This is Corey Alston, an american fifth generation sweetgrass weaver. He shapes intricate patterns into contemporary sculptural baskets and owns Corey Alston Gullah Sweetgrass Baskets in Ladson, South Carolina
This art form, characterized by the use of sweetgrass, pine needles, bulrush, and palmetto, has been passed down through generations, with its roots tracing back to West Africa.
News outlets keep calling this a 15% tariff ‘deal’ with Europe. But before Trump, the rate was 0%. That’s not a deal, it’s a massive tax hike on American families.
Say it clearly and stop misleading readers.
the pitch to carmakers right now seems to be “build in the US and you’ll have to pay a 50% tariff on your steel and a 25% tariff on your car parts. Or build in EU/Japan and you’ll only have to pay a 15% tariff”
What are we even doing here
On this day in 1866, Beatrix Potter was born—an author, illustrator, preservationist, scientist, and visionary whose pen brought lovable little protagonists to life and whose heart helped preserve the very landscapes that inspired their stories.
Happy Birthday, Beatrix Potter!
Ryan Walters, the MAGA Oklahoma schools chief who mandated that all schools teach the Bible, was caught watching porn in his office.
MAGA Oklahoma schools chief had porn on office TV during meeting.
https://t.co/ko3r9q9AUe
VIDEO Palestinians carry bags of flour from aid convoys in the Israeli-controlled Zikim border crossing in the northern Gaza Strip. More than 100 aid and human rights groups have warned that 'mass starvation' is spreading in the war-ravaged territory
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@FBelleTouhey@AndrewFeinberg As far as I can tell, he’s built one, in Aberdeen, over strident opposition and using every trick in the book.
The other one is Turnberry, he didn’t have anything to do with building it…in 1901.
A scientist tried to discredit the theory that ultra-processed foods are killing us. Instead, he overturned his own understanding of obesity. https://t.co/dwrsLMBgAI
A former US soldier who worked for the notorious Israeli- and US-backed GHF told the BBC he had "without question … witnessed war crimes" in the killing of Palestinian civilians seeking food aid in Gaza.
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Instead of leading the FHFA, Bill Pulte is campaigning to push out Fed Chair Powell.
His investment portfolio might benefit from the lowered interest rates he’s agitating for.
Our @jeffhauser: “it is problematic that his input is in line with his personal financial interests.”