Canadian friends! I am just checking in because I am bringing my family to Canada this summer - do you think everything will be okay? I need a break from the US and am excited to support your economy.

I’m reading One of Our Kind.

I have tariffed
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island

and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods

forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold

You know when there's only like 15 pages left in a book or 5 minutes left in a movie and nothing's been resolved and you get that weird closure anxiety like "okay there's no way any of this is gonna be wrapped up in a way that makes any sense.” That's what everything feels like all the time now.

DOGE claims to have saved $115 billion, but we can confirm this figure is overstated by 77.3%, meaning the actual savings amount to only $26.05 billion. To verify this, we had to rely on internal connections, as Musk has obscured details of these claims on DOGE despite promises of transparency.

Trump issued an executive order invoking a wartime law the Alien Enemies Act of 1798—a little-known law—would allow the government to deport without due process.

Literacy is activism.
Reading is a political act.
Books are tools for liberation.

BREAKING: The USDA has confirmed five additional dairy herds in California have tested positive for the virus, raising the total to 732.

Currently, 74% of the state's dairy herds are infected with H5N1.

When did firing park rangers, scientists and air traffic controllers become a better idea than simply taxing billionaires?

“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.”

A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.

M Is for Mortality: Lessons from Edward Gorey on His Hundredth Birthday Gorey said, “I write about everyday life.” His work reminds us that death is a major fact of existence.

“His work reminds us that death is a major fact of existence.” A comic about the lessons learned from the artist and writer Edward Gorey on what would have been his 100th birthday.

Elon Musk’s staffers have taken an additional $7.4 million this week in expenses, bringing the total to $14.4 million.

Come to Minnesota!

This book is amazing.

A warning.

This, this, this!

It’s official: In the USA The Gulf of Mexico is now the “Gulf of America,” and Denali, the Alaska Native name for North America’s tallest peak, has been reverted to Mount McKinley. But we refuse to accept this change—Denali will always be Denali to us. #IStandWithDenali

If you are a federal employee, it is advised to set your social media accounts to private to prevent outside viewership, as reports suggest that loyalty screenings have begun.

Stop letting unfunny men tell you there’s something wrong with you for not getting their “jokes”. Stop fake laughing. Let their reality reflect the truth of how fundamentally they misunderstand humor. Neuter their ability to use “it was a joke” for emotional cover. Make them see nobody laugh.

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I just can’t.

Not really. I have no idea how this works, but welcome!

Donald Trump has declared the U.S. is in a “national-energy emergency.” “The actual emergency, obviously, is with the climate,” @billmckibben.bsky.social writes.
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As much as I want think that America is better than this, I just don’t know if I believe it. America spoke and I can’t stomach the answer.

I’m pretending nothing is going to happen in a few days. It’s just too much to process so I’m mentally hibernating and sending my body off to act like we are okay.