Warren Street, Stockport, painting by Arthur Delaney (1927-87). #NorthernArt

Investing in public transportation > investing in AI

Said so well 🫠

Art expresses what words cannot

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Remember: Almost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants. Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this. Do not.

More of this! 🎉

TIMELINE CLEANSE: A bumblebee going about its evening on the first of our sunflowers to bloom this Summer.

Today someone asked how much I would pay in taxes to ensure everyone had housing & healthcare I don’t know, whatever I could? This isn’t the “gotcha” folks think it is If we taxed the rich properly, the rest of us wouldn’t need to pay exorbitant taxes to ensure every single person was provided for

After promising it wasn't on the chopping block, DOGE moved to kill the IRS free tax filing tool days after meeting with corporate lobbyists. www.wired.com/story/doge-d...

Fred Armisen has announced an album of sound effects. It’s called 100 Sound Effects, and it actually features 101 sound effects

Most plastics are not recyclable, largely because there is no market for materials labeled 3 through 7. from @grist.org via @climatedesk.org

Ted Cruz's crocodile tears over Texas floods don't fool anyone. Caught vacationing at the Parthenon while folks drowned, he claims he rushed back as fast as possible. Flight data proves he could've returned sooner. The man's a shameless liar hiding behind fake sympathy.

FEMA’s response to the deadly Texas floods was likely slowed by cost-cutting measures enacted by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, at the behest of DOGE. Noem must personally approve every contract and grant over $100K, hampering FEMA’s ability to quickly deploy resources. “Efficiency.”

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Every voter needs to know

i know fireworks are so fun but have you considered that you’re making my dogs so sad

Billionaire tax cuts are a policy choice. Cutting healthcare for millions is a policy choice. Cutting food assistance for children is a policy choice. Taking from the poor and giving to the rich is a policy choice. Make no mistake: Trump and the GOP just chose to do this.

The recipe for economic growth isn’t tax cuts for the rich. It’s investment in our people — in health care, infrastructure and education — to build a strong middle class. You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense — yet that's what this GOP budget is all about.

Hungary banned anything that “promotes homosexuality,” which means Pride. However, today over 500,000 people in Budapest told the government to fuck off. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

3 years ago, the #SCOTUS stripped the right to an abortion from millions of women. In Minnesota, we're proud to defend reproductive freedom and will never stop fighting for the right to choose.

A win! Thank you to everyone who spoke out! After facing bipartisan resistance, the Senate Parliamentarian, ruled that Sen. Mike Lee’s proposal to sell off millions of acres of federal land cannot be included under reconciliation rules.

Snaps from Dublin a few weeks ago 🤍

my periodic reminder that your artistic work — your writing, music, dance, whatever it is — is crucially important for you and for the people who receive it, in ways you might never personally experience or grasp. you gotta trust me, please keep going

California brings forth bill that takes the masks off ICE agents.

I need this right now

The dictatorship is also trying to implement this. ⬇️

What?!

Gavin Newsom - If some of us can be snatched off the streets without a warrant, based only on suspicion or skin color, then none of us are safe. Authoritarian regimes begin by targeting people who are least able to defend themselves. #cdnpoli

Remember: Almost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants. Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this. Do not.

Internet ‘trolling’ most likely comes from fishing rather than bridge-guarding creatures. 'Trolling' refers to fishing by trailing a lure or baited hook from a moving boat. So when people ‘troll,’ they are fishing for responses.

David Huerta has been released. Here he is embracing his wife outside the Roybal courthouse

Welcome to America, where protesting illegal kidnappings without due process is an insurrection, but attacking the nation’s Capitol is not.

"This was an experiment by a kindergarten class. They dropped seeds in the cracks of the sidewalk to see what would happen. This would help our bees " via I Love Bees

Apropos of nothing I feel like one of the most important things to help your kids develop is an ability to self-regulate.

In Massachusetts, the gender wage gap varies widely: • Asian women: 85¢ • White women: 80¢ • Native women: 62¢ • Black women: 58¢ • Latina women: 50¢ (for every $1 earned by white, non-Hispanic men) Check the pay gap in your field below. equalpayma.com/en/Calculator

I don’t know how many times we have to say this, but the U.S. government is not a business and shouldn’t be run like one. It’s a service—for the people.

I was not emotionally ready to see the passage of time in the new King of the Hill opening credits. www.youtube.com/watch?v=R189...

Republicans can only lose 3 Senate votes on Trump's Big Ugly Bill — and these senators are the most vulnerable in 2026: -Collins (ME) -Tillis (NC) -Sullivan (AK) -Husted (OH) -Moody (FL) -Cornyn (TX) -Ernst (IA) If they represent you, tell them to vote NO.  (202) 224-3121

Socialism is what they called public power. Socialism is what they called social security.    Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.   Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people. —Harry Truman, 1952

Today marks five years since George Floyd was killed by police. Our June 22, 2020 cover “Say Their Names,” by Kadir Nelson, illustrated how Floyd’s murder embodies the history of violence inflicted upon Black people in America. nyer.cm/UmfefJw

Dreamy California thangs ✨

Massachusetts decided to tax the rich, and collected $2.6 billion over the last 10 months. That’s $2.6 billion more to spend on transportation and education.

Quick trip to CO to visit these lil cuties 🤍✨

Today, over 20,000 bee species are buzzing for #WorldBeeDay 🐝 Bees & other pollinators keep 80% of crop and wild flowering plants alive. Yet, 1 in 10 bee, hoverfly, and butterfly species are now at risk of extinction in the EU.

First Flashes post 🥰