A child on a parent's shoulders holds a handmade sign that reads "FAMILIES BELONG TOGETHER" at a protest against the detention camp near Newark Airport. That kid holds a small, steady center amid a crowd of overlapping signs. The moment reads as a shared insistence. buff.ly/GBDAOI2 #blueskyart

Sun-warmed greens meet a diagonal ribbon of orange, and we are led toward a pale building on the Ouvèze River in France. Peach and olive sit side by side, balancing warmth and shade. There’s a calm in the building’s face and a restless energy in the fields buff.ly/ranTEbX #blueskyartshow

Do you like Janet Dyer’s "Three Trees and a Wall?" The original painting leans into deep greens. Long shadows give the foliage depth and a low stone wall anchors the view. Vertical trunks and horizontal lines balance light and shade. buff.ly/6wN4YRO #blueskyartshow #boesegalleries

We’re in an 11x14 scene by Janet Dyer: a rust-colored house set back from a field of snow beneath a pale pink sky. Horizontal bands of cool and warm tone guide the eye while upright trees gather around the house. I cool down just looking at it. buff.ly/f1JkWdG #landscape #art #blueskyartshow

this guy gets it

When Trump was convicted of falsifying records while paying off porn star Stormy Daniels, MAGA ridiculed the case In truth, Trump has been committing financial malfeasance his whole life. The bankruptcies. Charities defrauded. Trump University of course This was never a bug It was always a feature

Allison Gill@muellershewrote.com · 4d ago

BREAKING: Capital One bank closed Trump’s accounts in 2021 over money laundering, per a new court filing. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

It's the guns.

Several people killed in shooting at In-N-Out restaurant in Twin Falls, Idaho, officials say

Several people were killed in a shooting Saturday afternoon at an In-N-Out restaurant in Twin Falls, Idaho, local authorities said.

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Blue and green move across this scene. A narrow strip of sand and reeds mark where water meets hillside. We find rests and pushes in color: olive and rust folding into mossy tones, darker pockets setting off the highlights. "Riverside Hills "by Janet Dyer. buff.ly/ZDmHYkB #blueskyartshow

"Streak of Sunlight" by Janet Dyer draws a bright line across a green slope toward a small white house held in the trees. The slanted road gives everything a gentle push forward, inviting you to imagine the next turn. See it here: buff.ly/cJmJNRk #landscape #art #blueskyartshow #janetdyer

Today's Summer Feature is a high contrast "Sprint at the Start." Explore the whole "High Contrast Inspiration" gallery just in case! Use code FEATURES for 20% off available artwork. www.chrisboese.photo/high-contras... #art #sports #highcontrast #photography #blueskyartshow #chrisboese

Today's Summer Feature is "Challenging the Trump Cult with Activist Art." Is this the one? Check our whole "Saving Democracy" gallery just in case! Use code FEATURES for 20% off available artwork in my gallery. www.chrisboese.photo/democracy #protest #blueskyart #politics #activism #art

Trees whisper under a pastel sky in Janet Dyer’s "Dancing Light in the Orchard Sun," colors moving in a playful dialogue between nature and hue. Pastels invite a calm wandering, warm ribbons of light threading through cool greens and lavender bands. buff.ly/53vxeFL #blueskyartshow #janetdyer

A Summer Feature piece hidden in a shed! "Shed, Sled, and Folding Chair." I'm highlighting a different work each day as a fun way to explore the collection this summer. Use code FEATURES for 20% off available artwork in my gallery. buff.ly/1nE74Ug #antiques #treasures #art #photography

Microsoft-owned LinkedIn just added a “seems like AI slop” button to report posts that don’t feel human-written. It’s part of a broader push to get rid of AI slop on LinkedIn www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...

LinkedIn actually adds a ‘seems like AI slop’ button

It’s also removing an AI “enhance” feature.

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Let’s be clear here, when scientists say mistakes were made at the start of the pandemic, we DO NOT mean that we did too much. We mean not socially distancing quickly enough, not making tests widely available, and not acknowledging COVID is airborne and distributing N95 masks to everyone.

Purple Gladioli #FlowersOnFriday #PurpleFriday #BloomScrolling #Flowers #FloralFriday

One of the things you get from watching tributes to Glen Hansard is that he was a musician’s musician. His peers really respected him. But also he was so kind to random people. And that seems sort of perfect. To be respected both by the people who deeply understand what you do and those who don’t.

I know it’s on the sports pages but this is a news story—especially with Jared Kushner’s family involved. It sure seems like another case of Trump corruption…

So for six weeks, the World Cup was all over the news here, and at the end of it, there was a ton of reporting on how the U.S. was a soccer country now. But now FIFA is trying to do some shady deal with a Trump connection, Europe is boycotting, it’s chaos…and good luck finding coverage here.

From Los Angeles, I’ve been supporting @ossoff.bsky.social reelection. There’s no comparison since Collins can’t even spell GEORGIA. #Voices4Victory #Pinks

Great stuff on teacher turnover by @mattbarnum.bsky.social & @chalkbeat.org #EduSky #AcademicSky

Matt Barnum@mattbarnum.bsky.social · 6d ago

New: There's been a notable and, in many cases, sustained rise in teachers leaving the classroom over the last four to five years, according to new data I collected. The uptick in any one year was modest but the cumulative loss of teachers has been substantial. www.chalkbeat.org/2026/07/30/t...

The SAVE Act is stalled and looks dead in the Senate — but they keep trying to revive it. Stay loud and tell your Senators to kill it for good.

Tell Your Senators: Protect our Democracy, Vote NO on the SAVE Act

Contact Congress today!

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A federal judge has tossed Kash Patel's defamation lawsuit against blogger Jim Stewartson, who accused Patel of being a "Kremlin asset" and suggested that he helped plan the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

Here are some of the songs I've been listening to this summer. It starts with a song Michelle and I love by Glen Hansard, a great musician who passed tragically this week. Our hearts go out to his family.

@mayor.nyc.gov started cracking down on delivery apps’ shady tipping practices in January. That policy has now delivered about $104 MILLION in additional tips to deliveristas. These workers have been fighting Big Tech’s greed for years. Kudos to them and Mayor Mamdani for putting workers first.

"[W]hen I arrived home [with my dog and young son], [DHS] raised their weapons. ... I was always kept in solitary confinement. During the transfer, I was never given any food, only after we arrived to each detention facility. I was not given water, either. And the treatment I received was inhuman."

Truthout@truthout.org · last wk.

Beto Coral was arrested and detained for over a month in an ICE jail after attending a protest against Colombian President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella, with Marco Rubio writing, “Coral Garrido has used his presence in the U.S. to conduct political activity in support of the Petro government.”

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ICE detains Hopkins public health researcher as agency expands airport arrests

A Johns Hopkins University public health researcher and former Fulbright scholar was detained this week by immigration agents while boarding a domestic flight as the Trump administration ramps up immi...

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Trump announced yesterday he will repurpose huge chunks of federal lands to host AI data centers. This massive giveaway to Big Tech comes despite surging public opposition to data centers— including among Trump's own voters.

"[Former Black Panther Russell 'Maroon' Shoat] lived just 52 days after [PA's compassionate] release before he died from cancer at the age of 78, surrounded by his family. Despite his weakened state, a judge had argued ... Shoatz presented 'an undue risk of escape or danger to the community.'"

Truthout@truthout.org · last wk.

Political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal is suffering multiple health problems and may die in prison, say legal advocates in a request they filed today that asks the United Nations to support his release. Abu-Jamal was a Black Panther and journalist when he was convicted of the murder of a police officer.