Today I learned that one of the principal architects of the Moderna Covid-19 Vaccine is a Black woman named Kizzmekia Corbett. Why didn't I know this before? #Racism #Sexism

Reuters is reporting that the Moscow Refinery has been forced to halt all operations and will not be operational again until 2027. This is a huge loss for Russia.

Ann Blyth, an actress-singer who was one of the last surviving stars of the Golden Age of Hollywood, died Wednesday at the age of 98.

I will not vote for any candidate that is taking money from AIPAC !

On this day in 1861, a Czech Jewish woman was born. A widow, on the 20 Jul 1942 she was deported to Theresienstadt and on the 22 Oct 1942 to Treblinka extermination camp where she was most probably murdered on arrival. Her name was Julie Kohnová

China is eating our lunch in almost everything. (no sound needed) China builds solar parks over reservoirs. This design improves the efficiency of the panels by keeping them cooler and lowers water loss from evaporation

Mexico's first woman ref in a men's World Cup match! 👑👑👑

Here is the testimony I offered at Monday's State Board of Educatikn hearing. Under their new, proposed curriculum, the history of my family will be whitewashed behind recognition. I doubt what I said will change minds, but I'm proud to have gone there, and to have said it.

The Justice Department has been ordered to either unredact names of “potential co-conspirators” mentioned in certain Epstein files by next Thursday.

Yep. I never in my 70 yrs thought our Democratic Republic would become Nazi America but the Nazi Republicans have made it so.

The treason is obscene.

I hope *everyone* on my skyline gets a chance to watch this. 🥚

They are ALL Corrupt!!!😡

A study of 140 laughter sequences found the same rhythmic timing pattern in humans, chimps, gorillas, bonobos and orangutans.

World Central Kitchen is en route to Venezuela to provide hot meals for those affected by the devastating twin earthquakes as well as first responders, a vital, life-saving service if you are able and funds allow, you can donate at the link below donate.wck.org/campaign/815...

BREAKING: #AlligatorAlcatraz is officially closed 🎉🎉🎉 We've reached a huge milestone in our fight against the mass detention center in the heart of the #Everglades: ICE announced it has removed all detainees from the cruelly named “Alligator Alcatraz,” and DeSantis confirmed it is closed.

So many cities, counties and districts have declared a climate emergency, so what is the point of Reforms rollback? Sunderland was on a Road to Zero, already reduced NO2 levels and trying to reduce PM2.5 to safe levels. www.sunderland.gov.uk/media/37391/... Fossil fuel companies don’t like that.

Trump and his MAGA majority on the Supreme Court ended TPS as part of their cruel war on LEGAL immigration. They’re tearing families apart & robbing communities of hardworking people. We’ll fight back with everything we’ve got.

Tenants erupted into cheers when the motion passed inside a packed Museo del Barrio in East Harlem. “I kept saying, just like the Knicks won the championship, let’s make history today. We did,” said Sarah Delany, a rent stabilized tenant from the Bronx. citylimits.org/mamdani-gets...

50 years and more than 24,000 graduates later, the verdict is crystal clear: women make our military smarter, stronger, and better. I was honored to celebrate this 50th anniversary with an extraordinary group of trailblazing patriots whose service inspires me every day. Don’t give up the ship! ⚓🇺🇸

💛🦋🕊 hope this epic rescue brings ya joy 🔆💛🌿🔆💛🔆

The Supreme Court just made it easier for chemical companies to poison our families & farmers with cancer causing pesticides like glyphosate. Americans will die because of this horrific decision that puts corporate wealth ahead of our country’s health.

Phang: I have standing to be able to get Todd Blanche to comply with Judge Sullivan’s order, which is now telling him that on or before July 2nd, he either has to put up or shut up. He either has to bring forth unredacted files or show cause as to why he should not or cannot do so.

BREAKING: Judge Sullivan has GRANTED Katie Phang's preliminary injunction concluding she has standing, has been harmed, and will likely succeed on the merits of her case demanding the full release of the Epstein files. Blanche has until 7/2 to respond. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Shanette Williams, whose daughter Amber Thurman died after being denied abortion care, speaks out against GA abortion ban We have to come together and fight this. We have to look people in the face, in the eye, and tell them that this is wrong. We demand a change.

Talk to me some more about climate change being a hoax…

Had to! "So we sailed on to the sun 'Til we found a sea of green" 🎵🎼🎶

This piece was originally published for Democracy Docket members only. We’re sharing it more widely because it was too timely to keep behind the paywall. Become a member to get my exclusive notes first. bit.ly/4qmEiFz www.democracydocket.com/opinion/mail...

"In nature nothing exists alone." — Rachel Carson, *Silent Spring* (1962) The most important sentence in 20th century ecology still needs saying. Leaf blowers, herbicides, insecticides — none touch only what you aimed at. They move through the food web. We do not have the excuse of 1962. -C

Sue them to kingdom come.

We are also the only country without universal healthcare. We are such a backward nation, run by selfish, greedy people who only care about the money they can wring from the system—not us.

Senate tries to hold President to Act they passed to limit War making Said President yells at them like an angry toddler Senate immediately folds Lesson: The Senate sucks

This! Seriously ?? MORE GUNS? This Court is a Hollywood Western from the 1950s! apnews.com/article/supr... Supreme Court strikes down Hawaii law requiring permission to carry guns in stores and hotels

The Seattle Times has long pushed an extreme anti-tax ideology and has long endorsed against transit measures. This is part of that trend. They don’t acknowledge that $58 a year for much better bus service, saving people time and money, is an *amazing* deal. Take it, Seattle!

Distant Sails. Momoko art

Expanding the Supreme Court isn't a "radical" position—it's the only rational response to a radical institution.

Seattle, a city famous for not caring about libraries or buses (according to the Times ed board, about to editorialize against funding both)

Two ICE agents tracked down a woman *inside a polling place* yesterday. Why? They demanded that she take down an Instagram post in which she named Jonathan Ross as the man who shot & killed Renee Good (after the Star Tribune identified Ross). www.syracuse.com/news/2026/06...

In the Rocky Mountains, spring-fed streams and ponds have vanished, leaving patches of cracked mud. This year has been so extremely warm and arid that the mountains have remained largely snowless. The source of the Colorado River is drying up. @rgauth999.bsky.social www.latimes.com/environment/...

Alito in the TPS case: “But whatever one may think of the cited statements, they are insufficient to show that the termination of Haiti’s TPS designation was based on the race of the Haitian people.”…

💪🏽🥊 Get Angry. Old men raped children, tortured, murdered, kidnapped, SOLD yet the run free to STEAL from us and Deny Justice?