My deepest sympathy to you and your family.

Woody Guthrie~ All You Fascists Bound To Lose YouTube video by UnAmericanBandstand

A song for the moment

So pro-life means jailing women who miscarry but shrugging when the deranged president says “a whole civilization will die tonight.” Do I have that right?

Photo of Arlington National Cemetery with rows of white headstones in the foreground

Over 430,000 people rest at Arlington National Cemetery with another ~25 added each day.
Our liberties were bought & defended by the over one million killed in service to this nation.
What is being done in our name, on their sacrifice, is not necessary. It is blasphemous.

04/04/2026 21:02 / RPD Precinct 3 311A6 / BURGLAR ALARM , INVESTIGATE - 3500-BLK W CARY ST Arrived #rva

The reason for the pause in testing is widespread layoffs, hiring freezes and resignations.

By July, the rabies team will be down to just one person with the clinical expertise to advise state and local officials, and the pox virus team will have none.

The CDC has paused testing for rabies and pox viruses.

It's vital we keep a close eye on them as rabies is virtually 100% fatal without vaccination, and smallpox killed hundreds of millions (we really don't want a similar virus returning).

Losing track of these viruses is a recipe for catastrophe.

Medical Schools No Longer Required To Teach Health Inequities MONDAY, March 30, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Future doctors may no longer be required to learn about how social and economic factors affect health.A major U.S. acc

Medical schools will no longer be required to teach about health inequities. The change comes as political pressure about diversity, equity and inclusion grows. Experts say removing DEI from the guidelines will affect patient care.
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Happy St. Patrick's Day, New York.

‘He Was Very Convincing’: Over 600 Mostly Black Women Sterilized and Cut Open for No Reason, Lawsuit Claims — Now Virginia Hospital Faces $6B Lawsuit "Over 600 Black women sue Virginia hospital for $6B over unnecessary surgeries. Shocking details emerge in lawsuit. #JusticeForWomen"

A Virginia hospital faces a $6B reckoning after an abusive doctor is accused of systematically sterilizing hundreds of Black women without cause.
atlantablackstar.com/2026/01/15/o...

Additionally, I want to speak directly to Iranian New Yorkers: you are part of the fabric of this city — you are our neighbors, small business owners, students, artists, workers, and community leaders. You will be safe here.

Normalize laughing derisively in men's faces when they deserve it.

Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislature YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

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Lindenwold, New Jersey: When asked about his first-ever protest, he expressed his deep concern, stating, “I never want to see a child run away from our own government again.”

MS: Feeling seen doesn’t always mean feeling heard On the day I was diagnosed, I almost immediately fell into denial. “Who? Me? MS? Sure, I thought it would be worse! Nah... Let’s have dinner!” The friend with me at the hospital understood I needed a ...

MS: Feeling seen doesn’t always mean feeling heard
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#MSWarrior #MSLife #InvisibleIllness @EverydayHealth irelandms.com/2026/02/08/m...

Love seeing our guys play there. Sorry I missed it in person tonight.

Casar holds a 3 minute and 26 second moment of silence to represent the time in which DHS officers let Renee Good bleed out after she was shot

Liam goes home…

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Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.

Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.

Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio) YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free

Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio) YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen

"Trump’s federal thugs beat up on
His face and his chest
Then we heard the gunshots
And Alex Pretti lay in the snow, dead
Their claim was self defense, sir
Just don’t believe your eyes
It’s our blood and bones
And these whistles and phones
Against Miller and Noem’s dirty lies"

Alex Pretti’s coworkers take a moment of silence this morning

One of the best things I’ve read in a while:

A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.

#109 in Tincher v. Noem (D. Minnesota, 0:25-cv-04669) – CourtListener.com DECLARATION of Witness No. 2 re 108 Declaration in Support by John Biestman, Alan Crenshaw, Janet Lee, Abdikadir Noor, Susan Tincher, Lucia Webb . (Fisher, Caitlinrose) (Entered: 01/24/2026)

And another declaration from a medical doctor who was on scene and attempted to treat the man who was shot. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

TincherSealedWitnessDec012426.PDF

JUST IN: Lawyers file declaration in federal court from first-hand witness to immigration agents' shooting of a US citizen onlookers today. Minneapolis Mayor Frey said details would be used to bolster case for ousting ICE from city. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

He is a hero.

Ohio - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Music And Song Courtesy:Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young) YouTube video by peaceandfreedom2011

Tin soldiers and fascists coming.
We're finally on our own
This winter I hear the drumming
Two dead in Minnesota.

Gotta get down to it, soldiers are cutting us down
Should have been gone long ago

What if you knew them and found them dead on the ground
How can you run when you know?

"They say they're coming to save us from some evil? They're talking about our neighbors who take care of us ... Alex was murdered while he was helping. Mr Rogers said look for the helpers, & right now the helpers have a target on our forehead ... Mr Rogers would be here right now too, so I'm here."

Same here.