Banning books is one of the first things oppressive regimes do. Buy banned books. Gift banned books bannedbooksweek.org/slide/banned...

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A livestream of a volcano in the Philippines captured a meteor crashing to Earth today. What are the odds? Mayon Volcano, Location: Albay, Luzon, Philippines

"Who controls the past controls the future; who controls the present controls the past," zurl.co/16aEP

Trump’s Inner Circle Appears to Be Running a Smash-and-Grab Operation on the U.S. Government… hartmannreport.com/p/did-trump-...

Left- Israel is still holding Dr. Hossam Abu Safiya in an Israeli dungeon. Right- France bans Israeli Minister Ben-Gvir from entering France.

BREAKING UPDATE: Gabriela Soto says her husband Martin is now out of the ICE van and back inside Delaney Hall. Moments later, protesters projected this onto the ICE prison: “When immigrant rights are under attack, what do we do? Stand up. Fight back.” WATCH @jordanchariton.bsky.social LIVE ⬇️

“I don’t know how to explain that.” Outside Delaney Hall ICE detention center on Day 3 of the hunger strike, an anonymous single mother talks about her elderly father detained inside — and how her kids keep asking when he’s coming home. WATCH @jordanchariton.bsky.social LIVE ⬇️

"Believe it or not, Israel killed all the children appearing in this video…!"(Global Intifada) #Israel #Gaza

A society that stops reading becomes easy to manipulate.

The president of the United States is a sociopath. I'd love for him to sue me for saying that because then he'd have to prove he's not a sociopath. FDT!!!

Narrator: "Yet the fact remained, there was never a freaking deal" 🙄

Insider warns Colbert ouster will hurt CBS in ways executives didn't see coming Let them know, people. Remind them who has the power. #SeeBS #BariWeiss #Ellison www.rawstory.com/stephen-colb...

It’s been over a year since I self-published and I still believe in my first novel. It’s called The Thirty Day Question. I’m not sure why, but it was easier to write it then it is to market. I’m hoping this review from the UK helps me out.

A democracy is being dismantled before our eyes and only cartoonists, comedians, and independent journalists are covering it. threads.com/@jeffkoterba

So horrific. Another double-tap on rescue workers. “Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health said more than 3,100 people have been killed by Israeli attacks since March 2” www.commondreams.org/news/israel-...

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...

“You don’t know if you are going to live or die in the next day.” Outside Delaney Hall in Newark, an advocate says ICE detention is designed to “mentally break you down” as people inside launch a hunger and labor strike over conditions. WATCH @jordanchariton.bsky.social⬇️

I've never seen a series finale as funny, emotionally impactful and downright spectacular as last night's Late Show! What a pleasure it was to meet the hundreds of staff members and thank them personally (and pose for selfies) for entertaining us for more than a decade. ♥️🙏-mh #GoneButNeverForgotten

Every American should be disgusted by this.

Anna Liedtke of the #FreedomFlotilla was raped by Zionist soldiers. "I’m sharing it for all the women who experience sexual violence [and] on behalf of those who did not survive those attacks, those who cannot speak about it because they are still in prison." www.thecanary.co/global/world...

The day after Trump has a secret, 90-minute conversation with Putin which Western press only knows about because the Russian media bragged about it (Trump intended to keep it secret) Trump fulfilled Putin‘s lifelong dream & withdrew 5,000 US troops from German & raised tariffs on most NATO members.

REP. @aftynbehn.bsky.social : “Well, that concludes our 250 year 🇺🇸 experiment, because Grandma Gone Wild @MarshaBlackburn decided to eliminate the last Democratically held seat in Tennessee, in MEMPHIS, where 65% of the constituents are Black. We need international attention on this.”

Are you kidding us. All of you. All of us.

Also, going from $100 to $600 is a 500% increase ($100 + $500), not a 600% increase.

Going from $600 down to $100 is an 83.33% decrease. While the dollar difference is the same ($500), the percentage is different because you are now dividing by a larger starting number.

ICE has violated almost 100 court orders. Let me say that another way. 100 times ICE was caught brazenly ignoring the law. 100 times a court told them to immediately stop. And 100 times they ignored the order. That's an out-of-control agency that shouldn't get another dime.

The news out of the Middle East might have seemed less dire lately, but oil futures are now basically as pessimistic as they've ever been. This could be a concern that the current war continues, or it could be concern about a rising risk of future geopolitical shocks.

Hey White House press corps! Here’s someone you should invite to sit at your table Saturday night! A real journalist!

A book is a loaded gun in the house next door...Who knows who might be the target of the well-read man? ~ Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451 🖋 📖 #greenwitch #books #learning #reading #stephenking #truth #facts #sciencefiction #peace

Fifteen minutes before the President announced he was pausing strikes on Iran, somebody moved $500 million in oil futures. Somebody knew. Somebody told them. Or somebody is them. New piece ↓ open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

Thiel and Palantir are a danger to all we value: privacy, human rights and a check on billionaires who wish to rule the world! www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Jerusalem Post: Despite a “ceasefire” the IDF is giving orders to open fire on everyone in Southern Lebanon trying to go home — “Even if the person is unarmed… based on the idea that there are no civilians left in Southern Lebanon.” www.jpost.com/middle-east/...

Author @gilduran.com was just banned from “free speech absolutist” twitter for criticizing the Palantir CEO’s manifesto— so here’s his upcoming book: www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...

Continued What is urgently needed is the courage of new visions and an educational pact that gives young people space and trust.

Pope Leo XIV: In a world wounded by arrogance, people hunger and thirst for justice. We must encourage those who believe in peace and dare to engage in “countercurrent” politics, which focus on the common good.

If this is true, it is all you need to know about Texas. Please vote @jamestalarico.bsky.social when you can.

Attorney General Todd Blanche admited that the DOJ excluded all images showing “death, physical abuse, or injury” from the Epstein files release. DEATH? The truth is probably far worse than anyone can imagine. Blanche needs to be proescuted as well.

“THERE’S GOING TO BE A DAY OF RECKONING.” 🔥REPUBLICAN Senator Briggs eviscerates William Lamberth, Jack Johnson & @GovBillLee’s $300,000,000/year private school voucher scam — pointing out it’s a budget-exploding bait-and-switch coupon for the wealthy not helping poor kids as promised.

For me, all the proof I need that Trump, if not the biblical Antichrist, is at least a political one, is what he says and does... hartmannreport.com/p/is-trump-t...

So proud of Senator Tina Smith who is holding the Senate Floor right NOW to protect the Boundary Waters. Watch here www.youtube.com/live/omq2Jyg...

Republicans are funding Trump’s war in Iran with over 1 trillion dollars in cuts to Medicaid. His stupidity is costing more than 15 million people their healthcare coverage. Let that sink in for a minute. We deserve better than this. Vote them all out of office in November! #HealthcareNotTrumpsWar

In all seriousness, one thing that might be worth doing today: Tell your Reps and Senators to call Adm. Richard Correll, the Commander of U.S. Strategic Command, which controls the nation's nukes, and remind him of *his* unique responsibility to refuse an illegal order.

Tesla should be banned until they can be made safe. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a....

You can use our new database to explore the financial disclosures — and potential conflicts of interest — of President Donald Trump and more than 1,500 of his appointees. Here's what Trump budget chief Russell Vought has disclosed:

They’re making this woman pay $500 a month to talk to her husband.