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đ¨ LA placed a Medicaid ban on gender affirming care for trans adults. In response, Trans Income Project launched a 1st in the US initiative, and will pay for HRT for low income Medicaid enrolled trans Louisianans. For Antigravity Magazine, I talked to TIPâs Executive Director to learn more!
Street graffiti in New Orleans.
Ainât that interesting (she says from the neighborhood)âŚ
Meet me at Plum Street for snowballs! đ§ On Tuesday, September 9th, we'll be giving away free, regular flavor small paills from Plum Street Snoballs from 4:30 to 5:30 PM! Whether it's after school pickup or you just need a break, come hang out with #TeamJP at Plum Street!
Lights seem to be back. And it was a robbery this morning that has the bank closed.
Capitol One on Canal yâall. Sign on their door today says âtemporarily closedâ
Man running errands today is a lesson in Only in New Orleans. MidCity USPS closed for lunch. Capitol One closed either due to power out or morning robbery. Traffic lights on Carrollton all out between Canal and Tulane at least.
This Metairie Road construction is getting old.
Weâre coming up to the New Orleans Primary & General Elections. As always make sure all your information is correct & active voterportal.sos.la.gov Primary Early Voting: 9/27-10/4 (closed 9/28) Primary Election Day: 10/11 General Early Voting: 11/1-11/8 (closed 11/2) General Election Day: 11/15
So many traffic lights out stay careful yâall!
Heads up traffic lights are out on Carrollton at Canal and Tulane - at least - itâs a shitshow as expected.
"Blueskyism" helped make The Onion one of the largest newspapers in the world in less than a year. If we had spent all of our time on Twitter, we'd be poorer, dumber and terminally ill with internet poisoning. He's just angry he's wasting away over there in a nazi agnostic lane that doesn't exist.
Iâm reminded of the first couple months of the state police in New Orleans, just absolute nonsense with the chases and crashes over nothing
Thanks, yes better by earlier this week.
My neighbors both use Curb and have had good luck as far as I know.
Iâve been masking since my COVID last week and let me tell ya next to no one else is anywhere.
Three students I know of at my university have contacted COVID since class started last week. One of them is mine and was in class Tuesday. Are they outliers? Is COVID ripping though the whole university? Who can tell? There's no data for me to evaluate and base my behavior on.
Sometimes I get called to do photography for real estate listings. By doing this I have figured that probably half the houses in the Marigny and Bywater are STRs owned by someone who doesnât live here. #NOLA
Metry Trader Joeâs update: parking lot is less crowded but store is not. But they had things in my list that Tulane didnât yesterday. Happy for options!
FFS. We need some serious morals adjustments on that 98% (which like all this administrationâs numbers is made up).
Side note, Louisiana folks. CVS is not allowing scheduling of covid vaxx through their app rn, and Walgreens requires a doc prescription when I stated I qualify under one of the approved Dx's.
Yes for sure. And also the MS Gulf Coast too.
NEW: Last week, oil literally rained down on a Black town in rural Louisiana where 60% of folks live in poverty. The company isnât taking responsibility & the federal + state governments are saying residents have to clean it up themselves. capitalbnews.org/louisiana-oi...
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"The realization that New Orleansâs history is Americaâs future has changed how many of us understand the present." - Andy Horowitz
My husband worked as a cinematographer on 3 Katrina docs â Katrina Babies, the Ryan Coogler series on Hulu, the Trymaine Lee doc on Peacock He lived through it as a teenager. He says it makes a huge difference when production prioritizes working w people who lived it, in as many roles as possible
Also â GO TO THERAPY â PTSD is real, I suffered for far too long because I felt this weird guilt of âother people had it worse.â There is no award for being the Bravest Little Soldier after a disaster. Your pain is valid and you deserve help in managing it.
CVS is holding off on offering the new #Covid vaccine in 16 states: Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Utah, Virginia and West Virginia, along with the District of Columbia. #nolasky
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Wrapping all of my New Orleans and Gulf Coast folks in love today. Step away from the online, do something (mostly legal) that brings you joy or calm. Color, garden, Lego, eat a good meal, have some -, shop, run over a Falcons fan (joking! Wanted to see if you were paying attention). Love, Katy
Holding space for everyone this K20 anniversary day. However, wherever you went through it. However you want to remember or not. Be easy on yourself and others do. If ever Be Kind you donât know what someone has gone through needs to be put into practice⌠itâs today in this city we live in.
So fucking deep. So many heartbreaking and infuriating stories. This American Life podcast has done more than a few episodes too worth listening to.
If youâre going to Tipâs for the Big in the 90s/Thats So Fetch show Saturday, and you were to sayâŚcatch a clip of me filming the show, then send me that clip so I can use it in a video, I wouldnât be angry.
For more information, watch this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdgI...
Cassandra's tagline says it all: "I did some free associating with Trumpâs responses during Tuesdayâs cabinet tongue bath."
Hi, Siri, whatâs too little, too late look like?
Given that Cassidy is apparently having genuine feelings after having confirmed him like an asshole, I'll be calling his office everyday to demand that he call for RFK's resignation and for reinstating leadership at the CDC. I'm calling Rep. Cedric Richmond (D) to start RFK impeachment proceedings
Sending extra hugs today.
Whatâs more awesome than a self-taught artist telling stories of New Orleansâ projects with lessons he learned from #BobRoss? Not much. I love #DapperBruceLafitteâs show at #NOMA & his celebration of marching bands. www.myspiltmilk.com/articles/dap...
I mean, thatâs a lot, for you - for anyone. Just sending you a âwe hear you. Shout as needed.â
I think every concerned citizen in the country should watch that Katrina doc + generally learn about the role and behavior of the police and Nat'l Guard during Katrina, and view our current moment with the military occupation of cities through that lens
Dr. Deb Houry Chief Medical Officer & Deputy Director for Program and Science Read her email below (wording in the alt text in the photos) - itâs powerful ââ¤ď¸âđĽ
Here are excerpts from the resignation letters from CDC leaders: âŞVia @jeremyfaust.bsky.social⏠insidemedicine.substack.com/p/breaking-n...
Four more top #CDC officials have submitted their resignation in the past few hours - Debra Houry (chief medical officer), Demere Daskalakis (director of NCIRD), Daniel Jernigan (director of NCEZID) + Jen Layden (director of OPHDST) www.nbcnews.com/health/healt... It is horrifying
Yâall please order from PeeWeeâs in Harvey and contribute to his GoFundMe if you can
Friends found this dog this A.M. Message me if you recognize her OR can foster while they continue to look for the owner because this dog is in good shape and to me appears like she has a home. The folks who found her already have a full household of pets and canât keep her. ďżź1/2
When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans 20 years ago, Antigravity Magazine â a small, DIY publication â played a vital role in helping local media dispel rumors and keep their audience informed on what was happening in the city. Read more from @wadrewhawkins.bsky.social âŹď¸
Made it 15 months with new tires before they got a nail - oh two. đŽâđ¨
The Battle of DC is underway, brave US troops march on the nationâs Capitol, meeting the enemy head on in a desperate struggle against littering. With steel in their hearts and plastic bags in their hands, the troops brave behind enemy lines.
Thatâs how I qualified for my first jab when there were still limits. But they raised the BMI limit this round.
So the olds and those of us with medical conditions can get a Covid vax. Which I am sure is generating a list of all of us undesirables for Secretary Brainworm and Nosferatu to compile for their eugenics program. Great.
You know who can prove their residency after a disaster? NO ONE And that's not the point - no one should be denied services. This will be disastrous to even attempt to follow. DHS moves to bar aid groups from serving undocumented immigrants www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...
Serious question, who is still mandating the Covid vaccine? Both my work and school were pretty strict on Covid safety but even they gave up checking vaccines like 2 years ago. Is this just about the military or something? I feel like most people mad about vaccine mandates are stuck in 2021
Placebo-controlled vaccine trials are unethical and morally repugnant. Oh, you thought you might be vaccinated, but now youâre dead? Sucks to be randomly selected for the control group.
#TheLensNolađ On Friday evening, The Contemporary Arts Center will host an exhibit for Danette Vincentâs Katrina Camera Kids, who picked up cameras for the first time after the storm and ended up capturing important moments in their lives. âKelly Dorsey Parker Full Story đ: buff.ly/5wRoCyx
While I believe it's true that the government can indict a ham sandwich, it is apparently more difficult to indict a person wielding a ham sandwich....
Trump Imposes 50% tax on most generic medications. There, I fixed your headline for you. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I hope I've done this justice. I've covered New Orleans schools for 15 years. The post-Katrina injustice done to John McDonogh's students/teachers is one of the most heartbreaking stories of state-forced chartering. The long arc of John McDonogh Senior High School thelensnola.org/2025/08/26/t...
Sending love to all my Gulf Coast friends as this is a hard week (Harvey, Laura, Katrina & Ida anniversaries). Please be gentle with yourself and others. â¤ď¸
The orange vest look just kills me
#FreeLilNasX But just as importantly, if you know a queer person in crisis, BE THERE FOR THEM. We're all struggling, and it's becoming increasingly apparent that a public mental health episode can lead to prison time, or worse. Our communities need to be there BEFORE the cops.
May their jobs eventually bite them in the ass.
#TheLensNolađ A permanent fix is still on the way for corrosion found in the massive lakefront pumps â and thereâs likely more corrosion on the underground steel supporting certain floodwalls... âď¸ Delaney Nolan Full Story đ: buff.ly/FSWLHR0
The always-captivating Jed Horne. I highly recommend any of his reads, this latest we are honored to publish. A reminder of what did and did not happen after Hurricane Katrina from the longtime journalist. "No & yes, post-Katrina" thelensnola.org/2025/08/25/n...
Thereâs a really cool forum happening in honor of the 20th anniversary of Katrina. Itâs at Mahalia Jackson Theater today and tomorrow- itâs free. It has a focus on climate change. General Honore is here, Malik Rahim, lots of interesting folks. www.taproot.earth/en/monarch-f...
Paging Senator Cassidy
Anyway, this was particularly striking because we were just talking about mid-baritaria getting killed by Landry as our swan song and he glided right past the environmental costs of the Meta AI data center in north Louisiana, for example, to propose AI making up for the NWS in hurricane prediction
Yâall werenât kidding about that new Trader Joeâs parking and layout. Pretty well stocked today too!
Motherfuckers
LOL. This is not new behavior from this man but itâs very funny that drugs are great but lesbians are a bridge too far.
Words/phrases Democrats should never use: * bipartisan * my Republican friends * real, valid, legitimate, serious, important (to describe issue raised by Republicans) * yea (when voting on Republican bills) * distraction (to describe bad thing Republicans did) * woke (in derogatory sense)
if yâall like scavenger hunts you should sign up to do the nyc tree census
Reposting one more time this weekend to catch people whoâve been busy, this just came together a few days ago. We will post reminders into September, mail is slow these days, so shoot for a 9/22 delivery date but it will be more of a wave of love than a bomb! #UglyDogs
Conrad Cable is coming to #nolasky this weekend and we're hosting a meet and greet! Saturday, August 30 at the Broadside starting at 4:30pm. secure.actblue.com/donate/conra...
I wrote up my thoughts on the #zcavengerhunt along with the mayors whose namesakes we chased after
Because Chicago is ruled by #BigMustard
anyway imagine all the creative things dem campaigns could do with their piles of money that go to annoying texts, emails, and celebrity concerts
Iâve been in the SF Bay Area for the last few weeks & among my friends I know 9 people (5 households) who have had Covid recently.
This porch sitting is just delightful right now. But guess I need some lunch. Which means getting out of this rocking chair.
Oh no, it did get you huh? Hope youâll be able to rest and then rest some more.
They want us fighting so we never notice who is stealing from us all. Donât get lost in the circus.
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20 years later and weâre still here. Thank you BMike and his program Eternal Seeds for the creation of a mural on the Industrial Canal Flood Wall that was breached in the aftermath of Katrina. Iâm proud that the @nolacitycouncil.bsky.social Rec & Culture Fund helped bring this moment to life.
For anyone whoâs found themselves at the receiving end of the cat distribution system, Big Easy Pet Shop & Rescue in the Marigny offers low-cost wellness exams starting at $99 every other Sunday. bigeasyanimalrescue.org/wellness-cli...
"Incarcerated people"âhere's where I think we get to the point. You want to be able to say words that dehumanize people you don't like & "incarcerated people" (a perfectly accurate phrase) doesn't have any hate, disdain, or dismissal in it. You can't scare folks w/ it. That's the problem here. 14/
Sending love and purrs for that hole in your heart.
Ooh that seems like a good fusion!
I mighta taken you up if I didnât have COVID still
Good luck!
All that and a bag of chips (really)
Iâve got two tickets to the Saints game today if anyone wants them, section 635.
Oh no. May you get the rest you need to recover.
www.wbrz.com/news/smitty-... "No fine was imposed after OSHA discovered later in 2021 that no portable fire extinguishers were readily accessible. OSHA noted that the fire extinguisher was blocked by grease buckets, pallets and a pump." Classic
I am a week in here. Energy picks up a bit each day. Appetite is back. Congestion still lingers. Neighbor had it too but just a few days fatigue no other symptoms. So many variants out there.
#OPINION Lost Coyote restaurant in Treme was on track for its first record-profit day during Memorial Day weekend, when a sudden blackout brought it all to a standstill. âď¸Colin Kennedy Full Story:https://buff.ly/mnLr5ZW
You deserve to be tender with yourself. These upcoming anniversaries for you take a lot. Sending love, hugs and holding you in some peace. Hang on.
Grateful for Markâs insight on the levees and great explainer for newbs on the shape of the levees, their specs, as the storm was shaping up.
In Ep 5 of the NatGeo Katrina doc, they cut to 10 years in the future to show a snippet of Mitch Landrieu marveling, "Who would have thought we'd lose 100,000 people and open 600 new restaurants." And even now I am still yelling back at the TV, "WHO IS ALL THAT FOR, YOU MOTHERFUCKER"