Adam Higginbotham

Reminds me of this excellent sign that I saw at the Tubman African American Museum in Macon, Georgia.

Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE

Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in

Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle

Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired

Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her

This is what the Stasi did in East Germany - it's crazy how fast and how unopposed the US is falling into this

A blackout at Chornobyl, while serious, is not of immediate concern as it's not an operating plant, and power is only needed to operate the cooling-pond pumps where its spent nuclear fuel is stored. It would take weeks for the water there to boil off.

Worry about Zaporizhzhya.

Sadiq Khan bringing Sharia Law to London like

This is not a thing — there is no “domestic terror organization” designation — and the president doesn’t have this power. (State does terror designations!) So media: Please make all that clear in any coverage.

This is a random tweet on White House letterhead. That’s all.

46 years ago today
Pennie Smith photographed Paul Simonon of The Clash at the New York Palladium, September 20, 1979.

She made one of the most famous images in (punk) rock history.

#punk #punks #punkrock #theclash #PaulSimonon #penniesmith #history #punkrockhistory #otd

I’ve never felt so disheartened. My small business means everything to me and I want to keep going.
Please have a look at my website. Buy things, commission me or repost.
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk
Thank you.

Words fail me.

Interim NASA head tells agency that it will beat China back to the moon Acting NASA administrator Sean Duffy also told agency employees not to let "safety be the enemy of progress."

It's full steam ahead for NASA, according to Sean Duffy, the agency's acting administrator. During an internal employee town hall, Duffy warned of "letting safety be the enemy of progress" when it comes to winning the space race, according to a recording obtained by NBC News.

Squares of wrapping paper that looks like the texture and color of golden bread.

Items wrapped with the paper, which makes them look like bread.

There's so much bad news in the world. So, here's some wrapping paper designed by Japanese artist Ippei Tsujio that turns everything into bread. A delightful (delicious?) distraction.

More info: spoon-tamago.com/bread-wrappi...

We built a calculator that doesn't work, but don't worry, it's also a plagiarism machine that will tell you to kill yourself. It runs on the world's oceans and costs 10 trillion dollars.

Seeing Emmett Till’s Murder Weapon On the 70th anniversary of his death, a haunting artifact goes on display in Mississippi.

The gun that was used to kill Emmett Till goes on display today in Mississippi. Wright Thompson on how it got there—and why it’s a rebuke of attempts to erase history:

Tonight one of the CDC’s top public health leaders, Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, has resigned from his post.

Below is his full resignation letter.

You should read every word.

This is a truly scary moment for public health in America.
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Hi authors! Please remember to file a claim!

Imagine doing a deal with a bunch of fundamentalist crazies with no interest in the rule of law. Don't know what the Taliban are thinking.

I loved the movie OPPENHEIMER about the race to build that world-changing negotiation.

Homeland Security guys and Treasury agents...going after fare evasion.

The nominal excuses to flood the city with cops and feds are absurd.

“He’s soft spoken in a certain way” 🤔🧐🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️

Thing that was never going to happen now officially never going to happen

Important #AI info for #authors #publishers re: Anthropic from @authorsguild.org

Terence Stamp getting shitfaced in TOBY DAMMIT (Fellini, 1968)

Pour one out

In case you wondered whether ICE has fully transitioned to a tool of a fascist regime: This is not something any federal agent should shout at a member of the public.

i hope you find something you love in life as much as Trump loves Putin (Getty)

Antoni announced as BLS nominee by Trump

“Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.” Arendt

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Sean Duffy warned us about Subway assaults and in our ignorance we misunderstood him.

Photograph of Tom Lehrer

Oh no. Tom Lehrer gone. At his great age, it’s not a tragedy, I know, but it just does feel bad not having his genius in the world.

The jump scare when you realize Buzz Aldrin is not looking at the flag, he's looking at you