Michael Helquist
@mhelquistwriter.bsky.social
Activist, historian, author, "Marie Equi: Radical Politics & Outlaw Passions," Stonewall Honor Book for bio of 1900s lesbian doctor & activist., worked for CDC WHO, served as director of AIDSCOM. #women'shistory, #LGBTQ, #AIDS #gayhistory #memoir #USAID
Heads up on PassKeys. This report from the NY Times seems authoritative and it's clear about the mess with passwords and second step .....take a look. www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/r...
Passkeys Are the New Passwords. You Should Start Using Them Now.
Passkeys are supposed to replace passwords. Here’s why that matters — and why we recommend them.
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Our experts found that… 📍 There is substantial state-by-state variation in the U.S. health care system's capacity to detect, diagnose, and treat early-stage Alzheimer's disease. 📍 Average patient wait times can be 3x longer in rural areas than in urban areas.
This is what happens when billionaires can buy members of Congress & judges... ⛽️ Shell profits soared 24%, to $6.92 billion, in the first 3 months of 2026 ⛽️ BP doubled its profit in the first quarter, to $3.2 billion ⛽️ TotalEnergies, reported quarterly net income of $5.4 billion 🎁 @nytimes.com
Shell Reports Nearly $7 Billion Profit Amid ‘Unprecedented Disruption’
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Do speed cameras on city streets work? Do drivers stop speeding. It works in San Francisco with 80% drop in speeding. Pedestrians, bicyclists, and other drivers need this kind of pro-active response. How's your city doing?
February is LGBT+ History month. We wanted to mark this by highlighting an LGBT+ story. ‘Our Dementia Diary - Irene, Alzheimer’s and Me ' by Rachael Dixey tells the love story of Rachael & her partner Irene as Irene battled with early-on-set Alzheimer’s. www.dementiapathfinders.org/product-page...
'Our dementia diary - Irene, Alzheimer’s and Me ' by Rachael Dixey | Dementia Pathfinders
“You are lost and I have lost you” Our Dementia Diary tells the love story of Rachael Dixey and her partner Irene as Irene battled with early-on-set Alzheimer’s. Irene was in her early fifties when sh...
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We're in court today challenging the Trump administration's censorship of medical research that mentions the LGBTQ community. The government can't censor science that it doesn't like.
"We need medications for our lungs, hearts, stomachs, immune systems, and brains damaged by Covid." The activists rejected the refusal of the scientific establishment to pursue research on Long Covid.
"We want biomarkers, not yoga!" "We want real care, not cognitive behavioral therapy or meditation," shouted two French advocates for Long Covid relief during a conference in Paris. "We need medications for our lungs, hearts, stomachs, immune systems, and brains damaged by Covid."
Dr. Marie Equi, an early woman physician and a radical for economic and social justice, was derided by an Oregon newspaper in 1913 for being "Dangerously Insane." Her ready response: “It was beyond the imagination of these people, who repeatedly attacked me, that a professional woman
Who wants to keep their brain working well? 10 everyday ays to do so. Not an advertisement, from NYTimes. something I'm tracking in my year of better brain health. #health #brain #cognitive www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/w...
10 Small Things Neurologists Wish You’d Do for Your Brain
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“It’s an insult to our service members that Pete Hegseth and Kristi Noem are using the defense budget as a slush fund for political stunts,” @warren.senate.gov, D-Mass., one of the lawmakers who prepared the report, told The Intercept.
Trump Administration Diverted $2 Billion in Pentagon Funds to Target Immigrants, Lawmakers Say
The Trump administration is funding its anti-immigrant campaign with money set aside for defense, Democratic lawmakers wrote.
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Is it still an "AIDS book" if HIV/AIDS isn't the primary theme? As World AIDS Day approaches December 1st, writers present new books where AIDS is a theme but not the primary one. Theodore Kerr reveals why this is good for us #lifewriting #HIV #AIDS #memoir #LGBTQ www.thebody.com/hiv/literatu...
Wish I were going to be in LA for this> congrats to all the authors. #booksky #authors
Aaron H. Aceves@aaronhaceves.bsky.social · 9mo agoLA peeps! This Saturday!
Hello Portland! Not so "war ravaged" after all, according to a federal judge with her permanent ruling against Federal ICE agents in Oregon's major city. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
Judge Permanently Blocks National Guard Deployments to Portland for ICE Protests
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Notice: "Due to the Democrat-led shutdown, updates to information on this website may be limited or delayed. Mission-critical activities of CMS will continue as the Trump Administration works to reopen the government for the American people." Federal website for Medicare/Medicaid Services.
"We are here to be the change that we have always wanted to see," Harold Phillips, MRP, CEO of National Minority AIDS Council. From The Body (Oct 27, 2025) by Ace Robinson, MPH, MHL. New leadership for AIDS organizations holds promise for today's battles for equity. www.thebody.com/hiv/hiv-new-...
This Moment Calls for a New Brand of Heroes in HIV—And They’ve Arrived
We’re watching a tide of rapidly diversifying HIV leadership. And it’s coming at a time when the stakes have never been higher—and the political situation may have never been more challenging—for the ...
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"This spring, as Brown University was under intense pressure from the Trump administration, it shuttered Choices, the university’s 30-year-old high school social studies curriculum, overseen by its history department." New York Times, October 26, 2025 A 30 yr old curriculum no longer acceptable.
"In a September poll, more than half of the teachers who responded said that political pressure had caused them to modify their curriculums or classroom discussions, a sharp increase from March." NYTimes, 10/26/25 Massive erasure underway in the United States, to our shame.
South Carolina, take a bow, if you must. This summer the state took the lead among all states for the most book ban operations. The surge in book censorship isn't really about protecting children.
Secular Humanists of the Lowcountry@chshumanists.bsky.social · 10mo agoSouth Carolina leads the nation in book bans. Here's what we can (and must) do about it. open.substack.com/pub/separati...
a GLBTQ History Month hero, perserving our history, countering erasure attempts on our lives.
brittanie shey@brittanieshey.bsky.social · 3y agoit's here! october is LGBT history month. to celebrate, i talked to jd doyle, the amatuer historian whose massive website chronicles houston queer history (20,000 pages worth!!!) www.chron.com/cultur...
A selection of life-altering books beloved or enjoyed by The Emperor of Solitude across the decades of a long life and in the many incarnations of the #LateImperialLibrary. 🫅🏾📚🤓📖📝🗝🚪🌳🌍 📚💙 📚🖋 873 August is #WomensMonth in South Africa to commemorate the Women's March of #9August1956
How they do spin the story once it blows up in their faces. Benjamin Carr, your misspeaking and dodging speak for themselves. Too much blowback for you, it seems, after firing Jimmy Kimmel. Seems the public is more effective in protest than you anticipated. #freespeech #JimmyKimmel #Disney #ABC
"...the time is now, and the stakes could not be higher at this moment due to the potential deletion of global HIV funding: “It’s really important to see, in the next two years, that we don’t slip back too far,” she said, “because that would be a wasted 40 years of work.” Some hope for AIDS/PEPFAR.
Why do you think we need horror writers in the books not bans movement?
Becky Spratford@raforall.bsky.social · last yr.Here is the text of my keynote from the Bram Stoker Awards ceremony. It was a rant masquerading as a keynote. And in pure Becky fashion it is also a call to action. Why We Need Horror Authors in the Fight For the Freedom to Read: raforall.blogspot.com/2025/06/why-...
Give it up for Oregon, my home state, trying to protect Oregonians from the insidiouis effect of book bans. #oregon #bookbans #libraries #freedomtoread #booksnotbans
States Newsroom@statesnewsroom.com · last yr.Oregon lawmakers are taking steps to protect access to library materials written by diverse authors or that include themes of race, gender or sexual orientation. via @oregoncapitalchronicle.com www.newsfromthestates.com/article/ban-...
AI is a significant disruptor for authors and the publishing industry as a whole. Author Thad McIlroy will join us to discuss his book THE AI REVOLUTION IN BOOK PUBLISHING and the ever-evolving trends surrounding AI. Register FREE: authorsguild.org/event/the-ai...
The AI Revolution in Book Publishing - The Authors Guild
Aside from the ongoing concerns about the impact of AI on authors and the writing profession, the technology is undeniably a major disruptor across the publishing industry itself. Author Thad McIlroy,...
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None of the news from the Senate hearing re: RFK jr. is encouraging. The damage is being done, has been done. #CDC #RFKjr #vaccines #covid www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/o...
Opinion | A Small but Telling Moment in Kennedy’s Hearing
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