50 yrs ago, 90% of women in Iceland went on strike. No cooking, cleaning or childcare. Schools closed. Flights grounded. Men stayed home or took kids to work. Today Iceland has smallest gender pay gap in the world & tough equal pay laws. @josiecox.bsky.social www.thepersistent.com/50-years-ice...

Bloomberg News has sleuthed out a federal grand jury in Florida that could be another thread of President Trump’s wide-ranging investigate the investigators retribution scheme. talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...

When AI translation goes _sorely_ awry.

Just tallied it up and I follow 6 people named Sarah. I strongly recommend Sarah.

Re the shutdown, this is one of those moments when it's crystal clear who's fighting for whom: econjared.substack.com/p/breaking-n...

Do they do the "was mean to a staffer" articles about men, or naah?

The feel-good story of 2025

"It is much easier to buy a gun in Indiana than in Illinois, so a large percentage of guns used in Illinois come from Indiana. In fact, the number of firearms seized in Illinois that originated in that state is remarkably low compared to other states."

So sad to hear of the death of Jane Goodall, who made such a difference to so many around the world. A moment we will always treasure: Nine years ago, when two honorary-degree recipients from the University of Redlands were Jane Goodall, and Deborah Fallows.

The battle to keep Wikipedia decent, accurate and accountable is here.

Very informative 🧵

Maybe more of a pregnant pause?

The Reduction in Force of VOA staff announced by Kari Lake “is SUSPENDED and may NOT be implemented, effectuated, or completed in any way until this Court has ruled on the plaintiffs’ Motion following the briefing submitted under Paragraph B of this Order.” - US District Court Judge Royce Lamberth

Welp my debunking false narratives Margaret Sanger piece is gonna get a big bump because of this. rewirenewsgroup.com/2015/08/20/f...

Oh no, Taos :(

Disney paid $16 million to Trump to settle a bogus lawsuit involving George Stephanopoulos. Disney fired Terry Moran for calling Stephen Miller a “world-class hater.” Disney suspended Jimmy Kimmel. That Disney has walked back one of those after immense public pressure doesn't change who they are.

lol spot the difference: On the left is a new $3000 Louis Vuitton bag and on the right is a cultural staple in Ghana that carries A LOT of history about the expulsion of Ghanaians from Nigeria in the 1980s. Neocolonialism never dies. #blacksky #africa #fashionsky

We have a big problem- for a big breadbasket nation, the US now grows surprisingly little food. We're now dependent on imports for basics like potatoes, ketchup, and even peanut butter. youtu.be/2uypc-c5-aA

What's particularly interesting here is the murderer, Daniel Raab from Chicago, was bragging about his kills to a person whom he mistook for an ally. #caughtontape

This company Yardi has created software to help manage your property by making unnecessary payments to landlords you don't have.

Justice Jackson: "The Government wants to give DOGE unfettered access to this personal, non-anonymized information right now—before the courts have time to assess whether DOGE’s access is lawful."

The thing about putting on a Tom Petty playlist is, I hear one Tom Petty song and think to myself, "this one's his greatest song" but then the next song in the TP playlist comes up and I'm forced to reconsider. And on and on it goes.

Update to this wild tale: Nazis arrested, will be charged. news.artnet.com/art-world/na...

Final results in Iowa's #SD01 (Trump+11): Catelin Drey (D)- 55.2% Christopher Prosch (R)- 44.8% That's a 22 point overperformance from 2024 AND a broken Republican supermajority in the State Senate. bsky.app/profile/uncr...

Thank you for the idea, @emilylhauser.bsky.social

Stolen by Hermann Göring, then swiped by another slimebag SS member, and after his death held by his two daughters who are apparently trying to keep it from its rightful owners despite its appearance on a property for sale listing.

Big election in Iowa today. The sane people are voting for Catelin Drey.

SpaceX scraps Starship rocket launch in Texas for second time in two days

"Whilst these initial results are promising, further large-scale field trials are needed to assess long-term impacts on colony health and pollination efficacy. Potentially, the supplement could be available to farmers within two years."

Feeling good about my decision to move half of my retirement savings into a Polymarket bet that rates of “death by defenestration” will increase by >25% over the next 12 months.

hey google, how can i make my $10 burrito into a $20 burrito?

Hands down, the best piece on the swirl of events around Rep. Nicole Collier, the threat to arrest her, and the wellspring of support that has emerged. From @thebarbedwire.com's @oliviamesser.bsky.social and @iamleslierangel.bsky.social

I’m always struck by the journalism that’s on Instagram that I don’t see here. For example, this image of a protestor — a US citizen — being arrested by ICE today at a car wash in Los Angeles. More details here: www.instagram.com/p/DNgex-xyAX...

what a beautiful song, Valerie June - Endless Tree youtu.be/xzZt2k8PYBE?...

. @climatetown.bsky.social is one of my favorite climate communication outfits and this video is **chef’s kiss** excellent.

I’m a historian of medicine AND a medical doctor and I have absolutely no idea what the hot water and towels are for in *every* historical birthing scene (especially the ones not involving instruments) just stop it

Donut seller: "Are you within any of the discount categories on the list?" Me: "Not unless one of them is "depressed and hopeless." Them: "This is a college town so nearly everyone would qualify if we did that."

I had to unfollow that Will Pencil mfer and mute that Cuban imbecile in just the past two minutes.

“This dog wanted me to follow him": A dog caught a stranger's attention – then led him to his owners, who needed help: cnn.it/45tnFQb

It's alarming/appalling/disappointing/frightening how much a highly corrupt, 80-year old man with an 8th grade education level and strongly racist inclinations has fucked up this country in just 6 months.

On this Chairteenth, we celebrate the good folks of Montgomery, especially our guy AquaMayne. Special shout out to the folks who, within 72 hours, recreated this in their apartment complex. A COMMUNITY!! 💀

The Venn Diagram of white conservatives who a) consider Planned Parenthood Satanic because they supposedly support eugenics and b) think eugenicist AE ads are just harmless fun, is a circle.

David Byrne came to my band’s show at a gay bar in Bed-Stuy and sang This Must Be The Place with us and I still haven’t processed it

Honestly, this one I'm okay with

I remember buying the famous "pick-up bible" based on the hype then throwing it right into the trash when i read ch 1 and realized it was vile, inane and manipulative.

As promised, a distillation of the "Russia hoax" hoax. Didn't get to everything, since I couldn't, but I think you'll get the point. www.pbump.net/o/allow-me-t...

if we can get 50 shares on this video, bluesky has the juice for music promotion

Sinclair Broadcast pushes right-wing propaganda into 40% of local news markets. Fox News is in 70M homes. The WaPo and Politico owners are Trump donors. CBS has a political bias monitor Our news is carefully curated by conservative billionaires. open.substack.com/pub/populari...