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This photo should be on the front page of every single newspaper in America today.

The richest man owns X. The second and fourth richest men control Google. The third richest man owns The Washington Post. The fifth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?

Last week, the U.S. Senate passed a devastating bill that will undo protections for the Boundary Waters. Listen to this feature on NPR's All Things Considered featuring Explorers Amy and Dave Freemans and @smith.senate.gov discussing what this means for the wilderness. www.npr.org/2026/04/18/n...

This is exactly where a Chilean mining multinational would start polluting the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness with sulfuric acid and heavy metals.

Republicans just handed the Boundary Waters to a foreign corporation. For the GOP, it’s foreign billionaires first, America last.

The Boundary Waters are a precious natural wonder in the US. Every single Republican from Wisconsin voted to sell it to a Chilean mining company. This is unforgivable. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/16/minnesota-boundary-waters-mining-congress.html?msockid=20e282cc2a8d623f08e194b52b62636c

a fun fact the boundary waters contains 1100 lakes. unfun fact the type of copper-nickel sulfide mine that the US federal government just voted to allow in the boundary waters watershed has a 100% chance of leaking and poisoning the entire watershed #savetheboundarywaters #linocutprint #blockprint

The fight will mostly move from Washington, D.C., to Minnesota, where the push to protect the Boundary Waters from the environmental risks of mining “will take on new forms,” Democratic Sen. Tina Smith said after the vote.

It cannot be overstated what the value of this crucial watershed area has to MN economy

Links: earthjustice.org/article/the-... www.friends-bwca.org/blog/senate-...

New: Kash Patel's FBI launched an unnecessary raid on the home of a former Capitol Police officer, based on Jan. 6 conspiracy theories from right-wing media outlet The Blaze.

imagine being this comfy cozy

It’s inflation, people are paying more for less, this seems obvious….

GOLDMAN DESK: “.. We think investors should tilt their U.S. equity portfolios toward secular growth companies with idiosyncratic earnings tailwinds and limited AI disruption risk — such as firms tied to investment in power infrastructure — rather than stocks levered to broad economic growth.”

Excellent and speaking of important women and GPS . . .

“The Woman Who Knows Too Much” Amanda Ungaro says Paolo Zampolli abused her, seduced her underage, recruited girls for Epstein, had a hold on Melania (who worked undocumented for years) He had her deported as they battle for custody. He still works for Trump. She is willing to testify.

'I know everything': Brazilian model Amanda Ungaro, Paolo Zampolli, and how the Epstein Network Brought Them Both to Trump's White House www.yacnews.com/amanda-ungar...

The grift never ends. Most corrupt regime in history

We should be learning from other countries...

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🐙 Painted Octopus — By Lumen Street Theatre in Limerick 🇮🇪 This Is Clever (14 Photos): streetartutopia.com/2026/04/17/c...

Chris Forsey - Streams and Bluebells. Mixed media.

The first time cats lay eyes on an abandoned puppy. Watch their reaction. Original post

Iranian officials are saying that commercial ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz will be required to pay a "Tehran toll," and US warships will not be allowed to transit. Meanwhile Trump continues his blockade of Iranian ports. Yet oil prices are falling on the assumption the the Strait is "open."

This isn't being talked about enough: President Trump is hosting a gala at Mar-a-Lago next week for the top 297 holders of his #$TRUMP memecoin. Not only is this blatantly corrupt, it's a national security threat.

Heat pumps are the most efficient heating technology ever invented. They harvest and compress pre existing heat in the air, ground or water and transport it where it is needed. That energy is all around us. And it does not have to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

The president’s new attorney general today swore that not one single more Epstein file would be released. This is probably because the last AG got fired because she released credible allegations against the president by a 13-year-old child.

I will not be lectured about Swalwell — or anything, really — by anyone who still supports Donald Trump after he was found liable for sexual abuse. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Getting ahead of Ungaro spilling all the tea about early Trump days and Epstein… Ungaro now deported to Brazil says she’s up for burning everything down. Hoping that’s true….

some of you on here have never teleported to a waffle house and it shows

Could we do a Truman Show situation where we build a fake Oval Office where he watches AI created fake news about himself and let him believe he's still president and tweet the hours away and meanwhile we can impeach him and move on...I'm not sure he'd know the difference

This is very true! And as the research on the issue shows and as the Hungarian example confirms, and the Polish one before that, the key to large turnout is long-term, grass-roots organizational labor that helps people understand how their single vote is a dignified part of a larger transformation.

Here's just the NYT, going back to 1985. This period has real non-pandemic inflation spikes - +2 standard deviations in the late 80s! But coverage doesn't rise in volume. The *only* inflation spike that significantly changes coverage volume is the post-Covid spike.

good night #owl #aiart #bird #night #ggod_night

America First. After Israel, Russia and Hungary.

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www.mother.ly/news/viral-t... I thought I was the only mom like this. Where there are only a few pics and the few there are I have a stressed or manic look - lol, because my husband doesn’t care how I look, it’s perfunctory to get the pic

Jen Shah was in prison with Ghislaine Maxwell. She said Maxwell gets private workout sessions, special meals, and bottled water among other perks none of the other inmates get. She also says Maxwell is open about having no remorse for any of the Epstein victims: people.com/ghislaine-ma...

DARK MONEY OUT - Just getting back from the US Senate Democratic forum put on by @progressiowa and stopbigmoney in Des Moines. Wanted to share this brief chat with End Citizens United’s Tiffany Muller. We talk about the problem of dark money and what we could do about it.

The Trump administration says they are keeping Kristi Noem’s $70 million jet, outfitted with a queen-sized bed and cocktail bar, for Melania Trump to use.

As President Donald Trump’s unauthorized war on Iran with Israel entered into its second month, some Democratic officials were looking around and wondering: Where are the anti-war protests this time around? And why are college campuses so quiet? @lauren-egan.bsky.social takes a look.

All of these assholes feel like the kind of guy who has a bunch of katanas hanging on the wall after taking three karate classes in tenth grade.

I wish I could have sat in on the meeting where Anthropic decided the Claude logo should be Kurt Vonnegut's drawing of an asshole

chatty white men at the finnish bistro is my favorite death cab song

Orchid Mantis (Latin: Hymenopus coronatus) The Malaysian flower mantis, or orchid mantis, is a very rare insect. These mantises come in a variety of colors, ranging from pink to yellow to white. Original post