When I first introduced my bill to ban stock trading in Congress 5 years ago, only a handful joined us.
Since then, we’ve built a movement of bipartisan reformers committed to ending the corruption once and for all.
The time is now Speaker Johnson.
Put the bill on the floor.
American Library Association poster for National Library Workers Day with the slogan "Libraries Work Because We Do." 4.21.26
Don't forget to appreciate library workers today and every day #NationalLibraryWeek #NationalLibraryWorkersDay
The owner of Coachella is a right-wing nationalist and gives lots of money to anti-LGBT organizations.
www.billboard.com/pro/aeg-owne...
A New Jersey data center will reportedly receive $77 million in tax breaks — while only creating one permanent job.
One job, in exchange for higher utility bills, noise pollution, and potential groundwater pollution.
Is it any wonder communities are organizing to stop data centers?
Verge headline: Silicon Valley has forgotten what normal people want by Elizabeth Lopatto Illustration of a brain melting in the sun
"In the place of problem-solving technology, companies have jumped on successive bandwagons like NFTs, the metaverse, and LLMs. What these all have in common is that they are not built to really solve a market problem. They are built to make VCs and companies rich."
Read more: buff.ly/Yu2AUFy
The Southern Poverty Law Center, which is best known for its tracking of hate groups, said that the Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into the nonprofit regarding their use of informants.
A US army sergeant with 27 years of military service – including deployment to Afghanistan – has said that federal immigration agents recently arrested his wife during an appointment at an El Paso, Texas, immigration office.
This is a wonderful decision for Pennsylvania! And calling abortion a fundamental right is a satisfying slap in the face to the extremists on the Supreme Court.
Emails released on Monday by California’s attorney general show Amazon allegedly colluding with other companies to raise the prices of pet treats, khaki pants, eyedrops and other products sold online
Rep Schrier (D, Washington) is drilling RFK Jr. about the “RFK Spillover Effect”. She asks him to say for the record that parents should give their newborns the vitamin K shot.
He refuses to do so, putting millions of newborns at risk for brain bleeds and brain damage.
I would like someone to explore with Mr Warsh why he thinks the economic impacts of AI are within the Fed’s remit but the economic impacts of climate change are not.
Smith’s question about insurance almost got there but didn’t quite.
Virginia Woolf, more than a hundred years ago:
PV providing 589 watts, 345 baseload usage, battery charging at 244 watts.
By 8:15am today solar was generating 70% more than our baseload usage.
On a cloudy day, in England, in April!
North Carolina ICE arrests continue at fast pace after Border Patrol surge in Charlotte. ICE arrested about 2,300 people over 3 months, hitting monthly records higher than before surge. ICE credits HB318 with making arrests easier. (Via Caitlin McGlade) www.newsobserver.com/news/politic... #ncpol
More than half of all new EU buses are electric. At this rate, Europe's 2035 target of 100% zero emission bus sales could be reached as early as 2028. www.linkedin.com/posts/gavinm...
“Inside one of the mummies, the team discovered a rare papyrus containing a passage from Book II of the Iliad by Homer. The text includes part of the “Catalogue of Ships,” which lists Greek forces involved in the campaign against Troy.”
greekreporter.com/2026/04/19/h...
If this man had murdered eight strangers the story would lead every news outlet. But because they are his children, it's "family violence," "domestic violence" -- undeserving of the same attention. Even though this violence is much more common
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/19/u...
An ancient stone carving of the god of corn with a magnificent headdress.
Pitao Cozobi, the Zapotec god of thunder, water, and therefore corn (which you can see in his headdress). From Mexico’s treasure trove of marvelous ancient creativity, the anthropological museum.
I, personally, am here for discovery
SEN. @ossoff.senate.gov : “The faithless president depicts himself as Christ while he plunges the nation into wars of choice… Remember — While you pay more for everything, the First Family’s wealth is growing by billions. Because they’re crooks, and everybody knows it.”
Holy. Shit. This is Reid Wiseman's video he took with his iPhone while at the moon 🌙
Articles about Jared Kushner's diplomatic role with Iran that mention Kushner has received billions from the Saudi government (2/28-4/19):
NYT: 5 of 58
WashPost: 1 of 43
WSJ: 0 of 40
AP: 0 of 26
CNN Wire: 0 of 18
NY Post: 0 of 17
Chicago Tribune: 0 of 4
LA Times: 0 of 4
Boston Globe: 0 of 2
'Texas A&M philosophy professor Martin Peterson is leaving the university after administrators told him in January that he couldn’t teach Plato’s Symposium in his philosophy class; they said the ancient Greek philosopher’s work violated the system’s restrictions on gender and sexuality content.' 1/3
Susan Entwistle - Cornflowers.
#Acrylics #Pointillism
Michigan gas station clerk saves teen from alleged kidnapper after she whispers ‘help’ - The Guardian
‼️It’s a good thing he hadn’t been deported☕️😒 good job my good sir. That’s a patriot.
#HappySunday
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Jake Mangum spots kid in the crowd, tosses the ball, and her brother catches it and gives it to her. Dudes rock.
Important story from the Times on the rise of AI influencers for Trump www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/b...
Please stop engaging with the sea lions in the replies. It’s tempting to see their “just asking questions” “or what about this niche scenario” bait as an opening for actual interaction. It’s not.
You’re reinforcing their behavior and making it harder for everyone else who has to deal with them.
From “The Simpsons” house genius John Swartzwelder, interviewed in The New Yorker by Mike Sacks
A vintage studio portrait photograph captures Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić (1874 – 1938), the acclaimed Croatian writer widely regarded as the “Croatian Hans Christian Andersen.” Shown in a three-quarter view from the shoulders up, she gazes directly at the viewer with a serious, intelligent expression—lips closed, eyes steady and thoughtful—conveying quiet dignity and literary depth. She wears an elaborate, large dark hat trimmed with feathers and a wide brim edged in decorative braid, paired with an elegant high-necked white lace blouse and a dark, ornately patterned jacket or dress featuring intricate brocade or embroidery. A necklace adorns her neck. The soft, neutral studio background keeps the focus entirely on her poised figure. The intimate composition and formal pose evoke a mood of refined intellect and early-20th-century elegance. Brlić-Mažuranić is best remembered for her beloved children’s books and fairy tales, especially the 1913 classic The Brave Adventures of Lapitch, which became a cornerstone of Croatian children’s literature and was translated into many languages. Nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature twice (1928 and 1931), she elevated Croatian storytelling on the world stage while championing imagination, courage, and moral values for young readers. This image stands as a powerful historical testament to one of Croatia’s most important literary voices.
Author Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić is best remembered for her children's books and fairy tales and is often called the “Croatian Hans Christian Andersen.”
Her book 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘈𝘥𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘩 is a classic of Croatian literature. She was born #OTD in 1874.
#KidsLit #litsky #booksky #Croatia
