Michael Scarce
@michaelscarce.bsky.social
activist, journalist, researcher
A reminder to not take my eye off the actual ball in play.
August 28, 2025 at 11:30 PM
A reminder to not take my eye off the actual ball in play.
This melts my heart. Should be photo of the year.
August 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
This melts my heart. Should be photo of the year.
my bad attempt at meme creation.
Was going for a Road Runner vibe...
Was going for a Road Runner vibe...
August 20, 2025 at 7:49 PM
my bad attempt at meme creation.
Was going for a Road Runner vibe...
Was going for a Road Runner vibe...
If I had boat loads of $$$, I would hire these guys to cheer me out of bed every morning, and clap for me every time I finish a new Substack article.
gettingbeyondzero.substack.com
gettingbeyondzero.substack.com
August 20, 2025 at 4:03 PM
If I had boat loads of $$$, I would hire these guys to cheer me out of bed every morning, and clap for me every time I finish a new Substack article.
gettingbeyondzero.substack.com
gettingbeyondzero.substack.com
Welcome to the New Eugenics, everyone.
August 16, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Welcome to the New Eugenics, everyone.
www.streetsheet.org/trumps-crack...
President Donald Trump’s new law-and-order approach to homelessness bears several striking resemblances to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s.
President Donald Trump’s new law-and-order approach to homelessness bears several striking resemblances to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s.
Trump’s Crackdown on Homelessness: What Does It Mean for California?
By Marisa Kendall/CalMatters President Donald Trump’s new law-and-order approach to homelessness bears several striking resemblances to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s. Trump wants cities to enforce laws that …
www.streetsheet.org
August 16, 2025 at 12:31 AM
www.streetsheet.org/trumps-crack...
President Donald Trump’s new law-and-order approach to homelessness bears several striking resemblances to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s.
President Donald Trump’s new law-and-order approach to homelessness bears several striking resemblances to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s.
August 16, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Internal CDC documents reveal a disturbing connection between The Tuskegee Syphilis Study and Molecular HIV Surveillance.
Asking folks to check out this new article on my Substack, Getting Beyond Zero.
gettingbeyondzero.substack.com/p/how-post-t...
Asking folks to check out this new article on my Substack, Getting Beyond Zero.
gettingbeyondzero.substack.com/p/how-post-t...
How Post-Tuskegee Research Protections Were Exploited to Make Molecular HIV Surveillance Possible
Internal CDC documents reveal a disturbing connection between The Tuskegee Syphilis Study and Molecular HIV Surveillance.
gettingbeyondzero.substack.com
August 14, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Internal CDC documents reveal a disturbing connection between The Tuskegee Syphilis Study and Molecular HIV Surveillance.
Asking folks to check out this new article on my Substack, Getting Beyond Zero.
gettingbeyondzero.substack.com/p/how-post-t...
Asking folks to check out this new article on my Substack, Getting Beyond Zero.
gettingbeyondzero.substack.com/p/how-post-t...
Trump’s executive order criminalizing homelessness isn’t about public safety — it’s social cleansing. It’s a brutal attempt to disappear capitalism’s casualties while attacking harm reduction programs that actually save lives.
www.leftvoice.org/trumps-war-o...
www.leftvoice.org/trumps-war-o...
Trump’s War on the Homeless: A Harm Reduction Worker and Addiction Specialist’s Response - Left Voice
Trump’s executive order criminalizing homelessness isn’t about public safety --- it’s social cleansing. It’s a brutal attempt to disappear capitalism’s casualties while attacking harm reduction progra...
www.leftvoice.org
August 12, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Trump’s executive order criminalizing homelessness isn’t about public safety — it’s social cleansing. It’s a brutal attempt to disappear capitalism’s casualties while attacking harm reduction programs that actually save lives.
www.leftvoice.org/trumps-war-o...
www.leftvoice.org/trumps-war-o...
Encouraging folks to check out Part 2 of "Refuting the CDC's False Claims About Molecular HIV Surveillance" on my Susbtack, Getting Beyond Zero:
gettingbeyondzero.substack.com/p/refuting-t...
gettingbeyondzero.substack.com/p/refuting-t...
July 29, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Encouraging folks to check out Part 2 of "Refuting the CDC's False Claims About Molecular HIV Surveillance" on my Susbtack, Getting Beyond Zero:
gettingbeyondzero.substack.com/p/refuting-t...
gettingbeyondzero.substack.com/p/refuting-t...
San Francisco rally / protest on May 19th to oppose ongoing attacks on harm reduction, over-policing and drug arrest quotas along the 6th Street corridor, forced treatment initiatives, and City Supervisor Matt Dorsey's self-appointment as San Francisco's Recovery Savior. Organized by Gay Shame.
May 6, 2025 at 8:25 PM
San Francisco rally / protest on May 19th to oppose ongoing attacks on harm reduction, over-policing and drug arrest quotas along the 6th Street corridor, forced treatment initiatives, and City Supervisor Matt Dorsey's self-appointment as San Francisco's Recovery Savior. Organized by Gay Shame.
Whoever created this: I love you.
March 11, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Whoever created this: I love you.
Another sad loss for San Francisco. My kind of vigil.
‘More than a place to rinse off’: Castro gym patrons mourn loss of communal showers
‘More than a place to rinse off’: Castro gym patrons mourn loss of communal showers
The showers were a place where gay men would go to laugh, show off, and run out of conditioner.
sfstandard.com
March 11, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Another sad loss for San Francisco. My kind of vigil.
Haven't seen a movie in a theater in years, and "Mickey 17," a sci-fi dark comedy film by “Parasite” filmmaker Bong Joon Ho was awesome. "A wild & poignant exploration of how society treats those it deems disposable — and what happens when you allow it because you feel you deserve that treatment."
March 10, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Haven't seen a movie in a theater in years, and "Mickey 17," a sci-fi dark comedy film by “Parasite” filmmaker Bong Joon Ho was awesome. "A wild & poignant exploration of how society treats those it deems disposable — and what happens when you allow it because you feel you deserve that treatment."
AFFORDABLE EASTER ALERT:
Walgreens is selling a dozen eggs for just $2.99!
They are made of plastic, for decorative purposes only, but still. I have lots of great Easter memories, ranging from Easter egg hunts as a child to the first time I tried Cialis, at which point I exclaimed, "He has risen!"
Walgreens is selling a dozen eggs for just $2.99!
They are made of plastic, for decorative purposes only, but still. I have lots of great Easter memories, ranging from Easter egg hunts as a child to the first time I tried Cialis, at which point I exclaimed, "He has risen!"
March 8, 2025 at 4:58 PM
AFFORDABLE EASTER ALERT:
Walgreens is selling a dozen eggs for just $2.99!
They are made of plastic, for decorative purposes only, but still. I have lots of great Easter memories, ranging from Easter egg hunts as a child to the first time I tried Cialis, at which point I exclaimed, "He has risen!"
Walgreens is selling a dozen eggs for just $2.99!
They are made of plastic, for decorative purposes only, but still. I have lots of great Easter memories, ranging from Easter egg hunts as a child to the first time I tried Cialis, at which point I exclaimed, "He has risen!"
Dear Optifye,
Please accept my job application to replace that slacker #17. I can sew circles around that guy. I promise to be the perfect subhuman and never let the contempt show in my worshipping eyes.
Yours truly,
#17 version 2.0
Please accept my job application to replace that slacker #17. I can sew circles around that guy. I promise to be the perfect subhuman and never let the contempt show in my worshipping eyes.
Yours truly,
#17 version 2.0
March 2, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Dear Optifye,
Please accept my job application to replace that slacker #17. I can sew circles around that guy. I promise to be the perfect subhuman and never let the contempt show in my worshipping eyes.
Yours truly,
#17 version 2.0
Please accept my job application to replace that slacker #17. I can sew circles around that guy. I promise to be the perfect subhuman and never let the contempt show in my worshipping eyes.
Yours truly,
#17 version 2.0
I will miss walking out the front door of my apartment building and seeing this mural every morning.
February 26, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I will miss walking out the front door of my apartment building and seeing this mural every morning.
Years ago I was desperate to get a check cashed at one of those predatory lending places and they demanded two forms of photo ID. All I had was my drivers license. So I went to the SF Main Library branch, checked out my own book with my photo on the book jacket. They took pity on me and accepted it.
February 22, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Years ago I was desperate to get a check cashed at one of those predatory lending places and they demanded two forms of photo ID. All I had was my drivers license. So I went to the SF Main Library branch, checked out my own book with my photo on the book jacket. They took pity on me and accepted it.
Reposted by Michael Scarce
“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”
James Baldwin
James Baldwin
February 21, 2025 at 4:18 PM
“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”
James Baldwin
James Baldwin
Reposted by Michael Scarce
Octavia Butler was a black female science fiction writer who won several awards for her works, including Hugo, Locus, and Nebula awards. In 1995, Butler became the first science-fiction writer to receive a MacArthur Fellowship.
February 16, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Octavia Butler was a black female science fiction writer who won several awards for her works, including Hugo, Locus, and Nebula awards. In 1995, Butler became the first science-fiction writer to receive a MacArthur Fellowship.
No man is justified in doing evil on the ground of expediency.
- Theodore Roosevelt
Happy Presidents' Day, everyone.
- Theodore Roosevelt
Happy Presidents' Day, everyone.
February 16, 2025 at 9:01 PM
No man is justified in doing evil on the ground of expediency.
- Theodore Roosevelt
Happy Presidents' Day, everyone.
- Theodore Roosevelt
Happy Presidents' Day, everyone.
Reposted by Michael Scarce
Check out this candid interview in @posaware.bsky.social where our ED Mitchell Warren takes a hard look at the impact of the president's freeze on foreign assistance, including PEPFAR, and warns how domestic programs face similar jeopardy. www.positivelyaware.com/mitchell-warren
As HIV activists disrupt PEPFAR hearing, an expert explains the damage Trump has already done to U.S. global AIDS fight
www.positivelyaware.com
February 16, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Check out this candid interview in @posaware.bsky.social where our ED Mitchell Warren takes a hard look at the impact of the president's freeze on foreign assistance, including PEPFAR, and warns how domestic programs face similar jeopardy. www.positivelyaware.com/mitchell-warren