Worth emphasizing that this was in reference to the Voluntary Work Program (a program which is often involuntary in many private prisons), which is not typical prison labor; it's basically cost-cutting for the private companies, letting them offload housekeeping/maintenance cost to detainee labor.

"What are the callings now, finally, for us to pick up in creating the world we want to inhabit in the beyond of this moment of great peril and an equal magnitude of possibility?"

On May 11, OneAID hosted Service Remembered, Service Continued: a USAID Book Talk to bring together three USAID authors and former USAID Administrator Samantha Power, who moderated the event. 🔗 Read the article, watch the recording, and purchase the books here: oneaidcommunity.org/2026/05/12/s...

if ANYBODY has tips or leads on why all these Hollywood women are suddenly pro-AI, my email is [email protected]

"In a media landscape shaped by algorithms, surveillance, and disinformation, Baltimore organizers are choosing print because it provides them the tools to share the vital information they need."

Tampa station WEDUPBS has been kind enough to feature my interview with documentary legend Ken Burns online, creating some cool imagery to let folks know where they can find it. Check out our fun, enlightening conversation at wedu.org/kenburns

It’s #WorldMigratoryBirdDay! Bird migration is one of nature’s greatest wonders... Epic journeys across oceans, deserts and continents, guided by instinct and the pull of the seasons. Meet three extraordinary travellers spending summer in the UK… 👇

🚨 We're hiring! 🚨 Mother Jones and Reveal are looking for a Digital Producer to expand our audio into video-native shows, coach reporters on camera, and produce video of all kinds! Salary Range: $85K To $100K DC-based preferred. Apply by Monday, May 12:

Your vote is precious. Today millions of people across Wales, Scotland and England are voting in the hope that their choice will improve their lives. I hope it will. Politicians are asking for your vote; it grants power and removes it. Use it and remind them never to take you for granted.

On this day in 1935, FDR signed an executive order creating the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Of 2,000 WPA posters known to exist—publicizing community activities, theatrical productions, and health and educational programs—the Library's collection of more than 900 is the largest.

"As they discover new sides of themselves, their friendship, and the community, they learn that even in the darkest moments, they still have the power to heal."

went to a museum and met Woody Guthrie's daughter and granddaughter, which was delightful also student curators who did a fab job despite a university administration that prefers its antifascism confined to museum exhibits

I am begging people looking to make major donations to universities to either 1) care as much about academics as they do sports, or 2) make unrestricted gifts instead. Signed, A faculty member at a university with brand new athletic facilities and crumbling teaching and research infrastructure

The House just did what we’ve been warning against for weeks. They passed a FISA renewal that does absolutely nothing to protect your constitutional rights. The fight isn’t over—let's put pressure on the Senate to stop the gov't from buying your personal data without a warrant.

Much of the cardboard and paper goods strewn about our homes are sold by a single private company, with its name, Uline, stamped on the bottom. Many may not know that a multibillion-dollar fortune made on those ubiquitous products fuels far-right candidates across the country. (Published 2022)

It's Sunday! And that means it's time to shake things up with a little grown-up show and tell! So show us something neat and tell us about it! Something you made, something you did, something you're proud of. Friends, pets, family. Anything really! Go on, show us!

Recently, the accrediting body for U.S. medical schools quietly published updated standards that no longer explicitly require med schools to teach about health equity. In my piece, I argue that this rollback harms us all & that medical schools have an obligation to keep teaching this content.

Well, they've finally struck home. #ICE has detained my former #umich student, Yousif Azizi, a PhD student in public policy at Virginia Tech w/a valid visa. He was arrested while taking his children to school in Maryland. After multiple transfers, he is in a detention center in Arizona.

🚨 Baltimore area friends:🚨 The good folks at BARCS need help as their shelter is overflowing with dogs. Consider fostering/adopting/donating: www.barcs.org/adopt-dogs

Ladies, does your driver's license have your current legal name? Does your SS card? So many times through the transitions in a woman's life, there are reasons to change your name. Ensure you can vote in November without any issues. Check if you are registered to vote: iwillvote.com

The Solutions Visuals program is @soljourno.bsky.social's first dedicated visuals program, created to train newsrooms in producing solutions-focused photos, videos and multimedia stories. Applications open through April 24, 2026. www.solutionsjournalism.org/program/solu...

One of my favorite newsletters!

The 19th is seeking a part-time contract reporter to report, write and produce coverage of LGBTQ+ issues, focusing on the intersections with politics and elections. Apply here! ⬇️

We are so far beyond even Teapot Dome levels of "government captured by private industry" in this country, and Democrats genuinely seem to believe their unpopularity is driven by being too nice to trans people, instead of being driven by their screamingly obvious hypocrisy about this.

Thanks to Maryland Public Television for sharing this.

i was so happy to talk to laura yuen for this piece, because it lays out the major difference between the uprising in 2020 and OMS—people have changed how they are in relationship to each other. many non-immigrant minnesotans never had to interact with the injustice of immigration. now they have.

Doughnut Economics says: feed everyone, protect the planet, stay in balance. Prof Richard Murphy asks – why is our system built for endless growth? @eastangliabylines.co.uk @richardjmurphy.bsky.social

One of the animal charities I support has begun a new building campaign. Please help if you can. Thank you. blindcatrescue.com?tx=4NA38286P...

Whether you are a federal employee, an immigrant, a member of the LGBTQ+ community, or anyone struggling with things— for any reason. Know that you matter. If you need support, please get it. We want you around. The 988 Lifeline is available 24/7/365. Your conversations are free and confidential.

💜 via @connieschultz.bsky.social

I think the reason AI propagandists are so flustered by the fact that no real writer wants to use their idiotic tools is that they themselves don't enjoy writing. They see it as a boring arduous chore to be avoided, while real writers actually enjoy writing and actually care about the quality of it.

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This weekend and always, NO LILIES FOR KITTIES. www.fda.gov/animal-veter...

I got you some native spring ephemeral wildflowers today because you deserve it <3

And if you can't attend in person, @standupforscience.net is hosting the Official Accessible No Kings Day 3 Virtual Rally! Sign up here: www.standupforscience.net/sufs-nk3 or here: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

The news has moved on, but ICE is still in Minneapolis. My neighbors are still patrolling streets, driving strangers to work, and providing aid. As a photojournalist at @propublica.org, I wanted to know: What do they look like in their daily lives? So I picked up my camera 👇

I don't think many people are clued into the long history of public libraries facilitating publishing and self-publishing. americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2025/06/02/g...

Yet another example that the students don't want AI anymore than the professors want AI and we're all begging the goddamn administrators to stop shoving it down our throats.

🚨UPDATED ALERT (3/24): ICE is now in DMV area airports. Please take additional precautions while traveling domestically, especially if you are high risk. Important travel safety tips for immigrants: www.nilc.org/resources/community-alert-immigration-arrests-at-airports

In 2020, I argued every state must count mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day. Today, the RNC argued no state can. That is how far the right has descended into voter suppression. And it is why I continue to fight.

Contentment ! Thank you to Hussain Sparkle Anila for today's #FoxOfTheDay

How the U.S. Park Police are helping ICE carry out deportation efforts along our parkways. marylandmatters.org/2026/03/17/h...

t’s #StPatricksDay 🍀, but also the celebration of St. Gertrude of Nivelles! She’s known as the patron saint of cats, shown as extending kindness to those in greatest need, especially the vulnerable (from travelers far from home, to widows and the poor). At Soft Side, that’s what drives us… 1/2

Sharing this on behalf of a member of our community: REMINDER: 3/23 Deadline for murals and artwork featured at USAID missions/office. See submissions to date (www.lilykak.com/collections/...) that will be featured in the upcoming April 4 Global Rhythms - Remembering USAID Through the Arts exhibit

Just talked to a journalist about the scourge of dark money in IL primaries right now. Crypto is copying AIPAC's gameplan -dump in millions but *don't* talk about why. Crypto isn't running ads defending crypto - they're launching unrelated attacks against candidates who would regulate crypto.