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Manhattan Hospital Ends Medical Treatment for Transgender Youth

In a blatant violation of NY state and NYC law, NYU Langone has shut down its youth gender clinic and caused a potential forced detransition to its patients. Where is the NY AG and Mayor Mamdani?

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/n...

PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ are falling in North Atlantic whales after phaseout Levels of some of the most persistent industrial chemicals in the North Atlantic appear to be falling, at least in one unlikely place. Long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas) now carry markedly…

“Forever chemicals” are declining in North Atlantic pilot whales. A 1986–2023 study found legacy PFAS levels fell by more than 60% after 2011, following phase-outs.

But at least one replacement chemical is still rising, suggesting single-compound regulation may only achieve limited results.

in NYC?

when hospitals end trans youth care programs, it’s time to ask mamdani about his platform:

“…hold private hospital systems denying GAC accountable—hospitals that continue to deny trans youth access to gender affirming care are in violation of NYS Constitution.”

www.nyc.gov/mayors-offic...

Excruciating tropical disease can now be transmitted in most of Europe, study finds ‘Shocking’ data shows the climate crisis and invasive mosquitos mean chikungunya could spread in 29 countries

Global higher temperatures means #chikungunya infections are now possible
- 6 months/year in Spain, Greece & southern Europe,
- 2 months in south-east England [..]& the disease likely to expand further northwards, scientists said. www.theguardian.com/science/2026... by @dpcarrington.bsky.social

one of the most frustrating things about there being “no jobs” is that we all walk around and see the work that needs to be done. our cities are crumbling, our people need help, our world is dying. there’s so much work to be done, if only it were good for the balance sheet

Omg it is not a mystery what is behind the rise in mental illness in young people. I swear to god if I see another Is it social media? Is it covid? Climate change? I mean sure, but babe, it’s late-stage capitalism

Funding national security should mean funding housing, food, and healthcare.

For everyone. That's what makes us safe.

Language City: The Fight to Preserve Endangered Mother Tongues In New York by Ross Perlin

My Notorious Life by Kate Manning

When I was Puerto Rican by Esmerelda Santiago

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

How the Garcia Girls Lost their Accents

Random Family by Adrian Nicole LeBlanc

Bodega Dreams by Ernesto Quinones

CDC funding cuts to 4 states in limbo after judge’s ruling

CDC funding cuts to 4 states in limbo after judge’s ruling
HHS notified Congress of its plan to terminate CDC grant funding to California, Colorado, Illinois, and Minnesota on February 9.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/public-healt...

I also can't imagine doing this for my husband but the result is that he hasn't seen a single doctor in 20 years.

I think about this nearly every day. All 3 of my kids were born in Obama's first term and I thought their country would be a completely different place than it is.

Wait, is he worried someone will kill him and make it look like suicide!?! Whoa...

She's just obnoxious

Jayapal: To the survivors in the room, if you are willing, please stand. And if you are willing, please raise your hands. If you have still not been able to meet with this DOJ. Please note for the record that every single survivor has raised their hand.

FDA won’t review Moderna application for first mRNA-based flu vaccine The decision, which shocked company officials, comes as the FDA says it will take a stricter approach to federal vaccine approvals.

So the feds ARE NOT considering an mRNA vaccine for the flu, which could save countless lives, but ARE backing research into whether horse dewormer can cure cancer, because the right views vaccines as elite and ivermectin as populist.

Cool.
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

Right now Rikers Island, the physically largest jail in the entire United States, is holding under 7,000 people.

ICE's warehouse plans include detention camps which will hold between 8,500-10,000 people in buildings not designed for human habitation.

Individual vs. structural factors. Parents really can only do so much. This also really underestimates how tech savvy teens are compared to parents, how they rightfully feel a lack of privacy with some of the controls. Even little kids can end up viewing crazy shit on platforms made for kids.

I’m not sure how it’s possible not to speak a word of Spanish in America in 2026 but it sounds like a lot of you have work to do ✨

Pop star Bad Bunny needed a Puerto Rican history scholar. UW–Madison had just the one. Bad Bunny collaborated with UW–Madison history professor Jorell Meléndez-Badillo on Puerto Rican narratives that accompany the new album “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS.”

Not at all surprised to learn that Bad Bunny has a historical adviser. His halftime show was a reminder that our history and culture are deeply intertwined with the rest of the western hemisphere. We should think of his performance as part of #America250. #SuperBowl
news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...

Bad Bunny’s performance began in the plantation, featured broken electric poles, and ended by centering a hemispheric understanding of “América”—among many other things—and some Anglo journalists are like “his performance wasn’t political.”

This is why we need to be telling our stories.

Puerto Ricans had first contact with the invasive world. Their people have dealt with so much, longer than ANY Indigenous group here.

And yet. They didn’t just survive, even with false stories of Taíno eradication. Even with horrors of the conquistadors.

They are THRIVING, stronger than ever. 🥹💃🏽🇵🇷

Bad Bunny wearing an OCASIO 64 jersey

Ocasio gang rise up 🙌🏽🇵🇷

No wonder the orange toddler is unhinged once again.

The Obamas are competent, classy, loving, Harvard and Princeton graduates, loved by many, not on the Epstein files, got the Nobel Peace Prize, and gave us a steady economy to boot.

Repost this if you agree they are AMAZING and an inspiration!

Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.

Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

How is this not a crime? Even if there were legal justification to break down the door to someone's home, this is the entry to an entire building of homes. Leaving all of the people who live there vulnerable to the crime they say they're preventing. WTF?!?

I just keep watching it disappear.

Our free press.
Our right to assembly.
Our freedom of speech.
Our right to due process.
Our right to free and fair elections.
Our protections from illegal search and seizure.
Our private data.
Our warrantless entry protections.

All of it disappearing.

Heads are going to explode 💥

Cato Institute just nuked the lie. Immigrants have cut U.S. deficits by $14.5 TRILLION since 1994, slashing the national debt by a third.

All that “immigrants are bleeding us dry” noise? Absolute bullshit.
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@governor.ny.gov listen to this! Stop the evictions! Deed theft is egregious, sociopathic and primarily impacts elderly people and people of color who have worked hard to buy property and stability in one of the most expensive cities in the world. The stories are heartbreaking and enraging.