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History: “Eventually the incompetent fascists invariably lose power and then society recovers in a new and stronger way” Me: “Oh, cool, so what has to happen for the spell to be broken??” History: “mmmm…well, that part is less encouraging.”

The Stonewall Inn released a response to the National Parks Service removing the word transgender from the park outside of the Inn. A great reminder that we have to look after each other

[The brakes don’t work!] Her parents were injured in a Tesla crash. She ended up having to pay Tesla damages — apnews.com/article/tesl...

JUST IN: Federal judges orders HHS, CDC, and FDA to restore “by no later than 11:59 pm” today their websites and datasets to pre-January 30th status. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

BREAKING: VIRUS FROM NEVADA DAIRY WORKER WITH BIRD FLU HAS THE SAME GENETIC MUTATION seen in the Nevada cows – a change of PB2 D701N that has previously been assoc with more efficient virus replication in ppl & mammals. CDC told Fortune that the D1.1 variant in this worker is the same strain of

I can’t believe the Supreme Court said the president was above the law and now the president is acting like he’s above the law.

American Medical Association is providing regular updates on bird flu and other infectious diseases on YouTube. I highly recommend subscribing to their page, especially since CDC has been axed by FOTUS #Voices4Victory m.youtube.com/user/AmerMed...

It's BlueSky, y'all, bleet is *right* there

Most of the big destructive moves that Trump and Elon have made only relate to what they personally care about. Elon hates USAID bc they fought apartheid, and Labor bc his workers are unionizing. Trump loves fancy parties and renaming things. And they hate DEI bc they’re racist. Pretty simple shit!

NPR Exclusive: Some companies have announced diversity rollbacks — but many more are deleting or softening language from their investor disclosures, an NPR analysis finds.

instead of giving people healthcare, why not perform a dark necromantic ritual to reanimate their lifeless corpses? this week's horrible opinion on how capitalists want inroads to bring back indentured servitude

The Kremlin supported Tulsi Gabbard has been approved by the US Senate intelligence committee, sending waves across intelligence agencies worldwide, especially allies. Russian media is taking a victory lap as they now have an asset close to being the US Director of National Intelligence. 🧵

the fascists are looking to rigidly define gender not just to punish trans people like they claim but to lay the groundwork for the oppression of all women. when gender is legally mutable, it is harder to use it to restrict people’s rights. they want to build a cage around you, made from our bones

SCOOP: Many of the pages that went missing on Friday from the CDC website on Friday have reappeared — in response to intense media coverage, backlash from the scientific community and concern for the public’s health. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/h...

Everytime 😭 #Chronicillnessmemes #Disability #ChronicPain

More reporting like this, please. It's vital to know which parts of these executive orders can be challenged, has been challenged, and why — and which parts are within the scope of standard EOs. There are limits to federal power, even the president's. abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...

sources tell me you should handcuff yourself to the entrance of the treasury building so the media covers the government takeover from your pov instead of elon musk's

Jeremy has consistently been breaking news on his Substack this past week — which is a sign of how trusted he is in public health, because people who wouldn't speak to anyone else are reaching out to him. (He's also an ER physician, Harvard Med prof, and editor.) Worth a follow in these times.

1 in every 4 kids will develop #LongCovid symptoms following Covid infection. It is the result of an analysis of 8373 publications with a total of 80,071 children and adolescents. Anyone denying this cannot be a Health Secretary anywhere. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Sen. Hassan drills Kennedy on his past pro-abortion comments: The question is do you stand for that value or not? When was it that you decided to sell out the values you have had your whole life in order to be given power by president Trump?

“Mr. Chairman, point of information here. Have we had a single nominee come through who's made $2.5 million off-suing one of the entities that it would be regulating and plans to keep getting a take of every lawsuit in the future. Have we had that before?” Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass

Central feature of the chaos is that the OPM memo requires agency lawyers to, inter alia, review programs to see if they "advance Marxist equity". But since that phrase has no meaning in law or reality they can't. Might as well as be talking about orcs and warlocks or Wizard Thought.

Did you know that the entire NIH budget for all the disease study is less than 5% of what we spend on defense? That amounts to one penny per tax dollar.

Friendly reminder that Americans that are in the SSI program today are wishing they could afford to give their friends and family a proper Christmas, but according to #USCongress they should be fine on $943 a month #Disability #Chronicillness #ChronicPain #USLeg

The incredible moment yesterday when the low-income health insurance program for 72 million was shut down is a testament to the fact that incompetence and a failure to recognize the consequences of one's actions are still part of the Trump story, writes @ryanlcooper.com. prospect.org/politics/202...

wait what if immigrants aren't the problem and they're actually some of the most productive and hard-working members of society and wait what if we're being played against each other by fascists and oligarchs who want to cut every tax and regulation to benefit themselves and wait what if

How about using the appropriate verb "purge," #BrokenTimes? That is what this is, not just a "shake up." You continue to soft-pedal totalitarianism and fascism with your white-gloved euphemisms.

I've seen an increase in people publicizing fundraisers from accounts claiming to be in Gaza lately, and folks: please, before you do so, just check the punch card. bsky.app/profile/raha...

No foreign power has ever posed as massive and immediate a threat to the United States as the current administration.

You guys need to see this and take it in… Wise words from someone who is a target. And he’s been listening.

This from @aoc.bsky.social. The targeting of migrants for detention & deportation, without due process, is an outrage in itself. But it’s also about profiteering. “I want folks at home to look at which members of congress are invested in private prison companies…& look at the votes on this bill.”

Pin this, save it, we’ll need it. “When a prison camp opens in your town…when a DREAMer is disappeared from your classroom…when the President destroys what’s left of the Constitution…They will all say they didn’t know this was coming. And I want the American people to know that they did.” AOC 🔥🎯

Elon Musk's and X's Role in 2024 Election Interference, a letter from an alleged X whistleblower. "What started as US election interference has now spread to other countries. We're currently doing the same thing in Germany and other European nations." theconcernedbird.substack.com/p/elon-musks...

“Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book has been rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street and building has been renamed, every date has been altered… Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right.” - 1984, George Orwell

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...

I'm going to put together a thread covering Pam Bondi's confirmation hearing. Follow along for clips and commentary.

Peter Hegseth didn't wake up today thinking that it would be women who'd hand him his ass in front of millions of Americans watching. Tammy Duckworth is a role model for women everywhere.🔥

Trump: We will strangle the scarecrow child for national spaghetti purposes Fox: Strangle plan is smart strategically CNN: Voters talk scarecrow child at national spaghetti diner NYT: Pomp And Spaghettistance? Trump Muses On Scarecrow Child's Fate Meta: We are donating $1m to the strangle fund