New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said it is time for the Democrats to ignore party leaders, embrace a “new vision,” and call for the abolishment of U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement.

NEW: The NY Legislature passed the Freedom to Read Act, a bill that fights book bans and classroom censorship by requiring clear, robust protocols for any potential book challenge. Book bans threaten students’ rights and erode the foundations of public education. We urge the Gov. to sign it ASAP.

I have never bought a board game so fast. Created by Canadian teens, American Dictator is the hot new boardgame you didn’t know you needed. Already a two month wait for a board. It’s cool. It’ll be a surprise. www.youtube.com/shorts/kP5uL...

Why are we so determined to unleash ancient curses?

I didn't know Pink was hosting the Tonys tonight.

Today is the celebration of life for my sister, in Florida. Since I can't be there I'm feeling a little unmoored. I really have no idea what to do with myself today.

getfreewrite.com Did they just reinvent the typewriter?

www.scientificamerican.com/article/trum... Does he think if we can't monitor it that means it isn't happening?

Bari Weiss not beating the bootlicking propagandist allegations here:

So an entire stadium of people suddenly have to endure ridiculous security measures so one man can sleep through a sporting event?

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The Planetary Society built an interactive side-by-side "track changes" comparison for the proposed OMB rules. They show exactly what the current rules say versus what the proposed rules would change, section by section, across all *399* affected provisions. dashboards.planetary.org/rules-change/ 🧪🔭

Partial plein air. The atmospheric effects changed too quickly. . Prismatic Fog 6”x6” Oil on cradled wood panel

The Fred Rogers Production has started uploading every episode of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood for free. www.youtube.com/@misterroger...

Life goals.

Finally watching Spider-Noir and it' is noir on steroids.

Trans rights are human rights and Anthony Stewart Head knew it and lived it. RIP.

Ladies and gentlemen... the weekend. (also: you are important and are not alone 🧡)

www.wired.com/story/meta-s... “Despite the billions of reasons not to, Meta seems to have created the capacity to turn their customers into a distributed surveillance machine.”

There is something brutally psychically injurious to being constantly told "just do good work and you'll be successful" while watching people who do the most dogshit work possible do all the succeeding.

NASDAQ changed the rules just for Elon Literally What could possibly go wrong? Thankfully the S&P index said it would not be changing the rules to favour SpaceX - it is not unreasonable to expect a company to be profitable before it can join! www.cnbc.com/2026/06/05/s...

What's your favorite movie from each decade of your life? 70s Star Wars 80s Princess Bride 90s The Matrix 00s Serenity 10s Arrival, CA:WS, The Martian (cheating, I know.) 20s (so far...) Project Hail Mary

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City governments across the country have suspended use of Flock Safety cameras over concerns of data being used for immigration enforcement. fortune.com/2026/06/03/w...

I just saw an ad for a movie where Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor are married with kids and now live on a street with dinosaurs and I need to know if that was real or if I'm having a stroke.

We cannot allow the Epstein files narrative to just fade away. This reading room is brilliant and what they have done here ensures that. #BelieveTheSurvivors

(Right, I should probably mention that I find 99.9 percent of human parts physically disgusting. I’m also less than thrilled with my own human parts.)

good hustle everybody

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It is Wednesday. Hump Day for M-F workweek friends. Affirmation Coyote sees deep within you the invincible summer that will give you the strength to reach the summit and beyond.

the fuck what now futurism.com/science-ener...

Why is there a g in imbroglio?

I almost applied to an anthology until I read the submission page more closely and noticed wording that implied they plan to claim perpetual exclusive ownership of the work, including reuse of the comic, film and television. DO NOT sign away your rights for a few hundred bucks.

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Thank you, Sesame Street!!!

Only halfway through a day with the niece while her husband golfs. So. Tired.

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“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back to a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.” IT SAVES PUBLIC MONEY to house people.

My team uncovered that foreign enemies are targeting U.S. servicemembers in war zones by buying their location data. The threat to national security posed by data brokers has never been more clear. We need to dismantle the surveillance advertising industry.

Please don't forget that there is a very solid second candidate running on the Democratic ticket, and to the best of my knowledge he doesn't even have a Nazi tattoo. he's a career USAID guy from an ACTUAL working class family

Oh dear God!!! This is exactly what happens when dogs and cats lay down together. 😳 #Caturday

Family reunion, elephant style. Three ex-orphans came home to our Voi stockades in January, each with a wild-born calf alongside her. Edie. Mweya. Arruba. All rescued from Tsavo years ago, all now mothers in the wild. But like kids who've flown the nest, they still pop round to raid the fridge.

Possibly I should just stop complaining like a human and get on with it.