How many bananas can one eat in a given day without overdosing on potassium? Asking for a friend.

Abolitionist, humanitarian, and U.S. Army scout, Harriet Tubman was the fearless leader of the Underground Railroad, guiding thousands of enslaved people to freedom.

#OTD, we honor her legacy by continuing the fight for justice and equality.

Today, #TheMarchContinues #UndergroundRailroad

Climate change, largely caused by the burning of fossil fuels in rich nations, made a recent heat wave in South Sudan even worse — illustrating the way countries can suffer from a warming planet, even if they barely contributed to the problem.

The law, such as it is, exists only at the pleasure of the sitting president. He can kill investigations into his friends or order them against his foes.

The United States has refused to sign a U.N. resolution condemning Russia for its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. The other countries opposing the resolution included Israel, Hungary, North Korea, and Russia.

1) You do not represent Donald Trump—you represent the United States of America. This statement is fundamentally anti-American.

2) Not only is this statement absurd and wrong, but it’s also grammatically incorrect. Trumps’?!

"Unfortunately, rather than be shocked by each time Trump or one of his closest allies utter something openly authoritarian, we need to take a step back and realize that the Republican Party has become an authoritarian political party."

Next week is the 228 Peace Memorial Holiday, which commemorates the February 28 Incident, which was a massacre against Taiwanese people by the ruling KMT. In this guide, we will tell you the importance of this holiday, and how it is celebrated in Taiwan. taiwantravelblog.com/228-peace-me...

I lost my job at the National Science Foundation yesterday, along with 167 of my colleagues, including some dear friends. This was the best job I've ever had, and I thought it would be my last. The PI community has been sympathetic and supportive, without exception. I will miss working for you.

I don't understand how people can not like black cats, they're adorable little voids

What do we actually know about the proposed mega-dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo, and China’s reasons for approving the project?

“We know he arrived in Japan with Jesuit visitor Alessandro Valignano in 1579.”

Controversy surrounding a new video game about a Black samurai in feudal Japan is indicative of a growing split between gamers and developers.

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I feel like I’m taking crazy pills right now.

The Aga Khan died yesterday. A great time to revisit this @newlinesmag.bsky.social piece about the Pamiris, a community of Ismaili muslims, who fled Tajikistan and found an unlikely home in Poland, bolstered by the broader Tajik opposition movement: newlinesmag.com/reportage/po...

Trump during the election: No new wars!

Trump after inauguration: We’re going to send the U.S. military in to conquer Gaza, Greenland, Canada, Mexico, and the Panama Canal!

Every day is Christmas for Putin now.

Thank you! A U.S. District Judge has approved requests from anonymous federal employees to proceed under pseudonyms in multiple cases against the Trump administration to protect themselves from potential harassment and threats.

Breaking News: Nearly all of the 10,000 workers at U.S.A.I.D., the U.S. global aid agency, will be put on leave by the week’s end, an official memo said.