The only two Planned Parenthood clinics in Louisiana are set to close today. I talked to providers and advocates from coast to coast — California lost 5 clinics in July — about what the "defunding" provision means for patients in low-income communities. www.newsfromthestates.com/article/medi...

It's always a delight to see the ones that make it to a chrysalis eclose and fly off. Good luck, travelers. I hope you enjoyed my garden bed and breakfast. 🌱 #insects #nativeplants

Saw a billboard advertising something called the Baltimore Oddities Expo at the convention center next weekend and like, we don’t need an expo for this, just walk around

talladega, alabama. bad vibes

Article me, please bc I am not watching that video.

Able-bodied is “really just a vague way ‘to signal this idea that disability can be seen.’ Under this rubric, people with invisible disabilities that can make work extremely challenging—including psychiatric disabilities like bipolar disorder or chronic illnesses such as lupus—can be cast as lazy.”

decided to read my first joyce carol oates… how will THIS go

waiting for takeout food at the bar and uh… seems bad for the ravens

List 3 things you can talk about for 3 hours without prep: 1. also medicaid 2. slasher movies 3. food! everything about food.

trying to get more comfortable doing things alone so i’m taking myself to see one battle after another this afternoon

of all the things about ta-nehisi coates’s philosophy i wish people would internalize the main one is: sometimes you lose

The unsung heroes of America: lifelong agency workers at Social Security, Medicare, VA and so many other agencies who are staying there to ensure the American people are taken care of. They didn’t have to stay. They are being worked into the ground. Thank you with all of my heart.🙏

the right wing homophobic low-level terrorist who was assaulting folks leaving butch garden at peabody and near red emmas got 15 years, hope he'll never be a threat to this community again www.msn.com/en-us/news/c...

every fall i remember how bad shopping for jeans sucks. got two sizes of one pair, the first is too big and the second is too small. how.

Straight guys might not want advice from gay guys but: having a social life is a project that you can either work at, or not. If you’re lonely, join clubs, civic groups, and a church if you’re religious. LGBT folks do exactly that in spaces that we’ve made for ourselves. And it works.

i was supposed to go on a work trip last night but i couldn’t for reasons and tbh the thing i’m most bummed about is not getting to wear the fire outfit i packed. my oversize blazer will one day see the light of day…

sometimes the world is ok and even good

Bikemore is hiring an organizer to launch the Baltimore chapter of Families for Safe Streets, advocating for life-saving changes and providing support to Baltimoreans affected by the preventable epidemic of traffic violence. This is a 24 hour per week part-time role with room to grow.

by the end of this week i will have slept in three different states, help

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...

Happy Rosh Hashanah y'all.

tell me why the zoom out shot of m&j bank stadium just almost made me cry lmao. you’ll drag me out of baltimore by my cold dead hands

back in baltimore right in time for my favorite jewish holiday, shana tova

explained michel foucault to my family over a game of scattegories last night, hope you had a good weekend too

the hysteria has gone off the rails so far that the average american thinks 1 in 5 people are transgender. pure absolute insanity that is driving the current lavender scare

There are over a 1000 copies of Love in a F*cked-Up World available for people inside prisons and jails! Request a book for someone through this link: airtable.com/app87WhX08mp... Prisoners can request a book by writing to: 1977 Books 1468 Woodley Road Montgomery, Alabama 36106

on #81 for the year which is “goddess complex” by sanjena sathian, a great take on millennial ennui, not wanting to be a parent, and weird shit happening in india (it’s great)

A recent survey found nearly 1/2 of rural facilities could close or restructure due to Medicaid cuts. Nearly 3/4 of respondents said they anticipated layoffs or furloughs, including of front-line clinicians. kffhealthnews.org/news/article... #Medicaid #healthpolicy

thrilled to see ‘tobacco industry logic’ pervading other fields ❤️

two cups of bustelo this morning and i am stillllll feeling it

My favorite skellys are already back for the season

This is indeed everything. Also important to note where this spending is coming from. Over 75% of capital gains income goes to households in the top 10% of total income, while nearly everybody else is almost totally dependent on wages. @talsmith.bsky.social

My dad, who had a heart transplant this summer, is on United Healthcare. I recently found my neighbor weeping in her car because she wasn't sure how she would pay for cancer treatments at Hopkins. This is absolutely terrible, and it punishes patients most of all: www.thebanner.com/community/pu...

i’ve never owned a new car in my life but getting services at the dealership is wild, they’re just vacuuming everything and topping up all my fluids for free?

I am in the middle of reading this right now: it’s good for Elul and it’s good for anyone looking to think deeply about what it means to make amends (even if you’re not Jewish!)

i know there are real things going on but we also gotta do something about putting avocado on BLTs and club sandwiches.

1. spring in baltimore when all the flowers start to bloom 2. a really good cup of coffee 3. no meetings on a friday 4. getting a much anticipated library book off of hold on libby 5. loud music in the car with the windows down

ate a yuzu pie and saw the baltimorons tonight (excellent, heartwarming, sweet), we truly live in the greatest city in america

Looking at adoptable dogs online (It's a long story; don't ask) and thought you should see this guy.

In Baltimore City, MD: BARCS is full of kittens and we need your help! - BARCS, Baltimore MD BARCS IS OVERFULL OF KITTENS! Please click on pic if you can help Caviar! via alt text:

if only there were a baltimore museum about industry and labor with a dedicated garment loft gallery open to the public until 4p today where you could learn about so much more of this history OH WAIT

one of my most cherished baltimore memories is seeing future islands at hampdenfest right before they broke through and seeing all the people hanging out of windows, dancing on rooftops, etc. i love this place.

in retrospect, there’s probably never been a name as threatening as “America Online”

i wish i could hear the beat drop in “dance yrself clean” for the first time all over again

Discovering computer as an adult makes you go crazy. Discovering computer as a baby makes you go crazy. In all of human history, there will only ever be one generation to discover computer at the correct age: 13

An uninsured Uber driver with cancer who dropped their ACA coverage due to cost. An ill construction worker who lost Medicaid due to work requirements. Just 2 of @larrylevitt.bsky.social’s potential stories for #ThePitt based on federal health cuts: https://on.kff.org/4mWIiLY @jamahealthforum.com

Damn I started thinking about Grave of the Fireflies and now I am sad. Just the basic message re: these children couldn't possibly be responsible for the scenario they found themselves in, adults created a world that condemned them to a slow and lingering death, and what could possibly justify it?

crying and saluting at City Hall as we all stand and solemnly listen to Dipset Anthem