Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, the day enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, were finally informed of their freedom. This monumental news came two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation and effectively marked the end of slavery in the United States. #juneteenth

If you’re enjoying the Trump Administration’s energetic efforts to bring back - measles - whooping cough - screwworm flesh-eating maggots - and to give whole Air Force units the flu... then you’ll be super excited to see what they now have in mind for HIV/AIDS: www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/h...

The 500 richest people on the globe added $336 billion to their fortunes on Monday, bringing their collective net worth to a record $13.3 trillion. Read that back. Our problem isn’t an issue of resources. Our problem is ever-expanding wealth inequality.

We are suing to prevent Donald Trump from controlling mail-in voting by dictating to the Postal Service of whose ballot they will and won't deliver. All of this is laddering up to Trump trying to dictate who gets to vote and who doesn't.

The Trump administration refused to formally kill its “anti-weaponization” fund Friday, declining to submit a court-requested sworn declaration acknowledging the program is dead. MS NOW Senior Legal Reporter @lawofruby.bsky.social breaks down what this means. Read more: www.ms.now/news/trump-d...

The human brain is not built to function properly in an environment of more lies than truth. Yet a lot of Americans live in such an environment, at least within the area of politics.

The FBI seized computers and phones from a voter registration nonprofit. Their organizing history is now in federal hands. If you do civic work on personal devices, your contacts, your chats, your location history go with the hardware. Separate your civic life from your personal devices. Start now.

The latest Israel–Lebanon ceasefire lasted a whole 30 minutes before Israel unleashed at least 12 air raids and shelling after the 4 p.m. deadline. There is a simple solution: cut Israel off and let them deplete their own weapons.

Never forget this.

🇺🇸 United States 2, 🇦🇺 Australia 0 Alex Freeman scores. What a story he is. The 21 y/o didn't make his first MLS start for Orlando City until February 2025 A year later, he was an established USMNT regular and earned a transfer to Champions League side Villarreal.

They're dumping slimy, green peroxide water from the Reflecting Pool back into the Potomac. #dc @popville.bsky.social

Remember, kids: tolerance is a social contract, not a moral standard ✨️

Ladies, gentlemen, everyone between and beyond; the world doesn't need data centres

Portrait of a young black woman holding a nine string banjo, circa, 1865.

I may be talking about the tomatoes I've just eaten for years to come.

The USFWS plans to hand over more than 700 acres of The Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge — home to some of the United States’ most critically endangered species — to SpaceX in a reckless land swap. Tell your senators to stop this giveaway. act.biologicaldiversity.org/Ws09iSNvsE2X...

Also let me recommend historian Annette Gordon Reed’s “On Juneteenth” for your summer reading list. I felt vindicated reading that Reed, a Texan, always saw Juneteenth as a Texas celebration. Her dive into the complicated history of Texas, slavery, integration & this holiday is riveting.

A Black man with the surname Freeman scored for the USA on Juneteenth in a home World Cup match.

Dropping an additional $420 right now on this random street puppy that forced himself into my life last month

The treatment of the Iranian football team is unfair, unnecessary, and unacceptable. Athletes of all nations should be welcomed graciously and on equal terms. www.bbc.com/sport/footba...

Noah wrote a heartfelt letter to Michelle Obama. He’s angry there are men out there who are so insecure that they think cruelty is somehow masculine. None of the men I look up to and respect are the least bit cruel. Please take a moment to listen! I love this! ♥️ #USDemocracy #Pinks

Dear Aussies at the game today: WE EXPECT TO HEAR THE CHANT. #Australia

Researchers in 2023 uncovered the lineage and legacy—including more than 40,000 living relatives—of free and enslaved African Americans who labored at the Catoctin Furnace in Maryland, between 1774 and 1850. Learn more on #Juneteenth: https://scim.ag/4aBMT27

kill your local data center

Anyone who says "Data centres create jobs" has never been in an actual data centre. I've been in ones where the only people working was the security guard. They're computers, not children, they generally don't need baby sitting.

The open tensions are an almost complete reversal from a year ago, when Senate Republicans worked closely with the president on a complicated effort to push through his massive package of spending and tax cuts. https://to.pbs.org/4aek5wt

The celebration of Juneteenth started in Galveston, but its impact is felt far beyond Texas. Generations of Americans refused to accept that freedom belongs just to some. They understood that freedom is something to cherish, and that each generation must continue the fight for justice and equality.

"We find annual damages owed by the global 10 percent to be $1.7–$5.7 trillion" Environmental taxes targeted at this group could help pay for the large-scale transitions needed to keep our societies safe from environmental collapse,and improve the lives of lower-income households in the process.

Today we honor both the joy of liberation and the injustice that made such a day necessary. Happy Juneteenth.

Cartoon by Robert Ariail

Aerial view of the green Reflecting Pool today. REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon

I took a liveaboard to Komodo, Indonesia, and dove Manta Alley, a cleaning station for Manta Rays. They visit the station to have cleaner fish groom them. My closest encounter... #marinelifephotography #marinelife #wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #nature #eastcoastkin #photography

My Spiny Flower mantis reached adulthood and earned his wings. They had time to dry out, so it was time to exhibit those beautiful wings! 😍 #naturephotography #nature #wildlifephotography #wildlife #macrophotography #macro #prayingmantis #mantis #insects #eastcoastkin #photography

Fireworks at last night’s Disneyland Pride nite. #Disneyland #Pride #LGBT

From today, and every day that traitorous rapist sack of shit is corrupting our country, I will post #TrumpWillNeverBeMyPresident

“ESI was often one of a handful – and often the only – bidder for many contracts they have acquired under the Trump Administration,” the lawmakers wrote.

My god it gets more embarrassing and pathetic every day🤦‍♂️

Sorry for posting this again... But, I just can't get enough. 🎶

They have zero respect for pedophiles DonOld! Trump is Netanyahu’s little bitch because Israel has all the Epstein files.

It’s Juneteenth 🦊 Meet and Greet 🦊 On June 19, 1865, Union Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas with the announcement that slavery had ended It took over 2 years for this information to reach them after President Lincoln’s proclamation on Jan 1 1863 We will be okay Love Foxy

"Rosie No. 1" created in 2016 by Brooklyn-based artist Tim Okamura.

The French editorial cartoonist known as Truant cuts to the chase: The U.S. wannabe emperor has no clothes.

'The New American Gothic' Criselda Vasquez Oil on canvas 72” x 48"