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if your only source of news is fox news, we can't be friends. #blacklivesmatter #feminist

[UNICEF @UNICEF]

Yes, those photos you’ve seen are real.

More than 18 years ago, a baby named Lamine Yamal and his mom Sheila met Lionel Messi at a UNICEF fundraising photoshoot.

Today, their achievements on the pitch inspire millions. Off the pitch, both Messi and Lamine Yamal use their voices and platforms as UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors to support and advocate for children around the world.

The goal? That every child survives, thrives, and fulfils their potential.

We are proud to have them on our team.

Credit: Joan Monfort

[Jemele Hill @jemelehill]

In 1960:

— Black poverty rate was 55 percent (overall poverty rate was 22 percent).

— Black unemployment rate was 12.4 percent (twice as high as white people)

— Only about 4 percent of Black people had a college degree.

I don’t have to explain the indignities and the violence that Black Americans suffered under Jim Crow.

He is saying that affirmative action was worse than that.

Clown is too good of a word for him.

[leonie haimson @leoniehaimson]

When we isolate a student with an A.I. tutor, we cut her off from the relationships that drive learning….children learn best in the context of trusting relationships. https://t.co/4uma96f7VB

[clevelanddotcom @clevelanddotcom]

How many license plate readers are in Cuyahoga County? Roughly 1,700, according to new reporting, and they’re spread across government and private networks. We dug into it on Today in Ohio: https://t.co/15dKF1mKiG 

Video: Laura Johnston, https://t.co/a4YA4W2Cro

[The Root @TheRoot]

She added that Black players and players from underrepresented backgrounds often share a bond in tennis that doesn’t need much explaining: “There’s a fellowship, a camaraderie that doesn’t need words to describe.”

Read more: https://t.co/nZpTkYomPe

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

A growing body of research suggests that optimism may protect the heart — both biologically and by promoting healthier habits.

Even if you’re not a natural optimist, there are habits you can develop to handle stress and feel more hopeful about life: https://t.co/DvhmfcmaPF

[Mike Levin @MikeLevin]

This New York Times piece is worth your time. Here’s what is happening, as simply as I can put it.

Back in January, Trump sued the IRS, an agency he controls, demanding $10 billion over the leak of his tax returns a number of years ago.

IRS lawyers did their jobs. They wrote a memo laying out the defenses that could beat the suit, including the fact that Trump filed too late. His own lawyer was in court when the leaker pleaded guilty in October 2023, more than two years before Trump sued.

The Justice Department never showed up to court. Never argued back. Never used the defenses sitting on their desk.

The judge got suspicious and ordered both sides to explain whether they were actually opposing each other or just colluding. The day before that brief was due, Trump dropped the suit.

Same day, his Justice Department announced a $1.776 billion taxpayer-funded “anti-weaponization fund.” 

Trump gets a formal apology. The IRS agrees to drop any audits of him and his family, even though a 2024 Times report found a loss in an ongoing audit could cost him over $100 million.

The acting Attorney General, Trump’s former criminal defense attorney, picks the five commissioners who decide who gets paid. Trump can fire any of them. Proud Boys and Oath Keepers are not ruled out.

This is the most corrupt thing I’ve ever seen from an American president.

Where in the hell are my Republican colleagues?

https://t.co/La0nlLuz1r

[Melanie D'Arrigo @DarrigoMelanie]

Over the last year:
Coffee 18.5%⬆️
Beef 14.8%⬆️
Seafood 6.2%⬆️
Fresh vegetables 11.5%⬆️
Tomatoes 39%⬆️

Trump said he’d lower grocery prices on day one.

It’s been 479 days, and all he’s done is use the presidency to almost triple his personal wealth.

[Heather Long @byHeatherLong]

JUST IN: U.S. inflation jumped to 3.8% (y/y) in April--> the highest in three years. This is painful for Americans, especially moderate-income households.

Inflation rose 0.6% in the month of April due to soaring gas prices that accounted for over 40% of the increase. Rising shelter and food prices also pushed up inflation.

Core inflation (which excludes food and energy came in at 2.8% (y/y) in April

[Big Ten Conference @bigten]

A two-sport student-athlete leaving an even bigger mark in the deaf and hard of hearing community.

Here's the story of @OhioStAthletics Big Ten Jackie Robinson Community & Impact Award winner Makenna Webster.

@OhioStateFH x @OhioStateWHKY

[PBS News @NewsHour]

The encounter between Christianity's two most famous religious figures would have been unthinkable just a few years ago, given the divisions between their two churches over women's ordination in general and Mullally's appointment in particular. https://t.co/xDG39nmgzN

[cmwk @216cmw]

Is he just gonna ask for “thoughts and prayers” or is he ready to recognize that the US has a gun problem? #whcd #gunreform @MomsDemand @Everytown

[Idrees Ali @idreesali114]

Security officials evacuate U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) as a shooter opens fire during the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 25, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

[GV Art + Apparel @GVartwork]

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[cmwk @216cmw]

THIS IS BANANAS!!! Unreal feat!!

[Runner's World @runnersworld]

Ashley Paulson added yet another record to her remarkable résumé on Saturday, running 12:47:10 for 100 miles (7:40 pace) on a treadmill at the Boston Marathon Expo, held at the John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center in Boston. The performance smashed the previous women’s treadmill record of 14:15:08 by nearly an hour and a half.

https://t.co/yp195fKHt5

📸: iFit

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

Woe to those who manipulate religion and the very name of God for their own military, economic, and political gain, dragging that which is sacred into darkness and filth. #ApostolicJourney #Cameroon https://t.co/bKteFZ3iWE

[Arnaud Bertrand @RnaudBertrand]

The most f*cked up aspect of this is the "DoorDash grandma" t-shirt she's wearing, and the implications of this: I checked and this is a pre-organized PR stunt between DoorDash and the White House (they boast about it on their website: https://t.co/AHDUwKQfgj).

The lady - Sharon Simmons, "a grandmother of ten" who has "completed more than 14,000 deliveries" - isn't even from DC, they brought her over from Arkansas as a prop for this.

Think about just how uniquely rotten things need to be in order for this to happen.

She is literally a grandmother relying on gig work because she can't afford healthcare for her husband's stage-3 cancer. She doesn't even get paid a living wage and needs to rely on tips. And as an "independent contractor," she gets no benefits, no healthcare, no retirement.

Which means she is an almost perfect illustration of the failure of the American social contract on almost every level: healthcare, labor rights, retirement, wages, etc. Any decent human being looking at her story - let alone policymakers - should feel only one thing: shame.

Yet DoorDash and the White House looked at this woman and saw a photo op. They flew her from Arkansas, branded her "DoorDash grandma" and used her as a mascot for a tax tweak - no tax on tips - that wouldn't even begin to cover her husband's chemo sessions.

Watching the actual video of her "delivery" to Trump (https://t.co/xzNDJq71Jx) is almost unreal. Trump opens up by saying, smiling at the camera, "who says it looks staged? It doesn't." They immediately proceed to do a joint press conference to a bunch of journalists who were conveniently standing right there.

None of the questions that follow during the next 15 minutes are related to Simmons' situation who just stands there. Journalists, the President, and cameras all obsessing over culture wars and the actual war in Iran, while the walking embodiment of the country's deepest structural failures - healthcare, labor, retirement - stands silently in a corporate t-shirt, unmentioned and too uncomfortable to confront.

[James Talarico @jamestalarico]

The President of the United States said I insulted Jesus.

You want to know what insults Jesus?

Kicking the sick off their healthcare.
Bombing schoolchildren in Iran.
Deporting moms and babies.
Covering up the Epstein files.

[ABC News @ABC]

A "boom" heard in Ohio and Pennsylvania on Tuesday morning appears to have been from a meteor, the National Weather Service in Cleveland said. https://t.co/tQalORrsep

[Ramit Sethi @ramit]

I think the US government should spend money providing healthcare and education instead of spending $11.3 billion in a single week bombing a little girls’ school

[MLB Español @mlbespanol]

¡El béisbol y nuestra cultura se sienten en cualquier idioma! 🤩 Celimar Rivera Cosme nos enseña palabras claves para el #WorldBaseballClassic en lengua de señas.