Republican leadership intended to vote to gut the Endangered Species Act today… and then didn't have the support needed, so they pulled the bill.

Happy Earth Day! 🌍

The United States is destroying itself | Rebecca Solnit The daily news can’t adequately convey the administration’s sabotaging of our government, economy, alliances and environment

“The United States is being murdered, and it’s an inside job. Every department, every branch, every bureau and function of the federal government is being fatally corrupted or altogether dismantled or disabled.”

its not too late to drink some water and take your vitamins

We will need to reform Congress at some point. The fact a sitting president can threaten a civilization with no rapid repercussions is proof Congress is too weak.

A WHOLE CIVILIZATION WILL DIE TONIGHT My son needs lunch, and I have to put his backpack together, but a whole civilization will die tonight, so I'm wondering if they've closed their schools. Like, a snow day, maybe, except instead of snow it's "keep your children home so if you die, you die together" — instead of "well open back up once the plows have cleared" it's "we don't know if we'll be here tomorrow, hold your babies tight." It's just "talk" I'm told, which I've been told before. "It's how the president makes his deals." But I've never heard anyone talk about other human beings this way, and I'm not certain I can look my son in the eyes if we all agree to stomach it one more time. A civilization will die tonight, but as I zip up his backpack and kiss him off to school I think: if this is what we call leadership then I'm not entirely sure ours isn't already dead. @michaelfdubois Mukad A QuBoy @michacifdubois

Brutal.

Rightwing dudes: "Women shouldn't be in leadership. Women shouldn't vote. They're not rational like men."

Also, somehow, rightwing dudes: "The hand of God teleported me to a Waffle House."

Crescent view of Earth. NASA/Artemis II/Kevin M. Gill

Beautiful crescent view of Earth from the Artemis II crew on April 3rd.

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Bless Pope Leo For Ripping Hegseth’s Fascist Christianity Nailed it.

Jesus never said, “Blessed are the warmongers.” He said “Blessed are the peacemakers.”

In case anyone is wondering: yes I am obviously in the middle of making cupcakes for the horses at @merrymacsanctuary.bsky.social because of this @theonion.com op-ed.

I think the reason AI propagandists are so flustered by the fact that no real writer wants to use their idiotic tools is that they themselves don't enjoy writing. They see it as a boring arduous chore to be avoided, while real writers actually enjoy writing and actually care about the quality of it.

So far the war on Iran has cost $25 billion.

That's $1 billion per day.

$41,666,667 per hour.

$11,574 per second.

Thousands of lives lost.

People don't want this. They want a living wage. They want healthcare. They want to be able to afford a home. They want their basic needs met.

😢😢😢

every time you repost this image a trans person gets hormone treatment and a transphobe dies

You know what to do

Meta paid an effective fed tax rate of 3.5% on its latest tax bill — its lowest on record.

Mark Zuckerberg's net worth just hit $222 billion.

And Meta is pumping $65 million into elections this year to boost AI friendly candidates.

Now it's reportedly planning to lay off 15,000 workers.

Hello?

So far the war on Iran has cost $9.4 billion.

That's $1 billion per day.

$41,666,667 per hour.

$11,574 per second.

Thousands of lives lost.

People don't want this. They want a living wage. They want healthcare. They want to be able to afford a home. They want their basic needs met.

At Largest ICE Detention Camp, Staff Bet on Detainee Suicides, AP Reports Camp East Montana has received several 911 calls in the span of five months about immigrants trying to harm themselves.

Staff at the nation’s largest Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility have placed bets on which detainee will be the next to die by suicide, according to new reporting from the Associated Press based on 911 calls and detainee accounts.

If I understand the current vibe correctly, the goal is to turn us all back into animals and suppress the human/humane side of our natures.

We turned away from the light when we invented a way to go online without the computer screaming in warning.

Tripawed!!!!!! What an excellent word.

Made bread today.

Lyft steps in to offer rides after Kansas voids transgender residents’ driver’s licenses The rideshare company is helping trans Kansans get around after the Republican-controlled legislature immediately took their ability to drive away.

Hats off to Lyft!

man I could really go for some peace

"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."

-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953

How to register to vote and check your registration status For the 2026 primary elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every U.S. state and territory.

For the 2026 primary elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every U.S. state and territory.

And I dreamed I saw the bombers
Riding shotgun in the sky
Turning into butterflies
Above our nation

From Woodstock by Joni Mitchell

No release
Kill for peace

I'm begging my fellow politicians, Illinoisans, and Americans to realize that right now, we aren't fighting over policy or political party.

We're fighting over whether we're going to be a country rooted in empathy and kindness — or one rooted in cruelty and rage.

For a decade now.

Colorado borders Kansas. Here is a Colorado non-profit that helps trans people relocate, Trans Continental Pipeline.

Please share.

tcpipeline.org

Satellite proposals threaten the night sky In the United States, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the agency responsible for authorizing satellite launches and operations…

The FCC just opened public comments on SpaceX's plan to launch a million satellites to do AI compute in space. Under the current proposal, an environmental review won't be required. Please consider submitting a public comment to oppose this damaging plan.
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