Emu night (1/2)

Today is Ida B. Wells-Barnett's birthday. Wells-Barnett dated many men, married "late," delayed wedding 3x for her speaking tour, in 1890s took hyphenated married name, traveled with nursing baby for political work, named a daughter Ida Jr., and wrote petty stuff about other women in her diary. ❤️

10 months ago.

The news isn’t covering it but Houston has not stopped protesting for Lorenzo Salgado.

Toni Morrison said, “Art does not cleanse you and make you morally superior... even when it has a very strong political content. The artist himself is not made any better. I still have to try to be the best person I can be.” Art, scholarship, or activism––there’s the work and then there’s the work.

I loved talking to organizers in Menomonie and across Wisconsin about how they're beating back data center proposals coming from shady development companies left and right. One told me, "Organizing swiftly and fiercely and relentlessly is the key.” ✊

This is wild. 93% of the renewable electricity generation added to the Irish grid over that last decade now powers data centers, rather than reducing fossil fuel use. Data centers have pretty much annihilated the health and climate benefits those renewables could have provided.

NEW: Former Louisiana death row inmate Jimmie “Chris” Duncan, convicted based in part on forensic evidence now widely regarded as junk science, is officially a free man. “I am flooded with relief,” one of his lawyers said.

God I miss the national do not call list

For many years, someone has been using plywood to try to make certain unlevel/muddy bridge transitions on my commute path better. Today, I MET Mysterious Ramp Man 😱 another bike commuter was thanking him as I rolled up - this dude is a CELEB 🤩

I was gonna post this before I knew it was a black kid named Oliver. Now I’m posting the hell out of it

Two ICE agents tracked down a woman *inside a polling place* yesterday. Why? They demanded that she take down an Instagram post in which she named Jonathan Ross as the man who shot & killed Renee Good (after the Star Tribune identified Ross). www.syracuse.com/news/2026/06...

i wrote about my friends, two of whom were sentenced yesterday to 50 years in prison each. hotel-florida.ghost.io/the-seeds-of... if you read it, or even if you don't, please donate to @dfwsupportcommitt.bsky.social

🇨🇩 Michel Kuka Mboladinga, the Congolese fan who attends matches dressed as former President Lumumba, made his debut at the #2026WorldCup today by replicating a famous gesture of protest against the massacres of civilians in the DR Congo. 👇

vouched fundraiser for the Minneapolis defendants chuffed.org/project/1865...

something powerful and frightening is happening in new york

Tell your friends about jury nullification.

Some heroes don't wear capes

Read this whole piece.

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We quite literally have a whites only refugee program and somehow the media won’t call the Administration white supremacists.

Olivia Miles answering the age old Minnesota question "what if Ricky Rubio could rip 3's like Steph?" tonight

they're saying there's never been a better time to buy a gay book...

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INBOX: Journalists at the five McClatchy newspapers in Washington and Idaho (the Idaho Statesman, Bellingham Herald, Tri-City Herald, Tacoma News Tribune and The Olympian) are calling a one-day strike today over wages and AI protections. That means no clicking on any links to their sites for today.

Went to an anti AI datacentre protest march today and a friend of mine got a picture that summed it all up

Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...

today’s puzzle is by jim peredo. what a delicious feast! solve at the link in bio 🌺

There’s a massive immigration operation in Memphis right now, but you may not have heard about it. Why? Community members face retaliation for trying to spread the word out, a lawsuit alleges.

Fundraising Update: We are over 90% to our goal! Thank you to everyone who has donated - you have helped families stay housed and fed. If you haven't yet: a donation of any amount gets you access to 13 Minnesotan-made crosswords digitally and in a physical booklet. www.midisforminnesota.com

Incredible organizing in Wisconsin. Check out this story.

today’s puzzle is by zaineb. this one will remind you that love really is all around!! 🫶🏽💖 solve at the link in bio 🌺

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BREAKING NEWS: Mining company pulls out of controversial Pe’ Sla drilling project

la times with @e-a-rly.bsky.social www.latimes.com/games/daily-...

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Introducing APIHMinis…. 🌺 31 days of 31 mini crosswords by 31 constructors across the Asian & Pacific Islander identity umbrella throughout API Heritage Month in May. 🌺 Solve our preview puzzle at the link in bio, constructed by Rene, and check back tomorrow for our first puzzle of the month!

Cuomo's billionaire backers, having lost the mayor's race, are trying to buy the City Council to undermine Mamdani. And they are starting with attacking Lindsey Boylan, who was the first woman to call out Cuomo's sexual abuse- and is backed by Working Families Party & other progressive groups.

We are the LARGEST union in trade publishing history, and we want better for our workers in order to make a sea change for creatives everywhere. Let's take a stand together against the existential threats to the arts, whether stagnating wages, the AI slop machine, and destructive layoffs.

Sabastian Sawe of Kenya has become the first person to run a marathon in under 2 hours.

Midis for Minnesota is out now! Donate any amount to a Minnesota mutual aid organization, send us a screenshot with proof, and we’ll send you thirteen crosswords by Minnesotan constructors. Puzzles are Minnesota-themed, but can absolutely be enjoyed by Minnesotans and non-Minnesotans alike.

New crossword is out! Today's puzzle features Futurama, Greek mythology, and World of Warcraft. Happy solving ✍🏾 www.zerofiftyone.net/foundation-c...

✨Constructor Spotlight✨ K.Flay (she/her) is a musician based in LA. One of her favorite activities on tour (and in life) is solving crossword puzzles, so it was an absolute joy to collaborate with @e-a-rly.bsky.social on this puzzle for TPFA. Abortion care for all!!!! fund.nnaf.org/tpfa6

Intelligence work is all about relationships. Like a romance, working with a source is more about the heart than the head. Of course, romantic relationships usually end if there's a betrayal, whereas spy relationships often begin with one. Mike Vrabel announces he "had some difficult conversations"

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Today’s Universal crossword brought to you by @e-a-rly.bsky.social and yours truly!! 🎈

Dozens of US military veterans were arrested at the Capitol today during a protest against the Iran War. Photos via @frankthorp.bsky.social

When you're burned, you've got nothing: No cash, no credit, no job history. The Arizona Cardinals have fielded multiple inquiries from teams wanting to trade up to the #1 spot in the draft

It was a delightful weekend at the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, in its last year in Stamford, CT. The finals featured an exciting win by Erik Agard @e-a-rly.bsky.social over Will Nediger @bewilderingly.bsky.social and David Plotkin. Congrats to all! #acpt www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHEX...