The effective federal corporate income tax rate: 1950: 50% 1990: 25% 2020: 13% Stop asking "but how we will pay for it?" Restore the corporate tax rate. That is how we will pay for it.

Scientists in Spain have developed a groundbreaking solar panel capable of generating electricity from both sunlight and raindrops.

"I'm just contemplating the fact that one moron, one psychotic moron, one capricious idiot, has completely bollocksed up the global economy not only to the detriment of his own people, but the detriment of the planet. ... It's like how much more of this can the planet take?"

all over the world, these guys are just exact xerox copies of each other. in this case, "istvan" is pronounced "JAYR-id"

April 12, 2026

Trump’s illegal executive order on mail voting marks another step in his administration’s strategy to undermine elections. We and others are pushing back to protect the vote. bit.ly/41OHwrA

Fair point, also true of Tusk in Poland in 2023, and good recommendation!

On Nov. 14, 2023, Ciji Graham had an episode of atrial fibrillation that put her at risk of heart failure. According to a text Graham sent to a friend that day, her cardiologist didn’t treat her because she was pregnant. Days later, she died. (Published Jan.)

Today, the people of #Hungary toppled their tyrant. America, our return to democracy requires our full attention. We can see it can be done!

Finally, Hungary we will be sovereign, not a vassal of Russia

Congratulations to Péter Magyar on a decisive election victory in Hungary. The Hungarian people have chosen a new path. We are ready to work with you, and our European allies, to deepen our cooperation in trade, defence, and security.

BREAKING: Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán has called Péter Magyar to concede defeat in today's election. With 53.45% of votes counted, Magyar's TISZA looks set to secure a super majority. A defeat for Putin, a defeat for Trump, a victory for Europe, and above all, a victory for the Hungarian people.

During crucial negotiations with Iran that will affect economies worldwide, our “President” and “Secretary of State” are at a cheesy fake wrestling match. We are no longer a country that should be taken seriously.

"I think of the answer from Bill Parcells, asked 'Your team is better than its record, right?' Coach Parcells said, 'You are what your record says you are.' [Republicans] have nominated Trump for president three times in a row...The country elected him twice." open.substack.com/pub/jaynordl...

New episode of The Best People just dropped. @nicollewallace.bsky.social is joined by Miami Herald investigative reporter Julie K. Brown. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXGl...

JUST ANNOUNCED: @nicollewallace.bsky.social will sit down with documentarian Ken Burns in a wide-ranging conversation on the state of America for a live taping of “The Best People with Nicolle Wallace” at 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, May 12 at the @92ndstreety.bsky.social.

Trump to now make a bad problem worse after sham negotiations led by his son in law with blatant conflicts of interest *failed* He claims not getting a nuclear deal (Obama had) was the issue, but 🇮🇱 wants more war, largely to keep Bibi out of prison. www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...

Trump and Rubio at a UFC match while all this is happening in the country and the world just shows you how unfucking serious this regime is. Fuck these people.

“Of all the prevailing media narratives around @gavinnewsom.bsky.social, the one that is most conspicuous by its absence is how under its two-term governor California became the top performing economy not just among its 49 siblings but also any developed nation.” www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

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Somewhere, paid for with your tax dollars, are $12,540 worth of three-tiered fruit basket stands. It’s a symptom of a much larger problem.

These are the scenes outside polling stations in Budapest today as national voter turnout hits 54.14% by 1pm (vs 40.01% in 2022). I'm feeling hopeful for all my Hungarian friends today who've waited a long time to oust their authoritarian Putin-puppet autocrat.

It’s still so strange to me that both russia and the USA are openly campaigning for Orbán 🤯

Not even 6 in the morning, and Hungarians are already lining up to vote! Hopefully get rid of Orban and Russians once, and for all! #cdnpoli

By design… #Project2025 #HeritageFoundation

Oh, yeah, that was the Obama Iran deal.

The question the entire world is asking. 😳👇

Why does the world allow genocides in places like Congo, Palestine, & Sudan? Racism. Why can the US instigate an illegal war in Iran with no real pushback? Racism. Why is ICE allowed to freely murder & brutalize people? Racism. Why can’t we truly progress as a society? Racism.

Cartoon by Gábor Pápai, a well-known Hungarian political cartoonist.

We still have rights. Time to use them.

"Each day of the trial, the courtroom filled with community members. Current and former students and colleagues, members of the California Faculty Association from various universities and students who had heard about the case all came to show support..." www.huffpost.com/entry/jonath...

It’s really quite a shame that it took a war, threatening to commit genocide on a group of people and don’t forget “never to return again” for MAGA to finally say enough is enough. Pathetic.

NEW: NAACP and Common Cause ask court for injunction to halt Trump's executive order which threatens to limit mail-in voting Filing says groups "are suffering and will continue to suffer irreparable injury in the absence of the requested relief"

On Sunday, Hungary will hold parliamentary elections. These elections loom large the world over. Viktor Orbán is a central figure in the international far right and his loss would be blow to familiar figures like JD Vance and Donald Trump, who are his pupils. snyder.substack.com/p/the-hungar...

Hungary’s prime minister is more important to Donald Trump than all of his voters put together, than all Americans, than America itself, and it’s not even close. I wrote an essay yesterday to explain why: snyder.substack.com/p/the-hungar...

World Liberty Financial has developed close ties to the Pakistani government.

Two of the three major credit bureaus have sharply reduced the share of complaints they resolved in customers’ favor. In 2024, Experian’s relief rate was 20%. Last year, that figure fell to less than 1%.

The Trump administration's plot to undermine the election is now clear. But with each move, there are effective countermoves. Stay informed by subscribing to The Briefing, our free weekly newsletter: bit.ly/3Yrz5jM

The U.S.'s war with Iran sparked a social-media-trolling contest—and Tehran has exceeded expectations on both fronts, @alibreland.bsky.social argues:

Anthropic’s new AI bot is one of the world’s most powerful hacking tools—and could turn a private company into a geopolitical force, @matteowong.bsky.social argues.

I’ve looked through much of the evidence cited by the Trump regime to justify its claim that “antifa” is a real organization, as opposed to an amorphous movement - none of it adds up to a real organization. Even the “antifa cell” in Texas wasn’t an actual “antifa” organization.

“Antifa” exists as a broad ideological movement - not a real international terrorist organization like ISIS or Al Qaeda. But the Trump regime is trying to make it out to be such an organization so they use the government’s counterterrorism machinery against anyone they deem to be part of “Antifa.”

Here’s my brief take on how and why the Trump regime is trying to manufacture an international “antifa” bogeyman - as quoted in the @nytimes.com: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/u...

“We’re seeing just total, rampant fraud.” www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/u...

Good job, Ukraine! www.politico.eu/article/gulf...

Here we fixed this for you, @wsj.com We see you trying to help JD pretend he doesn’t have to wear this war when he runs for president. Nope.

I feel safer already. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/10/u...

CNN: Four women describe sexual misconduct by Rep. Eric Swalwell, including a former staffer who says he raped her