(alongside images of the US, megaphones, Liam Conejo Ramos’ bunny hat, and signs that read “NO ICE WAREHOUSE,” “SHUTDOWN DETENTION CENTERS,” and “NOT HERE/NOT ANYWHERE”) NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION STOP ICE WAREHOUSE DETENTION APRIL 25, 2026

The regime is purchasing and converting warehouses to serve as concentration camps for the people ICE and Border Patrol disappear off the street — but local communities are fighting back. Join us at @detentionwatchnetwork.org's national day of action on Saturday: www.mobilize.us/disappearedi...

A colorful illustration of the front of a library with a librarian at the door waving to members of the community outside. A banner over the library reads "FIND YOUR JOY!" Logos for American Library Association and Library Champions in top right. Text below the illustration reads "Celebrate NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK, April 19-25, 2026"

It's #NationalLibraryWeek! Take time to discover what brings you joy at your library: browse the shelves, join a book club, attend a program, or get started on your next creative project in a makerspace.

Be sure to visit your library or ilovelibraries.org and celebrate your library all week long!

I would love it if those of you who do not have library cards will apply for one at your local branch during #NationalLibraryWeek. Then let me know about it. 😇

Jesse Jackson and Marvin Gaye playing one-on-one.

A picture of a rather dilapidated copy of "The picture of Dorian Gray" There is visible water damage to the cover and the plastic cover is yellowing. Obviously, not evident from the picture but there is a truly foul musty smell emanating from it!

Last week, a gentleman returned this rather dilapidated copy of this famous book to us after 50 years. He had found it in his attic!
Presumably this means there is a pristine copy somewhere in our libraries....

#VoteYesVirginia
“It wasn’t going to be a fair fight nationally if you try steel seats in Texas, in N Carolina, and in Missouri…

What were we supposed to do, nothing? Just allow them to try to stack the deck…to steal seats? All we’re trying to do is…make the system as fair as it can possibly be.”

Artist: Dennis Goris

How tragic that you could publish, then re-publish, then re-publish, then re-publish, then re-publish a cartoon like this over and over again...

This is a snapshot of the failure of MSM and the concomitant ignorance within the American electorate about what is happening in and to their country.

Japan issues tsunami warning after major earthquake Warning for wave up to 3 metres high on north-eastern coast

Japan issues tsunami warning after major earthquake ft.trib.al/chOG4jD

Former President Barack Obama met with New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani for the first time Saturday, joining preschoolers at a child care center for a book reading and singalong.

Source: Emma G. Fitzsimmons / NYT

Mayor Mamdani and President Obama read a picture book to a group of children.

Mayor Mamdani and President Obama chat and laugh with a group of children.

Mayor Mamdani and President Obama chat and laugh.

Children hug Mayor Mamdani.

Today, President Barack Obama and I read to a group of toddlers at Learning Through Play Pre-K Center in the South Bronx. 

In between singing wheels on the bus, we discussed our administration’s vision for this City — one where New York’s Cutest have the strongest start possible.

Many people are asking, so here’s my “why.”

Thank you, Kansas Democrats, for an inspiring Friday evening together.

Attorney General Bonta Secures Critical Win in Nexstar/Tegna Merger Challenge, Court Orders Titans to Halt Merging Court grants states’ request for a preliminary injunction OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued the following statement after the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of...

We’ve secured a court order halting the merger of Nexstar/Tegna while our case continues — a critical win.

This merger is illegal, plain and simple. The federal govt may have thrown in the towel, but we’ll keep fighting for consumers, for workers, for affordability, and for our local news.

My painting LAKESHORE

anyway I think the lesson everyone should be learning here is that DEI was probably really fucking good for the armed forces because it meant you were hearing opinions like "hey so supply chains matter" and "yo maybe the troops should eat a food"

As floodwaters rise, Michigan infrastructure on brink: Dams need $1B in repairs - Bridge Michigan Climate change and delayed improvements to the state’s infrastructure could come to roost, as rivers threaten to overtop century-old dams.

" ... some two-thirds of Michigan’s 2,600 dams have exceeded their intended lifespan of 50 years. ... many weren’t built to withstand modern floods.

"Michigan law doesn’t require them to do so."

Pope Leo XIV: Jesus told us, blessed are the peacemakers. But woe to those who manipulate religion and the very name of God for their own military, economic, or political gain, dragging that which is sacred into darkness and filth.

That’s the time we’ll miss him most of all

Today, a federal court granted a preliminary injunction halting construction on the proposed ICE Facility in Washington County. This ruling is a major and welcome step forward.

Can confirm

A book cover showing a mass of people marching with a family in front.

It's Publication Day! I'm so happy that The People United is finally published. Find out more about it at chrispickettauthor.com.

Zach Powers Book Tour for THE MIGRAINE DIARIES Washington DC Conversations & Connections Conf. Sat | 4/19 | All Day Washington DC Politics & Prose, Conn. Ave. Sun | 4/19 | 5pm Savannah GA Seersucker Live! Thu | 4/23 | 7pm Virtual The Writer’s Center Thu | 4/30 | 7pm North Bethesda MD Washington Writers Conf. Sat | 5/2 | All Day

It’s launch week for THE MIGRAINE DIARIES! Here’s where I’ll be in the near future >>>

This is Missy. She escaped from her backyard and ran straight to daycare, where she had a spa day and got to play with her boyfriend. Lessons were learned, but not the ones her parents probably hoped. 13/10 (TT: spotsplaceyqr)

BREAKING: Maryland is about to become the first state in the nation to ban the use of surveillance data and dynamic pricing at grocery stores.

The Maryland House has just passed the Protection from Predatory Pricing Act.

Governor Wes Moore plans to sign the bill.

Black women have the highest maternal mortality rate among all racial groups in the U.S.

During Black Maternal Health Week, let us refocus on how we can provide resources and rights that help Black mothers thrive before, during, and after pregnancy. We must pass the #Momnibus

Temperatures showing high forecast and comparison to normal on Wednesday.

Get ready for April to act like July 🥵 Near and above 90 Tue-Thu, with records under threat daily.

A 3-day 90s streak? Would be the second earliest on record if it happens. Earliest 90+ since 2013 almost certain. DC’s avg first 90 isn’t until May 18. Close to 30 degrees above normal at peak...ick.

This is Sadie. She was finally reunited with her human, astronaut Christina Koch, after her mom’s voyage around the moon took her the furthest any human has ever been from their dog. She can't wait to hear all about the universe. 14/10 (IG: astro_christina)

This is very true! And as the research on the issue shows and as the Hungarian example confirms, and the Polish one before that, the key to large turnout is long-term, grass-roots organizational labor that helps people understand how their single vote is a dignified part of a larger transformation.

Sid Krofft, Co-Creator of Mind-Blowing Kids TV Shows, Dies at 96 The puppeteer and his late brother Marty partnered on 'The Banana Splits Adventure Hour,' 'H.R. Pufnstuf,' 'Land of the Lost' and much more.

Farewell Sid Krofft, one half of the Canadian brotherly duo whose multiple, bizarre, live-action kids’ shows, most featuring life-size puppets, made Saturday mornings must-see TV during the 1970s.

(One correction: “Lidsville” did not use Claymation. “Land of the Lost” used stop-motion animation.)

Ok this fucking rules