“The United States now ranks 51st in the world for liberal democracy.” Dr. Marina Nord of the V-Dem Institute explains why her research shows democratic institutions in the U.S. are eroding at a pace rarely seen in modern history. Listen to the full interview at kpfa.org #KPFA #Democracy

“We’ve been on a permanent war footing since 9/11.” Bruce Fein explains how that shift expanded presidential power and sidelined Congress. The full interview goes further: how both parties allowed it, and what it would take to reverse it. Listen at kpfa.org

ICE contracts surge. Political donations follow. Budgets and weapons expand. Nick Schwellenbach investigates the enforcement machine behind the headlines. Listen @ kpfa.org @pogo.org @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social #kpfa #immigration #oversight #ice #dhs #trump

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What hidden powers does the presidency already have? Andrew Cockburn joins Behind the News to unpack emergency powers, secrecy, corruption, war, and imperial decline in the U.S. Listen at kpfa.org @doughenwood.bsky.social @harpers.bsky.social #kpfa #trump #emergencypowers #wakeup

Proposed budget cuts could reshape daily life for people with disabilities. From Medicaid to independent living, the stakes are real. Pushing Limits breaks it down. Full episode at kpfa.org #kpfa #trump #disabilityawareness #humanrights

What if change comes from forcing the moment, not waiting for it? Paul Fleming on Herbert Marcuse, protest, and why activism matters, plus how the far right has reworked these ideas into a broader cultural fight. Against the Grain. Full interview at kpfa.org @radioagainst.bsky.social #kpfa

What does a neighborhood remember? On Choose to Be Curious, Amber Wiley discusses race, planning, schools, preservation, and how history lives in the built environment. Listen at kpfa.org. #KPFA #blackhistory #history #inspirational #ChooseToBeCurious #UrbanPlanning@choosetobecurious.bsky.social

“When you fight back, you win.” On APEX Express, Tsuru for Solidarity connects Japanese American incarceration history to today’s immigration detention system and explains why grassroots solidarity still matters. Full interview at kpfa.org #KPFA #APEXExpress

Marjorie Taylor Greene just fact-checked Donald Trump - on behalf of Thomas Massie. Trump claims Massie "votes for men in women's sports and transing kids." MTG says: "That's insane garbage. The president is unfortunately lying." Mike Lawler - who Trump is campaigning for - voted NO on MTG's

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Michigan's universities are a part of what makes our state such a powerhouse. And yet, Republicans want to gut them.

Sunday: The final piece in the book. I finished it on a Tuesday at 3am, crying. Not from sadness. From relief. It was finally done. 🔴 afrophilia-x.shop

For her new world, #Resonite creator TheBasementNerd utilizes simple random generation to create a shadowy infinite forest. Watch her explain how it works in this short:

📢 The US has shaken up its dietary guidelines causing media headlines around the world. Watch our webinar featuring Professor Mike Rayner of @ox.ac.uk and Food Foundation Executive Director Anna Taylor to hear why it matters for UK food policy. 🔗 bit.ly/4t5hTzm

Iran & US ceasefire #iran #tehran #karachi #pakistan #fyp

📺 [ #GaMeTiMe ] Brighton 0x1 Manchester United ⚽ Patrick Dorgu 🅰️ Bruno Fernandes (21 PL Record) 🏆 Premier League | 38° Rodada 🏟️ The Amex Stadium https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/29e884c5c5737c82176ab9645a0f54e73cffe10fb31f025c3ee1f61fe2ae4622.mp4 #Sports 🌐 #PREDYX

How to Unlock the ENDING of Subnautica 2 Early Access: Restore the alien Power Plant, climb the Observatory orrery and trigger the Axum message.!! haplogamingchef.blogspot.com/2026/05/subn... #Subnautica2 #Subnautica #Gaming #IndieGame #SurvivalGame #Underwater #PCGaming #EarlyAccess #GamingTips

Matt’s best advice he’s ever received? Let’s just say, if you ever get the chance to be Batman…be Batman. 🦇 Watch to hear Matt’s favorite part of working at Dental City and learn what makes his kids’ birthdays so uniquely unforgettable. 🥳 #DentalCity #MeetDentalCity #GreenBay #DentalDistributor

With political violence, social division, & despair on the rise, the US has clearly lost its way. I talked with Krista Tippett & @chrismurphyct.bsky.social about why the country is facing a spiritual, not just political, crisis and how to find our way back. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...

A tiny hermit crab is bullied and knocked upside-down. No worries, though, as she gets back up and then pulls her house back over her head for protection! 🦀🦑 #crustaceans #tidepool #love #adorbs #nokings #maui #photography #eyes

Cirrothauma maybe @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 924 #Doldrums #MarineLife

📍 Montilivi, porta a porta i barri a barri. Hem tornat a sortir al carrer per escoltar, parlar i conèixer de prop les inquietuds dels veïns i veïnes. Perquè el futur de #Girona també es construeix així: des dels barris, amb la gent i trepitjant la ciutat. 🟣 Ens movem per Girona.

It's only unit if Christians are superior I guess. #freepalestine, #LGBTQ, #Progressivism

Massive Attack's Robert del Naja arrested for the heinous terrorist act of holding a cardboard sign opposing genocide.

'Skyward Journey' (2018) By: Dan Vogt (QLD) For: Mobile Gather lost birds, draw wind currents to guide them, and lead them on their long journey home...

In a tense match, the urge to change everything is real. But before making it permanent, ask: is it forever or just for now? Don't do something permanently stupid because you are temporarily upset. Protect and refresh your gear confidently. Breathe, reset, and change your gear, not your fate. 😉💡

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Even in non-political discussions, half or more posts are "created content" trolling for clicks but average workaday Joes and Jills who don't breathe news night and day ... buy it, literally.

🗣️🎶I know you're the only woman that I’m dreamin' of...🎶 Nothin'. Just on some Yacht Rock vibes on this Saturday morning. 🎧

Only one more game of the season, but it's a big'un for both sides! Nice to hear in this clip that despite the tension, Dave from @giveembeans.bsky.social has a healthy respect for County fans... 📺 Full preview out now on our YouTube page. #ncafc 🧡🖤 #BarrowAFC #WeAreBarrow 🔵⚪️

Blossom and Root's Level 6 rollout continues. One of 12 new novel studies: Look Both Ways by Jason Reynolds. #homeschoolcurriculum #homeschool #homeschooling #novelstudy #homeschoolela #blossomandroot

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Researchers at the Hospital for Sick Children and @utoronto.ca used special imaging techniques at the CLS to create a high-resolution, 3D map of curved fish spines, and noted they act very much like human spines as #scoliosis worsens. Full story: https://bit.ly/4nvOomR

Get to know your hosts of the weekly #AEWDynamite on Pario Magazine, @jamie.pariomagzine.com.au & @opheliapayne.bsky.social

Vote Reform, get Tory. The truth about Jenrick...

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The Looter doesn’t give you clean fights. Enemies push. Stones interrupt. Ammo runs thin. You adapt or you get overrun. #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #pixelart #ドット絵

"We shouldn't really tolerate a gap this extreme...it's obscene." Labour MP @bellribeiroaddy.bsky.social speaking at our fringe#LabourPartyConference event, ‘Billionaires for Breakfast’.

Getting some looped ocean meshes from #houdini into #unreal via vat. Just love the realtime sss! #indiedev

Leuk om zo mee te maken. Allemaal blije mensen onder ons hotelbalkon. Het mooie is dat die bar Les Amateurs heet

DID YOU KNOW that blooming Aeonium succulents can completely transform color depending on sunlight and stress? 🌵 Some Aeoniums turn deep red, purple, or nearly black when exposed to strong sun, making them look like giant flower roses. Unlike many succulents, Aeoniums actually grow during cooler

9 years ago today, Frank Ocean foresaw the fate of the dollar

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Once in power, Putin cut taxes for elites, consolidated media (directly or via loyalists) & sought to manipulate the electoral process. Sound familiar? Some parallels are hard to ignore. The difference? The US has strong checks, an active civil society & deep democratic traditions—that gives me hope

Casely Wireless Portable Power Banks Light Up. The lithium-ion batteries in these power banks overheat and ignite creating serious fire and burn hazards. #RecallAlert #FireHazard #BatterySafety #TechRecall #ConsumerSafety

Jose Siri robbed a Taylor Walls grand slam directly above a full buffet

Mike Vrabel on what he's seen from Caleb Lomu so far: "He's been an unbelievably coachable player. He's young, he's big, he's athletic, and he's willing to learn." "I think he's gonna have the ability to play both sides."

Good mornin’, happy Friday :)

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Dynamic Core Stability Gets You READY to Challenge Masters! Welcome back to the 12th episode of Skeletal Leap: A Living Adventure! Today’s episode titled “Dynamic Core Stability Gets You READY to Challenge Masters!” will tell you how I cracked the code of central fixation of the body....

#OVERWORKCHAOS || “but what if I called?” || #mannys

Die SPD muss Haltung zeigen und für die Klimaschutzziele einstehen. Sie müssen einfach nur stehenbleiben und die aktuelle gesetzliche Regelung verteidigen. ✍️ Hier die Petition von FFF unterschreiben: weact.campact.de/petitions/re...

Donald Trump says he's going to be putting an addition onto the Lincoln Memorial .... called the "Trump Promenade" * The Antiquities Act grants the President authority to create monuments, but does NOT grant authority to revoke/modify them, this power remains exclusively with the legislative branch

No hill too steep... Keep on truckin'...

I am a hurricanes hockey enjoyer

Now that St. Petersburg is burning during Putin's important International Economic Forum (SPIEF), we are now just waiting for the Crimean Bridge to become a thing of the past.