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‘Pure arrogance’: anger in Finland as Google illegally fells 250,000 trees for datacentre

Gary Tyler, a quilt artist who spent decades on death row for a crime he didn’t commit, now has his first solo exhibit at the Grand Rapids Art Museum

law to rename "property tax" to "municipal services tax" and then just Gen Z stare at Boomers

Ohio law requires valid, unexpired photo ID when voting in person Here are the accepted types of ID (see graphic) If the address on your ID doesn't match your voter registration, that's ok! Just make sure it's not expired.

We’re broke, but determined.’" Ohio trans-affirming organization makes plea for support to keep their doors open Margie’s Hope was founded in 2011 and opened Margie’s Closet, a trans-affirming Cleveland clothing store in 2021. Their current situation? "Dire." thebuckeyeflame.com/2026/06/22/w...

One of our brothers, Phil Tottenham, is suspected to be kidnapped (communications blackout) from international waters by Israel as part of the Global Sumud Flotilla to Gaza. Please contact your reps and demand the safe return of him and all US Americans on board! www.instagram.com/p/DPSs3VYDKzC/

covid threw into high relief how many working class people are absolutely necessary to keeping society functional, and rather than that sparking a renewed commitment to an economy that rewards such workers, we've seen an elite backlash against even modest increases in their market power

I’m really only just getting into it but I genuinely love birding as a hobby. The entire goal is to look at the bird. Is there a bird? There is a bird! Look at the bird! If you are very keen you can learn what to call the bird so that you can properly thank it for the joy you feel when you see it. 🪶

I’m gonna go to the gulag for not meeting my quota of Sabra hummus in the fridge 😔

We could all use a sweet treat right now 🍦👀 Pop by the North Market Jeni’s around lunch on Wednesday, April 16th, and 25% of all sales will benefit AFO! Plus, you can try our very own pairing—Gimme the Dough, Honey!—featuring Double Dough and Honey Vanilla Bean.

A former French military base, Vauban is a thriving neighbourhood of 5,500 residents connected to Freiburg town centre by bus and light rail. Built in the late 1990s as a radical experiment in low-car living, it forgoes virtually all on-street parking in favour of active, green, and social spaces. 🧵

society erred when we removed the computer from its honored place in the home and ushered it into every part of our profane world. we must rebuild the temple of the Computer Room

me: "everything is going to shit. Ecological collapse continues across the planet, in your country there is no opposition party. weeping and gnashing of teeth to intensify." also me: "bro you ever softboiled an egg? put that on some toast? it's magnificent"

Happy Saint Gertrude’s Day, the patron saint of cats, poor people, and gardeners!

Dear Congress, Libraries are the place we all belong. The place where Mister Rogers’ neighbors collide at the library to help one another. We come together to embrace library joy. What good is the world without libraries and museums? ❤️‍🩹 Call, email Congress! Help libraries & museums! We need you 💛

We can do better

you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.

can't believe it's 2025 and i'm stressed about tariffs and measles, like am i a character in an american girl book

This story can't be repeated enough. The GOP is lined up behind the guy who is so incompetent that his quasi-gov't agency did this. They're confirming his highly questionable nominees & hurting the American people. And "accidentally"? It was stupidity, not accident. www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...

I'm supposed to fly across the country in May I'm pooping my pants

I thought my body could handle a double serving of protein oatmeal this morning. It could not.

the idea that these tech guys are opposed to "government waste" is so completely fucking ridiculous. they feast on government waste. DOD budgets are a bloated mess. the pentagon has failed 7 straight audits. the big beneficiaries are tech companies providing defense services.

Read this story from @sfgate.com national parks bureau chief @ashleyharrell.bsky.social, who's covering what's happening in Yosemite with the type of depth you mostly won't find anywhere else on the internet: www.sfgate.com/california-p...

⚠️Senate Bill 1 THREAD. 🧵 Today at 2pm, the Senate Higher Ed Committee will hear opponent testimony on SB 1. A committee vote is expected tomorrow morning, followed by a full Senate vote in the afternoon. 📢Tell Ohio lawmakers to REJECT this bill: action.aclu.org/send-message...

hey it’s me 🤡

oh he's RACIST racist

Just in case anybody has doubts about what "Make America Healthy Again" really means, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. filed a trademark request to use the slogan to market supplements, essential oils & cryptocurrency. Scammity scam-scam scamming scammer. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

has anyone else found it hard to be creatively productive this month hahahahahaha no i know i know

ME: *writing in my journal with the sole aim of pissing off future historians and archaeologists* I returned to my home - which is built in the usual style - by the normal way, and prepared and ate dinner in the way I often but not always do

1/ ProPublica has heard from dozens of voters who expressed astonishment and anger at state appeals court Judge Jefferson Griffin’s ongoing attempts to cancel their ballots in the North Carolina Supreme Court race. “I know the rules,” one voter said. www.propublica.org/article/nort...

I wrote about giving up on normal. There’s no returning to business as usual, and that message certainly isn’t enough to beat fascism. We need a bold vision of providing for our needs, a vision of a future where people are put over profit. There’s no going back. www.jphilll.com/p/its-time-t...

There are no self-designated, organized “antifa” groups. That does not exist. Which is practice would make this a blanket law where the state could apply the designation as they chose.

how is this legal

Lord, I've seen what you've done for others

Proposed Medicaid work requirements mean more than 61,000 Ohioans could potentially lose their health insurance, if the incoming Trump administration allows Ohio Republican state leaders to proceed with their plan

Occasional reminder that there’s no, “it’s too late, its over” for anthropogenic climate change. Every molecule of CO2 that doesn’t go into the atmosphere makes a difference. Preventing 0.1 degree of warming makes a difference. Every bit of climate resilience we build together makes a difference.

what are your tips for combatting collective grief? how do you keep your head above water in a system that wants you perpetually drowning?

If you believe #Ohio kids deserve a high quality education, there's no better action you can take than following & supporting @honesty4ohioed.bsky.social: HonestyForOhioEducation.org/donate/