Some good news: church grounds and graveyards across Ireland are becoming havens for birds, bees and bats as part of a biodiversity project inspired by Pope Francis. www.rte.ie/news/regiona...

‘I immersed myself in the fact that women not only participated in but saw real political possibility against patriarchal nationalism in the promise of UN internationalism.’ A wonderful interview with @durba.bsky.social in @publicbooks.bsky.social, about her fascinating new book:

The UK should just be like f*ck it and make Larry the Cat the Prime Minister

🔥 Sometimes all you need is a Yosemite view and a few deep breaths. This place is a reset button for your soul

Larry the Downing Street cat is about to start co-governing with his 7th (SEVENTH!) prime minister. Some of them have been real doozies. Good luck, buddy.

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Wowsa. This is some scary stuff. They're holding another drumpf 250 party in Europe on June 28th...on our dime of course. Listen to the end. We are not okay. Anywhere. #Dv1 #usDemocracy #voices4victory

Defend the open Internet 🌐 Digital ID checks behind the social media ban and beyond blow a hole in free expression and privacy. VPN restrictions and encryption-busting device scanning tech are due to follow. As a grassroots organisation, we need you to help fight for our human rights. Donate ⬇️

Happy Father's Day 🖤

Summer Solstice sparkle✨

“You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read. It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the people who were alive, who had ever been alive.” ― James Baldwin

Lo, yesterday we all got a break from the fascist trainwreck. We got to remember, if only for a moment, what it was like to have a president who was smart and cool and not a criminal.

On Juneteenth, a black man scores for the U.S. in the World Cup. Oh, and his name is Freeman. Happy Juneteenth! www.nfl.com/news/alex-fr...

A Black man with the surname Freeman scored for the USA on Juneteenth in a home World Cup match.

Temperature change in Amsterdam since 1850. Coincidence that it was 35°C today?! 🥵🥵🥵 showyourstripes.info/c/europe/net...

Sign! I did! Be a pain in the ass that your city council member dreads encountering! I am!

So do I take credit for this? Yes, bwahahahaaha! Will have to tell him it was me when we see him in Amsterdam. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 @joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social

'The New American Gothic' Criselda Vasquez Oil on canvas 72” x 48"

You know things aren't good when the birds are worried about the humans....

😵‍💫 BUY A COPY NOW 😵‍💫

Both the government and the Court of Appeal now treat protesters as terrorists and terrorists as protesters. It's hard to accept that a "Labour" government is imposing rightwing authoritarianism on the UK, but please read this column to see what's happening.+🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Happy Juneteenth, ya’ll!! ❤️💚🖤

🎉 𝗩𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗮𝗴 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲 𝗪𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝟮𝟱 𝗷𝗮𝗮𝗿! Wat begon als een initiatief van vrijwilligers groeide uit tot een van de grootste kennisplatforms ter wereld. Dank aan iedereen die meeschrijft, verbetert, doneert en leest. ❤️ #Wikipedia25 #WP25 #Wikimedia

Two things jumped out at me reading this piece. 1- Reimagining a light story with the darker origins made me think of my father’s film Return to Oz. 2- These old images were “Credit Getty”, pretty sure they’re legally in the Public Domain by now. #openheritage #copyright

I am indeed a “hope junkie” as someone here called me. Totally fits

On this day in 1873, Susan B. Anthony was found guilty of the crime of voting in the 1872 presidential election and fined $100. She called the fine “the greatest judicial outrage history has ever recorded” and vowed to never pay it. She never did. Image: Public domain.

Thursday morning wake up with the farmily

I thought this was a joke! He really signed the MOU at Versailles. 🤦🏽‍♀️ This is what you get for being ignorant of history - you end up looking like a fool on the world stage. If he knew anything he would be even more humiliated.

Wow!! I only saw a small version of the portrait. This is incredible- it’s a collage of their memories. Amazingly beautiful work and art.

It's horrible the cop shot a dog, but, damn. I wish we had as much empathy for Black people.

Damn Colbert is a treasure. He very knowingly and intentionally played Linus and Lucy on the air, and the copyright holder joyfully got a fine out of CBS for it and then donated it to World Central kitchen. www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...

They are hoping you're too exhausted to notice the Senate confirmation vote for Todd Blanche is happening this week. Prove them wrong. It takes exactly 60 seconds to fire off an official letter demanding your Senators reject this nomination. Act now: 👇 actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

“The Dutch defense ministry wants to stop using Palantir” 6/3/26 cybernews.com/tech/dutch-d...

Bob Odenkirk is a national treasure. Take 44 seconds and watch. www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0rB...

Harvard and Princeton graduate, Grammy winner, and former First Lady Michelle Obama appreciation post

It was great joining Njideka Akunyili Crosby—a gifted Nigerian-born, Los Angeles-based artist—to unveil our first portrait together. This piece reflects so many chapters of Michelle and my story, and we’re thrilled that it will be on display at the Obama Presidential Center starting this Juneteenth.

A lot of people are confused by the concept of “cat years" so here's a little guide: 0-1 years - just a little baby 1-3 years - just a little baby 4-9 years - just a little baby 10+ years - just a little baby

Joyce Beatty is why the name came off the Kennedy Center. Her focus and tenacity... It should escape no one that she's also a Black woman.

Such a well written and researched article. Feels like what journalism should be.

Julia Roberts: We all feel like, “I can’t turn the news on. I don’t want to hear it.” But we have to hear it. We have to face it. But if we keep inhaling and exhaling, we will prevail.

If you want to protect Medicaid, SNAP, and other vital parts of our collective lives, look at this and *weigh in* with comments before 7/13. I've worked with legislative affairs in the past and know for a fact that public pushback throws sand in these gears and can force policy reassessment.

Time to drop a Funny President Obama video! #Pinks #USDemocracy

Meanwhile, backstage at the ballet, waiting to make his entrance… Stray cat rewrites ending of Romeo & Juliet

Thank you President Obama. 🙏 I appreciate your honesty, intelligence, dignity, integrity, humility & humor. 👍 Looking forward to the opening of your Presidential Center this week! 👀 Wishing you & your family all the best & continued success, Mar🐫

Fascism's a fever you break with shit like what happened in New York last night. Create more excuses to feel things like that together.

I want a world where we stop using "growth" & "GDP" as metrics of the health of a society. Tax the billionaires&funnel that toward healthcare, education, equity, climate resilience, decarbonization, community building. Strengthen unions, disempower corporations... www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Solar ftw abcnews.com/US/solar-gen...

Always a nice reminder that We outnumber Them, and it's not even close.

This is my new favorite thread