ICE is targeting journalists at Delaney Hall. They’re hitting photographers, breaking fingers and smashing off lenses.

The "how many words can you spell in 90 seconds" lightning round tie breaker is remarkable. Congratulations to winner Shrey Parikh. FINALS of the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee

Martina McBride just pulled out of Trump's partisan America 250 event. 5 of 9 artists have now pulled out.

NEW: When the Pentagon announced a $620 million loan last year to a startup linked to Donald Trump Jr., defense officials and the company tried to tamp down suspicions of cronyism. We found that the request came directly from the White House.

"Already it is clear that alternative platforms such as Bluesky and TikTok and Threads will not save us. The utopian idea of the digital town square is dead for ever." If you’re still on Elon Musk’s X, ask yourself this: why? | @theguardian.com @jonathanliew.bsky.social

@billmckibben.bsky.social has really helped move the needle on rooftop and plug in solar. CA is also inching toward better policies. www.motherjones.com/environment/...

Why is Trump trying to put his face on money? Authoritarian leaders have long understood that controlling the landscape, literally what people see when they look up at a building or pull money from their wallet, is itself a form of power.

Former Capitol police officer Harry Dunn spoke to me about lawsuit he filed with Officer Daniel Hodges to block Trump's $1.8 billion terrorist slush fund. Harry shared how Trump supporters are still making death threats against police officers who protected Capitol on Jan 6 youtu.be/MxPsUlJvCFw?...

Flock has denied feeding data to ICE & law enforcement when credible reports have proven otherwise & now they're actively training police to sway key decision-makers to buy their tech. Flock has over 300 scanners in Oakland alone. oaklandside.org/2026/05/28/f...

"I’m asking the speaker of the House to live up to her promise, recall the petition, and invoke a special investigative committee [and] begin the process of restoring public faith." -- Alexander Silvert Push for renewed look at legislative corruption petition | Hawaii News Now

"60 Minutes" reporter Sharyn Alfonsi, fired for standing up for editorial independence, doesn't want a CBS repeat at CNN. She's joined nearly 250 journalists in signing our letter speaking out against the Ellisons giving the gov. a seat at the news desk.

Peter Andreas Thiel is a German tech billionaire who NYT mistakenly thinks is an American. He was raised in the Frankfurt suburbs and in South Africa, where his father worked. After going to school in the US and making a mint in Silicon Valley he has lived off and on in Germany, Austria, Miami and

E. Jean Carroll didn't just "accuse" Trump of sexual assault. She won a civil lawsuit against Trump for sexual assault. A jury found that Trump sexually assaulted her. She deserves for us to call it what it is.

This happened today at Delaney Hall.

Anyone around during the 80s has known about his aesthetic philistinism, dating back to his cavalier destruction of art at Bonwit Teller and Co. when building his tower. He gleefully embodies the style of what Fran Liebowitz aptly called a "poor person's idea of a rich person."

A good reminder that even vast wealth can't buy good taste. #WhiteTrashWH

Let's be clear: the 2026 World Cup is a prime example of sportswashing www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

"Leaders from all of New Mexico’s 20 Pueblos urged the public to continue applying pressure to prevent the reversal of a ban on new oil and gas leasing..." Greater Chaco Cultural Landscape named one of country’s ‘most endangered’ historic places | ictnews.org #NewMexico

Why are prices so high in Alaska given its oil extraction? How High Are Gas Prices Where You Live? | New York Times

“The call came from the White House: We have to get this done,” the person said.  About three months before the Pentagon announced plans to lend money to Vulcan Elements, Donald Trump Jr.’s venture capital firm took an undisclosed stake in the company. @robert-faturechi.bsky.social

Climate crisis is accelerating antibiotic resistance across world, study says www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Check-in question at a meeting today: "What is giving you hope today?" Me:

These government lawyers who violate their oaths need to pay.

One lawsuit alleges that since 2011, at least 72 people have died under the care of Armor Correctional Health Services when it delayed hospitalizing patients.

"Leaders from all of New Mexico’s 20 Pueblos urged the public to continue applying pressure to prevent the reversal of a ban on new oil and gas leasing..." Greater Chaco Cultural Landscape named one of country’s ‘most endangered’ historic places | ictnews.org #NewMexico

this is incredible

Look at this for an illustration of the climate crisis.

“Nationally, it’s difficult to say exactly how many farmworkers die from heat each year because death certificates often list the immediate cause — such as a heart attack or stroke — without noting that extreme heat may have triggered it.” #WeFeedYou

Opinion | We’ll soon learn whether legislators will anger advocates of programs they’ve proudly supported to support a lame duck governor who is obviously plotting a run for the White House. cal.news/49pfIhK 📝 Dan Walters 📸 Miguel Gutierrez Jr.

Extended by Vasily Kandinsky, 1926 https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137766

The Trump administrations’s widespread and systematic attack upon civilians at sea continues. Killing for kicks and content.

Ken Paxton is the most corrupt politician in America.  He embodies the broken system we’re running against. It’s time to come together: The People vs. Ken Paxton

It's pretty wild that a person's culinary choices is forwarded as a "wedge issue," but this is the state of American politics in the 2026. Texas and the rest of the nation deserve better than this, which is why they're afraid of James Talarico.

After over a year of uncertainty for Kilmar Abrego Garcia and his family, the unjust criminal charges against our SMART union brother have been dropped! We applaud this win for due process. We’ll keep fighting against attacks on our union family and their rights.

Michael Beggs Sunrise Gold Coast Queensland Australia

Today's cartoon by Mike Luckovich:

Blue Tongue Lizard Dreaming, 2020 by Indigenous Australian artist Debra McDonald Nangala (b.1969) who comes from a family if women artists #WomensArt

Hazel MacNab, contemporary UK printmaker based in Cornwall #Womensart

Will the Knicks invite Augustinian friars to Madison Square Garden for the Finals? A few players from Villanova have connections... Salesian Sisters cheer for Spurs at Frost Bank Center #NBA #NovaKnicks

Yesterday broke the UK record for May heat and today is expected to break that record again.

Take On Me: A-ha (Bardcore Medieval Style cover) | Courseval

Earl Grey and polite banter will do on most occasions...

A reminder to Texas: You voted for this. "Inflation, tariffs, meatpackers’ pricing, and a national cattle herd at its smallest in 75 years because of drought, labor shortages, high operational costs and dwindling ranch land have all played a part."

I’d argue governors being denied access to federal law enforcement facilities in their state is part of what I call slow civil war.

May this be accompanied by additional attention, if not outright investment, that responds to the ongoing needs of populations impacted in Africa and South America.

A livestream of a volcano in the Philippines captured a meteor crashing to Earth today. What are the odds? Mayon Volcano, Location: Albay, Luzon, Philippines

I appreciated the mention of The Whole Earth Catalog and its influence on Steve Jobs, who also had an affinity for Zen teacher Kobun Chino. [GIFT ARTICLE] 🎁 As A.I. Fever Rises in Silicon Valley, Pope Leo Has a Few Words | New York Times

"What we’ve lost is speed, which is the most important thing in an outbreak like this. USAID programs could have helped detect the virus earlier, and deployed local community health workers to screen people for symptoms and track down those who may have been exposed." www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

For the first time in a decade, the next US election could be less secure than the last. Federal election defense programs are being cut back just as AI deepfakes, cyberattacks and foreign interference threats are growing ahead of the midterms. #polisky theconversation.com/for-the-firs...

Under MAGAnomics high prices are a "surprise" wartime bonus!