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Ayad Akhtar to Jeffrey Goldberg: If Ralph Waldo Emerson came back today, he “would not recognize the validity of a lot of what we take as being important. I think Emerson would be confused that we don't talk about the soul." #TAF25 bit.ly/4n0Uv2p

We are facing a comprehensive campaign from the federal government to undermine our elections, and it’s something we all need to be prepared for heading into 2026.

Join us for a live virtual event on protecting the integrity of the vote on Thursday, September 18, at 3 p.m. ET. RSVP: bit.ly/46gWk3V

So much joy!

Wow

why this MFer look like a combination of siegfried and roy

“No right is safe in the new legal regime the Court creates.” –Justice Sonia Sotomayor.

One of the most chilling sentences I have ever read.

The Cost of Conscience What convictions do you hold that would force you to abandon established communities and risk ostracism?

My family history includes ancestors who chose conviction over community. It resonates with what many of us are going through today, sparking this reflection. #community #conviction #ancestors

Men hit by lightning plucked from mountain in record-high Colorado helicopter rescues The rescues happened late Thursday near the summit of Torreys Peak, a 14,300-foot mountain about 40 miles west of Denver

Men hit by lightning plucked from mountain in record-high Colorado helicopter rescues

Our city is one that understands humanity.

That’s why we recognize the world here.

#ColdplayDenver

I am in downtown Los Angeles right now and it is completely surreal to hear that Trump is sending Marines here. We are listening to mariachi music. People have dogs. There are teenagers here. It is utterly and completely peaceful. Please tell your friends.

In an act of integrity and resistance, a supervisor in the Nashville federal prosecutor’s office resigned over how the Abrego Garcia case was being handled. The charges are bogus, pure political theater meant to justify a wrongful abduction.

Tulsa announces reparations for the 1921 ‘Black Wall Street’ massacre It took decades of research by historians and journalists — and reports by state and federal commissions — to uncover the violence that claimed more than 300 Black lives.

The city of Tulsa, home to one of the most horrifying racial-terror massacres in U.S. history and the people who tried to cover it up, has announced a $105 million reparations package.

Cuts have consequences, illustrated. As seen on TV 📺

Grace is a constellation of love that aligns around us without reason.

Angels and Grace Ever cried for no good reason? Or for no good reason that you knew of at the time?

My first Substack post! I wasn't sure when this day would come, but please join me on the journey! #grace #angels #TransformativeLangaugeArts #writing #RightLivelihood #worth #deserving

Don't know if whether to be more horrified by the dead thing I found or the fact that I drink so much plastic each morning.

Coffee drinker PSA: regularly clean your coffee maker. All of it. Take all the things apart and clean them. #coffee #clean

A black bunny sits outside on a concrete path, surrounded by green plants and pink flowers.

Adam Sandler's routine for Conan O'Brien's Mark Twain Prize show is exactly what I needed today ... so funny! #MarkTwainPrize #AdamSandler #ConanOBrian #comedy #balm #Netflix

Deep Lore, Digital Witch Hunts, and the Battle For Shared Reality In an alternate universe, I run a sprawling cabal. I wrote about it last year: my supposed secret double life as a CIA agent orchestrating a Censorship Industrial Complex from within Stanford Universi...

The level of conspiracy theory thinking among our leaders would make even the most stalwart Flat Earther of the 1970s blush. This is from a disinformation researcher I follow and respect. www.reneediresta.com/deep-lore-di...

This could happen to anyone.

We'll likely see more and more of this across the full spectrum of social media and in every group that promotes peace, love, and understanding.

@heidibarr.bsky.social 's new collection landed in the midst of spring today! So much wisdom. #poetry #wisdom #mystery

For congregations that have outgrown spoken Joys & Concerns, which ways of sharing the personal in worship work best for your congregation? Or have you done away with this practice entirely? For any denomination that wrestles with this question. #UnitarianUniversalism #UU #worship

23andMe files for bankruptcy and will try to find a buyer 23andMe, which helped popularize ancestry tracing through genetic testing, filed for bankruptcy protection and will seek a sale.

Time to delete our 23 and me data? www.cbsnews.com/news/23andme...

A photographer captures life in America’s last remaining old-growth forests From salamanders and salmon to bears and mountain lions, David Herasimtschuk's images illustrate not only the beauty of the forests and their creatures but the symbiotic relationships that are vital t...

From salamanders and salmon to bears and mountain lions, David Herasimtschuk's images illustrate not only the beauty of the forests and their creatures but the symbiotic relationships that are vital to the forests’ health and the planet’s welfare.

Murder the Truth "Authoritarian governments abroad have long used legal threats and lawsuits against journalists to cover up their disinformation, corruption, and viole...

Critical reading for our times #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #journalism #Books #BookRecommendations #LibelLaws www.harpercollins.com/products/mur...

So many men confuse masculinity with cruelty.

I feel pretty good about promoting the @dweb.bsky.social principles.

Which have very little to do with decentralization “tech” and a lot to do with agency, shared benefits, and respect.

getdweb.net/principles/