Banned Books Week starts today! This year’s theme is: #LetBooksBe What do you think books should be? Share your answer in the comments: ✨ Let Books Be Free 🎉 Let Books Be Fun 🌎 Let Books Be Diverse 💡 Let Books Be Thought-Provoking ❤️ Let Books Be Themselves

Jack Smith….man of the people at the Power to the People concert hanging out on the lawn….no fancy pavilion seats or backstage laminate pass

Election Day is 30 days away, and the fight for free and fair elections is here. In some states, early voting has already begun, and nearly every state has sent out mail-in ballots. newsletters.democracydocket.com/youve-stood-...

Tbilisi now. The 675th consecutive day of protests in Georgia. 🇬🇪

For 30 years under five different Presidents, I served my country 11 overseas postings plus the USA in a completely non-partisan fashion. I served R and D Presidents alike and always did my best to promote US interests and the Administration's policies. Under Trump, I cannot remain nonpartisan. 1/2

The DNC sued over last-minute administration changes targeting overseas voters ahead of midterms… Why are Republicans trying to suppress military and expatriate ballots? Why?! 😎✨

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www.commondreams.org/news/heating... “The ocean is transforming before our eyes: Warming, rising seas, and ecosystem degradation are interconnected signs of significant and long-term change.”

Report Delivers 'Starkest Warning Yet' on How Climate Emergency Is Causing 'Profound Changes' for Oceans | Common Dreams

The 10th annual Copernicus Ocean State Report reveals alarming ocean warming and extreme events, signaling profound shifts due to the climate crisis. Are we ready to face the consequences of continued...

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"I pointed my telescope at a dying star for 30 hours to capture this: a detailed look at the expanding planetary nebula. A similar fate awaits our sun." 📸 Andrew McCarthy

A new report says the White House told the DOJ to stand down on carrying out its anti-abortion agenda until after the midterms. Which, um... how much worse could this all get? www.jezebel.com/oh-so-this-i...

«Trying to impress cats and failing is universal» Original post

Gina Hinojosa now leads Greg Abbott by 4 points in Texas! She's done with grassroots money. Texans are investing in their future!

Scientists confirmed a new species … a tiny octopus, first spotted during a deep-sea expedition near the Galápagos Islands in 2015, nearly 1,800 metres below the surface … a new species, Microeledone galapagensis … its unusual blue coloring may help it stay hidden in the darkness of the deep ocean.

Tomorrow we start announcing the 2026 Nobel Prizes! Our Executive Director Hanna Stjärne shares her excitement about discovering which achievements will be recognised with a Nobel Prize this year. Join us for a week of celebrating discoveries and achievements that have improved our world.

It's time to get those puppies checked.

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #WingsOpenNotFlying — birds with their wings open when not flying. The Alt theme is #Blue — any bird with Blue in its plumage. Here's a twofer. Lilac-breasted Roller, Tanzania 2018 #Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #Tanzania #Africa

Trump has: -Cut protections for national monuments to open them up for mining -Pushed to open up our national forests for construction and logging -Proposed building data centers on thousands of acres of federal lands Nothing is sacred to this regime. It acts solely on behalf of the oligarchy.

The majority of Supreme Court justices lied in order to earn confirmation.

As Trump and Republicans strip health coverage from millions (for tax cuts for the rich), Dems plan to expand Medicare. #MedicareForAllNOW www.newsweek.com/medicare-upd...

I bet this guy also thinks Cuomo would have been GREAT as Mayor of NYC. Vote Nithya!!

Christopher Webb@cwebbonline.com · yesterday

NITHYA RAMAN’S YEARS IN CHARGE Raman blames Karen Bass for LA’s homelessness crisis. But Raman was chairing the City Council’s homelessness committee before Bass became mayor. She’s had YEARS. If she had the answers, why didn’t she fix it then? She wants us to believe becoming mayor changes that?

I continue to warn against complacence. It’s still vitally important that we vote and remain vigilant against Trump’s interference in our elections. But with a little more than four weeks to go before the midterms, I’m breathing a wee bit easier. Here's why...

Sunday thought: What’s Up With Kansas?

The power of kitchen-table economics

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He’s boycotting Walmart because they’re selling Obama jackets. Ohana is the Hawaiian word for family. He’s one of the people who didn’t know there’s a “B” in dumb.

Scholar Arancha Gonzalez Laya and economist Jean Tirole: 'Europe's model is now fighting for its survival'

Scholar Arancha Gonzalez Laya and economist Jean Tirole: 'Europe's model is now fighting for its survival'

In an interview with Le Monde, the two experts discuss the shifting global political and economic order and Europe's place and future within it.

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This dog's name is Firefly and she's one of the fastest girls of them all. Original post

You can’t drive to John Roberts’ Maine retreat, but they can’t stop protesting kayakers. Holding signs: “Roberts Benched the Constitution,” a local columnist is urging residents to openly shun him, writing, “May you never feel welcome here again.” Gift link. 👇 www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/u...

The President doxxed a Senator But, let’s keep the Epstein files hushed up because everyone else is so scared of him

Science Alert: 'Brain Scans of 24 People With Long COVID Reveal Signs of Injury to Dopamine Neurons' "Our findings provide compelling evidence that long COVID involves the loss of dopamine-releasing neurons" www.sciencealert.com/brain-scans-...

Brain Scans of 24 People With Long COVID Reveal Signs of Injury to Dopamine Neurons

Scientists have discovered a distinct change in the brains of people with long COVID that might explain some of the illness's most debilitating symptoms.

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