i know i sound like a broken record, but i do so because i am foremost so tired of the predictable, preventable violence in all its forms. an essential step to actually combatting it requires confronting it, and in this case, that means taking steps to clean the air.

so wear a mask & support your local clean air organizations n activists, becuase they’ll have your back when our crumbling systems won’t.

as our scant remaining data show another nationwide rise in SARS2, it is imperative we take stock of the stark situation before us: no sterilizing vaccine, minimal uptake of pricey available pharmaceuticals, few treatments &no cures for either acute or long covid, &no traditional leader will say boo

this article is an essential read, but it too uses “during the pandemic” past tense language—emblematic i spose; imo this overt violence, like its covert counterpart, will continue til the underlying reality—SARS2 continues to harm daily—is adequately addressed by a world that would rather pretend.

YouTube video by Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC) A message from Leo - it's a horror show | Whale and Dolphin Conservation

Keeping 🐋&🐬in tanks isn’t education, it’s a horror show. Young advocate Leo is fed up with young people being used as an excuse for animal cruelty.
👉Watch his video & decide - are you with him? youtu.be/Vfnj-kOK498
#DontGoToTheShow #WhoWouldYouRatherBookWith #EndCaptivity #EmptyTheTanks

Just as it isn’t about Hamas in Gaza, it’s also never about Hezbollah in Lebanon. Israel has been attacking both Gaza and Lebanon before both Hamas and Hezbollah were formed as organisations. It’s purely about regional dominance and colonialism.

Image of a pod of whales, with the text: Has Japan's government realised: It's time to restore the ocean and allow whale populations to recover?

Fish populations in the seas around Japan have hit a record low and the fishing industry is feeling the pressure.
Could this be a turning point?

WDC’s Katrin was at the Ocean Summit in Tokyo, where even the Prime Minister called for urgent action to restore the ocean.

London police arrest 466 people for backing banned Palestine Action group | CNN Police have arrested 466 people in central London on Saturday for protesting the British government’s decision to ban the pro-Palestinian activist group Palestine Action under anti-terrorism laws.

Police have arrested 466 people in central London for protesting the British government’s decision to ban the pro-Palestinian activist group Palestine Action under anti-terrorism laws: cnn.it/41yOJwb

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US slavery didn't just make American whites wealthy. They were trading on international markets. There are a lot of elite European families that can have their wealth traced back to slavery too.

Ursula Von der Leyen's 'German Elite heritage' comes from 17th & 18th century German cotton merchants. 🤔

Israel has used US bombs in attacks on schools sheltering displaced civilians in Gaza, Human Rights Watch reports. If you search "HRW" on the Australian ABC News website you get lots of articles re HRW reports on China. None re HRW reports on Israel. 🤔 aje.io/z7dpdc #IsraeliWarCrimes #GazaGenocide

Wheelchair users are finally winning the right to repair State laws are forcing private equity–backed firms—which can make buyers wait months—to allow DIY fixes.

A growing number of states are passing laws that require companies to sell wheelchair parts to wheelchair users so they can fix it themselves or bring it to a mechanic to fix it for them.

My latest for @motherjones.com. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

“On one day, about 12 days ago, we saw four young teenage boys – 13, 14 – all of whom had been shot, specifically, in the testicles.”

Anyone still defending Israel at this point have lost their humanity IMO.

I’m not saying end MAiD. I’m saying we can’t fix what we refuse to acknowledge. Some people are "choosing" it because they’re being denied medical care (not social services). If care is too risky or hard to reach, the system says: we won’t help you live but we’ll help you die. That should disturb us

So many of us living with long covid have no idea if this is our soon-to-be fate. One of the reasons we talk about it so much is we don’t know how long we’ll have to do so. Saddened to hear of yet another advocate losing their life.

This chart shows national and regional trends of wastewater viral activity levels of SARS-COV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) over the last 6 months. Recent trends indicate a precipitous rise over the last few weeks, with some regions already in the "High" activity range

According to the CDC, COVID-19 activity is rising across the country just in time for back-to-school

source: www.cdc.gov/nwss/rv/COVI...

Being vegan is not hard.

Being kind to animals is not hard.

There are really no excuses for most people.

BRING BACK THE BAN

The 2025 death toll on Australian greyhound tracks stands at 78 - but keep in mind these are only dogs euthanised on track, not dogs later destroyed who have not recovered from their injuries.

There have been 6540 injuries so far in 2025.

#AusPol #Greyhounds #AnimalWelfare

Live updates: Shooter dead and police officer injured after incident on Emory University campus | CNN The shooter is dead and a police officer was injured in an incident today on the campus of Emory University campus in Atlanta, according to authorities. Follow for live updates.

They were shooting at the CDC. Shooting AT PUBLIC HEALTH WORKERS!!! The people trying to prevent the spread of disease--and reduce gun violence.

Don't tell me that rhetoric doesn't matter.

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www.cnn.com/us/live-news...

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So much widespread misery in the 🌎, yet otherwise decent people continue to make excuses for the misery they themselves cause to ‘others’

#ViolenceBegetsViolence
#HumanRights ♾️ #AnimalRights
#WeAreAllConnected

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Please take some time to give feedback on this. We can ensure that PPE in healthcare includes precautions against airborne pathogens (i.e., n95 respirators).

CANADA! This is urgent, please share and take the time to complete. DNHBC has made easy to follow instructions, but if you don't have time/capacity to comment on all sections, please complete Section 9 which focuses on Healthcare!! We need as much public comments as possible! #CovidIsNotOver

Note: there’s also a help page from CSA about how to leave comments, including screenshots of the process! Find it at publicreview.csa.ca/Home/Page/Help

Hi all. It’s tremendously important that between now and Aug 19 (deadline) that you provide public comment to CSA on the newest revisions to Z94.4: selection, use, and care of respirators. For the first time ever it includes healthcare. Must make CSA account. publicreview.csa.ca/Home/Details...

Public health is dead. As artists, we share some of the responsibility - Healthy Debate As a writer who lived with Long Covid for two years, today more than ever, I think it is essential for artists to acknowledge and challenge a pandemic-shaped cultural vacuum.

I wrote about how artists have a duty of care to reflect the traumas & changes of their time. The pandemic's unprocessed, collective grief of global proportions is a breeding ground for fascist rhetoric and scientific revisionism. Yet its representations are scarce.

"David Lynch was open about the threat of COVID stopping him from directing again, as he was at risk of severe complication from the virus. Yet, how many people who mourned his passing would be ready to acknowledge that they are part of the problem that prevented [him] from making any new art?”

Every day I’m inspired by the bravery of these courageous ICE agents.

This myth about soy is a prefect example of of animal ag junk science and fear mongering. They are such a powerful lobby.