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'A very deep bond of friendship': The surprising story of Van Gogh's guardian angel At the toughest time of his life, the painter was supported by an unlikely soulmate, Joseph Roulin, a postman in Arles. It was a friendship that would benefit art history.

“At the toughest, most turbulent time of his life, the Post-Impressionist painter was supported by an unlikely soulmate, Joseph Roulin, a postman in Arles. A new exhibition explores this close friendship, and how it benefited art history”

YouTube video by PBS Terra Did we just witness the LIMIT of hurricane power?

Hurricane Melissa and the (increasing) limit for how strong hurricanes can be

If Zohran Mamdani wins, his success should be a lesson for all progressives and all Democrats across America. Some thoughts...

https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-five-ingredients-of-zorhans-secret

WHEN YOU HAVE MORE THAN YOU NEED
BUILD
A LONGER TABLE
NOT A HIGHER WALL

A tweet from John Fugelsang reads in all caps: "NO FOOD FOR YOU UNTIL THE DEMOCRATS LET US TAKE AWAY YOUR HEALTHCARE" – US House Speaker Mike Johnson.

This perfectly encapsulates what the GOP position is on the shutdown.

YouTube video by PBS NewsHour Top researchers consider leaving U.S. amid funding cuts: 'The science world is ending'

The US brain drain

Governor Newsom announces the return of 17,030 acres of ancestral land to the Tule River Indian Tribe and the reintroduction of tule elk to the area.

Governor Newsom announces the return of 17,030 acres of ancestral land to the Tule River Indian Tribe and the reintroduction of tule elk to the area.

As part of today's historic return of ancestral land in the Sierra Nevada foothills and Central Valley back to the Tule River Tribe, the Department of Fish and Wildlife is helping reintroduce tule elk to the area.

It's a critical step in restoring balance to the lands and waters of their ancestors.

YouTube video by Andrew Millison How Africa's Great Green Wall is Solving an Ancient Conflict

How Africa’s great green wall is solving an ancient conflict

6 powerful reads for Native American Heritage Month - @theU Enjoy this curated book list developed by Tashina Barber, the program manager at the Center for Native Excellence and Tribal Engagement and librarian Allyson Mower.

“Where Wolves Don’t Die” takes the reader on a murder mystery centered on an Ojibwe teen who is caught between the chaos of city life and the pull of tradition. Filled with suspense, secrets and cultural awakening, it is a powerful story of identity, survival and hope for a brighter future.

YouTube video by Discover Permaculture with Geoff Lawton The 2000 Year Old Food Forest in Morocco

The 2000 year old food forest in Morocco

Ben & Jerry's co-founder creating watermelon-flavoured ice cream to support Palestine Ben Cohen said parent company stopped Ben & Jerry's from creating the flavour as part of the brand

Ben & Jerry's co-founder creating watermelon-flavoured ice cream to support Palestine - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/ben-jerrys-co-founder-creating-watermelon-flavoured-ice-cream-support-palestine

YouTube video by Discover Permaculture with Geoff Lawton Organic Date Palms and Polyculture Farming

Organic date palms and polyculture farming, Geoff Lawton

266 meter høy: innbyggerne jubler over gigant Nylig ble verdens største kommersielle vindturbin reist på Jylland, og det skjedde uten én eneste klage.

“– Nøkkelen til at man lykkes bedre i Danmark er at innbyggerne ofte er mer involvert i planlegginga fra starten av. Borch mener initiativ og planer i større grad kommer ovenfra her hjemme. Fra statlig hold eller eksterne selskaper.”

Brazil and Peru are failing uncontacted people – and the Amazon’s future is at stake | Julio Cusurichi Palacios and Beto Marubo As Cop30 approaches, a new report makes it clear the survival of isolated tribes is under threat as protections are eroded. It’s time our countries fulfilled their obligations to defend Indigenous people

Brazil and Peru are failing uncontacted people – and the Amazon’s future is at stake | Julio Cusurichi Palacios and Beto Marubo

AI chatbots are sycophants — researchers say it's harming science Nature asked researchers who use artificial intelligence how its propensity for people-pleasing affects their work — and what they are doing to mitigate it.

AI models are 50% more sycophantic than humans

go.nature.com/3L1LwA1

If you've ever seen "The Sound of Music" and cheered as the von Trapp family escaped without documentation from a country where their safety was at risk for political reasons, but judge brown people for doing the exact same thing, even to the point of excusing separation of children from families, then you might want to consider why you see the two cases differently.

Why Is Trump’s ‘Peace Plan’ Focused on Deradicalizing Palestinians, Not Israelis? Israel violated the ceasefire, while Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian woman and US journalist, and Israeli rioters shut down a soccer match.

Why Is Trump’s ‘Peace Plan’ Focused on Deradicalizing Palestinians, Not Israelis?

US ‘on a trajectory’ toward authoritarian rule, ex-officials warn A network of former intelligence and security officers says democratic decline is accelerating under Trump’s rule

Retired intelligence analysts confirm what the political scientists are telling us — and what the world outside is telling us — the goal of these people is the end of law, the end of democracy, and the end of a recognizable republic.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Normal Times in Dire Times Fascism does not break normal life, it feeds on it.

"History has already shown us how this story unfolds. Fascism is not built only in the camps and cells. It is built in the shrug, the silence, the insistence that life can go on as if nothing has changed"
Frederick Joseph"A Thought on Normalcy in Fascism" frederickjoseph.substack.com/p/normal-tim...

The brutality. The corruption. The lies.

Everything is on full display — and many Americans are beginning to learn an important lesson.

Watch.

YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson No Kings, East Wing, Epstein, and Second-Grade Memes | Explainer

Heather Cox Richardson on No kings, east wing, Epstein, and second grade memes

The 7 climate tipping points that could change the world forever As the world warms, these Earth systems are changing. Could further warming make them spiral out of control?

Points of No Return

“We are in a state of planetary emergency,” they wrote, departing from the usual sterility of scientific writing. “The stability and resilience of our planet is in peril.”

grist.org/climate-tipp...

#Climate #Amazon #Greenland #Science #Environment

It’s hard to convey just how much Chicagoans are mobilizing against ICE. Don’t want to downplay the harm, or make it seem like a fair fight. But in neighborhoods across this city, ICE is getting chased by people blowing whistles and shouting. People are running TOWARD ICE to protect their neighbors.