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Tamara Oyola Santiago
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Harm reduction, social justice, self determination. Sólo el pueblo salva al pueblo. Boricua aunque naciera en la luna. ¡Pá Lante!
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Follow Bronx Móvil on Bluesky: Harm reduction must be 24 hours a day and 7 days a week, and culturally and linguistically centered.

Siga a Bronx Móvil en Bluesky: La reducción de daños debe realizarse las 24 horas del día y los 7 días de la semana, y centrarse cultural y lingüísticamente.
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🛑Attacks against people who use drugs and gender diverse people are on the rise, undermining bodily autonomy and safety.

These struggles are linked — rooted in repression, stigma and efforts to control.

Solidarity is survival. #EVAWUD2025
Scapegoated communities, shared struggles: A call for solidarity with people who use drugs and queer and trans people
London-Nadeau et al. urge solidarity against authoritarian attacks on bodily autonomy, highlighting shared histories of resistance and how they gesture to collective liberation.
f.mtr.cool
November 29, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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November 26, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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Vancouver’s Drug User Liberation Front organizers, convicted of trafficking, challenging Canada’s drug laws. Court challenge claims laws are unconstitutional for depriving users of safer supply options, by @andreawoo.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com
Vancouver’s Drug User Liberation Front organizers challenging Canada’s drug laws
Court challenge claims laws are unconstitutional for depriving users of safer options
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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Some vaccines like COVID and flu don’t stop completely stop infection.

But they do reduce the risk of getting infected and greatly reduce severe illness risk.

They are still worth getting.

Since they are not 100% effective it’s also wise to add another layer of protection by wearing a mask.
November 23, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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80 toxic drug OVERDOSES occurred within 24 hours with one shelter running out of naloxone.

This is why harm reduction services are vital in saving lives, and anyone who says otherwise is lying.

x.com/CHEK_News/st...
CHEK News on X: "Desperation reached dangerous levels in Cowichan on Tuesday, where officials say as many as 80 toxic drug overdoses occurred in just 24 hours, with one shelter even running out of naloxone. https://t.co/fqRCUDhMZ8" / X
Desperation reached dangerous levels in Cowichan on Tuesday, where officials say as many as 80 toxic drug overdoses occurred in just 24 hours, with one shelter even running out of naloxone. https://t.co/fqRCUDhMZ8
x.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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The Bronx Móvil collective returned to Lenape land (The Bronx) full of love. Thank you, DPA , for your support! #Reform was amazing, and the networks of solidarity multiplied in infinite ways.
@drugpolicy.org
#drugsky
#harmreduction
#publichealth
#overdoseprevention
#puertorico
#syringeexchange
November 18, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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Happy International Drug Users Day! ❤️

A day to celebrate our communities, our resilience and the fight that never stops.

We’ve faced stigma, criminalisation and hate — but we’re still here, stronger than ever.

We are proud. We are loud. We are not going anywhere.

#IDUD2025
November 1, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Join us with Housing Works, VOCAL NY, ACT UP, NYC AIDS Memorial, Harlem United, Amida Care, and the Center for Popular Democracy

December 1, 2025
NYC AIDS Memorial Greenwich Ave & W 12th St
Annual World AIDS Day observance and the Reading of the Names—honoring those we've lost to HIV/AIDS.
November 18, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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To continue the work & legacy of our ancestor @sfdirewolf.bsky.social, please read and share the
10 Principles of Disability Justice
From our vantage point within Sins Invalid, where we incubate
the framework and practice of disability justice, this emerging
framework has ten principles,
no on X: "link to a pdf with a breakdown of each principle https://t.co/7IjuCcJs53" / X
link to a pdf with a breakdown of each principle https://t.co/7IjuCcJs53
x.com
November 16, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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"A luminary of disability justice mvt” who wanted to see a world where people w disabilities, esp those of marginalized demographics who were people of color, LGBTQ+ people & immigrants, could live freely and have full autonomy over their lives and decisions."
* www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
November 17, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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As I read articles like this, I always find myself thinking about the many patients I’ve lost to overdose. (1/3)

#MedSky

The Erosion of Harm Reduction | New England Journal of Medicine www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
The Erosion of Harm Reduction | NEJM
The U.S. administration has continuously chipped away at public health interventions addressing substance use disorders and the opioid crisis, including vital harm-reduction activities.
www.nejm.org
November 9, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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They wanted to save lives. Now, Drug User Liberation Front founders have been convicted of drug trafficking. Case of compassion club will now proceed to a Charter challenge over drug users’ rights to life and liberty. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... via @cbcnews.ca #SaferSupply #HarmReduction
They wanted to save lives. They've now been convicted of drug trafficking | CBC News
A B.C. Supreme Court judge ruled Friday that Jeremy Kalicum and Eris Nyx had broken the law by selling the drugs to their members, and were each guilty of three counts of possession for the purpose of...
www.cbc.ca
November 8, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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REMINDER: A socialist act by a New Yorker was a major reason why polio was eliminated in the US.
November 4, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 5: Vito Marcantonio

There are many who dismiss our vision for New York as impossible. To them, I say we need look only to our past for proof of how we can shape the future.

Tomorrow is Election Day. And this is the final Until It's Done of our campaign.
November 4, 2025 at 4:14 AM
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Free Nyx & Kalicum!!! Collecting data on lived experiences with safe supply should be Public Health, not illegal!!!!!
#SafeSupply #HarmReduction
If Eris Nyx and Jeremy Kalicum, founders of the Drug User Liberation Front, are found guilty, they plan to appeal the decision and hope that there is an outpouring of public support. “After all, who can be against saving lives?”
On Trial for a Radical Approach to Reducing Drug Overdoses in British Columbia
The Vancouver duo behind the Drug User Liberation Front faces 40 years behind bars for drug trafficking. But this is no ordinary case.
www.thenation.com
October 31, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Free DULF cofounders doing public health work the is state antagonizes: #SafeSupply!!!🍀✨
Their work is amazing. #HarmReduction
Safe Supply saves lives.
October 31, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Protecting the face but note that hand. Elder leadership today at No Kings.

PD: Mis únicos son los Reyes Magos.
October 18, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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DULF case in court today. Judge: “everyone knew what was happening. It seems like these 2 [Nyx & Kalicum] are being hung out to dry. As soon as politicians started complaining, all of a sudden VPD-which before was fine-suddenly was not fine.” drugdatadecoded.ca/everyone-kne...
"Everyone knew what was happening," judge admonishes Crown as DULF awaits trafficking verdict
Justice Catherine Murray closed the trial with remarks that showed sympathy for the accused and noted the confusing behaviour of Health Canada, the Vancouver police and all other political entities du...
drugdatadecoded.ca
October 16, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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📢 Access to medical abortion saves lives.

The medications used – #mifepristone and #misoprostol - are included on WHO’s list of Essential Medicines.

🔗 bit.ly/3OynjiA
September 28, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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"Let me emphasize that justice for me is not the issue I am addressing here; it is justice for my people that is at stake. When my people receive justice, I am sure that I will receive it, too." -- Assata Shakur (7/16/1947 – 9/25/2025) 💔 @democracynow.org ⬇️ 🧵
www.democracynow.org/2025/9/26/bl...
Black Liberation Activist Assata Shakur, 78, Dies in Cuba After Decades in Exile
The Cuban government has announced Assata Shakur died in Havana on Thursday at the age of 78. Shakur was a legendary figure within the Black Panther Party and the Black Liberation Army.
www.democracynow.org
September 27, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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In 2020, we mapped out the danger zones that will close in on Americans over the next 30 years — combining climate data with wildfire projections by US Forest Service researchers and others.

See what changes are in store for your county 👇
New Climate Maps Show a Transformed United States
According to new data analyzed by ProPublica and The New York Times Magazine, warming temperatures, rising seas and changing rainfall will profoundly reshape the way people have lived in North America...
projects.propublica.org
September 24, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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El Grito de Lares (1868) A demand to end Spanish colonial rule and slavery in Puerto Rico. From Lares to Utuado to Ponce, the spirit of rebellion carried on. Our history is written in courage, not chains. ✊🏽
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#ElGritoDeLares #PuertoRicoLibre #Utuado #Ponce #Boriken
El Grito de Lares, a pro independence uprising in Puerto Rican seeks to end Spanish colonial rule and slavery. 1868.

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September 23, 2025 at 7:02 PM