Luisa Perkins

One should assume, if one had not already, that every single thing the GOP has to say about pretty much anything is a lie or fabrication.

Using helicopters and chemical agents, immigration agents become increasingly aggressive in Chicago Activists, residents and elected leaders say increasingly combative tactics used by federal immigration agents are sparking violence and fueling neighborhood tensions in the nation’s third-largest cit...

CHICAGO (AP) — Storming an apartment complex by helicopter as families slept. Deploying chemical agents near a public school. Handcuffing a Chicago City Council member at a hospital.

apnews.com/article/chic...

Hey #ColumbusOH! Join me tonight at 6:30 pm at The Book Loft of German Village for a reading & book talk about Medusa, Jack the Ripper, and IF LOOKS COULD KILL. Can't wait.

@simonteen.bsky.social #IfLooksCouldKill #columbusohio #Medusa #JackTheRipper

I've never seen Titanic and never will.

Corona experts recommend voluntary wearing of protective masks Simon Huber Simon Huber Zurich ,05.10.2025 - 20:36 Switzerland is preparing for a severe virus season. Experts are recommending that vulnerable people voluntarily wear masks indoors again.

Switzerland: Expert advises voluntary mask wearing.

Swiss epidemiologists warn of a severe infection season. Masks in crowded indoor spaces or on public transport help prevent infections and show solidarity. Extra care for those 65+, immunocompromised and those with cold symptoms.

archive.md/hDJVW

A red and white corgi dog sits on a beige couch and looks into the distance.

I love my baby.

🗣️ Release the Epstein files!

#ONEV1
#Pinks 🌸
#Voices4Victory

Free Greta Thunberg and the rest of the illegally detained flotilla activists.

If you like yelling about misuse of the passive voice, THIS IS IT.

A medieval marble statue of a crowned woman grasping the neck of a small dragon and pulling it out of a toy-sized castle, found in the cathédrale Saint-Gatien in Tours, France.

Mood:

A statue of Joan of Arc kneeling and praying in St-Etienne cathedral in Auxerre.

Joan of Arc stopped to pray in Auxerre’s cathedral on her way to Chinon to meet the dauphin.

The European Wastewater Surveillance Dashboard

Overview

‣ 13 dashboards connected out of 42 available
‣ 13 countries connected
‣ 808,024 measurements
‣ 3 pathogens
‣ 100 pathogen subtypes

Source: arcgis.jrc.ec.europa.eu/portal/apps/...

Elizabeth Warren: "The president said 'I am going to impose a lot more pain on my fellow American citizens. I'm going to impose a lot more pain on people in NY who need to use those tunnels so I can get my way politically.' To me, that is a place to stop & say, then we're ready to fight about this"

Joan of Arc kneels in a field surrounded by sheep as the archangel Michael and Saints Catherine and Margaret visit her.

I’m on a ten-day tour following in the footsteps of Joan of Arc. This is one of several gorgeous murals in the Basilique du Bois Chenu just outside Domrémy, the town where Joan was born.

If you were in the room during Hegseth and Trump's speech, and you'd like to share your response anonymously, reach out to me on Signal (in bio.) Share widely.

I loved this book. You should buy it.

I've put together a timeline of incursions into the airspace of European countries in recent months.
Honestly, when it's all in one place, that looks very worrying.
Please let me know if I've missed any incursions.

Lifelong Social Bonds Can Slow Biological Aging at the Cellular Level - Neuroscience News A new study shows that lifelong social advantages—from early parental warmth to adult friendships and community support—can slow biological aging.

neurosciencenews.com/social-bonds...

ALL THE TRANSGENDER!

Map of South America with Argentina marked Argentine and the rest labeled as Argent au chocolat

For the avoidance of doubt

1. Medieval Church History
2. Ancient Greek, Drama, Comedy & Philosophy
3. Why cats are the greatest beings ever created

Hegseth puts us all at risk Why put all the American commanders in one room?

Hegseth is putting all of the American generals and admirals from around the world into a single room. Why might Hegseth do such an extraordinary thing? Here I discuss four possible reasons.
snyder.substack.com/p/hegseth-pu...

OBAMA: It's fair to say that 80% of the world's problems involve old men hanging on who are afraid of death and insignificance, and they won't let go. They build pyramids, and they put their names on everything. They get very anxious about it.

List 3 things you can talk about for 3 hours with no prep

1. Knitting
2. Tudor church music
3. The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood

Just kidding; we went up the Aiguille de Midi today. 😍

A blue sky above a sea of clouds—the view from the Aiguille du Midi at 3842 meters

Hey, guys, the Rapture’s pretty cool so far, right?

A black and white chihuahua dog stares blankly at the camera with big black eyes and a partly open mouth that displays his prominent underbite. He wears a camouflage flak helmet with « War Is Hell » scrawled on the side, soldiers fight in a tropical background, and the whole image is tinged khaki green.

My son’s friend made this image of my granddoggy Mulder, and I’m obsessed.

Wake up, America, or I fear we may not have elections in 2028.