I've never been the flashiest candidate for any office I've run for. But I have the experience. I know how to fight, and most importantly, I know how to win.
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Humbled by the huge crowd at our Fighting for the California Dream town hall in Los Angeles today. This is a campaign on the rise, folks.
The Mvskoke Art Market's 2026 Mary Smith Traditional Award went to Talisha Lewallen (Cherokee Nation) for “Selu."
Photo: Stacy Pratt, PhD (Mvskoke)
“Take a moment to think before you dive in. That’s the best advice for Google Photos users, as the company confirms its latest update can scan all your photos to “use actual images of you and your loved ones” in AI image generation.”
www.forbes.com/sites/zakdof...
Sheep by Karl Joseph Brodtmann from ‘Naturhistorische Bilder-Gallerie aus dem Thierreiche.’ Leipzig, 1816.
UW-Madison Special Collections.
#naturalhistory #animalart #sciart
Pete Buttigieg just casually announcing his campaign for president.
this is not going well
'The Interior of Henry VII's Chapel in Westminster Abbey' (1750s) by Canaletto
(Private collection)
#Measles: Confirmed cases in the US have hit 1748 so far this year. All but 10 are infections contracted in the US.
For some context: In the first 3.5 months, 2026 has racked up 76% of the cases accrued in all of 2025 — the biggest year for measles since 1991. www.cdc.gov/measles/data...
The simple and beautiful stone roof of the little sacristy, joined on to the Church of St. Mary and All Saints, Willingham, Cambridgeshire 😍
NEW: the #AlabamaPenis has been freed!
On #InternationalBatAppreciationDay, pick up a copy of Bats of the World! 🦇
A must for bat lovers, this beautifully illustrated guide showcases the extraordinary diversity of this incredible group of animals.
Out now! Explore a free preview: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
#BatDay #Bats
if you are in the Portland area, go to JC Rice Noodle and order the beef chow fun (or vegetarian if you don't eat beef.) fresh soy milk optional but good. one order is enough for 2-3 adults.
it's take-out only so you'll have to bring a utensil and eat it in a small park nearby. thank me later.
Checking in on some majority-Hispanic areas in the NJ-11 special election.
Belleville Township (50.2% Hispanic)
2020: Biden 61-38 (+23)
2024: Harris 51-47 (+4)
2025: Sherrill 63-37 (+26)
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2026: Mejia 65-35 (+30)
The Vale of York Cup - Part of a 10th century hoard discovered by two metal-detectorists in a field between York and Harrogate in 2007. The Viking Age hoard is now part of the collections at the Yorkshire Museum in York. 📸 My own. #FindsFriday #YorkshireMuseum
Rule on #FISA reauth goes down in flames 197-228. GOP will now try to push a reauth extension to the end of April 2026 on Monday.
Three tall, slender cobalt-blue glass bottles with flared rims and pointed bases, one decorated with white spiral lines and the others showing patches of weathered surface against a plain light background.
Fascinating world of ancient #glass!
Delicate #Roman unguentaria, vessels used to hold perfume or oil.
Dating 1st century AD.
📷 Landesmuseum Württemberg
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Voting on spy powers at 2am will definitely help with trust in the government!
Brad Lander gestures with palm facing upwards at a rally in front of City Hall. Person in the background holds a sign reading "AI rots your brain"
@bradlander.bsky.social at today's @aimoratoriumnyc.bsky.social rally at City Hall Park. Organizers including @climatefamsnyc.bsky.social are calling for a morartorium on "A.i." in the NYC public schools.
Ballot initiative to end Idaho’s abortion ban close to 100,000 signatures idahocapitalsun.com/briefs/ballo...
USPS says wars always cause delays. Hope historians will chime in. I recall reading WWII commanders made damn sure the mail got delivered to the hairiest front lines. Sure, maybe late. But always moving. Morale was always treated as a top priority.
Thousands of boxes sent to service members in the Middle East are stuck in limbo after the U.S. Postal Service indefinitely suspended delivery amid Iran war. bit.ly/4cg7jz5
📸: Dan F. and Anonymous/Contributed to USA TODAY
New research published in the medical journal JAMA on deaths in ICE custody shows that “systemic weakness” in medical care at the agency has become more serious in the past two decades, physicians say.
DHS did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the research.
"They are also releasing giant "elephant mosquitoes" that can devour smaller, chikungunya-spreading bugs; and an army of mosquito-eating fish."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Funny you never hear about data centers in Palo Alto. Or Scarsdale. Or Palm Beach.
The backlash has arrived
"You're just voluntarily complying with this whimsical cosplay" -- holy shit, Tim Kaine is *demolishing* Russ Vought
