Today I attended the memorial services for Rev. Jesse Jackson in Chicago. Rev. Jackson was an activist for peace and a champion for civil rights, LGBTQ+ rights, and economic opportunity for all.
NEW: Pardon seekers are routinely being asked to pay $1m+ to lobbyists & lawyers claiming access to Trump, often with bonuses if clemency is granted.
I investigated the Trump Pardon Industrial Complex, & detailed the backstory behind 1 interesting pardon.
Photo of Dawn and her Snoopy in their hotel room in Montreal, Canada 🇨🇦 after being released from the hospital today.
Painting of actress Emily Blunt portraying the “angel of Verdun” from the movie “Edge of Tomorrow”
Super grateful to be out of hospital today w/ all tests and scans negative, brain bleed healed overnight, and fully clean bill of health! Huge thanks again to the “angels of Verdun” 😉) of Hopital 🏥 de Verdun in Montreal 🇨🇦 for their heroic care, and to ALL of you for your lovely wishes and prayers!
Not definitive, if we’ve learned anything it’s that it can always get worse in ways we can’t imagine yet!
Definitive summary from @profsaunders.bsky.social of the infuriating and tragic destruction of America’s global role & powers by the Trump Admin, and its impact on the world in this terribly fraught time. 👇
"At least 10 ships over the past week have altered their destination signal to read 'Chinese Owner', 'All Chinese Crew' or 'Chinese Crew Onboard', according to data from MarineTraffic analysed by the FT."
I love @wnyc.org so much. Last 20 minutes has been public polling on Iran, Jan 6 pardoned repeat criminals, the new parks commissioner, and 2 minutes on how to enjoy local sunchokes. It’s perfect.
Every single time a new outlet feels compelled to interview an unremarkable billionaire they should pause and ask themselves if there isn't an under-represented artist, scientist, activist, engineer, or academic actually doing useful/interesting things that's more deserving of your readership's time
The U.N. peacekeeping mission in Lebanon says three UNIFIL peacekeepers were injured after heavy firing struck their base in Al Qawzah in southwestern Lebanon. One was transferred to a hospital in Beirut. They have not identified who is responsible for he strikes. Thread 👇
Goldman Sachs: “… Based on these new data, developments and the size of the shock, we now think that oil prices would likely exceed $100 next week if no signs of solutions [for the Strait of Hormuz] emerge by then…”
CBPP's @gbenga-ajilore.bsky.social provides insights and analysis on the latest jobs data released today.
New NPR/PBS News/Marist poll on US military action in Iran: "By a 56%-44% margin, respondents said they oppose the military action. Just 36% approve of how Trump is handling Iran, and a majority (55%) thinks Iran either represents a minor threat or no threat at all to the United States."
It's officially take your book outside to read weather ☀️
Midway through Ramadan, Muslims across the United States are striving to maintain the holy month's traditional mix of prayers and festive spirit under a cloud of worrisome events. https://to.pbs.org/4cy5XAm
Black and white passport-style photo of a young man.
6 March 1923 | A Norwegian Jew, Elias Wolkoff, was born in Oslo.
In #Auschwitz from 1 December 1942.
No. 79248
He perished in the camp on 19 January 1943.
Irish Authors Longlisted for 2026 Women’s Prize for Fiction
Kit de Waal and Wendy Erskine have been longlisted for the 2026 Women’s Prize for Fiction. Kit de Waal's The Best of Everything is a tender and unforgettable story of found family and the long way back from heartbreak. The Benefactors by…
it's wild the degree to which insurance drives global commerce (and international agreements!), something that everyday folks just don't know about
"Just 36% approve of how Trump is handling Iran, and a majority (55%) thinks Iran either represents a minor threat or no threat at all to the United States." www.npr.org/2026/03/06/n...
Obama: "We are living in a time where it can be hard to hope. Each day we wake up to some new assault on our democratic institutions. Another setback to the idea of the rule of law ... but this man - Rev. Jesse Jackson - inspires us to take a harder path ... bc if we don't step up, nobody else will"
Plausible. He may lose interest even sooner.
okay bluesky give me interesting accommodation options in Rotterdam in May.
For reasons i cannot contractually say right now but will be fun.
Two people. Separate rooms. Fun but odd and well connected for transport is the goal.
🧵Feels like shouting into the void, but it is essential to note that the Trump/Rubio gutting of the State Department and blowtorching of US diplomatic capacity and credibility is an accelerant to this spiraling war and will seriously undercut US/allied efforts to pick up the pieces after. 1/
Research finds women taxi drivers frustrations were rarely traffic, difficult passengers or long shifts, but toilets. Finding a toilet on shift required planning & long waits, leading to lost income. Their male colleagues seemed to come and go in minutes. theconversation.com/why-women-ha...
Hi, oil expert here! this is not funny, the benchmark cost of US light, sweet crude oil only does this when it's in extreme distress.
We are hiring a Head of Global Advocacy and Internet Policy at the Internet Society! This is a rare opportunity to join our team and shape the future of the Internet during one of its most challenging eras. 1/5
For context, in the wake of 9/11, it took the George W. Bush admin 18 months to launch two regime change operations (AFG & IRQ)
This admin has now launched two regime change operations in the absence of any precipitating crisis in the past 1.5 months
Costco is now demanding that Trump pay them back for his tariffs so they can refund all of their customers.
Screenshot of headline that reads, "Haitian man living in Boston dies in ICE custody, family says." Full text linked in reply.
I’m calling on ICE to investigate the death of Emmanuel Damas, a Massachusetts community member who died in ICE custody after being denied timely medical care. His family, and dozens of families like his, deserve the truth about ICE's treatment of their loved ones. ICE must be held accountable.
@wearehighered.bsky.social
This is Healey Dell, “Rochdale’s Chernobyl”, a fairy haunted nature reserve in the shadow of an abandoned asbestos factory, and the subject of one chapter in my PhD thesis.
