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📰 News Media

• 🚨 [Seattle, Washington] Seattle order to stop drug arrests ‘creating havoc’ for people fending off addicts surviving on theft: expert - foxnews.com

🗣️ Social Pulse

Innovation

• 💡 Community-created harm reduction infrastructure to contest the alarming integration of AI agents into the Windows operating system (which is currently the most reckless deployment environment) ♥️ github.com/zoicware/Rem... - bsky.app
• 🧭 K!nkify Recovery is happening THURSDAY, Jan 15th! Are you in need of support? Consider us! - Kink, Fetish, Swer recovery/harm reduction meeting! - Co-founder is POC - We are both Queer - NO religious overtones - Come hang out with kinky sober folks! - Topic is- Check In - 8p-9p CST - bsky.app
• 🎧 Have you listened to our latest episode ft Dimitri Mugianis, who has previously been on This American Life & Psychedelics Today? Dimitri’s story is incredible. From addiction to ibogaine healing to harm reduction to creating space at Cardea, you’ll wanna listen! open.spotify.com/episode/1TEI... - bsky.app

Harm Reduction Discourse

• ⚖️ "Harm reduction" in this case means "increase ICE's budget annually, deporting millions of people, sending billions to commit a genocide, refuse to hold the previous administration accountable, and refuse to change policy positions regardless of how it impacts your electoral chances" - bsky.app
• 🫁 1/2 “Is tobacco harm reduction part of tobacco control? The goal of all tobacco policy is harm reduction - nothing else. That is coded into the objective (Article 3) of the FCTC” @clivebates.bsky.social @profglantz.com @drugpolicy.org @publichealthaus.bsky.social @apsad.bsky.social - bsky.app

🏙 City Updates

• 🏚️ - [Detroit, MI] - November 25, 2025 - City expands Homelessness Response Resources to keep residents safe during cold weather months - detroitmi.gov
• 💊 - [Nashville, TN] - November 20, 2025 - Metro Public Health Department Announces New Naloxone Vending Machine Locations - nashville.gov
• 🚑 - [Dallas, TX] - October 8, 2025 - Dallas County Announces Expansion of Overdose Response Team to Five Cities - dallascounty.org
• 🫂 - [Boston, MA] - August 29, 2025 - Boston Recognizes International Overdose Awareness Day - boston.gov

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