“There should be no doubt that this heartbreaking loss is the direct result of inhumane conditions perpetrated by GEO Group and the Trump admin. Delaney Hall must be shut down, and justice must be served on behalf of Edwin and every person whose life has been upended by the daily cruelty”

Senator Andrew Zwicker@andrewzwicker.bsky.social · 2d ago

Statement on the Death of Edwin Jeovanny Lopez Cornejo at Delaney Hall:

Read my latest article here: open.substack.com/pub/benjamin...

Opposing Performative Christianity.

On Saturday, August 1st, the president posted an AI picture of himself kissing a golden crucifix with an American flag waving behind him on his Truth Social account.

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Today, CIDRAP & @unbiasedscipod.bsky.social launch a free tool that helps people see & compare vaccine & disease risks. The interactive resource, "What's the Risk?," translates abstract risk statistics into easy-to-understand visual comparisons. Full Press Release: https://bit.ly/4wyk6o3

RFK Jr. is the embodiment of the “medical freedom” movement. They don’t want medical freedom. They want freedom from accountability when their actions harm others.

Right about now a lot of American anti-vax loons are starting to feel like they've been had. Dear anti-vaxxers ... even your worm-ridden deity doesn't believe what he preaches. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

RFK Jr tells US families to vaccinate children against measles amid outbreak

Health secretary, longtime vaccination skeptic, spent years boosting misinformation about vaccines including MMR

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Seven Sisters Oak - Mandeville, Louisiana A massive southern live oak older than the United States

Good Lord

The New York Times@nytimes.com · 2d ago

Breaking News: Senators John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina, the two Republican senators who threatened to block Todd Blanche’s confirmation as attorney general, now say they support it.

How reassuring it must be to live in a world where the only two groups are progressives and MAGA, and no other voters who might, shall we call it, "swing" an election Perhaps we could come up with a term for voters who "swing" elections, maybe even... "swing voters", and...

Chalie Brandtbert@chrish2122.bsky.social · 4d ago

Yeah guys, maybe maga will vote democrat!

Taking some time off 💜

Peanuts Snoopy: Time to Take a Break

ALT: Peanuts Snoopy: Time to Take a Break

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When you enter a life in crisis, you will not help if you swoop in, tell people what to do, and take over. You need to leave your comfort and convenience and enter in, little by little, so you can listen, understand, and be touched by their infirmities. It is about them, not you.

Scary and sad... and scary

Tom Nichols@radiofreetom.bsky.social · 2w ago

It'll never happen but one thing that would begin to fix America is a year of mandatory public service. It would go a long way in educating and uniting. Service to others breaks echo chambers. #MandatoryPublicService

The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures He leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake.

Defeating Trumpism is just the beginning. We have to rebuild all the institutions ravaged by DOGE and trump. Thousands of years of knowledge was disappeared from our military, CDC, NIH, FDA, SS, FBI, DOJ,...the list is long. Plus repairing our reputation w allies and enemies. It will take decades.

🧵 Three more scientists - brain scientists - leaving the US due to Trump's assault on science. This time for the UK. Ron Mangun and Tamara Swaab are leaving University of California, Davis for University of Birmingham, and Megan Peters is leaving University of California, Irvine ...

The CDC recently updated its cyclosporiasis data. There are now 4,173 confirmed cases, making it the largest US cyclospora outbreak ever. 41 states have reported cases. This is just the tip of the iceberg with states reporting several thousand more cases that are awaiting to be confirmed.

"Almost everything will work again when you unplug it for a few minutes...including you." - @annelamott.bsky.social , writer 🔌 😄

Every war incurs a debt, one whose true cost can never be fully measured. Everyone who serves pays something. Birthdays and wedding anniversaries are missed. A child’s first steps pass unseen. Time is surrendered. Yet war is an unforgiving creditor. These are the soldiers who paid the full measure.

🚨 FDA RECALL: Midwest Poultry Services. L.P. Recalls Shell Eggs Due to Possible Salmonella Enteritidis Contamination

Jon Ossoff just now on Jen Psaki - "I think the culture of this administration is arrogance and deceit."

Our tent must expand and UNITE to include people you possibly don't like and don't agree with. All to defeat Trumpism. Atheists, Christians, Muslims, white, black, Dems, former Republicans, Independents, Libertarians, straight, gay, more liberal, less liberal, people who've never voted Democrat.

I've been giving Famcyclovir to my Elsa cat for two weeks with one week to go. I adopted her with active FHV, got it under control, but she recently developed bronchitis. The Famvir, along with antibiotics are working. Her breathing is finally clear. Giving a bitter tasting pill to a cat is fun. 😾

THIS! I'll add Encourage and lift each another.

this corrosion@roguesecunit.bsky.social · last yr.

Read books in between doomscrolling. Make stuff & then give it away. Watch shit that makes you laugh. Protect your neighbors. Do things that make evil people sad. Stay alive.

👋🏽 Bluesky community! I’m looking for ICE OUT whistles. I’m working with an amazing group of women in Passaic to make community safety kits and we’re in need of whistles. Reply or DM if you know someone ✨

Our team is coming to Chatham, NJ! Have questions, concerns, or need help with a federal agency? We are here to help! Join us for Mobile Office Hours alongside @repanalilia.bsky.social and the Borough of Chatham. 🗓️: Saturday, July 25, 2026 ⏰: 10am - 2pm 📍: Chatham Borough Farmers Market

#RainbowFire > Fallbrook, San Diego County, CA Temporary Evacuation Point > 1200 Old Highway 395 at Seventh Day Adventist Church. For more information www.AlertSd.org

MiBaWi@mibawi.bsky.social · 2w ago

#RainbowFire > Area of the 300 Block of Rainbow Crest Rd, Southeast of Rainbow in San Diego County, CA Evacuation Order - Zone SDC-0111 Evacuation Warning - Zone SDC-0110 Watch Duty App > app.watchduty.org/i/110300 Cam > ops.alertcalifornia.org/cam-console/...

More. And I continue to say I welcome even late converts, just like the Lord does. 🤣 The people of Ukraine have defended the West with their blood and sacrifice for four HARD years. (And they’ve honestly been fighting the Russians since Russia invaded in 2014.) #SupportUkraine. 👊❤️🙏

Stan R. Mitchell@stanrmitchell.com · 2w ago

What is happening?! Better late than never, I say.

Oh to return to the Halcyon Days of Watergate.

Kei's Sad Look in the Rain

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Let us look for opportunities to show God’s love to others~ prayers, kind words, help with a task, a gift from our ovens or our gardens. May this be pleasing in God’s sight. 🙏

We're having a big storm right now in the Pine Barrens of NJ. I'm so glad they took down the huge dead oak tree that was threatening my home. One large bough came down on my shed a couple of days ago but didn't do any damage.