Mental Health, Education and Housing. Not the National Guard.

Poverty is not a crime.

The United Nations’ highest court issued a legal opinion stating that nations are obligated to take action against climate change, warning that neglecting this responsibility could breach international law.

Remarkable.

MSNC: "I want to reiterate this has been 100% peaceful."

Seconds later, LA County sheriffs start firing on the crowd.

Yet again, "law enforcement" deliberately escalated.

The science is clear: our life support systems are collapsing before our eyes. BILLIONS will die without urgent systemic transformation & adaption.

Facts that make this the worst possible time to slide into fascist authoritarianism & also precisely WHY we’re sliding into fascist authoritarianism.

Public pressure works! Keep it going.

First confirmed case of measles reported in Iowa since 2019. Here's what we know: Measles has been confirmed in Iowa for the first time since 2019, the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services announced on May 23, 2025.

An unvaccinated adult in central Iowa has tested positive for measles, marking the first confirmed case of the highly contagious respiratory virus in the state since 2019, the state Department of Health and Human Services said.

www.press-citizen.com/story/news/h...

Blonde woman in front of interior door smiling at camera wearing a green shirt that reads, “You’re Probably DEI Too.”

Heading out to exercise my First Amendment rights. #50501 #Orlando #Resist

Krassenstein on Substack BREAKING: A federal judge has just ruled that Alabama can NOT prosecute people or groups who help Alabama women travel to other states to obtain abortions. THANK YOU JUDICIARY!

substack.com/@krassenstei...

We tried mass tariffs in 1828, and it crashed the economy. We tried again in 1930, and it crashed the economy.

Third time’s the charm, I guess.

The Supreme Court, in its first ruling on President Trump’s use of executive power during his second term, decided that he cannot, for now, dismiss the government lawyer leading the watchdog agency responsible for protecting whistle-blowers.

A mom just came in SO EXCITED to find a map store bc her son would LOVE it.
She tries to be coy. "My son is... Really into maps. Real special kid."

I'm like, ma'am, this is a map store. Half my customers are on the spectrum. I have a trains and transit section. You're among friends.

I would love for the Map Center to be a part of this effort. Maps look objective and authoritative but they're deeply value-laden artifacts and they make great case studies for discussing audience, intent and bias.

In a world where ESRI exists, be like GDAL:

bsky.app/profile/hrbr...

except from HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT on how it's a coup

"In other countries, this would be called 'an authoritarian coup.' In America, mealy-mouthed officials call our transition into a mafia state 'deeply troubling' and do little to curb the damage."

-- HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT (2020)

YouTube video by WESH 2 News Presidents Day protest draws hundreds to downtown Orlando

At Orlando City Hall

I will be posting several YouTube links of the protests happening now. Please watch one.

#Protest
#PresidentsDay
#PresidentsDayProtest
#50501Movement
#50501Protest
#Resist
#50501Orlando
#Orlando

youtu.be/iVpiDIuSsHE?...

Us House Dem Candidates for Special Election April 1 2025
#DemCandidates for April 1st Special Election

@gayforcongress.bsky.social
Florida
@joshweil.bsky.social
Florida
@blakegendebien.bsky.social
New York

If they win, Dems would take back the majority in the house.

Musk’s website, DOGE, leaked classified government information to the entire world. NOFURN [Not Releasable to Foreign Nationals] information on their website about the [intelligence community] headcount has prompted a scramble as people check whether their information has been accessed.

Bookshop: Buy books online. Support local bookstores. An online bookstore that financially supports local independent bookstores and gives back to the book community.

Commons
Bookshop.org
There are alternatives out there. They aren’t hard to find.

Reminder for today: The 50501 Movement has planned protests at all 50 state capitols and the U.S. Capitol on Presidents’ Day at noon. While mainstream media isn’t covering the event, many YouTubers have stepped up to provide coverage.

Off to protest.
#50501 #ExecutiveOverreach #protest #AmericaHasNoKing #TheyCantBurnUsAll

Even worse incompetence: they accidentally fired, then apparently today un-fired, hundreds of the people who manage America's nuclear weapons.

Here's the latest variant picture for the United States.

XEC.* variants are still dominant, but have fallen to around 34%.

The LP.8.1.* variants have been growing steadily – up to around 24% and on track to take over from XEC.*.

#COVID19 #USA #XEC #LP_8_1
🧵

Elon Musk’s staffers have been going through data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), which oversees healthcare coverage for over 160 million people through Medicare, Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program, and the Health Insurance Marketplace.

This is what happens when I watch too many cooking shows. Brown butter sautéed scallops, hasselback sage butternut squash, and herb polenta sticks. Yum.

Isn’t she lovely?! Short-eared owl - favourite one.

📸 evadormanphotography
#Owl #Nature #Bird #wild