In the ocean, humpback whales have surprised scientists with one of the strangest and kindest things seen in nature. When orcas, also known as killer whales, go hunting other sea animals like seals, sea lions, small dolphins, or even baby whales, humpback whales often arrive to stop the attack.

Happy birthday Stevie Wonder! 🎹🎶🩵🎤 #steviewonder

I wish someone would corner these chuds on "only when the sun shines or the wind blows." It's spectacularly embarrassing that the ENERGY secretary doesn't know how storage batteries work.

Returning to the State Capitol is always meaningful to me. Before serving as Mayor, I had the honor of serving as Speaker of the California State Assembly as the first Black woman to hold that role. The work continues.

Rep. Jamie Raskin has proposed a special fund for officers injured and traumatized on January 6. More than 150 officers were wounded defending the Capitol. Democrats say if taxpayer money can go to January 6 settlements, it should also support the officers who protected democracy.

I quoted the Virginia Constitution and Republicans are losing their minds.🤯 Jonathan Turley suggested I am a "radical" and "Jacobian" for literally quoting the Virginia Constitution's Bill of Rights.😂

We need to flip four senate seats this November to overcome the Fetterman problem.

Mamdani has demonstrated something that Democrats have largely forgotten. You can't just do good things for voters and expect to be rewarded for it. You have to tell them about it, over and over again. You have to advertise your work in office just as much as you did on the campaign to win it.

"Significant Supreme Court reforms have to be on the table now. . . . [The Court] is seizing power from Congress, and maybe it is time for Congress to start taking a little power back. . . . We have two and a half years between now and the next election to lay the groundwork for change." Preach!

Sen. Cory Booker said on Meet the Press that SCOTUS was a "corrupt court" that is in desperate need of reform, in the wake of its ruling gutting the Voting Rights Act. Booker: "Obviously this decision would result–and they knew this–in stripping political representation from African Americans”

If you’re angry about the gutting of the Voting Rights Act and the state of free and fair elections, you are not alone. @marcelias.bsky.social shares your ire. “Have people not learned that when you do this to Black voters, it turns out bad for democracy for everybody?”

Ukraine offers an interesting hypothetical for countries like America to consider: What if the government was run by people who give a shit about the country's future instead of stupid and corrupt assholes with weird racist and sexist obsessions?

Jarring. A bracing reminder of how closely -- and how comprehensively -- we are followed and tracked.

Could Harry G. Frankfurt's "On Bullshit" serve as a template? An initial essay, followed (more quickly now) by a brilliant book? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Bull...

Nobody worked harder to hold Orbán accountable than Szabolcs Panyi. Must be an amazing moment for him, to see the NER regime go up in smoke. The end of an era, indeed. We owe so much to independent journalists around the globe. 🔥📢✊🏻

yeah man, we’re all just dummies who don’t understand that you’re just judicial monks operating in a sphere of pure law [puts finger to ear] what’s this, clarence thomas gave another speech blaming progressives for hitler?

i can’t tell if roberts is full of shit or if he is delusional and i’m not sure which is worse

Grateful to have earned the support of organizations and community leaders across California, including the San Mateo County Latinx Democrats, Heart of LA, and the Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley.

After over a decade of protests — many I personally marched in — Hungary achieved regime change on April 12th, ending Orbán’s 16-year grip on power. This video is a tribute to perseverance and a beacon of hope to everyone fighting for democracy worldwide. 🔥📢✊🏼 📹 Áron Müller

It’s the way to go. Invest in solar energy.

Don't forget: my old Yale Law classmate Clarence Thomas refused to recuse from Jan. 6 cases despite his wife's involvement in the plot. And he's taken at least 100 gifts worth over $2 million while serving, including from GOP donor Harlan Crow. He's a disgrace to the Court.

Hey Caine – this is not WWII and you've got your aggressors and your war criminals mixed up. Japan initiated US entrance into WWII by attacking Pearl Harbor. Germany and Italy declared war on the US – not the other way around. The US attacked Iran. Trump's war on Iran is against international law.

Codifying Roe, passing the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, and holding members of this administration criminally accountable are important goals, but none of it sticks without Supreme Court reform.

College is not a “stamp of approval” for “select people”; it is, overwhelmingly, public infrastructure whose function is to educate the public and advance inquiry in all areas of study. It should be free to all because learning serves the social good and prepares people to participate in social life

Rep. Jamie Raskin: "We need a sweeping de-Trumpification of the DOJ."

curious how Trump decided to attack NATO right after his long phone call with Putin

"Congress could declare...that constitutional democracy demands a new Voting Rights Act that deploys proportional representation to end partisan gerrymandering or that rejects the unrestricted flow of money in politics. [...] [T]he Constitution explicitly empowers Congress to regulate the court."

Dr. VIn Gupta is a National Treasure. Thank you @vinguptamd.bsky.social for always speaking the truth in such a clear and edifying manner. And thank you for bringing up the visa status chaos this current regime has caused throughout the medical community (among many other communities).

The world’s ten richest people — all Americans — saw their collective net worth increase by $260 billion in April. These ten people are now worth a combined $2.7 trillion. The bottom 50% of U.S. households, 66 million in total, is worth $4.3 trillion. Wondering if inequality is out of control?

This is not an exaggeration. Alex Jones is allegedly bankrupt but has an infinite well of dark money to pay lawyers, sell pills, and harangue judges and the parents of dead kids. This stay must be lifted so we can take over, and I hope journalists look into where he's getting and stowing his money.

Big court date for the InfoWars takeover tomorrow. Cross fingers, knock on wood, send one up. We're hoping our agreement with the families and receiver is greenlit by the judge, despite Alex's hate campaign against them all. If we win, expect an Emergency Broadcast. Stay tuned, and wish us luck.

as long as john roberts has his majority, there is simply no pro democracy reform that will survive the supreme court. none.

We must understand that the Voting Rights Act was not merely about ensuring Black Americans rights, it was about democratizing America. This ruling is not just a decimation of Black rights and Black Americans’ ability to have representation, it is a fatal blow to multiracial democracy.

@xavierbecerra.bsky.social has the credentials, momentum, & toughness to lead California as Governor. No one in this primary has more experience in Sacramento and DC than him - & no one has fought Trump in the trenches like him. Let's make sure he wins, and no MAGA Gov in CA! go.bsky.app/3agHv2m

Rep. Salud Carbajal to Pete Hegseth: “Mr Hegseth You’re the gift that keeps on giving when it comes to incompetence.”

The Supreme Court is Corrupt, Broken, and Dangerous The Supreme Court is completely bought and rigged by right-wing billionaires and extremists who want to undo 70 years of progress. The majority must demand reform or else suffer the consequences. open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...

This is correct. There is no future of democratic self government in the US with an unreformed Supreme Court. The Court is riddled with corruption and abuses of power and rooting out that corruption is a sine qua non of civic democracy in the United States.

Unsealed files reveal chilling FBI tip alleging 2 girls are buried at Zorro Ranch. This revelation has sent shockwaves through the local community prompting officials to push for a renewed criminal investigation to uncover the truth. #TrumpEpsteinPedoCoverUp #SaschaRileyToldUs2

“Trump and his team know they are in trouble, but they are also still very much in power. This not only makes him exceedingly unpredictable, it makes our entire system of government wholly dysfunctional in this moment.” open.substack.com/pub/noelcasl...

Today, we honor and remember Virginia Roberts Giuffre on the one-year anniversary of her passing. Her courage has allowed countless survivors to be seen, heard, and to be believed. Sending love to her family on this difficult day—and to all the survivors out there still on this journey for justice.❤️

The WHCD shooter will be used to justify things that have nothing to do with the WHCD shooter. Mark this moment.

Morocco just activated the #NoorAtlas Mega Complex — a 20,000-megawatt #solar installation across 45,000 hectares of Saharan plateau. It's capable of generating up to 160 MW, making the first stage alone one of the world's biggest solar thermal power plants unfccc.int/es/node/21533 #ActOnClimate

COACH SULLY: “Shift your eyes to this monstrosity… one year. One President. Donating his salary is just a headline. It doesn’t offset the BILLIONS Trump is accumulating elsewhere.” 💰

Fantastic news, throwing phones away when the battery dies is quite ridiculous. We don't need super thin phones, we need phones we can repair.

Imagine if journalists thought outside the box and threw their own public event rather than going to the WHCD. Imagine that kind of standing up for principles. Imagine.

So many of us looking into the bottomless pit of abject, horrific, cruel people we have allowed to take control of our country cannot fathom how we have come to this, at such a fast clip. We must do everything in our power to pull away from the dark abyss and counteract this utterly vile regime.

In my decades as a reporter, I did some things I was ashamed of to get a story. I had to schmooze some bosses I despised to keep my job. But I’m glad to say I never had to bear the sort of shame that will haunt those who attend the WHCA dinner tomorrow.