A Work Gifted to David Drake’s Descendants Is the Star of Theaster Gates’s Powerful Gagosian Show Theaster Gates has gifted a vessel by David Drake to his descendants. The work stars in an exhibition of Gates's work about Drake at Gagosian.

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Man, when you compare the bravery of every day Minnesotans to the overpaid cops it’s astounding

Two men in fatigues with their hands ziptied being arrested by Capitol Police

Dozens of people in fatigues lined up in the Capitol Rotunda with signage demanding an end to the Iran War

Dozens of US military veterans were arrested at the Capitol today during a protest against the Iran War.

Photos via @frankthorp.bsky.social

bring back shame

Anti-Islam influencer Valentina Gomez blocked from entering UK for far-right rally Exclusive: Home secretary understood to have withdrawn authorisation for speaker at Unite the Kingdom rally in May A US-based anti-Islam influencer who had been authorised to attend a far-right rally in London has been blocked from entering the UK by the home secretary. Valentina Gomez, a self-styled Maga influencer, was given permission last week to enter via a UK electronic travel authorisation (ETA). Continue reading...

Anti-Islam influencer Valentina Gomez blocked from entering UK for far-right rally

The Horrors That Could Lie Ahead if Vaccines Vanish Researchers at Stanford University modeled how many people could die or be disabled in 25 years if vaccines for polio, measles, rubella or diphtheria were no longer available.

These results demonstrate in stark terms how vital shots are and what’s at stake if policy changes interfere with Americans’ ability to vaccinate their kids.

Read our full investigation:

WATCH: Researchers at Stanford University modeled how many people could die or be disabled in 25 years if vaccines for polio, measles, rubella or diphtheria were no longer available.

Today, a lot of people will be talking about the manifesto that Palantir released. In addition to pouring over what those words mean, I invite you to ground the conversation in what Palantir has already done.

Its work with Israel and ICE show us exactly what it stands for.

VERY COOL PERSON: It's four-twenty, you know what that means?

ME: Hell yeah! [starts shoving blackbirds into a pie]

I don’t think we talk nearly enough about the fact that corporations like Amazon, don’t pay a single cent to maintain the roads they use, the transportation system they use, the courts they use, they pay nothing for the infrastructure that is absolutely critical to their business.

WE Pay for

Effective 2025 federal tax rates paid by these corporations:

Alphabet: 8.01%
AT&T: 4.6%
Meta: 3.57%
General Motors: 3.09%
Amazon: 1.37%
Exxon Mobil: 1.31%
Disney: -1.57%
CVS Health: -3.88%

Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5%

This is what a rigged system looks like.

Someday, with luck and hard work, she will have a name too.

Muslim Southerners Face a Fresh Wave of Hateful Political Rhetoric

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huge news for all,
and also for anyone who's been touched by this terrible disease

this is as bad as the "if it has an em-dash it was written by AI" rule. I use em-dashes! & I often begin emails with "I hope this email finds you well". here's the thing: the LLMs use such punctuation & wording BECAUSE ACTUAL HUMAN WRITERS USE THESE THINGS! AND THEY WERE TRAINED ON OUR WRITING! smfh

"Men like war:
they do not hold much sway over birth, so they make up for it with death.
Unlike women, men menstruate by shedding other people's blood."
~Lucy Ellman

I do not want to create an account or open a subscription I just want to buy a thing and never hear from you again why is this so hard.

Moral Injury in Gaza: The Impact on Healthcare Professionals Bilal Irfan X, Abdulwhhab Abu Alamrain, Khalil Alinaby, Hasan Hussein, Abdallah Abu Shammala, Mohammed Halimy, Majdi Al-Khaldi, Alaa Jamal Kassab, Fahmy Almedana, Hitham Ibrahim Toman, Basel Tarab, Roberto Sirvent, Abd Al-Karim Sammour, Hanaa Mousa, Belal Aldabbour, Izzeddin Lulu, Ali Ghaleez, Amna Abusamhadana, Abdullah Ghali, Muna Irfan First published: 16 April 2026

The Moral Injury in Gaza.
How do HCW continue during a genocide?
"Gaza's health-care workers experience high levels of externally driven moral injury marked chiefly by violated trust and disillusionment with institutions rather than self-directed shame."
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True! Fun fact: They did this because someone leaked Robert Bork’s rental history during his confirmation battle.

A ceramic vase, blue and yellow marbled porcelain w stems of stock and open ranunculus with dark matte background

Local
stems from the flowershop in a handbuilt marbled porcelain vase- a fun experiment🌸🌺🌸
#pottery #ceramics #handbuilt

Why do the Japanese like their buns askew (2026)

If You’re Pregnant, Here’s What You Should Know About the Medical Procedures That Could Save Your Life Women experiencing pregnancy loss in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves. We created this guide for anyone who finds themselv...

We created this guide for anyone who could experience a miscarriage in a state with abortion restrictions.

We wrote it in consultation with dozens of doctors, including those who regularly treat patients who are miscarrying 👇

UNICEF is outraged by the killing of two drivers of trucks contracted by UNICEF to provide clean water to families in the Gaza Strip. The victims were killed by Israeli fire in an incident that took place early this morning at the Mansoura water filling point in northern Gaza. UNICEF extends our condolences to the families of the men killed. unicef@ for every child

This is how to do it. May the 2 drivers rest in peace and may their families have justice

Who killed them?
and why bother bc they will never.

“UNICEF calls on the Israeli authorities to immediately investigate this incident, and ensure full accountability"

this conversation with the two incredible women's scholars, Profs Erakat & Bajoghli is worth a listen
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doesn't seem like a dealbreaker for this administration

Meta threw a party for a right-wing influencer who wants to “save the West” The celebration offers a cocktail-fueled look at the tech behemoth's rightward pivot.

NEW: Meta co-sponsored a celebration with the Daily Wire for podcaster Isabel Brown, who often foments about Islam and wants to "save the West," which is an interesting, cocktail-party-level look at the company's rightward pivot www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

"Less than 48 hours before she was shot, Baker showed up at Rivera’s home uninvited after she told him not to come"