Jim Pickett
@jimberlyp.bsky.social
Gay man, living with HIV 30 years, advocate, activist, Aquarian, Chicagoan, anti-fascist
What is happening to Don indicates that NO ONE residing at Town Hall is safe. Our community has collectively failed to protect Don - a cherished, highly respected advocate who is hugely respsonsible for bringing to life the very place he is getting booted from.
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Lifelong LGBTQ+ activist faces eviction and possible homelessness at 75 - Windy City Times
Don Bell, a lifelong LGBTQ+ activist and civil rights leader, is facing eviction from Town Hall Apartments, Chicago’s only culturally affirming LGBTQ+ senior housing facility. At 75 years old, Bell sa...
windycitytimes.com
April 4, 2025 at 4:50 PM
What is happening to Don indicates that NO ONE residing at Town Hall is safe. Our community has collectively failed to protect Don - a cherished, highly respected advocate who is hugely respsonsible for bringing to life the very place he is getting booted from.
windycitytimes.com/2025/04/04/l...
windycitytimes.com/2025/04/04/l...
See you in the streets SAT APRIL 5
handsoff2025.com
"Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them. They're taking everything they can get their hands on, and daring the world to stop them. On Saturday, April 5th, we're taking to the streets nationwide to fight back: Hands off!"
handsoff2025.com
"Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them. They're taking everything they can get their hands on, and daring the world to stop them. On Saturday, April 5th, we're taking to the streets nationwide to fight back: Hands off!"
Hands Off!
Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them. They're taking everything they can get their hands on and daring the world to stop them. On Saturday, April 5th, we're taking to the stre...
handsoff2025.com
April 1, 2025 at 3:12 PM
See you in the streets SAT APRIL 5
handsoff2025.com
"Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them. They're taking everything they can get their hands on, and daring the world to stop them. On Saturday, April 5th, we're taking to the streets nationwide to fight back: Hands off!"
handsoff2025.com
"Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them. They're taking everything they can get their hands on, and daring the world to stop them. On Saturday, April 5th, we're taking to the streets nationwide to fight back: Hands off!"
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🚨🚨 The #USAID clap out continues today Friday 2/28! More colleagues are already clearing out till 3:30 pm. Please join groups at the 13th/Pennsylvania and 14th Street entrance of the Ronald Reagan Building. This action has been a beautiful show of support appreciated by so many of us yesterday ❤️
February 28, 2025 at 1:37 PM
🚨🚨 The #USAID clap out continues today Friday 2/28! More colleagues are already clearing out till 3:30 pm. Please join groups at the 13th/Pennsylvania and 14th Street entrance of the Ronald Reagan Building. This action has been a beautiful show of support appreciated by so many of us yesterday ❤️
"In each termination notice, organizations got the same explanation: Peter Marocco, USAID’s acting deputy administrator, and Marco Rubio, USAID’s acting administrator and secretary of state, determined the awards were “not in the national interest.”
www.devex.com/news/god-ble...
www.devex.com/news/god-ble...
'God Bless America' and the death of 10,000 projects
Over the last 48 hours, thousands of programs have been terminated — many of which had already been granted waivers to deliver lifesaving humanitarian aid.
www.devex.com
February 28, 2025 at 12:48 PM
"In each termination notice, organizations got the same explanation: Peter Marocco, USAID’s acting deputy administrator, and Marco Rubio, USAID’s acting administrator and secretary of state, determined the awards were “not in the national interest.”
www.devex.com/news/god-ble...
www.devex.com/news/god-ble...
This is what CHRISTOFASCISM looks like
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/h...
U.S. Terminates Funding for Polio, H.I.V., Malaria and Nutrition Programs Around the World
Here are some of the 5,800 contracts the Trump administration formally canceled this week in a wave of terse emails.
www.nytimes.com
February 28, 2025 at 12:24 PM
This is what CHRISTOFASCISM looks like
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/h...
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Alliance for Research with Chicagoland Communities Community Research Learning Exchange: Mar 20 bit.ly/Mar20arcc
Panel with ARCC 2025 Award Winner: PrEP4Teens (bit.ly/ARCCaward) & breakouts focused on community organizing strategies for these times & ARCC seed grants (due 4/22. bit.ly/ARCCgrants)
Panel with ARCC 2025 Award Winner: PrEP4Teens (bit.ly/ARCCaward) & breakouts focused on community organizing strategies for these times & ARCC seed grants (due 4/22. bit.ly/ARCCgrants)
February 27, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Alliance for Research with Chicagoland Communities Community Research Learning Exchange: Mar 20 bit.ly/Mar20arcc
Panel with ARCC 2025 Award Winner: PrEP4Teens (bit.ly/ARCCaward) & breakouts focused on community organizing strategies for these times & ARCC seed grants (due 4/22. bit.ly/ARCCgrants)
Panel with ARCC 2025 Award Winner: PrEP4Teens (bit.ly/ARCCaward) & breakouts focused on community organizing strategies for these times & ARCC seed grants (due 4/22. bit.ly/ARCCgrants)
Hey! Where are all the ppl on the left who voted Stein or just couldn't bear to vote for Kamala because of Gaza? Bet you're feeling pretty good about your vote - or lack thereof - eh? You really taught someone a lesson! Nice work. Nice work.
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Trump posts music video promoting his plan to ethnically cleanse Gaza and build a luxury resort
On Wednesday morning, President Trump posted a music video to multiple social media platforms that promoted his plan to ethnically cleanse Gaza of Palestinians and redevelop the area into a luxury res...
popular.info
February 27, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Hey! Where are all the ppl on the left who voted Stein or just couldn't bear to vote for Kamala because of Gaza? Bet you're feeling pretty good about your vote - or lack thereof - eh? You really taught someone a lesson! Nice work. Nice work.
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The Capitol Police arrested a group of protesters [HEROES] who demonstrated Wednesday in the Cannon House Office Building against the Trump administration’s decision to freeze foreign aid and lay off thousands of U.S.A.I.D. workers.
February 26, 2025 at 6:45 PM
The Capitol Police arrested a group of protesters [HEROES] who demonstrated Wednesday in the Cannon House Office Building against the Trump administration’s decision to freeze foreign aid and lay off thousands of U.S.A.I.D. workers.
Helping to midwife the youth-guided, arts-activated PrEP4Teens social marketing and community mobilization effort into being, and support its onward journey, continues to be one of the greatest joys of my life. What a sweet treat - especially in the midst of fascist madness - to get this award.
ARCC announces PrEP4Teens as 2025 11th Annual Dr. Bishop Community Research Partnership Award Winner! Congratulations to TaskForce Prevention & Community Services (Chris Balthazar), @jimberlyp.bsky.social Consulting, & @nufeinbergmed.bsky.social (@karmacap.bsky.social)!
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February 25, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Helping to midwife the youth-guided, arts-activated PrEP4Teens social marketing and community mobilization effort into being, and support its onward journey, continues to be one of the greatest joys of my life. What a sweet treat - especially in the midst of fascist madness - to get this award.
How about MANDATORY vasectomies for ALL het cis men at puberty? They can apply for a reversal after proving their worthiness.
In the fight for women's reproductive rights, men can protest, vote, and... get a vasectomy?
February 21, 2025 at 4:49 PM
How about MANDATORY vasectomies for ALL het cis men at puberty? They can apply for a reversal after proving their worthiness.
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Another major medical journal stands up
Bravo @plos.org!
US exec orders "stand in direct conflict with our core values, our mission, edit policies"
"PLOS will not compromise on issues of scientific rigor & editorial integrity... we seek diversity because more expert voices make for better science"
theplosblog.plos.org/2025/02/plos...
US exec orders "stand in direct conflict with our core values, our mission, edit policies"
"PLOS will not compromise on issues of scientific rigor & editorial integrity... we seek diversity because more expert voices make for better science"
theplosblog.plos.org/2025/02/plos...
PLOS statement on recent US Executive Orders and scientific integrity - The Official PLOS Blog
Since its founding over twenty five years ago PLOS has been dedicated to advancing open science, ensuring that knowledge is accessible to…
theplosblog.plos.org
February 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Another major medical journal stands up
#standupforscience2025 - DC and nationwide
MARCH 7 2025
@standupforscience.bsky.social
#sciencenotsilence #scienceforall
www.standupforscience2025.org/STAND-UP-FOR...
MARCH 7 2025
@standupforscience.bsky.social
#sciencenotsilence #scienceforall
www.standupforscience2025.org/STAND-UP-FOR...
February 18, 2025 at 6:36 PM
#standupforscience2025 - DC and nationwide
MARCH 7 2025
@standupforscience.bsky.social
#sciencenotsilence #scienceforall
www.standupforscience2025.org/STAND-UP-FOR...
MARCH 7 2025
@standupforscience.bsky.social
#sciencenotsilence #scienceforall
www.standupforscience2025.org/STAND-UP-FOR...
Happy Valentine's Day to @asia-ilse.bsky.social of Health GAP and all the other HIV activists standing up against fascism.
February 14, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Happy Valentine's Day to @asia-ilse.bsky.social of Health GAP and all the other HIV activists standing up against fascism.
Every few minutes a new fresh slice of Hell. This slice is especially nasty. Literally one of the very worst people in the world is now leading HHS with MAHA (gag) plans....
www.statnews.com/2025/02/13/r...
www.statnews.com/2025/02/13/r...
Trump makes RFK Jr. leader of presidential ‘MAHA’ commission to study chronic disease
RFK Jr.'s swearing in as health secretary officially puts the nation's health in the hands of the MAHA movement.
www.statnews.com
February 13, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Every few minutes a new fresh slice of Hell. This slice is especially nasty. Literally one of the very worst people in the world is now leading HHS with MAHA (gag) plans....
www.statnews.com/2025/02/13/r...
www.statnews.com/2025/02/13/r...
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"[For the Right], D.E.I...is the mere presence of a woman or nonwhite person or disabled or transgender person in any high-skilled, high-status position. And their alternative isn’t some heretofore unknown standard of merit; it is the reintroduction of something like segregation."
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Opinion | Trump’s War on D.E.I. Is Really a War on Civil Rights
The genius of the right-wing crusade against D.E.I. is that the term is amorphous enough that it can mean many different things to many different people.
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2025 at 3:07 PM
"[For the Right], D.E.I...is the mere presence of a woman or nonwhite person or disabled or transgender person in any high-skilled, high-status position. And their alternative isn’t some heretofore unknown standard of merit; it is the reintroduction of something like segregation."
(gift link)
(gift link)
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I am in Cairo, where I have been visiting with health organizations, including WHO and other partners of USAID.
Trump and Musk say lifesaving assistance is not affected by the shutdown of USAID and support to WHO.
I can tell you that is 100% false. #SaveAID www.instagram.com/share/_ogGRd...
Trump and Musk say lifesaving assistance is not affected by the shutdown of USAID and support to WHO.
I can tell you that is 100% false. #SaveAID www.instagram.com/share/_ogGRd...
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February 13, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I am in Cairo, where I have been visiting with health organizations, including WHO and other partners of USAID.
Trump and Musk say lifesaving assistance is not affected by the shutdown of USAID and support to WHO.
I can tell you that is 100% false. #SaveAID www.instagram.com/share/_ogGRd...
Trump and Musk say lifesaving assistance is not affected by the shutdown of USAID and support to WHO.
I can tell you that is 100% false. #SaveAID www.instagram.com/share/_ogGRd...
The rapid dismantling of US democratic norms over the past 3 weeks – including fundamental government protections and structures – threatens the nation’s democracy, diversity, society, and economy.
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STATEMENT: Ending HIV Requires a Functional US Democracy & Government
The rapid dismantling of US democratic norms over the past 3 weeks – including fundamental government protections and structures – threatens the nation’s democracy, diversity, society, and economy.
prep4all.org
February 13, 2025 at 2:37 PM
The rapid dismantling of US democratic norms over the past 3 weeks – including fundamental government protections and structures – threatens the nation’s democracy, diversity, society, and economy.
prep4all.org/statement-en...
prep4all.org/statement-en...
"The Party seeks power entirely for its own sake. We are not interested in the good of others."
- George Orwell, 1984
- George Orwell, 1984
February 12, 2025 at 11:12 PM
"The Party seeks power entirely for its own sake. We are not interested in the good of others."
- George Orwell, 1984
- George Orwell, 1984
Great piece from TheBodyPro - reminding us that gender is not binary and that gender affirming care is for ALL of us. Plus, beyond implications, the article also importantly includes strategies for moving forward.
www.thebodypro.com/transgender-...
www.thebodypro.com/transgender-...
www.thebodypro.com
February 11, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Great piece from TheBodyPro - reminding us that gender is not binary and that gender affirming care is for ALL of us. Plus, beyond implications, the article also importantly includes strategies for moving forward.
www.thebodypro.com/transgender-...
www.thebodypro.com/transgender-...
SUPPORT USAID! Musk reportedly spent $40M on #Superbowl ads calling #USAID wasteful. Here’s how USAID would’ve spent that $$:
🏈Purchased HIV treatment from U.S. pharma companies to keep 1M pp alive for 1 year. Tell Congress to youtu.be/PqUESHfuO_8 #saveforeignaid and #standwithUSAID
🏈Purchased HIV treatment from U.S. pharma companies to keep 1M pp alive for 1 year. Tell Congress to youtu.be/PqUESHfuO_8 #saveforeignaid and #standwithUSAID
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February 9, 2025 at 10:29 PM
SUPPORT USAID! Musk reportedly spent $40M on #Superbowl ads calling #USAID wasteful. Here’s how USAID would’ve spent that $$:
🏈Purchased HIV treatment from U.S. pharma companies to keep 1M pp alive for 1 year. Tell Congress to youtu.be/PqUESHfuO_8 #saveforeignaid and #standwithUSAID
🏈Purchased HIV treatment from U.S. pharma companies to keep 1M pp alive for 1 year. Tell Congress to youtu.be/PqUESHfuO_8 #saveforeignaid and #standwithUSAID
"Health institutions may be hesitant to criticise the new administration publicly, but this timidity is a mistake. Trump's actions must be called out for the damage they are doing."
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
American chaos: standing up for health and medicine
Withdrawal from WHO and the Paris Agreements. USAID shuttered and aid halted, ceasing
health programmes globally. A freeze on US$3 trillion worth of federal grants and
loans, jeopardising the function...
www.thelancet.com
February 7, 2025 at 8:28 PM
"Health institutions may be hesitant to criticise the new administration publicly, but this timidity is a mistake. Trump's actions must be called out for the damage they are doing."
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Just another Friday in 1984
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PS - does anyone know of a program that can automatically cover up the faces of these maggots with clowns or piles of shit or something?
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PS - does anyone know of a program that can automatically cover up the faces of these maggots with clowns or piles of shit or something?
Trump calls for review of all US funding to NGOs
President Trump on Friday called for a review of federal funding to nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and for a halt on spending to groups that “undermine the national interest.” “The United St…
thehill.com
February 7, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Just another Friday in 1984
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PS - does anyone know of a program that can automatically cover up the faces of these maggots with clowns or piles of shit or something?
thehill.com/homenews/adm...
PS - does anyone know of a program that can automatically cover up the faces of these maggots with clowns or piles of shit or something?
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“I’ve never seen anything like it in my 40 years of doing international research. It’s unethical, it’s dangerous and it’s reckless.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/h...
“I’ve never seen anything like it in my 40 years of doing international research. It’s unethical, it’s dangerous and it’s reckless.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/h...
Dozens of Clinical Trials Have Been Frozen in Response to Trump’s USAID Order (Gift Article)
The stop-work order on U.S.A.I.D.-funded research has left thousands of people with experimental drugs and devices in their bodies, with no access to monitoring or care.
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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“I’ve never seen anything like it in my 40 years of doing international research. It’s unethical, it’s dangerous and it’s reckless.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/h...
“I’ve never seen anything like it in my 40 years of doing international research. It’s unethical, it’s dangerous and it’s reckless.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/h...