where is the love? 🇵🇸🍉🇨🇩🇸🇩🇸🇳

Love is vulnerability. Vulnerability is risk, and there's power in connection and emotion. We can be free.

[Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein]

8 "Antifa" members just got a combined 450 years in federal prison. The prosecution leaned heavily on an "expert" witness who has never spent a day in government or academia - but who spent years at pro-Israel advocacy orgs:
https://t.co/85UNhD5xQU

[where is the love? 🇵🇸🍉🇨🇩🇸🇩🇸🇳 @therealsacil]

Yep. 👇🏾

[Prof Zenkus @anthonyzenkus]

The problem with Jeff Bezos' ideology is that it's based on a false premise. The idea that "six thousand years ago someone invented the plow" is based on a faulty belief that ancient humans functioned as individuals. They did not.

Ancient humans were collectivist. The likelihood that one individual invented anything is slim to none.

This is the myth of the genius.

Archeological evidence demonstrates that for hundreds of thousands of years, early humans congregated around communal gathering places, like the fire, and engaged in problem solving and passing on of shared learning down through generations.

Additionally, the plow (and tools like it) were developed by humans in Mesopotamia, Europe, Egypt, East Asia, sub-Saharan Africa as well as other places - not in one place by one person. This is known as parallel development.

Believing that the plow was invented by one genius is like believing language was invented by one person. It is a silly myth and represents the projection of current moral standards onto past events.

This is called 'presentism' and it is both an uncritical and ignorant way to view history.

Social learning was the main driver of human evolution. Collectivism is how we both survived and progressed as a species.

The myth of the genius is an example of uncritical analysis and a flawed lens used to justify the grotesque hoarding of wealth and obscene inequality that is currently tearing at the social fabric our species.

It needs to be thrown on the trash heap of history.

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Glass is a true "permanent material"—it can be recycled indefinitely (100% closed-loop) without any loss in quality, purity, or performance. Unlike most materials, its chemical structure remains unchanged through repeated melting and reforming, allowing old bottles and jars to become brand-new high-quality containers forever.

This stands in stark contrast to plastic, which is far cheaper for companies to produce and transport (lighter weight means lower shipping costs, and raw material/energy inputs are generally lower). Yet this short-term savings comes at a steep environmental price: we're degrading ecosystems, landfills, and oceans to cut a few cents per unit.

Glass offers genuine sustainability advantages when recycled properly:

• Using cullet (recycled glass fragments) replaces virgin raw materials (sand, soda ash, limestone)—one tonne of cullet saves about 1.2 tonnes of new resources.

• It slashes energy use dramatically: every 10% increase in cullet reduces furnace energy needs by ~2.5–3%, and melting 100% cullet can cut energy by up to ~40% compared to virgin production.

• CO₂ emissions drop significantly—studies show ~580–670 kg saved per tonne of recycled glass (cradle-to-cradle), with up to 58–60% reduction when using high cullet percentages.

• Fewer raw material extractions mean less mining impact and habitat disruption.

The key to unlocking glass's full potential is clean, color-sorted collection. Mixed colors or contamination (from curbside debris, ceramics, or other recyclables) often downgrades glass to lower-value uses like fiberglass insulation or road aggregate instead of bottle-to-bottle recycling. Proper sorting—by color and purity—keeps it in the premium loop.

By improving recycling habits (rinsing containers, separating by color where possible, and supporting deposit-return systems), we can maximize glass's role in a true circular economy. It's one of the few packaging options that genuinely protects resources long-term—let's not sacrifice it for cheaper, disposable alternatives that harm the planet.

[DeFlock @therealDeFlock]

Kansas City is preparing to put facial recognition on public buses.

Critics warn that once facial recognition becomes normal in public spaces, it rarely stays limited for long.

A bus ride shouldn't require an identity check.

https://t.co/vhMnEQoWFj

[Emperium @Emperium3]

@mhdksafa this is literally what my colleagues in the West Bank clinic did during power cuts. sanctions turn basic cooling methods into life-or-death measures. this isn’t “policy”, it’s violence.

[🎒Yasmin @Yasthetwit]

@mhdksafa Another way is to put your feet/legs in a large bucket of cold water while sitting on a chair.
It literally cools down the blood.
And…
A clean dishcloth, soaked in cold water and slightly ringed out, draped around the neck and shoulders does the same thing.

[Mohamad Safa @mhdksafa]

🚨MIDDLE EAST EMERGENCY🚨

Humanitarian situation is going from bad to worse. PVA is on the ground DELIVERING AID, but URGENTLY NEEDES more donations.

Emergency relief is insufficient. People are sleeping hungry. DONATE NOW, SAVE LIVES https://t.co/LTBRUkbhwx

[Mohamad Safa @mhdksafa]

If you are experiencing extreme heat, soak your sheets in cold water and cover your body with them. Once the sheets dry, do it again. Doctors use this method in Cuban hospitals to save lives as there's no electricity and hospitals running on bare minimum power due to US sanctions

[Ali A Olomi @aaolomi]

after about a year Jupiter is now moving from its exaltation in Cancer to the kingly Leo. Medieval astrologers tracked the motion of Jupiter as omens of shifts in government

Abu Ma’shar said Jupiter in Leo is:
-harm to a ruler
-the death of a noble
-instability among coin-makers

[Innocence Project @innocence]

Just in: Louisiana’s Supreme Court affirms lower court’s decision vacating Jimmie “Chris” Duncan’s #wrongfulconviction. Chris spent 27 years on Louisiana’s death row for a murder he did not commit.
https://t.co/xaEdQtOCdy

[Sammi🦋 @StoriesBySammi]

Remember the stretch of Santa Barbara coastline that was poisoned in 1969, killing hundreds of thousands of seabirds?

The agency born from that disaster - the California Coastal Commission - has guarded 1,100 miles of California shoreline for 50 years.

Under federal law, it has the legal right to review and block federal projects along the coast. Offshore drilling. Pipelines. All of it.

Howard Lutnick just called that "environmental extremism."

The Trump administration has now ordered NOAA — the federal ocean agency - to conduct a formal performance review of the Commission. That review can end in decertification.

Here's what decertification means: California loses its legal authority to weigh in on federal coastal projects. The state no longer gets a say.

Federal agencies can approve offshore drilling, pipelines, and industrial projects along the California coast - without California's input, without California's approval.

The coast that burned in 1969 would have no guardian.

And it’s not hypothetical. Sable Offshore - a Houston oil company - is already drilling in the Santa Barbara Channel right now. Trump invoked the Defense Production Act earlier this year to force their pipelines back online over California’s objections.

The state tried to stop it. A court battle is ongoing. The Coastal Commission is one of the last legal tools California has left to fight back. That’s exactly why it’s being targeted.

Since when is preventing another oil disaster considered "environmental extremism"?

#DemsUnited

[Maryland DNR @MarylandDNR]

During tonight's full moon, horseshoe crabs will return to the shores of Ocean City as part of their annual spawn. This spectacle happens during the full moons and new moons between May and July, because horseshoe crabs wait for these high tides to lay their eggs in the sand. Thousands of horseshoe crabs crawled onto the shores in search of a mate during the new moon this month.

The spawn is thought to be the oldest wildlife migration in the world. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs, or even crustaceans, but are a type of arthropod more closely related to spiders and scorpions. These living fossils are part of an ancient lineage of animals that have scuttled the world’s seafloors for 450 million years, long predating the dinosaurs. Horseshoe crabs are very well adapted to their environment and haven’t needed to change much in their long history. The Atlantic horseshoe crabs you can see on the East Coast today are nearly indistinguishable from fossils found in the Jurassic Period, 148 million years ago.

Aside from providing yet another generation of this ancient species, this spawn is also important for feeding our migratory birds, many of which depend on horseshoe crab eggs during their stopovers on beaches.

[Hannah Riley Fernandez @hannahcrileyy]

this is a country willing to sentence an aspiring doula and mother of a 13-year-old to 70 years in a cage for leaving a protest, while pardoning everyone who stormed the Capitol. https://t.co/WFimoYVbtL

[IncarcerNation.com @IncarcerNation]

Jefferson County, FL is a tiny rural ag community in north FL with population only 13K. Not a single traffic light county-wide, just rural roads, stop sign&cows. And 19 Flock cameras county-wide❗️Below a map of all the Flock cams in the US. Find your city.
https://t.co/jJ7jVupoQe

[Dr. Allison Wiltz @queenie4rmnola]

“In a nation that deprived Black people of the right to pass on generational wealth, the cotton sack is evidence that they tried to pass on generational love, something not even the cruel institution of slavery could destroy.” — @queenie4rmnola

https://t.co/4pL9aHdStB

[Equal Justice Initiative @eji_org]

On this day in 1958, a bomb exploded outside Bethel Street Baptist Church in one of Birmingham, Alabama's Black neighborhoods. The church pastor, the Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, was a civil rights activist working to eliminate segregation in the area.
https://t.co/jPOjLMr7H8

[UAINE @mahtowin1]

Read & watch to understand what Canada did to Inuit people. In addition to medical experiments, residential schools & forced relocations, Inuit were also victims of what’s known as the RCMP dog slaughter, where Mounties killed many thousands of sled dogs.
https://t.co/t5opnjyseo

[IT Guy @T3chFalcon]

Google is building a feature called "Audio Memory" for Pixel phones.

What it does: runs as a permanent background service that listens to everything around your phone. Music and "important conversations" all day, every day.

What Google says: all processing stays on-device. Nothing goes to their servers.

What Google hasn't said:
→ How long is audio or transcripts stored on your device?
→ Is this opt-in or on by default?
→ Can any of it sync to Google services later?
→ What happens if police seize your phone?

It hasn't shipped yet, but it was found hidden in Pixel 10 code. But it's coming.

Your phone already knows where you go, what you search, and who you message. Soon it may also remember every conversation you have near it.

[Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández @RepTeresaLF]

BREAKING: House Republicans just advanced their voter suppression bill in the Rules Committee.

If the Rule passes tomorrow, the SAVE Act will automatically be added to the National Defense Authorization Act when it passes.

This bill will make it harder to register to vote, especially if you’re a woman, live in a rural community, serve in the military, or are a Tribal voter.

If you’re wealthy enough to have a passport, you’re fine. But more than 21 million Americans don’t have one. Under the SAVE Act, a REAL driver’s license in many states or other common forms of ID wouldn’t be enough to register.

Don’t call this a voter ID bill. A true voter ID law could accept a REAL ID driver’s license.

This isn’t about election security. It’s about making it harder for eligible Americans to vote.

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

A Strawberry Moon is the first full moon of summer.

It signals the start of summer, when strawberries ripen in the US.

The name comes from the Algonquin tribes.

And it's tonight.