‘You wont ever know the worst that happened to Nicole Brown Simpson in her marriage, because she is dead and cannot tell you. And if she were alive, remember, you wouldn't believe her. ' — Andrea Dworkin in memory of Nicola Brown Simpson.

Great to see rural health getting attention! Disparities affecting these communities are staggering - the problem is complex and the solutions will be also. (Side note - as an ETSU alum, love to see this work happening there.)

How do you spell hope?

Places on Earth that don't look real - thread 🧵 1. Namibia, where the desert meets the ocean

✨Happy STI Awareness Week! This week is important as congenital syphilis rates soar across the country & how DoxyPEP can curb STIs among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men and trans women. Join AVAC and American Sexual Health Association for our syphilis & DoxyPEP webinars

Excited to congratulate STD on 50 years!!! Find the special issue here: tinyurl.com/STD50th

Broken ❤️ to see the destruction of my favorite places on Earth.The mtns of E. TN and W. NC are where I spent my late teens and early 20s.These communities provided this Army brat with a place to call home and fostered my love of the outdoors.I can’t describe my grief and concern

Holy shit, this “American girl” ad from The Seneca Project is amazing!!! Hard to see the letters I’m typing through the tears streaming down my face though.

The CDC's page for HIV data has vanished. Who benefits from this? In what universe does this help the country? cdc.gov/hiv-data/index…

Hi, friends in sexual health! ASTDA has made CDC and HHS publications and data available. Included is the 2023 STI surveillance data, many years of surveillance reports, Guidelines on STIs and doxy-PEP. Will update as we get more materials. American Sexually Transmitted Diseases Association

Elon Musk It’s called judicial review, and it’s been around since the Supreme Court decided Marbury v. Madison in 1803. If one didn’t mind when justices (who are themselves judges) on the “Supreme Court struck down Biden’s vaccination decree,” then they have no room to argue against the

Judges' robes are starting to look an awful lot like superhero capes. The judicial branch may save us yet.

Exemptions increased in 36 states and DC, with 17 states reporting exemptions exceeding 5%. [that means risk for outbreaks like measles because community immunity is below 95%]

We have people in power making broad claims around certain drugs and autism that have been continuously disproven. The degree to which those comments can undermine public health, do harm to women who are pregnant, create anxiety for parents who do have children who are autistic –