Lise M. Dyckman
@lisedyckman.bsky.social
Librarian (teaching health information literacy / critical thinking); country dance caller & choreographer; gardens & politics & social history, oh my...
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Lise M. Dyckman
@lisedyckman.bsky.social
· Oct 21
Find your local California Rapid Response hotline | CCIJ
Find your local California Rapid Response Network and hotline to report immigration enforcement activity and keep our communities safe!
www.ccijustice.org
California peeps, here’s where to find local community ICE-defense organizations, including finding local phone numbers to report sightings of ICE presence / activity:
www.ccijustice.org/carrn
www.ccijustice.org/carrn
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I REMEMBER.
In 1981, nearly 100% of people with AIDS died, often rapidly.
I remember weeping.
I remember Ronald Reagan's refusal to say "AIDS".
I remember the brave patients, loving caregivers, and the defiant power of ACT-UP.
And finally the miracle of modern therapy.
Rise up for World AIDS day.
In 1981, nearly 100% of people with AIDS died, often rapidly.
I remember weeping.
I remember Ronald Reagan's refusal to say "AIDS".
I remember the brave patients, loving caregivers, and the defiant power of ACT-UP.
And finally the miracle of modern therapy.
Rise up for World AIDS day.
Commemorating #WorldAIDSday is an act of defiance against ideology driven policies that will end our progress to end the epidemic.
December 1, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I REMEMBER.
In 1981, nearly 100% of people with AIDS died, often rapidly.
I remember weeping.
I remember Ronald Reagan's refusal to say "AIDS".
I remember the brave patients, loving caregivers, and the defiant power of ACT-UP.
And finally the miracle of modern therapy.
Rise up for World AIDS day.
In 1981, nearly 100% of people with AIDS died, often rapidly.
I remember weeping.
I remember Ronald Reagan's refusal to say "AIDS".
I remember the brave patients, loving caregivers, and the defiant power of ACT-UP.
And finally the miracle of modern therapy.
Rise up for World AIDS day.
“And unless Bradley sees the inside of a brig, the message to USSOCOM's chain of command is that no action is impermissible.”
Yup.
Yup.
If a man personally implicated in war crimes can remain atop the Pentagon, why would he stand by and risk his freedom should Vance (or Trump again) lose the 2028 election?
And unless Bradley sees the inside of a brig, the message to USSOCOM's chain of command is that no action is impermissible.
And unless Bradley sees the inside of a brig, the message to USSOCOM's chain of command is that no action is impermissible.
Pete Hegseth And Adm. Mitch Bradley Belong In Prison
The South American boat strikes are plainly murders. Now we have the names of the murderers. Do we have the political will to lock them up?
www.forever-wars.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:38 PM
“And unless Bradley sees the inside of a brig, the message to USSOCOM's chain of command is that no action is impermissible.”
Yup.
Yup.
It’s time to bring back all those No Blood For Oil slogans, as the petrochemical corporation-owned politicians in DC salivate over seizing Venezuelan oil fields.
howardbesser.name/T-Shirts/rbk...
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December 1, 2025 at 8:25 PM
It’s time to bring back all those No Blood For Oil slogans, as the petrochemical corporation-owned politicians in DC salivate over seizing Venezuelan oil fields.
howardbesser.name/T-Shirts/rbk...
(If you know the artist, please comment.)
howardbesser.name/T-Shirts/rbk...
(If you know the artist, please comment.)
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“I can’t recall any other example of a federal policy that provoked quite so much litigation in such a short period of time—or in which so many judges from across the geographical and ideological spectrum so overwhelmingly rejected the executive branch’s new interpretation of the relevant statutes.”
195. The Immigration Detention Flood
The Trump administration's attempt to quietly—but massively—expand who can be detained pending their removal has been met with overwhelming pushback from a remarkably large number of district courts.
www.stevevladeck.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:35 PM
“I can’t recall any other example of a federal policy that provoked quite so much litigation in such a short period of time—or in which so many judges from across the geographical and ideological spectrum so overwhelmingly rejected the executive branch’s new interpretation of the relevant statutes.”
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The US government may not be observing World AIDS Day, but the rest of the world still is. And this year’s theme was chosen to highlight the current US administration’s criminal negligence which has already caused over 600,000 preventable deaths.
World AIDS Day 2025 - Overcoming disruption, transforming the AIDS response | UNAIDS
www.unaids.org
December 1, 2025 at 6:06 PM
The US government may not be observing World AIDS Day, but the rest of the world still is. And this year’s theme was chosen to highlight the current US administration’s criminal negligence which has already caused over 600,000 preventable deaths.
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The end of PEPFAR and global cuts to HIV prevention and treatment are a longterm health crisis and an immediate, fast-moving economic crisis—not dissimilar from the ways that conservatives are waging war on queer and trans people by coming for their jobs:
1/ For six months, I've been traveling the world on Pulitzer Ctr & Fund For Investigative Journalism grants investigating Trump's effect on HIV & LGBTQ health. On World AIDS Day, @theintercept.com is publishing an overview essay of Afeef Nessouli & my findings. theintercept.com/2025/12/01/w...
Trump Gutted AIDS Health Care at the Worst Possible Time
By the first World AIDS Day of his second term, Trump gutted LGBTQ+ employment globally and put humanity at greater risk of AIDS.
theintercept.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:17 PM
The end of PEPFAR and global cuts to HIV prevention and treatment are a longterm health crisis and an immediate, fast-moving economic crisis—not dissimilar from the ways that conservatives are waging war on queer and trans people by coming for their jobs:
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An accidental leak revealed that Flock, which has cameras in thousands of US communities, is using workers in the Philippines to review and classify footage. www.wired.com/story/flock-...
Flock Uses Overseas Gig Workers to Build Its Surveillance AI
An accidental leak revealed that Flock, which has cameras in thousands of US communities, is using workers in the Philippines to review and classify footage.
www.wired.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:54 PM
An accidental leak revealed that Flock, which has cameras in thousands of US communities, is using workers in the Philippines to review and classify footage. www.wired.com/story/flock-...
We won’t see the savings cited in the Reuters article until 2027, but the price differential is a good indicator of just how bloated pharmaceutical pricing is.
When we talk about taking on big drug companies and lowering costs, this is what we mean.
We have more work to do to fix our mess of a health care system, but I am proud to have voted to make this progress.
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
We have more work to do to fix our mess of a health care system, but I am proud to have voted to make this progress.
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
US slashes 36% off Medicare spending on 15 high-priced medicines
The U.S. Medicare health plan said on Tuesday that newly negotiated prices for 15 of its costliest drugs will save 36% on those medications compared with recent annual spending, or about $8.5 billion ...
www.reuters.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:23 PM
We won’t see the savings cited in the Reuters article until 2027, but the price differential is a good indicator of just how bloated pharmaceutical pricing is.
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"I have a purpose — that makes me feel good about myself. I can be a part of the community, not something that the community doesn't want to see."
Meet Larry, an SF resident who shared his story in our new series Homeless to Housed.
✍️ @nuala.bsky.social
📸 @estefancy.bsky.social
Meet Larry, an SF resident who shared his story in our new series Homeless to Housed.
✍️ @nuala.bsky.social
📸 @estefancy.bsky.social
Homeless to Housed: Larry's Story
Housing can offer more stability than many realize — to get sober, save money, find a purpose, and fall in love.
www.coyotemedia.org
December 1, 2025 at 4:51 PM
"I have a purpose — that makes me feel good about myself. I can be a part of the community, not something that the community doesn't want to see."
Meet Larry, an SF resident who shared his story in our new series Homeless to Housed.
✍️ @nuala.bsky.social
📸 @estefancy.bsky.social
Meet Larry, an SF resident who shared his story in our new series Homeless to Housed.
✍️ @nuala.bsky.social
📸 @estefancy.bsky.social
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Let’s be louder than his hate today. Let’s honor those we lost by defending science, protecting care, and standing with the LGBTQ+ community and everyone affected by HIV/AIDS.
We owe it to history, and to each other, to never go backward.
We owe it to history, and to each other, to never go backward.
December 1, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Let’s be louder than his hate today. Let’s honor those we lost by defending science, protecting care, and standing with the LGBTQ+ community and everyone affected by HIV/AIDS.
We owe it to history, and to each other, to never go backward.
We owe it to history, and to each other, to never go backward.
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TetraTech, an engineering consulting firm with extensive cultural resource management contracts across the U.S., has been awarded a contract to build an IDF-controlled settlement in Gaza...The entanglement between genocidal powers and the American CRM industry is a travesty 🏺
December 1, 2025 at 1:04 AM
TetraTech, an engineering consulting firm with extensive cultural resource management contracts across the U.S., has been awarded a contract to build an IDF-controlled settlement in Gaza...The entanglement between genocidal powers and the American CRM industry is a travesty 🏺
A lot has been written about the value of urban gardens, but this is the first time I’ve read about the potential mutual benefits of solar panels & rooftop gardens. 🌱
Color me intrigued. Have any of y’all had any experience with those?
grist.org/cities/how-u...
Color me intrigued. Have any of y’all had any experience with those?
grist.org/cities/how-u...
How urban farms can make cities more livable and help feed America
Urban gardens are extraordinarily powerful tools that can improve food security, lower temperatures, and create invaluable gathering spaces.
grist.org
December 1, 2025 at 4:58 AM
A lot has been written about the value of urban gardens, but this is the first time I’ve read about the potential mutual benefits of solar panels & rooftop gardens. 🌱
Color me intrigued. Have any of y’all had any experience with those?
grist.org/cities/how-u...
Color me intrigued. Have any of y’all had any experience with those?
grist.org/cities/how-u...
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Reminder that many countries where these migrants come from have higher vaccination rates than we do in the US. The call is coming from inside the house. (and whooops we exported #measles cases TO Mexico from our Texas outbreak).
November 30, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Reminder that many countries where these migrants come from have higher vaccination rates than we do in the US. The call is coming from inside the house. (and whooops we exported #measles cases TO Mexico from our Texas outbreak).
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Governments, law enforcement agencies, and even private citizens use malware to circumvent encryption and to spy on users. Knowing how it works can help you protect yourself. ssd.eff.org/module/how-...
How Do I Protect Myself Against Malware?
Malware, short for “malicious software,” is software that is used to harm computer users. It has a wide-range of capabilities that include:
disrupting computer operation
gathering sensitive information
spying on the owner of the infected device
impersonating a user to send spam or fake messages
gaining access to private computer...
ssd.eff.org
November 30, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Governments, law enforcement agencies, and even private citizens use malware to circumvent encryption and to spy on users. Knowing how it works can help you protect yourself. ssd.eff.org/module/how-...
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If you are married to a US spouse, your temporary visa (usually for 3 months) will lapse before your case is processed. The government allowed you could stay in the US while awaiting case processing. Now the Trump admin is saying that is a visa overstay and arresting the spouses.
November 30, 2025 at 10:13 PM
If you are married to a US spouse, your temporary visa (usually for 3 months) will lapse before your case is processed. The government allowed you could stay in the US while awaiting case processing. Now the Trump admin is saying that is a visa overstay and arresting the spouses.
They’re remarkably effective & remarkably safe - even more important in that HPV is believed to cause nearly 5% of all new cancers across the world.
“I keep reading demands that we find a cancer vaccine, and here we are, a cancer vaccine that reduces the risk of cervical cancer.”
“I keep reading demands that we find a cancer vaccine, and here we are, a cancer vaccine that reduces the risk of cervical cancer.”
HPV vaccine linked to huge reduction in cervical cancer risk
Recent meta-analyses confirm that the HPV vaccine significantly reduces cervical cancer risk and is exceptionally safe. Women vaccinated have an 80% lower cervical cancer risk, with evidence showing reduced rates of pre-cancerous…
Recent meta-analyses confirm that the HPV vaccine significantly reduces cervical cancer risk and is exceptionally safe. Women vaccinated have an 80% lower cervical cancer risk, with evidence showing reduced rates of pre-cancerous…
HPV vaccine linked to huge reduction in cervical cancer risk
Recent meta-analyses confirm that the HPV vaccine significantly reduces cervical cancer risk and is exceptionally safe. Women vaccinated have an 80% lower cervical cancer risk, with evidence showing reduced rates of pre-cancerous conditions. The studies emphasize the importance of vaccination for preventing HPV-related cancers, urging prompt action from parents and young adults.
www.skepticalraptor.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:12 AM
They’re remarkably effective & remarkably safe - even more important in that HPV is believed to cause nearly 5% of all new cancers across the world.
“I keep reading demands that we find a cancer vaccine, and here we are, a cancer vaccine that reduces the risk of cervical cancer.”
“I keep reading demands that we find a cancer vaccine, and here we are, a cancer vaccine that reduces the risk of cervical cancer.”
So much this!
The problem doesn’t stop with COVID, or with medical professionals. So many knowledge-workers (people making a living by being an expert in 1 narrow specialty) arrogantly assume they quickly become expert at anything else, forgetting how many years of study it took to get there.
The problem doesn’t stop with COVID, or with medical professionals. So many knowledge-workers (people making a living by being an expert in 1 narrow specialty) arrogantly assume they quickly become expert at anything else, forgetting how many years of study it took to get there.
In some cases I think it happens even faster because they have one strong area of expertise and lack the training to understand how limited that is
Physicians and academics often believe that they/we are immune to being radicalised online, but the reality is the opposite. No one is immune, and I saw this happen to Prasad and so many other physicians and academics when covid started. It’s pure hubris to believe anyone is immune.
November 30, 2025 at 5:31 PM
So much this!
The problem doesn’t stop with COVID, or with medical professionals. So many knowledge-workers (people making a living by being an expert in 1 narrow specialty) arrogantly assume they quickly become expert at anything else, forgetting how many years of study it took to get there.
The problem doesn’t stop with COVID, or with medical professionals. So many knowledge-workers (people making a living by being an expert in 1 narrow specialty) arrogantly assume they quickly become expert at anything else, forgetting how many years of study it took to get there.
Wonder how much OpenAI’s legal costs will add to its already astronomical cost to run every day?
The OpenAI ruling writers should know about 👀 (if your work was scraped for LLM training, this affects you). www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
OpenAI Loses Key Discovery Battle as It Cedes Ground to Authors in AI Lawsuits
The issue has been a major battleground in discovery. OpenAI could be on the hook for hundreds of millions, if not billions, of dollars if it was aware it was infringing on copyrighted material.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Wonder how much OpenAI’s legal costs will add to its already astronomical cost to run every day?
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This is about to make the tech bubble of the '90s look like a pin prick. We're talking trillions of debt. Get ready for the stock market crash. Pull your money out of tech.
"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."
Analysis: OpenAI is a loss-making machine, how can it survive?
Don't call it a bubble! Loss-making monster OpenAI is on the hook for $1.4 trillion (with a T) in compute commitments. How can this go on?
www.windowscentral.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:49 PM
This is about to make the tech bubble of the '90s look like a pin prick. We're talking trillions of debt. Get ready for the stock market crash. Pull your money out of tech.
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Potential broad-spectrum antiviral. Shows efficacy against some of the worst shit. Utterly amazing news.
We're close to the world's first-ever broad-spectrum antiviral. In a breakthrough, researchers at the City University of New York have identified a promising path to the development of an antiviral that could be used to fight a wide range of deadly viruses, including future pandemic threats.
November 30, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Potential broad-spectrum antiviral. Shows efficacy against some of the worst shit. Utterly amazing news.
Can attest to the part about CA.
WV, what the heyell is up wit’ you?
WV, what the heyell is up wit’ you?
Here's how silly US racism is.
Black people in California vote consistently for us to to be taxed more, because we are a rich state. We also vote to send that money to West Virginia to help them.
But white people in WV vote consistently to cancel the very programs and assistance they depend on.🤦🏿♂️
Black people in California vote consistently for us to to be taxed more, because we are a rich state. We also vote to send that money to West Virginia to help them.
But white people in WV vote consistently to cancel the very programs and assistance they depend on.🤦🏿♂️
‘Deeply demoralizing’: how Trump derailed coal country’s clean-energy revival
Biden earmarked billions for former coal communities in Appalachia – and his successor came and took it away
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Can attest to the part about CA.
WV, what the heyell is up wit’ you?
WV, what the heyell is up wit’ you?
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NEW: Russian state media is leveraging Putin’s recent statements to intensify the false narrative that the frontline in Ukraine will imminently collapse, likely to coerce the West and Ukraine into capitulating to Russian demands that Russia cannot secure itself militarily. isw.pub/UkrWar112925
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November 30, 2025 at 2:40 AM
NEW: Russian state media is leveraging Putin’s recent statements to intensify the false narrative that the frontline in Ukraine will imminently collapse, likely to coerce the West and Ukraine into capitulating to Russian demands that Russia cannot secure itself militarily. isw.pub/UkrWar112925
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That’s the financial costs - what about lost lives as research, safety inspections, weather surveillance & warning systems, etc,, etc. Have been axed?
I realize the article is from_Fortune_ so it’s focused on money, but dead people ain’t all that productive either.
I realize the article is from_Fortune_ so it’s focused on money, but dead people ain’t all that productive either.
November 30, 2025 at 3:16 AM
That’s the financial costs - what about lost lives as research, safety inspections, weather surveillance & warning systems, etc,, etc. Have been axed?
I realize the article is from_Fortune_ so it’s focused on money, but dead people ain’t all that productive either.
I realize the article is from_Fortune_ so it’s focused on money, but dead people ain’t all that productive either.
Besides the ones Ruth lists,
- dolphins (Risso’s, common long-beaked, & common bottle-nosed)
- elk
- black bears
- porcupine
- kingfishers
- dolphins (Risso’s, common long-beaked, & common bottle-nosed)
- elk
- black bears
- porcupine
- kingfishers
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Grey Whales
Blue whales (on the same day!)
Stellar's Jays
Banana Slugs
Hummingbirds from egg to babies to fledgelings to next year's grownups come back to nest in our avocado tree
Why yes I have lived near Santa Cruz, CA.
Grey Whales
Blue whales (on the same day!)
Stellar's Jays
Banana Slugs
Hummingbirds from egg to babies to fledgelings to next year's grownups come back to nest in our avocado tree
Why yes I have lived near Santa Cruz, CA.
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
- Beluga whale
- kiwi
- whio
- eel
- kangaroo
- Beluga whale
- kiwi
- whio
- eel
- kangaroo
November 30, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Besides the ones Ruth lists,
- dolphins (Risso’s, common long-beaked, & common bottle-nosed)
- elk
- black bears
- porcupine
- kingfishers
- dolphins (Risso’s, common long-beaked, & common bottle-nosed)
- elk
- black bears
- porcupine
- kingfishers
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For no reason whatsoever thinking about this @davidmalki.com Wondermark comic again
November 29, 2025 at 5:15 PM
For no reason whatsoever thinking about this @davidmalki.com Wondermark comic again