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Jim Pickett @jimberlyp.bsky.social · Apr 4

SHAME on @centeronhalsted.bsky.social and shame on Town Hall for letting Don down in such an unjust manner.

Jim Pickett @jimberlyp.bsky.social · Apr 4

Here is another article on this from Block Club Chicago
blockclubchicago.org/2025/03/27/f...

'Founder' Of LGBTQ+ Apartments For Seniors Being Evicted From Building He Fought For

Don Bell, a key figure in creating the city's first LGBTQ+ senior housing complex, is fighting eviction from the Town Hall Apartments following a residency dispute involving his husband.

blockclubchicago.org

Jim Pickett @jimberlyp.bsky.social · Apr 4

What is happening to Don indicates that NO ONE residing at Town Hall is safe. Our community has collectively failed to protect Don - a cherished, highly respected advocate who is hugely respsonsible for bringing to life the very place he is getting booted from.
windycitytimes.com/2025/04/04/l...

Lifelong LGBTQ+ activist faces eviction and possible homelessness at 75 - Windy City Times

Don Bell, a lifelong LGBTQ+ activist and civil rights leader, is facing eviction from Town Hall Apartments, Chicago’s only culturally affirming LGBTQ+ senior housing facility. At 75 years old, Bell sa...

windycitytimes.com

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Jim Pickett @jimberlyp.bsky.social · Apr 1

See you in the streets SAT APRIL 5
handsoff2025.com
"Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them. They're taking everything they can get their hands on, and daring the world to stop them. On Saturday, April 5th, we're taking to the streets nationwide to fight back: Hands off!"

Hands Off!

Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them. They're taking everything they can get their hands on and daring the world to stop them. On Saturday, April 5th, we're taking to the stre...

handsoff2025.com

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Jim Pickett @jimberlyp.bsky.social · Feb 28

I am looking for the guillotines too!

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Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · Feb 27

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Alt USAID/ USAID Forever @altusaid.altgov.info · Feb 28

🚨🚨 The #USAID clap out continues today Friday 2/28! More colleagues are already clearing out till 3:30 pm. Please join groups at the 13th/Pennsylvania and 14th Street entrance of the Ronald Reagan Building. This action has been a beautiful show of support appreciated by so many of us yesterday ❤️

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Jim Pickett @jimberlyp.bsky.social · Feb 28

"In each termination notice, organizations got the same explanation: Peter Marocco, USAID’s acting deputy administrator, and Marco Rubio, USAID’s acting administrator and secretary of state, determined the awards were “not in the national interest.”
www.devex.com/news/god-ble...

'God Bless America' and the death of 10,000 projects

Over the last 48 hours, thousands of programs have been terminated — many of which had already been granted waivers to deliver lifesaving humanitarian aid.

www.devex.com

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Jim Pickett @jimberlyp.bsky.social · Feb 28

This is what CHRISTOFASCISM looks like
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/h...

U.S. Terminates Funding for Polio, H.I.V., Malaria and Nutrition Programs Around the World

Here are some of the 5,800 contracts the Trump administration formally canceled this week in a wave of terse emails.

www.nytimes.com

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J Brown (they/she) @jfbrown.bsky.social · Feb 27

Alliance for Research with Chicagoland Communities Community Research Learning Exchange: Mar 20 bit.ly/Mar20arcc

Panel with ARCC 2025 Award Winner: PrEP4Teens (bit.ly/ARCCaward) & breakouts focused on community organizing strategies for these times & ARCC seed grants (due 4/22. bit.ly/ARCCgrants)

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Jim Pickett @jimberlyp.bsky.social · Feb 27

Hey! Where are all the ppl on the left who voted Stein or just couldn't bear to vote for Kamala because of Gaza? Bet you're feeling pretty good about your vote - or lack thereof - eh? You really taught someone a lesson! Nice work. Nice work.

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Trump posts music video promoting his plan to ethnically cleanse Gaza and build a luxury resort

On Wednesday morning, President Trump posted a music video to multiple social media platforms that promoted his plan to ethnically cleanse Gaza of Palestinians and redevelop the area into a luxury res...

popular.info

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Jim Pickett @jimberlyp.bsky.social · Feb 26

Ppl who voted for Stein or didn't vote for Pres got us this mess.

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Jim Pickett @jimberlyp.bsky.social · Feb 26

I have volunteered to help in Chicago - and I've gotten crickets!

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Jim Pickett @jimberlyp.bsky.social · Feb 26

The Capitol Police arrested a group of protesters [HEROES] who demonstrated Wednesday in the Cannon House Office Building against the Trump administration’s decision to freeze foreign aid and lay off thousands of U.S.A.I.D. workers.

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Jim Pickett @jimberlyp.bsky.social · Feb 25

Helping to midwife the youth-guided, arts-activated PrEP4Teens social marketing and community mobilization effort into being, and support its onward journey, continues to be one of the greatest joys of my life. What a sweet treat - especially in the midst of fascist madness - to get this award.

J Brown (they/she) @jfbrown.bsky.social · Feb 25

ARCC announces PrEP4Teens as 2025 11th Annual Dr. Bishop Community Research Partnership Award Winner! Congratulations to TaskForce Prevention & Community Services (Chris Balthazar), @jimberlyp.bsky.social Consulting, & @nufeinbergmed.bsky.social (@karmacap.bsky.social)!

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PrEP4Teens mural- ARCC announces PrEP4Teens as 2025 11th Annual Dr. Bishop Community Research Partnership Award Winner! Congratulations to TaskForce Prevention & Community Services (Chris Balthazar), @jimberlyp.bsky.social Consulting, & @nufeinbergmed.bsky.social (@karmacap.bsky.social)!

Learn more https://lnkd.in/gMv9b5hq

PrEP4Teens group photo- ARCC announces PrEP4Teens as 2025 11th Annual Dr. Bishop Community Research Partnership Award Winner! Congratulations to TaskForce Prevention & Community Services (Chris Balthazar), @jimberlyp.bsky.social Consulting, & @nufeinbergmed.bsky.social (@karmacap.bsky.social)!

Learn more https://lnkd.in/gMv9b5hq

Photo of Dr. Virginia Bishop- ARCC announces PrEP4Teens as 2025 11th Annual Dr. Bishop Community Research Partnership Award Winner! Congratulations to TaskForce Prevention & Community Services (Chris Balthazar), @jimberlyp.bsky.social Consulting, & @nufeinbergmed.bsky.social (@karmacap.bsky.social)!

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Jim Pickett @jimberlyp.bsky.social · Feb 25

And nice to see you too my friend :)

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Jim Pickett @jimberlyp.bsky.social · Feb 21

How about MANDATORY vasectomies for ALL het cis men at puberty? They can apply for a reversal after proving their worthiness.

The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · Feb 21

In the fight for women's reproductive rights, men can protest, vote, and... get a vasectomy?

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Myles Helfand @myhelfy.bsky.social · Feb 21

Another major medical journal stands up

Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · Feb 21

Bravo @plos.org!

US exec orders "stand in direct conflict with our core values, our mission, edit policies"

"PLOS will not compromise on issues of scientific rigor & editorial integrity... we seek diversity because more expert voices make for better science"

theplosblog.plos.org/2025/02/plos...

PLOS statement on recent US Executive Orders and scientific integrity - The Official PLOS Blog

Since its founding over twenty five years ago PLOS has been dedicated to advancing open science, ensuring that knowledge is accessible to…

theplosblog.plos.org

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Jim Pickett @jimberlyp.bsky.social · Feb 18

#standupforscience2025 - DC and nationwide
MARCH 7 2025
@standupforscience.bsky.social
#sciencenotsilence #scienceforall
www.standupforscience2025.org/STAND-UP-FOR...

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Jim Pickett @jimberlyp.bsky.social · Feb 14

Happy Valentine's Day to @asia-ilse.bsky.social of Health GAP and all the other HIV activists standing up against fascism.

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Jim Pickett @jimberlyp.bsky.social · Feb 14

www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

Judge orders Trump administration to restore funds for foreign aid programs

A U.S. district judge said the administration failed to account for the extraordinary harm caused by the broad-based halt.

www.politico.com

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Jim Pickett @jimberlyp.bsky.social · Feb 13

Every few minutes a new fresh slice of Hell. This slice is especially nasty. Literally one of the very worst people in the world is now leading HHS with MAHA (gag) plans....
www.statnews.com/2025/02/13/r...

Trump makes RFK Jr. leader of presidential ‘MAHA’ commission to study chronic disease

RFK Jr.'s swearing in as health secretary officially puts the nation's health in the hands of the MAHA movement.

www.statnews.com

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · Feb 12

"[For the Right], D.E.I...is the mere presence of a woman or nonwhite person or disabled or transgender person in any high-skilled, high-status position. And their alternative isn’t some heretofore unknown standard of merit; it is the reintroduction of something like segregation."

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Opinion | Trump’s War on D.E.I. Is Really a War on Civil Rights

The genius of the right-wing crusade against D.E.I. is that the term is amorphous enough that it can mean many different things to many different people.

www.nytimes.com

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Atul Gawande @agawande.bsky.social · Feb 13

I am in Cairo, where I have been visiting with health organizations, including WHO and other partners of USAID.

Trump and Musk say lifesaving assistance is not affected by the shutdown of USAID and support to WHO.

I can tell you that is 100% false. #SaveAID www.instagram.com/share/_ogGRd...

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Jim Pickett @jimberlyp.bsky.social · Feb 13

The rapid dismantling of US democratic norms over the past 3 weeks – including fundamental government protections and structures – threatens the nation’s democracy, diversity, society, and economy.
prep4all.org/statement-en...

STATEMENT: Ending HIV Requires a Functional US Democracy & Government

The rapid dismantling of US democratic norms over the past 3 weeks – including fundamental government protections and structures – threatens the nation’s democracy, diversity, society, and economy.

prep4all.org

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