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Be gentle with me, but don’t be gentle with me like I’m fragile. Be gentle with me like I’m worth something.

it can matter to you because it matters to, say, katherine (or orin or john or whomever else). it can matter to you because other things that matter are easier to engage with amidst joy than amidst misery. it can matter to you because nothing awaits you in the divine for resisting your own joy.

It's The End Of The Project For Awesome!! YOu HaVE To JoIN US!!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYLH...

As we see ANOTHER huge drop in the cost of curing tuberculosis, I am reminded that 1. drugs are not expensive because they're made of platinum or something, and 2. the fruits of activism are often harvested over many years. Thanks to all the folks who made this happen. www.stoptb.org/news/breakin...

QOTD via someone @trevorproject.bsky.social: “I'm going to wake up and keep trying to do good and so are you and nobody gets to vote on that”

At least there are trees. When I was younger, I thought trees were a big stupid waste of time except insofar as they provide us with oxygen. Now, when I am sad and on the edge of something worse than sad, I think, "At least there are trees."

Experts estimate USAID cuts are leading to 88 deaths PER HOUR. A UN office called these “the deepest funding cuts ever to hit the international humanitarian sector.” If funding isn't resumed, they estimate an additional 10 million cases & 2 million preventable deaths by 2030: tb.impactcounter.com

Remembering Dr. Alan Hart for Pride, trans man from the early 1900s. He revolutionized the detection of tuberculosis, saved thousands of lives, and died using his name, as the man he always was meant to be. We have always been here.

I, for one, am tired of [gestures broadly]. I have grown weary of [points in all directions simultaneously].

“My wish for you is that you continue. Continue to be who and how you are, to astonish a mean world with your acts of kindness. Continue to allow humor to lighten the burden of your tender heart.” -Maya Angelou Happy birthday, Maya Angelou.

I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.

Sen. Cory Booker's speech on the Senate floor went for 25 hours and 4 minutes. His final words: "Let's get in good trouble, my friend. Madam President, I yield the floor."

As a young person, I needed to see a grown up pushing back against everything. Thank you, Senator.

It’s voting day, Wisconsin. Voting guide: Crawford, Underly, No. Then go get Culver’s.

Today is Monday, March 31. Good morning ❤️ eat take your meds hydrate tell your people you love them let them love you back We are here. This is real. Let's build a home for each other and fight like hell.

I have been anxious for so long. It is like I am trying to break the world record for how long you can consecutively be anxious.

It's true: Tuberculosis is more than a disease. It's a form and expression of injustice. atmos.earth/for-john-gre...

By retracting foreign aid, President Trump could make the world’s deadliest infectious disease untreatable again, @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social writes.

I didn't need twitter. Twitter needed me. My attention is the product, and the places that monetize my attention need me more than I need them.

Under the U.S Constitution, the President is very explicitly not a king. The President's wishes and decrees do not magically become law.

Protect your peace.

“People will die, but we will never know, because even the programs to count the dead are cut.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/h...

Hearing from Community Partners International, which works from Myanmar to Bangladesh, that USAID cuts mean 14,000 people with HIV losing access to lifesaving meds and a total stop in all HIV and TB screening. So many people will die due to these chaotic, sudden, horrifically implemented cuts.

Action links in the thread!!

🧵 PIH condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the Trump Administration's mass termination of United States Government grants and contracts supporting essential health care delivery and humanitarian assistance around the world. Here’s what you need to know—and how you can take action 👇

This is a gut-wrenching, beautifully written essay. A doctor must watch helplessly as children die because USAID's freeze on aid has limited access to nutritional supplements. time.com/7258248/us-f...

Everything Is Tuberculosis: The first chapter. www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCbD...

I don’t process acronyms well. I’m a pretty literal person, so that’s part of it. Also, a lot of meaning gets lost when things are abbreviated. Prime example: DEI. Instead of saying “DEI”, we should say the entire phrase, Divisity, Equity and Inclusion. Doing that…clarifies things.

Wordcloud of all donation comments from this year's tiltify! #p4a2025 #p4a @hankgreen.bsky.social @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social @projectforawesome.bsky.social

P4A PASSED $3 MILLION!🥳

“I need to be in brave space with other scared people.” ~ Danielle Bainbridge #p4a2025

Biggest day 1 in the 18-year history of @projectforawesome.bsky.social. We've already raised $1,930,000 and we have 40 hours to go! projectforawesome.com/live

"What if we were to get through this? What if we were to end TB? What if we were to feed every child before they went to sleep? That ellipse, that pause that comes after the 'what if' gives us hope because you can write the end of the story" --Ettori Rosetti from Save the Children #P4A2025

P4A PASSED $1 MILLION!!🥳

Hopefully this judgement will be honored by the Trump administration and aid will begin to flow again. It's worth repeating: The President of the U.S. does not decide where or how our tax money is spent. That is Congress's job. That's why Trump keeps losing in court. apnews.com/article/usai...

My Super Bowl is next weekend😌

Yes AND call your reps/attorney generals and tell them it’s bad

🚨 With the U.S. pulling back from global health aid, the world faces a gaping hole in funding essential health care. Canada and other countries need to step up, as does the philanthropic sector. #AidForImpact #GlobalHealthJustice @partnersinhealth.bsky.social @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social

USAID needs our help!📢 Keep calling your members of congress, and if you live in one of the states below, also call your attorney general and ask them to include foreign aid in the suit filed by DOJ this morning. Details and call scripts here: tbfighter.link/contact-cong...

It is very easy to call your representatives’ offices. They have to log your calls and the call numbers are meaningful. You don’t even have to try to convince anyone; just call and tell them your concerns. They are there to represent you. Let them know what that means. www.usa.gov/elected-offi...

This is not normal, or natural, or inevitable. youtu.be/ZfBkw0j-QIs?...

Over 100 refugees who were scheduled to be resettled in Indiana have seen their flights canceled in the last two days. Refugees make our state stronger, and the bipartisan support for U.S. refugee resettlement has been a pillar of our nation for over a century.

You won't believe this. My team and I make this show called SciShow that works hard to be rigorous and accurate while also being appealing and entertaining. We reach a LOT of people every year with episodes about crabs and neutrinos and gender and cancer and vaccines. It's great, I love it.