Immigrants commit fewer crimes. Immigrants pay taxes. Immigrants contribute over $2 trillion to the U.S. economy. The problem isn't immigrants.

Chicago keeping art alive:

if your grand approach to politics is bloodless poll-testing so that you're always aligned with wherever public opinion happens to be, you've already lost

Same, medieval dudes. Same.

Corporate needs you to find the differences between this picture and this picture

Wall Street bets discord is so goddamn funny right now

www.readtpa.com/p/watch-illi... The governor of Illinois, JB Pritzker, has more morals than California's Gavin Newsom

What the actual fuck. It's almost like American Fascists were waiting for all WW2 veterans to die out before they can pull bs like this

About half of all births are covered by Medicaid. Over a third of all children are covered by Medicaid. More than half of all nursing home residents are covered by Medicaid. Republicans in Congress are making a big mistake targeting these families’ health care to pay for tax cuts for the rich.

I an proud to stand with our wonderful transgender friends. ♥️

🚨 JUST IN: Canada DEFEATS the USA 3-2 to take home the #4Nations  Championship

Federal judge blocks Trump administration from transferring transgender inmate www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-...

I'll go ahead and say it. What we really need are wider bike lanes. "One more lane, bro" energy but I don't think kicking the ebikes into the car lane will save any lives either.

G'raha cool down sketch This is how I personally headcanon him looking fyi begone braid - its ponytail time! #ffxivart | #grahatia | #sundaysketches

It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too. EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them. Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)

Reminder that Benjamin Netanyahu has a private line with Vladimir Putin, refuses to sanction Russia, and continues to buy oil from the Russians which funds their invasion of Ukraine. Campism is a dangerous political position

For those of you desperately in need of distraction from today's headlines, here's a photo of a bunny & a chick who are friends.

a good part of me thinks that in addition to everything else, the reason they are scrubbing these stories is they do not want disadvantaged kids to believe they can aspire to anything other than their designated “black” or “hispanic” or “woman” job

Suburbanisation, which prevents the tight-knit community dependency in rural areas and diverse social interactions of walkable urban spaces, encourages sociopathic behaviours

Monarch butterfly. This one formed a chrysalis in my back yard last year. I was delighted that I was there when it emerged. #butterfly#monarch#nature #chrysalis#california

It's a scary time, and mutual aid is more important than ever. If need to flee your state, or want to support our friends, I've curated resources for LGBTQ+ Housing & Abortion access in California, Oregon, Washington, & Illinois: linktr.ee/seallephoque

Calvin Robinson, the "Priest" who mimicked the Hitlergruß, was stripped of his license. His church warned him several times to stay away from trolling. More can be read here: anglicancatholic.org

Whole Foods workers in Philadelphia just accomplished something huge: they overcame Amazon's union-busting tactics and voted to form the store's first union in over four decades. Remember that we can always find hope in the labor movement.

If you're still using those sites, consider only using the browser version with uBlock Origin so they get no ad revenue. Vivaldi is also a privacy focused browser

“They call it ‘Know Your Rights.’ I call it how to escape arrest.” I already love Chicago, they're trying to make me love it more than humanly possible. Fuck ICE and fuck Trump blockclubchicago.org/2025/01/28/c...

Can we agree to rename the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of Luigi?

all posts containing links to bluesky's fascist competitor site have been blocked going forward the urbanism+ feed is and always will be an inclusive place. we do not rock with transphobes or racists or support their platforms.

Attention Seattle Urbanists: your city council is about to remove all the neighborhood centers from the comp plan. All. Of. Them. I would get to emailing them and every senior planner at OPCD

Fuck cars. That includes EVs

Everything is Full 20” x 20” Acrylic on panel Everything is Full was one of those paintings that demanded to be made. 1/? #sketchybirder #birding #birdingart #swpabirder #birds #birdart #AmericanKestrel #art #acrylicpainting

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One of the reasons we are all freaking out is because Democratic leadership is nowhere to be seen. We need a democratic pseudo president to address what is going on and what we can do about it. Someone who has rallies, interviews. Show us sane in an insane world.

A while back I asked folks why they’re joining Bluesky and the most common response I saw was, “I just want a good place to get my news” and, yall, no. Bad. GET YOUR NEWS FROM THE NEWS PBS Newshour is FREE FOR EVERYONE. youtu.be/PMOYN8JWdUk?...

In no particular order: 1. Pokémon Leaf Green 2. Life is Strange 3. Final Fantasy 9 4. Final Fantasy 14 5. Portal 2 6. Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 7. Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 8. Xenoblade Chronicles 1 9. Xenoblade Chronicles 3 10. VA-11 Hall-A

Starting today, same-sex marriage is officially legalized in Thailand. It’s the first country in Southeast Asia to recognize marriage equality.

Singapore is insanely rich because they fill their shortages with ASEAN immigrants whose children become highly educated citizens. The US & Canada led the West for the same reason. Most Americans aren't even Anglo-Saxon! They're Germans, Hispanics, Irish, Italians, or West Africans

Nothing scares the insecure more than a well read, socially conscious person

Bluebirds don’t nest in my yard but they do bring their young to feed. I love sitting out by the suet feeder watching and photographing. #birds#bluebirds#feeding #photography#fledgling

ACT UP, 1990

ive been trying to ignore current events lately since it pisses me off too much, but i just wanna reiterate..

if we are all going to be forced to relive 2016, they should at the very least let us see mad max fury road in theaters again