John Lewis Showed Up John Lewis marched across the Pettis Bridge I'm asking you to show up. Pick an event near you. www.mobilize.us/john-lewis-a...

Talarico: Ken Paxton let a pedophile back onto our streets. Adam Hoffman should have served 25 years to life in prison, but instead served less than 29 days. And that's because Ken Paxton gave him an Epstein style sweetheart deal. 

Ken Paxton let a pedophile back on our streets. Adam Hoffman—an admitted child molester—should have gotten life in prison, but Paxton gave him an Epstein-style sweetheart deal. Today I’m calling on Paxton to release the Hoffman Files. The Epstein Class has no place in Texas.

I curated a (mostly) exhaustive list of Juneteenth celebrations across the country. Chances are there’s one near you!

NEWS: I’m calling on the FAA to reject any pressure to rubberstamp Trump’s “Triumphal Arch.” The safety of the flying public should not be jeopardized for a vanity project designed to stroke the President’s ego.

Remember how mad we (correctly) were with Suozzi a few months ago? NOW is the time to vote Suozzi out, not November. To replace him with a better Democrat, you *must* vote in the primary. In November your options will be a 90s Republican or a MAGA republican unless we win on 6/23. votewelch.com

I hope all the Black folks here and everywhere are gearing up for an absolutely dialed-up Juneteenth this year. All of us who are non-Black, especially those of us who are white, it's a great time to honor and observe by tripling down with learning and action. One book list:

holy shit????? ICE is getting rid of seven of the 11 would-be concentration camp warehouses they purchased and sec. mullin indicates new mass detention centers are not priority. huge!

An interesting thread from a month ago that predicted exactly what we’re seeing in the reflecting pool now (peeling up, prolific microbial activity)

HAHAHAhaha! they're making the world's biggest synthetic scum pond!!! The coating is a polyurea used inside pipes. It gels in about 3 seconds, making it non self-leveling. The texture is like an orange peel, the perfect substrate for biofilms. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/u...

I used to do respiratory disease surveillance as an epidemiologist for the Army. Trainees at Basic come from all over the country, bringing local germs with them. They live, train and sleep in close quarters, under huge physical strain. Training camps are famous as outbreak hotspots. 1/2

This is ridiculous. The mayor says teens are congregating and taking "joy rides" because the buses are free. Seems pretty clear that teens are lacking recreation if free buses is a good time. Maybe address that instead of taking that away and making it harder for everyone else in the process.

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Happy to see this @thelancet.com commentary by African experts! Ebola outbreak caused by Bundibugyo virus: challenges and priorities for epidemic preparedness and response www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

The National Science Foundation on Thursday reversed a decision to dismantle a sprawling ocean monitoring network after vigorous objections from Democratic lawmakers and scientists. (Via The Associated Press)

Our dear friend Susan is a fighter. One of the strongest people I know, and an inspiration to so many of us. Susan, you’ve beaten impossible odds before. I believe with all my heart you’ll do it again. Please, everyone, send your positive thoughts, prayers, and love her way.

These assholes really do just treat Puerto Rico like a piggybank and Puerto Ricans pay the price.

“The labor movement in Minnesota and throughout the U.S. and around the world needs to double down on the love we have for each other and fight like hell for each other and we need to do it everywhere,” says Erik Davis, an educator and organizer who is among the 15 people indicted in Minnesota.

The Supreme Court asked the wrong questions in today’s gun case. They asked “why shouldn’t drug users have guns?” Instead of “why should drug users go to jail?” My latest in @thenation.com

“.. A trainee in his sixth week of basic training died after falling ill on Friday and being taken to Brooke Army Medical Center, the Air Force said in a news release.” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/u...

And it's why the biggest internet safety advice I give parents of teenagers is to make crystal clear that they will never blame their kid for being the victim, because that is the ONLY way they will ever know there's a problem. bsky.app/profile/raha...

The conversation I have had with each of my kids: "if you *ever* run into a problem online and you think you're in trouble, you can *always* come talk to me about it, and if you think I will be upset about a choice you made just start out by saying 'I may need some help.'" And I will take that...

Michelle Obama: "No one has the right to sit in judgment of who is American enough. And that's why, folks, we simply don't have the luxury or time to be cynical or complacent."

To celebrate Juneteenth, Capital B is highlighting a story originally published in 2022 in partnership with Vox: As Juneteenth approaches, you’ll start to see various symbols of Blackness across the country. Ben Haith, the Juneteenth flag’s designer, shares the story and inspiration for his design.

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Oh hai, Ghost is finally supporting gift subscriptions! So if you know someone who you think might be amenable to my particular strain of bullshit, I'd be forever grateful if you dropped a few bucks and hipped them to me. Thanks! www.cupofcoffeenews.com#/portal/gift

ICE says it is removing all detainees from “Alligator Alcatraz.” After wasting $1.5 billion on the facility and facing numerous lawsuits, the agency says the detention center is unsafe for hurricane season and all detainees are being transferred elsewhere.

Texas A&M banned philosopher and tenured Prof. Martin Peterson from teaching Plato under its “gender ideology” restrictions. He resigned. On June 24, I’ll be in conversation with Peterson about censorship, philosophy and why Plato scares Texas so much. www.resistancestudiesseries.com/salon

Man, Iran really took Trump to the cleaners. Eh?

Thank you for speaking up, calling electeds, and talking about why ocean monitoring is critical to our coastal economies and safety. Ocean Observing Initiative is spared the axe for the moment. www.nsf.gov/news/update-...

To all kind hearts, 🤍 Only £86 stand between my children and their school.🥹 Every small contribution from you is not just help — it is hope. Hope that they can keep learning, growing, and dreaming despite everything. Help us protect their future and keep them in school.🙏

My comic about bisexuality, bi erasure, and why you should wear the t-shirt if yiu want is up at TinyView! social.tinyview.com/Mhze9tUH43b

GOOD NEWS! Researchers have discovered a new antibiotic, known as manikomycin, that may be a bulwark in the fight against drug-resistant superbugs. By attacking the ribosome in a never-before-seen way, manikomycin can evade the existing mechanisms pathogens have developed to resist antibiotics.

Since I did do my PhD in cyanobacteria growth and treatment optimization modeling AND work in the water treatment industry, I’m gonna share my theory as to what’s happening here and how to fix it. People are focusing on the painted bottom of the pool increasing residual heat, and while that 1/19

This is an amazing thread (also DC folks, if you don't make it down that far -don't let your dogs drink from the bright green reflecting pool)

Three brothers say their mother and father died after losing access to their HIV medications. Now the boys are figuring out how to navigate life. n.pr/3SiQr31

People need to make a bigger deal out of Elon Musk's endorsement of "Reconquista." This is naked fascism. newrepublic.com/article/2119...

your Tesla, your X account, and your SpaceX shares all directly support the most powerful racist alive

News: The Onion is launching the new Infowars July 2. After years of legal wrangling and months of maneuvering by Alex Jones's lawyers to block its takeover, the Sandy Hook families are finally getting their first check... from The Onion. www.ms.now/news/onion-s...

BREAKING: TRUMP WALKS BACK ENDING OUR OCEAN MONITORING SYSTEM!! www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/c...

For approximately two centuries, Black people in what would later become America were enslaved by white owners. Yet you would never know about this long and horrific era of U.S. history if you read the 85-page document about historical heroes (cont.) www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

Some say Trump’s recent outrageous actions are explained because he’s losing it on account of age The truth is he’s always been this stupid, racist, hateful and vindictive. The only thing going are his filters

Trump administration ramps up effort to revoke citizenship from naturalized Americans www.cnn.com/2026/06/18/p...

Rule of Law Under Attack: New Reports Highlight Growing Defiance of Courts, Laws, and Oversight by Trump Administration | America’s Voice americasvoice.org/press_releas...

Thousands of Puerto Ricans are facing a severe water shortage as the governor activates the National Guard thegrio.com/2026/06/16/p...

This is my latest.

Minneapolis anti-ICE protesters face federal felony charges in Trump administration frame-up www.wsws.org/en/articles/...

The open secret of the “secret memorandum of understanding” is that it’s all going to get blown up

Occupied Crimea is seizing mopeds and motorcycles at night—about 100 in two days—because their engines sound like Ukrainian drones. An occupation adviser accused locals of letting the enemy "recruit your children for nighttime rides." euromaidanpress.com/2026/06/18/o...