Seems like NYT should have mentioned that UAE's spymaster bought 49% of Trump's World Liberty Financial and used $2B of its USD1 stablecoin, directing hundreds of millions to Trump. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/b...

Ossoff: "You were talking earlier about Jared Kushner. The guy leading our diplomacy in the Middle East is bringing in billions from Middle Eastern princes and sheiks and going around the region asking for billions more while he conducts nuclear diplomacy on behalf of the country. It's obscene."

trump's former "commander-at-large" of the border patrol greg bovino says mass deportations, not deporting "worst of the worst" will "correct" places like Plano, Texas having a diverse population

Bidenomics worked, and it worked particularly well for the poorest Americans. We should do it again.

from the AP Lit FB group, this kind of thing happens across states—

Retired CIA analyst Larry Johnson has revealed that Donald Trump wanted to use nuclear codes during a White House meeting on Saturday night. General Dan Cain, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, stood up and said NO This is the level of instability in the White House.

👀 Oh. My. Gawd. Now we know why Melania gave that Epstein presser on Thursday. An interview with Amanda Ungaro is about to be released by El Pais on Sunday morning (and it’s after midnight right now in Spain). And on Monday, she will be on CNN.

This Is Just To Say I have turned off the AI features that were in the update and which you were probably hoping to monetize Fuck you they were stupid so unnecessary and so annoying

A new poll of Mississippi's U.S. Senate race from Impact Research has Democrat Scott Colom trailing incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith by just 3 points. With leaners added, she's ahead 47%-44%. Trump won Mississippi by 61%-38% in 2024. www.splcactionfund.org/wp-content/u...

Theater kid? Last week your guy was pretending to be Jesus Christ.

One of these books doesn't belong. The other 4 share a hidden connection. Invisible Man · A Good Man Is Hard to Find · The Shipping News · The Bell Jar · The Corrections Which is the outlier? (Solve the full puzzle to find out.) 📚 https://litclues.space #BookSky #dailygame

Today's #running #5k training: Warm up: 4.1 miles Then, my favorite workout, the 30/20/10 jog/tempo/sprint (2.1 miles) Cool down: 2.3 miles Total: 8.5 miles

some of you are looksmaxxing when you need to be booksmaxxing

I am in Barcelona today to help unite progressive parties from around the world in a defense of democracy and a war against corruption. A first of its kind event. Necessary to beat back the forces of fascism.

I spent the afternoon reading Michael Lewis' new book, Who is Government. Each chapter is written by a different author and highlights an individual and/or department/agency of our government and the important work they do for our country. It's truly inspiring...

A good read. My high-level take here is that “what’s wrong with universities?” and “what’s driving public mistrust with universities?” are different questions and people often answer one when asked about the other.

From “The Simpsons” house genius John Swartzwelder, interviewed in The New Yorker by Mike Sacks

Since everyone who knows my #science is sending me this article: YEP, THEM KIDS GOT RHABDOMYOLYSIS-INDUCED ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY! And their risks for Stroke, Hypertention, Reproductive Risk, Demetia, and Death (SHReDD) just skyrocketed. GOOD JOB, ASSHOLE COACHES. www.kfyrtv.com/2026/04/17/n...

Crush the power of billionaires: restore democracy.

Amazon, which saved $4B in taxes under Trump's Big Ugly Bill, has cut 30,000 jobs since last October. Verizon, which saved $2B, plans to cut 15,000 jobs this year. Meta, which saved $3B, plans to lay off 20% or more of its workforce. Trickle-down economics is a cruel joke.

Someone at the NYT asked me a couple years ago for an opinion piece on "how to solve the Colorado River water crisis." So I made a nice little writeup on the most obvious answer: charging for water. Once the editorial board saw it, they freaked out & cancelled the piece.

Trump continues to crater. New NBC poll has his approval down to 37-63, which is 26 points underwater. Crucially, 50% disapprove *strongly.* Has any other president had half the country strongly disapproving? www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

I haven't the famous damn clue at this point which Democrat I will support in the primaries. But I will support that Democrat right up until the nominating convention. And the moment the candidate is announced, whether it's mine or not, I'll support and fight like hell for that person.

RIP: There is No Liberal Media The death of the allegedly liberal media is not surprising in any way, shape, or form: "A new, nationwide Ipsos poll conducted for the Jordan Center for Journalism Innovation and Advocacy at the University of Mississippi finds that online platforms and personalities,…

"If we have no distribution channel, it doesn’t matter how good our message is" The primary project of left politicians should be democracy reform. The primary project of left supporters & contributors should be developing a left wing media ecosystem.

In 2028, I'm voting for the primary candidate who never says, "I agree with Republicans that Democrats suck."

"As a company founded in 1930 on the principles of 'safety, durability, and play value,' we felt the logical next step was autonomous kill drones."

NYT INVESTIGATION: As the Trump administration & Congress last year moved to repeal sanctions on Syria, the Qatar-based family that most stood to benefit was privately negotiating a real-estate partnership with Jared Kushner and proposing a Trump golf course in Syria www.nytimes.com/2026/04/19/u...

my latest books cartoon for @theguardian.com

I'm fairly certain that Trump is one of the anonymous sources for this Wall Street Journal story. archive.is/JcJPC This is Trump's favorite phrase:

Extremely normal and fine for a company to put this in a public statement

There are many reasons I believe in the separation of Church and State and "you can't disagree with the head of state, that's against theology" is probably the most prominent "absolutely not" scenario.

"Pancreatic cancer mRNA vaccine shows lasting results in an early trial: Scientists caution that more research is needed, but nearly all of the patients who responded to the personalized vaccine are still alive six years later."

Former President Barack Obama met with New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani for the first time Saturday, joining preschoolers at a child care center for a book reading and singalong. Source: Emma G. Fitzsimmons / NYT

Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez: “Here in Spain, we are approving and advancing a process to regularise half a million immigrants. “And I want to say to the Right and the Far Right who oppose this: Spain is the daughter of migration and will not become the mother of xenophobia.”

Oh, they want viewpoint diversity? I'm excited to see which Marxist economists the business school hires, then

Today's #running #5k training: 13.1 miles slow, almost entirely zone 2. Weekly total: 30 miles Days until race: 14

anyway, if this court is going to act as little more than a partisan legislature than it ought to be treated like one by the actual legislature

A DOJ hellbent on tracking down and prosecuting the Trump associates who cashed in on insider information would rack up approval ratings that would rival Girl Scout Cookies. And then if those clawed back funds went toward subsidizing health care? A Republican wouldn't get elected for 50 years.

⚠️ Iran Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf: “The President of the United States made seven claims in one hour, all seven of which were false.” He says the Strait of Hormuz will NOT remain open IF the US military blockade remains in effect. More:

Update on where things stand on FISA: this deal is a win. We got the House to back down from an 18 month extension, buying us time to negotiate on real reforms. I'll be fighting like hell for reforms that put your privacy first, and will have more to share soon.

I've been a reader and member of @talkingpointsmemo.com for literally decades and it's one of the most impressive independent media operations in the country. Amazing how long it's been going, producing great reporting and analysis. Indispensable. talkingpointsmemo.com/memberships

thanks again joe manchin!

Breaking overnight: An audacious play by Speaker Mike Johnson to pass a five-year extension of Section 702 of FISA failed spectacularly just before 1:30 a.m., leaving House GOP leaders firmly stuck over how to address concerns from rank-and-file Republicans on the surveillance program.

The most frequent answer to "why aren't Democrats doing this?" is "they actually are" apnews.com/article/demo...

Senator Wyden can’t say it plainly without losing his security clearance, but this raises the alarm that Kash & crew have decided they can illegally surveil Americans without a warrant.

Trump Sued for Firing Most of the Black Officials in Government newrepublic.com/post/209131/...

Ari Melber's show put together a supercut of an 8-minute Trump rant about snakes that raised concerns about his mental wellbeing

bluesky is actually paying homage to an ancient internet tradition known as "signing off." it is a lost art, but people would "disconnect" and maybe return to the family computer after finishing dinner and homework