African, Caribbean Nations back slavery reparations plan at Ghana meeting. Reporting by Emmanuel Bruce www.reuters.com/world/americ...

The Obamas surprise Chicago students at opening of presidential center's public library: The Obamas opted to build a public library at the presidential center, instead of a traditional National Archives research center. Reporting by @tinasfon.bsky.social www.wbez.org/education/20...

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Michelle and I loved reading to this bright group of kids today! We hope this new Chicago Public Library branch at the Obama Presidential Center will be a place where folks come to read, check out books, and connect with one another for years to come.

Democratic Senators Urge FCC to Block Closing of Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Until Review of Deal’s Foreign Investment Concludes. Reporting by Todd Spangler variety.com/2026/biz/new...

A tiny N.J. borough approved a $1.8B AI data center, now its residents are fighting back. Reporting by Nyah Marshall www.nj.com/business/202...

VA eliminates gender-identity initiatives, reclassifies LGBTQ+ care coordinators. Reporting by @nikkiwentling.bsky.social www.militarytimes.com/veterans/202...

Utah made it legal to plug solar panels into wall outlets, and now 30 states are chasing it. Reporting by Brooklyn Smith www.yahoo.com/news/science...

Brain Inflammation Linked to Chronic Depression and Anxiety neurosciencenews.com/encephalitis...

Storyline in 'The Pitt' drove a search for America's hidden Black history: A first-of-its-kind study measures the impact of a TV show’s storyline on public awareness. Reporting by Drew Pittock www.usatoday.com/story/entert...

The N.J. Turnpike is expanding, but local residents say the plan imperils an Underground Railroad stop: The project encroaches on the historic Peter Mott house, a 200-yr-old home that served as refuge for enslaved people escaping slavery. Reporting by Dugan Arnett web.archive.org/web/20260619...

Obama Presidential Center doubles as a showcase for contemporary art. Reporting by Carrie Shepherd www.axios.com/local/chicag...

60 Veterans Bills, $57B & One Big Question: Why Are Veterans Paying for Pentagon Program? Reporting by Douglas Lindsay www.military.com/veterans-gro...

Missouri judge strikes down nearly all state abortion regulations: Medication abortion will be available in MO for 1st time since '18 after judge determined state’s challenged abortion regulations are unconstitutional. Reporting by @annaspoerre.bsky.social missouriindependent.com/2026/06/18/m...

‘Coordinated effort’. Kansas GOP leaders have a plan to cancel the 2026 U.S. Senate election: The bill’s ostensible purpose was to prevent Dem Gov. Kelly from appointing a Dem to replace Rep Sen. Marshall. Reporting by @claywires.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2026/06/19/c...

Juneteenth: How news of the Emancipation Proclamation spread through the South. Reporting by Scott Neuman www.npr.org/2026/06/19/n...

NYC Mayor Mamdani speaks to 57 incarcerated students graduating from Rikers Island school www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-RY...

Andy Burnham's 'seismic victory' in Makerfield by-election in UK www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLwh...

Trump family's Multi-billion dollar plan sparks Albania's 'Flamingo Revolution': What started as outrage over construction in a protected area has grown into a broader protest movement against corruption & foreign influence. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cS2...

Families of kids w/disabilities warn Education Department changes could break a flawed system. Reporting by Heather Hollingsworth, @anniema15.bsky.social, & Moriah Balingit www.pbs.org/newshour/edu...

BREAKING - No ICE Facility in Romulus! We've been fighting this for months and USCIS is now planning to sell the facility. This is a huge win and I will keep fighting against ICE terrorizing our neighborhoods until we abolish ICE! www.detroitnews.com/story/news/l...

Andy Burnham wins British Makerfield byelection, paving way for PM Starmer leadership challenge: The Manchester mayor beats Farage's Reform UK Party & the far-right Restore Britain Party to return to Westminster after 9 yrs, Reporting by @joshhalliday.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

A huge portion, 79%, of all data centers globally are exposed to acute risk from severe, climate-induced weather events. Over half are in markets exposed to chronic climate stress… www.cnbc.com/2026/06/18/d... by diana olick @cnbc.com

How LGBTQ employees at Kodak risked their careers to build a safer, more inclusive workplace. Analysis by Prof. Tamar Carroll www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti...

ICE Spent $700 Million on 7 Warehouses. Now It Wants to Get Rid of Them: ICE plans to sell or give away most of the 11 warehouses it bought to detain migrants, reversing course on a signature initiative. Reporting by @haleaziz.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/u...

The truth about brain rot, according to science: Emerging research suggests overusing digital devices can be harmful. But can this truly rot our brains?. Reporting by @kathrynhulick.substack.com www.sciencenews.org/article/brai...

New KSTP/SurveyUSA poll results for Minnesota Governor, US Senate, & AG Dem & GOP Primaries. kstp.com/kstp-news/to...

Indiana University Professor, Jessica Adamda, Investigated for Graphic About White Supremacy Loses Job. Reporting by @j-alonso.bsky.social www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...

Pictures as Knicks mania grips NYC during team’s 1st-ever NBA Championship parade: Hundreds of thousands of fans packed lower Manhattan after team’s historic win. www.theguardian.com/us-news/gall...

Ranked: The Most and Least Expensive Internet in the World www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-the-w...

Trump removed dozens of National Park Service signs, exhibits to purge those that ‘disparage Americans’. Reporting by @rachelfrazin.bsky.social thehill.com/policy/energ...

Blue material peeling off bottom of DC Reflecting Pool, days after costly renovation. Reporting by Abigail Roedersheimer, @michaeldamianw.bsky.social, & Kit Maher www.cnn.com/2026/06/18/p...

‘Straight Up Intimidation’: The Latest on the FBI Raid of an Ohio Voter Registration Group. Reporting by @khayahimmelman.bsky.social talkingpointsmemo.com/the-franchis...

Empathy: They Called It a Weakness. The Research Calls It Our Superpower. By @segunirora.bsky.social segunirora.substack.com/p/empathy

Michelle Obama: The lies about your birthright, your faith, your patriotism, the outrage when you stated the biological fact that if you'd had a son that he too would be black, yet you were unflappable at every turn, always focused.

If you watch the Obama Library, the World Cup, and the Knicks parade this afternoon -- and nothing else -- you can actually see the America we're supposed to be at age 250

It’s been five years since Alex Jones lost InfoWars to the Sandy Hook families. As the verdict came down, he asked: “Do these people actually believe they’re getting any money?” He hasn't paid them a penny. Well, The Onion is going pay them anyway. The new InfoWars begins July 2nd at 8 p.m. ET.

Michelle Obama: You were doing the people's work, rescuing our economy, expanding health care, ending a war, ordering the bin laden raid, saving an auto industry, winning a peace prize.

Government Lawyers Will Be Disbarred For This www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJaH...

Grand Opening Ceremony at the Obama Presidential Center www.youtube.com/live/A87ohdX...

Americans to be hit with record-high electricity bills this summer: Cooling costs have increased 40% since 2020. Reporting by @isabelkeane.bsky.social www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Grammy winner Jennifer Hudson sings the national anthem at the grand opening of the Obama Presidential Center. WATCH LIVE HERE: youtube.com/live/4jPZhuw...

When political cartoons hit so accurately you want to make giant billboards of these everywhere.

JD Vance flat out lies to Ross Douthat by claiming that Trump's MOU includes an agreement to destroy Iran's nuclear materials (this in fact is not in the deal)

National Institute of Health (NIH) diversity programs doubled undergraduates’ odds of getting a Ph.D., 20-year study finds: But Trump administration terminated funding for both initiatives last year. Reporting by @aniloza.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2026/06/17/n...

Mayor Mamdani is delivering the best political speeches right now and has done so since his acceptance speech on election night. I don't know who's writing them -- it may just be him! In which case, Mazel tov1 -- but whoever it is, is very, very good.

Obama Presidential Center to open in Chicago after nearly a decade of planning www.axios.com/local/chicag...

Showdown in the Desert: A prospecting company’s search for gold has the CA town of Lone Pine & Indigenous leaders on edge, as the Trump administration green lights new projects across the American West. Reporting by Griffin Jones www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

To be completely fair, he DOES have: -Kid Rock ✅ 🤩 -Vanilla Ice ✅ 🤩 -Lee Greenwood ✅ 🤩 AND -The Village People ✅ 🤩 😆 😂 🤣 😜

'Digital Colonialism': U.S. Demands to Access Africans’ Data Raise Privacy, Sovereignty Concerns. Reporting by @fastlerner.bsky.social & @annamaria.bsky.social www.propublica.org/article/trum...