Recorded the last installment of The Fix today. My forthcoming book offers concrete solutions and hope to get past this dark moment in our nation’s history.
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Bears are incredible swimmers! Their natural buoyancy lets them float effortlessly, making it easier to hunt and rest in the water. Who knew they could be so graceful?

A decade since Brexit, more than half of Britons support rejoining the EU Keir Starmer has repeatedly signalled he wants closer ties with Europe, from the economy to defence and security, but has not yet said what that will look like.

A decade since Brexit, more than half of Britons support rejoining the EU
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I see he did some great things while in office. But members of every political branch must have term limits including SCOTUS. This lifetime stuff is keeping us from evolving. Our government doesn’t represent the majority of us at all.

Sorry to hear about this may his soul transition be peaceful. I never heard of him. But I must question, 13th term?
We really need term limits & age restrictions for all who hold office.

The news: “now there are concerns data centers are gonna be attacked”

lol and??? Nobody asked any of us if we wanted data centers built next to our residential neighborhoods. so as far as I’m concerned, maybe you should’ve asked the people first. I hope they all fail. fuck those data centers

School Vouchers Fail the Civil Rights Test. The Federal Program Is No Exception Advocates’ View: Public dollars should expand civil rights, not shrink them. Public education is the backbone of equal opportunity.

👏 “Public schools exist to serve every child… This obligation is the heart of equal opportunity in our country — and private school vouchers were built to bypass it."

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"For about the umpteenth time in Oklahoma history, a white politician has vowed to silence Native American voices."

Looks like Coachella's owner supports a lot of anti-LGBT institutions.

Investigating the Good Guys DOJ claims the Southern Poverty Law Center was "paying off" the Ku Klux Klan. The group's track record and common sense suggest otherwise.

A little background on who the Southern Poverty Law Center is and what kind of work they’ve been doing for decades makes it clear that DOJ’s indictment (which is of the center, not of any individuals) is vindictive & malicious, an attack on civil rights work itself. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

the way my cat loves to zoom in front of me while I’m walking you’d think he’s my life insurance beneficiary

If VladRealArt and Dopple had known me, they would definitely have painted me on this wall instead of the iguanas. I have nothing against iguanas, but clearly only a wild Canadian beaver plush can properly protect a Khaleesi. 🙄
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Acrylic painting of a cream-colored spider with an egg-shaped abdomen covered in an intricate, blue floral pattern. The spider sits on a web covered in dewdrops. Pink flower petals are located in all corners of the painting.

Sharing this painting from 2020. The spider is based off of several different species, so aside from the abdomen (obviously), doesn't actually exist. Finding beauty in what many call creepy.

"Fragile"
Acrylic on canvas
5" x 5"

#art #painting #surrealism #arachnid #spider #nature #contemporaryart

America is witnessing firsthand how Trump bankrupted so many of his own companies.

ICE in Chicago this morning at Elston and Kennicott—a masked agent tells a witness (on the sidewalk) not to get in front of his car.

Feds are continuing kidnappings across the city & burbs after increased activity this month.

No flashy CBP caravans, just a steady stream of covert ICE arrests.

Wassilly Kandinsky (1866-1944)
Black and Violet, 1923.
Oil on canvas.
#Abstract

OBAMA’S DEAL WITH IRAN WAS AN ACTUAL DEAL AND DIDN’T COST ANYTHING

Dozens of American veterans and military family members were detained after they started protesting the Iran war inside a congressional office building in Washington D.C.
😁 🚨 They are Protesting. 👈 😁

There's only one perfect photo for this year's Earth Day, and it's this one that the Artemis II crew took. Happy Earth Day.

American Oversight released the following statement on the Trump administration’s indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center.

Read the full statement:
americanoversight.org/american-ove...

Pathetic. Why did the women even attend? No way I could be around those men.

Outside Merriam Webster's HQ. 🤣 @merriam-webster.com

AEG Owner Phil Anschutz Is Still Donating to Causes Promoting Anti-LGBTQ Beliefs AEG owner Philip Anschutz donated $1,020,000 to two organizations that made public statements against LGBTQ people -- Colorado Christian University and the Sky Ranch Christian camping organization.

The owner of Coachella is a right-wing nationalist and gives lots of money to anti-LGBT organizations.

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eeyore from winnie the pooh sits in the dirt with the words ooookaaayyy Alt: eeyore from winnie the pooh sits in the dirt with the words ooookaaayyy

Ughhh. Can we find a replacement for him. He reminds me of

New Gas-Powered Data Centers Could Emit More Greenhouse Gases Than Entire Nations A WIRED review of permits for data center projects using natural gas and linked to OpenAI, Meta, Microsoft, and xAI shows they could emit more than 129 million tons of greenhouse gases per year.

NEW: I've been shocked by some of the numbers I've been seeing on behind-the-meter power plants for data centers, so I did a little math.

less than a dozen gas plants being built to power data centers for big tech companies could emit a maximum of nearly 130 million tons of CO2e each year (!)