Collectively, according to many officials and experts, if the war’s strangling of commercial traffic through the Middle East lasts for even a few more weeks, and uncertainty lingers, shortages could push several countries into convulsions of unrest, followed by recession.-NYT

The Asia-Pacific was hit hard and quick by the war in Iran and its energy bottlenecks. Scenes of crisis there indicate that problems are multiplying and spreading.

Can confirm…

Meeeeh Double Meeeeh!!!

Pressure is mounting. The bilge rats are fleeing the Trvmp Regime. Is it growing paranoia or a turning point? www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

Iran is broadcasting this VHF message: "Attention all ships, ​regarding the failure ⁠of the U.S. government to fulfil its commitment in the negotiation, Iran declares the Strait of Hormuz completely ​closed again.

Kash Patel’s colleagues are alarmed by what they say is erratic behavior and excessive drinking, Sarah Fitzpatrick reports. More than two dozen people she spoke with described his management failures and conduct that could harm national security. theatln.tc/SS6krazR

Wow. This is the FBI Director. Several officials say Kash Patel’s drinking has been a recurring concern across the government. At the FBI, it’s called reasonable suspicion. That’s enough to trigger testing or administrative action. So what are we waiting for? 🧵

The historic Artemis II mission was an inspiration to millions as we begin a new era of space exploration. Congress must deliver NASA the funding it needs to continue our exploration of the Moon, and move on to the ultimate challenge — Mars.

He can fuck off This car should cost less than $30 to fill like it did under Biden

nobody has shared any photos of jesus as a chiropractor because those aren’t real doctors

#Maddow this Halloween's #1 costume

Sid Krofft has died at age 96.

Trump threatens to send JD Vance to Iran to campaign for the new Ayatollah.

So now JD Vance has killed a pope and toppled a dictator.

The TV scams from years ago sound just like the internet scams that came later. And now they are HHS policy. youtube.com/watch?v=dCjl...

Picture of the century. 😍 📷 credit: Science Tube

Experts found that the White House budget request for the upcoming fiscal year could defund 54 NASA science missions, including a spacecraft currently studying Jupiter and two planned Venus missions: www.scientificamerican.com/article/whit...

Artemis II astronauts splash down off the coast of San Diego, capping their historic NASA mission.

Science is good. We should fund it.

Happy We Find Out WTF Melania Was Talking About Day, to those who celebrate.

Dipping pizza crust into ranch dressing isn’t just for Californians. It’s for everybody.

🎶 If you believe they put a cat on the moon (cat on the moon) 🎶

"Automatic registration for US military draft-eligible men to begin in Dec." 😳😳😳 www.militarytimes.com/news/your-mi...

🧵 by @micyoung75.bsky.social:

So true...

Will they get their Purple Heart??? US service member missing after Iran shot down fighter jet has been rescued apnews.com/article/iran...

“Nearly all of the animal life on Earth now have similar features on left and right sides, as well as a head and an anus. Before the fossils discovered in China, scientists saw traces of this symmetric body type in fossil tracks, but not the critters themselves.” #Anus apnews.com/article/foss...

In his remarks at an Easter lunch closed to the press, Trump fantasizes about being a king, admits there’s no money left for health care or childcare because of the war he started, and daydreams about seizing all of Iran’s oil. trib.al/M5wWn7x

I just spent the last couple hours carefully transplanting seedlings from a starter tray into peet pots. They will continue to grow by a window with a grow light on them.

Roughly half of Iran’s missile launchers are still intact and 1000s of one-way attack drones remain in Iran’s arsenal despite daily pounding by US and Israel over the past five weeks, according to recent US intel assessments. www.cnn.com/2026/04/02/p...

Artemis II lifts off

Artemis II launches today so I've mapped out the detailed flight path for those interested

I predict that one day Trump will no longer be President. And on that day the east wing of the White House will still be a fenced off hole in the ground.

But muh big beautiful ballrooooooom 😭😭😭

@msnowreports.bsky.social The Maddow podcast for tonight has not uploaded to Apple Podcasts

Artemis II scheduled to launch on April 1, 2026 #NASA #Artemis www.nbcnews.com/science/spac...

NASA began the countdown Monday for humanity's first launch to the moon in 53 years. https://to.pbs.org/4sI8vkj

Damaged

The proper term is “monstrosity.”

#NoKings from the Boston Globe Features the Dropkick Murphys youtube.com/watch?v=7ix0...

More #NoKings on MSNow youtube.com/watch?v=vSWp...

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#NoKings on MSNow with Robert De Niro youtube.com/watch?v=8ZLu...

#NoKings reported by the Associated Press youtube.com/watch?v=JSRU...

#NoKings on NBC Nightly News youtube.com/watch?v=rBx9...

#NoKings on CBS Chicago youtube.com/watch?v=NuLK...