Brilliant protest. Yosemite National Park workers hung an upside-down American flag — traditionally a symbol of distress or a national threat — thousands of feet off the ground on the side of El Capitan.
- The “problem” with vaccines? They so effective at preventing deaths that they create generations of people that question whether disease was a problem in the first place because they have never experienced the horrors of a world without vaccines.
- New Yorkers are lining up at 83rd and 2nd to buy chicken over rice to support Mohamed Hussein, the street vendor who was harassed by Islamaphobic former US State Department official Stuart Seldowitz. You gotta love this city ❤️
- We are witnessing the biggest global anti-war protests since the Iraq war in 2003.
- 800 doctors submitted a letter of support of RFK Jr’s HHS secretary nomination. It turns out most signatories weren’t real doctors, or were doctors who had their licenses revoked or suspended. Using fake experts to create an illusion of credibility is a classic anti-vax tactic.
- BREAKING: Scientists are staging a “science fair” in the lobby of a Congressional building to tell elected officials about the critical knowledge the US will lose because their research grants have been canceled.
- IT'S OFFICIAL: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York State, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island & New York City have formed the Northeast Public Health Collaborative. The collaborative will issue their own vaccine recommendations and coordinate public health efforts.
- This is what many cities in the U.S. looked like before the EPA. Why the heck would anyone celebrate deregulating it?
- Imane Khelif sold scrap metal to pay for her boxing training, is a UNICEF ambassador, stood up against horrific bullying, and is now an Olympic champion.
- Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese communities in New York celebrating the Lunar New Year with a lion dance and calling for a ceasefire.
- The entire archive of all CDC datasets uploaded before January 28th, 2025 has been backed up on Internet Archive. Incredible work everyone. Science will never be silenced!
