FabulaRasa

FabulaRasa

@fabularasa.bsky.social

Fellow and Fan of the American Academy of Pediatrics, UBI endorser, Seattleite, antifascist, dog & cat lover, cyclist, gardener, reader, public transit fan

462 followers399 following547 posts

FabulaRasa reposted

I know there are lot of people who think voting does nothing to stop fascism, but I do notice that one group who seems to think voting does something to stop fascism are the fascists, who are trying to prevent it as much as possible.

FabulaRasa reposted

“A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it would replace, according to a new preprint study led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health.” ysph.yale.edu/news-article...

ysph.yale.eduUniversal Health Coverage Could Save $1 Trillion and 114,000 Lives Every Year, Yale Study ProjectsA single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it

FabulaRasa reposted

Replying to @medsky.network

You can submit reports of medical misinfo by selecting the "..." on posts and selecting "Report Post". We review reports identified as "misleading." Accounts that have multiple reports of vaccine misinformation are added to our moderation list, which you can subscribe to below.

We have to start somewhere, and this is an excellent idea! Here’s a well-reasoned approach to begin taxing wealth which should not make wealthy individuals feel their wealth is threatened in any way. Because it is not. But we have to start somewhere.

Scott Santens@scottsantens.com

If someone is wealthy, their wealth grows annually at a rate of around 7%-11%. That means any wealth tax under that doesn't reduce the wealth of the rich. It simply slows the rate of growth of their wealth. Wealth inequality is absolutely out of hand. We need to tax it. Let's start at 1%-3% annually

FabulaRasa reposted

I worked for New York’s largest medical center at the start of the pandemic. There were morgue trucks on the streets. They set up emergency medical tents in Central Park. Healthcare worker colleagues died. It is horrific that RFK Jr is on national TV lying that ICUs were empty.

Film you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli.

molly tanzer (I guess!!)@mollytanzer.bsky.social

Film you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli.

FabulaRasa reposted

Another gentle reminder :-)} “Speak to your children as if they are the the wisest, kindest, most beautiful and magical humans on earth, for what they believe is what they will become.” ~Brooke Hampton

FabulaRasa reposted

Trump just called Infantino and said the U.S. got cheated on the score. Trump said, "I just need you to find 4 more goals, 1 more than they have."

FabulaRasa reposted

Replying to @laurajedeed.bsky.social

The most important thing you need to know is that, by my watch, the fireworks began after midnight There were no fireworks in Washington DC for our 250th Independence Day

German citizens blocking the AfD [neo Nazi party] conference were grabbed by the face and put in apparent pain-stress holds, for no given reason. Militarized Fascist police officers terrorizing and harming nonviolent protesters, a shared bit of culture between literal Nazis and MAGA Republicans.

taz@taz.de

Ohne jeden ersichtlichen Anlass trampelt eine Polizeieinheit mitten durch die Blockade. Geräumt wird nicht. Stattdessen greifen die Polizisten nach Gesichtern, wenden augenscheinlich Schmerzgriffe an.

Haven’t seen this in the US press: ‘The AfD [neo-Nazi] party conference is taking place almost exactly 100 years after the NSDAP’s 2nd national party congress, held in nearby Weimar on July 3 & 4, 1926. The Weimar congress was a turning point that rallied the fragmented NSDAP behind Adolf Hitler.’

u.s.pressu.s.press
taz@taz.de

Der Parteitag der AfD findet fast genau 100 Jahre nach dem 2. Reichsparteitag der NSDAP im nahegelegenen Weimar am 3. und 4. Juli 1926 statt. Der Reichsparteitag in Weimar gilt als entscheidender Wendepunkt, der dem Ziel diente, die fragmentierte NSDAP auf Adolf Hitler einzuschwören.

FabulaRasa reposted

THIS IS WHAT IS CALLED FOR UNDER FASCISM — BRAVERY Before the attacks & the hot takes start, a few facts: Major Jason Watson is a graduate of the US Air Force Academy, a career logistics officer, a NATO officer, and a decorated veteran who volunteered for a 365-day tour in Afghanistan… 🧵

Does he now

Kate Riga@kateriga.bsky.social

Kavanaugh says that Constitution is an "enduring document" and that new exceptions to birthright citizenship can be added for "modern situations that were unknown or unanticipated by the Constitution’s Framers"

FabulaRasa reposted

after reading this while listening to the 1997 disney soundtrack, i’m cursed with the knowledge that “mamdani” is an easy swap for “hercules” in “zero to hero”

The City Reporter@thecityreporter.nyc

BREAKING: The Rent Guidelines Board on Thursday approved 0% rent increases for about 1 million rent-stabilized apartments, delivering on one of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s signature campaign promises. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/06/25/r...

Exciting to see, especially in this political climate! Bravo Senator 👏🏽🎉🏡

Elizabeth Warren@warren.senate.gov

I don’t say this often these days, but Congress actually passed something good. My bipartisan housing bill to build more housing, lower costs, and stop private equity's housing grab is becoming law.

Wow, this thread 💣

Peter Sagal@petersagal.bsky.social

🧵: Out of all the deaths of people I did not know personally, none affected me more than the suicide of the writer David Foster Wallace in 2008. I remember vividly (as one does with Major Life Changing Events) picking up a copy of Harper's in 1996 in a NYPL branch and reading "Shipping Out."

FabulaRasa reposted

The only reason for the National Guard to be in DC and occupy it is to establish and normalize the threat of federal violence against city residents. This is primarily a quiet show of force for now, but it's an insidious one.

Ian@ianlivingston.bsky.social

Just a normal morning in our police state

FabulaRasa reposted

is it because all the republicans left

FactPost@factpostnews.bsky.social

New York City just had its safest first 5 months of a year in recorded history. Murders plunged 21%, and major crime overall is down 11%.

Dream job

Jessica Christian@jachristian.bsky.social

Spent a morning scrambling with Karley Webb while she foraged for wild herbs and flowers. Almost daily, she’s traversing overgrown land to provide Michelin-starred restaurants with the garnishes that adorn San Francisco’s most luxurious dishes. More on @sfchronicle.com with @taraduggan.bsky.social 🌿

FabulaRasa reposted

Replying to @anatosaurus.bsky.social

Support for immigrants, trans people, people needing abortions, Black folks, disabled folks, everyone who has been shamed and blamed. We either stick together or get destroyed apart. Plus real recognition that behind it all are billionaires - we leave them in place and this all comes back again.

FabulaRasa reposted

periodic reminder that bill de blasio basically stopped fighting with the nypd after they kidnapped his daughter and publicly threatened her you tell them no and they tell you they're the ones with the guns

Joshua Erlich@joshuaerlich.bsky.social

this is true for mayors too. between wildcat strikes, manipulating data, and maybe kidnapping your kid, the cops have all the leverage.

FabulaRasa reposted

Replying to @nuclearanthro.bsky.social

We recently had to leave him alone for a day and he apparently learned how to appear cranky

FabulaRasa reposted

Replying to @mekka.mekka-tech.com

What I really don't understand is "Hey Black people! In order to implement my platform of 'close Delaney, keep Rikers' imma need 95% of you to vote for me!🤡" And "It's urgent that we save immigrants now! No time to waste! But for you? Let's wait a few more years! Your suffering is not so urgent!🤡"

Excellent reporting on (lack of) privacy in healthcare records, which also imagines possibilities for addressing the problem

FabulaRasa reposted

FabulaRasa reposted

She escaped because GW was going gift her to his spoiled brat step-granddaughter for her wedding.

Melissa Gira Grant@melissagiragrant.com

“On May 23, 1796, a newspaper ad was placed seeking the return of Ona ‘Oney’ Judge, an enslaved Black woman who had ‘absconded from the household of the President of the United States,” George Washington.”