Big win for stopping book bans: In a major win for intellectual freedom, a judge rules against Florida law that led to removing hundreds of books from school libraries. “None Of These Books Are Obscene.” #booksky bookriot.com/penguin-rand...

We shouldn't need a Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, but here we are. Still underpaid. Still undervalued. 66 cents on the dollar means we lose thousands every year, for doing the same job. Over a lifetime? That’s hundreds of thousands gone. Pay Black women. Period.

NEW: Records of hundreds of emergency calls from ICE detention centers obtained by WIRED—including audio recordings—show a system inundated by life-threatening incidents, delayed treatment, and overcrowding. Unpaywalled from @dell.bsky.social and @dmehro.bsky.social:

I think that the outcome in the NY Mayoral race and the Wisconsin Supreme Court race both show that people power CAN beat the political money machine. That should give us all hope, and the motivation to work for the government we want.

Republicans are not “pro-life.” They’re pushing an anti-woman agenda.

Michael J. Fox and Stephen King want you to READ!

Trump wasn’t complaining about too many holidays on President’s Day.

Juneteenth is a powerful reminder of how far we’ve come—and how much further we still have to go. It marks the moment freedom finally reached our people right here in Texas. Our people took what was withheld and built something powerful: resilience, pride, and a legacy we carry to this day. (1/2)

Juneteenth calls us to understand the realities of our past, celebrate the resilience and achievements of Black Americans, and align the course of our country toward its founding creed of liberty and justice for all. Wishing everyone a meaningful Juneteenth!

On Juneteenth, we celebrate freedom and recommit ourselves to the work that remains undone. We remember that even in the darkest hours, there is cause to hope for tomorrow’s light.

Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.

It's frightful that people who are so ignorant should have so much influence. ~ George Orwell

Kristi Noem was hospitalized for an allergic reaction. Guess who identified root cause, pathology, & treatments for allergies? Scientists & physicians with research funding. If MAHA & Trump admin get their way (she’s part of), say bye to innovation, discoveries & scientists who drive them. 1/

Congress should pass the bipartisan BARK Act, my bill to save millions of pounds of perfectly good pet food from the trash and get it to the growing population of hungry shelter dogs and cats. We can do this. Let’s get it done.

I think a lot of the terror of the modern age can be understood by the fact that the Internet accelerated the development of the worst type of person, the "Anti-Intellectual Nerd."

Well done, America. #NoKingsDay

The disturbing reality is that human trafficking continues to exploit vulnerable people throughout our state. www.cbsnews.com/amp/detroit/...

Happy Obama Appreciation Day.

Obama is the best of ‘em!

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I would just like to go on record as saying: the fuck

The most inspiring chapters in our nation's history came when Americans faced down some of our country's darkest demons. Those moments, like our own, were difficult to live through but also brought the chance to bring out the best in us, with enduring consequences.

Gavin Newsom is not a perfect person by any stretch of the imagination but his no-bullshit direct call-out of Trump‘s authoritarianism makes him the right leader for this moment. He is leaps and bounds better for this moment than anybody. I wish the national Democrats took notes.

Give Gavin Newsom credit for fighting back. I see very few other Dems doing anywhere near the same.

Jessica Tarlov: “Gavin Newsom is speaking for a majority of Americans. Right before we came on air, there was a new Quinnipiac Poll that was released. Donald Trump: -12 approval in general, -11 on immigration, -16 on deportation. He has taken his best issue and decimated it.”

Gavin Newsom and his team are doing a good job at social media. Using comebacks and memes to just straight up murder muffukahs. Pay attention, Dems. This is how it’s done.

Minnesota was just ranked the 5th best state for child wellbeing — here’s why: ✅ Free school meals ✅ Nation-leading Child Tax Credit ✅ Paid family and medical leave

Willfully Child Free!

Every flashbang could instead be a meal for a poor kid. Every hotel room for a National Guardsman deployed to fire at our neighbors could house a homeless vet. Every "less-than-lethal" bullet pulled from a journalist's eye could be already needed healthcare for anyone else. All of this is a choice.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem called Los Angeles a “city of criminals” and not a city of immigrants. But like its name, Los Angeles is a city of angels. We protect and look out for one another, especially the most vulnerable.

There must be a complete destruction of the Republikkklan Party in 2026.

California is #2 in life expectancy. Alabama is #49

This is really why they want to cancel NOAA. They want all talk of Climate Change shut down. I hate the disrespect and snide remarks this guy gets, just for going above and beyond his job as a Meteorologist. Thank you Chief Meteorologist Gary Stephenson, for sharing the warnings of Climate Change

We have even forgot our own founding principles.

True story…

Wow. We just crossed 1 MILLION followers on Bluesky. Thank you for being here and helping build this incredible pro-democracy community. This community is about YOU—and we know a rising tide lifts all boats. So drop your Starter Packs below, and let’s keep building—together!

'The Goonies' was released on this day 40 years ago! (June 7, 1985) Directed by Richard Donner. Starring Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Jeff Cohen, Ke Huy Quan, Corey Feldman, Kerri Green, Martha Plimpton, John Matuszak, Robert Davi, Joe Pantoliano, & Anne Ramsey. #OTD #OnThisDay #80sMovie #TheGoonies

Keep shining beautiful one. The world needs your light.

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Look beyond Trump and Musk's public blowout to the bigger problem: the infiltration of Big Money in our politics. It has corrupted our democracy — creating a vicious cycle that funnels more wealth and power to those at the top while drowning out the needs of regular Americans.

"When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.” —African proverb

The only thing deeper is their need for attention.

Just because somebody has a lot of followers and a podcast doesn't mean they're qualified to evaluate scientific research on health. If they're always telling you what you want to hear and butting heads with scientists, at the very least proceed with caution.