Older lady peeped the rainbow flag on my bike, asked in a thick Russian accent “It’s your Pride?” She told me her youngest grandchild is “not she berry or he berry but no berry.” I said “Nonbinary?” She got so excited. Yes! Yes! And “Is a secret, but they are my“ *looks around, whispers* “favorite.”

🏛 Archaeologists digging at the ancient city of Aspendos in Antalya, Türkiye, have unearthed a spectacular Roman-era mosaic of Eurymedon, the local river god. open.substack.com/pub/historyh...

Senators are actively wavering on the Todd Blanche nomination behind closed doors. They are waiting to see how much the public actually cares. Let them hear you loud and clear. Use our rapid-response tool to send your demand to vote NO right now: 👇 actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

Just in case you need some good news:

Happy Summer! To celebrate the season, I've tucked a special thank you into every order placed through Gallery Gerard for a limited time. You'll also find savings throughout the shop until the end of the month!⁠ ♡︎

Everyone I know is going through it right now so presume that's an at large problem. I can't fix anything for you because I can barely fix myself, but I can tell you I understand and if I could give you a hug or a high five or a dirty joke that would make it better, I would.

“Here is another example of a crazy pro-algae (likely paid) protestor.”

Someone has been projecting images all over D.C. “It’s swampier than ever.” The Kennedy Center one is pretty hilarious. 😂😂😂

Donald Trump posted a photograph of a blonde woman to Truth Social late on Saturday night, captioned "Great daughter.

Anybody have any clue who this is? I’m baffled

If you've seen the Juneteenth flag, but don't know its history or what it means, you can read about it in the words of Ben Haith, the man who designed it. Happy Emancipation Day! ✊🏽 #Juneteenth capitalbnews.org/juneteenth-f...

”Juneteenth Has Always Been About Black Liberation” by Kaitlyn Greenidge for Harper’s Bazaar. An oral history, as told by members of the Winston-Salem Chapter of The Black Panther Party. www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/feat...

Rama Duwaji stole the spotlight by wearing a unique, high-fashion upcycled dress made entirely from bootleg Knicks merchandise and NBA Finals T-shirts. The custom, one-shoulder asymmetrical dress was designed by NYC-based custom couturier and CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund finalist Miss Claire Sullivan.

Unknown woman, as fresh as if she'd been painted yesterday: the pin (the pin!), the folds, but mostly the eyes. Rogier van der Weyden, 1440. Today is his day.

"So ... so I said ... why not sign your treaty here, at Versailles?"

Well, that was a fucking ride.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer was an anti-fascist German Lutheran pastor who opposed Hitler and the Nazi Party so effectively that they murdered him in 1945. He is only a bad guy if you literally spend all your time on far-right, neo-Nazi websites and have pickled your brain in fascist group chats.

so, this:

Rollups occur when private equity buys out an entire market in bite-sized chunks. We've seen it in nursing homes, funeral parlors, trailer parks, ski slopes, veterinary practices, HVAC, plumbing, electrical contractors, roofing, etc. Bob Kuttner writes that state & local enforcers are taking notice:

Had a ton of fun doing this podcast; @k8lister.bsky.social is a terrific interviewer. Find out what Madame Du Barry was really like! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

Attending one of Heather Christian's shows is to suspect she would make a terrific cult leader. These are deep works overflowing with music and meaning, propelled by community and ritual and infused with the transcendent power of the human voice.

This is modern conservatism in a nutshell -- it's OK if Americans have to pay a lot for this stupid war of choice, because the people that Americans hate will have to pay even more. No amount of suffering is bad as long as we know someone else is suffering worse.

Watching Midsomer Murders strictly through this lens from now on.

If you yourself have not personally sucked dicks for money, then I don’t wanna hear you use the word “whore” as a slur like you’re fighting for freedom or some shit. No sir, that is misogynistic as hell, and you ain’t no comrade of mine

this is the coolest motherfucker i have ever seen

It was 1970, and this was the first time Elton John played “Tiny Dancer” for his lyricist, Bernie Taupin, and his future wife, Maxine.

I'm raising money for two cat rescue organizations, where I'll answer a style-related question if you post a screenshot of you donating at least $20. Normally, I answer questions in the thread, but I thought this one might be of interest to a wider number of people. Let's talk about jeans. 🧵

Elon looks like he was built using the remnants of various cadavers.

yall this thread is everything good in this world 🐝

I have to say, removing a usurper king's name from a building really is a great way to celebrate the 250th anniversary of our founding.

All these fascists bound to lose

I don't know how to put words to my feelings

They look as if they could be giving each other’s dresses the once over as they pass each other, one in bright pink, the other in jade green satin. Both are Givenchy with a flourish of feathers @metmuseum.org #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK opened on this day 45 years ago, which means we are as far away from its release as it was from its setting in 1936. Celebrate the movie that hasn't slowed down by either age or mileage on Pluto TV: pluto.tv/us/on-demand...

QueerVC Thurs June 11. 3 EST!

Happy Pride to this Caravaggio self-portrait that made one man so gay he had to go to the hospital

He's right, you know...

every word of this by @quinnae.com. every word.

Finally, some healthy snacks

Inspired by real events, kinda. (I’ve not been to the catacombs yet, so I can’t guarantee that part’s entirely accurate.)

My father, 86, tells me that when growing up in Derry people used wear an oak leaf #otd 9 June in honour of St. Colmcille (Columba) whose feast day it is. Derry, or Doire in Irish, means a place of oaks. (Pilgrim badge 14/16th century in form of an oak leaf, British Museum)

OMG it's so much worse than how it seemed on TV

i said earlier to a friend that perhaps trump is using his attendance at the knicks game to incite violence and use it as a pretense for an ICE invasion and, well

New York's entire vibe today is like a class about to give the substitute teacher a breakdown

Nothing says “fun basketball atmosphere” like prison walls

GEO Group, a private prison company, signed a contract to give ICE use of Delaney Hall and “support services” like security, maintenance, food services, etc. in exchange for over $60 mil/yr But it is the detainees—not GEO Group—who actually do that work, for free ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...

Jeremy Pope in Robert Wu, Wows on the red carpet at the 79th Annual #TonyAwards at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

Fascinating 🧵 about an amazing woman, photographer, and early resistance / antifa fighter.

People are tired of constantly being sold off by their own governments in the name of progress. We always get handed the ecological bill, but somehow the promised progress never arrives.

Good morning Blue Sky