A new study shows the mechanisms of how coffee modifies the microbiome, reduces inflammation, and influences mood. Even decaf has its perks.

Can someone stop Trump from destroying historic DC? The Eisenhower Executive Office Building is famous for its gray granite facade, and he wants to paint it white, costing taxpayers at least $7.5 million. NEWSFLASH: this isn’t going to lower gas or grocery prices or open the Strait of Hormuz.

The power of the “No Kings” Protests. Today’s “To the Contrary” podcast with Gal Beckerman.

Thank you @maddowmaddow for laying it plain

'Energy dominance' is about dominating you with dirty energy

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Babies who don’t get the vitamin K shot are 81 times more likely to develop severe bleeding. In many cases, oxygen can’t reach their brains and blood pools around their skulls. Yet driven by misinformation, more parents are refusing the injection.

Jeffrey Epstein's Brother Says Suicide Note is a Forgery www.tmz.com/2026/05/08/e...

Belly laughs loud enough to scare my cat when I saw this.🤣

Billionaire bro coalition making moves bsky.app/profile/5050...

We love to see governors across the country standing up to Trump's masked Gestapo goon squads 👇 Read more here: https://go.govbrief.today/dcat-nyice #ResistTrump

Oh look at that: there are approximately 80,000 fewer manufacturing jobs today than there were when Trump took office last year.

Sure, but thank goodness it wasn't for (gasp) Education!

"When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time."

Absolutely NO LIES TOLD...

⚡️US falls below Russia in survey of global perceptions. The global perception of the United States has fallen for a third consecutive year, now ranking several spots behind Russia, a survey commissioned by the Alliance of Democracies Foundations revealed on May 7.

I really fucking needed this. Not as bad as my client, who's been locked up by ICE for over a year. But his case really hurt and I needed to win it for him and for me.

Just a friendly reminder that this reckless war of choice has been a complete disaster for everyone except those in Trump's orbit scamming the prediction markets with insider information. #ResistTrump

The idea that rights come from God, not government, couldn’t be more wrong. And as someone who routinely wields the power of government to deprive Americans of their rights, Thomas ought to know.

America is not “a nation that calls to God in prayer.” It’s a nation where people are free to pray, worship, or reject religion entirely without government telling them which choice is “American.”

"Looking back now, it’s clear that the desire to undo the Civil Rights Era — and even restore the Confederacy to a place of honor — never disappeared. It was sometimes set to the side and reshaped, but they kept the fire burning with unwavering attention."

He said

CO2 levels in the atmosphere just hit a ‘depressing’ new record These data come from the NOAA’s Mauna Loa Observatory, which may soon be shut down because of proposed government budget cuts. #climatecrisis #CO2 #auspol www.scientificamerican.com/article/carb...

At this point, some leaked videos might help.

ABC News: Elon Musk’s DOGE “blatantly used” race, gender and other protected characteristics to execute the largest mass termination of federal grants in the history of the National Endowment for the Humanities, a federal judge ruled on Thursday. abcnews.com/Politics/jud...

Oh boy www.ibtimes.co.uk/trump-mobile...

Remarkably similar to the Big Lie in that he took someone else’s paranoid fantasy—GOP election conspiracism; Netanyahu’s Iran always about to get a nuke—and married it to a consuming need for his ego—not losing to Joe Biden; pulling off a Super Venezuela.

This is why even Rs hate Cruz.

It just never ends! An FBI agent has questioned a top Wisconsin election official about the 2020 presidential election.

"The Government cannot escape liability for DOGE’s work by scapegoating ChatGPT." A US judge slammed DOGE's use of AI in a decision today blocking the termination of $100M in humanities grants, finding DOGE lacked authority and unlawfully based decisions on race and viewpoint buff.ly/Qw0qcDH

Lots to read and digest here. Will comment later. www.rawstory.com/trump-georgi... Link to testimony below 👇 www.lawfaremedia.org/projects-ser...

I’m deeply concerned by reports that the U.S. military could be supporting controversial Israeli military actions, including the forced displacement of 1 million civilians in Lebanon. Our troops shouldn't be put in a position to be supporting possible war crimes.