I guess it's harder than it looks ... Duh.

"Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary." Niebuhr

The latest Personal Consumption Expenditure Price Index, the federal reserve’s go-to inflation gauge, shows the largest rise in inflation in three years, with prices for goods and services up nearly 4% compared to a year ago. SPIN THAT!!!

YOU CAN'T MAKE THIS STUFF UP! The U.S. Department of Justice has removed from its website news releases about criminal cases related to the Jan. 6 riot and insurrection, calling the information about the prosecutions “partisan propaganda.”

The truth hurts!

Feminist cartoonist Nicole Hollander 1939-2026 And "Sylvia."

For the first time since the end of WWII the national debt ($39 Trillion) is bigger than the gross domestic product ($31.2 Trillion). YIKES!

"Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Benjamin Franklin

What an amazing story!

"A sickness known as hate. Not a virus, not a microbe, not a germ — but a sickness nonetheless, highly contagious, deadly in its effects. Don't look for it in the Twilight Zone — look for it in a mirror. Look for it before the light goes out altogether." Rod Serling

WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE? "Police in Florida are investigating a disturbing act of vandalism at a historic, predominantly Black cemetery where 17 gravesites were desecrated. "Headstones were knocked down, and the names 'Trump' and 'DeSantis' were spray-painted in red letters on tombs ..."

The F.D.A. is leaderless & CDC hasn’t had a permanent director in months (the last one lasted only 4 weeks). There's no Surgeon General. Many parts of the U.S. public health system have been dismantled. Who and what can be trusted to keep us safe? Clearly not Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

ANOTHER THING I WISH I HADN'T LEARNED... Federal prosecutors moved to erase the seditious conspiracy convictions of far-right agitators who helped orchestrate the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Jeanine Pirro, US Atty for DC asked Appeals court to vacate convictions of 12 Proud Boys and Oath Keepers.

The Late Show last night: Colbert, Myers, Fallon, Oliver, Kimmel Hilariously self-indulgent!

Remember "Alligator Alcatraz"? Now there are reports of intentional mistreatment: 1,500 migrants in cramped, reeking cages; toilets with no privacy; phones cut off after a judge said detainees could make legal calls, and migrants beat if they complain. Shame on us for allowing this.

THE THINGS WE SHOULD BE FOCUSING ON: mitigating climate change, preventing the spread of nuclear and biological weapons, managing global migrations, controlling pandemics, keeping global supply chains that we all now depend on operating smoothly and — most important and immediate — managing A.I.

The environment? Pshaw!

CHANGE IS COMING In recent weeks, there has been a trend of Democratic-backed candidates making gains in seats typically held by Republican-endorsed electives, which could be an early warning sign for the GOP as the November midterms draw nearer, though the party has largely dismissed their impact.

AND THEN THERE'S THIS: The administration rejected all 4 women farmers chosen by their peers for the United Soybean Board. Normally, soy farmers pick and the USDA signs off. This time, USDA rejected 4women with no reason. "It’s just another thing where they view women, & what their role should be.'

ANOTHER THING I WISH I HADN'T LEARNED: With Trump pushing to increase use of the death penalty with firing squads, it's worth noting more than 200 death row inmates have been exonerated since 1973. Blacks and Latinos make up 34% of the U.S. but 53% of death row inmates. Shame on us.

The trashed Obama Iran agreement: keep Iran at least 1 year from a nuclear bomb. - Ship 97% of nuclear material out of the country, leaving less than what's needed to make a bomb. - Limit enrichment to 3.67%, well below bomb-grade. - Inspection regimen by the International Atomic Energy Agency.

It's sad to even have to make this point. There is no single side of our political debates that is more responsible than any other. POLITICAL VIOLENC E IS NEVER OKAY. PERIOD!!!

I'll say it again, "We're barely out of the slime..."

Maybe, if you wait long enough ...

ANOTHER THING I WISH I HADN'T LEARNED: Trump has approved 89% of FEMA disaster requests from red states, but only 23% of requests from blue states - the highest rejection rate in history, blocking over $250M in disaster aid.

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/u...

“Paying informants to infiltrate hate groups, the tactic at the heart of the SPLC indictment, has also been used by federal law enforcement agencies for decades …” THE POLITICAL HYPOCRISY IS STAGGERING!

Does the name Hunter Biden strike a note? The hypocrisy is astounding ... and this deal is merely the tip of the iceberg.

In Biden’s last full month in office, inflation was 2.9 percent, ticked up to 3.0 percent in January 2025 and reached 3.3 percent last month, which was the highest rate in almost two years. Trump made another false claim: “And the reason it was down was because I had won the election...”

SOME STORIES ARE JUST TOO PRECIOUS TO PASS UP ... "The world’s largest condom producer is set to hike up its prices as President Donald Trump’s war in Iran drives up the cost of key materials."

UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES? “This was a big swipe at immigration without regard for particular categories of immigrants, like physicians, who are desperately needed.”

THIS IS OUR ROLE MODEL TO OUR KIDS AND THE WORLD, ON EASTER SUNDAY: In a post on his Truth Social platform Sunday morning, Trump wrote: “Open the F*****’ Strait you crazy b*******, or you’ll be living in Hell -- JUST WATCH!"

WTF??? Hegseth fired more than a dozen senior military officers: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Chief of Naval Operations, Air Force Vice Chief of Staff, and head of the Defense Intelligence Agency, after overruling the Army's suspension of the aircrew that flew by Kid Rock's house.

During the deal’s short life, Tehran lived up to its end of the bargain, undertaking technical steps to cap its uranium enrichment and stockpiles, restricting the use of its nuclear facilities to civilian purposes, and allowing inspections and monitoring by the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Today, 32 countries have unrestricted, automatic birthright citizenship similar to the U.S., according to the Pew Research Center. DOESN'T THE TRUTH MATTER AT ALL?

Hegseth turning down promotions for Black and Female officers: One Maj. Gen. Antoinette Gant would be leading a command that provides security and performs ceremonial duties in D.C. Buria told Driscoll that President Trump would not want to stand next to a Black female officer at military events.

This guy is a disaster!

The brilliant Bette Midler -- "All You Facists 'Bout To Lose!"