Having personally met Nithya, I can't think of a better person to lead our city. She is incredibly intelligent, principled, and dedicated to helping our city's most vulnerable.
Angelenos, make sure you get out to vote for Nithya for mayor in June!
Go Nithya go!!
Our initial analysis is up.
The video footage appears to show that the gun was taken away from the man before he was shot.
He was UNARMED before any of the shots were fired.
ICE just shot another one of my neighbors. They had the person on the ground, being beaten by several agents, and then fired multiple shots. In front of the donut shop where we like to get donuts for our kids.
Call and email your Congressmembers and tell them to rein in ICE NOW act.indivisible.org/sign/ice-out...
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New at Can We Still Govern?
"I am writing as an ordinary citizen of Minneapolis/St Paul...to share with the outside world what is really going on ─ the terror being inflicted upon a U.S. city and state by our federal government."
Please read, share, help. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/dispatch-f...
Our lawless president has taken us into another lawless war.
Call your Senators and
Congressmembers now to demand they pass a War Powers Resolution and prevent Trump from taking us further into war with Venezuela.
Man wearing Dodgers pajamas on a plane.
I am glad Secretary Duffy suggested we all wear pajamas on flights. These definitely needed more eyes on them!
What pajamas are you all rocking on your flights during this "Golden Age of Travel"?
The federal government is trying to place the University of California under political control. Sign the UC Unbowed petition before the UC Regents meet on Nov 18 and tell them to protect UC's independence. alumni.standforcampusfreedom.org/petitions/un...
Thank you Congressman. Please urge your Senate colleagues to hold the line.
Food is a basic human need. How we respond in this moment will define whether we care for our neighbors—or allow millions to go hungry.
A group of civic tech nonprofits is issuing a statement on recent SNAP disruptions.
Read here: beeckcenter.georgetown.edu/statement-on...
A container of pineapple and watermelon in front of a TV showing the World Series game.
Game 4 fruit.
URGENT: Write a letter to your lawmakers using our action center tool telling them to vocally oppose journalist Mario Guevara's deportation and to do so quickly.
Guevara could be kicked out of the country as early as TODAY. He is legally authorized to work here and is not charged with any crime.
Sunset at the Washington Monument
DC as beautiful as ever @capitalweather.bsky.social
Thank you, Congressman. This is good work.
My resignation letter from CDC. Dear Dr. Houry, I am writing to formally resign from my position as Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), effective August 28, 2025, close of business. I am happy to stay on for two weeks to provide transition, if requested. This decision has not come easily, as I deeply value the work that the CDC does in safeguarding public health and am proud of my contributions to that critical mission. However, after much contemplation and reflection on recent developments and perspectives brought to light by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., I find that the views he and his staff have shared challenge my ability to continue in my current role at the agency and in the service of the health of the American people. Enough is enough. While I hold immense respect for the institution and my colleagues, I believe that it is imperative to align my professional responsibilities to my system of ethics and my understanding of the science of infectious disease, immunology, and my promise to serve the American people. This step is necessary to ensure that I can contribute effectively in a capacity that allows me to remain true to my principles.
The recent change in the adult and children’s immunization schedule threaten the lives of the youngest Americans and pregnant people. The data analyses that supported this decision have never been shared with CDC despite my respectful requests to HHS and other leadership. This lack of meaningful engagement was further compounded by a “frequently asked questions” document written to support the Secretary’s directive that was circulated by HHS without input from CDC subject matter experts and that cited studies that did not support the conclusions that were attributed to these authors. Having worked in local and national public health for years, I have never experienced such radical non-transparency, nor have I seen such unskilled manipulation of data to achieve a political end rather than the good of the American people. It is untenable to serve in an organization that is not afforded the opportunity to discuss decisions of scientific and public health importance released under the moniker of CDC. The lack of communication by HHS and other CDC political leadership that culminates in social media posts announcing major policy changes without prior notice demonstrate a disregard of normal communication channels and common sense. Having to retrofit analyses and policy actions to match inadequately thought-out announcements in poorly scripted videos or page long X posts should not be how organizations responsible for the health of people should function. Some examples include the announcement of the change in the COVID-19 recommendations for children and pregnant people, the firing of scientists from ACIP by X post and an op-ed rather than direct communication with these valuable experts, the announcement of new ACIP members by X before onboarding and vetting have completed, and the release of term of reference for an ACIP workgroup that ignored all feedback from career staff at CDC.
Their desire to please a political base will result in death and disability of vulnerable children and adults. Their base should be the people they serve not a political voting bloc. I have always been first to challenge scientific and public health dogma in my career and was excited by the opportunity to do so again. I was optimistic that there would be an opportunity to brief the Secretary about key topics such as measles, avian influenza, and the highly coordinated approach to the respiratory virus season. Such briefings would allow exchange of ideas and a shared path to support the vision of “Making America Healthy Again.” We are seven months into the new administration, and no CDC subject matter expert from my Center has ever briefed the Secretary. I am not sure who the Secretary is listening to, but it is quite certainly not to us. Unvetted and conflicted outside organizations seem to be the sources HHS use over the gold standard science of CDC and other reputable sources. At a hearing, Secretary Kennedy said that Americans should not take medical advice from him. To the contrary, an appropriately briefed and inquisitive Secretary should be a source of health information for the people he serves. As it stands now, I must agree with him, that he should not be considered a source of accurate information. The intentional eroding of trust in low-risk vaccines favoring natural infection and unproven remedies will bring us to a pre-vaccine era where only the strong will survive and many if not all will suffer. I believe in nutrition and exercise. I believe in making our food supply healthier, and I also believe in using vaccines to prevent death and disability. Eugenics plays prominently in the rhetoric being generated and is derivative of a legacy that good medicine and science should continue to shun.
The recent shooting at CDC is not why I am resigning. My grandfather, who I am named after, stood up to fascist forces in Greece and lost his life doing so. I am resigning to make him and his legacy proud. I am resigning because of the cowardice of a leader that cannot admit that HIS and his minions’ words over decades created an environment where violence like this can occur. I reject his and his colleagues’ thoughts and prayers, and advise they direct those to people that they have not actively harmed. For decades, I have been a trusted voice for the LGBTQ community when it comes to critical health topics. I must also cite the recklessness of the administration in their efforts to erase transgender populations, cease critical domestic and international HIV programming, and terminate key research to support equity as part of my decision. Public health is not merely about the health of the individual, but it is about the health of the community, the nation, the world. The nation’s health security is at risk and is in the hands of people focusing on ideological self-interest. I want to express my heartfelt gratitude for the opportunities for growth, learning, and collaboration that I have been afforded during my time at the CDC. It has been a privilege to work alongside such dedicated professionals who are committed to improving the health and well-being of communities across the nation even when under attack from within both physically and psychologically. Thank you once again for the support and guidance I have received from you and previous CDC leadership throughout my tenure. I wish the CDC continued success in its vital mission and that HHS reverse its dangerous course to dismantle public health as a practice and as an institution. If they continue the current path, they risk our personal well-being and the security of the United States.
Full resignation letter from Demetre C. Daskalakis, a CDC leader, does not hold back.
"The recent shooting at CDC is not why I am resigning. My grandfather, who I am named after, stood up to fascist forces in Greece and lost his life doing so. I am resigning to make him and his legacy proud."
Someone forgot to take down this webpage:
www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/v...
Hey, so, TOTALLY not suggesting that RFK Jr. BACKS DOWN when we PUSH BACK, BUT if you’d like to call…
HHS Toll-Free: 1-877-696-6775
HHS Direct Line: 202-690-7000
PLEASE share and consider calling your senators and representatives as well.
NONE of this is okay.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Here is what I wrote: "If the EPA repeals the endangerment finding, it will be abdicating its responsibility to protect human health and the environment. Further, it will be condemning children and future generations to the worst effects of climate change."
Please leave a public comment objecting to the EPA's proposal to rescind the finding that greenhouse gases pose a threat to public health: www.regulations.gov/document/EPA...
It takes a minute!
Congressman Sherman, President Trump just launched a war on Iran without Congressional authorization. Don't give him that power. Say and vote no to another endless Middle East war.
This is not how democracies operate!
We need to collectively demand the Trump administration stop its authoritarian actions. Join a protest near you Saturday!
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The Trump administration violently arrested our senator, Alex Padilla. He was not being a threat; he was conducting his job as a member of Congress, oversight of the executive branch.
If this can happen to a sitting Senator, this can happen to |any one of us.
Day 6 since ICE infiltrated our community, and the vast majority of LA protestors remain incredibly peaceful.
The only "payments" I see are free chips.
Don't let a desperate White House tell you otherwise.
It takes 30 seconds!
Without comment. Keep hammering this.
Greater Los Angeles remains orderly despite what President Trump wants you to believe.
By deploying Marines, Trump is trying to manufacture turmoil to assert more control.
Trump is trying to erase our democracy.
If you can, speak out!
Tweet from Stephen Miller: "Look at all the foreign flags. Los Angeles is occupied territory."
This is fascist rhetoric. It isn't about citizenship status. It's about distinguishing between the Volk and the Others, and if you are part of the Others, even US citizenship will not protect you.
