A difficult read. CW: sexual assault, state violence.

Crowdfunding saves lives, but only if you have a big social network to begin with.

[CW: suicide, medical abuse, state violence.]

The "War on Drugs" has resulted in patient abandonment and abuse. The media and lawsuits against pharma have demonized all pain medicines and, consequently, all pain patients.

A thought: perhaps surveillance culture of doctors' prescribing habits has contributed to the drastic drop in caring for pain patients.

Shorter version: disabled people aren’t allowed to have opinions or express those opinions. If they do, they risk losing their benefits.

An anarchist was shot and killed by police and the media is spreading lies. This appears to be the most reliable source of what actually happened.

Jail Project is a social art project (last active ~ 2010) to capture the humanity of the people affected by Maricopa County's jail system.

Prisoners bury the dead who are unclaimed or indigent, giving the deceased dignity in death, doing the work that no one else wants to do.

Content Warning: depictions of child abuse and neglect, and state violence.

A pediatrician examined dozens of kids at a US concentration camp and found dozens of cases of abuse, filth, malnourishment, injury, and illness.