“The United States is now a nation run by public servants who behave no better than internet trolls,” @radiofreetom.bsky.social argues. “Who’s responsible for these choices? Your mother, apparently”: https://theatln.tc/LNqNkLuT

Koyo Kouoh’s Final Lesson on Pan-African Solidarity hyperallergic.com/1049597/koyo...

Nyle Fort | African American and African Diaspora Studies Department afamstudies.columbia.edu/content/nyle...

Why the Right Can’t Stand the “No Kings” Aesthetic  hyperallergic.com/1050566/why-...

For the second time this year, protesters gathered for “No Kings” rallies against the Trump administration. See more from the mass protests: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...

How to Protect Your Right to Culture hyperallergic.com/1049388/how-...

What Does It Mean to Exhibit the Gun That Killed Emmett Till?  hyperallergic.com/1045554/what...

The world is hot — and only getting hotter. Here's what places around the globe are doing to keep cool, from repainting surfaces and installing outdoor showers to planting trees and going underground. nyti.ms/46CXyqn

I love books!

. Thx @georgetakei.bsky.social ! And to the world... read banned books . . . they are the best ! 💙 📚 💙

First They Came for Black History hyperallergic.com/1035834/firs...

The Intersection of Black Studies and Space: Mario Gooden Research Residency in Paris | Columbia Global Centers globalcenters.columbia.edu/news/interse...

Democratic state legislators fled Texas on Sunday in an attempt to deny a quorum to Republicans hoping to vote on a new congressional map that heavily favors the GOP even more than current districts.

President Trump’s firing of the top data collector has few U.S. precedents. When other world leaders took similar steps, it rarely ended well. Economists say unbiased data is essential for policymaking, and for democracy.

The EPA said this week it would revoke its own ability to fight climate change. It’s the latest move in an extraordinary pivot away from science-based protections in the U.S.

Federal pandemic relief money supercharged summer learning. When that funding expired, Philadelphia found a way to keep its program going. It's an investment that's all about making learning fun.

The artist behind Michelle Obama's portrait pulled her show from the National Portrait Gallery, alleging the museum wanted to remove her painting that depicts the Statue of Liberty as a transgender woman from the exhibition.

In Boston, the most consequential and far-reaching trial of the second Trump Presidency has been set in motion: A.A.U.P. v. Rubio, which challenges the Administration’s systematic campaign to arrest, detain, and deport pro-Palestinian student protesters.

Local public radio stations across the country are facing an unprecedented crisis. 76% of Americans agree – defunding public media would be a disaster for communities nationwide. Join the majority and #SavePublicRadio today!

One of the signature features of life under the Trump regime is a constant sandstorm of casual lies and destabilizing ambiguity. With the end of Stephen Colbert’s “The Late Show,” the public will lose one of its last pipelines to the truth.

Listen closely as Carl Sagan explains how regular people can create change!

Yale Art Gallery Withdraws Federal Grant Requests After Trump DEI Ban hyperallergic.com/1028300/yale...

U.S. measles cases have hit a 33-year high, with 1,288 confirmed infections in 39 states, the CDC says.

Trump Seeks to Defund Institute of American Indian Arts hyperallergic.com/1024934/trum...

This week’s Guest Recipe from the #CookbookCorner archive is Chicken Skewers with Sesame Chicken Skin Crumbs, from the lovely Rice Table: Korean Recipes + Stories to Feed the Soul by Su Scott! www.nigella.com/recipes/gues...

This @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social video is absolutely INCREDIBLE. The numbers he cites, the strategy and results they produced — it’s the future. When have you heard *any* campaign talk about this, ever? (Video split in 2 to fit in Bluesky’s limits)

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and journalist Lauren Sanchez exchanged marriage vows this weekend in Venice, in an extravagant three-day event that featured a star-studded guestlist and a host of protesters. Read more: www.wired.com/story/how-wi...

"Historians recently ranked him as one of the worst presidents in American history, while the four on Mount Rushmore are all in the top five." / LOL + F off, DT (also, beautiful interactive storytelling, once again, @nytimes.com)

LA Artists and Orgs Stand in Solidarity With Anti-ICE Protesters  hyperallergic.com/1019720/los-...

High school graduates are the first to walk with the protected right to wear cultural attire after the state of New Mexico passed legislation this spring.

LA Artists and Orgs Stand in Solidarity With Anti-ICE Protesters  hyperallergic.com/1019720/los-...

MOCA’s Geffen Contemporary Shutters Amid LA Protests  hyperallergic.com/1020040/moca...

Free Clinic Teaches Angelenos How to Repair Damaged Art hyperallergic.com/1019983/free...

Canadian wildfire smoke has infiltrated the area again and the muted sunrise is one of the results here on the northwest corner of Lake Michigan. #906Life #mymichigan

Homeland Security cops handcuff one of Rep. Nadler's aides in chaotic day at NY fed building - gothamist.com/news/homelan... @nytimes.com Have you covered this? Or is it not "fit to print"?

Donald Trump and Elon Musk are working behind the scenes to mess with your Social Security. They’re changing the rules so they can fire workers on the frontlines who help Americans get their checks—and replace them with Trump loyalists. We’re not letting them get away with it.

#RecipeOfTheDay is Oven-Cooked Chicken Shawarma! No, it is not the correct, authentic way, but it works in a home kitchen easily, and tastes gorgeous, so I offer it with a glad heart. www.nigella.com/recipes/oven...

if it takes years, has to be consequences for all these people, and even more for those who gave the orders.

This looks great!

I wrote this b/c madness is method. “What we’re seeing is not just budget cuts or administrative reshuffling. We are watching the active cultural and political effort to erase the ‘why’ behind programs like DEI. We are losing both the programs and the memory of the harm they were built to address.”

While AI has had a significant impact on the field of radiology, it has not been the job killer it was predicted to be — offering “a telling case study” for how AI might be used “to increase efficiency and magnify human abilities, rather than take anyone’s job.” www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/t...

American doctors volunteering in Gaza report witnessing a disturbing pattern of children shot by Israeli forces. This week on Reveal, we follow one of those doctors as she joins a movement of physicians appealing to US and international policymakers to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

A record number of Americans applied for British citizenship in the first three months of this year, and for the right to live and work in Britain indefinitely, according to official data.

Israeli forces are deliberately targeting children, according to American doctors volunteering in Gaza. One doctor reports treating 18 children with gunshot wounds to the head or chest in just one month. Now, the physicians are demanding accountability.

What Do Visitors Think of Thomas J. Price’s Times Square Sculpture? hyperallergic.com/1012805/what...