I just signed a @uscedp.bsky.social petition urging Texas Board of Pardons & Paroles and Governor Abbott to stop the execution of James Broadnax, who didn't kill anyone. Join me and add your name: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

Remember: There is nothing natural or inevitable about extreme inequality; it’s the result of an economic system that values wealth and power over human dignity and justice. It doesn't have to be this way.

Misty Copeland comes out of retirement to put Timothée Chalamet in his place during a live ‘Sinners’ performance at the #Oscars.

Ms Rachel talking to Deiver Henao, a 9yo in an immigration detention center www.instagram.com/reel/DVzUzoz... What a world

This amazing scientific advance may one day lead to either more effective treatments or dare I say perhaps a cure. This is why it is vitally important to fund basic scientific research. Scientists Discover Way To Reverse Chemical Process Linked With Alzheimer’s Disease share.google/Vm0hfSMfkGIc...

More people around the U.S. are picking up the centuries-old tile game Mahjong and uncovering new community connections in the process.

The theme for today's #BirdOfTheDay is #StandingInWater. Gone for a bit of an arty one today. Two waders which I think are probably redshanks; bills a bit short for godwits. #birds #photography

“I have usernames older than you.”. Holy shit

Bernard LaFayette, the advance man who did the risky groundwork for the voter registration campaign in Selma, Alabama, that culminated in the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, has died.

Poetry is a bird perched lightly on the back of all that is fickle and dangerous in this world...

Cosmic Womb Macro photograph of an abalone shell #278 taken 7:12 pm #photography #art #abstract

There has never been an official, comprehensive record of Black-owned bookstores across the United States — until now

So few Americans realize that the political apathy conversation is directly related to the voter suppression conversation, which is directly related to the structural anti-Blackness question. So instead we just go, "Why don't THOSE dummies vote?!?".

One woman who called the State Department helpline looking for help said they told her to "stop ranting and raving" and hung up on her. Another woman said they asked her how to spell Oman. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/t...

While the McDonald’s CEO gets roasted for his awkward burger taste test... McDonald’s is among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps. And McDonald's CEO recently raked in $18.2M — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay. That should leave a bad taste in your mouth.

NEWS: Americans were told to evacuate the Middle East — but the State Dept is not helping them do it. We called the State hotline. First thing you hear is an automated message: "Do not rely on the U.S. government for assisted departure or evacuation."

The Moon tonight at 98%. #MoonPhotography #MoonPhotos #MoonShots #Photography #SantaBarbara #ChingaLaMigra Settings: Canon T5i Sigma 150-600mm + Canon 1.4x Converter Focal length: 840mm F-stop: f/13 Exposure time: 1/400 ISO: 200 #Moon phase: Waxing 98%

Hubble and Legacy Survey image of Arp 282, also known as NGC 169 and NGC 169A. Interactions between the two galaxies create delicate streams that visibly link the pair. Credit: NASA, ESA, STScI, J. Dalcanton, Judy Schmidt, Legacy Surveys, D. Lang, NERSC Source

I felt lucky to get such good views of this great white egret at Chard Reservoir this afternoon. It flew towards me and then spent some time fishing close by. Lucky for me - not so much for the fish. #Birds #WildlifePhotography #UKWildlife #SomersetBirds #Egret

“UCLA neuroscientist Maryanne Wolf has shown that deep reading, defined as sustained immersion in a text, builds the cognitive circuits required for critical analysis, empathy and perspective-taking in ways that skimming, scrolling and short-form video simply cannot.”

Both seem to be missing that news isn’t the only media risk here. What kinds of stories get produced on TV and film shape the cultural consciousness in VERY significant ways, probably way more than broadcast news.

• @natblacktheatre #Blackhistory is the heartbeat of American history. In every innovation, every cultural shift, every rhythm that changed the sound of a generation, our fingerprints remain. #blackhistory #blacksky 📽 : @malindipress

Tehran is a city of nine million people, with 17 million in the larger metropolitan area. Saturday is the first day of the week for Iranians. Millions of people are at work, and children are in school.

First Peacock butterfly of the year 🦋 #butterfly

This is amazing. www.getyourfuckingmoneyback.com

Justice sure took a long while… apnews.com/article/henr...

"The picture released Wednesday by the European Southern Observatory zeros in on a region of cold cosmic gases more than 650 light-years across. A light-year is nearly 6 trillion miles (9.7 trillion kilometers)." 🔭🧪

The golden hour of light a Great Crested Grebe at Stodmarsh

In the coming months, the Supreme Court will rule on a case that could gut key parts of the Voting Rights Act and radically alter the country’s voting maps Mississippi's Black voters are bracing for "devastation"

In the 1800s, a slave owner purchased over a dozen people in Georgia and set the foundation for his family’s generational wealth Generations later, a railroad company owned by one of his descendants is using eminent domain to seize land of Black farmers

Carnaval é sua ótima crítica social.

Trump made $4B in his first year of his second term. Trump is suing the IRS for $10B. Trump just announced the US will contribute $10B to his Board of Peace. A $10 billion contribution to a Board that he chairs without congressional appropriation or authorization. WAKE THE F*CK UP AMERICA.

ProPublica published children's letters and drawings documenting their sadness and suffering at Dilley. And Dilley staff are now retaliating by confiscating kids' letters and drawings. www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...

PURE HELL was the first Black punk band. They lasted from 1974-1979, but a falling out with their manager meant their record didn’t come out until 2010. I gave it a listen: www.lazyandentitled.org?p=162658013

If you’ve felt exhausted, anxious, or numb in the face of nonstop political turmoil, you’re not imagining it and you're definitely not alone. @sarahsloat.bsky.social looks at the research on the psychological and physical toll of polycrisis.

Today is the first day of Ramadan, the first day of Adar, Lunar New Year and Mardi Gras. This means that for one reason or another, the majority of humans on the planet have a reason to eat fried food, and that is beautiful.

Y’all! Come look at this! I love US. ✊🏾🖤🙌🏾 #Dangelo

Fascinating chart with one outlier: Warren Buffett. At the low end, giving 0.06% of one's wealth is equivalent to: Net worth -> Lifetime Giving 50K->$30 100K->$60 500K->$300 $1M->$600 Most folks give far more by % in a *single year*. www.forbes.com/sites/forbes...

I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is

Well done, #JesseJackson Rest in peace and power.

You are looking at the first ever image of another multi-planet solar system Original post

March 3rd!

Pride of Madeira, top view #flowers #photograhy #art

Pe'epe'e Falls, Hilo, Hawaii #photography #waterfall #hawaii

Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.

Happy Valentine’s Day ❤️