Kurtt & Lara (mostly Lara)

petrichor (n) a distinctive, earthy, usually pleasant odor that is associated with rainfall especially when following a warm, dry period and that arises from a combination of volatile plant oils and geosmin released from the soil into the air and by ozone carried by downdrafts

#NIH is hanging by a thread. The #CDC has been decimated. #RFK Jr. and Russell #Vought are psychopaths--I don't say this frivolously--they are cold, calculating, inflicting violence on millions through public policy. It is where we are right now. These men are not normal. 1/

Sorry for the string of videos, but this is amazing and makes me wonder if this is what life could be like if we all just logged off the internet.

IG risolve

There's officially been more accountability for corporate extramarital affairs at Coldplay concerts than there's been for the sitting president covering up a massive sex trafficking operation that targeted children.

YouTube video by PBS NewsHour Colbert stays in character at congressional hearing

Stephen Colbert has spoken truth to power for some time now, and, if you missed it, here's one memorable time among many: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewPb...

Here's Why You Need To Become An Activist—Right. F*cking. Now. Ok, so I get it—you’re not an activist.

People are being disappeared by our government.
With all love and compassion, to hell with our comfort level, anxiety be damned, and f*ck whatever excuse we have as to why we aren’t the kind of people who are activists.
If you're a decent human, it's time.

johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/heres-why-...

All of this.

Israeli Soldiers Killed at Least 410 People at Food Aid Sites in Gaza This Month The U.S.-backed system for food aid in Gaza is a “tactical intervention in humanitarian wrapping,” per an Israeli professor.

theintercept.com/2025/06/27/i...

Native Mascots Don't Honor Our Ancestors. They Harm Our Children. Opinion. Several years ago, I attended a tribal council meeting of the Oglala Sioux Tribe on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Before the meeting began, council members shared devastating news: Two t...

"Considering the alarming rates of youth suicide in Native communities ... I believe we must confront every contributing factor. Stereotypical #mascots are one of them, and eliminating these #harmful representations is a necessary step toward healing and #prevention."

Opinion. By Levi Rickert

The United States never has enough money to keep people alive at home but always has enough money to kill people overseas.

Saturday 6/21 COTD The Empress. She sits near a heart-shaped shield with the symbol of Venus, the planet of LOVE. She is Mother Nature and calls on us to spend time outside with her, especially in the early morning and early evening as it's cooler. Let's go play outside and honor our inner child.

With everything else going on, the Senate sent the Big 💩 Bill back to the House, and made some changes. Here’s one:

Happy Juneteenth!

Judge rules that anti-woke is just racism You can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a rancid bigot.

New in PN: Judge rules that anti-woke is just racism

“'I’ve never seen a record where racial discrimination was so palpable,' Judge Young fumed. 'I’ve sat on this bench now for 40 years. I’ve never seen government racial discrimination like this.'

*More of this, please*"

"This is what you get when you order your 79th birthday celebration from Temu, but didn't pay the tariffs."

Israel intercepts Gaza-bound aid ship, detaining Greta Thunberg and other prominent activists | CNN Israel has intercepted a Gaza-bound aid ship carrying Greta Thunberg and other prominent activists, detaining those onboard, with the vessel being taken to Israel.

Israel intercepts Gaza-bound aid ship, detaining Greta Thunberg and other prominent activists.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DKqXWH8ojCZ/ NewsCord: How Western Media Enabled Israel's Kidnapping of Flotilla Crew

“How Western media enabled Israel’s kidnapping of flotilla crew” - NewsCord

The Largest Upward Transfer of Wealth in American History House Republicans voted to advance a bill that would offer lavish tax cuts for the rich while slashing benefits for the poor.

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Art has a special role to play in this moment. It can tell a story far more effectively than someone like me. Artists, please do your thing!

You mean to tell me that Chicago gets to claim Michael Jordan, the first Black President AND the first American Pope? Good lord you ain't going to be able to tell them NOTHING.

Sir David Attenborough Ocean film 'greatest message he's told' Sir David says his new film Ocean is one of the most important of his career.

Happy birthday on Thursday to greatest advocate of nature on Earth
Attenborough at 99 delivers 'greatest message he's ever told'
witnessing a catastrophic decline in life in world's oceans but he says if given a chance
"The ocean can bounce back to life"

www.bbc.com/news/article...

It's been 8 years since the iconic moment Tom Holland lip-synced "Umbrella" by Rihanna for Zendaya. 🎥

This is so important. No pretenses. Speak the truth.

Because it’s time now to start ensuring that record is crystal clear.

Warnock: I hear people attack poor people and act like it’s a crime to be poor, rather than to recognize it’s criminal for so many people to be poor. They do all of this in the name of Jesus… Jesus is the biggest victim of identity theft in the United States

Friendly reminder to support your local independent bookstore this weekend!

A slightly less friendly reminder to just not buy books from Am*zon at all.

I did not have Gustavo Dudamel/LA Philharmonic/Cynthia Erivo/Purple Rain on my Coachella 2025 Bingo card

But thankful it happened

Happy #Easter Weekend! 🤣

Robin Wall Kimmerer: The 100 Most Influential People of 2025 Find out why Robin Wall Kimmerer is on this year’s list

"During a time of tremendous environmental fear and uncertainty, we have found, to our immeasurable relief, our master teacher," writes Elizabeth Gilbert of Robin Wall Kimmerer.