Ginga Monster

YouTube video by NPR Music clipping.: Tiny Desk Concert

youtu.be/h0-k7vW9Xek?...

We shouldn’t have to debate who “deserves” food, healthcare and housing.

We should be angry that these things aren’t guaranteed to everyone.

We should be outraged that the wealthy & corporations continue to profit off the misery and suffering of others.

China's trade surplus hits $1 trillion for first time ever China's exports to the U.S. have dropped sharply this year, in the face of President Trump's tariffs — but the country is still finding plenty of customers elsewhere around the world.

China's exports to the U.S. have dropped sharply this year, in the face of President Trump's tariffs — but the country is still finding plenty of customers elsewhere around the world. n.pr/4rGXa3U

“Where do you see yourself in 5 years?”

Idk, probably still on my specialist's urgent waitlist

A stylised red virus icon resembling the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) shape is centered on a dark background. White bold capital letters overlay the virus, reading: “WHAT DOESN’T KILL YOU MUTATES AND TRIES AGAIN” The design uses humor and a warning at the same time — playing on the idea that viruses evolve and continue to pose risk even after initial infection.

What Doesn't Kill You Mutates And Tries Again.

#COVIDisNotOver #COVIDisAirborne #CleanAir #MaskUp😷

Almost everyone I know is sick right now.

They’ve got a “bad flu” or a “nasty stomach bug”.

Almost no one will utter the word Covid.

It’s not too late to start wearing a mask.

It’s a great way to practice community care while keeping yourself healthy.

Ideally an N95 or better!

“The point of modern propaganda isn't only to misinform or push an agenda.

It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth.”

- Garry Kasparov

CDC Panel’s Hepatitis B Vaccine Vote Undid Decades of Progress In a stunning decision that defies all expert advice and scientific evidence, the influential group that shapes US vaccine policy will no longer recommend that all infants receive the hepatitis B vaccination shortly after birth.

A CDC advisory panel's hepatitis B vote shows how deeply RFK Jr.'s influence now shapes national vaccine policy, and how much damage it can still do (via Bloomberg Opinion)

Misogyny Is Oppression, Misandry the Response Addressing the problematic language of patriarchy

medium.com/age-of-aware...

Venezuela calls Trump's call to close airspace a 'colonialist threat' President Trump said that the airspace "above and surrounding Venezuela" was "closed in its entirety". In response, the Venezuelan government said his comments violate international law, and are a "colonialist threat" to its sovereignty.

President Trump said that the airspace "above and surrounding Venezuela" was "closed in its entirety". In response, the Venezuelan government said his comments violate international law, and are a "colonialist threat" to its sovereignty. n.pr/4rl57f0

It was so much a part of normal vocabulary as a kid, I have had to work hard to remove it from mine. It can be done. Lots of people just don't want to.

🎯

#indigenousdayofmourning

Kids as young as 3 and 4 years old are being hauled into immigration court in Seattle and read their rights.

They’re being told they have the right to an attorney despite having no capacity to hire one or understand what that means.

As Rep Jayapal says, that’s not due process… it’s a farce.

The Drowned, by Hel Vy 3 track album

helvy.bandcamp.com/album/the-dr...

Screenshot of a Springer Nature Link article titled “Persistent lung and vascular inflammation in mild to moderate COVID-19 survivors detected by ¹⁸F–FDG PET/CT: A quantitative imaging study with implications for cardiovascular risk.” Under the title it says: “Original Article | Open access | Published: 25 November 2025.” Below is an infographic flowchart showing recovered mild–moderate COVID-19 patients undergoing ¹⁸F–FDG PET/CT imaging, with PET/CT lung and vascular images highlighting increased inflammation versus controls, box plots of quantitative measures, and a figure holding their chest to indicate possible increased cardiovascular risk.

People who recovered from mild–moderate COVID-19 still show persistent lung and vascular inflammation. This ongoing inflammatory response suggests COVID can have systemic, long-term effects that may raise cardiovascular (CV) risk even after symptoms improve.

Source: archive.md/QUpNk

British woman arrested by ICE agents in California while holding newborn son Katie was in the final stages of securing her green card when she was detained.

ICE detained Katie, a British woman in the final stages of her green card process, while she was holding her 6 month old son.

She’s married to an American and was following the process, yet at her last immigration meeting they grabbed her.

She’s been detained ever since:

A mother and her 15 year old autistic son are reunited after nearly 50 days apart.

Emmanuel Garcia went missing, and rather than check missing person’s reports, Houston PD called ICE.

ICE sent him to the Office of Refugee Resettlement and his mom has been fighting to get him back ever since.

Trump weighs plan to extend extra ACA subsidies for two years With backlash growing to surging health insurance costs, Trump is floating a temporary extension of extra ACA subsidies.

In an about-face, the White House is weighing a proposal to extend the Affordable Care Act enhanced subsidies that Democrats have been clamoring for since last year.
www.statnews.com/2025/11/24/t...

Crockett on MTG resigning: "Honestly, I was like, you got to be kidding. You're on the other side of the president for one week and you can't take the heat? Imagine what it is to sit in my shoes."

A yellow-and-black beetle, photographed from above. In the photo, its “face” is towards the bottom of the picture and the pattern on its back (in black, on yellow) looks a bit like a skull.

Bug

holly anderson reposted @pududeer 's post - *cranberries voice* in my bed, in my bed comfy, comfy