Israeli soldiers and settlers are using sexual assault and harassment to force Palestinians from their homes in the occupied West Bank -- forced nudity, invasive & painful body cavity searches, Israelis exposing their genitals, threats of sexual violence.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a... #Israel
BREAKING: Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signs executive order banning state employees, officials, and appointees from using insider information to bet on prediction markets.
"We are not on the verge of a totalitarian takeover. We are in the middle of it." Senator Chris Murphy just went to Spain to join a global movement of 100 countries organizing against Trump’s brand of fascism. Read his urgent warning: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trump-in-f...
The acting head of the CDC has canceled the publication of a study that found that the Covid vaccine sharply cut the odds of hospitalizations and emergency visits last winter
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/u...
Trump thought he could steal the midterms by making MAGA minions rig the House maps.
They thought blue states would sit back and do nothing.
We proved them wrong. Thank you to VA Indivisibles and organizers across the commonwealth for this huge win and your commitment to protecting our democracy.
FASCISM USA These people got arrested... These people got pardoned...
When veterians get arrested protesting an illegal war, but insurectionists get pardoned illustrates how messed up the United States has become under Donald Trump!
A visual showing Ukrainian traditional patterns and the text High-Level Meeting of the International Coalition for the return of Ukrainian Children 11.05.2026 Brussels. Included are the flags of the EU, Canada, and Ukraine.
Over 20,000 Ukrainian children have been unlawfully deported. This is a violation of human dignity.
On 11 May, we co-host a high-level meeting with Ukraine and Canada.
Our goal is to trace every child, secure their return, and ensure full accountability ↓
link.europa.eu/HCR7jK
Al Gore:
“This is the most corrupt administration not only in American history, but more corrupt than I could ever have imagined a president would be able to get away with to the extent that he has. It’s shocking to me.”
BREAKING: 86% of all people support the release of the Epstein files, per WaPo poll.
Why doesn’t he just give him the Oval Office while he’s at it? Holy crap. America is Russia 2.0. Putin is controlling Trump. Democracy has left the building.
Shoutout to The Atlantic reporters for publishing these massive scoops instead of waiting years to put them in a book.
Help Our Pollinators
Hilarious.🤣
More local officials should take a hard stance against ICE, rather than offer the help of police or sheriffs.
Link: buff.ly/xcFczyo
Man, when you compare the bravery of every day Minnesotans to the overpaid cops it’s astounding
Newly released records on the police response to the assassination of Melissa Hortman show officers knew a woman was lying motionless on the top of the stairs inside the Hortman home but waited 30 minutes to physically check on her.
F*CK yeah. Get that traitor OUT!
The nominee to lead the Fed is an AI optimist who counts tech titans Peter Thiel and Marc Andreessen among his friends.
The Chicago Transit Authority has ended a multi-million dollar contract that paid for hundreds of unarmed security guards, saying it is redirecting those funds to officers and other trained professionals “better equipped” to keep riders safe.
www.popsci.com/environment/...
Targets like silky sharks (Carcharhinus falciformis) and bigeye threshers (Alopias superciliosus) are particularly at risk, but conservationists estimate the overall threat has pushed one-third of all species towards extinction.
@iucnshark.bsky.social
#MarineLife
Dark skies and purple clouds over the lit up lilac ocean. With the moon and Venus right in the middle.
The moon and Venus just after sunset on Maui.
#marinelife #nature #photography #eastcoastkin #love #nokings
where’s the water!?! 🌻🌱🌱
Nightly votive in the porch garden.
The belief in the possibility of a short decisive war appears to be one of the most ancient and dangerous of human illusions." — Robert Wilson Lind
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3% of bird species have penises. Those that do include ducks, geese, swans, ostriches and emus.
