'Killer fungus' could be good news for habitats decimated by invasive moss A newly discovered species raises hope that some native British habitats could be restored.

The Trump administration’s pullback from public health is rippling across the globe in ways that don’t just affect those overseas.

Officials allege Delaney Hall is rife with abuse. Now the whole world is watching.

As horrifying as this campaign of premeditated murder is, what might be even more disturbing is the utter indifference of Congress, the public and our allies to such a shocking and unapologetic obliteration of the many laws and norms against targeting civilians. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/31/w...

Immigrant detainees accuse the federal government of 'inhumane' abuse and treatment at Camp East Montana in El Paso, Texas.

Sen. Andy Kim: "It's a choice. Delaney Hall is run by GEO Group. GEO Group is getting a nearly $1 billion contract to run Delaney Hall. They tell me there is one full-time doctor for 800 detainees. They could have more doctors if they wanted to, but that's cutting into their profits."

Everyone should be equally outraged and determined to end this regime and presidency. Everything being done or attempted by this administration is illegal, immoral or just wrong. Yet there are Democrats agreeing and voting with the GOP on several issues. A serious purge is necessary.

Nancy 5/17/26

Organizers see political and legal battles ahead for a novel solution to America’s campaign finance fiasco.

@salon.com has picked up my essay (co-authored with Bruce Schneier) on the Trump's admin's weaponization of law, tech, and surveillance to chill protest and opposition. We link recent reporting on lack of student protests/activism to this broader Trump admin strategy. www.salon.com/2026/05/28/t...

Such a smart take from @amandamarcotte.bsky.social: "the fact that Trump and his allies feel the need to keep relitigating the Carroll case suggests the forces of misogyny aren’t as victorious as the mainstream narrative might suggest."

The New York Democrat kept secret his low-rent lodging at a right-wing Christian townhouse.

🧵 Public science in the US has taken some heavy hits over the last year, but the White House OMB is proposing a series of changes that will result in a TKO for science as we know it unless we fight back. Here's what's happening, and why it matters. 1/n

The city of Dayton, Ohio has covered its Flock cameras with black trash bags in part because police are unsure whether the cameras are still active and the city also doesn’t seem to know whether it is allowed to take the cameras down. @jasonkoebler.bsky.social reports www.404media.co/cities-are-c...

Riayn and I are abruptly heartbroken. RIP Ziggy, you were with us less than a month after we got married, surviving five moves, a pandemic and so much more. A decade of loyalty and love like I’ve never known and will always be grateful for you wandering into our lives. 💔

La Osa — slated as the largest data center project in Arizona — will be reduced by roughly 80%, following a wave of opposition from Pinal County residents.

impartial scientific research is the enemy of despotism and so naturally vought wants to destroy it

google's code of conduct page in 2005 vs. the investor earnings page to which that URL currently redirects

Our paper on turtle origins is finally out in Current Biology, with two major implications for our understanding of reptile evolution 🐢 #Paleontology #Turtles #Evolution www.cell.com/current-biol...

AP review finds unprecedented number of suicide deaths as critics attack failures of Trump’s immigration crackdown

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Some campaign finance reformers think they’ve found a state-level reform that can rein in dark money spending and it’s already in place in Hawaii. www.salon.com/2026/05/28/a...

NEW: Headway, a popular online therapy platform, says it will require clients and providers to undergo biometric scanning, and there’s no way to opt out other than leaving the platform.

important update: the garden motherwort is blooming nicely and the bees and ants are fans. bonus aster in a sunbeam

@sonnetsmith.bsky.social #WildWalkPrompt #Barnacles #Poetry

yeah who cares if this is legal, just say random shit like this, it'll make you look good for 2028. unfortunately it's newsom that seems to have thought of this first

A lot of people have already commented on this ruling out of Delaware, allowing corporations to vote in some elections there, and it is pretty troubling. I, however, have a completely different point I'd like to discuss below, and yesm it is about Star Wars 🧵

Here are some nice mushrooms

this was entirely predictable

We're going to ATX TV Festival! @mctelevision.bsky.social and I are heading down to Austin 🤠 to sit on and moderate a handful of panels on all four days May 28-31. Sign up for @salon.com's FREE culture newsletter The Swell for links and additional panel details salon-theswell.beehiiv.com

Collective action is amazing! We are stronger together gizmodo.com/samsung-chip...

Hello! Is this social media? Then I would like to confront a stranger and demand they prove something to me. Maybe do my research? Perhaps if I make an outrageously wrong accusation I can inspire them to do that work?

Today's frog is the Santa Virginia flea toad.

Akira Watanabe, 1984

Pedro Friedeberg, Kant's Kindergarten, 1973

1/ At 17 weeks pregnant, Emily Waldorf was suddenly faced with a life-threatening situation: Her baby’s foot was dipping out of her cervix. Doctors told her the longer her cervix stayed open, the higher her risk of infection. They knew how to treat her. There was one issue … 🧵

I just watched video of 5 ICE agents abducting a guy from a courthouse in my area of Massachusetts. Periodic reminder that ICE hasn't gone anywhere. They are still here and still terrorizing immigrants.

hello there's a new octopus www.cbsnews.com/news/blue-oc...

hmmm ebola + world cup seems like a bad recipe www.politico.com/newsletters/...

There's a situation unfolding in the land of online bookselling that I haven't discussed primarily because I have little information to share. An unknown company is making multi-volume purchases, and when I say multi-, I mean some of us have been getting 500 orders a week. For REALLY random books.

Billionaires must be targeted with tax policy and antitrust policy not because it helps everyone else (though it does) but because their political power must be limited so they can't wreck the world the way they're currently doing

Another reminder: if there exists *any* class of people who don't have due process rights, then *nobody* actually has due process rights because the government can always just say you're in that class.

“It’s sort of a backdoor way to try to effectively ban gender-affirming care for minors nationwide.”

probably smart not to trust these things via @salon.com www.salon.com/2026/05/23/a...

ICE flights. Friday, May 22, 2026. The Costa Rica third-country removal is now confirmed, will update the tracker tomorrow morning. Another possible to Ecuador. And a Panama third-country transfer spotted by @iceflightmonitor.bsky.social.

"For some, confronting the truth about our nation’s history — from slavery, segregation, exploited labor and ongoing inequities — proved easier in theory than in sustained practice." Zindy Marquez writes.

addiction is like ADHD or autism, it’s not something someone chooses. like so much else, it’s a neurodivergent way of coping with capitalism. plus drugs are mainly illegal because of blatant racism. terrible argument all around

Crossover happens! Solar and wind provide more power than gas. Fossil fuel corruption won’t stop progress. www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...