With the help of the ACLU, the ACLU of IL, and the National Housing Law Project, HOPE filed a civil rights complaint with HUD against Oak Park Apartments. To learn more, click the link below. aclu.org/news/racial-ju…

Also, fuck the way this is being framed as a question of "etiquette" rather than the social responsibility not to infect people with a disease that could literally kill or disable them

Historians are searching for the remnants of a secret fortress near Savannah, Georgia, that was built in the 1780s by Maroons—people who had escaped slavery to live in the wilderness They lived in it for years until white militias burned it to the ground newyorker.com/culture/annals…

“ we found that, compared to men, women attendings wrote more words in their comments to residents, used more job-related terms, and were more likely to provide helpful feedback, particularly when residents were struggling. ”

Michigan Speaker Pro Tempore Laurie Pohutsky announced plans today to reintroduce the Reproductive Health Act, which would repeal a series of medically unnecessary restrictions that make abortion harder to access. 💥🙌 bit.ly/3Qfj9yC

General Charles Q Brown has served in the Air Force for over 30 years. A command pilot with 3000+ flying hours, he has a record of success at all levels of our military. His nomination is blocked by a former football coach who defends white nationalists. washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

It's not enough to convince people of individual facts, because the government can and will shift the goalposts forever. If we successfully get people to understand that Covid is a BSL3 pathogen, & that gets traction? The CDC will move heaven & earth to change its classification.

We are at the beginning of what I hope will be a relatively small (≠ insignificant!) wave compared to previous... However, this is small comfort if you're affected, either acutely or longer term, plus the vulnerable remain trapped by uncertainty... mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/c…

Exorbitant credit card late fees serve one main purpose: boosting corporate profits at the expense of working people.   The Biden administration is right to crack down on these junk fees and give middle class families a little more breathing room.

All veterans should have access to the benefits they earned through their service regardless of race, yet many were denied. The GI Bill Restoration Act would honor the sacrifices made by our Black service members and their families. wwmt.com/news/local/mic…

NEW: Two police officers in Southlake, Texas have been fired after an incident in which a Nazi swastika was drawn during a police department meeting. The officers were not named in the press release from Southlake Police.

A car crash in Tennessee earlier this week revealed that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has been using state government vehicles for his 2024 presidential campaign. trib.al/EmNaUHj

"Thank God for air conditioning" is an amazing thing to say in public when part of your political platform across multiple states has for years been refusing to install air conditioning in government-run human caging facilities.

While Connecticut reduced its prison population by 50% & closed 10 facilities, crime fell to 40-year lows. Violent crime sank by 43% from 2011-2021. Prisons don’t produce public safety. And yet, the prison budget decreased by only $3M. All prisons are for profit.

Neuroinvasive. There's a word. You know that wherever Covid reproduces *it kills cells* in multiple ways. So Covid is invading your nerves and killing the cells that your nerves are made of. You know that's bad, right? nature.com/articles/s4146…

Just learned of yet another person at high-risk who likely got COVID from their medical appointment. We need to #KeepMasksInHealthcare! This whole pretending COVID has gone away and ignoring reality thing is not working and getting people harmed and killed.

How many more people will have to die from COVID and become disabled from Long COVID before the US finally prioritizes simple COVID prevention efforts like #FreeN95s, improving air ventilation and filtration, and mask requirements in medical settings?

Ummm, crap. A microscopic roundworm that spent 46,000 years frozen 🧊 in suspended animation deep in the Siberian permafrost was revived—and then suddenly started having babies in a laboratory dish. Climate change ==> brings ancient microbes 🦠 back? washingtonpost.com/science/2023/0…

Medicare plans to negotiate down the price of life-saving drugs, but pharma companies are adding one ingredient to cancer medications to make them injectable and exempt from lower costs, protecting billions in profit. The people running pharmaceutical corporations have no shame.

It is unacceptable to ban workers from wearing the protection they need to do their jobs safely. Every state in the country must pass laws like those in California that protect the right of employees to mask. kqed.org/news/11956720/…