“It’s not ALL men.” 70,000 men in a Telegram group chat exchanging tips about how to drug and rape women. How did it get to 70,000 men without other men shutting it down? www.cnn.com/2026/07/03/e...

Police uncover international networks of men using online chat groups to drug and rape women | CNN

An international police operation spanning seven countries has uncovered highly organized networks of offenders who drug and rape their partners and use online chat groups to aid and encourage their “...

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So telling that the same people who make a big production of 'saving our miners' &c do fuck all to actually support them.

Black Lung Disease Remains a Threat, but Federal Officials Delay Effort To Address It - KFF Health News

The disease has long been a risk of coal mining, an industry the Trump administration is trying to reinvigorate.

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Here’s Tony Kushner on why he’s at this Netanyahu protest:

Something a little different! I illustrated this design for something exciting next spring. I don't typically do illustration commissions but had a blast creating this for a cause I support 🌿

Giving this another boost! They're looking for architectural/sculptural applicants

Metro@wmata.com · last wk.

Metro’s Art in Transit program is seeking a talented professional to design a signature piece for the Northern Bus Garage Reconstruction Project. ⏰ Applications are due on Sept. 24: opportunities.wearecreativewest.org/opportunity/...

I look forward to 10 years from now when climate history looks back on bike bus origins and recognizes it as one of the catapults into a fossil-free United States

GoDCGo says almost 5% of DCPS kids who filled out their survey are getting to school by bike! That’s encouraging!

Love this idea highlighted by Jacob Estes in @ggwash.org to be seriously considering how to leverage artistic legacy and history when cultivating a neighborhood's rooted sense of place. ggwash.org/view/104830/...

The Connecticut Avenue deckover should tell Dupont’s artistic story

DC’s newest third place could tell the story of the artists of the Washington Color School who called Dupont home in the 20th century.

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I’ve been at several conferences where engineers and data scientists know they want artist collaboration but don’t know who or what to ask. It’s simple- just plant the seed and creatives will do the rest!! Trust artists to help amplify these important scientific facts and we can accomplish more

Kimberly Nicholas@kimberlynicholas.bsky.social · 3w ago

In 2017, a group of knitters got together over a shared worry: government climate data might disappear 🧶 Nine years later, it's a global movement, local temperature records turned into hand-knit tapestries. New episode: how a knitting circle became a climate movement. climateactually.com

22 feet (almost 7m). 2,000 years. One scarf. 99% blue, then the last little bit turns red. That's climate change, knitted, based on @edhawkins.org climate stripes. climateactually.com for the full story. #ClimateAction #Knitting #ClimateActually

🇺🇸 Protesters have formed a human chain around the Kennedy Center, the Washington arts hub that US President Donald Trump threatened to demolish unless his name is restored to it. ➡️ u.afp.com/Sjrj

Artist! Quote with your art that tooK WAY too long 👀☠️

💀PhaseMoth Art💀@phasemoth.bsky.social · 2w ago

Artist! Quote with your art that took WAY too long! 👀💀

In summer 2025, Black New Yorkers died from heat-related illness at 3X the rate of white New Yorkers. Latino residents died at 2X the rate. My latest investigation examines why New Yorkers are struggling to access cooling assistance as the city's heat becomes increasingly deadly.

The explosion of e-bikes, e-trikes and e-scooters is truly revolutionary...The joy and freedom of biking is intoxicating for everyone who has had the opportunity to try out life on two or three wheels with a little e-boost.

Op-Ed | E-bikes mean freedom for low-vision cyclists like me: don’t take that away | amNewYork

So did a lot of other people who, like me, don’t have valid driver’s licenses. In July, the state’s new e-bike law went into effect. Among other regulations

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TONIGHT! A gorgeous book you should get even if you can't come to any of Leah's events. A fast-paced, vivid (but thoughtful!) account of how the Inflation Reduction Act was created and passed.

Leah Stokes@leahstokes.bsky.social · 2w ago

Tomorrow night, Wednesday Sept 16 at 7 PM, I will be in SF @greenapplebooks.bsky.social on the Park with @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social to talk about my new book, The Carbon Wave. For folks in the bay area, it would be great to see you there! Please share widely. greenapplebooks.com/event/2026-0...

DC needs an artist advisory council separate from the Arts Commission board. A dedicated, passionate group from all 8 wards of full-time working artists -- not advising on how to spend CAH money but how to move policy that improves culture and arts sustainability in the District.

More bus stop pavement art coming up!

US data centers will be use more natural gas than any country except China, Russia, Iran and the United States. It's like we're inventing a huge new nation, just when the climate needs it least billmckibben.substack.com/p/the-two-ho...

The Two Horsemen, Riding in Formation

Is There Suddenly an Opening for AI and Climate Sense?

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In a perfect world (forgive me for being delusional but that’s what radical optimism is sometimes), Sheeran, Macklemore, and all supporting musical acts unite and heal, and put on their own massive concert in a month, and 100% proceeds go to support Gaza aid efforts.

From Day 1 I've been saying that they have zero intention on keeping KenCen as an arts center and every intention of making it MAGA HQ. I hope I'm wrong. But that is literally what nazis did and here we are. The ERR occupied art institution buildings. We have to protect the Smithsonians.

Literally why do I get a tax write-off for my vmt on my car but not on my bike

Ok so lots of gems in this @thewaroncars.bsky.social Helmet episode, but I shall now on refer to non-ebikes as *~acoustic bicycles~* thanks to @brooklynspoke.bsky.social AND I didn’t know I should have an ebike-specific helmet so thanks for that too!

“Meta made about $16bn from ads promoting scams or banned goods, accounting for about 10% of its revenue in 2024, according to a 2025 investigation from Reuters. “ I repeat, why are we all using Meta products when we absolutely all hate using them? Artists/creatives, what are we even doing?

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2w ago

Deepfakes are wrecking influencers’ credibility, one fake ad at a time

I resigned from ExxonMobil today. I spent the last three years doing fossil fuel extraction research at both BP and ExxonMobil. Neither company is acting responsibly. They are racing to maximize extraction while the window to act closes, and gambling with our lives. More below.

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Heba Gowayed هبة جويد@hebagowayed.bsky.social · 3w ago

9/11/2001 I was a freshman in high school in Alabama, I wore a hijab. In gym class my teacher wheeled in a screen. Something horrible was happening. I watched, mouth agape as the second tower hit. We were silent. As that period reached an end, my name was announced on the loud speaker. 1/

Our paint crew in Madison, WI is absolutely crushing it this week

Can you imagine 9/11 with smartphones and social media. I’m so glad we didn’t have it.

The world’s 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil far more than electric cars.

The world’s 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil far more than electric cars

Electric vehicles get all the press – but it’s the smaller unsung two wheelers cutting oil demand the most.

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Good idea!

David Zipper@davidzipper.bsky.social · 3w ago

Remarkable. In 2025, Japan had the lowest number of crash deaths on record (going back to 1948). Now they're poised to have even fewer.