Leonard likes baths but his toes and tail don’t like getting wet.

New regulations were set to slash the exorbitant prices for prison phone calls across the country, but Trump's FCC chair blocked enforcement last week. Phill Smith, who's incarcerated in North Carolina, reports on the impact to people behind bars and the families fighting for state-level reforms

Fool me once shame on you. Fool me twice double shame on you. Fool me twice quadruple shame on you. Want to make it 8? 16? 32? You’ll never recover

Now that Bluesky has video, I need you all to witness the wellness checks Bean does on anyone who coughs or sneezes. (Best with sound on)

Impossible to communicate to people that once you decide that a group more vulnerable than you can be sacrificed in the name of your own safety or interests that you have already entered into an tacit agreement that you can also be sacrificed in the interests of a group less vulnerable than you.

i've not gotten around to writing my own lexicon for blog posts so here's a whitewind post on what i had to do recently
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!! CALL TO ACTION !! #Booksky

please join me in the fight to save our libraries.

EveryLibrary is working hard to save the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), which is the federal agency charged with distributing Congressionally approved funds to state libraries and grant recipients.

We’re partnering w/ a number of groups participating in an #economicblackout THIS Friday, 2/28.

Do not spend, if possible.
No Starbucks on your way to work.
No drinks w/ the coworkers after work.
No dining out.
No Walmart run.
No quick McDonald’s drive-thru hit.

Hurt their wallets!

Cloud “container” defenses have inconsistencies that can give attackers too much access. A new company, Edera, is taking on that challenge and the problem of the male-dominated startup world.

❗️ATTN Federal Employees:
If you are an ASL interpreter, Deaf or HOH, or have other disability & have been LAID OFF or DENIED ACCESS:

Amanda Morris, disability reporter for the Washington Post, is looking to interview Federal employees:

When they tell you who they are, believe them

We worked for months with USAID to build an $85,000,000 project to end TB in two regions of the Philippines.

The project is funded by private money, the Philippine government, and matching USAID funds.

It could provide a blueprint for eliminating TB worldwide--except it's...not happening.

🧵 1/ Dr. Peter Hotez isn’t just a scientist—he’s a humanitarian. His work has saved countless lives by developing low-cost, patent-free vaccines for diseases that disproportionately impact the world’s poorest communities. Let’s dive into his incredible contributions. ⬇️

An allergist I follow on YouTube has been posting date stamped recalls and heath news we aren’t supposed to hear about. This one includes a baby product recall.

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The face of a cat who has finally finished his antibiotic regimen and now will no longer have to be tackled and have a squirt of amoxicillin forced down his throat twice a day. Both cat and humans are equally relieved.