The Archive Tells the Story On October 26, the Durham artist Allan Troxler died. A trailblazer in the fight for gay rights, he leaves an indelible legacy behind.

On October 26, the Durham artist Allan Troxler died at age 78. A trailblazer in the fight for gay rights, the legacy he leaves behind is imaginative and indelible. indyweek.com/culture/reme...

I’m at the #NoKings Raleigh in Washington DC. It hasn’t started yet, but a big crowd is already on hand.

Top 10 Rally Reminders for #NoKingsDayOct18th

Jack Smith’s Not-So-Subtle Message In two recent appearances, the former special counsel explained his view of what it means to say ‘No Kings.’

"You can’t just sit in the stands and say, 'Oh, the umpire is not calling balls and strikes. This is weird.’ You actually have to get out on the field and be the umpire. There isn’t going to be a game unless we get out there and say, ‘OK, we believe in the rules.’"
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MAGA doesn't own the flag. They don't own the word "Patriot" or the act of patriotism. They don't have exclusive rights to the phrase "We the People." Let's use one of their slogans and make signs that say "Reclaim America"—the balance of powers, due process, and separation of church and state.

MAGA doesn't own the flag. They don't own the word "Patriot" or the act of patriotism. They don't have exclusive rights to the phrase "We the People." Let's use one of their slogans and make signs saying "Reclaim America"—meaning the balance of powers, due process, separation of church and state.

Bring your Flags To #NoKings
On Saturday 🫶

Totally unhinged lunatics. Completely divorced from reality. These people lie about everything. bsky.app/profile/meid...

BORN ON THIS DAY, SEPTEMBER 28, in 1916: PETER FINCH, actor. I will always remember his work in my favorite film, the 1971 SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY (pictured, with Murray Head and Glenda Jackson), perhaps the first truly sympathetic portrayal of a gay man in a major film. H/T Peter Napolitano

Darrah Fox Bach Restoration programs senior manager, Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana Darrah Fox Bach cultivated her love for the outdoors in her native San Francisco, where environmentalism flourishes and S…

MY LATEST: One of Darrah Fox Bach’s many skills is turning used oyster shells—buttery discards from Louisiana restaurants —into living shorelines that protect cultural sites and reduce erosion. Her superpower is building deep relationships that aid her conservation efforts. @crcl1988.bsky.social

The Genius of Sondheim Library acquires the papers of the composer and lyricist who reinvented musical theater.

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Can you imagine if we had instead invested those funds in climate, health care, and education instead of lining the pockets of the military industrial complex?

The World No Longer Takes Trump Seriously At parades and in the halls of global power, America has been sidelined.

At parades and in the halls of global power, America has been sidelined, @radiofreetom.bsky.social argues. China’s, Russia’s, and North Korea’s autocrats “feel free to act as if they don’t even think twice about Trump or the country he leads.”

Ebony Woodruff Ebony Woodruff, an agricultural attorney from Chalmette, Louisiana, uses her legal expertise to combat Black land loss, a legacy of discrimination and heirs’ property issues. Inspired by her …

MY LATEST: Louisiana attorney Ebony Woodruff combined her passions for food and civil rights—and found her calling fighting Black land loss. Her work focuses on inheritance laws that enable predatory developers to force land out of family hands. This is Part 3 of our "Still Here" multimedia series.

'It provoked a fierce public debate': The 1957 homosexuality report that divided the UK When the Wolfenden Report was published 52 years ago this week, it pushed for decriminalising male homosexuality – but it also led to a crackdown on sex workers.

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YouTube video by Barry Yeoman Kristian Bailey: A Peace of My Mind

Thanks for your overwhelming response to my interview with Kristian Bailey, the young indigo grower in Louisiana who talks about farming with tenderness. You can find it at apeaceofmymind.org/2025/08/28/k... or by looking for A Peace of My Mind on your podcast app. Here's a 100-second video preview.

Kristian Bailey Kristian Bailey is a farmer, and he also considers himself a land steward and teacher. At Orais Hand Farm, located across the road from the Mississippi River, he is trying to move away from the ide…

MY LATEST: Louisiana indigo farmer Kristian Bailey talks about farming with tenderness. He says that Southern land carries wounds—his own farm is on a former plantation site—and part of his job is to help heal those wounds. Episode 2 of Still Here, a multimedia collaboration with A Peace of My Mind.

The battle of our day is no longer about Democrats versus Republicans or left versus right.

The choice right now is democracy or dictatorship. And we're sliding faster than I ever thought possible into the latter.

Everyone must choose which side they’re on.

‘Fact-Check This Crap’: The 5 Juiciest Fox News Revelations in Smartmatic’s Newly-Unredacted Court Filing A slew of private text messages from current and former Fox News hosts were made public on Tuesday night after a judicial hearing officer unredacted parts of a motion filed by Smartmatic.

In today's least-shocking news that we all knew before, Fox staff and producers all along the election wasn't stolen in 2020 and lied for ratings.

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Democrats cannot defeat authoritarian fascism without an agenda that stands squarely on the side of working people.

We need a pro-worker, pro-democracy, anti-establishment movement that will take on oligarchy like never before.

Exploring Louisiana's Fragile Coastline and Cultural Resilience Explore Louisiana's culture and environmental challenges as we interview locals working to preserve their unique landscape and heritage.

🧵 MY LATEST: Still Here, an eight-week multimedia series of stories from a fragile coastline.

During our nine days in South Louisiana, photographer John Noltner and I heard a lot about disappearance. Not only are wetlands vanishing, but so is Black-owned farmland. (1/4)

What Happens to Public Media Now? Republican-backed funding cuts go way beyond NPR and PBS. Radio and TV stations from Alaska to the Allegheny Mountains may never be the same.

From @wholiverang.bsky.social's @newyorker.com article on the deep congressional cuts to public broadcasting: "The ironic part ... is that the hyperlocal content is going to go away, and the cheap NPR content is going to take its place."

Adopt A Station - Rescue Public Media Help preserve independent journalism and community programming across America by adopting a public media station. Congress has voted to rescind public media's funding.

🧵 With federal support for public radio severed, where should you donate, and why? Some thoughts: (1/9)

Americans are relearning the lesson we learned during the Gilded Age of the late 1890s, when robber barons ran the government and the economy for their own benefit: Oligarchy is incompatible with the common good.

I'm hopeful we'll respond with a new progressive movement.

Remember: Almost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants.

Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.

Do not.