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you don't need chatGPT i am perfectly capable of drinking a bottle of water and lying to you

happy may day here is a painting I did a long time ago

We were told not to share this publicly, but last year was record-breaking—America’s national parks saw over 331 million visits.

The guy whose daddy bought his way into Wharton, the guy whose grades were so shitty he's never disclosed them – that guy just destroyed the Department of Education. This is what dystopia looks like. This is what Fascism looks like.

A tweet from "Covie" (@covie_93) that reads: "Speaker Mike Johnson from the great state of 'Louisnana' wants to get rid of the Department of Education." Below the tweet is an image of a large blue curtain featuring an emblem with a pelican and the words "SUPREME COURT" and "CONFIDENCE." The word "LOUISNANA" is prominently misspelled instead of "LOUISIANA." The mistake is highlighted with a red circle. In the foreground, three judges in black robes are seated at a table.

Can’t make this up.

Roses are red
Violets are blue

Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy

They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.

We just wanted to take a moment to thank all our new supporters! Tomorrow, there will be more of us!

We have each other. We are the Resistance now. All of us.

A vintage photo from the National Archives shows smog hanging over the New York skyline

A vintage photo from the National Archives shows damaged oil drums piled high at an Exxon refinery.

A vintage photo from the National Archives shows cars driving down a road as smoke spews from factories in the distance and air pollution hangs over everything.

A vintage photo from the National Archives shows smog in Los Angeles taken from a high vantage point.

Just thinking about what the US looked like before the EPA existed

The acting head of the government’s human resources arm, Charles Ezell, is refusing to testify in tomorrow’s case that challenges the legality of the recent mass firings of federal workers. His absence raises serious questions—what is there to hide?

Yes! Edith also negotiated the sale of massive tracts of land to the federal government to create Pisgah National Forest, which still brings in tourism revenue to the region.

I grew up in Asheville, NC, home of George Vanderbilt’s Biltmore Estate, which I visited often. I think the Uber rich of that era were either idealistically indebted to their fellow Americans, or a bit afraid of the rest of us, or both. Whichever, it inspired some philanthropy for sure!

Since the president has signed an EO making English the official language of the United States, here is the first non-English copy of the Declaration of Independence, printed in German just days after July 4, 1776. We have always been multilingual.
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The Trump administration is demanding the home addresses of 700,000 people suspected of being in the country illegally from the IRS. The IRS is resisting this request, as complying would directly violate federal tax privacy laws.

PEN America Condemns Governor Hochul's Interference in CUNY Job Posting as Threat to Academic Freedom - PEN America New York Governor interferes in CUNY job posting threatening academic freedom

PEN America Condemns NY Governor Hochul’s Interference in CUNY Job Posting as Threat to Academic Freedom.

“Government officials cannot be in the business of regulating academic job postings," said PEN America's Kristen Shahverdian. pen.org/press-releas...

Yes, his name is Krasnov lol

We want to send a message to the world: what has happened today is an absolute disgrace. It is completely un-American.

Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦 ✊

Stand with Zelensky. Stand with Ukraine.

Obviously.

Just saying.

If you feel this way, you're not along. And together, we're going to keep the Republic. Pass it on.

Join us in solidarity—fly your American flag upside down, the traditional signal of distress and extreme emergency.

El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.

a black and white photo of a waterfall coming down a wall . ALT: a black and white photo of a waterfall coming down a wall .

OPMs email servers trying to hold back all the external troll emails they’re getting in response to DOGE.

Odd how the turns have tabled… Trump reversed course and admitted that Russia did, in fact, invade Ukraine. International news sources and independent media have stepped up to keep Americans informed.

DOGE has spent $40 million in one month