We are descendants of those who pushed America to live up to its highest ideals. The legacy of farmers, educators, caregivers, and organizers across the South who believed in the promise of American democracy, even when America did not believe in them, endures in us. www.theroot.com/they-want-us...

The document, titled “Facial Recognition Activists.docx,” includes specific activists’ comments about MSG's facial recognition program and tweets criticizing it. www.404media.co/madison-squa...

The crowd was estimated to be in the tens.

Ranking Member @peters.senate.gov led the entire Democratic caucus to oppose the President's attempt to hijack USPS. The Postal Service has one mission: to deliver mail to millions of Americans reliably and affordably — not to act as an election administration agency.

Steve Hutkins, a retired New York University professor and a leading advocate for the USPS through savethepostoffice.com, told Democracy Docket that if the agency ultimately moves forward with the proposal, he believes “it will destroy the Postal Service.” www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Ossoff: I don’t think many people are tuning in because he’s lost it. But more importantly, what we’re seeing is how destabilized he is by his global humiliation in the Middle East, which he cannot deny or lie away. He has cemented his place in history in disgrace.

Not even COVID could mask Dana White’s delight as men in speedos stare intensely into the windows of each other’s souls. Is the UFC event at the White House a secret Pride Celebration? No, but it may be the gayest of all Pride Month events. 1nadinesmith.substack.com/p/laurels-an...

The New York City Pride March kicks off in 14 days, but the nation’s biggest homage to gay history may be unfolding on the White House lawn. open.substack.com/pub/1nadines...

Joe says it well:

A former director of policy in USAID's Bureau for Global Health said D0GE team had no idea what the agency did. He recalled briefing its chief of staff, only to be met with the admission: "Wow, I had no idea that you did all this. I assumed it was just abortions". www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/...

A PhD student at Stanford noticed her classmates were asking Al to write their breakup texts. So she ran a study. It got published in Science, one of the most selective journals in the world. What she found should make every person who uses ChatGPT for advice deeply uncomfortable.

Meanwhile, Louisiana Republicans are presiding over one of the worst Black maternal and infant mortality crises in America. Where are the bills addressing that very real problem? Black women in Louisiana account for roughly 36% of births, but nearly 58% of pregnancy-associated deaths.

BREAKING: Pope Leo XIV makes historic apology for Holy See's own role in legitimizing slavery and for failing to condemn it for centuries.

“We are watching the systematic targeting of the very places where black people, black women, have excelled... This is not an accidental byproduct... It's what happens when you have an administration that works more like a crime family than a governing body.” - Color Of Change DC Lobby Day

Cartoon from Andy Donato.

“Cotton-picking hands” is not a figure of speech. It is a direct invocation of slavery — designed to remind a Black man of his place. Rep Jen Kiggans heard it used against Hakeem Jeffries and said THAT’S RIGHT. If that doesn’t make your blood boil, check your pulse. #JimCrowJen

THERE’S A PATTERN Before Jen Kiggans was nodding along to “cotton-picking,” she was already trying to police how schools talk about racism. #JimCrowJen Anti-Black history panic👇🏽 As a state senator, Kiggans championed SB 570, a bill banning school’s honest discussion of race & racism in US history

MAGA Rep Jen Kiggans (R-VA) agreeing with this radio host that Leader Jeffries (D-NY) needs to get his cotton-picking hands off of Virginia, tells you everything you need to know about the Republican Party. #JimCrowJen needs to resign or lose her seat in November. VILE‼️‼️

We need to win back Congress to put a roadblock in front of Trump. Every Republican seat we flip is a vote against healthcare cuts, rising prices, voter suppression and racist Jim Crow rhetoric like what Jen Kiggans said on a talk show yesterday. #JimCrowJen www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/u...

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Someone asked a bunch of kids what the first thing was that cane to mind when they thought about Trump. Their answers are priceless. Check out the video.

This is an appalling and intended to silence us in challenging racism. Get louder and braver.

So, we didn’t just pay for the tariffs, we paid for the tariffs twice?

If you were married to an abusive man and you now fear for you life if you stay and fear for your life and the lives of those you love if you leave, what would you do?

Today’s children are growing up in a world where major news reaches them quickly. But heavy news often comes with little context, which can trigger anxiety. Read my piece on Medium about helping Kids Make Sense of Heavy News medium.com/the-parentin... #MomSky

Thank you to everyone who has taken time out of your busy day to roast his lying 🫏!

NEW: Two senior MOD whistleblowers with inside knowledge of Palantir's systems have come forward to @thenerve.news to say government ministers are ignorant of the grave national security risks the technology poses. Hugely important by @charlienotold.bsky.social www.thenerve.news/p/palantir-t...

Except we’ve spent $50 billion, the Strait is closed and 3000 people are dead. @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

NEW: Trump accepted $37m worth of donated steel for his WH ballroom project from the Luxembourg-based company ArcelorMittal. Days later, the WH made adjustments to Trump's tariffs that could benefit ArcelorMittal.

NEW: Thomson Reuters, the media company which is also a data broker, has long provided personal data for ICE tools, according to documents obtained by 404 Media and sources. There are also indications its data is now part of the Palantir system ICE uses to find which neighborhoods to target.

The humiliation ritual continues and yet nothing Trump does to her can equal the manner in which Pam Bondi repeatedly debased herself.

Massive turnout for #NoKings #SanDiego

One red-shirted, counter-protester showed up but he was no match for this sassy man and his Pomeranian. #NoKings #SanDiego

Are you getting these ominous new alerts? I wrote about a new way Facebook may be the target of trolls, bots, and extremists looking to silence activists. open.substack.com/pub/1nadines...

Just a reminder, if you haven’t been to a hospital or retirement community lately, it is the families ICE is targeting most who are taking care of your grandpas and meemaws every day.

trump hits a new approval low among adults today (rounding to -19 for the first time) fiftyplusone.news/polls/approv...

“Being a convicted sex offender did not make Mr. Epstein an outcast, not when he seemed to have something to offer. His transactional amorality actually seemed to add to his appeal to people who were convinced that the rules didn’t apply to them.” Nailed by @mollyjongfast.bsky.social

Byron Donalds, your silence as Trump posts racist memes comparing the most prominent Black family in the country to apes exposes your cowardice and lack of character.

Araña had been out of activism for over 2 decades before recently joining Migra Whistle...“I had been feeling pretty dejected,” “But when Chicago started using whistles to push back against ICE, I saw the first really effective activism that gave me hope that we could do..” slate.com/technology/2...

Tremendous offering: Your money funds ICE's "public health initiative" - eliminating health problems by eliminating the public! Can't spread germs if you are too afraid to leave the house and you can't have medical debt if you're dead! Problem solved! #FundHealthcareOverICE

Triggered by Elon Musk's decision to flood the social media platform X with pronography, Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez announces a strict 5-point measure designed to restrict access of adolescents to social media, clamping down on logarithms that foment hate, racism and violence, and banning pornography.

Remember when Elon Musk tweeted: “@realDonaldTrump is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public. Have a nice day, DJT.”

ICE now confirming that there is a measles outbreak at the Texas concentration camp where young Liam was held.