Wishing you and yours a very merry Confederate Surrender Day.

Spoiler alert: nothing trickled down.

“The goal is really just to create safer streets in a designated area without any really negative effects.”

While the Artemis II mission is on its way around the moon, why not pick up some space travel books? 🚀 🌌 > THE GALLAUDET ELEVEN (@kerryomalleycerra.bsky.social & @kristinagehrmann.bsky.social): the true story of deaf bioastronauts at NASA www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/kerry...

If Rex Manning wasn't #MeToo'ed, we'd be celebrating Rex Manning Day. www.youtube.com/watch?v=szvt...

"capitalism is good at privatizing the profits because it’s also good at passing along the underlying infrastructure expenses to the public." - an old man yells at capitalism nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/04/08/d...

And you get to see all the clogs!!!

📌 Nearly five years into Taliban rule, Afghan women face systematic repression while journalists work under extreme constraints. This panel brings together reporters documenting the country to explore how journalism persists despite censorship, danger and exile.

This Iranian 10 point plan is a statement of victory. "Iran’s demand that it retains control over the strait of Hormuz has been highlighted as of particular concern, as it held no control over the strait before the conflict began." www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

So Iran shot down our aircraft and claiming they won? TACO'ed! youtu.be/saI7PAy1IgU?...

African American sculptor Melvin Edwards, known for his Minimalist works that incorporate industrial materials to confront and interrogate racial violence in the U.S., passed in Baltimore at 88 on March 29th. His “Lynch Fragments” are so powerful. May he rest in peace. #BlackSky #ArtSky

In the 1950s this panel was controversial enough to drive it's publisher out of business

So f'ed up.

Drivers hate socialism, but love taxpayer-subsidized free parking and roads.

Worst President in 251 years.

Jeff Bezos has $222 billion. If he paid my wealth tax this year, we could fund insulin in America for everyone who needs it plus free school lunch for every kid in Texas—and have plenty of money left over. And Bezos would still have $215 billion dollars to spare.

This may have been the dumbest thing I’ve ever read in the NYT

A former DOGE staffer developed an AI tool that hallucinated the size of Veterans Affairs contracts. For example, it concluded that more than a thousand deals were each worth $34 million, when in fact some were for as little as $35,000. (Published June 2025)

pls, for the love of gawd, DO NOT SUBSCRIBE ME TO YOUR SUBSTACK WITHOUT CONSENT. it is b/s that this is happening and i can't easily tell substack that these people are spammers!!!

Neither Iran nor the current US administration cares about the safety of journalists... Let alone human rights... My thoughts are with Kittleson & her family + friends.

How do we make public spaces more visible, equitable, and better mapped? One way is by documenting what’s really on the ground. 🗺️ Join us for a Mapping for Equity field-mapping event in Staten Island. No prior experience needed! 📅 Friday, April 10 at 3 pm 🔗 RSVP: www.beta.nyc/event/e26041...

i've successfully put a blister on my right heal. i knew i should have worn a blister pad walking out the door. today is just sooooo beautiful.

Today is my day off. I've spent the morning walking from 23rd and 2nd (my son's school) to Penn Station to Bryant Park. Friends, it is a beautiful day and beautiful city. Unfortunately, there are too many cars and trucks on the walk. The reclaimed street space is notable and enjoyable.

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The 10th @schoolofdata.nyc is in the history books! We couldn't have made it this far without dedicated volunteers, staff, and associate board members. Community is what gives public interest tech its soul. Thank you! Here are some of the 80 volunteers who made the two days happen.

A burrito is a dumpling

the GOAT. a masterful response.

I feel violated that our meeting was used without permission, but it is interesting to hear the "machine's" take on our work. webinartv.us/watch/d04e2c...

Fun Fact: There are more people living in US colonies today than there were in the 13 colonies in 1776 "Nearly 4 million Americans live in these territories today; by comparison, there were only 2.5 million people living in the 13 colonies in 1776." www.angelovillagomez.com/2022/01/soci...

totes mi goats.

Truth.

Day 3 of NYC's #opendata week! Here are the lovely hosts and presenters of Monday's lighting talks. opendataweek.nyc/event/open-d...

counting the matches being burnt. and the matches are the planet...

Feels like a parable for our times. A hard working person in an awful situation will feel guilty for the rest of their lives. The people who created that situation will sleep soundly at night because they don’t take responsibility for anything, ever www.jalopnik.com/2129924/lagu...

Important thread from our reporter @micarosenberg.bsky.social ⤵️

HOPE (Hackers On Planet Earth) conference has a new home -- in Manhattan again! 14-16 August, this summer, at New Yorker Hotel. And our CfP is open! Please submit your talk and workshop and art and performance proposals. hope.net

the president is doing market manipulation, has been doing market manipulation, will be doing market manipulation, and his family and friends are laughing all the way to the bank

Very cute fit for purpose scooter parking outside a school in London’s Belgravia neighborhood.

Day 2 of NYC's #opendata week featured "data docs" — the first film festival featuring documentaries that discuss data!!! Great job Nathan!!! For more information about the week, check out www.opendataweek.nyc

“'Today is my wedding anniversary,' said one Sandy, Utah resident. 'But this is my priority. I cannot stand for there to be a concentration camp in my state.' "Another resident said this was her first time participating in a protest..." ksltv.com/local-news/w...

FYI, this is a war crime and a violation of human rights AND crime against humanity.

NYC's #opendata week is officially open!!! 🤟🏽🖖🏽💪🏽

So where we gonna invade next?

If you said this about Charlie Kirk, an absolutely terrible person with abhorrent ideas, a bunch of trolls on Twitter tried to get you fired.

If you somehow needed any more evidence that there’s zero strategic thinking happening at the highest levels of our government, well…

i don't understand how a moratorium on data centers will rein in the AI companies? a tool to negotiate their behavior? youtu.be/h3AtWdeu_G0?...

sweet. i've badged as an MBA yet i dropped out of college my first year. 🤪

America is back to criminalizing a woman's right to self determination...

This is a really interesting read about the ways kids today are actually doing better than prior generations (something that doesn't get as much attention as more negative news does) www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...