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“We’re tackling that tech utopian idea of 1950s California, where it was considered progress to convert rivers into concrete canals and computerize the distribution of water, and no one really questioned this.” —Rowan Wernham, director of “Pistachio Wars”
The Museum Donors Accused of Sucking California Dry
Pistachio Wars argues that billionaires Lynda and Stewart Resnick are harming California’s environment as they artwash their damage.
hyperallergic.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:11 AM
“We’re tackling that tech utopian idea of 1950s California, where it was considered progress to convert rivers into concrete canals and computerize the distribution of water, and no one really questioned this.” —Rowan Wernham, director of “Pistachio Wars”
November 10, 1969: Sesame Street, a pioneering TV show created by Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morrisett of the Children’s Television Workshop (CTW), that would teach generations of young children the alphabet and how to count, makes its broadcast debut.
Sesame Street: Episode 0001 (HD) (1969)
YouTube video by Treble Gnocchi
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November 10, 2025 at 4:29 PM
November 10, 1969: Sesame Street, a pioneering TV show created by Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morrisett of the Children’s Television Workshop (CTW), that would teach generations of young children the alphabet and how to count, makes its broadcast debut.
Trump Admin Threatens to Penalize States That Don't 'Undo' Full SNAP Payments
“This president will stop at nothing to take food out of the mouths of hungry kids across America. Soulless,” said Democratic Sen. Patty Murray
“This president will stop at nothing to take food out of the mouths of hungry kids across America. Soulless,” said Democratic Sen. Patty Murray
Trump Admin Threatens to Penalize States That Don't 'Undo' Full SNAP Payments | Common Dreams
"This president will stop at nothing to take food out of the mouths of hungry kids across America. Soulless," said Democratic Sen. Patty Murray.
www.commondreams.org
November 10, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Trump Admin Threatens to Penalize States That Don't 'Undo' Full SNAP Payments
“This president will stop at nothing to take food out of the mouths of hungry kids across America. Soulless,” said Democratic Sen. Patty Murray
“This president will stop at nothing to take food out of the mouths of hungry kids across America. Soulless,” said Democratic Sen. Patty Murray
Live at the Pulitzer opens season with works by three Black composers
Live at the Pulitzer opens season with works by three Black composers
Live at the Pulitzer – St. Louis Symphony Orchestra musicians performing contemporary chamber music at the Pulitzer Arts Center curated in response to the museum’s current show – sounded like a brilli...
www.stlamerican.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Live at the Pulitzer opens season with works by three Black composers
Jeffrey Epstein co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell plans to seek commutation from Trump
Jeffrey Epstein co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell plans to seek commutation from Trump, whistleblower says
The whistleblower came forward with the information to Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee.
www.nbcnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Jeffrey Epstein co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell plans to seek commutation from Trump
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1/ Eleven Dutch parties across the political spectrum from socialist to conservative have issued a joint appeal to a provincial government to build a memorial to Black American soldiers who died in World War II, to replace one removed from the Netherlands American Cemetery. ⬇️
November 10, 2025 at 9:18 AM
1/ Eleven Dutch parties across the political spectrum from socialist to conservative have issued a joint appeal to a provincial government to build a memorial to Black American soldiers who died in World War II, to replace one removed from the Netherlands American Cemetery. ⬇️
We’ve reached the ‘show me your papers’ stage of American authoritarianism
We’ve reached the ‘show me your papers’ stage of American authoritarianism
“It’s just really, really bleak, and I don't think people outside of Chicago understand the scope of it,” CODEPINK co-director Danaka Katovich says. “What I saw is Border Patrol agents barreling out o...
therealnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:34 AM
We’ve reached the ‘show me your papers’ stage of American authoritarianism
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The pardon covers 77 people, including members of the president’s former legal team, including John Eastman, Jenna Ellis and Sidney Powell.
Trump Pardons Giuliani And Others Allegedly Involved In Bid To Overturn 2020 Elections
The pardon covers 77 people, including members of the president’s former legal team, including John Eastman, Jenna Ellis and Sidney Powell.
www.forbes.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:30 AM
The pardon covers 77 people, including members of the president’s former legal team, including John Eastman, Jenna Ellis and Sidney Powell.
Downtown L.A. landmarks are lighting up with massive portraits of Angelenos — including Edward James Olmos and George Takei — protesting recent immigration raids. The public art campaign asks the public: “Am I next?"
Protest art in downtown
New public art campaign condemns ICE raids
laist.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Downtown L.A. landmarks are lighting up with massive portraits of Angelenos — including Edward James Olmos and George Takei — protesting recent immigration raids. The public art campaign asks the public: “Am I next?"
Why does the Maga elite love conspicuous cosmetic surgery?
Why does the Maga elite love conspicuous cosmetic surgery? | Arwa Mahdawi
Mar-a-Lago face is suddenly everywhere – and there is a version for both men and women, writes Arwa Mahdawi
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Why does the Maga elite love conspicuous cosmetic surgery?
It's Monday! Back to the grind.
November 10, 2025 at 11:02 AM
It's Monday! Back to the grind.
James Watson exemplified the best and worst of science – from monumental discoveries to sexism and cutthroat competition
James Watson exemplified the best and worst of science – from monumental discoveries to sexism and cutthroat competition
James Dewey Watson is best known for his Nobel Prize-winning discovery of the structure of DNA. Controversy around who should be credited highlights the challenges of scientific collaboration.
theconversation.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:48 AM
James Watson exemplified the best and worst of science – from monumental discoveries to sexism and cutthroat competition
Tesla issues recall on more than 60,000 Cybertrucks after discovering serious safety hazard: 'Increase the risk of a collision'
Tesla issues recall on more than 60,000 Cybertrucks after discovering serious safety hazard: 'Increase the risk of a collision'
The news comes as Tesla suffers a global sales slump throughout 2025.
www.yahoo.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Tesla issues recall on more than 60,000 Cybertrucks after discovering serious safety hazard: 'Increase the risk of a collision'
American Battle Monuments Commission has removed two memorial panels honoring Black World War II soldiers from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg after the Heritage Foundation filed a complaint.
The Trump Administration's War on African-American History is a Lost Cause
Today I learned that the American Battle Monuments Commission has removed two memorial panels honoring Black World War II soldiers from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg.
kevinmlevin.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:20 AM
American Battle Monuments Commission has removed two memorial panels honoring Black World War II soldiers from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg after the Heritage Foundation filed a complaint.
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WTF?!? Two panels of black Americans who helped liberate the Netherlands at the American Cemetery in Margraten were removed without explanation.
Op Margraten zijn twee panelen over zwarte Amerikaanse bevrijders van Nederland opeens weg. ‘Past bij beleid van de regering-Trump’
Op Margraten zijn twee panelen over zwarte Amerikaanse bevrijders van Nederland opeens weg. ‘Past bij beleid van de regering-Trump’
Op de Amerikaanse begraafplaats in Margraten is het opeens stil geworden rond de zwarte Amerikanen die hielpen Nederland bevrijden. Twee panelen die hun bijdrage herdachten – én wezen op hun strijd tegen racisme binnen het leger – werden zonder toelichting verwijderd.
www.nrc.nl
November 7, 2025 at 5:05 PM
WTF?!? Two panels of black Americans who helped liberate the Netherlands at the American Cemetery in Margraten were removed without explanation.
Death of beloved neighborhood cat KitKat sparks outrage against Waymo in San Francisco
Death of beloved neighborhood cat sparks outrage against robotaxis in San Francisco
KitKat, affectionately known as ‘mayor of 16th Street’, was struck and killed by a Waymo in the city’s Mission District
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Death of beloved neighborhood cat KitKat sparks outrage against Waymo in San Francisco
Remembering astronomer, scientist, and science educator Carl Sagan on his birthday
November 9, 1934 – December 20, 1996
November 9, 1934 – December 20, 1996
November 10, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Remembering astronomer, scientist, and science educator Carl Sagan on his birthday
November 9, 1934 – December 20, 1996
November 9, 1934 – December 20, 1996
An influential former US prosecutor is investigating the individual and corporate funds that financed the escape of German war criminals
Credit Suisse, on the trail of the ‘Nazi ratlines’ in Argentina
An influential former US prosecutor is investigating the individual and corporate funds that financed the escape of German war criminals
english.elpais.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:09 AM
An influential former US prosecutor is investigating the individual and corporate funds that financed the escape of German war criminals
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Father and Son, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota, 1963
📷 Steve Schapiro
📷 Steve Schapiro
November 8, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Father and Son, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota, 1963
📷 Steve Schapiro
📷 Steve Schapiro
ICE to open national call center to find unaccompanied migrant children
ICE to open national call center to find unaccompanied migrant children
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to open a national call center to help local and state law enforcement agencies find unaccompanied migrant children. This week, ICE released a federal...
www.sfgate.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
ICE to open national call center to find unaccompanied migrant children
Loretta Gyles Pulling a Bow and Arrow at a Target at Camp Fern Rock, Bear Mountain, New York, 1943
📷 Gordon Parks
📷 Gordon Parks
November 8, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Loretta Gyles Pulling a Bow and Arrow at a Target at Camp Fern Rock, Bear Mountain, New York, 1943
📷 Gordon Parks
📷 Gordon Parks
Queen of the Beatniks: Remembering ‘Chippewa Girl’ Judy Henske
Queen of the Beatniks: Remembering ‘Chippewa Girl’ Judy Henske - Wisconsin Life
In the early 1960s, New York City’s “Queen of the Beatniks” was a young woman from Chippewa Falls. Judy Henske wowed audiences for decades with her deep, soulful voice, sadly passing away in 2022 at a...
wisconsinlife.org
November 8, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Queen of the Beatniks: Remembering ‘Chippewa Girl’ Judy Henske
Rotary Connection, featuring Minnie Riperton
YouTube video by Sidney Barnes
youtu.be
November 8, 2025 at 3:04 PM