Has the hospital ship made it to Greenland yet?

Trump’s recent appearances continue to raise serious questions. Difficulty walking in a straight line. Visible hand discoloration. Erratic speech. Missed basic putts despite spending all that time on the golf course. The pattern is getting harder to ignore.

A political cartoon in the Chattanooga Times Free Press

A Virginia Supreme Court ruling that invalidated a voter-approved redistricting referendum has set a dangerous new precedent — and the Democrats whose voters were disenfranchised are barely putting up a fight, according to a scathing new analysis.

Hungary’s parliament sings “Ode to Joy” — the anthem of Europe — after Péter Magyar is sworn in as prime minister. Hungary is once again a proud member of the European Union.

CARTOON OF THE DAY (From @dennisgoris.bsky.social )

Marylanders will pay $1.6 BILLION over the next 10 yrs to subsidize the power needs of Big Tech's data centers. You should NOT have to pay for Big Tech's profits. My Power for the People Act would make data centers pay for their power, instead of passing costs onto consumers.

Trump is spending more than $6 million of our money to paint the bottom of the Reflecting Pool blue, using a no-bid contract to spend funds intended for urgent needs. His emergency? July 4 celebration. Meanwhile, 35 million Americans live in poverty. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/u...

God she never f'ing misses.

War can have big environmental impacts, in addition to the human and economic impacts. Large oil spills caused by US, Israeli, and Iranian attacks on energy resource facilities won't simply disappear when the war ends.

An email from President Trump’s White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles ordering staff to stop leaking to the press was leaked to the press on Friday. “Unauthorized leaks will not be tolerated and are subject to sanction up to and including termination.” www.mediaite.com/media/news/s...

🚨 THE "DOOMSDAY BOOK": A former DHS Chief of Staff is warning of a secret book of pre-drafted executive orders that allows for the president to enact martial law in case of emergency. Miles Taylor fears these "extraordinary powers" could be used by Trump. #DoomsdayBook #Trump

Four senators wrote letters to Experian and TransUnion, requesting information on the companies’ dispute handling processes after ProPublica revealed they have been dismissing more consumer complaints without providing help.

Flavored vapes = approved Antidepressants = targeted Makes perfect sense MAHA 🙄

NEW: Hours after ProPublica reported on how a federal probe of a drugs-for-votes scheme in Puerto Rico's prisons got quashed after the 2024 elections, some of the territory’s political leaders made public calls for investigations into the allegations.

Delivery People and their Dog Friends 🩷

Police that don’t abduct and harass people and take bribes to help ICE. Moments of hope in a world of ick.

192 people. Dead. We'll probably never know who they all really were.

CBS "News" to Cut Ties With ‘60 Minutes’ Correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi After She Outed Meddling By Right-Wing Hack Bari Weiss sg.news.yahoo.com/cbs-news-cut...

Because of course he did. newrepublic.com/post/210174/...

Hmm. Not surprised. And nothing will come of this. Because nothing ever does.

Well done article from @us.theguardian.com on how the Trump administration's war on science and data is harming the American public. "Experts warn that Trump’s destruction of the country’s data infrastructure will have lasting impacts on all aspects of life..." www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

"The British energy giant Shell reported robust profits following the surge in oil prices prompted by the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran." How nice for them.

The Sargent at Arms blocks Representative Justin Pearson from Memphis from entering a committee meeting about redrawing the map specifically for the district he represents.

Multiple women serving sentences for nonviolent crimes at the minimum security prison where Ghislaine Maxwell is now serving time were punished for speaking to reporters about the special treatment Maxwell receives. At least two women were transferred to higher security facilities as punishment.

This story is WILD. Juan Orlando Hernandez, the Honduran ex-president pardoned by Trump for narcotrafficking, seemingly caught on tape in dozens of conversations (if true), discussing plans with GOP and other figures to attack left-wing governments, and saying Israel paid for his pardon from Trump.

Kash is toast.

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Correct. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/u...

The journalist who is being sued by Kash Patel and reportedly being investigated by the FBI is out with a new story. Is there a Pulitzer for being a fearless badass? If so, she should win it. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

"MAHA" in a nutshell

Discussed here: www.lawdork.com/p/the-fifth-...

President Biden made health insurance more affordable for millions of Americans in the ACA marketplace. The Republicans’ actions increased prices by 58% on average—amounting to huge extra costs for the average consumer each year. My @morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social Chart.

Washington Post satellite imagery analysis finds Iran strikes on US installations far more accurate and effective than disclosed; US bases unprepared for drones. "The amount of destruction is far larger than what has been publicly acknowledged by the U.S. government or previously reported."

NEW: Democrats win another special election by a LOT. Harris won here by 1% in 2024.

Today RFK Jr. rolled out a multi-pronged effort to help Americans wean off SSRI antidepressants. Do they want to? Comments are open. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/s...

🔥 Rep. @brotherjones.bsky.social to William Lamberth: “I just wanted to look you in the eye and tell you you’ll be in the history books with George Wallace and Bull Connor, and your children will be ashamed of where you stand by presenting these racist maps.“

BIG: Democrats will control the Michigan state Senate through the remainder of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's term.

Five publishing houses and author Scott Turow are suing Meta and CEO Mark Zuckerberg for copyright infringement.

CNN reported Tuesday morning that the Department of Veterans Affairs has opened investigations into employees who attended Alex Pretti memorials and spoke to the press.

The CDC quietly stopped helping states test for infectious diseases like rabies. RFK Jr. is gutting critical public health services and making our country less safe. I'm calling on him to answer for his dangerous choices.

Kushner and Witkoff have everything covered. Keep things in the family.

Buttiigieg: "Look, when you are this deep into your second year, if your reflex is to still be trying to blame the previous administration, it really shows that you are out of ideas, out of solutions, and unwilling to take ownership of your own choices."

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

I just want to add, since this is breaking containment, that this can't be made right. these people, each one a whole universe, are gone. there can only be justice for the perpetrators; public remorse & restitution; & reform to ensure future aid systems are more just and less prone to imperial whims

Incredible. ICE wrongfully arrests a US citizen plaintiff for the THIRD time. And I bet that the government is making Lyons standing arguments, too.

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Tom Steyer says ICE is a criminal operation, and it should be abolished, and criminal accountability should go all the way up to Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller.