You're paying $2,358 in federal taxes for Trump's mass deportations. @epi.org 's new calculator shows what your community could have instead www.epi.org/deportation-...
Andrea Feldman
@visaforviolet.bsky.social
Curmudgeon. Lapsed zine publisher. Cat person. Armchair traveler. https://warpedrealitymagazine.com
WILD INSIDE, Penny Lane’s new documentary about Flaco the Owl, is very good. www.vulture.com/article/wild...
In the Lovely Wild Inside, Flaco the Owl Gets His Documentary
Penny Lane’s film about the owl that captured New York’s imagination is a potrait of what the bird’s journey revealed about the city’s residents.
vulture.com
Unionized workers at the Community Libraries of Providence picket "We are also working families. Being open until 8 pm four nights a week is what helps working families get to the library, not losing late nights and shifting 30 minutes.” steveahlquist.substack.com/p/unionized-...
Unionized workers at the Community Libraries of Providence picket
"We are also working families. Being open until 8 pm four nights a week is what helps working families get to the library, not losing late nights and shifting 30 minutes.”
steveahlquist.substack.com
Astute Jimothy-watchers will note that this guy is actually a hedgehog
Sarah Archer@sarcher.bsky.social · 3d agoArchaic Jimothy at the Met
Anyone who has worked in healthcare will never forget the horrors we have experienced through the pandemic. No amount of lying or gaslighting can ever erase that.
This is VERY bad. Congressional investigation immediately. They’re trying to use Palantir to figure out who you voted for. 0% chance this ends well. Stop it ASAP.
Exclusive: FBI gets voter's IP address in new fraud probe tactic
The move offers a glimpse into how authorities are now digging into voter rolls and registration practices.
axios.com
'This short documentary film explores artist Betye Saar’s process creating "Drifting Toward Twilight," a site-specific installation at The Huntington, and her recollections of her life and career.' www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0n2...
Betye Saar: Drifting Toward Twilight
YouTube video by The Huntington
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Protesters have climbed into an ancient cottonwood tree in #Arizona to stop the Trump admin. from cutting it down for construction of two parallel 30-foot-tall border walls. The action comes after contractors cut down three neighboring cottonwoods estimated to be 200 to 250 years old. #BorderWall
Border Wall Construction Triggers Tree Sit to Save Ancient Arizona Cottonwood
Center for Biological Diversity: LOCHIEL, Ariz.— Protesters today climbed into an ancient cottonwood tree in Arizona’s San Rafael Valley to stop the Trump administration from cutting it down for const...
biologicaldiversity.org
When Freaks Were Chic: An Oral History of Danceteria Debi Mazar, Michael Musto, Fab 5 Freddy, and more remember the legendary ’80s nightclub that inspired a new Madonna single—and where she, RuPaul, Beastie Boys, and more invented themselves before they broke big
Danceteria in Pictures, Stories, and Stars: The Famed NYC Nightclub Where Madonna Became Madonna
Debi Mazar, Rick Rubin, Michael Musto, Fab 5 Freddy, and more remember the legendary ‘80s nightclub that inspired a new Madonna single—and where she, RuPaul, Beastie Boys, and more invented themselves...
vanityfair.com
The staff here are friendly and welcoming. 📸 hjfshop
The Redline Project: The 350 words banned by the Trump Administration “I am trying to start a national movement so that other artists pick up their various implements and skills and do something to bring this into the national conversation,” said artist Kathie Florsheim.
The Redline Project: The 350 words banned by the Trump Administration
"I am trying to start a national movement so that other artists pick up their various implements and skills and do something to bring this into the national conversation," said artist Kathie Florsheim
steveahlquist.substack.com
We’re on holidays with our buckets and spades, getting sunburnt and crotchety now, but soon be over and looking forward to all of these. Here are the dates for our outings in the rest of 2026. Tickets available via link in Bio.
Alex Cox on THE PRISONER and the Genius of Patrick McGoohan 📺 Watch all 17 episodes of the landmark 1960s television series! This is the first in Criterion’s new YouTube series of 5 introductions to THE PRISONER by Cox, writer, director and author of I AM (NOT) A NUMBER: DECODING THE PRISONER (2018)
John Lurie “A Lounge Lizard Alone” (Ulli Pfau, 1990, 29 mins) Rennaisance man and "Lounge Lizard" John Lurie — actor, performer, composer, director, and musician — talks about love and life and gives a gentle insight into modern time's hipster attitudes. youtube.com/watch?v=y8bL...
John Lurie - A Lounge Lizard Alone documentary, 1990
YouTube video by alexsh
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Each day brings an enormous insult to our intelligence
Things went very very poorly for the first gang of Nazis, how anybody would want to try it again is really mystifying
I need you all to know that the Berkeley Public Library has solicited submissions for a new mascot, and you can now vote for the contestants and I'm losing my mind. berkeleypublic-library.github.io/Fiber-Mascot...
Fiber Mascot Contest — Berkeley Public Library
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I keep reporting and blocking this garbage to no avail. Their unhinged tone and sheer volume is completely off-putting in a way that catastrophically undermines their brand. Like, I will think less of any candidate that adopts these tactics.
Yvonne Lam@yvonnezlam.bsky.social · 3mo agoResharing an article about the Dems' unhinged campaign fundraising texts, because it is an absolutely infuriating situation. www.kqed.org/forum/201010...
The US consumes 3 billion pounds of avocados every year, mostly from Mexico. To meet the demand, Mexican forests where imperiled #MonarchButterflies spend the winter are being gobbled up. Grocery stores must adopt sourcing policies that prevent further loss of monarch habitat in #Mexico ⬇️
Tell Trader Joe’s: Carry Monarch-Safe Avocados
With your help, we're calling on Trader Joe's to protect monarch butterflies, Mexican forests, and vulnerable nearby communities by adopting the PFA program.
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For people new to my non-fiction, I've made this extract from my book Ring The Hill - which is about some special cats and a very unique place where I used to live in a rented cottage - free to read: www.tom-cox.com/the-lion-the...
if you see me at SDCC and ask for one of these i will give you one
I started (but never finished) my own graphic novel adaptation of the Iliad. Does that count?
Niko Stratis@nikostratis.com · 2w agoEverything you got bullied for as a child eventually becomes cool, this year it’s performatively reading the Odyssey in junior high, and being Greek.
"I’m happy that the absurd proportion of my legs to my body fills you with a dim echo of what you used to call joy. I would be thrilled if your delight at me helped to knit you together as a species, but if I’m a betting raccoon, I don’t love the odds."
I’m Jimothy, the Short-Spined Raccoon Who Has Taken the Internet by Storm, and the Collective Weight of Your Adoration Is Breaking My Already-Compromised Back
“I’m happy that the absurd proportion of my legs to my body fills you with a dim echo of what you used to call joy. I would be thrilled if your delight at me...
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“Right now, [gray whales] are barometers of ocean health. They’re telling us something’s going wrong because they’re not being able to be supported at the level that they should.”
Nearly 150 Gray Whales Have Been Found Dead Along North America's Pacific Shore This Year, Prompting Scientists to Sound the Alarm
The population of eastern gray whales, which migrate annually along the West Coast between the Arctic and Mexico, has been declining in recent years. Conservationists say 2026 could be one of the dead...
smithsonianmag.com
Even with a larger main stage and layout, Mosswood still felt punk as fuck this year. No corporate sponsors, no “influencers,” and a radically inclusive environment.
Mosswood Meltdown, the Music Festival for People Who Hate Music Festivals
With headliners like Bikini Kill and Iggy Pop on an expanded stage, this year’s garage-punk soiree kept its underground roots.
kqed.org
Join Xerces and make art that supports conservation! 🐝✍🏽 Job Title: Science Illustration Intern 🌎Location: Remote 💲Compensation: $24/hr, 20hrs/week 📅Duration: Sep-Dec 2026 ❗Apply by: July 31, 2026 Learn more and apply at xerces.org/jobs
aquariumdrunkard.com/2016/04/20/t... A mixtape as map, séance, and rabbit hole. Compiled by Broadcast's Trish Keenan shortly before her death in 2011, Mind Bending Motorway Mix remains one of the great journeys through obscure psych, forgotten pop, and uncanny sound. Essential listening.
