Jose Alvarado out here leading the Bushwick Puerto Rican Parade.
I love this city so much.
This is what the American World Cup should’ve been the whole time, a celebration of our diasporas, a chance for all these countries from around the world to feel at home here because there’s a bit of their home already here
SCOOP from @by-cjewett.bsky.social & me:
Markwayne Mullin urged the Department of Health and Human Service to remove warnings from the FDA website about the health risks of the gas station drug kratom.
Mullin owns equity in a leading kratom company called Botanic Tonics that could have benefited.
cabo verdean fans celebrating their draw against spain at full time at a watch party in dorchester, mass.
massachusetts is home to the largest cabo verdean diaspora in the united states (approx. 90k.)
(video from maher mezahi on the other site.)
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Want to know what it is like to work in an #Ebola treatment unit. I wrote this after my first deployment in Sierra Leone in 2014.
I pray for & think of DRC’s healthcare workers now. But prayers aren’t enough- resources, help & solidarity are needed.
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
house of theolia. 🦊🌙⚧
One patient told infectious disease physician Nahid Bhadelia, "I am nobody." After 12 days in Sierra Leone, caring for the sick, she couldn't disagree more.
www.npr.org
Believe it when I see it. That area just went through road construction. And we all know how well the city treats businesses near construction.
Not a big Bball fan, but... (gift article) www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/a...
Looking for recommendations for a new portable charger for my iPhone. Any suggestions? I've had great luck with the brands I've used but that was years ago and you never know what new brands might be out there. Trying to keep it in the $50 range if possible.
