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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 2h

It’s a hell of a grift the Mattys Yglesias and Ezras Klein of the world have; your Davids French, your Conors Friedersdorf. So conveniently confused about the most obvious things yet so certain about the most laughable nonsense. Always interested in seeking answers, yet so allergic to finding any.

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Ben Daniel (he/him) @revbennyd.bsky.social · 1d

Here's a photo of my friend and colleague, Jorge Bautista, getting shot in the face with a flashbang grenade. The ICE Agent is so afraid of Jorge (who was posing no threat) that he has wet himself. Please share this photo. Everyone needs to know what cowards ICE agents are.

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sydnorigami @curtsydnor.bsky.social · 2d

I found out about this guy because my grandmother studied organ with him briefly and a professor who specialized in minstrelsy forced me to write a research paper on his music, perfidy, and evil. It was shocking to learn this history as a college student

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sydnorigami @curtsydnor.bsky.social · 2d

I will give it a read, thanks

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sydnorigami @curtsydnor.bsky.social · 3d

John Powell was a celebrated Virginia composer/pianist, UVA faculty, and effective political advocate of the states proto-Nazi anti-miscegenation laws

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Skeptical Brotha 🏳️‍🌈 @skepticalbrotha.bsky.social · 8d

If the Voting Rights Act is deemed unconstitutional, it won't be long until these malicious cartoon villains come for the Civil Rights Act. The biggest trick the Devil ever played was the "both sides are the same" nonsense.

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Renee DiResta @noupside.bsky.social · 17d

“Who was president in 2020?” is the question of our time

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sydnorigami @curtsydnor.bsky.social · 17d

Richmond, VA also lost or demolished every single structure in which Poe lived or worked. And I’m sure they’d do it again in favor of parking lots, roads, dorms, and banks

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sydnorigami @curtsydnor.bsky.social · Sep 23

Get these thugs out of the NFL

12 On Your Side @12onyourside.com · Sep 22

Travis Kelce fined for ‘obscene gestures’ during NFL game #nationalnews

Travis Kelce fined for ‘obscene gestures’ during NFL game

The league fined Kelce for unsportsmanlike conduct.

www.12onyourside.com

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Peter Kerlin @fretlesspeter.bsky.social · Sep 19

Animal, Surrender! Hits the road next week. Trio style with @curtsydnor.bsky.social on Vox organ. Supporting our new album on @ejrc.bsky.social coming out Sept 26. Come through!

Flyer by @dnorsen.bsky.social

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · Sep 11

White folks try to kill black folks even when Black folks have literally nothing to do with their problems.

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Roy Edroso @edroso.bsky.social · Sep 8

Ha ha eat shit Tubby

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · Sep 8

Q: "Do you have plans for Chicago this week?"

Trump: "No. Not really. We're going to go some place, but we're picking."

Q: "You've been talking a lot about Chicago?"

Trump: "No, Chicago's been talking a lot about it."

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a wounded animal @prayersforpigeons.bsky.social · Sep 6

"What would the world be, once bereft
Of wet and of wildness? Let them be left,
O let them be left, wildness and wet;
Long live the weeds and the wilderness yet."

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sydnorigami @curtsydnor.bsky.social · Aug 31

See Scriabin Piano Sonata #5. He was despondent when he finished it because it did not convey the totality of his initial vision

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These Shells Are Made for Walking 🪷🇺🇦🟦 @stayscathed.bsky.social · Aug 28

This resignation letter from one of the CDC leaders is important.

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · Aug 28

Full resignation letter from Demetre C. Daskalakis, a CDC leader, does not hold back.
"The recent shooting at CDC is not why I am resigning. My grandfather, who I am named after, stood up to fascist forces in Greece and lost his life doing so. I am resigning to make him and his legacy proud."

My resignation letter from CDC.

Dear Dr. Houry,

I am writing to formally resign from my position as Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), effective August 28, 2025, close of business. I am happy to stay on for two weeks to provide transition, if requested.

This decision has not come easily, as I deeply value the work that the CDC does in safeguarding public health and am proud of my contributions to that critical mission. However, after much contemplation and reflection on recent developments and perspectives brought to light by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., I find that the views he and his staff have shared challenge my ability to continue in my current role at the agency and in the service of the health of the American people. Enough is enough.

While I hold immense respect for the institution and my colleagues, I believe that it is imperative to align my professional responsibilities to my system of ethics and my understanding of the science of infectious disease, immunology, and my promise to serve the American people. This step is necessary to ensure that I can contribute effectively in a capacity that allows me to remain true to my principles.

The recent change in the adult and children’s immunization schedule threaten the lives of the youngest Americans and pregnant people. The data analyses that supported this decision have never been shared with CDC despite my respectful requests to HHS and other leadership. This lack of meaningful engagement was further compounded by a “frequently asked questions” document written to support the Secretary’s directive that was circulated by HHS without input from CDC subject matter experts and that cited studies that did not support the conclusions that were attributed to these authors. Having worked in local and national public health for years, I have never experienced such radical non-transparency, nor have I seen such unskilled manipulation of data to achieve a political end rather than the good of the American people.

It is untenable to serve in an organization that is not afforded the opportunity to discuss decisions of scientific and public health importance released under the moniker of CDC. The lack of communication by HHS and other CDC political leadership that culminates in social media posts announcing major policy changes without prior notice demonstrate a disregard of normal communication channels and common sense. Having to retrofit analyses and policy actions to match inadequately thought-out announcements in poorly scripted videos or page long X posts should not be how organizations responsible for the health of people should function. Some examples include the announcement of the change in the COVID-19 recommendations for children and pregnant people, the firing of scientists from ACIP by X post and an op-ed rather than direct communication with these valuable experts, the announcement of new ACIP members by X before onboarding and vetting have completed, and the release of term of reference for an ACIP workgroup that ignored all feedback from career staff at CDC.

Their desire to please a political base will result in death and disability of vulnerable children and adults. Their base should be the people they serve not a political voting bloc.

I have always been first to challenge scientific and public health dogma in my career and was excited by the opportunity to do so again. I was optimistic that there would be an opportunity to brief the Secretary about key topics such as measles, avian influenza, and the highly coordinated approach to the respiratory virus season. Such briefings would allow exchange of ideas and a shared path to support the vision of “Making America Healthy Again.” We are seven months into the new administration, and no CDC subject matter expert from my Center has ever briefed the Secretary. I am not sure who the Secretary is listening to, but it is quite certainly not to us. Unvetted and conflicted outside organizations seem to be the sources HHS use over the gold standard science of CDC and other reputable sources. At a hearing, Secretary Kennedy said that Americans should not take medical advice from him. To the contrary, an appropriately briefed and inquisitive Secretary should be a source of health information for the people he serves. As it stands now, I must agree with him, that he should not be considered a source of accurate information.

The intentional eroding of trust in low-risk vaccines favoring natural infection and unproven remedies will bring us to a pre-vaccine era where only the strong will survive and many if not all will suffer. I believe in nutrition and exercise. I believe in making our food supply healthier, and I also believe in using vaccines to prevent death and disability. Eugenics plays prominently in the rhetoric being generated and is derivative of a legacy that good medicine and science should continue to shun.

The recent shooting at CDC is not why I am resigning. My grandfather, who I am named after, stood up to fascist forces in Greece and lost his life doing so. I am resigning to make him and his legacy proud. I am resigning because of the cowardice of a leader that cannot admit that HIS and his minions’ words over decades created an environment where violence like this can occur. I reject his and his colleagues’ thoughts and prayers, and advise they direct those to people that they have not actively harmed.

For decades, I have been a trusted voice for the LGBTQ community when it comes to critical health topics. I must also cite the recklessness of the administration in their efforts to erase transgender populations, cease critical domestic and international HIV programming, and terminate key research to support equity as part of my decision.

Public health is not merely about the health of the individual, but it is about the health of the community, the nation, the world. The nation’s health security is at risk and is in the hands of people focusing on ideological self-interest.

I want to express my heartfelt gratitude for the opportunities for growth, learning, and collaboration that I have been afforded during my time at the CDC. It has been a privilege to work alongside such dedicated professionals who are committed to improving the health and well-being of communities across the nation even when under attack from within both physically and psychologically.

Thank you once again for the support and guidance I have received from you and previous CDC leadership throughout my tenure. I wish the CDC continued success in its vital mission and that HHS reverse its dangerous course to dismantle public health as a practice and as an institution. If they continue the current path, they risk our personal well-being and the security of the United States.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · Aug 27

"The fascists want us depleted, numb, and cynical." - I keep this top of mind daily and I actively refuse.

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Brooke Campbell, Author...Heat. Prey. Love. @brookeauthor.bsky.social · Aug 27

We cannot let them steal our joy. Write damn it! Sing. Make art. Dance. Play that instrument. Loud.

Author Rachel Spangler @rachelspangler.rachelspangler.com · Aug 27

I feel this so hard this summer!

#author #writer #creator

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ashley scarebanks 💀🕯️ @ziibiing.com · Aug 22

a first step to organizing people to do anything right now is just bringing people together for anything—to vent. to eat together. to make art.

to remind people we have each other. to ask what we can do together. to keep the despair at bay.

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sydnorigami @curtsydnor.bsky.social · Aug 21

What does this guy have against white people

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sydnorigami @curtsydnor.bsky.social · Aug 18

$37 RVA>NYC

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Ian @woolie.meowmeow.city · Aug 13

Imagine all these people getting Bronze Stars for their 2025 Deployment to Georgetown.

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · Aug 15

Once you unlearn this your entire world’s perspective shifts.

We cannot waste our time and effort invested in trying to change the hearts and minds of racists.

That effort should go to PROTECTING the marginalized and building a world that’s safe and just - despite (and in spite of) the racists.

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sydnorigami @curtsydnor.bsky.social · Aug 14

Wear your seatbelt. It’s the law

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Rick Perlstein @rickperlstein.bsky.social · Aug 13

Told my guy at the Times it needs to be be on the front page that ICE is literally deliberately recruiting Nazis. We'll see what happens.

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sydnorigami @curtsydnor.bsky.social · Aug 9

All movies should end like this one