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Light Up the Night: America’s Overdose Crisis and the Drug Users Fighting for Survival

Nov 9, 2021

My second book, "Light Up the Night: America’s #OverdoseCrisis and the Drug Users Fighting for Survival," is out Jan 2022. Preorder now. Thx for your support. #WarOnDrugs Bookshop: bit.ly/3kmAAvI Amazon .ca: amzn.to/2WmFTn4 Amazon .com: amzn.to/3gwFpS0.

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'FDA Ends Ban on Blood Donations From Gay and Bisexual Men' nyti.ms/3MiZ0W9 "GLAAD, an #LGBTQ advocacy group, applauded the change as an end to 'a dark and discriminatory past rooted in fear and homophobia.'”

F.D.A. Eases Ban on Blood Donations From Gay and Bisexual Men

But men who had multiple sex partners or were taking PrEP medications in the last three months would still be barred from donating blood.

May 11

'Migrant Crossing Surges Aren’t New. Why Is the Border Overwhelmed?' nyti.ms/42JX1Qa "Outdated #immigration laws, partisan gridlock and conflict abroad are some reasons behind the strained US border with Mexico."

Migrant Crossing Surges Aren’t New. Why Is the Border Overwhelmed?

Outdated immigration laws, partisan gridlock and conflict abroad are some reasons behind the strained U.S. border with Mexico.

'What’s Driving Record Levels of Migration to the US Border?' nyti.ms/3I1yXjK "US is trying to curtail border crossings as a Covid-era #immigration policy lifts this week, but it has little control over the crises in Latin America that have upended the lives of millions."

What’s Driving Record Levels of Migration to the U.S. Border?

The United States is trying to curtail border crossings as a Covid-era immigration policy lifts this week, but it has little control over the crises in Latin America that have upended the lives of...

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May 6

#UNBROKEN, my book on #MMIWG and my story of survival is in stores on May 30th. Only available at book or literary events right now. Get your signed copy tomorrow in poco or at one of the events below!!! Or preorder at your book store.

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'devastated' by loss of French journalist

@ArmanSoldin

in eastern Ukraine' bit.ly/3prbySk "Soldin's death means at least 11 journalists, fixers or drivers for media teams have been killed covering the war in Ukraine." #journalism

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French journalist killed by rocket fire in eastern Ukraine

French international news agency Agence France-Presse says its Ukraine video coordinator was killed Tuesday during a rocket attack near the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut.

Federal Officials Trade Stock in Companies Their Agencies Oversee

'Federal Officials Trade Stock in Companies Their Agencies Oversee' on.wsj.com/3VVNCTq "Hidden records show thousands of senior executive branch employees owned shares of companies whose fates were directly affected by their employers’ actions."

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Hidden records show thousands of senior executive branch employees owned shares of companies whose fates were directly affected by their employers’ actions, a Wall Street Journal investigation found.

"The absorption of doctor practices is part of a vast, accelerating consolidation of medical care, leaving patients in the hands of a shrinking number of giant companies or hospital groups." nyti.ms/3M8is7Y #healthcare

Corporate Giants Buy Up Primary Care Practices at Rapid Pace

Large health insurers and other companies are especially keen on doctors’ groups that care for patients in private Medicare plans.

Today is #NationalFentanylAwarenessDay, apparently. bit.ly/3VO5Shp (ps. 28 characters s not a hashtag, #Google.) #overdosecrisis

US government to pay for study to monitor effects of safe injection sites

"For the first time, the US govt will pay for a large study measuring whether overdoses can be prevented by so-called safe injection sites, places where people can use heroin and other illegal drugs and be revived if they take too much." fxn.ws/44C9TcR #harmreduction

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The United States government is funding a study of so-called safe injection sites. The studies will be conducted at two different sites in Rhode Island and New York.

May 5

'Why Americans Feel More Pain' nyti.ms/3VBjmNb "There is no single pain center in the brain, but chronic pain often reverberates in parts of the brain that can also be involved in emotions and traumatic memories"

Opinion | Why Americans Feel More Pain

Chronic pain is not just a result of car accidents and workplace injuries but is also linked to troubled childhoods, loneliness, job insecurity and a hundred other pressures on working families.

May 1

'Needing Younger Workers, [US] Federal Officials Relax Rules on Past Drug Use' nyti.ms/3HRj3bN "As more states legalize marijuana and competition for talent grows fiercer, the US govt is loosening guidelines from the 'Just Say No' era." #warondrugs

Needing Younger Workers, Federal Officials Relax Rules on Past Drug Use

As more states legalize marijuana and competition for talent grows fiercer, the U.S. government is loosening guidelines from the “Just Say No” era.

Apr 28

"The unemployment rate for Black New Yorkers rose to 12.2% in the first quarter of the year, while the white unemployment rate dropped to 1.3%." nyti.ms/41K7Npi "The gulf between Black and white unemployment rates in NYCis now the widest it has been this century."

The Unemployment Gap Between Black and White New Yorkers Is Widening

The unemployment rate for Black New Yorkers rose to 12.2 percent in the first quarter of the year, while the white unemployment rate dropped to 1.3 percent, a new report says.

Apr 26

Very excited to get into this one. "Poverty, By America," by

@just_shelter

. "Evicted" is one of my all-time favorite books. #inequality

Apr 26

'#Singapore executes man for supplying cannabis' bbc.in/40EjUms "Last year the country executed 11 people on drugs charges, including an intellectually impaired man for trafficking heroin." #WarOnDrugs

Tangaraju Suppiah: Singapore executes man for supplying cannabis

The country ignores international pleas and hangs Tangaraju Suppiah for trafficking 1kg of cannabis.

Bill Gates says A.I. chatbots will teach kids to read within 18 months: You'll be 'stunned by how...

Apr 26

'Bill Gates says AI chatbots will teach kids to read within 18 months' cnb.cx/444m8OX As a research, writing, or task-performing tool, I've found #ChatGPT pretty disappointing. As a teaching aid and/or personal tutor, I've been absolutely amazed. #education

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Bill Gates said this week he believes it won't be long before artificial intelligence can be 'as good a tutor as any human ever could' for students.

'We Were Wrong About President Biden' nyti.ms/3L7bUoj "A person doesn’t just saunter away from adulation and affirmation on a scale this monumental — at least not the kind of person who wanted them enough to pursue the presidency in the first place."

Opinion | We Were Wrong About President Biden

Those of us who thought he might willingly step down from the world’s highest perch were kidding ourselves.

Why involuntary treatment for addiction is a dangerous idea

'Why involuntary treatment for #addiction is a dangerous idea' bit.ly/3L3ADtL "The fact that the data doesn’t support involuntary treatment may be a surprise given how it is often covered in a favorable way by news media..." By

@DrSarahWakeman

. #overdosecrisis

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Involuntary treatment might be worth it if it worked — but evidence strongly suggests that it doesn’t.

'#Haiti crisis: Mob burns suspected gang members to death' bbc.in/3HcPota "The United Nations said in a report published on Monday that insecurity in the capital has reached levels similar to countries at war."

Haiti crisis: Mob burns suspected gang members to death

The latest violence comes as the UN says insecurity in the capital is at a level similar to war.

'Biden Will Seek Re-election, Setting Up Possible Rematch With Trump' nyti.ms/3L4qqNx Why?

‘It’s Time to Finish the Job,’ Biden Tells Union Workers as He Starts ’24 Race

President Biden formally announced that he will seek a second term on Tuesday, pitching himself as the Democrat best positioned to keep Donald J. Trump from reclaiming the White House.

Apr 24

'They Saw the Horrific Aftermath of a Mass Shooting. Should We?' nyti.ms/3LzhjWV "The crime-scene investigators are the ones who document, and remember, the unimaginable. This is what they saw at Sandy Hook." // I don't think I've ever read anything quite like this.

They Saw the Horrific Aftermath of a Mass Shooting. Should We?

The crime-scene investigators are the ones who document, and remember, the unimaginable. This is what they saw at Sandy Hook.

Apr 24

'Nuclear Secrets, a Compost Heap and the Lost Documents Daniel Ellsberg Never Leaked' nyti.ms/40z1NhT "At the end of his life, the man behind the Pentagon Papers has a warning for us all."

Opinion | Nuclear Secrets, a Compost Heap and the Lost Documents Daniel Ellsberg Never Leaked

At the end of his life, the man behind the Pentagon Papers has a warning for us all.

The Forgotten Drug Trips of the Nineteenth Century

Apr 23

'The Forgotten Drug Trips of the Nineteenth Century' bit.ly/3mK95kQ "Long before the hippies, a group of thinkers used substances like cocaine, hashish, and nitrous oxide to uncover the secrets of the mind." #drugs #mentalhealth #longreads

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Long before the hippies, a group of thinkers used substances like cocaine, hashish, and nitrous oxide to uncover the secrets of the mind.

Biden administration declares fentanyl laced with xylazine 'an emerging threat' in the US | CNN

Apr 22

"The White House has declared that the powerful synthetic opioid #fentanyl combined with xylazine – an animal tranquilizer that’s increasingly being used in illicit drugs – is an “emerging threat” facing the United States." cnn.it/41sCZZR #overdosecrisis #warondrugs

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The White House has declared that the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl combined with xylazine -- an animal tranquilizer that's increasingly being used in illicit drugs -- is an "emerging threat"...

'#ElSalvador Decimated Its Ruthless Gangs. But at What Cost?;' nyti.ms/3KUm8sd "In the year since El Salvador declared a state of emergency, the government has delivered a stunning blow to the gangs that were once the ultimate authority in much of the country."

El Salvador Decimated Its Ruthless Gangs. But at What Cost?

In the year since El Salvador declared a state of emergency, the government has delivered a stunning blow to the gangs that were once the ultimate authority in much of the country.

'The Fight Over a Drug That Is Great for Horses but Horrific for Humans' nyti.ms/41JsEc0 "In a #xylazine alert in March, the DEA said that in 2022, it had detected the drug in nearly a quarter of the confiscated #fentanyl samples in 48 states." #warondrugs

The Fight Over a Drug That Is Great for Horses but Horrific for Humans

Drug dealers are mixing xylazine, an animal tranquilizer relied on by veterinarians, into fentanyl, with deadly results. But controlling it is tricky.

"An estimated 20% of Russia prisoner recruits are HIV positive. To some, the front lines seemed less risky than prisons where they said they were denied effective treatments." nyti.ms/3mMBCXj "with the promise of anti-viral medications if they agreed to fight."

‘A Quick Death or a Slow Death’: Prisoners Choose War to Get Lifesaving Drugs

An estimated 20 percent of Russia prisoner recruits are H.I.V. positive. To some, the front lines seemed less risky than prisons where they said they were denied effective treatments.

"An inmate in the US state of Georgia who was found dead covered in insects had been placed in "a death chamber" not a jail cell, say family members." bbc.in/41pXnuX "Mr Thompson, who had schizophrenia, was arrested on 12 June 2022 for a misdemeanour." #mentalhealth

Lashawn Thompson: US inmate died in insect-infested 'death chamber'

Lawyers demand an independent autopsy for Lashawn Thompson, who died in a jail cell last year.

This is the most disappointing $787.5 million that supporters of a case have ever seen their side win. #journalism #foxnews

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Breaking News: Fox News will pay $787.5 million to Dominion Voting Systems as part of a settlement to end a case in which the company had argued its reputation was damaged when Fox repeatedly aired falsehoods about its voting machines. nyti.ms/3KM5pqQ

A card reads: "$787.5 million. The amount Fox News will pay to settle a Dominion lawsuit that accused the network of spreading falsehoods about its voting machines. It's one of the largest-ever payouts in a defamation case."

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'$5bn of drugs seized in Latin American operation' bbc.in/41EoB0x "203 tonnes of cocaine and other drugs....They also seized more than 8,000 illicit firearms and carried out almost 15,000 arrests." // Wait. 15,000 people? Arrested in a single operation? #warondrugs

Trigger IX: $5bn of drugs seized in Latin American operation

Police found more than 200 tonnes of cocaine and other drugs in a swoop across Latin America.

'American Single Malt Whiskey, a Freewheeling Cousin of Scotch, Comes of Age' nyti.ms/3KOMLOX "In the coming months, the Tax and Trade Bureau, a part of the Treasury Department, will release an official definition of American single malt."

American Single Malt Whiskey, a Freewheeling Cousin of Scotch, Comes of Age

The federal government is about to recognize and define a fast-growing whiskey style that reflects the diversity of the country’s agriculture and traditions.

Adrift | An AP Investigation

'Adrift' bit.ly/3Hf3Voj "For nearly two years, The Associated Press assembled puzzle pieces from across three continents to uncover the story of this boat — and the people it carried from hope to death." #immigration

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For nearly two years, AP journalists traced the story of one boat across three continents — and the people it carried from hope to death.

Apr 17

This book was published 20 years ago. 20 years ago.

'Four Sons of El Chapo Face Sweeping New Charges in Fentanyl Indictments' nyti.ms/3A6yiJf "The charges, in five related cases, present a detailed assertion of how the Sinaloa cartel transported and sold the deadly drug on American streets."

Four Sons of El Chapo Face Sweeping New Charges in Fentanyl Indictments

The charges, in five related cases, offered a panoramic view of how the deadly drug was created, transported and ultimately sold by the Sinaloa cartel on American streets.

Apr 13

"That development on Thursday undermined a growing narrative that the killing reflected a “lawless” city where the professional class was being threatened by random attacks and a flawed approach to criminal justice." #sanfrancisco

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Tech Consultant Arrested in San Francisco Killing of Cash App Creator

Apr 13

'Tech Consultant Arrested in #SanFrancisco Killing of Cash App Creator' nyti.ms/418kda8 "The police said the consultant, Nima Momeni, was an acquaintance of Bob Lee." / Turns out it wasn't the drug-using homeless afterall.

The police said the consultant, Nima Momeni, knew Bob Lee, who was fatally stabbed.