It turn out she has a name, which is weird. Thank you, Connie Ballmer.

Submit your jingle by May 1st at nyc.gov/jingle!

i’d been putting off sitting down to read james’ new book because i don’t know a lot about myanmar or rojava or the spanish civil war & i was worried my lack of subject matter knowledge would be a barrier…. that was so silly of me. listen to him read the first chapter. it’s so heart breakingly good.

With Desalination Plants Destroyed, Families in Gaza Are Drinking Salty Water truthout.org/articles/wit...

For the first time in decades, consensus broke at the UN Commission on the Status of Women. The United States cast the lone “no” vote on a document aimed at improving justice systems for women and girls worldwide. Misogyny is the official policy of the US under Trump.

TW. CW.

Toni Morrison’s “The Bluest Eye” is among the latest titles banned from all Utah public schools, bringing the total to 32.

Baltimore is not playing around with their street art. Straight to the point. B-more is not a game. Don't play with that city, remember...Tupac's mom left Baltimore for the projects...for a better life.

While I'm writing about the US Senate candidates in Maine, as a writer and Maine voter. I'm not publicly endorsing anyone. Next week, I'm meeting with another candidate who has received little coverage, David Costello. People kept asking, "What about the other candidates?" So, here I am.

NEW: In the middle of the night, the House tried to pass a bill that would have given President Trump and Stephen Miller the power to spy on Americans without a warrant for years to come. It failed due to pressure from the public — but they plan to vote again in just 2 weeks.

1. In a landmark ruling, the Montana Supreme Court has declared that the constitution, one of the most progressive in the nation, entirely protects transgender people. The ruling is even insulated from SCOTUS decisions, due to how state constitutions work. Subscribe to support our journalism.

Billionaires take money, not make money. Their workers are the ones who make the money. Bezos is not on the floor in his warehouses. Musk is not the one making his electric cars. Zuckerberg is not the one coding his Facebook. Billionaires take the money that workers make.

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Exactly one year ago today:

I tell you what, whew.

Also here's the original piece, where I highlight that we should hold people to higher standards than Trump does for himself and how Trump's use of the r-word played a role in Indiana redistricting failing. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Italy has become the first in the world to legally recognize that caring for a domestic animal can justify an authorized absence, in some cases, a paid one.

this really is a significant blow to the global far right. Hungary under Orban was more than a financier and place to host events: it was a proof of concept

NEW—I got an exclusive excerpt from a USAID whistleblower's new book that made me gasp multiple times. It details Trump's dismantling of the humanitarian aid agency & his team/DOGE's shocking ignorance to public health. 'Into the Wood Chipper' by Nicholas Enrich is out tomorrow. Read excerpt here:

can u spot my eliminated job’s salary in her lips

Your post about the World's Longest Press Release appeared like this in my feed.

the US Navy is "urgently hiring" morticians

Idaho has the most punitive anti-trans bathroom ban in the country, with up to five years in prison for a second offense. I spoke to the folks pushing back—over what just a few years ago led to calls for boycotts, the state legislature shamed on the national stage—on how they fight.

The testimony here about sexual violence by Israel against Palestinian prisoners is so beyond the pale everyone must see it. It is so bad I can’t in good conscience share a quote other than the headline, which somehow manages to understate the horror within. www.middleeasteye.net/news/i-wishe...

Journalists know that losing the Wayback Machine would be a nightmare: www.wired.com/story/the-in...

“Sending abrasive dickhead to negotiate with Iran has backfired”

This part exactly. We are currently repeating some of the worst moments in history and everyone keeps calling it unprecedented because history is poorly taught and we are making all the same terrible decisions with higher stakes

We relegated the teaching of history to washed up athletes who coach high school sports. Being a coach is dope. So is leading a sport. A historian it doesn’t make. The devaluation of teaching and education as PROFESSIONS are exactly how we got here. This is on y’all for hating educators!

A Syrian man has buried his wife and four of his five children after Israeli strikes hit Beirut earlier this week.

If you want some sources, here's one on rent: share.google/paPzUgkINDMx... utility costs are also at record breaking highs, driving debt: share.google/A6jsuK2UzvDi... and to top it off food prices have increased an average of almost 35% since 2019 share.google/RxHYEQAn9WQA...

‘Everything is gone’: Israel destroys entire villages in Lebanon | Lebanon | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

not a SINGLE goddamn ONE

BREAKING: study shows men love having young ladies around, but men do not like it when mom, wife, or teacher tells them what to do

They called their ship Integrity.

Take a look at the CNN sourcing and fact-checking on their Swalwell article. Look at how many extra people they contacted in order to corroborate claims. They viewed screenshots, called parents/husbands/friends/colleagues. They viewed TV footage and interviews, & more. Two things worth pointing out:

I'm one of those trans women. I worked ground ops for Artemis I. I am torn between celebrating the success of my friends and peers and grieving how my dream of working for NASA was shattered by hateful assholes in Tallahassee

In 2025 we were able to help 1,400 people. Help us do more in 2026: www.midlandsgives.org/organization...

blanket pardons for everyone “within 200 feet of the oval office” like crimes against humanity has a splash zone. first three rows WILL get wet (with the blood of innocents)

No one likes unnecessary scaffolding. Thankfully, we have a plan — and John Wilson is here to help break it down.

I understand that a lot of Trump supporters are feeling betrayed. He didn't betray you beloved. You knew who he was and didn't care about the people he would hurt until he hurt you. You betrayed yourself. Own that shit.

"It took Israel only 10 minutes to carry out one of the worst mass-killings in Lebanon since the end of the country’s civil war in 1990." “..what I’m most sad about is that my pretty Lebanon, our beautiful Lebanon, soon it will all be brought down to the ground.” www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

The DNC Resolutions Committee has passed my resolution to hold Trump Administration officials legally accountable for their crimes. Assuming the whole packet passes on Friday, it will become the official position of the national Democratic Party.

edition.cnn.com/2026/04/09/p... "The nationwide measure has no connection to the ongoing war with Iran and was passed with bipartisan support months before the current conflict." "The mandatory registration applies to green-card holders, refugees, asylum seekers and undocumented men..."

What Trump did to the entire world with his insane threat cannot be lost in the unhinged news cycle, as Marisa says.

I dont think I will ever get over the fact that the epstien files really laid out how so much of transphobia today was manufactured purely for the sake of making trans people easier to traffic for a bunch of rich people, and like, that point just doesn't get talked about.

You know what would be "tough on crime"? living wage fully funded schools guaranteed access to healthy food affordable housing universal health and child care care instead of incarceration for people with substance use disorder and mental illness

tbh watching cis people get arrested on trans people's behalf is more heartening than I would have realized. It often feels like it's just us, when the going gets tough. If private businesses risk themselves to continue to allow trans people use of the correct restroom, it'll mean a lot too.

Our friends at Firestorm are struggling in the face of disaster capitalism. A queer- and worker-owned bookstore that has, over and over, been there for the community. They let me set up a referral page with them. Books from my podcasts, my books, and books I love firestorm.coop/r/killjoy.html

The 6 arrested yesterday, along with the 9 arrested Wednesday, brings the total to 15 arrested at the Idaho State Capitol building this week in Boise while resisting the extreme anti trans bathroom ban, Idaho HB 752. This law is the most extreme in the country but citizens are not going silently.