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i’m getting a mangrove swamp vibe from the right half

celebrate every victory, and this isn’t a small one.

Doomscrollling break 😍💚💚💚

i’m not really the praying sort, but i’ll add any good energy i may have to this prayer

BREAKING: A federal judge reversed National Institutes of Health's terminations of hundreds of critical research grants that were canceled because of their alleged connection to disfavored topics, including diversity, equity, inclusion, and gender identity.

This is a major win for public health.

this is exactly what broke my trust in any organized religion. i saw this happening daily.

i will feel physical pain soon when my daily meds are rejected by insurance through some loophole because they suddenly doubled in price

We would like to add that because they circumvented our servers and used their own (and cowardly did this at midnight), NONE of us knew what was happening.

Now economists know how scientists felt when he said “inject bleach”

every thing we can make a fuss over expands awareness. each time new people find their way into the comms circles that will arrange the next bigger thing. it’s hard to organize people at this scale and momentum takes time and repetition to build.

Grab them by their bottom lines!

every disease contained, disaster mitigated, and treatment distributed, creates a buffer around us. not just fewer chances for us to be affected, but of goodwill and trust.
decades of effort, all out the window. trust betrayed takes longer to build back than it took to establish. as it should.

I think about this headline all of the time.

what it will cut is lifelines for desperate chronic pain sufferers.

i have a couple flights i can’t avoid in the next few weeks but after that… i’ve definitely cancelled travel plans. this was just the final nail in the coffin.

Poster saying "Economic boycott - don't buy stuff on Friday, Feb 28. We have power. No: Amazon, Walmart, Target, Fast Food, Gas. Ok: Small business. Use cash"

2. ECONOMIC BLACKOUT. We support the economic boycott occurring this Friday, Feb. 28, of any entity that has dismantled their DEI programs and pandered to this administration. The buck will stop with us!

Boycotts are taking hold. Protests are on the rise. Federal courts are hitting back. The Trump-Musk-Vance regime's popularity is plunging and DOGE is losing credibility.

GOP leadership is now advising lawmakers to avoid holding in person town halls.

Keep up the fight.

I think I speak for a lot of us when I say *exasperatedly long sigh, throwing arms up in frustration, smacking palm against forehead*

chronically ill here. driving triggers episodes. telehealth means i can just meet a doctor and renew my meds whenever they have a slot open, instead of having to coordinate a ride in the middle of a weekday to a specialist sometimes over an hour away.

telehealth is lifesaving.

that’s unfortunate, and very very good to know. thank you.

If you're looking for details for your calls, House Dems produced this tool where you can how many people in your district are at risk of losing jobs, health care, and food on the table from the House GOP budget.

"For the sake of the X people in CA-54 who will lose their Medicaid, please vote no."

I wrote a post about the Klan 100 years ago and how the grip they held on the US seemed impossible to break, but people fought them anyway. And it’s been read by tens of thousands of you (!!!). I guess people want stories of hope right now. dansinker.com/posts/202…

Looks like tomorrow will bring votes on a Republican plan to fund tax cuts for the rich by slashing Medicaid.

So this is a great time to contact your Member of Congress.

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El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.

MUSK LOSES BIG IN GERMANY

Germany’s CDU/CSU wins big, while the far-right AfD underperforms in second—despite backing from Elon Musk and JD Vance.

AfD is now likely to be completely shut out of the governing coalition.

Get. Him. Out. Of. Our. Government.

I want to ask my 25 white Christian cousins if this is what they voted for but I’m kind of afraid of their answers