Basket of picked green beans in the middle of the field for workers are harvesting

"Adan" shared this photo from the Coachella CA where hes picking green beans. "I get paid 40 cents per pound. The work is exhausting - especially due to the excessive heat in the area. But this is how I support my family." #WeFeedYou

Keep 'em coming

COVlD cases need to fall "well below 10,000" per day for the country to achieve some semblance of pre-pandemic life.

-Dr. Anthony Fauci

Research on COVID is being hampered by a lack of interest by publishers and funding, imo. Considering we are only about 7 years into a brand-new disease, we lost interest pretty quickly.

Burn this "sea ice" colored map into your retina, and remember I posted it. Because next time is turns fuchsia, the bot armies, trolls, & disinformation artists will cry "fear mongering." Protect yourself and your community. Follow the science.

You ask what you can do to fight? Here's one thing. It takes no effort.

You just... stop.
#MayDay

Wanna see something AWESOME? 👇🏼

Never forget ....release all the Epstein Files!

When you hear "Coachella," you probably think of a music festival. I think of an important agricultural region in SoCal with many Essential Workers who work hard every day to feed us!

ALA Clean Air School Symposium NOTE: All times listed below are in Central Time. Agenda times and order of topics are subject to slight change. 10:00 AM: Opening Remarks + The Case for Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) 10:50 AM: Core Elements and the Intersection of IAQ and Energy Efficiency 11:25 AM: Voices from the Field - a Panel Discussion 11:55 AM: Break 12:05 PM: Taking Action: 6 Key Drivers 12:35 PM: How to Make it Happen - Programs and Resources for Schools 12:50 PM: Voices from the Field - a Panel Discussion 1:30 PM: Closing Remarks and Adjourn Featured Speakers Speaker list and bios coming soon!

The American Lung Association is hosting a 3.5-hour virtual "Clean Air School Symposium" on May 5.

Register: action.lung.org/site/TR?fr_i...

COVlD advocacy work within a larger professional organization? Please reach out via DM or email (googleable)

Are you doing any #COVID advocacy work within a broader professional organization?

If so, please reach out. We're doing some organizing in this area. It would help to know any successes or pain points. Thanks! DM or email (googleable)
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How can anyone spin this Iran situation as anything but a colossal embarrassment

It’s as if the Iran war was fought to sustain the Russian economy. Lifting sanctions for Russians does nothing for Americans. It just makes it easier for Russia to continue its war in Ukraine.

Can an internet sleuth find these exact same cowboy boots for me PLEEEEEEEASE

OMG Mamdani and Obama sing “Wheels on the Bus” with kids in NYC. 💕💕

Credit: @emmagf

The Trump admin is a catastrophe for science.

CDC heat map with PMC estimates

COVlD: Week of Apr 20, 2026 (PMC, US)

Levels are at their lowest in nearly 3 years, but unfortunately with a high baseline of >200,000 estimated new daily infections.

Very High = WV (1 site only)
Moderate = MS (limited data) & Guam

All others low/very low

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Ain't the the damned truth.

Beats the hell out of me.
The guy on the corner has fixed up his house and has probably half a million worth of vehicles on the street: new motor home, toy hauler. BMW, a truck, a jeep...but at least the boat is gone.
WTH?

That's the reason I live in the land of mullets and trucks.
Not ideal, but I can afford it. Don't love it, but such is life.

The May 1 general strike is in less than two weeks. I believe it has to succeed for American democracy to have a fighting chance

Our feeds should be flooded with posts like this, but they aren’t

I’m a little concerned

🎯

I absolutely agree.

SARS-CoV-2 sequences submitted today w/age data:

BA.3.2 — 15/17 seqs ages 0-17
non-BA.3.2 — 5/20 seqs ages 0-17

From South Korea & USA, MD.

BA.3.2's propensity for children undeniable at this point. Not sure there's any point belaboring it anymore. Awaiting
@ukhsa.bsky.social BA.3.2 report.

It makes me sad for everyone.
San Diego got hit hard by venture capitalists and we are all paying the price.

In San Diego, a starter home is somewhere between $800,000 and a million dollars right now.
Holy shit.
Glad my son bought his a couple of years ago.
Super glad I bought mine in 2011...not that it will ever be paid off.
My equity will go towards my nursing home, which is why I bought it.

You have earned your rest, however it manifests.

Sounds like a perfect day.
I still have firewood left, but we skipped most of winter and went straight to summer.

Yes you do, and I know it's hard to decompress.
I've been retired for five years now and I STILL have work dreams.

David is a locum pharmacist. He had been ill which cut down his work, then the rest of his work was suddenly cancelled (that happens with locum contracts when the company hires someone) and now he is scrambling to find any other work and applying for any help. If you can share a bit. I Venmo’d