Just finding out about this fundraiser now, but you can still donate to help Rhode Island high school student musician Angel Gautreaux purchase a professional quality trumpet by buying tix to this event: www.eventbrite.com/e/rising-sta...

#RhodeIsland factoid...I just heard Paul McCartney say in an interview that one of his grandchildren goes to Brown. Now you know too.

@magaziner.house.gov @reed.senate.gov @whitehouse.senate.gov Hey- can we get some legislation asap to stop sitting Presidents from putting their name/face on anything? Memorials, (ie Kennedy Center) Buildings (dictator-like banners across DC) Currency?? This is obscene.

My cousin, Emily Klamkin has been on the list for a rare, five-organ transplant operation for the last 7 1/2 years. Last night she got the call, and her surgery is scheduled tonight. There is a Go Fund Me in her name, and anything you can donate will help. gofund.me/847a39269 Prayers are welcome!

nextdoor.com/p/WdQJf8nKMw... I hadn't heard of this tragedy until I stumbled upon the memorial in Ft.Adams a couple of years ago.

I don't really agree with making a law about this. I see this as overreach. Restaurants will change their menus in response to consumer demand. And Parents can make different decisions and choices. I don't see this as being solved with a law.

I feel strongly about this, plus it's personal (Brexit has affected my family profoundly). This petition seems to be doing well, but could do with more shares and signatures if you're eligible (British Citizen or UK Resident) and feel strongly about this too. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...

Nice colors tonight. Phone camera never quite captures it.

Okay...I just walked into Cumberland Farms and "I will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor was cranking through the speakers! I haven't heard that in decades! Nothing like Cumbies giving you a bounce in your step!😅😅

CSN&Y Paul Simon Grateful Dead x lots Jimmy Cliff Dropkick Murphys John Denver The Police Eileen Ivers Joan Jett James Taylor

I have doubted that the World Cup would be this surge of intl fans with Fan Zones and parties for a couple of years now. But it's 2026.... WHO TF WANTS TO COME HERE?? Too much $$ for most...and now DT is attacking the world and ICE will monitor you🤷‍♀️. 1/2 www.bbc.com/sport/footba...

He's telling us he's not leaving legally or peacefully, folks.

Israel seizes 430 human rights defenders in international waters as Gaza flotilla makes third attempt www.yacnews.com/israel-seize...

BREAKING: A handful of Senate Republicans are finally starting to join Democrats to pull the emergency brake and end Trump’s war with Iran. Now is the moment to keep pushing. Call your members of Congress.

That’s me! Follow my campaign account @conklinfornewport.com on here and all other socials. We’re gonna have some fun.

If everybody streams Billie Jean for the rest of the week (currently just out side the Top 10), we might be able to do the absolute funniest possible thing.

"But murals like it are going up in several states across the country as part of a nationwide project." This would been a great spot for you to report who was funding the nationwide project. No?

Immoral

I really don't think that the RFK and Trump health system will okay this for US. But it would be grand if they did. Yea! Science!

Because no one was injured I am free to point out.... Wouldn't you expect the body of water to be a Lake? Not a Bog Pond?

This is scary af. I checked one of my meds....it's manufactured in a problematic facility. Now what?

@reed.senate.gov Get loud and demand accountability. #NotInMyName www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Okay....so I am agreeing with the Police Union??? So many red flags. This man should not have been walking the streets. Hopefully the two victims recover. This could have been so much worse. (And my daughter lives a couple of blocks away from there 😕) www.bostonglobe.com/2026/05/12/m...

Why do news outlets not understand what "Breaking News" is anymore? This is not it. Didn't most people know or assume it to have been true for years and years??

Okay....so I am agreeing with the Police Union??? So many red flags. This man should not have been walking the streets. Hopefully the two victims recover. This could have been so much worse. (And my daughter lives a couple of blocks away from there 😕) www.bostonglobe.com/2026/05/12/m...

It’s time. Meet in Selma. Saturday, May 16th. blackpowerwarroom.com/dayofaction/

I think we've been absolutely underestimating how broken the manosphere is. This is fucking insane.

Thanks Donny. You done real good. Fine Secretary of Defense there. Fox News sure knows how to train them. 🙄 www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

A funeral has been held in Louisiana for eight children who were killed in a mass shooting last month.

It's rare that Trump does something that shocks me anymore- because I always expect the worst. But this? Changing to match Russia? Fucking disgusting.

Omg.....people don't parent anymore. At library storytime. My blood pressure is rising.

So I went offline for a few hours.... I think the war's back on and maybe a naval vessel significantly damaged? And Trump is being asked about another deadly virus being contained? Well. Things are fine.

happy 9th anniversary to the day we watched Zendaya fall madly in love with Tom Holland in real-time

We used to be a nation that valued science. Now we let pop culture decide what's right. www.propublica.org/article/more...

Spring really is beautiful.

The Shell gas station I have been following for pricing has gone above $4.50 (&4.53)for the first time. It was $2.97 the day after this started. $1.56 increase.....so far. Are we tired of all the winning yet?

Meanwhile....we still have plain old terror happening. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

We have an *extremely* important announcement to make. From Wednesday, we will be launching our puffin live cam, coming to you from the Farne Islands. So you can watch puffins all day long. In celebration, please enjoy this clip of puffins being really busy for 39 seconds straight.

South County #RhodeIsland NEEDS better, more economical grocery stores! Ugh. Stop&Shop and Shaw's are too expensive. We have Dave's, Belmont & Roch's- all even more expensive. We need a Trader Joe's, Aldi, Wegmans, Market Basket level store. (There's a Walmart in NK but no thanks)

Are there any journalists who have asked the loudest Hunter Biden accusers about the Trump family grift?

Israel kidnapped 211 European Nationals this morning 1,000km from Israel, for committing the great crime of trying to bring food to Gaza where people are dying every day from starvation. You won't see this on the news though, and no major politician will mention it.

I’m not ready to read this and maybe I won’t be. But maybe you are.

You won't have seen it on the News but right now Israel is destroying 600,000 homes in Lebanon, to move 2m out of 22% of Lebanon, so they can steal it all for themselves. A war crime not seen since Hitler, or Gaza.

Israel kidnapped hundreds of people from the Global Sumud Flotilla this morning. They were in Crete 1,000km from Israel. But despite this being international Piracy and Kidnapping and being a gross violation of International Law. Nobody has even mentioned it.

They're still not wrong here.

Supreme Court Overturns ‘Right v. Wrong’ https://theonion.com/supreme-court-overturns-right-v-wrong-1819573211/

So....this is awkward, but there's this AI video out that....ya know, is totally propaganda and in normal times I wouldn't be sharing propaganda 🤷‍♀️ But...this is worth the 10ish minutes. Is that wrong? Because they're not. This world really is upside down. youtu.be/wUBalH54QDU?...

What in the actual fuck??? What are we doing? How utterly embarrassing.

Liberated Ukrainian POW Andrii removes his photo from a memorial for the missing upon returning home.

On Saturday May 2, you're invited to the Rhode Island State House for raffles and giveaways, RI250-themed State House tours, the Act of Renunciation on display, and museum-quality historical exhibits. Share this with a friend you'd like to commemorate Rhode Island's story with.