Nadya Tolokonnikova wants to be added to the “freedom” lineup. “I challenge President Putin to a cage match!... He thinks he’s so tough? Let’s see. He loses? He gets the fuck out of Ukraine.” usmagazine.com/celebrity-ne... @pussyriot.bsky.social

THE PEOPLE vs LARRY FLYNT 30th anniversary 4K Blu-ray Coming in August from @arrowvideo.bsky.social

What's happening to CBS News is what the tech oligarchs call "parallel" strategy. Buy an existing institution, gut it, and convert it into a right-wing zombie version of itself. They are doing this to media, government, education, biotech, defense tech, etc. Some call it the "Network State."

The rule of law isn't just about statutes and courts—it’s about the fundamental promise of equal protection under the law. ​

"It’s all for the girls. I want a new wave of girls making weird, smutty, fun, irreverent, silly movies." ~ FUCKTOYS debut director and star Annapurna Sriram a-rabbitsfoot.com/editorial/co...

A Moscow court sentenced Ksenia Belousova to three years in prison (a gulag) becasue she posted a photo of her hookah with an Easter cake. theins.ru/news/293042

BREAKING: BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (AP) - Federal court temporarily blocks Alabama plan for new congressional districts that could help Republicans.

I know that this $1.8 billion slush fund is just the beginning. Donald Trump is corrupt, immoral, and he will do anything to get rich. That is why I am running for Congress, because I am not going to sit back and watch him steal money from YOUR wallets, just to stuff his pockets.

Cartoon by @deadder.bsky.social.

Doctor’s visits for children’s anxiety rose by more than 250 percent over 10 years, according to a study of nearly two million children. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/s...

"I think all journalists should, to some degree, think of themselves as an entrepreneur, either an entrepreneur who’s experimenting with different things within a news organization, helping that organization to innovate, or innovating on their own." niemanreports.org/marty-baron-...

R.I.P. | “VALIE was the one who coined the term ‘actionism’: these are not performances, but actions,” said Nadya Tolokonnikova in a tribute. “Changing the way people speak and perceive reality is the highest achievement of them all.” @hyperallergic.com hyperallergic.com/artist-valie...

“When I was in prison, the biggest joy for me always was to know that my voice still mattered” ~Nadya Tolokonnikova ocula.com/magazine/art... @pussyriot.bsky.social

AI dominance will require more than faster models—it will require breakthroughs in understanding, testing, and securing frontier AI. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/domi...

The Altar Boy Who Refused to Hush Up: Michal Gatchalian dared to speak out against sexual abuse by a priest in the devoutly Catholic Philippines. He’s now a lawyer helping other victims. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/w...

Rep. Stansbury: "This is a system that was designed to exploit children... a system that was designed to enable rich and powerful people to get away with anything that they wanted…We demand accountability for every single perpetrator that is still out there."

The testimony from these survivors is so powerful and emotional. Stunningly raw. The continued traumatization of these victims is unforgivable.

Katie Phang visits the Donald J. Trump Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Reading Room, an exhibition that displays the 3,437 volumes of The Epstein Files. “Each of them weighs about 5 lb. … 3.5 million files bound into 800-page volumes. Altogether, it weighs about 17,000 lb.”

I often say that the fight for democracy is the fight of our generation. But let me be clear, if you aren’t fighting for Black voting rights right now then you aren’t really fighting for democracy.

Pro-European, center-right Péter Magyar has been sworn in as Hungary's prime minister. The EU flag was raised on the parliament building in Budapest for the first time since Viktor Orbán's authoritarian government removed it in 2014.

Clyburn: "I think Justice Roberts is gonna take his place alongside some other justices, like Taney who gave us the Dred Scott decision"

Katie Phang and Epstein survivor Danielle Bensky visit a new exhibition space in Tribeca where the Epstein files are bound in 3,237 physical volumes. “To see the person who scheduled me, who is still not behind bars—her name is here.”

OBAMA: A good policy that I'd like to see followed is that the president shouldn't have a bunch of side hustles that companies and foreign entities can invest in COLBERT: How much of that is just jealousy that you didn't think of selling sneakers?

Yes I am.

“I’d never seen it — it’s almost impossible to find on any format, and has never streamed — so I wasn’t feeling nostalgia. It was more like being along on an expedition into an Egyptian tomb, watching as riches are meticulously revealed to new eyes.” gr8erdays.substack.com/p/not-so-sud...

FUCKTOYS | "Elegant, old school zooms. Color upon color fills up each frame, and each location has its own unique visual punch to it... The whole thing sparkles." geekvibesnation.com/fucktoys-rev...

One hundred years ago, the first animated feature was screened in Berlin: The Adventures of Prince Achmed www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6Da...

Breaking: WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court restores access to abortion pill mifepristone through telehealth, mail and pharmacies.

Sharlene Rochard is a victim and survivor of Jeffrey Epstein and others. She shares how it feels like a “life sentence” in the aftermath of the abuse. We discuss her fight for transparency and accountability & to protect others from predators like Epstein. youtu.be/Dn__wIGsm_s?...

“We don't just oppose Putin anymore, we're at war with him.” ~ Nadya Tolokonnikova kyivindependent.com/pussy-riots-... @pussyriot.bsky.social

The choreography! The super sarcasm! The good photography! And what a voice! Star dust is falling on Momo Boyd. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvZA...

Venice Biennale jury resigns saying that it will not give awards to artists from countries whose leaders are being investigated by the International Criminal Court. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/a... @pussyriot.bsky.social

Gift link. Great piece, remarkable embedded footage: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/u...

BREAKING: WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Department watchdog says it is reviewing the department's compliance with law mandating release of Epstein files.

In Russia, there is a law against “insulting the feelings of believers.” It was established after Pussy Riot performed in a Moscow cathedral. Today, Putin uses his “blasphemy” law to terrorize Russians into silence. www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/04/22/r... @pussyriot.bsky.social

“Global prices of jet fuel have risen more than 70 percent since the start the war at the end of February”

Florida is launching a criminal investigation into OpenAI. The state's attorney general said the investigation focuses on messages between ChatGPT and the suspect of a mass shooting that killed two people at Florida State University last year. www.wsj.com/us-news/law/... @wsj.com

PACE declares "Putin's Russia should not be admitted to the La Biennale di Venezia." Nadya Tolokonnikova submits: “If genuine support for Russian artistic expression were the goal, the Biennale would give voice to the hundreds of Russian artists, filmmakers, and writers currently imprisoned.”

Congratulations, Virginia! Republicans are trying to tilt the midterm elections in their favor, but they haven’t done it yet. Thanks for showing us what it looks like to stand up for our democracy and fight back.

Nadya Tolokonnikova is challenging Russia’s return to the Venice Biennale with artworks created by Russian political prisoners. Her idea was inspired by her own years in prison. “When I was there, I dreamed my voice would not be silenced." news.artnet.com/art-world/pu...

No previous American president, in any era, of any party, would have tolerated a drunken, erratic, absent FBI chief www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

🚨BREAKING: The Department of Justice is demanding that Wayne County, Michigan turn over its ballots from the 2024 election to investigate voter fraud claims. Michigan’s attorney general and secretary of state have responded saying that’s not going to happen. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

The Iranians are playing this brainsick dullard like a yo-yo.

The systems that shape our world — financial rules, sanctions regimes, international policing networks — are supposed to prevent abuse, promote accountability and protect the public. ICIJ shows how often they don’t — and who pays the price when they fail. www.icij.org/inside-icij/...

ANIMA | Sydney Chandler and Takehiro Hira shine in this stylish indie. www.austinmonthly.com/this-standou...

Black women have the highest maternal mortality rate among all racial groups in the U.S. During Black Maternal Health Week, let us refocus on how we can provide resources and rights that help Black mothers thrive before, during, and after pregnancy. We must pass the #Momnibus

Is a Big Album Dropping? You Might Want to Watch the Road: A study found that traffic fatalities increased in the United States by nearly 15 percent on the same days as the biggest album releases. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/10/w...

If you’re a sexual abusing politician, today is an excellent day to resign. I’m talking to you, you loathsome slug, Donald Trump.

Breaking: ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota county investigates ICE arrest of Hmong American man as a potential case of kidnapping and false imprisonment.