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Stella Zine

@stellazine.bsky.social

HarmRedux/Proheaux organizer: National Survivors Union. frm board member: Georgia Harm Reduction Coalition. riot grrrl collection: UGA Hargrett Library. Photos in various publications. Feminist DJ. Singer/guitarist: Pagan Holiday

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Gwynne Hogan@gwynnefitz.bsky.social · 2d ago

A 39-year-old El Salvadoran man, who was being held at Delaney Hall, has died, the man's family says. He's the father of a 12-year-old US citizen daughter and has lived in the country for nearly 20 years. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/08/03/s...

El Salvadoran Man Held by ICE at Delaney Hall Dies, Family Says

The detainee had an extensive medical history, including epilepsy, according to a lawsuit. He had complained about his face and hand going numb just before his death, his mother said.

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Gregg Gonsalves@gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 5d ago

These hearing were meant to entrap Dr. Fauci so that Rand Paul could accuse him of perjury. That was what was happening in that room. Rand Paul makes HUAC's Senator Joseph McCarthy look like Mother Teresa. Paul is a nasty piece of work. He's targeting Fauci because he dared call him out.

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Natacha@natacha.bsky.social · 4w ago

This is amazing; 40 women’s organizations standing in support of trans people’s human rights against this government’s targeting of trans people against the EHRC transphobic code. Trans people and cis women’s rights are not in opposition.

Women’s organisations speak up against the EHRC's Code - LIVE

I’m Women’s organisations speak up against the EHRC's updated Code of Practice   We are a collection of women's organisations, networks and community groups that work with and support women across th...

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Andrew Wehrman@profwehrman.bsky.social · last mo.

Today is the 250th anniversary of Boston’s mass inoculation against smallpox on July 3, 1776. The city was effectively closed to commerce from July through September 1776. The mass immunization effort was cheered as evidence of true independence. Here's how I described it in my book:

While John Adams and fifty-five men in Philadelphia debated a resolution on independence and the final wording of the Declaration of Independence, the people of Boston declared their own independence from smallpox. The measures taken in both cities provided hope that America would not only be a republic free of a king but also a country free from disease. On July 3, 1776, a day after independence was declared in Philadelphia, the Massachusetts General Court voted to allow inoculation. Despite the dangers of infection, the people of Boston and the surrounding areas cheered the news. Ezekiel Price, a court official and insurance broker, declared “Liberty is given for to inoculate for the small-pox; many begin upon it this afternoon.” Hannah Winthrop described the scene: “Boston has given up its Fears of an invasion & is busily employd in Communicating the Infection. Straw Beds & Cribs are daily Carted into the Town.” She wrote that “Men Women & children eagerly crowding to inoculate is I think as modish as running away from the Troops of a barbarous George was the last year.” Dr. James Warren wrote to John Adams that the “rage for inoculation” had “whirled me into its vortex.…” Warren and his wife Mercy Otis joined Abigail Adams and her four children who had been invited to be inoculated at Abigail’s uncle’s house in Boston along with Abigail’s sisters Elizabeth Cranch and Mary Shaw and their families. Even though Boston was teeming with the sick, the prospect that the city could conquer smallpox made it "a scene delightful indeed." Cotton Tufts was satisfied that he could now "take my leave of Earth, satisfied that the Day of American Redemption was at Hand."
National Harm Reduction Coalition@harmreduction.org · last mo.

🧵 #HarmReduction saves lives, & no one is disposable. The U.S. has not made a meaningful investment in harm reduction programs & services, & is now moving backward in collectively funding these life-saving services. The harm reduction movement needs more support to... bit.ly/MNBeyondHarmReduction

Harm reduction saves lives. That might not be good enough.

In Duluth, Harm Reduction Sisters provides life-saving equipment for people in crisis. But its future is uncertain.

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Evan Greer@evangreer.bsky.social · last mo.

To be fair, Madison Square Garden's owner James Dolan is right to be a little worried about me and @fightforthefuture.org. We did help organize hundreds of prominent artists including Rage Against the Machine, Boots Riley, Bikini Kill, and more to boycott venues that use facial recognition.

Tom Morello, Zack de la Rocha, and Boots Riley Boycotting Venues That Use Face-Scanning Technology

Rage Against the Machine founders Tom Morello and Zack de la Rocha are among more than 100 artists boycotting venues using face-scanning technology.

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Evan Greer@evangreer.bsky.social · last mo.

And we did run a separate pressure campaign that got more than 40 of the world's largest music festivals to back away from using facial recognition at their events, which anecdotally put one facial recognition "ticketing" vendor out of business. Tom and I wrote about that here:

Opinion: We Stopped Facial Recognition From Invading Music Festivals. Now Let's Stop It Everywhere Else.

The surveillance dystopia of our nightmares is not inevitable — and the way we kept it out of concerts and festivals is a lesson for the future.

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National Harm Reduction Coalition@harmreduction.org · last mo.

🧵The #HarmReduction movement in the U.S. was started by LGBTQIA+ communities that stepped in when the government left people dying of #AIDS behind. We are seeing abandonment of programs & services today, & know all too well what happens when #PublicHealth &... bit.ly/PerilousMomentHIVResponse

A ‘Perilous Moment’ for the Response to HIV, Warns UNAIDS

Global development assistance from multiple countries fell by 23% in 2025—the sharpest drop on record—and HIV programs have been hit hard.

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National Harm Reduction Coalition@harmreduction.org · 2mo ago

🧵Declines in #Overdose deaths are results of improved #PublicHealth measures & investing in communities, not deadly & violent so-called " #WarOnDrugs" tactics. "None of the most plausible explanations for the decline in overdose deaths involves intensifying bit.ly/ODsDeclineThanksToHealthMeasures

Why Overdose Deaths Are Falling—and It Isn’t Because of the Drug War

Washington will almost certainly try to claim credit for the decline in overdose deaths. But the evidence suggests multiple factors are at play, none of which involve enforcing drug prohibition.

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Aren Aizura@incommensurati.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Emi cofounded Aileen’s Space, a peer-led org for women who work on the Pacific Highway. It’s heartbreaking that this GFM is to support Aileen’s while Emi took a break for treatment. If you care about sex workers, trans people, unhoused ppl, please donate and share. www.gofundme.com/f/support-ai...

Donate to Keep Aileen’s Open While Co-Founder Emi Fights Cancer, organized by Madison Zack-Wu

Please help movement icon and community leader, Emi, by keeping … Madison Zack-Wu needs your support for Keep Aileen’s Open While Co-Founder Emi Fights Cancer

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Aren Aizura@incommensurati.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Aside from her many contributions to trans theory — the Trans Feminist Manifesto and “Whose Feminism Is It Anyway?” are central texts that I still teach — Emi had a wicked sense of humor and made the best buttons, which she would hand out to everyone and anyone. Read her work on eminism.org

Alt CDC (they/them)@altcdc.altgov.info · 2mo ago

🚨 GEORGIA!!!🚨 Every election matters in the fight against this anti-science anti-public health administration. Georgia run off elections are happening now. Get out and vote. 🗳️ Early voting: June 6-12 🗳️Election day: June 16 www.decaturish.com/voter_guide/...

Primary runoff Election Day set for Tuesday, June 16

Election Day is June 16. Locally, there are runoffs for the DeKalb County Commission District 3 and the School Board District 4. Several state legislative races are in runoffs as well, including House District 94 and Senate District 10.

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ProPublica@propublica.org · 2mo ago

NEW: She Faced a Life-Threatening Miscarriage. Under Arkansas’ Abortion Ban, Even Calls to the Governor’s Office Didn’t Help. Emily Waldorf’s case shows how abortion bans have left hospital lawyers, not doctors, deciding who gets care — and how lawmakers and regulators have failed to change that.

She Faced a Life-Threatening Miscarriage. Under Arkansas’ Abortion Ban, Even Calls to the Governor’s Office Didn’t Help.

Her case shows how abortion bans have left hospital lawyers, not doctors, deciding who gets care — and how lawmakers and regulators have failed to change that.

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