Girl Detective

I suggest watching this series and/ or reading his book: youtu.be/9tocssf3w80?...

It’s simply unimaginable that CDC Director Dr. Erica Schwartz has just bowed to RFK Jr. and approved funding for an utterly unethical clinical trial that will withhold the birth dose of HepB vaccine in Guinea Bissau. It is to be conducted by researchers accused of academic misconduct.

October has arrived, gente! It is also Banned Book Week! To observe we will celebrate picture books that have been banned in our country. 3. IN THE NIGHT KITCHEN, 1970 Author & Illustrator: www.mauricesendak.com Banned: Tennessee- 2024 Texas - 2022 #booksky 📚💙 #picturebooks

“She asked the powers at NASA to let her add a safeguard to prevent that error in a real flight, and they laughed it off as too unlikely… When an astronaut did make that blooper during the Apollo 8 mission, it caused necessary navigational data to vanish, and they called Hamilton in to get it back.”

Kieran developed severe ME at 13 after glandular fever. He spent years bedbound, and unable to speak. Now 23, he’s working full-time. When asked how he improved, he said it was care from his family, advice from the ME community and possibly a bit of luck. #MECFS

“You’re fighting the illness, but then you’re fighting every health professional.” Hannah was struggling to digest food and losing weight, but healthcare professionals thought she had an eating disorder. 8 years later, this is still happening to people with severe #MECFS.

“The harm you have done is incalculable. It’s not me who has been spreading great harm around the world. It’s you, mate.” George Monbiot on being accused by Prof Michael Sharpe of “spreading” #LongCovid by writing about it and why he started writing about the #MECFS scandal.

My #MECFS Scandal explainer has just hit half a million views on YouTube. I remember worrying that 27 minutes was too long and nobody would watch it. I never expected it to get so many. Thank you to everyone who shared it! Here’s the trailer 👇

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Disabled people deserve healthcare, housing, food and support. They deserve accommodations. They don’t deserve to be treated as “less than” because they can’t work. No one’s worth should be tied to productivity. Only the top 1% benefits from a system that leaves “non productive” people behind.

"Don't they have enough?? All these little weeny billionaires do is suck up our resources and leave us with nothing." ICYMI - South Park calls out billionaires for data centers and resource extraction👇

🚨BREAKING: Voting rights groups are citing recent ICE activity near voting sites and new evidence of intimidation as they expand a lawsuit seeking to keep armed federal agents away from polling places during the midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

No AI for kids. Full stop.

me, an immigrant, watching people who said immigrants are corrupting america engage in actual corrupt behavior

The alarmists have yet to be wrong 😕🇺🇸

PEN reports that SPEAK by Laurie Halse Anderson was the second most banned book in the 2025-2026 school year. 📣 SPEAK UP for banned books during #BannedBooksWeek by sharing what books changed your life and pledge your support for the Freedom to Read here ➡️ vist.ly/5m532

Our dear dear friend Haley at @friendsofbear.bsky.social has a very sick, sweet geriatric kitty who is in the hospital dealing with some stuff. She posted on her IG that all she’d like for her birthday today is some donations for his care: linktr.ee/friendsofbear

New York Governor Kathy Hochul has declared a statewide disaster emergency due to the measles outbreak. This was avoidable.

Pete Hegseth gave a speech in front of a backdrop that almost perfectly matches Nazi imagery. Meanwhile, Trump calls opponents “vermin” who he will “root out,” and says the blood of our country is being poisoned. We are far past left vs right. Our choice is democracy or fascism.

Trigger Warning ‼️ Terrifying for this young mother and daughter. 🤯

Jack Smith at last night’s Power to the People concert, wearing a Springsteen/No Kings shirt.

🚨 OCTOBER 5 DEADLINE #BlueWaveIn30Days If you live in one of these states, Monday is the voter registration deadline: • Arizona • Arkansas • Florida • Georgia • Indiana • Kentucky • Louisiana • Mississippi • Montana • Ohio • Tennessee • Texas Check your registration. IWillVote.com

76 years ago today, Snoopy made his first appearance in ‘Peanuts.’

Keep up the fight! Demanding justice for the Minnesota 15 and all anti ICE protesters - drop the charges ICE OUT NOW Minneapolis, Minnesota

Neiman Marcus closed its downtown Dallas flagship on Wednesday. The store played a notable role in the history of desegregation in Dallas. Previously, Black shoppers across the US could enter department stores, but they weren't allowed to try on clothes without adhering to certain conditions. 🧵

The Trump administration has moved to cripple Title IX protections against sexual assault and harassment on the same day New York prosecutors reopened the investigation into heinous allegations of a fraternity gang rape at Cornell University. trib.al/KbxIxZV

CNN and CBS News are now under the control of the Ellison family. We need independent, pro-democracy media to grow. If you agree, please subscribe to Democracy Docket now. demdock.com/4w6emld

As someone who spends a time talking to formerly detained folks I think often about what it means to be able to recover from this man made horror. Good therapy is a necessary & often unattainable. Thanks to @prisonculture.bsky.social for amplifying. www.mightycause.com/story/Rebuil...

Americans are increasingly aware of the surveillance systems used by almost 80 percent of police departments to trace vehicles and drivers without a warrant—and they are pissed.

For the first time in more than a decade, Democrats have a shot at winning a trifecta and making real change. Voting rights. Fair maps. Union rights. All three are on the ballot this year.

BOMBSHELL: WaPo reports Trump's ads were funded with money meant for slain officers' funerals youtu.be/GwqOZ0eaoDI?...

McDonald's is now reportedly pressuring franchisees to use AI to price food. Its CEO raked in $20.6M last year, over 1,000x the median McDonald's worker pay of $19,020. And they remain one of the largest employers of Medicaid and SNAP recipients. I'm not lovin' it.

Each election year, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) takes extra steps to ensure ballots sent through the mail arrive at election offices on time. This year, it’s delaying those efforts. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 325-to-1 Trickle-down economics was always a sham. Nothing has ever trickled down.

Everyone involved in this process — including the Palantir employees — have to be investigated and probably go to jail.

With this monopolized media empire comes not just size but unprecedented power. The power to throw workers under the bus. The power to price-gouge because consumers have few alternatives. The power to decide which stories get told, but more importantly, which stories DON'T get told.

No bad trade deals. End dumb tariffs. Stop the wars. Invest here. Build things in Michigan. Watch our latest ad:

An arrangement of Delphiniums, also known as Candle Larkspur, featuring spires in shades of blue, purple, and pink. This is a close up of a floral display for Chelsea In Bloom 'Out Of This World', May 2025. 🌱🌸💮 📍Chelsea, London SW3

Mike Rogers wants to put a data center in your backyard because he's getting rich off of them.

AIPAC decided they were going to set a record on the amount of money they spent against me in the primary election. $70 million. Do you know what we could do with $70 million?

The NY Times has obtained more than 1,000 pages from Cornell’s Title IX investigation into the 2024 alleged gang rape of Jane Doe. Those documents include interviews of 6 of the 7 fraternity brothers. I bring you the latest on this investigation and what to expect next. youtu.be/xwA2mCsX_sM?...

Gang Rape & Sexual Assault : A Cornell Tradition since at least 1994 bsky.app/profile/draw...

Yes every woman has been harassed, many assaulted. But every woman has also experienced invisible loss from moments she avoided harassment. She felt a space becoming unsafe, so she left, while men stayed on. And in leaving, she lost: opportunities, experiences, learning, promotions, even simply fun.

Samuel Alito has recused himself from a Supreme Court climate case, after ethics watchdogs uncovered his fossil fuel stockholdings. Instead of relying on the justices to occasionally do the right thing, we need Congress to enact real SCOTUS reform.

Salah must be immediately released and returned to his community in Wisconsin! The immigration system and courts are being weaponized to persecute and target those who dare to dissent.

🚨MUST-WATCH: "Health care has just become another industry for the minting of money... The system is deeply broken." Dr. @abdulelsayed.bsky.social tells @ezraklein why he supports MEDICARE FOR ALL, and how to get it done. Full: www.instagram.com/reel/Dd64m6e...

My grandparents survived the terrible abuse of the Federal Indian Boarding School Era. That trauma wasn't isolated to the past—it was carried down through my family all the way to me. And there are so many families like my own across Indian Country.