My homeland is leading the world right now.

E. Jean Carroll didn't just accuse Trump of sexual assault, she took him to court and he was found liable. All headlines should reflect this fact. Now Trump is using the full power of the United States Government to punish her for this action. This is a new level of fascistic political persecution.

From a recent trip I drove from RI to Baton Rouge. Appalachian Sunset No.2 6”x6” Oil on cradled wood panel . Available

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If it wasn't for Citizens United. The Epstein Files would have been released by now.

On today’s episode of VIBE CHECK, we interview Epstein survivor Jess Michaels. To be honest, this conversation changed my life. I hope it liberates many other people as well. open.spotify.com/episode/759n...

Romona Youngquist (Californian, born 1960) "Cottage at Dusk", 2022. Oil on Panel, 48" × 48". Private Collection.

Corruption in plain sight. It will take a decade to fix this debacle. #TrumpCorruption

Jay Bhattacharya has been a constant critic of the CDC and of public health strategies to protect the public from infectious disease. After mass firings of expert staff, he’s now looking for untrained volunteers to screen airport passengers for Ebola symptoms. A lot could go wrong with this.

this is not true, and this guy doesn't speak for me! nymag.com/intelligence...

I don't watch any of these, so this is easy for me. I'm an avid reader or an occasional Netflix watcher.

Imagine killing the entire planet to make AI slop.

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Now here's a music festival to support! Dave Matthews Band just posted this on their socials. 🎶🤘🎶

Heated Rivalry season 2 to begin filming in Montreal and Toronto in July 2026 #Canada #HeatedRivalry cultmtl.com/2026/05/heat...

A federal trade court has ordered Rodney S. Scott, the head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, to appear at a hearing next month on the Trump administration’s handling of roughly $166 billion in tariff refunds.

'The Testaments' has been renewed for Season 2. #TheTestaments #Hulu

Stephen Colbert’s new YouTube channel: youtube.com/@colbert?si=...

Something that needs to be repeated EVERY SINGLE DAY! January 6th was an INSURRECTION… Trump was responsible. And everyone who participated is a criminal and a traitor. Period.

President of MIT not mincing words today in @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2026/05/27/s...

I would like to report a murder.

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 10: People read for many reasons. Sometimes it's because they recognize fine writing. Most of the time it's for something else; plot; character; a world; an idea. Don't dismiss the books you dislike as "populist." Try to understand what readers found to love in them.

© Joan Miró. 'Gardener Smoking in the Moonlight,' 1939.

Diane Leonard (b.1949, USA) Peace, 2010. oil on board.

The State Department supposedly sent $1.5 billion tax dollars to the Board of Peace slush fund, which is now empty.

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More evidence it's intended as a fascist tool of oppression and exploitation.

All the qualified people to do this were fired or left.

Canada: Seasonal COVID-19 vaccine in 2025/26 cut illness risk by half, new study finds. "A seasonal COVID-19 vaccine used in Canada for the 2025/26 respiratory virus season has reduced the risk of symptomatic illness by about half, according to a recently published interim analysis."

This artwork features an oil landscape painting titled "Stardust" by the contemporary American impressionist artist William Hawkins.

Well holy crap. Erin Brockovich (yes, the same one the led the Hinkley, CA toxic groundwater lawsuit in ‘93) launched a website tracking AI data centers across the US and the ecological impacts to the environment and drinking water. MN is riddled with them. www.brockovichdatacenter.com

My neighbors have a 3YO who periodically insists that they walk her over to my place to knock on the door so that she can see my dogs, who she refers to as her dogs, and it is just about my favorite thing.

how did we go from “reduce your carbon footprint” to building data centers everywhere

Dear United States, Have you had enough of being governed by a deranged, demented dolt and his entourage of callous, corrupt criminals? Canada

I like this from Pope Leo's encyclical on AI: "For an algorithm, an error is a flaw to be corrected; for a person, however, an error can be a catalyst for profound change."

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The president of the United States is a sociopath. I'd love for him to sue me for saying that because then he'd have to prove he's not a sociopath. FDT!!!

Was curious, so found an article about Vega's motivation for writing the song: www.songwritingmagazine.co.uk/interviews/l...

Suzanne Vega releases “Luka” 39 years ago this weekend. She said she once received a fan letter about it: “Dear Suzanne, Luka is the most compelling piece of music I’ve heard in a long time. There are no words 2 tell U all the things I feel when I hear it. I thank God 4 U, Prince”

Dear United States, Canada is a sovereign country and has no desire to become the 51st state, in spite of what your deranged, demented dunce of a president wants. Canada P.S. Here are five times Canada came to the aid of your country:

Trump's Gestapo

Love it: the night after he was kicked off of CBS for good, Stephen Colbert hosted a public access show in southeast Michigan.

The day after Colbert’s final show, CBS Radio News signs off as well. The news program that became famous as Edward R. Murrow reported live from London rooftops during the Blitz, now silenced. Good night, and good luck. And Fvck you CBS.

The fact that Thomas Massie lost a Republican primary because he wants pedophiles to face justice tells you everything you need to know about the state of the Republican party.

It’s interesting to me that about 3 weeks after Trump endorsed Maddie’s opponent, Melania gave that weird press conference about Epstein. Now Massie is saying Melania knows more than she’s letting on.

Bari Weiss offered Anderson Cooper a bigger role at CBS News, but he chose to leave 60 Minutes instead. "I'd prefer less rather than more of you." It's a hard message to miss. I'll say it again: She had no detectable experience in broadcast news. Hers was a political hire. From @status.news:

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Morning everyone. Do you know that your President just exempted himself, his family, and all his family's companies from our tax laws? You are subject to the law. Now he is not. No one should not pretend this is okay or normal. It's an ongoing constitutional crisis.