Dean Ambrosini
@dean-ambrosini.bsky.social
Long term HIV/AIDS survivor, public policy geek, die hard liberal and lifelong activist. Working to foster change and develop strategies to reduce substance use and improve health outcomes in the LGBTQ community. (He/Him) NO CHEAP ASS PORN WH***S
This is the best account of what it’s like to be a long term survivor. For those of us diagnosed before the meds, stigma has a whole different meaning. They don’t want to see the wounds we bear from a hard fought battle and don’t understand the toll it’s taken. /1
His doctor had once told him, “Once you’ve developed a diagnosis of AIDS, you will always be a person living with AIDS.” If “AIDS” is now considered an obsolete term, advocate Robert Toth asks, “What does that make me?”
www.positivelyaware.com/no-one-gets-aids-anymore
www.positivelyaware.com/no-one-gets-aids-anymore
December 2, 2025 at 12:19 AM
This is the best account of what it’s like to be a long term survivor. For those of us diagnosed before the meds, stigma has a whole different meaning. They don’t want to see the wounds we bear from a hard fought battle and don’t understand the toll it’s taken. /1
Hmmmm, everyone can’t get enough of those teaser emails….it almost seems like they are distracted from the healthcare premiums that are about to skyrocket. Coincidence? 🤔
November 13, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Hmmmm, everyone can’t get enough of those teaser emails….it almost seems like they are distracted from the healthcare premiums that are about to skyrocket. Coincidence? 🤔
Interesting…they worry about the potentially flawed research on HRT so they remove a war in but that Vaccines Cause Autism thing is ‘scientifically proven’
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Interesting…they worry about the potentially flawed research on HRT so they remove a war in but that Vaccines Cause Autism thing is ‘scientifically proven’
THIS is what a credible source looks like. Not ‘a source familiar with someone who sat next to an unnamed aide and agreed to speak off the record’ as we’ve seen all afternoon
I’ve voted 7 times to reopen the government in a way that holds Trump accountable for his lawlessness and prevents a health care crisis.
I’m prepared to work toward a compromise, but this “deal” before us does not come close to meeting those terms. Voting NO.
Full statement:
I’m prepared to work toward a compromise, but this “deal” before us does not come close to meeting those terms. Voting NO.
Full statement:
November 10, 2025 at 12:54 AM
THIS is what a credible source looks like. Not ‘a source familiar with someone who sat next to an unnamed aide and agreed to speak off the record’ as we’ve seen all afternoon
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Regular reminder that Axios stories saying Dems are about to cave are likely sourced from GOP staffers trying to make it happen.
Doesn't mean it definitely won't happen. But it's like those NYT stories that Harvard is considering caving (they haven't). The anonymous source was trying to manifest it.
Doesn't mean it definitely won't happen. But it's like those NYT stories that Harvard is considering caving (they haven't). The anonymous source was trying to manifest it.
November 9, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Regular reminder that Axios stories saying Dems are about to cave are likely sourced from GOP staffers trying to make it happen.
Doesn't mean it definitely won't happen. But it's like those NYT stories that Harvard is considering caving (they haven't). The anonymous source was trying to manifest it.
Doesn't mean it definitely won't happen. But it's like those NYT stories that Harvard is considering caving (they haven't). The anonymous source was trying to manifest it.
See how this works? Portugal actually intercepted the vessel instead of randomly blowing it out of the fucking water
Portugal: Narco-sub carrying 1.7 tonnes of cocaine seized in Atlantic
The semi-submersible vessel was bound for various European countries, officials say.
www.bbc.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:20 PM
See how this works? Portugal actually intercepted the vessel instead of randomly blowing it out of the fucking water
Assistant DHS secretary Tricia McLaughlin: “This is nothing more than a desperate Hail Mary attempt to keep a criminal illegal alien in our country”
I can’t imagine dead one would have to be inside to say that about a man wanting to be with his daughter as she battles cancer
I can’t imagine dead one would have to be inside to say that about a man wanting to be with his daughter as she battles cancer
Judge rules immigration detention of Chicago man with daughter battling cancer is illegal
A federal judge has ruled that the detention of a Chicago man by immigration authorities is illegal.
apnews.com
October 26, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Assistant DHS secretary Tricia McLaughlin: “This is nothing more than a desperate Hail Mary attempt to keep a criminal illegal alien in our country”
I can’t imagine dead one would have to be inside to say that about a man wanting to be with his daughter as she battles cancer
I can’t imagine dead one would have to be inside to say that about a man wanting to be with his daughter as she battles cancer
So they CAN afford 2 private jets to carry that worthless bag of Botox and dermal filler around the country. But body cams to ensure accountability are just out of reach budget wise
ICE would need more money to expand use of bodycams in Chicago crackdown, official says
Officials say many federal officers involved in immigration enforcement in Chicago have body cameras, but expanding their use requires more funding from Congress.
apnews.com
October 20, 2025 at 10:28 PM
So they CAN afford 2 private jets to carry that worthless bag of Botox and dermal filler around the country. But body cams to ensure accountability are just out of reach budget wise
Read the headline on the article…they MAY be vindictively punishing him to quote the judge. MAY be 🙄
Today a judge said what has been clear from the beginning: the evidence shows the Trump Admin is vindictively punishing Mr. Abrego Garcia for having the audacity to pursue his due process rights.
Those rights MUST be upheld. This is not about one man — it’s about ALL our rights.
Those rights MUST be upheld. This is not about one man — it’s about ALL our rights.
Judge Says DOJ May Be Vindictively Punishing Abrego Garcia for Challenging Removal to El Salvador
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
October 4, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Read the headline on the article…they MAY be vindictively punishing him to quote the judge. MAY be 🙄
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Don't let your Senators get wobbly on us! Send a letter today! No unconditional surrender on continuing resolution. Save public health. Save science. Save healthcare. actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
Tell Democrats to Stand Up for Public Health in the Budget
With negotiations on a short-term continuing resolution (CR) to keep the government open past September 30th at a standstill, Defend Public Health believes that House and Senate Democrats MUST play ha...
actionnetwork.org
October 2, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Don't let your Senators get wobbly on us! Send a letter today! No unconditional surrender on continuing resolution. Save public health. Save science. Save healthcare. actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
Sorry @apnews.com but NO! This is a grossly misleading headline and article and I’m shocked to see such a blatant misrepresentation of the facts.
Democrats voted for a shutdown. Now they have to find a way out
Senate Democrats kept their promise to reject any Republican spending bill that didn’t extend or restore health care benefits, choosing instead to force a government shutdown.
apnews.com
October 1, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Sorry @apnews.com but NO! This is a grossly misleading headline and article and I’m shocked to see such a blatant misrepresentation of the facts.
Morbid curiosity made me want to know what the fuckhead said in his UN speech. I knew I couldn’t stand listening to his voice that long without jabbing a fork in my ears so I found the transcript. I’ve never been more embarrassed to be am American…that’s a heavy statement times being what they are
Donald Trump United Nations General Assembly | Rev
Donald Trump addresses the United Nations General Assembly. Read the transcript here.
www.rev.com
September 24, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Morbid curiosity made me want to know what the fuckhead said in his UN speech. I knew I couldn’t stand listening to his voice that long without jabbing a fork in my ears so I found the transcript. I’ve never been more embarrassed to be am American…that’s a heavy statement times being what they are
Longing for simpler times like the Saturday Night Massacre…Nixon only fired 2 Attorneys General and a special prosecutor to create a constitutional crisis. But now…look what can happen in a single Saturday…progress?
September 21, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Longing for simpler times like the Saturday Night Massacre…Nixon only fired 2 Attorneys General and a special prosecutor to create a constitutional crisis. But now…look what can happen in a single Saturday…progress?
This is a well written piece that sums up my reaction very well
Opinion: While condemning violence is something most can get behind, the sanitization of Charlie Kirk's hate has gone too far, argues Erin Reed.
We must not posthumously sanitize Charlie Kirk's hateful life
Opinion: While condemning violence is something most can get behind, the sanitization of Charlie Kirk's hate has gone too far, argues Erin Reed.
bit.ly
September 12, 2025 at 2:22 AM
This is a well written piece that sums up my reaction very well
I think this is what we’re afraid of…i think the word he was looking for is improvement
September 10, 2025 at 1:28 AM
I think this is what we’re afraid of…i think the word he was looking for is improvement
THIS is the response that matters, someone who actually served calling out our joke of a commander in chief
Take off that Cavalry hat, you draft dodger.
You didn’t earn the right to wear it.
Stolen valor at its worst.
You didn’t earn the right to wear it.
Stolen valor at its worst.
September 6, 2025 at 11:59 PM
THIS is the response that matters, someone who actually served calling out our joke of a commander in chief
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September 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Come join us on September 16th at 11AM ET until 11AM the next morning for 24 Hours to Save AIDS Research from from the attacks by the Trump Administration. @saveaidsresearch.bsky.social
I fail to see the need to hand trump any credit for dumb luck. Let’s not forget that operation warp speed came AFTER he suggested that we inject bleach that hydroxychloroquine was the answer among other quackery. Hardly worthy of a Nobel prize
Operation Warp Speed was one of Trump's biggest achievements. Then came RFK Jr. and vaccine skeptics
President Donald Trump launched Operation Warp Speed during the COVID-19 pandemic, and, as recently as last week, praised it as a major achievement.
apnews.com
September 5, 2025 at 4:46 AM
I fail to see the need to hand trump any credit for dumb luck. Let’s not forget that operation warp speed came AFTER he suggested that we inject bleach that hydroxychloroquine was the answer among other quackery. Hardly worthy of a Nobel prize
Do people posting excruciatingly long threads know that it’s like trying to read a novel delivered in a box of fortune cookies?
September 5, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Do people posting excruciatingly long threads know that it’s like trying to read a novel delivered in a box of fortune cookies?
I’ve learned to live with the undeserved pardons and the ridiculous cabinet picks but this is fucking insane!
Rudy Giuliani to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom, Trump says
America's highest civilian honour is awarded to those with "exceptionally meritorious contributions" to society.
www.bbc.com
September 1, 2025 at 11:35 PM
I’ve learned to live with the undeserved pardons and the ridiculous cabinet picks but this is fucking insane!
Gotta love this! Local UCSD Doctor too
September 1, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Gotta love this! Local UCSD Doctor too
Finally! This has been buried under so many distractions that it somehow escaped notice. I’d love to see less talk about the bullshit Epstein files and more real outrage over this and other atrocities.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia is freed from Tennessee jail so he can rejoin family in Maryland to await trial
An attorney says Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been “reunited with his loving family” for the first time since he was wrongfully deported to a notorious El Salvador prison months ago.
apnews.com
August 22, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Finally! This has been buried under so many distractions that it somehow escaped notice. I’d love to see less talk about the bullshit Epstein files and more real outrage over this and other atrocities.
People need to read this and other stories about what’s actually going on with redistricting. Seems that everyone thinks this is the work of one heroic move by Newsom and new maps are automatically set to counter Texas’ move. There still needs to be an election in November
Gavin Newsom wants an election in a hurry on his gerrymander. Here's what has to happen
California counties are scrambling to prepare for Gov. Gavin Newsom's special election on redrawing congressional districts for the 2026 midterm. The effort will cost tens of millions of dollars.
calmatters.org
August 21, 2025 at 1:19 AM
People need to read this and other stories about what’s actually going on with redistricting. Seems that everyone thinks this is the work of one heroic move by Newsom and new maps are automatically set to counter Texas’ move. There still needs to be an election in November
There’s NO WAY she knows even half of the words that are mentioned as being in that letter.
In letter to Putin, US first lady asks him to consider the children in push to end war in Ukraine
Melania Trump took the unique step of crafting a letter that calls for peace in Ukraine, having her husband President Donald Trump hand-deliver it to Russian President Vladimir Putin during their Frid...
apnews.com
August 17, 2025 at 1:31 AM
There’s NO WAY she knows even half of the words that are mentioned as being in that letter.