Baffled by the amount of people who couldn't access critical thinking, even with a monthly subscription.
The Living History Now Project is still open! My goal is to gather as many perspectives as possible as we live through this moment together. Send me your concerns or what gives you hope, angry rants also accepted! livinghistorynow@protonmail.com
Please make noise about this. #freepress #democracy
US imposes sweeping visa restrictions on foreign journalists, hindering global coverage of American affairs
On July 16, the US government announced it would drastically shorten visa durations for foreign journalists, limiting most to eight months instead of allowing stays of up to five years. Although repor...
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"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." ~ Aristotle
I am continuing my project to document as many voices as possible as we navigate this moment in history together. A couple sentences, or as much as you would like to share with me. This is open to anyone who wishes to do so. Dedicated e-mail: livinghistorynow@protonmail.com
Just had to say goodbye to my best friend. Don't know what to do with myself. He was such a good boy.
Bluesky friends, I am collecting testimony from all walks of life about the moment in which we find ourselves. A couple sentences or as long as you like. How you're feeling, your concerns or the things that you see hope in. If you want to share it, I want to read it.
In honor of Sonny Rollins who died yesterday at 95-- a true legend of jazz music. Here's his own composition, Alfie's Theme, from 1966 🎹
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When you die, God won't ask about the two men down the street who got married, about the girl who had an abortion, the atheist that lives on the corner, or the woman who feels more comfortable as a man. He WILL ask you how you loved those people as he called you to do. And many of you didn't.
Here is a very important video of an otter having his head stroked.
The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command. -George Orwell, 1984
Blake Leyh@earlofedgecombe.bsky.social · 3mo agoI visited the new Banksy statue in Pall Mall this evening, and it is a masterpiece.
These are actual Freedom Riders, now elderly, sitting together decades after risking their lives to challenge segregation in the American South. On May 4, 1961, they rode buses south to defy illegal segregation in terminal facilities.
Fish gonna swim, California Democrats gonna have Homelander energy
Today is my missing fiancé's 57th birthday. It has been six years since I last heard her voice. This letter has been emailed to over 70 Michigan officials and journalists. www.deviantart.com/theprophetob...
“.. He fought back tears as he explained what was there before: two wooden shelters, an outpost to make cheese, sheds for his equipment. The horse paddock was spared, but the chicken coop was gone.” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/w...
Joe Kent, director of the national counterterrorism center, resigned today over the war in Iran. “Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby.”
✋ Former USG war crimes lawyer here. Apropos of SecDef's remarks this morning: Denial of quarter—even the declaration of no quarter—is a war crime. And recognized as such by the US Government. From DoD's Manual for Military Commissions.
