Amanda June Long

Community center vibes for life.

A bulletin board in a community center comes to life with the words of fearless and strong women

Love my community center. #thatswhatshesaid

US Measles Cases Jump 35% in a Week, Now Found in a Dozen States US measles cases jumped by a third over the past week, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data, a worrying sign in the outbreak that’s already linked to two deaths.

The administration is doing a good job trying to keep measles cases from being counted, yet we’ve already had more deaths in 2025 than in any of the last 30 yrs.

Measles also has a delay (incubation period) between transmission and symptoms, so people can be contagious without knowing they’re sick.

Not to like toot my own horn but *every time* I bring up tariffs on the radio I define them: "tariffs are taxes American businesses pay to import goods from abroad."

Given all the lies and the fact that many Americans didn't take international economics 101, I encourage others to do this as well.

I'm still seeing comments saying, "I don't need the NWS! My weather app is better!" Folks don't understand that that cool app is just a parasite that feeds almost entirely off NWS data. The ignorance is stunning.

Pink skies over Southern Indiana at 7 am

Sunshine on my shoulders.

Good morning from my sister’s place in southern Indiana. Upon landing at Muhammad Ali International airport yesterday, the first thing I noticed was a prominent display for Black pioneers in aviation.
The second thing was RESIST spray painted on a billboard with Ali’s shadow. #resist #blackhistory

RFK Jr. Takes a Sledgehammer to Two Major Vaccine Developments Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is already implementing his dangerous anti-vax views at HHS.

NEW:

“Kennedy paused a multimillion dollar project to create a new Covid-19 vaccine in pill form on Tuesday, and the Food and Drug Administration canceled an advisory committee meeting on updating next season’s flu vaccine.”

newrepublic.com/post/192059/...

Who are the Mennonites in a Texas community where measles is spreading? The group is part of a larger, loosely affiliated group of churches with varied beliefs and leadership structures — and with sometimes strained relations with authorities.

More necessary reporting done by The AP.

www.texastribune.org/2025/02/26/t...

We should not even be experiencing this outbreak of measles let alone a child's death.

This may go like what RFK Jr. accomplished in Samoa in 2019. We don't digest history & folks like RFK Jr don't get consequences.
Kennedy's culpability SHOULD HAVE BEEN PART OF THIS HISTORY we know.

#DemVoice1

Nearly 40% of Elon Musk's DOGE cuts not expected to save any money - Newsweek

Impact of USAID drying up.

Excellent reporting and graphics by NY Times illustrating the immediate effect of Trump’s halting U.S.A.I.D. The entire article by Jeffrey Gettlema lays out how intricate these programs are to America’s global, safety and role as a humane nation.

#beagles

Emergency Food, TB Tests and H.I.V. Drugs: Vital Health Aid Remains Frozen Despite Court Ruling (Gift Article) The Trump administration appears to be flouting a judge’s order pausing the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D.

“parents in Kenya whose children are believed to have tuberculosis cannot get them tested. There is no clean drinking water in camps in Nigeria or Bangladesh for people who fled civil conflict. A therapeutic food program cannot treat acutely malnourished children in South Sudan.”

DOGE recommended firing workers at:

-FDA, which oversees Neuralink

-FAA, which oversees SpaceX

-USAID, which probed Starlink

-CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X.

"Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.

ROFL just straight up sitting here, dead-eyed.

Hello, God. It’s me, Dog. I don’t mean to hound you, but we got a real situation down here.

I love Pete!!! 🫶🏼

Trader Joe’s alstroemeria, a plant, a struggling succulent and a glass rainbow

Fighting the Februaries with flowers, greenery and a rainbow 🌈

Go anti-woke, go broke it's gotta be.

Eat the oligarchy.

RFK Jr. is already taking aim at antidepressants The new HHS secretary has made baseless claims that the drugs are addictive and cause violent behavior.

I wrote about how RFK Jr. is targeting SSRIs in his first 100 days plan, and his history of spreading disinformation about antidepressants. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

LISTEN to Jasmine Crockett. She is spot on.

"We have a thug in charge of the United States. And if we don't wake up, we may not have a United States."

Musk’s DOGE seeks access to personal taxpayer data, raising alarm at IRS Musk’s DOGE seeks access to personal taxpayer data at IRS

Dangerous www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Damnit, Sandler. I got the emotional bends watching this. #snl50

WASH POST: “Musk’s DOGE is seeking access to a heavily-guarded IRS system that includes detailed financial info about every taxpayer, business and nonprofit in 🇺🇸 — sparking alarm within the tax agency.”

Alarmed yet?
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Preach, Lindsay

Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DGJUFda...

Her job is to remove homeless people from SF's parks. Her methods are extraordinary Instead of forcing people out of Golden Gate Park, ranger Amanda Barrows helps them find housing.

Fascinating profile of a park ranger in San Francisco who works with unhoused residents and has adopted the novel tactic of treating them like human beings, building relationships, and helping them access resources on their own timeline.

1/29: First plane crash in 16 years in DC
1/31: Crash in Philly
2/5: Delta flight struck in Seattle
2/6: Flight wrecks in Alaska
2/10: Crash in Scottsdale
2/12: Military jet crashes in San Diego
2/16: Crash in Covington, GA

7 crashes since the WH congratulated itself for “restoring aviation safety”