Jamie Perez

Tomorrow’s #BaltimoreMarathon playlist is full of tracks friends suggested so they can carry me through. Put this on shuffle and you’ll be listing to what I’m listening to open.spotify.com/playlist/67P...

Two people have died in Pennsylvania from measles, the state health department said. Both were unvaccinated. These the first deaths related to measles within the state in 35 years, it reports

To me, "We have flavored coffee" means exactly the same as "We have no coffee"

The @flatwaterfreep.bsky.social and ProPublica independently tested hundreds of homes in eastern Omaha, Nebraska, and found toxic levels of lead in soil — including in yards that the EPA remediated years ago. Here’s how we did it.

Have yourself some quiet gorgeous

Come visit STATIONS at #GenCon in Indianapolis — booth 1929 / 2029 with Studio 2. Let’s chat about strange and wonderful futures. #ttrpg

I'm sure if Obama had gotten us into a costly quagmire of a war and then spent all his time posting cartoons about how cool he was, it wouldn't have been a big deal at all.

@npr.org - your reporting this morning referred to Sen. McConnell having “said” XYZ — are you saying your reporters *spoke* to him or referring to something written in a statement. It wasn’t clear and seems an important clarification, all things given.

NEW: Salvage Union is a post-apocalyptic mech roleplaying game set in a scarred world ruled by corporations whose denizens live in isolated mega-settlements. The corpos control the vast majority of resources and have a constant hunger for power and control. From @leylinepress.bsky.social

There are some great art resources that you can leverage for a game jam entry (Like maybe for your Liminal Horror Summer Jam Entry). First and foremost you can make your own art, you don't need to be a professional! itch.io/jam/liminal-...

@stregawolf.art ‘s work on I Don’t Belong Here with us at STATIONS is incredible (and they did the cover and some interior art for our first ever project 100 Bastards). Check out much more of their work!

If you’re a queer man who plays Love and Deepspace and wants to talk about your relationship with the game and community, I’d love to chat with you for a Kotaku story. RTs appreciated.

today from Lili Lin!! https://www.havehashad.com/g2ce5

AND WE ARE LIVE. https://www.youtube.com/live/mZXxXsKF4H0

BREAKING: The U.S. Election Assistance Commission now has no commissioners after President Trump terminated two members and the agency’s remaining Republican commissioner resigned. The bipartisan agency was formed to help states administer accurate, secure elections.

James Baldwin would like a word on this moment #America250

America keeps trying to get me to go to her birthday party and I’m like no girl u need to go to the hospital

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That just about sums it up:

STRANGE 👽 SURREAL 👽 SHOCKING 👽 BEAUTIFUL Apex Magazine is OPEN TO SUBMISSIONS for the month of July! We're seeking short spec fic up to 9k words. Closing August 1st, reopening in September and November. We can't wait to read your work! 🖤 Submit here: apexbookcompany.moksha.io/publication/...

Submissions for FIYAH #40 are OPEN! Deadline July 31. Get more info about "Conjuring Academies & Spellbound Scholars" at the link! fiyahlitmag.com/submissions/

Novel and novella manuscript submissions season has officially begun! Our beloved N/N team, led by @rabblerouses.bsky.social, will be reading your +100pg book manuscripts--call it a novella, call it a novel, but we hope you call it READY TO SEND before Sept 1! splitlippress.submittable.com/submit

How are children and families faring in #CT? The 2026 @annieecaseyfdn KIDS COUNT® Data Book uses trusted data to show where progress is happening and where more support is needed, across education, health, economic well-being and family/community factors. bit.ly/26DataBook-BS

Think we can say pretty safely that the food assistance cuts from the Big Beautiful Bill will turn out to be much bigger than initially estimated (no shade at CBO, who had impossible task of guessing state response to the cost share).

Jake Lang, a J6 defendant pardoned by Trump: 🚩 2026: Arrested in Minnesota for felony property-damage 🚩 2026: Arrested in TX on felony terroristic-threats 🚩 2026: Charged in DC for threatening a police officer. A bench warrant was later issued after he reportedly missed a court hearing.

I wouldn’t be where I am today without the love and support that Michelle has poured into me over the years. Her story — from her South Side roots to the White House and beyond — is a central part of the Obama Presidential Center.

Nice thing to see on my way home.

"Children's wellbeing declined nationally from 2019 to 2024, with kids in 29 states faring worse than before the COVID pandemic, according to a new report." -- Rebecca Falconer @axios.com www.axios.com/2026/06/08/u...

Today marks the release of the 37th KIDS COUNT® Data Book! Our annual report features an enhanced index that includes a score in addition to a rank for each state, better highlighting how child well-being has changed over time. Explore the latest data on children in your state: aecf.org/databook

NEW: In just the 12 states with available data, the number of children receiving SNAP has fallen by more than 700,000 since H.R. 1's unprecedented SNAP cuts were enacted last July — despite claims from Republican lawmakers that kids wouldn't lose benefits.

Robot drawing

If you saw this happening in another country, what would you call it? https://newrepublic.com/post/210013/fbi-investigation-atlantic-reporter-kash-patel-drinking

LAST CALL to board the SPACE TRAIN! Check out these three new train cars (in progress) by @thisnorthernboy.bsky.social! The casino, observation / park, and storage cars will have floor plans, notable NPCs & TONS of flavor courtesy of @ratwave.uk! Back it today! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

TRAINS IN SPACE on the home stretch #orbitalblues #sadspacecowboys #ttrpg www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

I’m Masuke, aged 17. Lettuce for a snack! As my kidney and liver test results weren’t great, I’m going to cut down on protein-rich snacks.

Shit's gonna keep on getting weird making myself write Frank Ocean poems all month. (15 in 22 days so far. That ain't bad) verymostgood.com/2026/04/fran...

trans knight helms ✨🏳️‍⚧️⚔️ [ #art ] [ #transart ]

Investing in workers and communities works – the data proves it! bsky.app/profile/roos...

Today was a good day in many ways verymostgood.com/2026/04/frank-ocean-in-wrong-city-thats-former.html?m=1

We’re blockading it! No, we’re blockading it! #StraitOfHormuz

I’m very proud of the fact that my most viral Reddit moment to date concerns cats and feeding them. #KnowYourWorth

Oh, these Frank Ocean poems are going to keep coming all month. Or Frank Ocean poem drafts? They feel more like sketches right now and I think I'll know where they are going (sort of?) by month's end... verymostgood.com/2026/04/fran...

Happy Easter!

And yes I posted yesterday's daily poem late (see earlier mention of Kalaya, worth worth worth it), but here you go and I'll write a second before the day is through