'It’s no secret that the war in Iran has put a strain on the world’s oil supply. Fuel prices have shot up, but now it appears a motor oil shortage is on the way, at least according to a post on X about a Toyota bulletin issued to North American service managers.' www.autoblog.com/news/toyota-...

“Chairman, I request unanimous consent to enter into the record this amazing new technology that apparently the secretary’s unaware of: it’s a battery.” www.joemygod.com/2026/05/burg...

Battleships were proven to be fragile during WWII. December 7, 1941, the attack that brought the US into active war. And the toilets are messed up on our currently forever-deployed ships… This is a very shitty investment. www.joemygod.com/2026/05/pent...

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/09/b...

“They’re going to hand us the nuclear dust and many other things that we want.” The president often refers to Iran’s near bomb-grade uranium as “dust,” though the material is stored in canisters, typically as a gas. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/10/u...

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/09/b...

Victory Day was the most scaled-back military parade in Russia in 20 years. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

A total 19,335 people attended Saturday’s regular season opener against the Chicago Sky at Moda Center, a sellout and WNBA record for an expansion team’s season opener. It surpasses the mark set by the Golden State Valkyries last season (18,064). www.oregonlive.com/portland-fir...

Retirees Expect Their Home to Be a Financial Safety Net. They Shouldn’t. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/09/b...

Possibly trillions of dollars is this estimate of the cost of the US-Israel-Iran War. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/o...

Disaster movie for 2026. Except, you know, stone cold reality. www.oregonlive.com/nation/2026/...

Top 10 news moments of the year. www.wonkette.com/p/justin-jon...

JUST NOW: Rep. Todd Warner walks into the house to strip majority Black Memphis or representation wearing a trump flag as a cape as Rep. Camper of Memphis looks on Video: www.instagram.com/reel/DYCuFmt...

Canada has what the world wants.

Hantavirus Response Shows How Trump Cuts Have Compromised U.S. Preparedness www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/h...

Sen. Mark Kelly: "If you say something that the president or this administration does not like, they're going to come after you. The president is trying to silence us, and I can't think of anything that's more un-American."

Weaksauce pronouncement. www.politico.com/news/2026/05...

Sovereign Wealth Fund, please. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/o...

The math on military equipment is a lot easier to calculate than the human toll. www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/...

Pain spreads fast… The Forces of Scarcity Hitting Asia May Soon Spread Across the World www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/w...

Buy a bag of potatoes and stay home NYC. www.politico.com/news/2026/04...

We created this guide for anyone who could experience a miscarriage in a state with abortion restrictions. We wrote it in consultation with dozens of doctors, including those who regularly treat patients who are miscarrying 👇

Refining. That’s more important than drilling… www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

A member of society has first amendment rights. www.joemygod.com/2026/04/aunt...

Imagine sharing one tortilla and 2.5 ounces of grey slop. America goes to war on its stomach. www.joemygod.com/2026/04/depl...

No longer the 5 college system. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

On top of being outright stupid, this is a reckless escalation that will put our troops in even greater danger as they fight in a war of choice that Trump still cannot justify.

For more than a week, Amazon has managed to keep a death at its Troutdale, Oregon, facility out of public view. Workers I spoke to are pissed.

Here a grandmother is forced to do a gig job with no job security because she can’t afford to retire? What are we celebrating here?

snatching failure every damn day www.politico.com/news/2026/04...

Holy… www.joemygod.com/2026/04/repo...

Russia is a malefactor. www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-n...

We’re at war and Republicans in Congress refuse to fund CISA, our nation’s cybersecurity agency.   Since he was sworn in, Trump has cut CISA’s staff by a third and has tried to cut their funding.   Clearly they don’t care about your safety.

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Epstein survivor Danielle Bensky: Bondi deserved to be fired. But we’re really worried about Todd Blanche stepping in. He is not a suitable attorney general. He gave Ghislaine Maxwell a sweetheart deal. He has not listened to survivors.

Some people are treating this like it’s a close legal question. It isn’t. The precedent here is unusually clear—and that will matter in court. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

U.S. Grant on April 8, 1865, is everything we lack in 2026. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

Hungary is now the country with the highest share of solar power in its electricity mix worldwide, with nearly a quarter of its power coming from photovoltaics, according to the International Energy Agency. www.politico.com/news/2026/04...

The emperor has no clothes. Time for the #25thAmendment. Congress and the Cabinet must act.

Americans abroad still have to pay American taxes. Taxation without representation. www.joemygod.com/2026/04/rnc-...

This guide helped me a lot. RIP. www.politico.com/news/2026/04...