Wow. Cool and odd

The first time cats lay eyes on an abandoned puppy. Watch their reaction. Original post

This picture of Astronaut Christina Koch after the Artemis landing is frankly incredible and beautiful.

Friends of the Sacramento Library is offering these free for AAPI month I have read so much work like this, but this might be the single most painful one because, well, everything is local. I drive through Florin often (It's now South Sacramento), SF is where my mom lives, his dad was my age when

My California neighbors, please have a look at Betty Yee for Governor. She is the real deal. Competent, compassionate, and a believer in making government work for all the people. Let’s elect a new governor who works for us all #bettyYeeCA #nomorebillionaires bettyyee.com/meet-betty/

WOMEN SHOULD BE ABLE TO HANG OUT WITH MEN WITHOUT EXPECTING TO BE RAPED!

If in 2026, you are STILL saying 'why didn't X survivor/victim of sexual assault go to the cops or prosecutors?' then you cannot be trusted to drive a car or live by yourself because you are ignorant.

The shared excitement over NASA’s recent mission compared to the general indifference to SpaceX missions speaks to the power of something seen as the product of communal human effort rather than just the ego and avarice of one obnoxious dork.

Hero

Had to step back quite a lot this month. I am feeling much better for having done so. Still engaged and standing up to fascism. Its good to take breaks to breath tho. Take care of yourselves my friends! And don’t give up!

I have always been a science nerb, but my goodness y’all this is all so darn cool! #moon #artemisII

important national reporting from a Colorado newsroom:

Haku says good morning #kitten #cat

Artemis II lifts off

Caturday Melissa Riane

YES

this is the way

New Mexico jury finds Meta is harmful to children’s mental health and in violation of state consumer protection law, imposes U.S. $375 million penalty apnews.com/article/meta...

I've been reading first person accounts of people who have been traveling to Cuba. Here are thoughts by Tabitha Arnold: open.substack.com/pub/tabithaa...

“The ICE warehouse jail in Merrimack is not opening. For the people who would have been detained there and their loved ones, this is a real win. It also proves something larger: detention expansion is not inevitable. Everyday people can stop these facilities.” afsc.org/news/how-sma...

Pope Leo this week called universal health coverage a "moral imperative." He also said: “Health cannot be a luxury for the few,” it is “an essential condition for social peace.”

It’s the oldest-known preserved recording of whale song. It paints a picture of how the massive mammals communicated during an era when the ocean was much quieter than it is now and how the ever-changing underwater soundscape is impacting whales today. #Humpbacks www.cbc.ca/radio/asitha...

Here’s a good story for you, near and dear to my heart #seatrees www.youtube.com/watch?v=RF7E...

We’re not talking enough about what’s happening in Vermont. There’s no excuse for this brutality. None. Law enforcement has a right to do their job, but their job is to de-escalate, not assault people. Video credit: Itisu Siru

“Doing our work and keeping our heads down isn’t a victory. We need to fight this regime every day, in every way.” By @gregggonsalves.bsky.social

this is the way! #unity

more good news

This is good news www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...

“In a pair of recent interviews with STAT, Plotkin expressed dismay at seeing the achievements of his career & his field slip away. He knows what lies ahead… “All I can say is that I’m beginning to regret having lived so long —because we’re going downhill,” Plotkin said” @jackiantonovich.bsky.social

We’ve seen what hate does. We’ve seen what violence does. Imagine what love could do if we were brave enough to choose it.

we’ve knocked $10,000 off this need. please keep sharing!

This is the way

Massie goes full beast mode today. Gets on the house floor, shreds the DOJ and starts naming names from the Epstein files.

Leilani Munter, y'all.

Aliya Rahman, woman who was dragged out of car by ICE in Minneapolis: "I've spent the last month learning the names of the tendons in my shoulder, because both of my shoulders are torn -- cartilage and tendons. But what I haven't learned is the names of the people who did this to me."

This department must be eliminated. NO funding. Disband it. There is no reforming this mess.

Alysa Liu telling 60 Minutes “I love struggling, it makes me feel alive” is a legit revolutionary statement from a Bay Area native in a time when copious amounts of time and resources are being put toward convincing us to opt out of experiencing struggle, friction and self-actualization

#chemistry Cool!

100% THIS. As a HS teacher we are already seeing it. Students willingly give up and just accpet whatever the AI tells them with no critical thinking and no concern. Its painful

The ICE surge in Minnesota cost $280M, to detain 4k people of whom only 30 were accused of violent crimes. $9 million per capture of the "worst of the worst". Plus two citizens murdered. ~ Veterans for Peace

Every time I see a report of ICE leaving Minnesota or Minneapolis I think "I wish" because uh, they're still here being assholes & terrorizing people, just not as much in some places but more so in other places best I can tell and of course people are still imprisoned in misery at Whipple & . . . 🧵

Kelp needs help! This is real. I am a diver.

Snow is beautiful. Sorry, didn’t take a picture because I was driving. What’s something beautiful that you saw today?

I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is

We need this in Maryland. nj1015.com/nj-ice-porta...

Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.

Sadly, ICE learned what not to do in Minnesota… they have not left… but are spreading out in disguise tricking and nabbing people before we can respond. We need a new plan….

Yes please

BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors