it is so telling that referendum was up to the voters in Virginia and California, but not Texas. Here they just did it. They wouldn't put it up to a vote. Tonight it really looks like cowardice.
When I went indie, I was terrified it wasn’t going to work — so I threw everything at it. And I mean everything.
But it's too much. I'm burning out.
So I'm shaking things up. I'll be focusing on giving you guys the high-quality journalism you've come to expect from me.
Here's what's happening:
An unintended consequence of US immigration policy: Some fans are skipping the World Cup in the US - edition.cnn.com/2026/04/21/t... you'd be mad to go given what #ice has been doing without any compunction or control #boycottworldcup
Arkansas public television receives three-year, $3M pledge to keep PBS in state arkansasadvocate.com/2026/04/21/a...
In February 1777, General George Washington ordered the first mass immunization campaign in American history by mandating that his troops be inoculated against smallpox. He protected the Continental Army from an epidemic that was deadlier than British forces.
249 years later, we have this idiot.
Penis costume protester prevails in court
Alabama officers said the woman's costume created a public safety threat and arrested her at an October "No Kings" rally.
www.courthousenews.com/penis-costum...
RFK Jr. just said that immigration is to blame for the outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases in the U.S., not him.
Virginia! Today is the last day to vote in the redistricting referendum.
Make sure to vote YES.
You can find your polling location at IWillVote.com/VA.
There really is no such thing as race. We all came from Africa. We are all of the same stardust. We are all going to live and die on the same planet, a Pale Blue Dot in the vastness of space. We have to work together.
— Bill Nye
"This is an important thing to think about."
Fifteen minutes before the President announced he was pausing strikes on Iran, somebody moved $500 million in oil futures. Somebody knew. Somebody told them. Or somebody is them.
New piece ↓
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
When a sitting U.S. president makes insulting remarks about Canada and threatens its sovereignty, I’ll criticize the United States and its administration if I bloody well please. What happens in that country has a big impact in the world, so no, I won’t “stay in my own lane.”
The Marvelous Spatuletail, found in just one valley in northern Peru and is one of the rarest hummingbirds on Earth. [📹Alex Fine]
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This is my city right here - a city for everyone.
If it can be done in TN, it can be done everywhere.
#BanConcentrationCamps!
Tennessee becomes the latest MAGAt Party-led state to successfully push back against plans for immigrant holding facilities
tennesseelookout.com/2026/02/25/s...
Also, they partner with local bookstores so they get "credit" for sales. You can pick a specific bookstore (if they've signed up) to have your purchases reflect on.
You can search for things like "women owned" "black owned" etc.
libro.fm/indies
Author @gilduran.com was just banned from “free speech absolutist” twitter for criticizing the Palantir CEO’s manifesto— so here’s his upcoming book: www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
Picture (found on pinterest) showing the fuzzy butt & two backlegs haging over the rom of a yellow flower..
Hehe, bumblebutt! 🥰
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.
They are physically grabbing citizens and illegally detaining them in those privately run “immigration prisons”
CITIZENS !!!!!
ICE has to be dismantled
And guilty ICE personnel should be prosecuted.
Best babysitter ❤️
OPINION: "Donald Trump’s presidency is a morality lesson. He is a living example of what happens when a man is given power that far exceeds his character." thehill.com/opinion/whit...
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.”
Between 2006 & 2008, 38 migrant workers building Vancouver's Canada Line were discriminated against by their employers
A B.C. Human Rights Tribunal awarded them over $2.4M in settlements after determining they got lower wages & inferior housing compared to European counterparts
#VictoriaBC
#canlab
May Day is next week and there are many ways you can join the massive day of economic disruption, from refusing to shop, to walking out of work, to attending a demonstration: survey.alchemer.com/s3/8705046/i...
Meta just paid the lowest effective federal tax rate in its history.
Thanks to tax breaks and loopholes, it avoided $13.7B in 2025 federal income taxes.
But now it's planning to lay off 10% of its global workforce (8,000 people) by May 20 — with more job cuts later this year.
Trickle down hoax.
Carney's public service cuts will have real impacts on Canadians' lives from the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food we eat to Indigenous services for communities and access to services for all Canadians.
@psac-afpc.bsky.social
I wish every single UCP voter would imagine how they would feel if the NDP was doing even one of the things that the UCP is doing. Then I wish they would think how they would feel if the NDP was doing EVERYTHING that the UCP is doing. How can they still support and vote for the UCP? Seriously, how?
Today I turn 89. I’ve seen this country at its best and its worst, and I know how much community matters. For my birthday, I’m asking you to stand with PFLAG and support the work that’s helped so many in the LGBTQ+ community, including me. give.pflag.org/page/95493/d...
