Someone needs to advise President Trump that our forces stationed on allied soil are in fact critical U.S. military enablers, not trading cards or transactional toys, with host nations to be rewarded for good behavior or threatened with base closure as punishment.

The incredible coordination of a mesmerizing bird behavior known as murmuration. Nature certainly never ceases to amaze 💙☺️😎

The madman theory of foreign policy never accounted for the possibility that the president might actually be a madman.

Democrats are gearing up: House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries told Politico they will seek gerrymanders at minimum in New York, Colorado, Maryland, and Illinois. “The only path to ensure communities of color aren’t silenced ... is to win more statehouses. This is an all-hands-on-deck moment.”

Pulling troops from Germany sends a message to Europe. But it also sends one to Moscow, Beijing, and Tehran that America is less interested in leading, less reliable as an ally, and more willing to stand alone. @markhertling.bsky.social explains why that’s a mistake:

So Trumpian to be bragging about getting away with crimes and thievery.

Hmm ... well I don't think ignorant, racist, Christofascist white hillbillies ought to be serving in congress, but here he is ...🤷‍♀️

Talk about judicial activism! Link: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/o...

BREAKING: A conservative court packed with Trump-appointed judges just ruled to ROLL BACK access to the abortion pill. This is a page straight out of extremist Republicans’ anti-abortion playbook. Let me be clear: the abortion pill is safe and effective. We must fight back.

CNN’s Harry Enten: “Historic: More voters blame Trump (77%) for gas prices rising than ever blamed Bush, Obama or Biden. A rare majority trifecta of Dems (95%), Indies (82%) and GOP (55%) now blame Trump. And unlike what Trump/Rick Scott argue, 64% say the war hasn't been worth higher gas prices.”

The supreme court betrayed Black voters, they betrayed America, and they betrayed our democracy.” - Barack Obama

Trump just said the quiet part out loud in Florida tonight. The war jacked up oil and gas prices, and he knows it. #TrumpsGasCrisis

Telling on himself again 🤣😂🤣

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ICE/DHS detentions are being carried out under dangerous conditions, with violent treatment & actions understood as violations of Constitutional protections. Talk with businesses about their rights to protect their employees/customers from DHS/ICE abuses.

Since Congress Let Obamacare Subsidies Expire, Millions Are Dropping Coverage. Americans can’t afford the higher health insurance premiums that resulted from Congress’s refusal to extend federal tax credits. #healthcare www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/b...

NIGHTS OF BLUE SKIES DAY 1 MAY 2026 THESE HORRID TIMES Late today The conservative 5th circuit court just blocked nationwide access to Mifepristone. The abortion pill. IT CAN NO LONGER BE PERSCRIBED & DELIVERED BY MAIL This will now bring on a SCOTUS SHOW DOWN Women Will DIE OUTRAGE !

Side note: Lloyd was a driving force behind the “Winnetka System,” a model of direct democracy and community self-governance developed in Winnetka, Ill. Lloyd aimed to prove that citizens could manage their own affairs more effectively than corrupt political machines or distant monopolies.

The disinheritance failed to break Lloyd’s spirit or his work. His own means, supplemented by an inheritance his wife received from her mother, were enough to maintain a comfortable upper-middle-class life. He continued his research and traveled to study labor reforms until his death in 1903. /end

The Haymarket Affair also marked Lloyd’s transition from journalist to labor advocate. He became a vocal supporter of trade unions and often lectured at Jane Addams’ Hull House. His book Wealth Against Commonwealth (1894) was a searing indictment of “corporate Caesars” and concentrated wealth. /7

The 1886 Haymarket Affair marked a turning point in Lloyd’s career. Though he did not agree with anarchism, he viewed the trials of labor organizers as class vengeance. His public defense of the accused led his father-in-law to cut him out of a $5 million fortune, an enormous sum at the time. /6

By 1875, Lloyd was the Chicago Tribune’s chief editorial writer and raised the intellectual bar for journalistic discourse. His 1881 article “The Story of a Great Monopoly” in The Atlantic Monthly shocked the public by documenting how Standard Oil and railroads colluded to crush competition. /5

Lloyd began as a reporter and night city editor before rising to become the paper’s financial editor. He documented the exploits of “robber barons,” and it confirmed his distaste for profit-seeking as a pursuit in itself. He began using his platform to highlight the plight of workers instead. /4

Lloyd worked for the American Free-Trade League and submitted anonymous letters to the New York Evening Post using the pen name “No Monopoly.” His writing was so well-received that he transitioned to journalist and accepted an offer to join the editorial staff of the Chicago Tribune. /3

Born into a conservative Calvinist family, Lloyd studied law at Columbia, but lacked interest in legal practice. His desire to combat social and economic oppression led him to join the Young Men’s Municipal Reform Association, which played a critical role in toppling the corrupt Tweed Ring. /2

#ResistanceRoots Henry Demarest Lloyd was born on this day in 1847 in New York City. He was a pioneering investigative journalist and social reformer credited with founding the “muckraking” tradition. He exposed the excesses of late 19th-century industrialists and advocated for labor reform. /1

Reminder: Last July I said Democrats need to be prepared to gerrymander as many as 30 seats.

No concepts of a plan for Healthcare either. Republicans dont know how to think. Helping other people is not in there makeup.

The American people have EYES. We could see gas prices under $3 before Trump, and we can see them now over $4 and rising while he retreats into a White House ballroom project. A BALLROOM. People are struggling to eat and he’s picking out chandeliers. #TrumpsGasCrisis

Even if the strait reopened tomorrow, experts believe it would take a year for gas prices to fall back to pre-war levels. And let’s be clear, the strait was open before the war. Returning to baseline is not a win. #TrumpsGasCrisis

Dear Iran, Open the fucking straight or our madman president is going to do something very few Americans want done. (Except the crazy cultists) We think he’s a madman and we don’t want anyone hurt. Fuck him.

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@gene4va.bsky.social is running for re-election to the U.S. Congress to represent Virginia’s seventh district and to “protect our democracy, restore our freedoms, and fight for all of our communities to thrive.” #LiveBlue #ResistanceUnited #ONEV1

Bottom line: Trump’s gas crisis is bipartisan — it stinks for everyone. Fill up your tank, hold your nose, and vote like your wallet (and nostrils) depend on it. Drop your best gas pun below! #TrumpsGasCrisis 5/5

Trump: “I have the best gas, nobody has better gas than me.” America: “We know, sir… we can smell it AND see it on the receipt.” From border to boardroom, it’s all hot air and high prices. Who’s ready to clear the room? #TrumpsGasCrisis 4/5

Breaking: Scientists confirm Trump’s gas is 100% renewable — it just keeps coming back stronger. Meanwhile, your wallet is running on empty while the pumps hit record highs. Coincidence? Or just bad beans in the MAGA diet? #TrumpsGasCrisis 3/5

Remember when gas was cheap? Now it’s Trump-level expensive AND smells suspicious. Experts say his flatulence issues are causing “emissions” that even OPEC can’t match. One toot = one tank of regret. 😂 #TrumpsGasCrisis 2/5

Trump promised to lower gas prices… but all he’s delivering is more hot air. Literally. Between $4+ at the pump and his legendary trumpets of doom, America is gassed out! 💨⛽ Who else is tired of this double-barreled crisis? #TrumpsGasCrisis 1/5

#ResistanceEarth While COPS always seems to end in a stalemate, the Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels conference in Santa Marta, Columbia, resulted in real progress. Delegates committed to developing a clear roadmap to a renewable energy future. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

#ResistanceUnited #ProudBlue #ONEV1 #DV1 🗣US Congress VA07 ✅ Let’s re-elect @repvindman.bsky.social , a former Army Veteran & National Security advisor. He’s been working hard to fund your community: Housing, Policing, Infrastructure, & more.

🚨 NEWS: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit just rolled back nationwide access to the abortion pill mifepristone—BLOCKING telehealth prescriptions and mail delivery allowed under a 2023 Food and Drug Administration policy.

You can’t fix a problem if you refuse to admit it exists. That’s a major issue with Trump and his allies right now. They deny reality—on gas prices, on the economy, on Iran—and then act like everything is going “great.” It's proof they have no intention of fixing anything.

The six Supreme Court Justices who stole the votes and voices of Americans and irreparably harmed our nation's electoral process this week should be pariahs for the rest of their lives. They should not be welcomed where decent people gather.

Hmm… can you imagine that? America suddenly stuck with a moron in the Oval Office.

The world’s ten richest people — all Americans — saw their collective net worth increase by $260 billion in April. These ten people are now worth a combined $2.7 trillion. The bottom 50% of U.S. households, 66 million in total, is worth $4.3 trillion. Wondering if inequality is out of control?

"Call it democracy, or call it democratic socialism, but there must be a better distribution of wealth within this country for all God's children." —MLK Jr.

FYI: If you have an active Naval blockade, there's not a ceasefire. So even if you claim a ceasefire pauses the War Powers Resolution 60-day clock, there's not a ceasefire right now.

BREAKING: We're suing Louisiana officials for suspending the state's primary election after voting has already begun. On the heels of a Supreme Court decision that eviscerated protections for voters of color, elected officials jumped at the chance to disenfranchise people — we won't allow it.