This is just too on the nose. Graham has finally discovered a role for Congress in war powers: its consent is needed to *end* a war.

who has a book coming out that people can preorder so they have something to look forward to and then be pleasantly surprised when the book just shows up on their doorstep

And Central European University in Hungary was effectively destroyed by Victor Orban— who JD Vance is now campaigning for. There were basic neuroscientists there that had to leave. There is a global attack on universities and civil society—it is a far right power grab. @brooklynmarie.bsky.social

Another ICE shooting! As always, we don't have all the facts in. We do have a dashcam, though. DHS claims, as it has during multiple prior shootings (claims at times proven false), that the person who was shot tried to "weaponize" his vehicle. See for yourself (there are no visuals of the victim).

The guy's called Chuck Schumer, his name is literally a set of clear instructions

This is real

Whoa 🤯 The Moon, in full eclipse, with the #Artemis II Orion spacecraft. Part of the Moon and spacecraft are lit by Earthshine, and both Saturn and Mars are visible to the lower right. Incredible. Details: images.nasa.gov/details/art0...

3/ "The results of the U.S. intelligence analysis were shared the following day, Feb. 12, in another meeting for only American officials in the Situation Room. Before Mr. Trump arrived, two senior intelligence officials briefed the president’s inner circle." Here's what they said:

1/ NYT out with a huge piece on the decision to go to war. It's much as we thought: Bibi sold Trump a rosy scenario that he heard over the mild to moderate warnings that it was BS but the details are so...appalling/demoralizing. Vance clearly a source: GIFT LINK 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/u...

I guess we're just waiting around to see if this demented psychopath kills everyone: defector.com/i-guess-were...

All of this was very foreseeable but lots of people spent the election prosecuting their precious factional disputes rather than rallying to prevent a fascist from taking office and so here we are.

Vance in Hungary, Don Jr and Pascale in Bosnia. Really feel like they’re underutilizing Barron at this point. Maybe he can take Slovenia? They appear to be next on Putin’s target list.

The matter-of-fact way she asks what investors should do if Trump destroys Iran. Absolutely wild. "Let's talk about tonight, this deadline that President Trump has set 8 p.m., has threatened to destroy a civilization. How does an investor process that? Is it a bigger upside risk or downside risk?"

Experts tell me that if Trump bombs Iran's power plants, the thing to watch is the longer-term impacts on fresh water, sanitation, hospitals. It could result in a humanitarian catastrophe akin to Gaza but on a much larger scale. 5/ newrepublic.com/article/2087...

In all seriousness, one thing that might be worth doing today: Tell your Reps and Senators to call Adm. Richard Correll, the Commander of U.S. Strategic Command, which controls the nation's nukes, and remind him of *his* unique responsibility to refuse an illegal order.

Reminder: Chuck Schumer is on vacation right now and this will be the only pushback we’ll get.

I am not one of those who believes that history repeats, but consider the following from Herodotus: the Oracle at Delphi told the fabulously wealthy King Croesus that if he invaded Persia he would "destroy a great empire." Croesus invaded and lost--the empire he destroyed was his own.

Armageddon is terrible, but our only other option was diversity trainings at work.

Trump today vs Hitler’s infamous Reichstag speech in 1939

I think people are allowed to draw conclusions about the American people based on their decision to put this man in office bsky.app/profile/pear...

If Orbán is Putin’s little mouse, does that make Vance a little mouse’s asshole?

Listen closely to what far-right figures are now saying about immigration, and you will find few differences from the xenophobic debates of the 1920s. www.hatecomestomainstreet.com/p/in-far-rig...

Since the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, more than 800 hospitals, nursing homes, maternal wards, psychiatric centers, and other health care facilities across the country have either closed entirely, cut services, or are at risk of doing so. buff.ly/GKpC6ug

Josseli Barnica, Yeniifer Alvarez-Estrada Glick, Amber Nicole Thurman, Candi Miller, Porsha Ngumezi, Taysha Wilkinson-Sobieski, Nevaeh Crain, Tierra Walker and Ciji Graham all died after doctors denied them life-saving care out of fear they would be criminally prosecuted under abortion bans.

🎁 link. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/06/s...

Eventually, the brain-damaged chimpanzees in the WH will figure out that the laws of armed conflict are enforced—in part—because an adversary is almost always capable of responding reciprocally to any violation you commit. I just wonder how much global energy is taken offline before that happens.

morning

Since he's saving all the "it's all on fire" content for the other place, I'll spread the bad word over here. H/T @alexbhturnbull.bsky.social

I'm worried. I sat with things for a bit today to try and see through the immediate fears, but I still land largely here: there's no obvious offramp, and the men behind it are not of a caliber which allows for humiliation. Does that automatically mean nuclear use? No, but… we should be serious. 1/x

losing contact with the earth for 40 minutes sounds nice

Markwayne Mullin floats that his first major move as DHS Secretary might be to massively disrupt international air travel into and out of the United States by pulling customs officers out of cities like New York and Los Angeles, a move that would have international ramifications.

Todd Lyons was ICE "Acting Director" when he issued the secret May 2025 memo blessing home searches without a judicial warrant. Search victims now say his appointment violated the Fed Vacancies Reform. Act. At some point Lyons' title changed to “Senior Official Performing the Duties of Director.”

america first and all that

Another example of the deep degeneracy of the entire Trump administration and the kind of memelord/8chan aesthetic and mentality they've brought to the government.

I really appreciated this video by Kihana Wilson (who is not on Bluesky, alas) about the mixed feelings of #Artemis II. Follow her on Instagram (www.instagram.com/the_astro_st...) if you're over there!

Y'all there is a woman and a black man circling the moon and NASA's mission control+ science teams are so diverse and people are nerding out about science and exploration this is all a gigantic middle finger to the stupid and hate and grotesque ghouls running our country

Not sure where Nate's getting the idea that Dave Portnoy, Russia Today, Barstool Sports, and the Polymarket account are politically "neutral" voices, but ok

Because Vance is a living node in a Russia-funded propaganda machine; everyone should please notice that there is nothing American about having to fly to a foreign country to try to influence its election so that your own career can continue as planned.

I’ve spent a good chunk of the last several weeks trying to learn a lot of stuff about Christianity that I never understood before and I really thought I was starting to get a handle on it but this has broken me

One of the things that is just maddeningly grotesque about the current situations in Cuba and Iran is that Trump imposes mass suffering as a means of ego gratification

The Garden of Earthly Delights (detail), by Hieronymus Bosch, 1480-1505, 📸 by @alexbrandon

Almost the entire internet has been shut down for Russians again. Complaints are flooding in across all networks and apps.

It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society. ~ Jiddu Krishnamurti

"What he’s threatening is not the kind of war that vaguely adheres to any rules or laws. He’s making openly terroristic threats." Yep. The Domestic Terrorist-in-Chief.

Then you add to this stew of factors the advisers of Trump 2.0. It's not just that they are Yes Men and Women (they definitely are). It's also that they feed Trump's anger and impulsive to violence. @gregsargent.bsky.social is good on how Hegseth does this: 11/ bsky.app/profile/greg...

This is an excellent thread from a prof who I wouldn’t say is know for hyperbole. For @profsaunders.bsky.social to say “terrified” is, well, a bit terrifying tbh

JPMORGAN: “.. Operation Epic Fury has now set a record for US Tomahawk missile deployment, surpassing the Iraq War in 2003 and exhausting four years of supply based on current production rates.” [Cembalest] #$RTX