Yesterday vs what it should look like. And just heard thunder 😰

NEW DOGE website shows $55M in cuts to Louisiana Department of Health www.wwno.org/public-healt...

NEW: There's a measure on Louisiana's ballot THIS SATURDAY that you should know about: It sets the stage for state to prosecute more children as adults. Very few voters are turning out so far, but this is hugely important: Part of Gov. Landry's agenda of incarcerating more kids.

This is America: plainclothes agents who refuse to give their names or say what agency they’re working for handcuff and take away a legal permanent resident in an unmarked car.

A woman was forcibly removed from a town hall in Idaho after talking by three unidentified men dressed in black. The sheriff was there and told her to leave. And the emcee of the event called her “the little girl” as she was dragged out. www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/c...

Disabled and senior people constitute the highest number of deaths in climate disasters like wildfires and flooding due to poor planning and lack of investment by the govt. Something I wrote about wildfires in Northern CA: sf.curbed.com/2018/11/13/1... #LAFires #LAFirestorm2025

www.npr.org/2025/01/09/n... Great, heartfelt reporting by someone who lives in New Orleans. Really proud of you @wadrewhawkins.bsky.social

I talked to the father of one of the victims in #neworleans for @npr.org Kareem Badawi was only 18 years old www.npr.org/2025/01/02/n...

Drew @wadrewhawkins.bsky.social on morning edition covering the bourbon street incident: www.npr.org/2025/01/01/n...

The Greeks absolutely had it right when they included a chorus in their plays. They knew audiences are dumbasses who need to be told “THIS MAN IS BAD. HE IS HERE AS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT *NOT* TO DO. WOE TO THE BUMPTIOUS FOOL WHO WOULD IDOLIZE HIM. YOU ARE NOT, NOR DO YOU WANT TO BE, ALEX DELARGE”

Monopoly money 😭😭😭

BREAKING: Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield reverses its decision to put a time limit on anesthesia after widespread outcry. apnews.com/article/anth...

Trader Joes messed up the dog advent. treats are all the same! not going to give Peanut a new lil tasty bite each day?

Me throwing out my kid’s spidey water bottle bc of black plastic but

"We cannot continue to participate in the social network feed of a man who proclaims the death of the media and therefore of journalists... X is a platform that no longer serves the public interest at all, but the special ideological and financial interests of its owner and his political allies"

In June, a woman named Stephenie reached out to @propublica.org. An outreach worker told her we were reporting on cities conducting sweeps of homeless encampments, and she had a story to tell. 🧵

Order up: the boat's in the boathouse, it's good like gold teeth, it's spiked marinara and milkshakes. We hope you're hungry; Micro's coming in hot ft. Sara Hills, Parker Logan, and Billy Collins. Out now, wherever you get your podcasts. micropodcast.org

You bring the bread, I’ll bring the knife. Micro’s serving up a new episode. Featuring Sara Hills, Parker Logan, and Billy Collins, we’ll meet you here on Thursday for a literary feast. micropodcast.org

docs.google.com/spreadsheets... What I've tossed together so far.

52 years ago today, law enforcement shot and killed two students on Southern University's campus during a peaceful protest. Denver Smith and Leonard Brown had their whole lives ahead of them. These stories matter. And they still hold lessons for us today. www.wwno.org/podcast/bitt...