"If not for Frances Perkins, Social Security, as Americans understand the program today, would not have been created." A timely reminder from @prospect.org that Social Security was built through intentional political choices and can be strengthened through them, too.

Frances Perkins: The Architect of Social Security - The American Prospect

In her words, Frances Perkins, the first woman cabinet secretary, ‘came to Washington to work for God, FDR, and the millions of forgotten, plain, common workingmen.’

prospect.org

#sealeychallenge today; the poetry of Esther Lin www.estherwslin.com

About | Esther Lin

Esther Lin was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and lived in the United States as an undocumented immigrant for 21 years. Her book Cold Thief Place is the winner of the 2023 Alice James Award. With Mar...

estherwslin.com

“We typically have access to large tracts of land. We’re the perfect target.” Indigenous nations weigh whether to invite data centers onto tribal lands, Demi Guo reports. For some historians, AI data centers echo the extraction of native lands that paved the way for the Transcontinental Railroad.

Indigenous nations weigh whether to invite data centers onto tribal lands

For some scholars, the debate over AI data centers echoes the extraction of native lands that paved the way for the Transcontinental Railroad

prismreports.org

Money out of politics. Money in your pocket. Medicare for All. Michigan... We won. I am so proud to be your Democratic nominee for US Senate. Let's win in November.

Day 4 of the #sealeychallenge - ‘Pond’ by @sarahbwestcottpoet.bsky.social. A meditation on the garden pond that breathes wildness into the small and local. Here’s a section from the brilliant ‘Pond II’. @thebraag.bsky.social

Today's #sealeychallenge: @drkimiww.bsky.social's Texas ... to get Horses I was born at the time when muscadine grapes and wild plums reach their fullest ripeness in Texas, when redbirds dart across dirt roads, grasshoppers leap suddenly from brown grass, and stars dance patterns in night sky.

It's strange—but a fact—that people will give you more encouraging attention when you talk about a WIP than when it's out and they can buy/read it or support you by talking about it. This happens for most of my books. This'll likely discourage newbies, so I want to say: it's not you! It's normal.

Some of it's sitting there. Loads of it's already been pinched 😃

How a Gang of Thieves Pulled Off a Multimillion-Dollar Data Center Heist

The world’s most valuable assets are stored on rows of servers in giant, anonymous buildings. And they can be stolen.

nytimes.com

Valuable information in the comments!

Dominic@domoffinland.bsky.social · 4d ago

this guy gets it

fall from grace looking for answers on my phone #haiku #senryu

#AcademicSky #PsychSciSky #AcademicChatter Now seems a good time to remind ourselves: Dr. Fauci has an academic track record that is phenomenal! Envied, I'm sure, by almost all scientists. scholar.google.com/citations?us...

#AcademicSky Academics, you want to find collaborators that make you feel like this when you work with them

An analysis of leading meat and dairy industries shows that 98% of their environmental claims contained elements of greenwashing. faunalytics.org/unsustainable-promises-greenwashing-in-the-meat-and-dairy-industries/

Unsustainable Promises: Greenwashing In The Meat And Dairy Industries - Faunalytics

The meat and dairy industries often use a misleading tactic known as greenwashing to appear more eco-friendly than they are. An analysis of 33 leading companies shows that 98% of their environmental claims contained elements of greenwashing.

faunalytics.org

"the firearm death rate among American children (age 0-17) is 72 times higher in the US than in the UK" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... Yes, that's 72 *TIMES* higher gun death rate among children.

The US public is fed up with RFK Jr. To really ‘make America healthy again’, it should look to Europe | Devi Sridhar

Americans are dying younger than Europeans, despite being the wealthiest people on the planet. Wellness fads won’t change that, says public health expert Devi Sridhar

theguardian.com

Read about parental divorce, parental loss, family estrangement, and more in the August issue of JMF: tinyurl.com/JMF-Aug2026 #FamilyScience #SocialScience #SocialScienceResearch #OpenAccess

#ResistanceUnited #ProudBlue #ONEV1 #DV1 I do not practice a particular faith, but I still know Pope Leo speaks the truth. He laments those who use faith as an excuse to exclude other groups of people. God never wants it, but we humans get it wrong.

Christopher Hale@christopherjhale.bsky.social · 3d ago

“I came without a speech, because I’m hungry. “I’m hungry for justice, hungry for authentic charity, hungry for a Church that truly knows how to open the doors, welcome, receive everyone, where there is love for all and where no one is an enemy.” — Pope Leo XIV at lunch with 200 refugees

#AcademicSky #PsychSciSky #AcademicPublishing Me, when people ask me why I publish null findings.

Anne Frank was arrested on this day in 1944. History rarely returns wearing the same uniform, it returns asking the same thing of ordinary people: Will you sit down and look away? Or will you stand up and fight? #Resist

The Supreme Court certified their decision on birthright citizenship after Trump failed to file an appeal in the designated time. This means their decisions final and the case is dead. Birthright citizenship is here to stay. #ProudBlue#Voices4Victory #OneV1 www.realitytea.com/2026/07/30/d...

Donald Trump Promised a Birthright Citizenship Rehearing, The Deadline Passed

Donald Trump promised to challenge the Supreme Court's ruling on birthright citizenship, but the deadline has now passed.

realitytea.com

Today in Trumpland.

Ben Collins@bencollins.bsky.social · 21h ago

Oh my god the dietician who is telling everyone in the White House to only eat steak and sauerkraut doesn't wipe his ass.

1/ 🧵 A private company almost nobody has heard of just built a $1.27 billion surveillance empire across Mexico, and it is now wiring that camera and license plate data straight into Texas under a quiet border deal. #DV1 #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory #USDemocracy

Whoop! Whoop!

Professors sue Texas A&M over policy limiting faculty from teaching certain topics

Four professors filed a lawsuit Monday against the Texas A&M University System’s new censorship policy prohibiting faculty from discussing issues related to race, sexual orientation and gender.

theeagle.com

Trump's "chilling order" now jails peaceful protesters for thought, while his allies openly plan government upheaval.

The Chilling Trump Order Threatening All Americans...

Why National Security Presidential Memorandum-7 is so important....

thenation.com

“Talented artists won’t be able to resist the temptation of drawing our would-be emperors in their glorious mental and moral nakedness. “But it’s a shame it is currently so hard to make a decent living in this important public service.” Political cartoons have power. Use them for good.

Newspaper space for political cartoons is shrinking – but we need these artists as much as ever

The cartooning industry is still struggling to adapt to the 21st century media business model.

theconversation.com

They have done NOTHING for decades. I have watched them. They just don’t go on the offensive. No more Moderates! We need action, not strongly worded statements. Why aren’t they educating the populace? Why aren’t the rallying the masses? Why aren’t we asking them the questions? Please do.

Jennifer Shin - WTAF@jennifershin.bsky.social · yesterday

They need to hammer down relentlessly on this. They can't become overconfident, like they did with Hillary in 2016.

Happy Birthday to my favorite President #BarackObama 65 Years Young Today (8/4) Artist: Edwin van den Dikkenberg

This has become vital since I got #LongCovid.

Ajay Verma@ajay-vermaa.bsky.social · 3mo ago

“Art v. Art: Mural Impacts Sculpture With a Vengeance!”, Village Plaza Triangle, South Orange, New Jersey, June 23, 2026, 2:51 PM #photography #eastcoastkin #TagTuesday #AlphabetChallenge #WeekZForZany #ArtYear #PhotographersofBluesky #NewJersey