Devastated to hear the entire Marvel Studios’s Visual Development team has been let go. This was my old home but more importantly, the home of so many incredible artists and peers. Absolutely heartbreaking 😔 Sending all my impacted peers my love and support. Please reach out if you need anything!

Well, this is awful on so many journalism levels 😬 First for me is how this paragraph is almost incomprehensible. Who read this and said ✔️, all good?

“Australian George Clooney” 🤣

It’s infuriating when a woman comes forward about a man raping her in his hotel room after drinking and the response is “Why would she go to his room?” “Why would she drink with him?” This is Mike Pence logic. Women should be allowed to hang out with men without expecting they will be raped.

Brazil has created the South Atlantic’s largest marine protected area, spanning about one million hectares. Supported by Conservation International, the reserve—roughly the size of Jamaica—aims to safeguard biodiversity, fisheries, and critical ocean ecosystems.

What if July, but in April

Italy is suspending its defense agreement with Israel, says Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. “In consideration of the current situation, the government has decided to suspend the automatic renewal of the defense agreement with Israel,” she tells reporters as she visits a wine festival in Verona.

The energy in Budapest tonight is absolutely incredible. Unlike anything I’ve seen anywhere in the world. Every bridge, metro station and street is full of celebration. Literally the entire city. Follow me if you love this

See, it is possible to multitask development and greener energy

Not even 6 in the morning, and Hungarians are already lining up to vote! Hopefully get rid of Orban and Russians once, and for all! #cdnpoli

Calvin Duncan, a man imprisoned for 30 years before he was exonerated, won an election in New Orleans promising to fix a judicial system that failed him Now, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry and the GOP-controlled Legislature are racing to eliminate his job before he can be sworn in

The speed that Artemis II was traveling upon re-entry was like traveling from London to Los Angeles in less than 10 minutes. #NASA

something that wrinkles my brain every time I remember it is the fact that total eclipses are only possible on earth because the moon and sun appear to be the same size in our sky, due to the insanely, astronomically unlikely fluke that the moon is 400x smaller than the sun but 400x closer to us.

‘Cuz, you know, we don’t have enough to worry about

"Palestinians are still experiencing more of the same: going to bed hungry in flooded tents, facing long lines for clean water, and succumbing to diseases and injuries without a healthcare system or basic medical supplies."

I know we journos hate corrections. But sometimes, they're the laugh you need 😂

Look at all that DEI sending astronauts around the moon.

Not only was March 2026 Colorado’s hottest March on record, it was Colorado’s hottest month compared to average on record (since 1895). Colorado’s statewide temp of 46.8° last month was 13.1° above average, the biggest monthly temp anomaly on record. By far. Unreal. #COwx

Heads up KC! #midwest #kcwx

Before I became an American, I was Lebanese. Parts of my family live in Lebanon. Anyway, you don't need those bona fides to feel this way, but what is happening in Lebanon right now is a complete outrage. The people there, who mostly are just trying to carve out a living, don't deserve this.

Impossible to disagree with a single word that Ben Rhodes (Obama era NSC official) is saying here:

$2 million per ship — to cross a Strait that was free six weeks ago. @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/04/06/w...

Armageddon is terrible, but our only other option was diversity trainings at work.

Every day a new horrific string of words. Congress: Do you want millions of souls haunting you forever? Stop the madness now.

No big deal just a solar eclipse as seen from the moon streamed to us here on Earth by astronauts who are farther away from their home planet than any human has ever been

Remember when DHS agents had no choice but to shoot two Venezuelan men because the men had attacked them with a snow shovel and a broomstick? New video shows they were lying about that one, too. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/06/u...

The golden age of corporate profits (see also: corruption)

The Contiguous U.S. had its 3rd driest March since at least 1940. 🌵

When we live in the time of unregulated prediction markets 😵

“Commercial fishing of these species will strengthen economic development for American coastal communities.” But who speaks for the fish? www.noaa.gov/news-release...

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Mountain snowpack in Colorado should be peaking around now. This year, it's almost gone. New blog post that shows how it is now clear that this is the worst snowpack year on record for Colorado, following the record-shattering March warmth. 1/

@19thnews.org is hiring a contract climate reporter! We're looking for a reporter to spend three months covering climate's impact on women and LGBTQ+ people, including how it intersects with housing, child care and health. Share or apply here: 19thnews.org/2026/04/cont...

This is my favorite climate change chart. Japanese monks, aristocrats, and emperors kept meticulous records of cherry blossom festivals for 1,200 years and accidentally built the world's longest climate dataset.

“We are dealing with social media systems that incentivize us fighting each other.” @nickvalencianews.bsky.social Great panel at @journalists.org #ona26!

“Government should not be afraid of our voices, it should answer them.” @mayorofchicago.bsky.social at @journalists.org conference in Chicago. Mayor Johnson was interviewed by @sashaannsimons.bsky.social of @wbez.org. #ona26

SAUDI ARABIA: The number of American service members wounded in the Iran war has grown beyond 300, with more than two dozen troops injured this week from attacks on a Saudi air base.

I cannot explain the anxiety I feel when my phone is at 32% 😅

another banner day for "if you didn't know sports were real, ESPN headlines would be crazy"

Exciting news—We've finally found a way to do a paid indie media bundle so you don't have to separately subscribe to so many newsletters. Now you can get a 30-day trial of @katelynburns.com @kattenbarge.bsky.social and my publications in your inbox for one [heavily discounted] price! Sign up now:

How incredible: “The full delivery took about 30 minutes. For hours afterward, pairs of whales held the baby above the water until it was able to swim… What struck the researchers was how many mother, sister and daughter whales united to support the new calf, even ones that weren’t related.”

Hong Kong: It is now criminal offense to refuse to give Hong Kong police passwords/decryption assistance to access all personal electronic devices incl cellphones & laptops. This legal change applies to everyone, incl US citizens, in Hong Kong, arriving or just transiting HK International Airport.

Six months into Bari Weiss’ overhaul of CBS News, new ratings data obtained by Status shows its flagship programs are shedding viewers at an alarming rate, collapsing to historic lows and accelerating the network’s decline. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/cbs-news-r...

“Mind-blowing corruption”

I'm receiving reports from airports all over the country about ICE sightings. I'll be sharing updates here as I get them. ⬇️

Feel like Earth is trying to tell us something

Here we go... www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Not to sound like a broken record but... Over 200 new record high temperatures are forecast this week. 🥵 Record warmth will persist across portions of California, the Southwest U.S., the central Great Basin and will return to areas of the central/southern Plains and mid-lower Mississippi Valley.

I also see some ghost green dots!

An optical illusion with nine simple dots reveals a surprising amount about the eye and brain