At some point people need to learn that the poverty rate is mostly about the safety net or lack thereof and not the economy. The economy was doing historically well, real wages rising for the first time in decades, etc. And poverty rose because pandemic safety policies expired.

this shit just pisses me off so much we are at a time when the US right-wing has captured nearly absolute power across the entire federal govt secret police are kidnapping people, killing people, shipping them off to random countries to die and still journalists are like "leftists are the problem"

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...

Remember that MLK said America suffers not just from "the vitriolic words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people."

America is now a place where a prominent cable news host can openly call for homeless people to be murdered — and face zero consequences.

It is impossible to talk about civility without talking about power. The people deciding what is and isn't civil are often the same people who weaponize its use and shield those seeking to oppress while silencing those seeking to speak out against oppression. Civility is used to excuse/negate harm.

New Mexico's economy is a fraction of the size of New York City's. If they can enact universal childcare — and relieve working families of a crushing cost burden — surely we can too. It's just a question of political will.

"Harvard can't use race as a factor in admissions, but ICE can use race as a factor in detentions" is a retrenchment essentially to a pre-Civil War understanding of the Constitution. It's vanishingly few steps removed from "Latinos have no rights which the white man is bound to respect."

yes they do. they're spreading disinformation to people who can be confused by it, in order to keep doing things that make money (in this case, fossil fuels). that distinction is foundational to understanding what is happening at all scales of government, including and especially what RFK is doing

Patio coffee culture in one of the richest cities in the richest countries in the history of the world 😭

www.axios.com/2025/09/04/m... Massachusetts will require health insurers operating in the state to cover vaccines recommended by the state's department of public health. Massachusetts is the first state to mandate insurance coverage of vaccines even if the federal government stops requiring it.

I’ve seen enough. Impeach Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

i cannot overstate how extraordinary it is for federal civil servants to do this

The biggest scandal in US public life *ought* to be that we are the richest country in history & yet our infrastructure sucks, our transportation choices suck, our cities suck, our healthcare sucks, our public administration sucks, & in dozens of little ways, our daily lives suck.

Harvard is the only prestigious university that has sued over antisemitism allegations lobbed by the Trump administration after on-campus pro-Palestinian protests in 2024.

Oh you want to address health disparities, decrease chronic illness, alleviate mental health problems, decrease maternal and infant mortality, and prevent diabetes/cancer/dementia/heart disease?????? UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE. Thanks for coming to my TedTalk.

Medicare for all, paid leave, universal childcare. Busting up big corporations and tackling Wall Street’s greed. Getting big money out of politics. Supporting unions and fighting for higher wages. If Dems want to win back working people, this is the agenda they must support.

New Mexico has issued a public health order that removes federal restrictions to COVID-19 vaccine access so that pharmacies in New Mexico can vaccinate people of all ages and risk profiles. Every state need to do this!

Something blue states will need to explore: how to create cross-state compacts dedicated to a functioning government as the Trump administration walks away from it's responsibilities.

CDC scientists receive a heroes welcome after walking out today.

"Mamdani’s proposals would make the city more livable for working people while improving public goods — from transit to child care — that benefit everyone, including those footing a slightly higher tax bill."

There isn’t a middle ground. You DO have to get political. It IS going to mean “looking like you’re taking a side” because…you do have to take a fucking side. There are lives at stake, a democracy at stake, and the collapse of our society at stake. Reimagine yourself as an activist.

cash assistance, housing first, permanent supportive housing everything about homelessness is a choice. we know what works.

It would be very cool if people who a) like the idea of free online tax filing that is not a bait-and-switch from a private vendor and b) support an innovative tool that users loved, would respond to these surveys. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-death-...

“The daily cost of the D.C. troop deployment is more than six times what it would cost to operate affordable housing for D.C.’s entire unhoused population. The government’s priorities could not be more clear," said @hannahomestead.bsky.social of @nationalpriorities.bsky.social

Anyone who has studied the history of police states and surveillance can tell you invasions like this are a stalking horse. Extreme tactics like this are always tested on vulnerable populations prior to being normalized across society.

Every Democratic member of Congress should be in the streets of DC saying this dangerous authoritarian escalation must stop. Do they not grasp what’s going on here?

"but crime is a real issue, people are worried about crime and you have to take that seriously" No you don't! If people are getting more scared about crime while crime is happening less frequently, it's a made up issue and you should make a point of yelling that all the time

DO NOT CALL THE COPS FOR MENTAL HEALTH CHECKS IN DC. Now more than ever. Unless you want it to be the last call you make or the last time you see a person.

NEW 🚨 The violence is the point. Elected Dems must call for widespread resignations (RFK, Bhattacharya, Prasad) in response to the CDC shooting. Public health must demand this of them, and the public must demand that of us. With @publichealthguy1.bsky.social in STAT: www.statnews.com/2025/08/15/c...

Happening this Friday! Everyone is welcome. Everyone can help save a life from opioid overdose! www.cambridgepublichealth.org/events/narca... @cambridgeday.com @cambridgemass.bsky.social

the intensity of my anger at those who would criminalize the homeless — a population literally created by the greed and callousness of the ruling class — is very hard to contain. it was you who dismantled the safety net. if you don’t like the results, put it back

RFK Jr must resign and I believe those of us who work in healthcare, public health, health research, or any related field should demand his resignation

Today in "You can't unplug 1/4 of the budget of research universities & do the same things, & there doesn't seem to be any backup plan other than to cancel things, & WHERE ARE THE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENTS SPEAKING OUT LOUDLY & COLLECTIVELY ABOUT THIS EXISTENTIAL CRISIS?" bsky.app/profile/mcop...

Public health needs to consolidate power and rebuild public trust, but it will probably never have enough of both to operate comfortably. That's the job. The point of doing both is to use them when they matter, and this is one of those moments. RFK Jr. must resign.

It’s mind boggling how many additional people this administration is killing. “I have been in this business for over 50 years on the front lines of public health…And I can say unequivocally that this was the most dangerous public health decision I have ever seen made by a government body.”

I grew up hearing relatives describe feeling brushed off in clinics and spoken to like their concerns were a nuisance. Those stories pushed me toward a PhD in Population Health Sciences and my 1st project on discrimination in healthcare. @journalgim.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...

“Ask for what actually fixes the problem — and then go out there and fight for it.” On Monday, @elizabeth-warren.bsky.social came to NYC to talk about universal childcare, and why we shouldn’t listen to billionaires who say making life affordable for working families isn't possible.

There is simply not enough to say about how bad this is. Not only will we miss out on cures for infections & things like pancreatic cancer, the US will fall behind in science, tech, economy, and while other countries will take this over it will still be slowed/delayed. It’s a national security risk!

weird how the guy born into obscene wealth, bailed out repeatedly, allowed to fail upwards forever until he fell ass-backwards into the presidency, and then was declared by the Supreme Court to be a Very Special Boy Who Can Crime Forever never stops whining about how everything is rigged against him

anything but housing

The annoying spam texts destroying the Democratic brand: $678M raised through those spam tactics $282M to one consulting firm: Mothership Strategies. $11M to actual campaigns (1.6%) The party isn’t just treating donors like marks—it’s being fleeced itself yet continues to back Mothership.

An aid worker in northern Gaza tells NPR that people are starving, water is scarce and basic supplies are out of reach. He warns thousands could die in the coming days if nothing changes.

The US is complicit in genocide. Let’s stop pretending otherwise | Mehdi Hasan www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Gaza has recorded the most health-care worker deaths (over 1400 deaths), UN deaths (295) & journalist deaths (212) than in any recent conflict zone. Life expectancy at birth dropped 35 yrs in 2024. From Oct '23-May '25, there were 720 attacks on healthcare targets www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Your periodic reminder that the estimated cost to end hunger in the U.S. is $25 billion.

Cutting the wildly successful SIDS prevention program because it’s “wasteful” while funding a PERSONAL presidential plane renovation—a plane he intends to keep after office—is beyond corrupt and egregious. These fuckers don’t care about anyone but themselves. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/u...

José Andrés: People of Good Conscience Must Stop the Starvation in Gaza www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/o...

Rather than criminalizing homelessness, the much better policy would be to criminalize having three or four homes.