Was the global decline of extreme poverty only due to China? The share of the world population living in extreme poverty has never declined as rapidly as in the past three decades.

It's a good day to early vote in Texas

This came on at the restaurant we were eating dinner at tonight A change is gonna come youtu.be/wEBlaMOmKV4?...

Called my representative and senators and told them what I thought about the job they are doing and what they need to focus on. You can too. Switchboard 202-224-3121

"Mother of Chemotherapy" Dr. Jane Wright died #OTD in 2013. + Helped shift cancer treatment from palliative care to modern chemotherapy by establishing methotrexate as a foundational treatment for breast cancer in 1951 + Only woman co-founder, American Society of Clinical Oncology #WomenInSTEM #BHM

Alright Texas! Early voting has officially started. It’s time to show this nation exactly what Texas is made of. Make a voting plan—get to the polls and make your voices heard.

From the first American revolution to the second one: "An army of principles can penetrate where an army of soldiers cannot." --Thomas Paine Like The First Amendment Troop staging "ResistDance" at the Kennedy Center and Lincoln Memorial to honor Renee Good and Alex Pretti. 🦅 🇺🇸

I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is

So. I just broke my great-grandmother's cast iron skillet that my partner uses all the time. I hope your day is going better.

Franzi Schimmer captured this Grizzly bear in Brooks Falls, Alaska just floating along, tippy-tapping down the river, browsing the salmon. Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.

So awesome! Plus his posture echos (inspired?) the animation of the Peanuts kids dancing!

This is genuinely insane, I clicked to see the years expecting the low part to be 70s or maybe 90s but its 2015!!!!! The entire anti trans panic is a decade old

Just finished a fun story. It's two teens forming a friendship by writing notes and art in a library book. The book looks like they are doodling on an old astronomy textbook and pasting notes inside. The story is fun, but the way the story is presented is delightful. #booksky

A dresser inside a museum in New York City has been discovered as a secret stop on the Underground Railroad — the first of its kind discovered in Manhattan in over 100 years

Disturbingly detailed analysis of my first rewatch incoming

Jack Duffy attaches a respirator to his bagpipes to play through tear gas. “I always play it whenever the police retreat because it's like, ‘You fucking ran while we stayed,’” he says. The full story: lataco.com/protest-bagp... By Julianne Le

"It's not a crime to feel joy even when things feel hopeless" from Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross

Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.” Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.

There was a huge difference between knowing something happened and seeing the reality of it.

"I keep my cookies to myself."

> dozens of unions show up with their families after hearing rousing militant labor speeches. > the regime gasses their children

I wore my "Read Banned Books" shirt today and the teller at the bank asked me what banned books were. I gave a quick explanation and example, but I feel I could have done better. I was surprised by the question and wasn't prepared.

"Red letter Christian not a Red Hat Christian"

Minneapolis: "Hey oh, we won't be silent while our friends are gunned down." "I am a sleeping giant. There is a riot in my bones. We will not be silent til all our friends are home." @maddow.bsky.social @devincow.bsky.social

What I use when I fight/do security is a minimum level of response, which is meant to minimize damage to humans and augmented humans and the company’s property, which means taking into account a lot of factors.

(Despite the weapons and heavy gear, they were amateurs.) (Amateurs are terrifying.)

There is a new clinical trial that is recruiting for vulvodynia. This is a woefully under-researched aspect of women's care. Please help me spread the word. vajenda.substack.com/p/vulvodynia...

Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…

Disappointed that book club had to switch to virtual tonight. Happy to see someone who can only attend virtually. If you haven't read Factfulness by Hans Rosling, Ola Rosling, and Anna Rosling Rönnlund, I recommend it.

"I was 4 years old when I saw my mother loading a washing machine for the first time.... It was a miracle for my mother and me too. ... Because that very day my mother said to me...So now we can go to the library. In went the laundry, and out came books" from Factfulness by Hans Rosling

Humans are weird, but maybe the blanket is ok

Not sure if it's better to have more space on the couch or have the human there for pets

"You honestly think ice cream is going to fix my problems?" "No, but it will make you feel better." From Remedial Rocket Science by Susannah Nix

Two pride flags for democracy completed! Want one? Follow @romancingthevote.com for auction news and updates. These and many amazing items will be available as we try to shore up voting rights in the US.

"America doesn't have an abortion problem. We have an unwanted pregnancy problem, and an abortion symptom." From Separation of Church and Hate by John Fugelsang

If you are a soldier being ordered to prep for deployment to Minnesota, remember you have the right to apply for conscientious objector status. open.substack.com/chat/posts/a...

"In the wake of oppression, the powerful will ask the oppressed to choose 'peace.' What they really mean is order. Peace requires justice." -- Brittany Packnett

So they made us smarter. The anxiety and depression were side effects.

My favorite pink pony cover www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7jO...

The new nasal AIBP vaccine from Trinity College Dublin stops whooping cough in lungs and nose, hinting at true transmission blocking immunity. NOTE: This is PRECLINICAL. The study has been published in the Nature Microbiology. YES, it is PEER-REVIEWED. • www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🧪🧵⬇️

this is Minnesotan for "I am mad enough to bite through rebar"

#ResistanceRoots James Farmer was born on this day in 1920 in Marshall, Texas. He is recognized as one of the “Big Four” civil rights leaders alongside MLK, Roy Wilkins and Whitney Young. He is best known for co-founding the Congress of Racial Equality and organizing the 1961 Freedom Rides. /1

If there's one empirical insight I'd want everyone to understand about American politics, it's this: America's problems are solved problems. Just not here. What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵

Eating my apple while my brain plays "C is for cookie". No I didn't eat my apple like Cookie Monster.

Timeline Of U.S. Interventions In Latin America https://theonion.com/timeline-of-u-s-interventions-in-latin-america/

Over on reddit, someone shared these photos from the Statler. www.reddit.com/r/Dallas/s/3...

Good morning ☀️

Women's #suffrage leader Carrie Chapman Catt was born #OTD in 1859. One of the best-known women in the US in the first half of the 20th century. + Founder, League of Women Voters + President, National American Woman Suffrage Association + Co-Founder, International Woman Suffrage Alliance #vote