From Jimmy Kimmel.

TOMORROW: Americans are calling out of work, walking out of school, and refusing to shop on the nationwide day of economic disruption. There are many ways you can get involved on May Day: survey.alchemer.com/s3/8705046/i... Join one of the over 3,000 events planned: www.mobilize.us/mayday/map/?...

Come with us to the regional conference for @librariesconnected.org.uk North West! A day to celebrate libraries and explore how we can continue to evolve, grow and thrive 📚🌱Thank you to everyone that made this day of creativity, learning and reflection possible 🩷

There were signs y'all. There were signs.

I regret to inform you that the techno fascist billionaires are continuing to do dumb horrible things. As a result, I must keep writing about them. Alex Karp edition: www.thenation.com/article/soci...

now compare this to #starmer...

Now I’m interested….

Pope Leo has lost the Protestants, I repeat Pope Leo has lost the Protestants, this is unpreced— <wait my producer is just whispering something in my ear> Apparently this is precedented

On Substack, @samillingworth.com shared a note about how Sam Altman is trying to shill a Sam Altman-funded solution to a Sam Altman-created problem: namely, he wants to use his World iris-scanning orbs to prove whether you’re a bot or not. insights.priva.cat/p/we-should-...

Beautiful view over the Japanese garden in MaximaPark in Utrecht today on our group morning walk.

Almost everything we argue about is a substitute for the thing we should be arguing about: the immense wealth & power of an oligarchic class, which captures governments, ruins lives and wrecks the living planet. This class redirects our rage at scapegoats. To resist its lies is to resist its power.

I'm excited to share that we've made a collection of historic Supreme Court Records and Briefs available via @archive.org I've written a blog post where I go into detail about the importance of this collection. blog.archive.org/2026/04/20/u...

Holy shit, it wasn’t your imagination. Look at this poll. New Gudelunas Strategies numbers show Xavier Becerra surging, the same momentum we’ve been seeing online. Not a top-tier poll, but still, the direction is clear: Becerra is rising fast after Swalwell dropped out. Keep the polls coming!

The Qiantang river's tidal bore is the world's largest and most powerful of its kind. Sometimes two tides meet together forming a shape like a cross, that can become even more captivating at sunset. Original post

This war is so damn confusing. It’s why we shouldn’t let drunks and dementia patients run it.

Absolutely incredible. NASA Astronaut Reid Wiseman, who commanded Artemis II, took this footage from the far side of the Moon with his iPhone. Watch with sound on.

The more I learn, the more I like! 👍🏼

If you are at all interested in oldschol film editing process “Her name is Moviola” is now available to see on steaming platforms. Check it out. Go Dad! Go Howie!

Stunning

Humbled by the huge crowd at our Fighting for the California Dream town hall in Los Angeles today. This is a campaign on the rise, folks.

Celeste Roberge’s sculpture “The Weight of Grief” #art

Latest late version of my weekly catchup of our lives here in the Netherlands - a bit of normalcy among the craziness of it all.

best thing I am learning from Mamdani is to stay cheerful and keep going. Rage is tempting but it slows you down

There was a time when the president inspired pride instead of exhaustion. I miss that more than I can say.

This is very compelling! Pete Buttigieg just gets it. The sheer humanity in this clip is why I like this man so much, everyone should watch it!!

Holy SHIT someone found the test pressing of Robert Johnson's Cross Road Blues and it is clear as a PIN www.openculture.com/2026/04/reco...

Shout Out California It's great to hear personal messages about candidates running for Governor of California.. Meet Amanda Renteria she is CEO for CODE AMERICA who's work is to improve government services for millions of people Her thoughts of Xavier Becerra Please take a moment to read.⬇️

The New York Times is now blocking The Wayback Machine from accessing its articles. That means you'll no longer be able to view archived versions of NYT stories published in 2026 and beyond on archive.org. (All those posts you see tracking changes to NYT headlines and ledes? They relied on WBM).

Voting on spy powers at 2am will definitely help with trust in the government!

Here is something that we all need to know about. There is discussion about an executive order being in the works that would require proof of citizenship in order to open a bank account or to keep one that you already have. Highly recommended reading. open.substack.com/pub/andrawat...

Thank you librarians, for all you do! You are always the hero in my book! 🤩 This author is here to fight with you to protect our libraries and freedom of information #nationallibrarianday

Europe has only six weeks’ supply of jet fuel left due to Iran war, says energy chief

Check out this call to action that came out of the @archive.org convening! Thanks to @freegovinfo.bsky.social for creating. www.datarescueproject.org/preservation...

This is the tipping point? This?!? A feud over imaginary skybeing? I guess I shouldn’t be surprised as millions have been killed over the millennia over worshiping the “wrong way” but it is still shocking to me. I am happy there seems to be a breaking point, but I am shocked it wasn’t earlier.

substack is trying to lock people into their lil ecosystem so they cannot leave which means they are gonna make it harder and harder to take subscribers with you. meaning that now is probably as easy as it will ever be to try a different platform. many of my faves have done it!

Good morning from Haarlem. #GoodMorningFromHaarlem

Peter Magyar, the new Prime Minister of Hungary, is a cat guy!

If you return unwanted Reform local election leaflets to their party headquarters using their free post address, then it will cost the party £2.50 per envelope. Please don’t share this information; it could cost Nigel Farage a fortune.

How did Magyar win? A long running grassroots campaign in rural and small town Hungary; a refusal to be distracted by government propaganda; a focus on economic issues and corruption; a central promise to bring back democracy and the rule of law

Holy shit, you have to be TRULY EVIL to make Switzerland get up off the neutral fence and call you out FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME SINCE 1815?!? trump MUST be removed from office. Same goes for his enablers in Congress.

Members of Congress are gaining access to ICE facilities and surprise, surprise, the conditions are inhumane.

I know from experience that leaving Substack has a cost. No other platform is as *easy* to get up and running, any time you change platforms, you're going to get significant churn. But, my friends who are on Substack--I don't think it will get easier to leave, might as well do it now.

Listen, he should have been disqualified the moment the world learned he doesn't like dogs.

Some of my favorite scenic photographs from around the Bay Area over the past few years. Enjoy. #photography #bayarea #nikon #california

Protesting is an act of love. It is born of a deeply held conviction that the world can be a better, kinder place. Saying "no" to injustice is the ultimate declaration of hope. — Amy Goodman

never been so happy for another country‘s election results! voter turnout estimated at 79%! the people of Hungary showed up!