Darmok and Jalad (IYKYK) aka BlackbirdRise on that X thing

It also means a whole lotta money wasted on organ transplants for people who will die early because they're on immunosuppressants. Or are they going to eliminate transplantation, except for the wealthy?

1. Native Americans probably have a very different perception of "settlers" / invaders.

2. This kind of romanticization of white American culture reminds me of Soviet and National Socialist propaganda. Like this one, straight out of Nazi Germany.

Boy, if only someone would have told Epstein everything was fake and a creation of Obama and the CIA and deep state, he wouldn’t have had to take his own life or have it taken by imaginary people

Don't do it, Condé Nast!
Resist!

What makes you think we're at the end? A 750-1000 ppl are still dying a week of *acute* COVID. How is that over?
If 1,000 people were dropping out of the sky on airplanes every week, would you still be flying?
Anyway, yeah, sick leave is public health.

You guys.
There's a global pandemic of a deadly virus happening right now now.
Is there HEPA and FarUV going on? I hope you're wearing N95s--at least, when the pic isn't being taken?!
FFS guys we're fighting the good fight out here, trying not to spread it. Help us out. Represent.

The potential impact of reductions in international donor funding on tuberculosis in low-income and middle-income countries: a modelling study We estimate substantial potential impacts on tuberculosis morbidity and mortality due to reductions in international donor funding. Expanded support from domestic and international donors is essential...

Sobering study on the devastating impact of aid cuts on tuberculosis incidence and mortality in low and middle income countries

Governments of highest TB burden nations will need to wake up and invest more!

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

I am very sorry to say that I believe that Stephen Miller, Trump, and all those people in that ivory tower want the poor, brown people of the world to die. It's absolutely nothing they're concerned about, and that is pure evil.

Ahh, now they're going to accuse you of being "woke." Because you noticed.

LA is under occupation, and they're wholesale arresting ppl just because of how they look, to sort it out afterwards. Citizens are being released quietly.
There should be an injunction, but SCOTUS...pff

New Congress anthology dropped

Freedom is a human right.
Happy Juneteenth, everyone.
Reparations are in order.

Thou shalt expel Mike Lee from the Senate and banish him from society, for he mocked and celebrated the murder of a political opponent.

Novavax is superior to Pfizer & Moderna because it produces immunity that lasts much longer than the other options. And that it actually provides some measure of immunity from *infection,* which is the holy grail, innit?

Why does FDA not want to approve Novavax, a standard protein-based vaccine?

The Judiciary is up to bat.
Thank the Founders!

Police, please don't assume that ppl in tactical gear, or dressed as police, or waving flags, or MAGA hats are the good guys. One allegedly took a shot at the President, and another has here assassinated, and attempted to assassinate, state legislators. We have right-wing terrorists in our midst!

What an ignoramus.

Dismantling would need to be done with incredible delicacy and care, and be quite expensive for that reason, in order to protect health of future occupants, or users of salvaged materials.

And yet lead dust from demolition can contaminate yards where children will later play. Have you not thought any of this through?

I wish our country did a better job at educating people about the risks of lead exposure. And by the way, "the dose makes the poison" is an old toxicological myth. There are low-dose effects from chemicals that *differ* from high dose effects, sometimes quite markedly.
TLDR: lead is poison.

About Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Review information about childhood lead exposure including risk factors and prevention methods.

"People are exposed to lead by eating lead paint chips, ingesting contaminated food or water, and/or by breathing in lead dust."
"No safe blood lead level (BLL) in children has been identified."
Inhaling lead dust ---> elevated BLL
www.cdc.gov/lead-prevent...

About Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Review information about childhood lead exposure including risk factors and prevention methods.

You are mistaken.
And you're also ignoring low-dose effects, but that's a discussion for another day.
100% agree plastic shit shouldn't be used in home construction, for the simple reason that plastic burning=toxic smoke.
www.cdc.gov/lead-prevent...

The literal gift of life.
My first husband received a kidney and pancreas from a young man who passed in a motorcycle accident. It extended his life by 13 years, in which he made oil paintings, brought mirth, and healed rifts.
Blessings on anyone who donates.

Lead is sweet, after all. That's why children like to eat the paint chips! Delish!

Framing lumber is likely ok, but def not painted trim.
Lead in ceramic glazed tiles comes out as lead dust when tiles are broken. Lead in dishes is a signifcant source of lead. Lead is a toxin for which there is ZERO safe level of exposure. At any detectable level, there are health consequences.

What a very handsome man! Happy Father's Day to your dad.
And a hug for you as you're missing him. <3

Ok, but what about the:
> Lead: lead paint, lead in ceramic tile glaze, lead pipes, lead solder in plumbing
and
> Asbestos: asbestos ceiling popcorn, asbestos floor tile, asbestos siding
?????

It is so outrageously ableist to say we should ban masks & stop people from protecting their health & the health of those around you.

COVID is still spreading.

People are still dying from COVID.

Millions of people are struggling with #LongCOVID.

And COVID is just one of many reasons to mask

Perfect 🤣

Obvi fascist and f'd up
Plus they're forcing innocent horses to assault people, and that is even *more* disgusting.
Shades of slave patrols, tbh

Over 250 Photos From Around the Nation and the World From the Historic “No Kings Day” Protests Almost no one showed up to Donald Trump’s surprisingly timid, depressing, and generally lackluster birthday party in Washington, but protests against him were bursting at the seams across the globe.

(🧵) I’ve never—in 30 years in journalism—published a report like this: one that could genuinely bring hope. I spent the last 15 hours curating and labeling photos from hundreds of No Kings Day protests. It’s the largest archive of its kind and it has *lots* of Easter eggs (memes, an essay and more).