Since Trump is out here denying he is a rapist, a reminder that a judge said he absolutely was one

Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger endorsed a constitutional amendment to automatically restore voting rights to people with felony convictions when they leave prison. State lawmakers passed the amendment and it will now appear on the state ballot.

2/ A year ago @paperwords.bsky.social got a letter informing him that Forest Service planned to douse Lassen National Forest with the stuff—supposedly part of fire recovery. But his investigation found that that plan was based on Monsanto's junk science: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

1/ Today, as SCOTUS hears arguments to decide if suits claiming Monsanto (parent co Bayer) failed to warn people about the cancer risks of Roundup/glyophosate, we're exposing a huge threat matrix: public and private forests are being bombarded with the herbicide www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

A new memo at Texas Tech University establishes a sweeping and draconian censorship policy toward LGBTQ+ people, creating a campus equivalent of “Don’t Say Gay” in one of the most extreme anti-speech policies ever imposed at a public university.

“I’m going to list that as a critical intervention” Watch Tesla self-driving v14.3.2 attempt a left turn from a right-turn-only lane. Elon Musk’s “last piece of the puzzle” still has the same safety defect that NHTSA recalled in 2023!

“But much as Musk might want us to divert our eyes upward, something terrible is happening on Earth. The world's richest man is preventing lifesaving aid from reaching the world's poorest children, closing off their future as he fantasizes about another.”

Yes, I think the enormity of Elon Musk racking up Pol-Pot levels of mass killing is so hideous to contemplate that many people just….aren’t.

Zhang Shan won the gold medal for the mixed skeet shooting event in the 1992 Olympics. The International Shooting Union *immediately* banned women from competing against men.

Boycott the World Cup. Spectators. Athletes. Countries.

BREAKING: We're joining over 120 organizations issuing a travel advisory to warn anyone visiting the U.S. for the 2026 FIFA World Cup of possible civil and human rights violations. FIFA must pressure the Trump administration to protect the people traveling to and working at the games.

The shadow docket hurts people, judges, and a functioning legal system. And I'm glad that Steve is out there, as patiently as humanly possible, reminding the public that, as much as defenders of the Supreme Court may try, there's simply no sanewashing it.

Fantastic, comprehensive piece, and I have no idea how Steve remains so calm while refuting all this nonsense. The sanewashing of the shadow docket is infuriating!

JUST IN: Virginia adopted a new law yesterday to forbid sheriffs & local police from contracting with ICE — if ICE doesn't say it'll follow state laws & agree to let its agents be prosecuted. Everyone seems to agree ICE won't promise that, and that this spells the end of ICE contracts in Virginia.

Senate Republicans Have a Plan to Suspend Congressional Oversight of ICE for Trump’s Whole Term talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/senate-...

The really uncomfortable truth is that David Scott couldn't do the job long before he died. He could barely talk, verbally berated a photographer who took a photo of him in a wheelchair. He didn't vote in 2024 and had the gall to run for re-election last month. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

Dying in office because you insisted on clinging to power until the very end instead of letting a new generation of leaders rise should be seen for the shameful, egomaniacal act that it is.

New: Kash Patel's FBI launched an unnecessary raid on the home of a former Capitol Police officer, based on Jan. 6 conspiracy theories from right-wing media outlet The Blaze.

John Roberts’ Wife Made Millions From Bribes Jane Roberts was paid more than $10 million by a host of elite law firms, a whistleblower alleges. At least one of those firms argued a case at the Supreme Court after paying hundreds of thousands of dollars. www.businessinsider.com/jane-roberts...

Two things can be true: Congress should pass uniform, national legislation reining in partisan gerrymandering; and Until that happens, or every state adopts an independent redistricting commission, neither party is going to (or, frankly, should) unilaterally disarm.

just saw someone call Kash Patel “J Edgar Boozer” and need to lie down

Breaking News: President Trump is said to be in talks to send Afghans who helped the U.S. war effort to the Democratic Republic of Congo.

“enhanced interrogation” instead of torture walked so “detention centers” instead of concentration camps could run.

Armed 'No Kings' counter-protester in Tenn. faces new charges, including child porn www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...

I’m shocked. www.texastribune.org/2026/04/21/t...

lol and furthermore lmao www.wsj.com/business/aut...

New, from me: Take the Palantir manifesto seriously, if not literally. It reveals that our tech philosopher kings want public money, but without public accountability. This creates a dilemma for governments unaligned with its techno-fascist vision. 🧵 donmoynihan.substack.com/p/palantir-w...

We won. Tesla Chicago is closed. Their new location is in a ghost town. They sacrificed visibility to thousands/day--& proximity to the other luxury car dealerships--to get away from us, because we'd turned their brand ambassador location into a liability. Organizing works. @teslatakedown.com

i was just saying to a friend a few days ago that trump's public opinion collapse opens up the field of possibilities in ways that are truly unpredictable. it is one thing for a president to be this popular at the *end* of their turn, but not even two years in?

Trump Blocks Voting Machine Standards Committee Appointments Trump is blocking qualified experts to a federal standards committee for U.S. election voting equipment. Endangering certification of defective voting machines. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

But… John Roberts is a gentleman! Isn’t he?

Not a shocker: ICE rushed hiring spree swept in a bunch of undesirable dregs of society. "[ICE's rapid-fire recruitment & hiring has] led to new employees with questionable qualifications" Keep reminding your MoCs, this is who they're paying to terrorize the country. 202-224-3121 democracy.io/#/

UAE asking for financial help bc Trump has fucked things up so badly. www.wsj.com/world/middle...

Someday, with luck and hard work, she will have a name too.

Gonna spend the next two years spamming every elected Dem about the concept of "damnatio memoriae." Chisel his name off every inscription. Build over the various Trump Towers like they're Nero's Golden House. Remove him from physical memory, not to forget but as a sign of disrespect to the man.

Any candidate that takes money from Palantir should not receive your vote. Co-founder Joe Lonsdale is pouring millions into a PAC to buy off Democrats, especially in California. techcrunch.com/2026/04/19/p...

In the same manifesto, Palantir's owners argued that we need a national military draft, that soft power is over, and that we were too hard on Germany and Japan after World War II. I don't think that company should be allowed to exist anymore.

Yeah, I’m back. 😉

Searing opinion from a federal judge on Long Island, who describes "police state"-like tactics by ICE to arrest peopleand draw up after-the-fact warrants. He says DOJ is damaging its credibility with the courts by trying to shield ICE from scrutiny. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

The U.S. Navy has confirmed the loss of a $238 million MQ-4C Triton reconnaissance drone over the Persian Gulf, adding to more than a dozen unmanned aircraft reportedly lost during the ongoing war in Iran.

Extremely normal and fine for a company to put this in a public statement

So this is what prompted Melania to make that bizarre speech. What’s incredible is that Ungaro’s tweets didn’t mention Epstein or claim Melania met Trump through Epstein, just that she had damaging info. So why did Melania leap to that the next day? www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...

From last night: Minnesota Still Cleaning Up after Pam Bondi's Trophy Stunt emptywheel.net/2026/04/18/m...

NYT INVESTIGATION: As the Trump administration & Congress last year moved to repeal sanctions on Syria, the Qatar-based family that most stood to benefit was privately negotiating a real-estate partnership with Jared Kushner and proposing a Trump golf course in Syria www.nytimes.com/2026/04/19/u...

One reason that we cannot have professional diplomats representing the interests of the United States is that it would disrupt a pattern of personal enrichment for the Presidents allies and families.

Tesla Takedown Golden Valley, MN 4/18/26 A blustery “Spring” day for a protest. In true Minnesota fashion, we’re still in hats, gloves, and parkas. You can see counter protesters interspersed with us. @teslatakedown.com @indivistwincities.bsky.social @mn50501.bsky.social

This is valuable @wired.com reporting on prominent DOGE operatives and their fates. Where are they now? Some still inside our government, sadly for us. www.wired.com/story/where-...

that beep beep beep sound you hear is the president and his family backing a truck up to the US treasury... www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...