🧵The US no longer meets criteria for measles elimination. Utah's outbreak has lasted for more than a yr. And cases this yr are at a 35-yr high. I talked w/pediatricians treating measles & talking w/parents who don't vaccinate. My latest @wired.com @kffhealthnews.org www.wired.com/story/the-ch...

‘The Child Is Terrified’: Measles Doctors Speak Out

Hear from six pediatricians in measles hot spot Utah, as the US faces infection levels not seen in over three decades and prepares to lose its status as a country that eliminated the dangerous disease...

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I am not telling you to be less shocked or angry. Quite the reverse.

Some deaths are more obviously executions than others, but we are talking about human disposal systems. Some people are murdered at the intake points by the folks tasked with shoving them into the system. That visibility sometimes has a social impact. Usually not.

Glad to see the Gov't of Canada recommending well-fitting respirator style masks today due to the wildfire smoke - but these should be available free for everyone 😷

Today I saw a senior walking by with a surgical on in the haze and I wish public health informed people better about what masks actually filter particulates properly. Link doesn’t work for me but yes gov provided free masks (I hope they’re respirators) should be available always with clear info!

Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani@mayor.nyc.gov · 3w ago

Avoid unnecessary outdoor activities, head to a cool space indoors with AC if possible, and follow City guidance: on.nyc.gov/firesmoke Free masks are available at locations citywide: on.nyc.gov/freemask

Island Health has issued a warning that there was a measles exposure at a Nanaimo mall and golf course on July 12. https://cheknews.ca/measles-exposure-reported-at-nanaimo-mall-golf-course-1337720/

Measles exposure reported at Nanaimo mall, golf course

Island Health has issued a warning that there was a measles exposure at a Nanaimo mall and golf course on July 12.

cheknews.ca

Someone once said to me “daniella you’re always fighting something can’t you give it a rest” and no because all these things are about the same thing: demanding life in a system that wants certain people dead.

*turn off autoplay on your videos right now*

Sami Schalk@drsamischalk.bsky.social · 2w ago

Police murdered a Black man in the street in Madison WI today. Shot point blank in the head while on the ground, tased, and surrounded by four cops. It looks like an execution. Multiple videos circulating online. Things are about to get very bad here.

Police murdered a Black man in the street in Madison WI today. Shot point blank in the head while on the ground, tased, and surrounded by four cops. It looks like an execution. Multiple videos circulating online. Things are about to get very bad here.

Agamemnon’s helmet in 70mm

If I had more confidence in our public health infrastructure, my evaluation might be different. (i.e. if I was more confident in the work that has narrowed FDA's focus to shredded lettuce.) But in 2026, HHS isn't just battered and bruised — it has fallen.

I wondered if something like this existed, and… it does.

Lucy Parsons Labs@lucyparsonslabs.com · 2w ago

Want to see a public collection of all the times cops have been busted abusing Flock systems to stalk exes, spy on protests, or deport migrants? You can check it out here 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽 HT @deflock library.kansas.watch

Re: Taylor Farms take-back, all the confusion will make people trust public health institutions even less (the point). Who knows if it’s a PR lie bc “explosive diarrhea” is death to business. But when politicians invited the vampires in by choosing “back to normal” this was a foreseen problem.

These are great for dealing with wildfire smoke AND airborne infectious diseases While you advocate clean air because you don't want to breathe smoke remember thay disabled people and our accomplices have been BEGGING for this and micro/macro resistance has left us UNPREPARED

🍁Mel🇨🇦@melhathnofury.bsky.social · 3w ago

Here’s instructions on building your own Corsi-Rosenthal box.

A cop in Wisconsin used Flock to search his ex’s license plate information 200 times. Months later, the officer assigned to investigate him was criminally charged for doing the same thing. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Police keep losing their jobs for using Flock cameras to stalk people

Advocates say it's too easy to abuse automated license plate reader technology.

motherjones.com

The surgical mask shown in this article will do almost nothing to reduce particulate inhalation because it's just a splash guard. Wear a well-fitted respirator N95 or better

What you need to breathe easier when the air is full of smoke | CNN

Millions of Americans and Canadians are breathing bad air right now due to wildfire smoke. Here’s what you need to know masks, ventilation and staying healthy.

cnn.com

Our friends at @haymarketbooks.org are holding an online discussion on the struggle to dismantle the immigrant detention system. With @silkys13.bsky.social, @jwashing.bsky.social, @harshawalia.bsky.social, & @danieldenvir.bsky.social! Register for link to the livestreamed video the day of the event:

How to Close a Camp: Dispatches from the Fight Against Immigrant Detention

Join John Washington, Silky Shah, Harsha Walia, and Daniel Denvir as they discuss the struggle to dismantle the immigrant detention system.

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“What unfolded in the hours that followed was a brutal manifestation of a harsh and oft-repeated truth: Indigenous people on the land bear the brunt of climate change.” www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

Opinion: Why did members of a northwest Ontario First Nation have to be ‘their own heroes’ amid wildfire?

In the face of ‘pure devastation,’ Northern Ontario reserves were largely left to fend for themselves, with the provincial and federal governments failing to even respond to calls

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“The striking workers included epidemiologists, case investigators, drivers and gravediggers. “We don’t know how it is possible to not have been paid for two months,” Bahati Claude, a health worker at the centre, told The Associated Press.” www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/...

Staff at DR Congo Ebola centre strike as virus continues spreading

Walkout over late payments comes as public health officials confirm that the virus has reached two more provinces.

aljazeera.com

i’ve seen Black maGes die while crowdfunding, then people meet their goals after they’re dead and lament not helping sooner. do not let this happen to Britt. Britt will die if forced to be outside‼️ PAY ATTENTION!

accepting reparations 🥳@liminalclown-e.bsky.social · 3w ago

Ty sweet soul for sending 💕💕 *yaaay stalling…* •$1225 still needed in 19 hours •perpetually ignored critical basic needs •hunger strike still active 🪧 Linktr.ee/hiitsbritt #mutualaid #bipocmutualaid #disabilitycrowdfund #mutualaidrequest #mutualaidvoid #homelesssky #extremeheat #TIMESENSITIVE

Abood has autism, an intellectual disability and severe epileptic seizures. Without his medicine, he suffers immensely. Treatments in Gaza are too expensive & his family can't afford it. Any small donation can save his health. Please don't leave him in pain. chuffed.org/project/1844...

UN commission denounces ongoing 'genocide' in Gaza: 'By targeting children, Israel is attacking the very capacity of the Palestinian people to exist'

UN commission denounces ongoing 'genocide' in Gaza: 'By targeting children, Israel is attacking the very capacity of the Palestinian people to exist'

In a report published Tuesday, an international commission of inquiry, mandated by the United Nations Human Rights Council, identified Israeli security force units that it accused of being responsible for the deaths of Palestinian children. Israel condemned the report as 'defamatory.'

lemonde.fr

FASCINATING (😏) that the media seems more invested in mentioning Taco Bell by name…instead of Taylor Farms, a repeat offender who choices have already killed/harmed so many. How many more will suffer because folks love judging/ignoring lower-income people?

“Black women are particularly affected: in a 16 month period between 2024 and 2025, over twice the proportion of Black women received a maximum-security designation from SAFER, compared to white women.”

The Breach@breachmedia.ca · 3w ago

Ontario jails are using an AI tool that claims to predict prisoners’ behaviour. And it’s disproportionately placing Black prisoners in maximum security. An investigation by @desmondcole.bsky.social reveals the province knew the tool would discriminate against Black people—and used it anyway.

For anyone asking how to help: Donate to True North Aid to assist Remote Indigenous Wildfire Evacuees - truenorthaid.ca/donate/ & Namaygoosisagagun First Nation Response: Donations an7gc.ca/donate/

Donate - True North Aid | Canadian Charity Supporting Indigenous Communities

Donate to True North Aid's general fund and support Indigenous-led and community initiatves in remote communities.

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I want people to understand the full impact of the devastation that First Nations in Canada are facing. It's NOT just that people and wildlife are losing their homes...it's the history that is being lost for generations to come.

Kids have nothing to do with deciding public health policy but bear the immense costs of adults’ bad decisions. Been deep in interviews for ILL-CONSIDERED, a series about kids and public health in collab with Good Egg Audio. (And while we’re working, you can catch up w/ S1 of Public Health is Dead)

“What are the long-term consequences when a government deliberately weakens the institutions responsible for understanding emerging risks at precisely the moment those risks are beginning to accelerate?”

Heather@radicallabgeek.bsky.social · 3w ago

For decades #Canadian scientists warned about worsening #wildfires, Arctic thaw, floods, and emerging public health risks. Harper government's war on #science and evidence-based governance left #Canada less prepared for our future. #cdnpoli #Climate #environment open.substack.com/pub/thecohes...

For decades #Canadian scientists warned about worsening #wildfires, Arctic thaw, floods, and emerging public health risks. Harper government's war on #science and evidence-based governance left #Canada less prepared for our future. #cdnpoli #Climate #environment open.substack.com/pub/thecohes...

The Legacy of Harper's War on Science and Canada's Climate Reckoning

Harper's government did not simply "muzzle scientists." It systematically weakened Canada's environmental knowledge system through multiple regulatory and scientific mechanisms.

open.substack.com