15 South American migrants and asylum seekers deported from the U.S. to the DRC are now living in uncertainty in a country an with ongoing armed conflict, where they have no ties. n.pr/3QAVNWD

More details on the firing of the National Science Board. The NSF now has no director, deputy director, or board. They have issued almost no new awards in 2026. The plan appears to be to completely destroyed the agency. The details are horrifying and have Russ Vought written all over them.

I PROMISE you Trump doesn't know what the NSB is. This is another layer of Destruction a la Vought. And by the way...they can't call "saving money". The National Science Board is a volunteer position. This is about wiping the NSF completely off the face of the planet. PERIOD. Don't sugar coat.

I want cis Americans to sit uncomfortably with the fact that most of these restrictions were ushered in through the liberal act of "just asking questions" about trans people.

Sean Hannity is making (yet another) comeback in MAGA circles, so it is a good idea to remember who he is and what he stands for: he's a grifter who stands with grifters.

Palantir employees are talking about the company’s “descent into fascism.” Slack messages, and interviews with current and former workers, paint a picture of a company in turmoil.

Sixteen posts in 147 minutes. One every 9 minutes. Grievances, conspiracy theories, and arrest fantasies. Then people wonder why he’s sundowning in press conferences. Imagine the coverage if this were Joe Biden instead of Donald Trump.

This is truly Must Read weekend reading. Important to know what's going on here. A powerful and clear explanation of apparent flaws in the Indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center @splcenter.org. By @weissmann.substack.com who was head of the Justice Department's Fraud Section.

Area Tech Bros Working at Company That Has Always Been Named After Cursed Object Evil Wizard Used to Spy on Good Guys Suddenly Asking, “Are We the Baddies?”

Social media users quickly caught that a man interviewed for a Fox News segment as though he were a random voter was actually a leader in a major conservative group.

How DARE they suspend "America's Favorite Christian" ?!!! (and one of the smartest, funniest accounts... EVER)

Indian American historian here and so guys I checked this is real. Trump posted an article that called India a “hellhole” and Asian Americans “gangsters with laptops” or maybe I am just a lady gangster with my i phone! And now the justice dept wants to denaturalize foreign born citizens!

In my time, I've seen a lot of ridiculous and ignorant responses to school shootings. But today, someone replied to a local news article by *blaming gun control advocates*. Apparently we want shootings to occur to support our "narrative" that guns are the problem. o_O I literally cannot even.

Not to be overly alarmist, but everyone should be worried about DOJ’s indictment of SPLC. Here’s why: joycevance.substack.com/p/whats-wron...

Every bit of this speech should be read ahead of the WHCD. What exactly are we doing should be the question on everyone’s mind.

A group of Ecuadorian fishermen survived a US drone strike, were detained at gunpoint, phones wiped, ship blown up, disappeared to El Salvador, then released without charge. “They knew we were fishermen. Even the Salvadorian authorities said things had been handled very badly.”

NEW REPUBLIC: “Where Did Millions in Funding Go?” $63 MILLION companies paid in *settlements* to Trump appears to have vanished (into his pocket) and @SenWarren wants answers. newrepublic.com/article/2092...

They think you're stupid.

For the record: The Washington Post can go fuck itself. Support pro-democracy media that doesn't have its head stuck up Donald Trump's ass. bit.ly/4qmEiFz

My quote of the day I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts. Abraham Lincoln

A reminder while Republicans bitch about Dems finishing the redistricting fight they started: they have full control of gov’t— they can pass a law banning gerrymandering any time they want. They won’t. Republicans aren’t mad gerrymandering exists; they’re mad that they’re not the only ones using it.

Dems voted to BAN partisan gerrymandering. Republicans all voted to keep it. So Dems threw up their hands & said, “Well, if that’s how you want to play it…” They’re just shocked that Democrats finally fought dirty right back at them. Finally.

Conservatives have been trained for decades to think of Constitutions not as agreed-upon rules for fair governance, but as a series of cheat codes and loopholes that let them hold power even when the voters want to throw them out. They won't accept anything less than permanent domination of us.

DOJ demanded voter files from all 50 states. DOJ sued 31 states for refusing their demand. My law firm intervened to protect voters in those cases. DOJ is now 0-5. My firm is 5-0. Lesson: When we fight we win.

Musk’s DOGE may no longer exist as it did a year ago, but its impact continues to ripple across the government. Some of the young engineers have ascended to senior positions within government. Other people have decamped to the private sector. @wired.com www.wired.com/story/where-...

The short course provides solid basics for using AI. But it also misidentifies AI products, links out to bad advice and raises ethical concerns about the products it promotes n.pr/4cxryHt

My book Coverage Denied: How Health Insurers Drive Inequality in the United States comes out just one week from today! To learn more on the burdens and inequities in our health care system, order through @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org, Amazon, Strand, Powell’s, etc. www.cambridge.org/core/books/c...

Insectivorous Birds In Your Vineyards And Orchards Reduces Insects Pests #SciComm🧪 by @grrlscientist.bsky.social #birds🦉 #insects🦟 #ecofriendly #PestControl #Vineyards🍇 #Orchards🍒 grrlscientist.medium.com/insectivorou...

The ultra wealthy pay less than ever under Trump's tax policies. You pay more through hidden mechanisms like tariffs and eliminated health credits. This system extracts from workers to fund billionaire slush funds. #TrumpRiggedYourTaxReturn

The International Monetary Fund has modestly reduced its forecast for global economic growth this year due to the Iran war but warned of a much bigger possible hit, the latest major economic body to outline dark scenarios as a result of the conflict. https://cnn.it/4cJJTCa

Republicans were already bracing for a tough election. Then the U.S. went to war with Iran. Gas prices — one of President Trump’s favorite metrics — shot up, fanning economic anxiety just as the GOP was hoping to focus on Americans’ tax breaks and refunds. https://wapo.st/4mt2HsM

We’re in a war no one asked for, and it’s going to cost us big‼️ What we want: Healthcare for all. War for none. #HealthcareNotTrumpsWar

Let’s talk about who’s WEAK on crime.👇 Dozens of Jan 6 defendants pardoned by *TRUMP had prior convictions or pending charges for crimes including rape, sexual abuse of a minor, domestic violence, manslaughter, production of child sexual abuse material and drug trafficking. -NPR

When the American Right says the Pope should stay out of politics, remember that the American Right is contemptibly dishonest and hypocritical. www.hoover.org/research/ron...

“Delivery workers – who have long struggled to find a place to shelter from the elements, recharge their e-bikes and themselves — would finally receive on Tuesday a brand-new delivery worker hub, the first of its kind in the country.” documentedny.com/2026/04/07/d...

As @NYCMayor said in his 100 Days address: “NYC will no longer tolerate exploitation as a business model.” Thank you @NYCMayor + @helloDCWP for standing w/ workers & delivering real wins for delivery workers. We look forward to building a city where every worker has dignity.

Also, "woke" in the now-common white supremacist appropriated vernacular just means "I'm a bigoted and/or complacent piece of shit, and every reminder of the vastness of human diversity—up to and including simple basic acts of human decency—confront me with my moral failing, causing me to lash out."

Creep with a color chart. Calling for removal of Americans from: -Middle Eastern countries -Venezuela -South America -Africa.

Artemis II has been a much needed celebration of science, competency, and humanity. But reminder: the White House is proposing cutting NASA’s budget by billions. If you’ve loved watching our astronauts, don’t forget to call your representatives and urge them to keep funding science.

Rather than treat Trump’s comments about Pope Leo as deranged, embarrassing and offensive to (many) Catholics, early headlines (and stories) paint it as Trump just bashing back against a political opponent. Truly broken media environment.

Last year, Congress approved $75 billion for immigration enforcement. That money has allowed ICE to operate nearly unfettered during a record-long shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security. n.pr/3QAbn4x

My new piece for @liberalcurrents.com on the origins of the right's anti-intellectualism www.liberalcurrents.com/the-right-wa...

Important reading to help understand 21st Century authoritarianism & its worldwide movement. Thank you @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social

It is crazymaking to listen to the right claim Orban's loss means he was never an authoritarian when people in Hungary feared that opposing him would immiserate their families www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/o...

Amazing how not wanting DEI and Black lives Matter has caused so much havoc

‼️Just learned, another Venezuelan doctor detained. All documents were fine. But this is not about the documents. And her 5 year old child is detained with her and the child is a US citizen.

In his tirade against MAGA war critics, Trump blasted Alex Jones for calling Sandy Hook a hoax. This seemed odd. So I went back and checked. At the time Trump hailed Jones as "amazing" and rebuffed demands that he denounce lies about the shooting. New from me: newrepublic.com/article/2089...

Trump sent JD Vance to spend 21 hours to negotiate a deal with Iran 8 years after he tore up the JCPOA Obama forged with Iran after 21 months of negotiations.

The Trump Tariff Tax has devastated small businesses in America. Republicans in Congress refuse to rein in Trump's chaos, and the American people are paying the price. www.wsj.com/business/tar...

Not once in this story does @politico.com mention that US factories employ ~89,000 fewer employees than a year ago. @politico.com www.politico.com/news/2026/04...