OMG that is so Japanese! I love it

Wow. Cool and odd

The first time cats lay eyes on an abandoned puppy. Watch their reaction.

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NASA astronaut Christina Koch sits in an U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 on the flight deck of the San Antonio Class amphibious transport dock USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) after returning from space on Apr. 10, 2026.

This picture of Astronaut Christina Koch after the Artemis landing is frankly incredible and beautiful.

Cover of George Takei's autobiographical graphic novel They Called Us Enemy showing a line of people entering an internment camp as a young George looks back, breaking the fourth wall.

Friends of the Sacramento Library is offering these free for AAPI month

I have read so much work like this, but this might be the single most painful one because, well, everything is local.

I drive through Florin often (It's now South Sacramento), SF is where my mom lives, his dad was my age when

Meet Betty - Betty Yee for Governor 2026 From managing a family business to overseeing the world’s fifth largest economy, Betty Yee has built a record of results for California.

My California neighbors, please have a look at Betty Yee for Governor. She is the real deal. Competent, compassionate, and a believer in making government work for all the people. Let’s elect a new governor who works for us all #bettyYeeCA #nomorebillionaires bettyyee.com/meet-betty/

WOMEN SHOULD BE ABLE TO HANG OUT WITH MEN WITHOUT EXPECTING TO BE RAPED!

If in 2026, you are STILL saying 'why didn't X survivor/victim of sexual assault go to the cops or prosecutors?' then you cannot be trusted to drive a car or live by yourself because you are ignorant.

The shared excitement over NASA’s recent mission compared to the general indifference to SpaceX missions speaks to the power of something seen as the product of communal human effort rather than just the ego and avarice of one obnoxious dork.

Hero

Honestly we probably need more people like yu right now.

I LOVE books, but I can smell the dust. Who vacuumes the shelves?

Had to step back quite a lot this month. I am feeling much better for having done so. Still engaged and standing up to fascism. Its good to take breaks to breath tho. Take care of yourselves my friends! And don’t give up!

Congratulations, may you share much love and many years together!

I have always been a science nerb, but my goodness y’all this is all so darn cool! #moon #artemisII

Artemis II crew names moon crater after late wife of astronaut Reid Wiseman YouTube video by ABC News

www.youtube.com/watch?v=saS8... Here’s the video

The Fight For Black Citizenship They Don't Teach You About YouTube video by PBS Origins

www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCuL...

important national reporting from a Colorado newsroom:

Grey and white kitten stares into camera

Haku says good morning #kitten #cat

Artemis II lifts off

Caturday
Melissa Riane

YES

this is the way

Chemistry teacher here. The atomic symbol for potassium is…K

New Mexico jury finds Meta violated consumer protection law at trial about child safety A New Mexico jury finds that social media conglomerate Meta is harmful to children’s mental health and in violation of state consumer protection law.

New Mexico jury finds Meta is harmful to children’s mental health and in violation of state consumer protection law, imposes U.S. $375 million penalty
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Cuba Shines On My surprising weekend in Havana amid the genocidal US oil blockade.

I've been reading first person accounts of people who have been traveling to Cuba. Here are thoughts by Tabitha Arnold: open.substack.com/pub/tabithaa...

Take care friend. I am sorry this day is weighing on you.

How a small New Hampshire town stopped an ICE warehouse jail

“The ICE warehouse jail in Merrimack is not opening. For the people who would have been detained there and their loved ones, this is a real win. It also proves something larger: detention expansion is not inevitable. Everyday people can stop these facilities.” afsc.org/news/how-sma...

Pope Leo this week called universal health coverage a "moral imperative."

He also said: “Health cannot be a luxury for the few,” it is “an essential condition for social peace.”

The world's oldest-known whale song recordings tell a story about the changing ocean | CBC Radio Researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution have discovered a recording of humpback whales off the coast of Bermuda in March 1949 buried in their archives, marking the oldest-known recording o...

It’s the oldest-known preserved recording of whale song.

It paints a picture of how the massive mammals communicated during an era when the ocean was much quieter than it is now and how the ever-changing underwater soundscape is impacting whales today.

#Humpbacks

www.cbc.ca/radio/asitha...