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Multimedia Journalism prof, UIUC. Currently collaborating w students & faculty at Fourah Bay College in Sierra Leone & the University of Birmingham in the UK, investigating grassroots solutions to global issues of women's health. #periodpoverty
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Grey headed fish Eagle misses and makes U-turn for another attempt

submitted 2 days ago • 35 comments

DONALD TRUMP: "I'm requiring everyone in America to speak English." AMERICA: "You first."

submitted 1 day ago • 276 comments

How bad is this? Let me count the ways Also, and related, short of firing Powell (or trying, anyway) screwing with economic data would be just about the dumbest (and worst) thing to do apnews.com/article/trum...

submitted 22 hours ago • 110 comments

This is ominous. Commerce Secretary suggests new GDP calculations might deliberately exclude government spending to obscure impact of DOGE cuts. apnews.com/article/trum...

submitted 20 hours ago • 131 comments

The big picture: www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.

submitted 2 days ago • 6014 comments

doge should really look into how much money could be saved by just shipping them directly to moscow

submitted 2 days ago • 12 comments

A member of Russia’s state-owned news agency gained access to the Oval Office on Friday to cover President Trump’s sit-down with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky – even as the AP and Reuters were barred from the high-level meeting www.cnn.com/2025/02/28/m...

submitted 2 days ago • 76 comments

Marco Rubio is like having Tom Wambsgabs as Secretary of State, a man whose ambition is to be an empty suit, on board to take any stance, say anything, whatever the boss wants, and sponge up some of the pain that comes back, all for the trappings, the title, the plane rides, the suits, to be there.

submitted 2 days ago • 249 comments

Donald Trump has disgraced the United States of America in countless ways since he first entered political life ten years ago. But he had never disgraced the nation as badly as he did today. He has brought shame on this country to an extent I had never thought possible. And he has only just begun.

submitted 2 days ago • 2264 comments

No, the meeting did not go badly for Ukraine. It exposed in the most undeniable, unequivocal way possible the pro-Putin commitments of the president and vice president. That was information Americans and allies needed to have clear before them.

submitted 3 days ago • 862 comments

Insane scenes out of the White House with Trump Vance and Zelenskyy….absolutely embarrassing….reaction of the Ukrainian ambassador says it all

submitted 3 days ago • 58 comments

This is a very well reasoned essay that should send a cold chill down the spine of anyone in academia.

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

Watching Putin’s little stooges try to bully Zelenskyy in our goddamned White House is pretty repulsive.

submitted 3 days ago • 507 comments

Im excited to take place in the economic blackout boycott tomorrow. I hope you'll join me and millions of others.

submitted 4 days ago • 1231 comments

Pope Al Dente Lasagna

submitted 9 days ago • 359 comments

#DontMournOrganize

submitted 9 days ago • 1 comment

USDA launches review of Maine after Maine Governor's interaction with Trump...

submitted 9 days ago • 36 comments

WASHPOST: Records show how DOGE planned Trump’s DEI purge — and who gets fired next. (Some very important reporting here that details the internal, written DOGE plan) www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

submitted 16 days ago • 13 comments

Just deactivated Twitter & deleted app. So many bridges too far. With more to come.

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

“Only the best people.”

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

See it's funny, because there probably was a time in U.S. history when an unelected plutocrat gaining illicit access to government systems would have resulted in him being dragged out of whatever government building he was in at the moment by his balls by armed government agents within +/- 3 minutes

submitted 29 days ago • 450 comments

In light of usaid.gov shuttering, please visit this site to learn more about how US health, prosperity and security is threatened by the destruction of USAID.

submitted 29 days ago • 2 comments

Two of the greats who are great together! Thanks, @nickkristof.bsky.social

submitted 70 days ago • 0 comments

The Washington Post has a new format for their reader comments. I’m not a fan.

submitted 70 days ago • 0 comments

Wisconsin reports first H5N1 case. As is becoming an unfortunate practice by health departments, the press release contains no demographic or clinical details. This info is essential for interpreting the significance of these cases. www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/news/release...

submitted 74 days ago • 1 comment

A new analysis of data from the Juno spacecraft suggests that the ice shell covering the ocean on Jupiter's moon Europa might be WAY thicker than anticipated. (With comments from @theplanetaryguy.bsky.social) Possibly bad news for any hope of life signs from Europa Clipper, currently en route. 🧪🔭

submitted 74 days ago • 306 comments

“Drifting off to sleep with your teeth in your mouth…” What a great song. Lovely meditation on it…

submitted 72 days ago • 0 comments

I sure hope so America

submitted 101 days ago • 53 comments

Slam that like button if you learned Basic. www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...

submitted 103 days ago • 0 comments

Richmond, Virginia, has the greatest guerilla public art.

submitted 103 days ago • 0 comments

Just my 2 cents. But my goal is to ignore the trolls. Give them zero attention. Block them if they annoy me. I think the worst thing we can do on this site is re-create the ad hominem/ personal attacks that occur across comments on Twitter/insta/tiktok/ etc

submitted 104 days ago • 6105 comments

Someone should introduce a resolution banning fake boobs from Capitol restrooms

submitted 103 days ago • 2039 comments