Self Care

05 Aug 2020

Janitors Unite in Caravan Protest to Demand Essential Worker Protections

Janitors may not be the first people who come to mind when we talk about essential workers in the age of COVID-19, but the work they do keeps wheels turning at essential places such as hospitals, schools and grocery stores. Unfortunately, janitors, like security officers and airport workers, are put

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04 Aug 2020

A Google Map with All the SF Coffee Passport Locations

Have you heard fo the San Francisco Coffee Passport yet? This thing is amazing. You get 31 coffee drinks at 31 of SF’s best cafes for only $35. It’s like magic! And the best part is that you’re basically getting rewarded for going out and supporting local businesses. Who wouldn’t

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30 Jul 2020

Promising ‘Monkey Data’ Moves COVID Vaccine Trials to Humans

Johnson & Johnson kicked off U.S. human safety trials for its COVID-19 vaccine Thursday after releasing details of a study in monkeys that showed its best-performing vaccine candidate offered strong protection in a single dose.  When exposed to the virus, six out of six animals who got the vaccine candidate

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30 Jul 2020

Cain Caught Covid at Trump Tulsa Rally, & Now He’s Dead

RIP Herman Cain.  The former Republican presidential candidate and pizza CEO, died this week due to complications from COVID 19.  The virus that he clearly caught while attending Trump’s ‘super spreader’ Tulsa rally in late June.  The rally was widely regarded as a massive failure due to its attendance of

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22 Jul 2020

Protest Against Trump’s Fascist Federal Thugs in Oakland!

Trump announced that he’s ramping up the fascism by sending a “surge of federal officers” to various Democrat led cities in the US. If you’ve been paying attention, their dry run has been Portland, Oregon where brave anti-fascists, including a Wall of Moms, have been standing up against these federal

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17 Jul 2020

30% of People Say They’re “Rubbing One Out” More Often During Quarantine

I get way too many press releases. Most of them are for bands I don’t care about or travel destinations I’m not that interested in. But sometimes a true gem makes it my way and I feel the need to share. Earlier this week I got one from the folks

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10 Jul 2020

Yoga to the People Founder Faces Sexual Assault Allegations

On July 3rd, 2020, an anonymous group on Instagram called @yttpshadowwork made their first post about Yoga to the People. It’s a poetic mantra that reads as follows: “There will be no more…silencing…gaslighting…manipulation…no predatory studio owners nor subservient directors…no exploitation, no spiritual bypassing…your experience matters… you will be heard… this

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09 Jul 2020

The Best Wild Animal Videos To Put Your Mind at Ease During COVID

Many of us are spending a lot more time at home during shelter in place, and if you are like me. you’re missing the great outdoors.  I find myself watching videos of wild animals on youtube far more frequently than in the past, and there is a treasure trove of

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