Nancy Salus Illustration
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Illustrator, writer, and picture book lover 💜 Love history, whales🐳 and art supplies🎨 She/her #82733-Frosty-autumn-morning
"The Trump administration is shuttering research projects key to the federal government’s fight against cyclospora, the foodborne parasite sickening thousands of Americans this summer..."
emptywheel@emptywheel.bsky.social · 2w agoThe direct tie between Brooke Rollins and Republicans in Congress and explosive shit. www.politico.com/news/2026/08...
ARMY West Point professor fired after pushing back on limitations to teaching climate change We’re only telling cadets part of the story. We’re lying to them, deceiving them. It would be like trying to teach law without being able to even mention the Constitution www.stripes.com/branches/arm...
West Point professor fired after pushing back on limitations to teaching climate change, lawsuit says
Adam Kalkstein pushed back after department officials barred faculty from teaching that humans contribute to climate change, the lawsuit says.
stripes.com
Bird flu is sweeping across Australia, devastating its unique birds and mammals, many of which are found nowhere else in the world. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/w...
🚨 Human dignity is not negotiable. Taxpayer dollars should never fund weapons designed to inflict electrical pain on people in government custody. Stop ICE electric-shock gloves. open.substack.com/pub/peoplepo... #PowerToThePeople #ImmigrantRights
💥Stop ICE From Torturing People With Electric-Shock Gloves
People Power demands an end to ICE torturing people with electric-shock gloves, an end to taxpayer-funded cruelty, and accountability now.
open.substack.com
The leader of Canada just gave a speech where he said the US "attacked" his nation, and we are now "at war." There are VERY few Americans who support this crap, but Washington DC is so busted no one will stop Trump. If you voted for this: Go straight to hell. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/w...
Carney Slams U.S.-Canada Trade Proposal and Vows Retaliation
Prime Minister Mark Carney gave a powerful speech to Canadians on Saturday morning, hours after ordering negotiators to suspend U.S. trade talks despite President Trump’s punishing tariffs.
nytimes.com
American Democracy Has Been Killed… The Supreme Court put the final nail in the coffin this summer. Now we have to raise democracy from the dead. www.thenation.com/article/poli...
American Democracy Has Been Killed
The Supreme Court put the final nail in the coffin this summer. Now we have to raise democracy from the dead.
thenation.com
Dozens of gas-burning power plants are being built across the country, solely to power data centers. These plants could emit as much planet-warming pollution as half of all passenger vehicles in the entire country in a single YEAR. We need a data center moratorium — now.
New Mexico’s attorney general pushes new social media safety laws after $900m court victory over Meta Exclusive: Raúl Torrez is drafting two bills with state lawmakers to bolster consumer protections and child safety online, building on state’s landmark case against Meta ...
New Mexico’s attorney general pushes new social media safety laws after $900m court victory over Meta
Exclusive: Raúl Torrez is drafting two bills with state lawmakers to bolster consumer protections and child safety online, building on state’s landmark case against Meta
theguardian.com
News Analysis: President Trump wants to curtail military exercises with South Korea, saying they were hostile to North Korea. But under its leader Kim Jong-un, the North has become increasingly belligerent toward the South.
Trump’s Overture to North Korea Strains Alliance With the South
President Trump wants to curtail military exercises with South Korea, saying they were hostile to North Korea. But under Mr. Kim, the North has become increasingly belligerent toward the South.
nyti.ms
So we have partisan political police in the middle of a work day attending a political rally in uniform. Looks like Nuremberg in 1936.
Dr. Vin Gupta: There is no proven link between the childhood vaccine schedule and the development of autism. There are other much more plausible and proven risks that we just don’t talk about because they are so focused on their hypothesis that’s been debunked.…
They fought for the U.S. in Afghanistan. Now they worry about losing their green cards When the U.S. withdrew from Afghanistan five years ago, thousands of Afghans who helped U.S. troops were brought here to rebuild their lives. But now, some fear the U.S. may want to send them back. ...
They fought for the U.S. in Afghanistan. Now they worry about losing their green cards
When the U.S. withdrew from Afghanistan five years ago, thousands of Afghans who helped U.S. troops were brought here to rebuild their lives. But now, some fear the U.S. may want to send them back.
npr.org
Video of an ICE agent pulling a gun on a wife and mother, who is a US citizen born and raised in the area, near Bailey's Crossroads in Northern Virginia yesterday. Chillingly, they claimed she “almost ran them over” until she told them she had video proving that was a lie.
If we haven't been reminding you enough, vote because your life depends upon it.
Dr. Anthony Fauci urges Americans not to accept "Normalization of Untruths".
🚨 👇 🚨 👇 🚨 👇 🚨 85% of ICE and Border Patrol agents had sex offenses in their backgrounds amongst a group of 59 agents studied by the Ohio Immigration Alliance.
Hello #kidlitartpostcard ! I am Charlene Chua & I illustrate for kids. 🌟 Interested in books + other kids-related projects 🌟 Portfolio - charlenechua.com Rep' by Tracy Marchini Literary #kidlitart #illustration #smaugust #dragon
🚨BREAKING: The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) took its latest blow in a failing voter roll crusade as a federal judge Thursday dismissed its case targeting Washington, D.C. This marks a 0-21 record for the DOJ. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/doj...
DOJ is 0 for 21 as court dismisses D.C. voter roll grab
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) took its latest blow in a failing voter roll crusade as a federal judge Thursday dismissed its case targeting Washington, D.C.
democracydocket.com
Some good news for gray wolves! Senator Cory Booker blocked an effort to fast-track legislation that would have stripped gray wolves of their federal protections under the Endangered Species Act.
I wish I knew how to get other parts of Bluesky to check out #KidLitArtPostcard days Not only is it great for finding a children's illustrator... it's also filled with lovely, heartwarming, human-made art that anyone can just enjoy, esp. in these not-so-great times.
Today’s Civics Lesson Dr. Fauci honoring a congressional subpoena and then taking the Fifth Amendment: an example of someone respecting both Congress and the Constitution. Jim Jordan ignoring a congressional subpoena: an example of someone showing contempt for Congress. Lesson over.
Happy #KidLitArtPostcard Day! I'm Mili, a Toronto-based author-illustrator behind Warriors of Virtue, a humorous #YA fantasy adventure #GraphicNovel with a touch of romance. Currently seeking representation. Enjoy this cover sneak peek! milifay.art #AuthorIllustrator #KidLitArt #YAFantasy
Happy #kidlitartpostcard day for August☀️ Greetings to all the editors, art directors & publishers seeking illustrators to make picture books and board books. Thanks to @ginaperry.bsky.social for creating this challenge💖 #childrensbooks #illustrationart
Tirana explodes. Protesters storm the streets outside Albania's parliament, hurling eggs at MPs' cars and riot police as fury over the Kushner-backed Narta Lagoon resort boils over. Dubbed the "Flamingo Revolution" are demanding PM Edi Rama's resignation over the luxury development deal.
He’s not even in office anymore and he’s still more presidential than the man who is.
