1/2 Louisiana’s worst whooping cough outbreak in decades: 387 cases, 2 infant deaths. After Surgeon General Ralph Abraham paused vaccine promotion, cases surged and the public was left in the dark. Antivaxx politics cost lives. Nice article from @rosemarywestwood.bsky.social

Same.

Just want to point out, as I order medical supplies for the clinic this morning, that a 2-pack of epi pens costs us $30.76. Insurance companies are the problem. It doesn't have to be this way!

Made a similar point last week that you can make extra meals and let neighbors know that they will be available at your door at a particular date and time... Put up a flier in your building.

In case facts still matter

Starving your peasantry has famously worked well for every king. Nothing bad ever happens when you do that.

Having to fill out a form for assistance from my healthcare job because we won't get SNAP payments is like... Thank you, but you could just pay us living wages so we don't need SNAP in the first place...

I can’t qWHITE figure out what’s wrong here.

Walz: "They are paying contractors to pay down the East Wing but they're not putting money into the food bank. So if there's a sense of frustration in America, it's very real ... when the White House press secretary said their top priority is the ballroom, we could not disagree more."

There is a reason SNAP requires you to work a minimum number of hours, something no true welfare program does — it’s designed for people who work full-time and still can’t afford to eat. There is a very clear group taking advantage of this system and they sure aren’t the ones at risk of starving.

If you're too stupid to know that Merrick Garland had no power to "rig" the 2020 election when you were in power the first time, you're too stupid to sit in the White House the second time.

Good evening from Queens. New York is not for sale.

Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.

Perfect. #waytogobrandon

The energy we need is this suburban dad standing out in the street -- barefoot with Blackhawks pajama pants on -- screaming at the masked goons to get the fuck out of their neighborhood.

“If you consider how seriously the establishment of both political parties takes issues like terrorism, I think a four-month prison sentence is comically inadequate.”

In Chicago, an ICE Goon violently shoved a woman to the ground near a moving van.

Cecilia Gentili was a fearless advocate for trans people and sex workers. She successfully helped to repeal New York’s “Walking While Trans” law that police unjustly used to stop and frisk countless trans women. Cecilia passed away in 2024, but her legacy lives on in our fight for liberation.

Our first ad is up and running! We’re reaching voters all across the district — and we’re the first campaign in our race to do so in this way. Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFAL...

The thing is. You don't knock down an entire arm of the Whitehouse to replace it with a 90,000 sq ft ugly gold ballroom if you intend to leave at the end of your term. You just don't. So...

Gallego: "It's murder. It's very simple. If this president feels they are doing something illegally, then he should be using the Coast Guard. If this is an act of war, then you use our military and then you come and talk to us first. But this is murder ... it's disgusting."

This video from Portland is a metaphor for what is going on in America. ICE trying so hard to get Americans to cross a line and if they don't, dragging them across the line and violently attacking.

The grandmas are alright!

Sadly, we no longer live in a functioning democracy.

Combat fascism with mutual aid.

I haven’t seen anyone talk about how Jane Doe - an Epstein survivor - just sued the Bank of New York Mellon for funding Epstein and failing to file a Suspicious Activity Report. A Mellon heir is the one who gave $130M to pay the troops. Seems bribey to me.

The richest man on earth owns X. The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros. The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. See the problem here?

nothing bad can happen. it can only good happen.

Here are the companies destroying the east wing of the White House

It really does seem like refusing to physically engage while screaming the worst and most defiant abuse you can think of at these gestapo assholes has tremendous potential to be spectacularly effective

here we go.

“According to a 2019 USDA report, every dollar in new SNAP benefits increases GDP by $1.50 in a weak economy.” “SNAP benefits are one of the fastest, most effective forms of economic stimulus because they get money into the economy quickly during a recession.” ~Center for Budget and Policy

I'm sick of hearing about how Mamdani is unsafe because of how he made you feel when he's DONE nothing. If you're feeling unsafe because of free public transit or affordable housing, you're a bad person. And if you feel unsafe because of someone else's religion or culture or the way they eat rice,

This is a U.S. citizen being brutally abducted by ICE while his mom pleads for them to stop and the videographer cries for help. The Chicago police do nothing to stop it. They will come for everyone, and they’re not even hiding that anymore. If you are not organizing and resisting yet, get started.

Hundreds of people protesting ICE in downtown manhattan right now. Reads and Broadway. NYPD cops in riot gear on scene.

Yet Trump ignored every step, acting unilaterally through executive order, bypassing oversight, and ordering demolition as if he were a monarch. The result: the people’s house, altered without the people’s consent.

Two days ago, he took a shit on the American people. Today, he began demolishing the People’s House. That’s all he does. He shits on people, and he destroys things. Bcuz he’s a horrible person. I blame him a lot for the death & destruction he’s caused. I blame his enablers & his appeasers even more.

He is literally tearing down the people's house to build himself a palace while cratering the economy and taking away your health insurance.

Pedro Pascal was spotted at the LA No Kings protest with the best sign there.

my woke take is that entirely too many people feel entitled to the benefits of a social contract while not feeling bound by the responsibilities of said contract

I’m thrilled to be named one of @out.com's 100 top queer people of 2025 (and to come in first in the Disrupters category!) It is a huge honor to be recognized alongside so many brilliant and inspiring individuals who are shaping our world and advocating for greater inclusivity and diversity.

If you are confident that a boat near Venezuela is carrying drugs, you stop it and board it. That way, you have evidence. If you don't really care if a boat near Venezuela is carrying drugs, but you just want to kill people, you blow the boat up. That way, the irrelevant evidence is gone.

How is it possible we still don't know the identity of the white nationalist running the DHS social media account? Constant neo-Nazi memes, now tweeting "RETVRN" memes from a US gov account. Shouldn't this person be furloughed? How are they anonymous? They're a public employee.

Anyone in the US or Australia know of companies hiring mechanical engineers? My friend’s husband was laid off and has two months to find a replacement job before being deported. He has a PhD and specializes in sound and vibration. 🧪

South Koreans held their government accountable earlier this year. And now they’re protesting for American’s rights and democracy on No Kings too! Thank you South Korea! #NoKings ❌👑

There could be solid ICE counter-recruitment campaigns launched to discourage people from working for them and to encourage those working for them to quit. There are lots of examples of such campaigns from anti-war organizing.

Look at this HERO.

Disabled people are more likely to be victims of financial abuse. And the Universal Credit system makes that even more likely by not allowing them to have money if they live with a partner who earns/has some savings. It's a horrifically abusive system.

“Sex with minors” = RAPE thanks for coming to my ted talk