An important new bill from @wyden.senate.gov and @balint.house.gov would finally give some teeth to the law that’s supposed to prevent newsroom raids and seizures of journalists’ files.
Tell your lawmakers to support it with our action center.
"This ongoing, un-American harassment of journalists eerily echoes the Bureau’s darkest days," North America director for Reporters Without Borders Clayton Weimers said about the FBI's probe of a NY Times reporter. "It's time for Patel to cash out and resign."
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/u...
excellent old school headline
The day frowns more and more: thou'rt like to have
A lullaby too rough: I never saw
The heavens so dim by day. A savage clamour!
Well may I get aboard! This is the chase:
I am gone for ever.
Exit, pursued by a bear
Enter a Shepherd
SCENE II. Another part of the heath. Storm still.
Enter KING LEAR and Fool
KING LEAR
Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks! rage! blow!
You cataracts and hurricanoes, spout
Till you have drench'd our steeples, drown'd the cocks!
Good morning, my friends.
Take a look at your Smithsonian castle, bright beneath our untroubled sun.
First Amendment
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
In honor of #EarthDay, here is a reminder that there is a bot account that posts a photo of the whole Earth from a million miles away, taken by the Deep Space Climate Observatory, several times daily. You can view all the images (and zoom in) here: epic.gsfc.nasa.gov
In a development that should surprise no one, Trump has spent the seven weeks since the announcement of his attendance at the WHCA dinner honoring the First Amendment by demeaning reporters and threatening their employers, many of which he is currently suing.
www.mediamatters.org/donald-trump...
@hollyanderson.bsky.social and @edsbs.bsky.social
I know this is the best and busiest time of your year, but you saw this, right? I enclose the love of the household.
autos.yahoo.com/classic-and-...
I think all the time about Jack Kerouac heckling Frank O’Hara that he was ruining American poetry & O’Hara responding without a beat, “That’s more than you ever did for it”
Did you know you can now browse through Georgia O’Keeffe’s entire oeuvre? Over 2,000 of the artist’s works, including paintings, handwritten letters, and early sketches, have been digitized for the new online platform “Access O'Keefe.”
Good morning, my friends.
Here's your Smithsonian castle, radiant under an untroubled sun.
First Amendment
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/a...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/a...
☀️ Synoptic Map
- ongoing influence of coronal hole 42: elevated solar wind speeds ≈ 550 km/s, mainly S-ward magnetic field, occasional substorms
- 4419: simplified; mainly inactive
- NEW region SE of 4419
C-class flares from
- 4420: rapidly growing in the NE, 1 CME
- 4421: emerged on the far side
He looks like a very good boy. How lucky you were to have found each other. I send you both the love of the household.
Ukrainian artist,
Olesandro Vynk
Virginia Woolf, more than a hundred years ago:
As a matter of principle, you can either have a dinner that celebrates the First Amendment or you can have a dinner that features Donald Trump. You can’t have both because the president holds the freedom of the press in contempt. www.mediamatters.org/donald-trump...
BREAKING: A Closer Look at the King of Planets. 🪐🛰️
NASA has just released a new perspective of Jupiter so sharp it’s almost impossible to comprehend. Those intricate, marble-like swirls aren't just clouds—they are colossal storms, many of which could swallow Earth whole. 🌍🌪️
If you love American music, this is monumental. The clarity on this discovered test pressing reveals Johnson's genius to an even greater degree than the '61 re-release of his 29 songs. You can hear the stabbing slide and delicate fingering on every string. Amazing.
Space breakthrough: British scientists reveal most detailed 3D map of the universe that captures millions of galaxies
https://www.europesays.com/uk/908151/
British scientists have unveiled the most comprehensive three-dimensional map of the cosmos ever assembled, marking the conclusion of…
Good morning, my friends.
Your Smithsonian castle, aflame under an untroubled sun.
First Amendment
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Likewise. Hope you're thriving, my friend.
