Today I and everyday I am:
Grateful for Vaccines
Grateful for Science
Grateful for Public Health Workers
Grateful for Doctors
Grateful for Nurses
Grateful for Scientists
Grateful for everyone whose job has been a little harder to do especially this year, yet who keep showing up.
#Thanksgiving
Pritzker: It’s time for us to be done with optimism about their motives. Time to stop wondering if you can trust the nuclear codes to people who don’t know how to organize a group chat. It’s time to stop ignoring the hypocrisy in wearing a big gold cross while announcing the defunding of children’s cancer research… Autistic kids and adults who are loving contributors to our society don’t deserve to be stigmatized by a weird nepo baby who once stashed a dead bear in his car. Our military service members don’t deserve to be told by a washed-up Fox TV commentator, who drank too much before being appointed Secretary of Defense, that they can’t serve their country simply because they are Black, gay, or a woman.
Dear god let this man cook.
@planetmoney.bsky.social /3 no one talks about the US making meth when referencing cough syrup production because it goes through an extensive processing to become the drug. Same thing with coca leaves and it’s bad reporting to not disclaim the full background. www.tni.org/en/publicati...
@planetmoney.bsky.social . Peru is a country with various altitudes and Coca leaf tea is literally given on planes and cafés when you’re moving from lower level to high level regions such as visiting Cusco or Machu Picchu. It’s just a plant/tea & sold in grocery stores in tea bags like green tea/2
@planetmoney.bsky.social just listened to your latest episode on “how the war on drugs got us blueberries” and was really ashamed and embarrassed for the lack of research or disclaimers about the Coca plant. Even a quick Wiki/Google shows you that it’s consumed in various ways for various reasons/1
Outstanding ‼️
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#EcomomicBlackout
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TODAY…
There's a saying I've heard for years that basically goes "You should meditate for 20 minutes a day, unless you're too busy, in which case you should meditate for an hour every day."
The older and busier I get the more I see the wisdom of this, lol
A tweet from Tom Malinowski with a verified badge reads: "Whoops, I accidentally cancelled Ebola prevention! Doh, I fired the the bird flu experts! Oops-a-daisy, I stopped the Lutheran Charities foster care and adoption services! My bad, I sacked the nuclear weapons workers! Now can I have access to your tax returns?"
Living through corrupt kakistocracy
A photo of Michigan attorney general Dana Nessel holding her left hand, which features a wedding ring, and quotes her saying ‘you can pry this wedding band from my cold, dead, gay hand.’
YES. YESSSSSS.
This is the energy we need!
#lgbt #marriageequality
One of the coolest people on the internet is the person on Reddit who identifies people’s antique doorknobs. I mean not Menswear Guy level cool but still knowledgeable and fascinating
www.reddit.com/r/centuryhom...
I almost bought a book on Amazon today, but then I went to eBay and got it slightly used for half the price. Boycotting Amazon is fun AND easy.
The People's Union USA, a grassroots group, is calling on Americans to join a national boycott by not shopping for 24 hours on Friday.
Today's @usatoday.com front page
First US death from measles in 10 years
First child to die from measles in 22 years in the US
All of this fully preventable
I saw a red wine the other day that was described as having notes of “green bell pepper” … respectfully, who would want that!!
Did you know?
There’s a directory of Black farmers: “The Black Farmers Index.”
Buy and uplift local. Many are small-scale specialists and located in urban areas. I found an organic resource in my area that I will definitely check out.
No Amazon. No Walmart. No Target. No Disney. No Google. No Apple. No Visa or Mastercard. And especially no Facebook or Twitter. Buy essentials such as medicine, food, and emergency supplies, of course, but make those purchases at small, local businesses and use cash. The purpose of today’s economic blackout is to send a clear message: We have the power.
#EconomicBlackout
Of the 4000 researchers at NIH, only 20% are tenured. They’re going to fire all the rest as their contracts come up for renewal, absolutely decimating research at the NIH. This is catastrophic, not just for Americans, but for the whole world.
www.science.org/content/arti...
Federal workers at a Virginia town hall last night—this says it all!
“I know their goal is to make us miserable.” — so they don’t show up to work.
And Dems, take note: People aren’t here for your ill-timed, tone-deaf donation requests. It’s going to backfire. They want to see you fight for them!
Getting there. 🪡
#crossstitch
We’ve tried to shelter our minds but tonight we’re preparing for the genocide of Science.
Entire NIH departments will have no leaders.
World renowned Scientists kicked to the curb without cause, & grants will loose their lead investigators.
Is this what they want?
Chaos? Destruction?
Mexican business investor and philanthropist, Carlos Slim, has cancelled all business contracts and collaborations with Elon Musk and Starlink after the following “🧐” tweet — causing an immediate $7B loss and another $22B over the next five years for Musk. 👏🏼
I for one am stoked for this economic blackout. I've given corporations a monetary advance by stocking up on goods this week and I'm ready to shop until I drop on Sunday.
But not today. Today I'm abstaining to teach them a lesson: they need my Friday dollars.
It’s always a good time to check-in on your local union-busting boss.
laborlab.us/resource/uni...
The truth is disgustingly obvious and …. Ignored…
