Karina Coombs
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Karina Coombs
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Writer in MA interested in pop culture, news, and books. Dog enabler. Mom. Little library curator.
Healthcare is a fundamental human right. And science is magic. If you don’t believe that, what a charmed life you’ve lived.
December 2, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Unable to work and without regular access to these life-saving meds, he made his way to Brazil where he lived and worked while receiving free medical care for the rest of his life, ultimately dying from an AIDS-related illness that exacerbated treatment for a traffic accident. 2/3
December 2, 2025 at 2:27 AM
On this World AIDS Day I think of my brother and how science saved his life. First diagnosed with AIDS in the mid-90s, he was almost dead within a few years. But getting involved with the Ryan White Foundation gave him access to clinical trials and the medication that could keep him alive. 1/3
December 2, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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November 5, 2025 at 3:50 PM
'I could smell the onions and the mustard'
November 4, 2025 at 5:38 PM
November 4, 2025 at 4:12 PM
And republicans out here showing all of us that they still very much are your grandather’s party.
October 15, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Imagine…
October 15, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Any time I make a mistake
October 1, 2025 at 8:40 PM
What’s your sign?
September 28, 2025 at 5:56 PM
This photo out of South Korea today. Oof.

(Photo: Yonhap | The Korea Times)
September 12, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Some days the news is just too much so here’s a baby bunny in my yard.
July 24, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Four perfect albums that came out when I was 16:
July 23, 2025 at 4:20 PM
This sticker was in Cambridge, MA a few months back.
June 19, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Stealth.
June 18, 2025 at 10:56 PM
They are all over my yard digging holes?
June 17, 2025 at 1:56 PM
I needed this today.
May 21, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Quote post with a picture of the airplane you’ll accept as a bribe
May 14, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Took a walk in Harvard Square tonight with my daughter and found Saint Luigi.
May 9, 2025 at 12:59 AM
The average American has three friends
May 4, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The average American has three friends
May 2, 2025 at 3:58 AM
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April 24, 2025 at 4:48 PM