This is Adam Hoffman, a 49-year-old Waco, TX attorney. He faced life without parole for repeatedly raping a young boy. Texas AG Ken Paxton offered him 1 day in jail & no sex offender status. A judge increased his sentence to 60 days. Not an immigrant. Not a trans person. Not a Black or brown person

“Every record has been destroyed or falsified…… History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right.” - George Orwell -

Remember: while you’re struggling to afford the rising cost of groceries, Trump’s allies are cashing in on his $1.8B slush fund.

For decades, the IRS has been required to audit every sitting president annually; a critical safeguard to ensure no president has a secret financial stake in betting against the American people they swore to serve. Every president accepted those audits without question. - Until now.

The AI exec. order was postponed because David Sacks called Trump this morning and argued that having the federal government review models before their public release would slow down innovation and harm the U.S. in its AI race with China. www.politico.com/news/2026/05...

SEN. TILLIS (R): “These people don't deserve restitution. Many of them deserve to be in prison. This is just stupid on stilts. Republicans need to speak up. This is beyond the pale… This is bad policy, bad timing, bad politics.” (H/T @acyn.bsky.social )

I think the reason I've been a little ambiently mad all day is because January 6th rioters are statistically the most likely group of pedophiles in the world and they clubbed a guy to death and they're going to be rich from the tax money that I give to the country I live in.

NYT confirms — with new details: Last year, Navy SEALs used two boats to escort Kash Patel and nine others on what a Pentagon email called a 'VIP Snorkel' next to one of the military's most sacred sites, the underwater tomb of the U.S.S. Arizona. One Navy vet called the swim "horrifying."

It's almost like what American citizens want just doesn't matter. That's not the way democracy is supposed to work.

in a way, isn’t causing men to crash out before she’s even done anything just proof that Lupita is perfect for Helen of Troy

Antidepressants in pregnancy do not raise children’s risk of autism or ADHD, study finds

President Obama: “We pulled it off without firing a missile. We got 97% of their enriched uranium out. There’s no dispute that it worked and we didn’t have to kill a whole bunch of people or shut down the Strait of Hormuz.”

QUIGLEY: What group has 'extra rights'? TURNER: We want to go after real discrimination & not phantom discrimination Q: Who is being 'phantomly discriminated' against? T: We are going after real discrimination Q: I'm going to take a wild guess that you think LGBT people are getting extra rights

The president’s mental health is a global crisis.

Has the hospital ship made it to Greenland yet?

Adam nailed it ten years ago:

SCOOP: A confidential new CIA analysis delivered to policymakers this week concludes that Iran can survive the U.S. naval blockade for at least 3 to 4 months before facing more severe economic hardship, a finding that contradicts those hailing an imminent collapse 🧵

MAGA is a pro death movement. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/u...

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A class at my kids’ school put up little statements about the good they want to do in the world and I was over the moon about this one - then I learned they meant to say “teach people in jail” which is also good!

Could someone please tell me why the judge restricting mifepristone isn’t the lead story every where? They are escalating their assault on control of women’s bodies! www.nbcnews.com/health/women...

Some numbers if you ever want to think about how ridiculously overvalued Tesla is. Toyota, just in the United States, sold 2,518,071 vehicles across Toyota and Lexus. Tesla numbers at 1,636,129 deliveries for the year. Toyota market cap: $303.3 billion Tesla market cap: $1.1 trillion

There it is. Any questions?

Blanche straight-up admits the suspect has been charged with the crime without vital evidence. Not to say that bringing guns to the scene and the written statements themselves are not proof of a crime, but literally, Blanche expresses uncertainty about the validity of the charges already filed.

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Yeah. If it weren’t for people…

This is insanity on full display.

The Trump administration asked Congress to fund smart glasses that can identify you by your face in real time, just by an ICE agent looking at you on the street. No warrant, no arrest, no charges required.

This is absurd concern trolling by the NYT to derail a progressive. Lindsey Boylan has been a steadfast LGBTQ ally for years. A city council seat does not belong to a particular demographic. It should be based on policy views and advocacy.

Trying to think of which files this reminds me of.

They mocked the field of gender studies as meaningless, but I think they really just knew it was onto them. They're the softest bunch of insecure little manchildren play-acting what they have been told is manly and macho. (gift link)

They fear Gender Studies because it unapologetically exposes the real reasons why all of these middle-aged men would indignantly wear clown shoes solely for the approval of other men.

Crescendo? Sounds pretty pianissimo to me.

The assault on the IRS will blow up the deficit. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/what-the-d...

Trump, Musk & Co. killed the beloved IRS "direct file" aid for taxpayers, and then — "You will never guess who also proposed an IRS app to help for Americans file their taxes." Follow Musk's $. Absolutely maddening, for #TaxDay, from @donmoyn.bsky.social. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/what-the-d...

While negotiations were cratering, Trump hit up a UFC fight, attacked the Pope as "WEAK" on crime and impersonated Jesus.

Hungarians showing how to win big in an unfair election: organize AND protest AND vote AND demand profound change.

The concerning thing is that he thinks this makes sense and is a good point.

Wise words from Spain's Prime Minister: “The momentary relief cannot make us forget the chaos, the destruction, and the lives lost. The govt of Spain will not applaud those who set the world on fire just because they show up with a bucket. What is needed now: diplomacy, international law and PEACE.”

Yes it’s good Trump backed down from his threat to commit war crimes. But that doesn’t change the fact that the sick demented malignant narcissist continues to play brinksmanship getting nothing in return - on war and tariffs - while declaring victory and pivoting straight to more insanity.

Tomorrow we will hear Trump’s claims about what’s in the deal which will not match up with what is actually in the deal. Then he will continue to lie worse as we learn there really isn’t a firm deal. Then we will do it all over again like so many times before with so many things.

Chris Murphy: "He's not telling the truth. But if you accept even part of the Iranian statement, Donald Trump has agreed to give Iran control of the Strait of Hormuz. That is extraordinary and cataclysmic for the world."

$2 million per ship — to cross a Strait that was free six weeks ago. @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/04/06/w...

I've taught European history for thirty years. Americans have always asked me how the Holocaust was possible, how Germans could have enabled a madman reveling in mass murder to carry out his plans. Now we can see in real time how this is enabled; now we Americans have front-row seats.

Again, he's addressing children gathered for an Easter Egg roll on the White House lawn, standing next to someone in an Easter Bunny costume, talking about all the people he's killed

That one person can drag us into a war without consulting or even notifying Congress beforehand, or our allies, or coherently explain to the American people why this is necessary, is absolutely bonkers. Reminder that Congress has the power to stop this.

Given Trump’s Easter threats to carry out new war crimes in Iran, we should think one or two steps ahead about a coup attempt connected to the war. And then deter it. (1/17)