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Bill Gates announces plan to give ‘virtually all’ his money away and end the Gates Foundation in 20 years | CNN Business When Bill and Melinda French Gates created the Gates Foundation in 2000, they had planned for the organization to continue its work, using their remaining fortune, for several decades after they died....

This is how it should be. Other billionaires, take note.

for @eusfur.bsky.social 🌠

Stephen Miller Dead Behind Eyes At 39

Stephen Miller Dead Behind Eyes At 39

Park Central Square will be the site of a new, free, weekly concert series. "Live From Downtown" starts at 7 p.m. on Saturday nights from May through September. (Photo by Jeff Kessinger)

Park Central Square will come alive with free concerts on Saturday nights from May through September. "Live From Downtown" aims to make live music accessible and family-friendly, and encourage people to explore the neighborhood.

Read it: sgfcitizen.org/springfield-...

✨🌸 Blossom dragon for spring

RFK Jr. calls for CDC plan for alternative measles treatments Kennedy has downplayed the threat from the highly contagious disease and repeated misleading claims about measles vaccines.

Someone needs to cut Bobby’s mic.

The best treatment for measles is prevention.

That means vaccination, plain and simple.

It’s safe. It works. It saves lives.

Measles can be deadly, and there’s no cure once contracted.

Cover of COPPER SCRIPT by KJ Charles. The background is very dark blues and greys with smoky effects, and a London skyline. At the front, silhouettes of two men, one with hat and long coat, one shorter wearing a cap, walking close together and slightly overlapping. The silhouettes are copper coloured. There's an Art Deco type delicate frame effect in copper, which turns into lamps at the bottom, and in the far background is a rather ominous black silhouette fountain pen nib. The title COPPER SCRIPT is done in white copperplate font, the author name is in a 1920s style font.

And here it is: COPPER SCRIPT, cover by Bookfly Design. Absolutely loving it.

Lilies on Green Original Oil Painting by Erin Hanson, 2024 16 x 10 in Wavy lines of reflected weeping willows dance upon the surface of Monet's water lily pond. This petite painting captures the beautiful light of France with impressionistic brushstrokes alive with color and texture. https://www.erinhanson.com/portfolio/lilies-on-green

Wavy lines of reflected weeping willows dance upon the surface of Monet's water lily pond. This petite painting captures the beautiful light of France with impressionistic brushstrokes.

Lilies on Green
Original Oil Painting
by Erin Hanson, 2024
16 x 10 in

#dailyart #waterlilies #womanartist

Trump says he's ending federal funding for NPR and PBS. They say he can't In an executive order, President Trump directs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop funding NPR and PBS. They say he can't. PBS chief Paula Kerger calls it "blatantly unlawful".

It is not clear that the president has the authority to make such orders to CPB under the law.

From @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social

Ukraine is not just a war.
It’s golden fields under endless skies.
It’s churches glowing in morning light.
It’s rivers, forests, mountains, peace.

Every picture of Ukraine
tells a story of beauty
they tried to erase
but never could.

I thrive in environments where I don’t have to thrive socially

Trump administration to cancel $1bn in Biden-era school mental health grants Funding will not be continued next year after bill signed in 2022 helped schools hire more mental health workers

You really have to be a special kind of evil to rip $1 BILLION from school mental health and anti-violence programs—because they dared to be inclusive. Trump isn’t saving kids—he’s sacrificing them to push his hateful agenda.

HHS breaks with major U.S. medical groups in review of pediatric gender care The Department of Health and Human Services released the review, which doesn’t name any of its authors, in response to an executive order from President Trump.

Yesterday, HHS released a controversial report on gender-affirming care for transgender youth.

They say: “chapters of the report were peer-reviewed” but won’t say who wrote it or who reviewed it...

That’s very...unusual.

Of course, no major U.S. medical society was involved.

🧵 Let’s dive in:

A screenshot of a graphic from NEA showing that Missouri starting teachers are paid 49th in the nation and our average teacher salary is also 49th in the nation.

From NEA.

The good news is we have moved from 50th in starting teacher pay to 49th. 😭

We can’t find money for public schools or teachers, but we can fund a school voucher scam…my god this is embarrassing.

Victoria Rogers is one of two Central teachers accused of helping a transgender student transition without their parents' approval. Rogers said those accusations are not true. Photographed in front of Central High School in Springfield on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Photo by Jym Wilson)

EXCLUSIVE: Victoria Rogers is ready to speak out. The former Central teacher says a story about her and another teacher "kidnapping" a transgender student to help with a social transition is false, and she feels SPS allowed her to be a political pawn.

Read it: sgfcitizen.org/schools/k12-...

Illustration depicting a mermaid sitting on a rock in the middle of a calm sea. There are giant clouds over the horizon, but the moon is full and shining behind the mermaid. The entire illustration is contained in a gold oval frame.

A mermaid on a rock for a belated #mermay entry 🧜‍♀️

A screenshot of a pixel art townbuilder game. There's a plaza with a community hall, some shops, a drinks machine, residential housing and a farm. The player character is chatting to an anthropomorphic bunny, who is allegedly going to work at the town cafe.

still noodling away on my little townbuilder game 🏡

YouTube video by The Tim and April Show Exposing the Christian Nationalist Network Fueling Trump | The Tim and April Show

Once again, April and Tim are helping to explain the thought processes behind Christian Nationalism in the US

Parents Gently Explain To Child That Their Money In Heaven Now

Parents Gently Explain To Child That Their Money In Heaven Now theonion.com/parents...

A man climbs down a ladder into a canal to save a cat that is holding onto the side of the canal

A man stand holding a net, while another man holds a wet cat

A man holds a box with a cat in it. The cat appears upset.

A woman holds a wet cat

In 1967, a tense rescue took place in Amsterdam, where an onlooker used a net to save a cat that had fallen into a canal. Despite his efforts, another bystander eventually had to climb down to safely retrieve the soaked feline. In the final photo, the cat is reunited with its relieved owner.

The Greene County Judicial Courts Facility at 1010 Boonville in Springfield, Missouri. (Photo by Shannon Cay)

A Springfield man is charged with a felony after he allegedly harassed a transgender person on multiple occasions while the victim shopped at Walmart and also where the victim worked.

Read it: sgfcitizen.org/government/c...

4 Copy Editors Killed In Ongoing AP Style, Chicago Manual Gang Violence

4 Copy Editors Killed In Ongoing AP Style, Chicago Manual Gang Violence
theonion.com/4-copy-...

Photo of two sets of sticker designs. The first is a beige coloured banner decorated with medieval style flowers. It says "Ye Olde Trans Rights" in medieval inspired font. The second is a shield banner divided into pink and blue, separated by white. It says "Trans Knights" in a medieval style font.

⚔️✨🏳️‍⚧️ TRANS KNIGHTS STICKERS ARE HERE! 🏳️‍⚧️✨⚔️

I love my echo chamber where everyone values the humanity of other people and enjoys the arts.

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신청 감사합니다🐶

Morale is in the toilet.
The Trump administration’s months-long hunt to root out the resistance is ramping up. Investigations are intensifying, with polygraph tests being used to create a climate of fear and intimidation.

Trump has used government powers to target more than 100 perceived enemies Through ICE arrests, criminal investigations, firings and executive orders, the president has launched a sweeping campaign of retribution. One judge called his actions "a shocking abuse of power."

In just 100 days, President Trump has already used government power to target more than 100 perceived enemies.

He has ordered criminal investigations from the Oval Office, while more than 10 other agencies are taking action against other targets.

Our story:
www.npr.org/2025/04/29/n...

I check the little screen, I check the big screen, I check the watch screen, I check the tablet screen. I check the screen that reminds me of the good times, I check the screen that reminds me of the better times.

Cartoon: a woman in glasses sits behind a desk. Behind her is a huge sign reading “SOCIETY FOR ASKING STUPID QUESTIONS”. In front of the desk, a man in glasses and a dark suit asks “Excuse me, is this the Society for Asking Stupid Questions?”

Morning