These systems of capitalism and colonialism are ANTI-life. They oppose collective care and flourishing. They are designed to profit the few by subjugating the masses and pillaging the earth. They are built to keep us struggling for our individual and immediate families' survival, at others' expense.

No matter how hard people try to convince us having empathy is wrong, it is right. No matter how hard people try to convince us that diversity is a weakness, it is a strength. No matter how hard people try to convince us that love is limited, it is unlimited.

Why every era ruled by the morbidly rich ends the same way: corruption, collapse, and ordinary people paying the bill.... hartmannreport.com/p/how-many-t...

The U.S. commits war crimes. Always has, always will. You can’t unlink the Zero Units in Afghanistan under Bush and Obama from the assassinations of Venezuelans on boats under Trump. And you can’t unlink either of these from the genocide of Native Americans or the enslavement of Black people.

“The United States has a deep inability to confront the reality that its national project depended on Indigenous elimination and exclusion. The Thanksgiving myth is used to try to smooth all that over.”

🎯stated by Dr. Michael aka @internetuserf12 on Twitter: "Being Covid-conscious is more than precautions and research. It’s grieving losses no one else will acknowledge, enduring mockery, protecting people who resent you, showing up for community the world says doesn’t..." OP: x.com/internetuser...

No crime happens. MORE POLICE. Police are there & crimes happen. MORE POLICE. More crimes happen, more police happen, more & more police happen!

This is an insightful but deeply upsetting article about why everyone in the US feels poor, and why the current political situation emerges as a direct result. www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...

Some vaccines like COVID and flu don’t stop completely stop infection. But they do reduce the risk of getting infected and greatly reduce severe illness risk. They are still worth getting. Since they are not 100% effective it’s also wise to add another layer of protection by wearing a mask.

Abolishing ICE is only the beginning. Have you looked at your local cops? .. According to mappingpoliceviolence.us, police kill at least three people per day; from a meta analysis published in NYT, we now know the number could be six or even more.

Don't miss the THINGS ARE TERRIBLE BUT feed! bsky.app/profile/did:...

essentially every social program returns more to the economy than it costs, if it doesn't waste money on means-testing (which often costs more than the programs!) and that's why there's no such thing as a "fiscal conservative" they don't exist!

The irreparable harm of Covid-19 cannot be diminished by denial and delusion. No matter how many foolish lies the masses choose to tell themselves, Covid-19 will continue to be a life-threatening danger to every human being. #COVID19

Police contact of any kind is not innocuous: most police killings start with officers responding to a suspected non-violent situation or a case where no crime has been reported.

"No man is an island, entire of itself." John Donne For me, choosing to wear a respirator mask in all public spaces signifies an awareness of my connection to the human community, whose collective well-being is grievously threatened by the ongoing pandemic of Covid-19. #COVID19 #respirator

“She explained how much Covid could hurt her & how vulnerable it felt to be unable to wear a mask to protect herself. She was a perfect example of why other people need to wear masks even if they don’t personally think Covid will hurt them” If you want to honour Alice Wong’s memory, please mask up

Covid-19. Bird flu. Et al. Now is a *really* good time to wear those respirator masks, my friends. I think a lot about those who have died directly because of the carelessness, selfishness, and negligence of their fellow humans. Our species has not evolved enough. We have a LONG way to go.

NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected. And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.* Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:

Despite crime rates hitting historic lows, 39 states increased their prison populations in 2023. Our latest policy brief shows how states are undoing years of reforms that downsized prison populations: sentproj.org/americas-incarceration-crossroads

PSA: SARS-CoV-2 transmission happens in the blink of an eye. Public health has failed us, but that is no excuse for us to fail each other. Take a minute to put on a respirator mask. This seemingly small action has a big impact that could save a life. And the life you save may be your own. ✌️😷❤️

I just want everyone to have the experience of living in dignity with access to sufficient food, safe housing, needed medical care, high quality education, and time to engage with what sparks their curiosity and spirit this should not be controversial 🫠

It’s time to live another day as a radical extremist with unpopular opinions, like that all humans deserve food, healthcare, bodily autonomy, civil rights, a home, and clean air.

If you want or need SNAP benefits, literally the only barrier should be...signing up. "But what about fraud?" My sibling in red, white, and blue, THE PENTAGON HASN'T PASSED AN AUDIT IN YEARS AND MONEY IS FAKE. I don't care if too many people have food assistance.

We should avoid giving airborne diseases to each other

It’s never too late to start masking again. It can be daunting to mask back up when no one else is bothering, but your health is worth it. Every Covid infection is a dice roll with disability, and a good respirator like an N95 stops chains of transmission. You’ll also get less colds & flus!

To oppose trans people's rights and freedoms you break so many social contracts. We keep saying that trans rights are human rights, but conversely, human rights are trans rights, because the second you decide some people don't deserve the same rights and freedoms as others? You start to lose it all.

How to be an ally to disabled / #immunocompromised people: Wear a mask in public Don’t minimize the harms of COVID to chronically ill ppl Don’t minimize harms of COVID to yourself / family / friends Don’t refer to COVID in the past tense (e.g don’t say “during COVID” if u mean “during lockdown”)

COVID-19 has revealed that much of the US public is willing to accept mass death and abandonment. We were pushed by propaganda to see many around us as disposable. That helped set the tone for current fascist violations. I wrote about it for @prismreports.org. prismreports.org/2025/09/16/c...

Every infection of Covid-19 is life-threatening. Every infection of Covid-19 has the potential to cause serious illness and early mortality. Every infection of Covid-19 degrades immunity, making further infections more likely. Every infection of Covid-19 results in lasting damage. #COVID19

“The Violence Prevention Project at Hamline University found the overwhelming majority of mass shootings with four+ people wounded in public were carried out by men. Just 2% in last decade were carried out by women and less than 1% were by transgender people” www.theviolenceproject.org/key-findings/

Pets eat a lot of meat. Insects could lower their carbon pawprint. | A Q&A with Anne Carlson, the founder and CEO of Jiminy’s, on bringing insect-based dog food to the U.S. grist.org/food/sustain... #Pets #Dogs #Cats #Insects #Food #Farming #Climate

One of the big COVID facts that tend to make people go deer in headlights is the high percentage of asymptomatic infections. Unfortunately these infections can still cause you or others problems months or years later. This was known back in 2020 but shushed up afterwards.

This week I dug deep into the Paradox of Tolerance. We might hope still to build a new house to replace the one abusive bullies are burning down, after centuries of decades of being enabled in the name of civility. If we do, the new house will need new locks. www.the-reframe.com/change-the-l...

“Autopsy studies revealed diverse changes in the brain…in both unvaccinated and vaccinated individuals irrespective of the severity of COVID-19.”

Regulation does not impede progress. It only impedes liars, grifters, poisoners and profiteers. The people who benefit from regulation are the many, and the people who benefit from deregulation are the very, very few who think exploitation of others is a benefit

We would all benefit from moving beyond the binary of calamity or complacency. What worlds can we create when we act from other locations? While I originally talked about this within the context of the 2024 presidential election, I also spoke of these questions as they resonate at the soul level.

Andrea Gibson. Poet. Powerhouse. Beacon of hope. Lover of life and the world. You will be missed forever 13/8/1975-14/7/2025

“The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality.” Baldwin.

There’s a name for it, guys! Hypernormalization. www.theguardian.com/wellness/ng-...

It's never too late to start masking again. Masking protects you, your family, and your community. We keep us safe! #YallMasking #MaskUp

“In ‘advanced’ nations, clean water is considered essential, but we tolerate foul air, despite a century of evidence that it harms.”

"The US needs to return its public lands to Native Americans. In fact, I believe that might be the only way to save our parks and forests from corporate privatization and destruction, as well as preserve public access to them." time.com/7262838/us-p...

A few people have shared this here today, so I thought I’d post it.

I'm a goalie and also very aware of covid's airborne and deadly/disabling nature. I approve of this message. @furnesscolin.bsky.social

I appreciate this response from Ed Yong on why he requests that people mask at his events. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/m...

What is one simple act of resistance that will absolutely infuriate any authoritarian determined to make the world ignore pandemics and climate change? Wearing a mask.

And the more people wear masks, the harder it to single anyone out for wearing masks.