" by @jfernandez1202.bsky.social www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/yo...

“We are told by leaders that we are the future. But when it comes to the ongoing pandemic, our present is being stolen right in front of our eyes.” Incredible speech by Violet Affleck who warned about the ongoing dangers of COVID & Long Covid, & advocated for masks and clean air at the UN today!

In this post we offer practices and resources for healthcare institutions to use to offer care and protection to #transgender and #nonbinary people in these challenging times. 5 Principles and Practices to Sustain Gender-Affirming Care in Uncertain Times healthbegins.org/5-principles...

I'm once again searching for a space in NYC where I can curate a month-long exhibition (Fall 2026 or Spring 2027). Putting it out there because I sometimes get some great space connections from folks on here.

Woods Ervin of Critical Resistance notes the Legislative Analyst’s Office found California could close five more prisons—saving $1.5B a year. That money could fund Medi-Cal, food aid, housing, and other vital programs. Check out my latest @therealnews.com therealnews.com/prisons-clos...

BREAKING: Three Palestinian children have died from malnutrition in southern Gaza, a source at the Nasser Medical Complex has told Al Jazeera. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/ocm0cs

Wow In just 4 months, nearly 1400 American healthcare workers have applied for jobs in just one province in Canada 🇨🇦

Bluesky is my home base. You guys have supported me and @resistanceschool.bsky.social. Y'all are my homies ✊🏾

A deeply important read.

I gave my heart and soul to that place. Built entire sections for journalists pushed out of their home countries. When the writer I hired, Jamal Khashoggi was murdered by Saudi Arabia, they paraded me around as a symbol for press freedom. I put MY LIFE on the line to defend journalism and WaPo.

With the fast-approaching end of the fiscal year and potential votes happening on a short-term funding measure, Defend Public Health sent the attached letter to Congressional Leaders. We are also asking for people to send to their Senators and Representative the letter linked below ASAP.

If you have opportunities to get out and do things with others, jump at the opportunity: meetings, classes, social events, etc... Get out and be with other people. It's essential. If virtual is more convenient, then take advantage of those opportunities to be with other people.

It's the final hour of #24hourstosaveaidsresearch! Thank you @oniblackstock.bsky.social, @jimberlyp.bsky.social for taking us through the last stretch. Tune in for JD Davids talking #longcovid + sessions on #STI px & youth and children exposed to #HIV in utero. www.youtube.com/channel/UClT...

It's hour 23! Learn about HIV and mental health, Good Participatory Practice Guidelines, and the HIV reservoir from Robert Remien, Stacey Hannah, and Annukka Antar. Hosted by @oniblackstock.bsky.social! bit.ly/45Qftts #saveAIDSresearch #HIV #HIVresearch

Join us for the last few hours For the #SaveAIDSResearch livestream this morning, Wednesday, Sept. 17th. Go to saveaidsresearch.org or join the livestream now on You Tube: www.youtube.com/live/C3wxhML... I’ll be hosting the livestream’s penultimate hour at 9a ET.

Come cross the finish line with us this morning in our quest to save AIDS research. We have some terrific speakers to end our marathon! Go to saveaidsresearch.org or join the livestream now on You Tube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3wx....

We're now in hour #11 of a 24-hour livestream to #SAVEAIDSResearch! Join the livestream here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbza... Visit saveaidsresearch.org I'll be back hosting the penultimate hour tomorrow at 9a ET.

We're talking #HIVcure with @oniblackstock.bsky.social in hour four of #24hourstosaveAIDSresearch. #HIVresearch saves lives. Federal support must continue! saveaidsresearch.org/program

Happening now on youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbza...

An expert panel about the next generation of HIV researchers is happening now on 24 Hours to Save AIDS Research. Join Monica Gandhi, John Sauceda, and Allison Agwu on YouTube: bit.ly/45Qftts #saveAIDSresearch #HIV #HIVresearch

Happening NOW until tomorrow, Wednesday, September 17th at 11a ET!! Go to: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbza... and support saving AIDS research!

Join the 24-hour #SaveAIDSResearch livestream starting TODAY, Tuesday, September 16th at 11a ET: www.youtube.com/live/fbza_tI... I’ll hosting 2-4p ET today and 9-10a ET tomorrow morning. Join us!

Ka pai te whānau

"The 72-page report by the UN commission of inquiry on Palestine and Israel finds Israel has committed four of the five acts prohibited under the 1948 Genocide Convention, and that Israeli leaders had the intent to destroy Palestinians in Gaza as a group." www.middleeasteye.net/news/un-conc...

A mainstream outlet finally does more than repeat the official BS statement from ICE about the shooting of Silvero Villegas-Gonzalez. This man's death should be a national scandal. Grateful for indy journalists who questioned the official narrative that corporate outlets mindlessly echoed last week.

I don't understand what it means to say you're 'giving up' if you weren't doing anything in the first place.

#SAVEAIDSRESEARCH 🔈 Join us TOMORROW, September 16th, starting at 11:00 ET, for a 24-hour livestream to #SAVEAIDSRESEARCH. I'll be hosting hours HOURS 4 (2-3p ET),5 (3-4p ET), and 23 (9a-10a ET). Join us on Youtube: www.youtube.com/channel/UClT... Read more here: saveaidsresearch.org

#SAVEAIDSRESEARCH 🔈 Join us TOMORROW, September 16th, starting at 11:00 ET, for a 24-hour livestream to #SAVEAIDSRESEARCH. I'll be hosting hours HOURS 4 (2-3p ET),5 (3-4p ET), and 23 (9a-10a ET). Join us on Youtube: www.youtube.com/channel/UClT... Read more here: saveaidsresearch.org

Some personal news: I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting. Thread incoming. substack.com/@karenattiah...

Olivia Matthews, an award-winning playwright whose work appeared across the country, was killed in a fire someone intentionally set, authorities said

The history of Black travel during Jim Crow is archived at the Green Book Project. Contribute to that history. Know a neighbor or elder with Green Book memories? Invite them to share their story. Submission form here: greenbookproject.org.ohio-state.edu #GreenBookProject #CommunityMap #EconSky

Razor sore throat, fevers, chills. Some social media users are claiming that their current COVID-19 infections are more severe than prior years. Here's what doctors want you to know about that: www.huffpost.com/entry/covid-...