Cartoon by @andertoon.bsky.social

The US Mint buys gold that originates in a Colombian drug cartel mine. Some Mint gold has come from a company in Honduras that dug up an Indigenous graveyard for the ore underneath. U.S. Mint Buys Drug Cartel Gold and Sells It as ‘American’ www.nytimes.com/2026/04/26/w...

🤬 Outrageous! Stephen Miller belongs in a cage. The 85-Year-Old Widow Snagged by Trump’s Immigration Crackdown www.nytimes.com/2026/04/25/u...

Read White House Correspondents’ Dinner gunman Cole Allen’s full anti-Trump manifesto nypost.com/2026/04/26/u...

Bravo to this dude for pulling this together in just a couple of hours. Interesting stuff.

I loved the 2006 Mitchell & Webb TV sketch show, but I never imagined “are we the baddies?” would graduate from funny catchphrase to the defining philosophical aphorism for our age

AIDS Creeps Back in Parts of Zambia, a Year After U.S. Cuts to H.I.V. Assistance www.nytimes.com/2026/04/25/h...

Iran War Has Drained U.S. Supplies of Critical, Costly Weapons www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/u...

The GOP wants to give ICE more money. Dems want to rein them in and make them accountable for their actions. The choice is clear, America.

Journalists who are still attending the WHCD this year don't seem to get just how much things have changed. It isn't 1998. You're not going to pose for cute photos with the West Wing stars at "nerd prom." You're enabling a regime who's assaulting your own profession & you're torching your career.

'How far and how fast the United States has fallen!' As Trump considers 'reviewing the UK's claim to the Falklands', and suspending Spain from NATO, @mrjamesob.bsky.social reacts.

“There is no possibility of a civic democratic revival in the United States without abolishing the filibuster and reforming the corrupt Supreme Court.” - JM FAFO and Other Things We Learned in the 2025-26 Redistricting Wars talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-b...

Fu*k this, fu#k you! Justice Dept. Targets Hundreds of Citizens in New Push for Denaturalization www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/u...

The GOP passing a reconciliation bill is far from a done deal: Multiple senators have already expressed concern about this strategy. If you've got a GOP senator, demand that they invest in our communities instead of shoveling more money to Trump's secret police. Call the Senate at 202.224.3121.

Good god the kicker:

‘Easily the Worst President in U.S. History’ www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/o...

“Who is going to fight alongside the U.S. when the U.S. betrays the people who stood alongside us?” Trump Is Said to Be in Talks to Send Afghans Who Aided U.S. Forces to Congo www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/w...

Meta just paid the lowest effective federal tax rate in its history. Thanks to tax breaks and loopholes, it avoided $13.7B in 2025 federal income taxes. But now it's planning to lay off 10% of its global workforce (8,000 people) by May 20 — with more job cuts later this year. Trickle down hoax.

Say what you will about the worst members of the Roberts Court, but they all make sure their wives are in on the grift. Jane Roberts, Martha Alito and Ginni Thomas are equal partners with their husbands in the grand project of destroying the United States and enriching themselves in the process.

I sounded the alarm about Donald Trump’s sons backing drone company, Powerus. Now, Powerus wants to sell drones to countries under attack by Iran. Are Trump’s sons cashing in on the war their father started? Americans deserve answers.

Undersecretary Michael’s profits in xAI — reportedly up to $24 million — get some scrutiny. @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

A four-hour documentary from 1969 about life in Nazi-occupied France chronicles the way that many ordinary citizens simply lived their lives as if nothing had changed, @dgraham.bsky.social writes. "The Sorrow and the Pity" is more relevant than ever:

Did you pay your taxes? Then you gave $4,049 to war and weapons. According to the Institute for Policy Studies, taxpayers contributed more to Pentagon contractors ($1,870) than to troops' pay ($770), and more to militarism than programs like school lunches ($124) or the Postal Service ($19).

🤔 They Went Abroad to Save Money. Moving Back Seems Unaffordable. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/19/b...

A particularly evil week for ICE flights in Africa. Since Tuesday, ICE has deported people to Algeria, Ethiopia and Kenya, plus two possible third-country removal trips to Ghana, and one confirmed third-country removal trip of 15 Latin American nationals to the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The Long, Slow Race to Save Timmy, Germany’s Favorite Whale www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/w...

If this actually happens, it may rank as the single most corrupt act in the history of American politics. I cannot believe this is even under discussion.

Hundreds of Fake Pro-Trump Avatars Emerge on Social Media www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/b...

The Senate voted to repeal Biden-era protections for a contentious wilderness area in Minnesota, sending the question to President Trump’s desk.

This is lunacy.

The @tndems.bsky.social highlight 3 vulnerable Republicans who just voted to steer $300,000,000 to private school vouchers for kids already in private schools while our public schools remain wildly underfunded: Gillespie (Memphis) Lankford (Clarksville) Davis (Knoxville)

The Keystone-Police State 🤬 More Pennsylvania police agencies are signing up to help ICE enforce immigration laws share.inquirer.com/GIKAes

The Constitution says the government needs a warrant before accessing our private data — but they have repeatedly used Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to bypass that requirement. Call 833-946-2258 now to tell Congress to protect us against further invasions of our privacy.

BREAKING: A federal judge ordered new evidence to be turned over in a lawsuit seeking details on a secret "voter data agreement" between DOGE and election deniers. This marks the first ruling forcing the faux-agency to disclose what happened behind the scenes.

We support anyone standing up against oppression, injustice & evil anywhere. No Kings, No ICE, No Genocides

"The researchers found a positive association between feeling bothered by the news article and expressing disbelief in the allegations. Participants who experienced higher levels of mental discomfort were more likely to claim the accusations were fabricated. ... www.psypost.org/cognitive-di...

It's not only groceries and fuel that are through the roof, healthcare is unaffordable because of Trump and MAGA Republicans cuts to Medicare and Medicaid. The war in Iran that no one wants is costing us billions of dollars daily. Americans want to fund #HealthcareNotTrumpsWar

Is that why she was 'fired'? (The DOJ says her testimony is "moot" because she was fired.)

“Any notion that Trump can get the economy “back on track” or dampen the economic shockwaves he has unleashed ignores the substance of what he’s done.” DK Trump’s Corruption Is What’s Tanking the Economy talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...

Reposting for no apparent reason

The comparison between this and what we have now makes me very sad and melancholy. This is the America I want.

"Putin's likely successor, Nikolai Patrushev, made unprecedented admission: Trump "relied on certain forces" to win and has "obligations" to fulfill. Coming from Putin's closest advisor, this was not merely commentary but a public call to account. Message unmistakable: comply with Putin's wishes…"