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We reached measles elimination in 2000.
In the 15 yrs before the measles shot was licensed in 1963, almost all kids caught it, there were up to 400 deaths/yr; 1000 cases of measles induced encephalitis and 48K hospitalizations.
That's the world to which RFK Jr. & Trump are taking us back.
In the 15 yrs before the measles shot was licensed in 1963, almost all kids caught it, there were up to 400 deaths/yr; 1000 cases of measles induced encephalitis and 48K hospitalizations.
That's the world to which RFK Jr. & Trump are taking us back.
By the end of 2025, @jimalwine.bsky.social and I were writing about the U.S. being on the cusp of losing its measles elimination status.
The US is on track to lose its measles elimination status in months. RFK needs to go.
Canada has lost its measles elimination status and the U.S. is likely to be next. These failures are the result of the anti-vaccination movement, bolstered by the appointment of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ...
www.livescience.com
January 1, 2026 at 10:17 PM
We reached measles elimination in 2000.
In the 15 yrs before the measles shot was licensed in 1963, almost all kids caught it, there were up to 400 deaths/yr; 1000 cases of measles induced encephalitis and 48K hospitalizations.
That's the world to which RFK Jr. & Trump are taking us back.
In the 15 yrs before the measles shot was licensed in 1963, almost all kids caught it, there were up to 400 deaths/yr; 1000 cases of measles induced encephalitis and 48K hospitalizations.
That's the world to which RFK Jr. & Trump are taking us back.
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For decades, the structure of US society, by intent and design, was remade to redistribute wealth, resources, property and opportunity from the vast majority of Americans of all origins to the very wealthiest and most powerful.
Fixed it for you, Herr Miller.
Fixed it for you, Herr Miller.
Fascism is essentially at its core a form of conspiracy theory wielded by the capitalist class to misdirect from the exploitation and harm they inflict upon us.
Et voila.
Et voila.
January 2, 2026 at 2:37 AM
For decades, the structure of US society, by intent and design, was remade to redistribute wealth, resources, property and opportunity from the vast majority of Americans of all origins to the very wealthiest and most powerful.
Fixed it for you, Herr Miller.
Fixed it for you, Herr Miller.
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If you're inclined to take stock of what you did and didn't accomplish in 2025, please remember that it was a *tremendously* distressing time to be a person with a functioning moral compass in the U.S.
We live in extraordinarily dark -- and taxing -- times.
Go easy on yourself.
We live in extraordinarily dark -- and taxing -- times.
Go easy on yourself.
December 31, 2025 at 5:53 PM
If you're inclined to take stock of what you did and didn't accomplish in 2025, please remember that it was a *tremendously* distressing time to be a person with a functioning moral compass in the U.S.
We live in extraordinarily dark -- and taxing -- times.
Go easy on yourself.
We live in extraordinarily dark -- and taxing -- times.
Go easy on yourself.
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So the site currently isn’t working, but if you’re a California resident this is probably worth bookmarking to check out once it’s back up
If you are a resident of California, the state now has a portal where you can demand deletion of your personal data from 500+ registered data brokers with a single request form, for free.
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
January 2, 2026 at 3:02 AM
So the site currently isn’t working, but if you’re a California resident this is probably worth bookmarking to check out once it’s back up
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❤️ if you can help Jamal
The genocide in Gaza has ended, and I found myself without a home, without a city, and everything around me past, present, and perhaps future is destroyed. I am trying to rebuild my life, and I hope you will support me, even in a small way.
chuffed.org/project/1389...
chuffed.org/project/1389...
Help Jamal’s family leave the war zone and rebuild their life!
Hi my loves! My name is Caroline, and I created this fundraiser to help Jamal support his family as they fight to survive the genocide in Gaza, evacuate to safety, and eventually rebuild their lives f...
chuffed.org
December 25, 2025 at 6:33 PM
❤️ if you can help Jamal
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I choose to take this as a positive omen.
(As named and drawn by Paul Kidby, illustrator of Discworld.)
(As named and drawn by Paul Kidby, illustrator of Discworld.)
December 17, 2025 at 1:37 PM
I choose to take this as a positive omen.
(As named and drawn by Paul Kidby, illustrator of Discworld.)
(As named and drawn by Paul Kidby, illustrator of Discworld.)
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"Inclusion is not a disability service. Inclusion is a community responsibility.
"We don’t need 'a community for them.' We need a world that makes room.
Must-read from @openfuturelearning.bsky.social on the issues with "intentional communities":
www.facebook.com/OpenFutureLe... #disability
"We don’t need 'a community for them.' We need a world that makes room.
Must-read from @openfuturelearning.bsky.social on the issues with "intentional communities":
www.facebook.com/OpenFutureLe... #disability
Open Future Learning
Planned communities for people with intellectual disabilities are often sold as progress. They come with glossy brochures and careful language: safety, belonging, independence, “community.”
And I...
www.facebook.com
January 2, 2026 at 3:23 AM
"Inclusion is not a disability service. Inclusion is a community responsibility.
"We don’t need 'a community for them.' We need a world that makes room.
Must-read from @openfuturelearning.bsky.social on the issues with "intentional communities":
www.facebook.com/OpenFutureLe... #disability
"We don’t need 'a community for them.' We need a world that makes room.
Must-read from @openfuturelearning.bsky.social on the issues with "intentional communities":
www.facebook.com/OpenFutureLe... #disability
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The mainstream press isn’t resisting because they are colluding and it’s been a while
In this in-depth interview Billie Jean Sweeney — a former editor at The New York Times — details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, why this was directed from the very top, how some staff pushed back and the immense damage done by the NYT legitimizing bigotry.
'A directive from above': Former NYT editor lays out how the paper pushes anti-trans bigotry
In this in-depth interview, former New York Times editor Billie Jean Sweeney details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, how some staff tried to stop it, how it's directe...
transnews.network
January 1, 2026 at 9:14 PM
The mainstream press isn’t resisting because they are colluding and it’s been a while
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And if we are talking sexuality and over explaining maybe let’s get into who is required for centuries in hopes of SAFETY and who is only required to remain “desirable”
January 1, 2026 at 8:00 PM
And if we are talking sexuality and over explaining maybe let’s get into who is required for centuries in hopes of SAFETY and who is only required to remain “desirable”
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while folks will repeatedly call for gentleness and a desire to “not have to explain themselves”
The flip side is
What happens when what people who’ve been privileged finally feel like they actually have to communicate is treated like a disease while it’s a requirement for you
The flip side is
What happens when what people who’ve been privileged finally feel like they actually have to communicate is treated like a disease while it’s a requirement for you
January 1, 2026 at 7:58 PM
while folks will repeatedly call for gentleness and a desire to “not have to explain themselves”
The flip side is
What happens when what people who’ve been privileged finally feel like they actually have to communicate is treated like a disease while it’s a requirement for you
The flip side is
What happens when what people who’ve been privileged finally feel like they actually have to communicate is treated like a disease while it’s a requirement for you
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White / straight/ upper class people worry about being limited
I have spent a life time trying to avoid punishment and exploitation because people easily believe that me having any power means other people aren’t accountable
And it’s cute folks think lefty politics means it’s not used
I have spent a life time trying to avoid punishment and exploitation because people easily believe that me having any power means other people aren’t accountable
And it’s cute folks think lefty politics means it’s not used
January 1, 2026 at 7:51 PM
White / straight/ upper class people worry about being limited
I have spent a life time trying to avoid punishment and exploitation because people easily believe that me having any power means other people aren’t accountable
And it’s cute folks think lefty politics means it’s not used
I have spent a life time trying to avoid punishment and exploitation because people easily believe that me having any power means other people aren’t accountable
And it’s cute folks think lefty politics means it’s not used
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when your sexuality is vilified or CAN be vilified very easily
“discounting your inner cop” isn’t about just flipping off society
And I say this as someone who is almost always accused of being scary, intimidating, inappropriate by the same scared people when it suits them
Because it works
“discounting your inner cop” isn’t about just flipping off society
And I say this as someone who is almost always accused of being scary, intimidating, inappropriate by the same scared people when it suits them
Because it works
January 1, 2026 at 7:50 PM
when your sexuality is vilified or CAN be vilified very easily
“discounting your inner cop” isn’t about just flipping off society
And I say this as someone who is almost always accused of being scary, intimidating, inappropriate by the same scared people when it suits them
Because it works
“discounting your inner cop” isn’t about just flipping off society
And I say this as someone who is almost always accused of being scary, intimidating, inappropriate by the same scared people when it suits them
Because it works
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And especially leftist writers and culture spaces
Are really racist, condescending, over sharing and projecting
You can be neurotic about sex but the assumption that an unwillingness to share with or be shared with is a universal problem or not based on real issues is .. interesting
Are really racist, condescending, over sharing and projecting
You can be neurotic about sex but the assumption that an unwillingness to share with or be shared with is a universal problem or not based on real issues is .. interesting
January 1, 2026 at 7:48 PM
And especially leftist writers and culture spaces
Are really racist, condescending, over sharing and projecting
You can be neurotic about sex but the assumption that an unwillingness to share with or be shared with is a universal problem or not based on real issues is .. interesting
Are really racist, condescending, over sharing and projecting
You can be neurotic about sex but the assumption that an unwillingness to share with or be shared with is a universal problem or not based on real issues is .. interesting
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And especially in erotic dating spaces where white peoples kind of assume their desires and even the way they experience of it is universal ,
It feels they are mistaking their inability and need to learn erotic consent is universal and it’s not
It feels they are mistaking their inability and need to learn erotic consent is universal and it’s not
January 1, 2026 at 7:46 PM
And especially in erotic dating spaces where white peoples kind of assume their desires and even the way they experience of it is universal ,
It feels they are mistaking their inability and need to learn erotic consent is universal and it’s not
It feels they are mistaking their inability and need to learn erotic consent is universal and it’s not
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WHITE people are experiencing a certain kind of surveillance and panopticon that they CULTURALLY have not seen , and it’s weird because while wha we do have to a discussion
It says something that all of #metoo us indicted because now they have to be considerate and aware
It says something that all of #metoo us indicted because now they have to be considerate and aware
January 1, 2026 at 7:45 PM
WHITE people are experiencing a certain kind of surveillance and panopticon that they CULTURALLY have not seen , and it’s weird because while wha we do have to a discussion
It says something that all of #metoo us indicted because now they have to be considerate and aware
It says something that all of #metoo us indicted because now they have to be considerate and aware
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Dear white people discovering cultural issues with expression
Just because YOU have them doesn’t mean we all do
There never was a “monoculture”
We have issues with how we are punished , surveilled and harmed for not being you
Just because YOU have them doesn’t mean we all do
There never was a “monoculture”
We have issues with how we are punished , surveilled and harmed for not being you
January 1, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Dear white people discovering cultural issues with expression
Just because YOU have them doesn’t mean we all do
There never was a “monoculture”
We have issues with how we are punished , surveilled and harmed for not being you
Just because YOU have them doesn’t mean we all do
There never was a “monoculture”
We have issues with how we are punished , surveilled and harmed for not being you
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They are going to try her just like they do every woman of color. Imagine you're wearing some of your nicest things to your husband’s historic swearing-in ceremony. Makes complete sense to me but these folks don't think
POC deserve nice things……
POC deserve nice things……
I’m glad people recognize this as a problem.
I want folks to recognize it when it’s folks talking about women of color in all spaces.
And stop giggling but off because this isn’t just about snarky bullshit it’s about demanding WOC be surveilled for everythjng
I want folks to recognize it when it’s folks talking about women of color in all spaces.
And stop giggling but off because this isn’t just about snarky bullshit it’s about demanding WOC be surveilled for everythjng
New York Post looks normal
January 1, 2026 at 7:52 PM
They are going to try her just like they do every woman of color. Imagine you're wearing some of your nicest things to your husband’s historic swearing-in ceremony. Makes complete sense to me but these folks don't think
POC deserve nice things……
POC deserve nice things……
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"urban America is Real America & its denizens are The Authentic People."
You're doing the same thing here. And you're leaving out, inter alia, rezes and our peoples.
So just fucking stop with any and ALL colonialist nationalism, hmm? It's ALL fashy.
Y'all will be fine without it.
You're doing the same thing here. And you're leaving out, inter alia, rezes and our peoples.
So just fucking stop with any and ALL colonialist nationalism, hmm? It's ALL fashy.
Y'all will be fine without it.
January 1, 2026 at 9:10 PM
"urban America is Real America & its denizens are The Authentic People."
You're doing the same thing here. And you're leaving out, inter alia, rezes and our peoples.
So just fucking stop with any and ALL colonialist nationalism, hmm? It's ALL fashy.
Y'all will be fine without it.
You're doing the same thing here. And you're leaving out, inter alia, rezes and our peoples.
So just fucking stop with any and ALL colonialist nationalism, hmm? It's ALL fashy.
Y'all will be fine without it.
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Folks left me off of list serves about sexual predators and openly admitted it was because my “type of woman” didn’t act right
They meant women of color and women who advocated for trans rights
( they however forgot two things .. I do not drink heavily around white people alone and I’m BIG)
They meant women of color and women who advocated for trans rights
( they however forgot two things .. I do not drink heavily around white people alone and I’m BIG)
January 2, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Folks left me off of list serves about sexual predators and openly admitted it was because my “type of woman” didn’t act right
They meant women of color and women who advocated for trans rights
( they however forgot two things .. I do not drink heavily around white people alone and I’m BIG)
They meant women of color and women who advocated for trans rights
( they however forgot two things .. I do not drink heavily around white people alone and I’m BIG)
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I have not even raised enough for my first semester. Please consider donating and sharing!
I was accepted to Hopkins but had to defer enrollment to Fall 26 due to a lack of $$. As the breadwinner, I don't make enough to support my family and cover tuition. Student loans are not an option. My goal is to work in clinical ethics, where I'll fight for my community.
gofund.me/4f41a7d45
gofund.me/4f41a7d45
Donate to Help Sinead Afford Johns Hopkins, organized by Sinead Kinney
Sinead is a trans femme with a background in medical illustration, patient advocacy, an… Sinead Kinney needs your support for Help Sinead Afford Johns Hopkins
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January 2, 2026 at 2:13 AM
I have not even raised enough for my first semester. Please consider donating and sharing!
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And finally, Sama, who is disabled, but finds herself keeping two feral cats alive. $500 buys materials to build them winter shelter, and I didn't realize she was closer to goal already! Needs < $200 to cover all of it.
gofund.me/af90eac4d
gofund.me/af90eac4d
Donate to Safe Shelter for Oscar and Sadie, organized by Sama Carey
I have been caring for some feral cats that I have socialized, and have one of the two spa… Sama Carey needs your support for Safe Shelter for Oscar and Sadie
gofund.me
January 1, 2026 at 5:28 AM
And finally, Sama, who is disabled, but finds herself keeping two feral cats alive. $500 buys materials to build them winter shelter, and I didn't realize she was closer to goal already! Needs < $200 to cover all of it.
gofund.me/af90eac4d
gofund.me/af90eac4d
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Next, it's Tiffany, who is now safely housed, but won't be if she can't keep her job. That means having a working vehicle. Looks like ~$500 to goal to ensure it's covered.
gofund.me/329c8e816
gofund.me/329c8e816
Donate to Keep Tiffany and Her Dogs Safe and Housed, organized by Tiffany Jones
Hello, my name is Tiffany. I have two dogs, and I live in Taos, New Mexico. I … Tiffany Jones needs your support for Keep Tiffany and Her Dogs Safe and Housed
gofund.me
January 1, 2026 at 5:26 AM
Next, it's Tiffany, who is now safely housed, but won't be if she can't keep her job. That means having a working vehicle. Looks like ~$500 to goal to ensure it's covered.
gofund.me/329c8e816
gofund.me/329c8e816
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First, the cancer patient. Eric's been through absolute hell for over a year now, and his disability hearing in November was adjourned to "sometime in spring," with no help offered.
gofund.me/443edcbeb
gofund.me/443edcbeb
Donate to Fund Raiser for Chronic Illness and recovery from surgery, organized by Eric Nichols
Giving this one last shot, every day is a battle against my bod… Eric Nichols needs your support for Fund Raiser for Chronic Illness and recovery from surgery
gofund.me
January 1, 2026 at 5:24 AM
First, the cancer patient. Eric's been through absolute hell for over a year now, and his disability hearing in November was adjourned to "sometime in spring," with no help offered.
gofund.me/443edcbeb
gofund.me/443edcbeb
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And finally, tonight's local urgent needs.
Two modest crowdfunds I'd like to get to goal [one needs ~$500; the other $400], and one very urgent one for a cancer patient that needs closer to $7K.
Can we give them all a little extra hope tonight?
Two modest crowdfunds I'd like to get to goal [one needs ~$500; the other $400], and one very urgent one for a cancer patient that needs closer to $7K.
Can we give them all a little extra hope tonight?
January 1, 2026 at 5:22 AM
And finally, tonight's local urgent needs.
Two modest crowdfunds I'd like to get to goal [one needs ~$500; the other $400], and one very urgent one for a cancer patient that needs closer to $7K.
Can we give them all a little extra hope tonight?
Two modest crowdfunds I'd like to get to goal [one needs ~$500; the other $400], and one very urgent one for a cancer patient that needs closer to $7K.
Can we give them all a little extra hope tonight?
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As always, you can order any of them via the Contact form here: wingssilverwork.com/contact/.
Or just e-mail me directly at NDNSilverByWings [at] gmail [dot] com.
Or just e-mail me directly at NDNSilverByWings [at] gmail [dot] com.
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January 1, 2026 at 5:19 AM
As always, you can order any of them via the Contact form here: wingssilverwork.com/contact/.
Or just e-mail me directly at NDNSilverByWings [at] gmail [dot] com.
Or just e-mail me directly at NDNSilverByWings [at] gmail [dot] com.