A mother dies from untreated postpartum complications bc she lost coverage shortly after giving birth
A kidney failure patient dies after missing dialysis treatments they can't afford
A family loses their home due to a father’s cancer treatment costs
Just another day in the US Healthcare system
It’s mostly white people who talk about echo chambers. Maybe you need the internet to meet people with different ideas but the rest of us do not. We know what the “other side” thinks because we deal with it every day! Everywhere! We’re fine. Carry on. Happy Saturday!
Starter Pack on Colonialism, Decolonisation & Race 👇. Interdisciplinary and not limited to academics. Set it up last week so I may have missed people who joined recently - pls let me know if you'd like to be added (or removed). ..Overlapping starter packs v.welcome!
go.bsky.app/NypyY8Q
1/ The greatest triumph of public health is also, paradoxically, its greatest challenge: When it works perfectly, it becomes invisible. We no longer see children in iron lungs, paralyzed by polio. We don't lose our siblings to diphtheria or watch our children struggle to breathe thru whooping cough
between anti-abortion extremists and rfk the trump administration seems to be a targeted effort to increase maternal and early childhood mortality
Putting together an Indigenous-authored booklist....
bookshop.org/lists/read-i...?
Everyone should have the time to read as much as they want. That's the kind of society I want to build 📚💙
Lecturas actuales #Books #Read
Book paragraph that reads, “It’s also important to remember that social media platforms are corporate products governed by algorithms and human beings who have repeatedly stifled leftist voices, obscured state violence, and facilitated right-wing radicalization. As important as these platforms are, overdependence on them weakens our movements. We need to practice a diverse spectrum of outreach methods in digital spaces and in physical spaces, and we need to do skill-building work in our movements around those methods. Sometimes, we need to be literal about meeting people where they are at. Think about all of the places people congregate in person and remotely where conversation is possible, from restaurants to schools, parks, porches, places of worship, street fairs, text message threads—and so many more.”
Rereading “Let This Radicalize You” by @prisonculture.bsky.social and I’m hanging on to this paragraph right here…
