Listen to the latest from @revealnews.org, on a harrowing journey to deliver aid to Gazans: “We were at gunpoint; like, you could see the laser on our chest.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

The hate crime charge against Alexa Wilkinson for photographing vandalism of the New York Times building is a dangerous precedent, no matter what you think of Wilkinson.

Another one www.koin.com/news/oregon/...

If sandwich shops don’t start offering a sandwich named “the acquittal” then what are we even doing

By this time next week, the estimated deaths due to the illegal destruction of USAID and the shuttering of its aid efforts will breach 400,000. More than 260,000 will be children. Source: www.bu.edu/sph/news/art...

Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.

And if you subscribe to Hyperallergic you'll see that we ran a report on the rise of NYC's clowning culture a whole year ago! hyperallergic.com/932760/insid...

Please use alt text when posting illustrations or photos or other images. I realize it feels like an inconvenience if you didn't ever do it at the other place, but folks who need it are a zillion times more inconvenienced every single day.

Any US-based museum workers out there interested in speaking with me about their workplace protocols for immigration enforcement-related searches, send me a message or DM me for a story! Anonymous tips welcome!!

NYC Mayor Eric Adams has been reluctant to abandon his reelection bid — but an influential post in Trump’s administration could incentivize him to bow out.

Funeral held for Anas al-Sharif and other journalists killed in Israeli strike

Trump’s plan to rig the 2026 midterms became crystal clear on Wednesday, as Texas Republicans introduced a new congressional redistricting map that would give their party five new seats in the US House, making it much more difficult for Democrats to retake the chamber next November.

The whooping cough vaccination rate for Washington state kindergartners in 2023-2024 was 90.2%, slightly below the U.S. rate of 92.3%. But in 4 counties, the rate for children ages 19-35 months was around 30%. In one county, it was below 12%. (Published April)

There is currently an NWS flash flood warning in effect for all five boroughs of NYC. But no City agency has posted it on this platform. Please help spread the word. “If you live in a basement apartment or low-lying area, be ready to move to higher ground.”

A reminder: FEMA is no longer going door-to-door to assist disaster victims [From our Climate Desk partner @wired.com]

Statement from @cairnational.bsky.social: "These posts represent the same Islamophobic playbook from the same bigots we see almost any time a Muslim runs for public office." (1/2)

When the California biotech firm filed for bankruptcy, there was one looming question for customers: What's going to happen to my data?

read this report!! by @isafarfan.bsky.social regarding Mahmoud Khalil's imprisonment by immigration officials and its connections to his suspension by Columbia University last spring theintercept.com/2025/03/19/c...

This reads like the opening paragraph of a novel so bleakly dystopian you'd put it down after five pages

🚨BIG SCOOP: Musk’s DOGE Teen Was Fired By Cybersecurity Firm for Leaking Company Secrets Edward Coristine posted online that he had retained access to the firm’s servers. Now he has access to sensitive government information. 🎁 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't this exactly what Musk did at Twitter?

Tariffs are taxes. "Trump insists that tariffs are paid for by foreign countries. In fact, its is importers — American companies — that pay tariffs, and the money goes to U.S. Treasury. Those companies, in turn, typically pass their higher costs on to their customers in the form of higher prices."

Our latest scoop: Government tech workers are having to defend their projects to random Elon Musk bros. A recent high school graduate and former Neuralink intern has been joining meetings to review lines of code and other work history of career public servants, sparking chaos. wrd.cm/40SsDVz

OpenAI right now

Per a Smithsonian spokesperson: "Our Institution is fully committed to excellence in our workforce, free from discrimination and harassment. We are closing our Office of Diversity but retaining our efforts at visitor accessibility as it serves a critical function."

NEW: My longform report on the field of genocide studies is now unpaywalled. What happens when institutions that grew out of the study of the Holocaust—where Israel is often understood as the survivors' state—must grapple with Israel committing genocide? jewishcurrents.org/can-genocide...

The trailblazing painter Jo Baer, who rejected Minimalism for self-described “radical figuration,” has died at 95.

In this Indiana diner everyone has three questions: How's the breaded tenderloin? Is the quarry hiring? And when do I get to pay 25% more for my tariffed coffee to teach Colombia a lesson?

ICE is trying to deport Native American people to Mexico. This one from the Mescalero Apache Tribe. That's right. People indigenous to the United States, tribal members. ICE is trying to remove them from the US. This is the second verified incident I've heard about. We were here 1st. #ICE

New 2024 data: Over 50% of GOP fundraising now comes from just 100 mega-donors. Trump’s embrace of the billionaire class—and their embrace of him—will only supercharge this trend.

This op-ed explains how to start an ICE Watch neighborhood program in your community. ⤵️

I spoke with a few of the scores of artists who lost their houses and studios in the LA fires for @hyperallergic.com, alongside @valentinadl.bsky.social @mayapontone.bsky.social @surrhealism.bsky.social hyperallergic.com/982535/it-lo...

MTA just announced they are phasing out all 1,700 remaining 1980s era subway cars with the iconic orange seats. Not gonna lie. I’ll miss them.

Let's say you are under investigation by the DOJ for fraud. The normal avenues of bribery - a large campaign donation - is off the table because you are a foreign national. So how do you direct tens of millions of dollars to Trump? www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

The Andy Warhol Foundation announced the winners of its 2024 Arts Writers Grant, including several Hyperallergic contributors, who will receive between $15,000–$50,000.

As some New York galleries close, others bloom. From artist-run studios to expanded outposts, explore our guide to 10 new art spaces to visit in NYC.

There have been more articles about Bluesky being a liberal echo chamber in the past week than there were about Nazis being reinstated and boosted for the 2 years Musk has owned Twitter.

Founded at the peak of second-wave feminism, the Women’s Studio Workshop has since expanded from a grassroots organization in a framehouse to a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that’s hosted hundreds of residents.

Yikes.

The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) unexpectedly closed its galleries to the public after over pro-Palestinian protesters took over the building’s second-floor atrium for a massive demonstration. Organizers unveiled a banner that read “MoMA Trustees Fund Genocide, Apartheid, and Settler Colonialism.”

Around 300 people gathered at the Brooklyn Museum on Saturday to decry Israel’s bombardment of Gaza and the suppression of pro-Palestine voices. 10 demonstrators were arrested.

Artists and curators are cutting ties with Art Canada Institute after it was accused of suppressing Arab and Muslim voices.

Queer Cinema for Palestine festival returns for its third iteration, amplifying the global movement for a permanent ceasefire through film screenings around the world.

“In at least 70 public cases across 12 states, women with pregnancy complications faced severe health risks and were denied abortion care or had treatment delayed due to abortion bans. Some nearly died or lost their fertility as a result. The doctors say the true number is much higher.”