What you see in the Sun, is the Chicago skyline from the Indiana Dunes beach, across Lake Michigan. You can see it from 50 miles of distance due to a form of superior mirage, because the skyline is seen above where it's actually located. [📷 wesskywalker]

They could have sold it, but they chose the city instead. Generosity is a form of nonviolence. So is flood resilience. Read more: www.globalsistersreport.org/new-orleans-...

@scottkurashige.bsky.social Who else from Seattle is on BlueSky? 🌺Congrats @tamikonimura.bsky.social !

AMERICAN PERIL BOOK TOUR: come see me discuss my new book on anti-Asian violence. Excited to be in conversation with a dream list of scholars & activists. Please find link to tour dates & locations in comment or DM me if you’re interested in having me do a talk or zoom.

#phillynews @dkodish.bsky.social @hipcinema.bsky.social @wagingnonviolence.org @inquirer.com @upenn.edu #asianamericans

Ever since my dog died, my neighbor has made a point of letting me visit with his goldendoodle in the mornings during their walks. It is pure joy. Man, America may be insane but there are pockets of goodness everywhere all the time.

Pink passions...

Hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside the Citizens Bank annual shareholders’ meeting in Providence, Rhode Island, to protest against the company’s financial relationships with for-profit prison corporations that operate facilities for ICE.

www.berkeleyside.org/2026/04/22/m... "Even a poster of Martin Luther King Jr. has been yanked. Cal has also banned student organizations from hosting events at the center after complaints about pro-Palestinian signs."

“…confronting the roots of conflict, choosing dialogue over armed confrontation, defending human dignity, ensuring fairness in access to land and livelihood, and rebuilding trust within communities.”

www.themarginalian.org/2015/12/11/n... #NationalLibraryWeek

Good Tuesday morning. Wishing you a day of unexpected goodness...

Today, President Barack Obama and I read to a group of toddlers at Learning Through Play Pre-K Center in the South Bronx.  In between singing wheels on the bus, we discussed our administration’s vision for this City — one where New York’s Cutest have the strongest start possible.

Happy Saturday Irma @irmaspikeymama.bsky.social

THE HOUSE JUST VOTED TO EXTENDED TPS FOR HAITI!!! Thank you, Rep. Ayanna Pressley for your leadership on this. Proud to help co-lead this effort for our Haitian brothers, sisters, and siblings. What a day.

I love to find that little something extra that adds even more to an already beautiful subject 🐞🌼 The trick is you have to slow down enough to notice the little things. Finding this ladybug with that perfect pop of red against the yellow was an extra bonus. #flower #wildflower #flowerphotography

First the election in Hungary and now my city council unanimously passed the #ICEOUT bill! A great week so far! Thanks to Kendra Brooks & Rue Landau for bringing this bill to council and fighting to get it passed. I love #Philadelphia #standuptofascism

Philadelphia City Council passes ‘ICE OUT’ legislation out of committee Council can get the legislative package across the finish line as early as April 23 www.cityandstatepa.com/policy/2026/...

Los Angeles at the ICE Detention Center

One of my favourite #Newfoundland, (Canada) wildflowers…Sheep Laurel. Photo from 2 summers ago. Each flower is about 1cm in diameter. #flower #wildflower #plants #botany

In his first 100 days, Zohran Mamdani has: -Delivered millions in restitution for workers cheated by gig companies -Cracked down on predatory landlords -Launched the first stage of a universal childcare program -Fixed thousands of potholes in NYC streets This is what leadership looks like.

Absolutely remarkable statement from Pope Leo today. One for the history books www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

🚨BREAKING: Federal Court DISMISSES DOJ lawsuit to obtain Massachusetts' unredacted voter file. A victory for our clients the New England NAACP and the MA Alliance for Retired Americans and the Commonwealth. My firm is now 4-0 in these cases against DOJ. www.democracydocket.com/cases/massac...

Two brilliant civil rights lawyers - one Asian American; one Black American. Both women. @aclu.org’s Cecellia Wang & @legaldefensefund.bsky.social’s @janainelson.bsky.social. They argued two of the most consequential cases in SCOTUS this year. This embrace is one of my favorite moments of the day.

Crescent Earth as viewed by the Artemis II crew yesterday (April 4th). flic.kr/p/2s5Z9yc

"Our only hope today lies in our ability to recapture the revolutionary spirit and go out into a sometimes hostile world declaring eternal hostility to poverty, racism, and militarism." #tdih 1967 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in speech on Vietnam War. Read ⬇️ 🧵 www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ma...

for you 🤍🕊️ #ArtistsOnBlueSky #BlueSkyArtShow #Photography #WomensArtBlueSky  #PhotographersOnBlueSky #Flowers #OregonPhotographer #Oregon

Build child care centers. Build health centers. Build community centers. Not data centers. And not ICE detention centers.

exalting presence hands dare not break harmony the flower remains #vss365 #exalt #haikuchallenge #harmony #haiku #blueskypoets #nature #photography

#tdih 2016, concerted #NoDAPL protest to protect land, human rights, & this planet's future began in ND. Standing Rock Sioux were joined by members of 200+ other Native American nations & allies in stand against Dakota Access Pipeline. Free lessons ⬇️ www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/st...

Madonna, Jane Fonda, Pedro Pascal, America Ferrera, Elliot Page among dozens of Hollywood names calling for the closing of the migrant family jail in Dilley, Texas. “Children belong in schools. Not detention centers”: variety.com/2026/film/ne...

The face of a woman who just became the first 4x World Champion since Michelle Kwan. Welcome to the Legend Zone, Kaori. #WorldFigure

Now get out and vote in the midterms like your life depends on it, because it does. #NoKings

Bruce Springsteen. #NoKings

A high school U.S. history teacher defends the right to #TeachTruth and the #FreedomtoLearn with a "Teach, Vote, Resist, Organize" poster. Riverside, California #NoKings rally (Request a free copy of the poster for #MayDay here: www.zinnedproject.org/news/teach-t...)

This is what solidarity looks like. #NoKings

Imperial Valley residents protesting the development of a data center just chanted the developer out of the County Board of Supervisors meeting.

Great to see the examples of resistance on post below, including "In 1964, Black sharecroppers organized the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and cracked open a political system that had used violence and terror to shut them out" with link to article at ZEP to learn more. #TeachTruth

In three months, Zohran Mamdani has: -Delivered millions in restitution for workers cheated by fast food and delivery companies -Cracked down on bad landlords -Launched the first stage of a universal childcare program -Fixed thousands of potholes in NYC streets This is what leadership looks like.

“This is what happens when people move with heart. No waiting, no division, no ego; just love in action. Just people choosing to stand up for one another,” another person commented. …This is true mana. This is a community lifting each other, protecting their kūpuna, moving as one,” …

I have a new story with @rebeccafelliott.bsky.social on how Meta and others, seeking power for data centers, are building their own power plants. These projects have transformed places like New Albany, Ohio, where farmland has given way to industry. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

We burn ~100 million barrels of oil every single day. 🌍 The good folks at @rockymtninst.bsky.social have been saying we can cut that by 20% — without switching fuels, changing behavior, or retiring any infrastructure early. We can. Here's how — and what it would cost.

As the US-Israel war on Iran continues, Tehran has said the Strait of Hormuz is open to all except the US and its allies. So far, only a small number of ships from certain countries have passed through the strategic waterway. #Infograph

FIRST WOMAN TO EVER WIN BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY. FIRST BLACK PERSON TO WIN BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY. FIRST FILIPINA TO WIN BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY. ACADEMY AWARD WINNER AUTUMN DURALD ARKAPAW.

“Tonight we are celebrating people, not AI. Animation is more than a prompt, it’s an art form that needs to be protected.” — Will Arnett presenting the awards for Animation at the Oscars

Ryan Coogler gets the 'Sinners' cast and crew to stand up for recognition during his Oscar speech "You guys are amazing ... You all are winners in my book"

We spoke with independent journalists @taliajane.bsky.social & @acatwithnews.bsky.social about how they’ve safely filmed federal agents in the field. Here’s how they did it, plus see our digital security recommendations so you can do so safely, too.