Buttiigieg: "Look, when you are this deep into your second year, if your reflex is to still be trying to blame the previous administration, it really shows that you are out of ideas, out of solutions, and unwilling to take ownership of your own choices."

Saying the quiet part out loud.

This morning's Supreme Court decision lays bare an unaccountable court that undermines democracy rather than protects it. Congress could and should use its power to reform the Supreme Court. Here's how.

Today’s Supreme Court ruling guts the Voting Rights Act and turns back the clock on the foundational promise of equality and fairness in our election systems.

A University of Chicago economist @aleximas.bsky.social mas.bsky.social just published peer-reviewed research suggesting that the human in the transaction is about to become the most valuable part of the economy. I wrote about it this week: aigenx.substack.com/p/the-humann...

The government routinely uses the Section 702 foreign surveillance law to spy on Americans without a warrant, @lizagoitein.bsky.social says. Lawmakers in both parties are demanding reform.

Rupert Murdoch TV switches to all-ballroom-all-the-time, apparently following a special request from Trump. This isn't journalism. It also isn't entertainment. It's pure propaganda.

I mean the “Fake Assassination Attempt and Epstein Distraction Trump Ballroom” is getting kind of long for a name.

This has risen to one of my top six articles that show up on my home page. I will add some more names and contacts ASAP. I know things seem hopeless, but every bit of pressure helps. Even simply keeping “Epstein” trending on social media. mdavis19881.substack.com/p/lets-put-p...

I thought it was all paid for? 🙄

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If you were horrified watching elected leaders run & scramble because of gun violence, just imagine how my daughter Jaime felt in school running from an active shooter before she was killed. Now, become a part of the solution & only vote for people determined to address gun violence in America.

All so nasty. [gift article] www.wsj.com/finance/curr...

Not all AI companies are looking away from the environmental cost. Hugging Face measures model carbon footprints. David Patterson at Berkeley pioneered carbon-aware computing. WattTime shifts AI workloads to cleaner grids. They don't get enough credit. Today feels like a good day to change that.

Looking for the bright sides.

Today we filed legislation to invoke the 25th Amendment. Here’s what it does ⬇️

Pam Bondi was subpoenaed to appear before the Oversight Committee today. This was not a “pretty please.” This was a LEGALLY BINDING congressional subpoena. If she does not make arrangements to appear immediately, we will move to hold her in contempt.

I used AI to plan our family's last-minute Final Four Spring Break trip. She was great at finding Airbnbs and terrible at building basketball rebounders. Also, GO BLUE!!! Wrote up what happened. aigenx.substack.com/p/ai-planned...

Orban copied Trump. Trump copied Orban. And in the end, the people of Hungary chose democracy and the rule of law. As will happen here too. But only if we do our work, like they did.

I did not have Chicago Pope crumbling Trump’s idolatry into pieces on my bingo card but BINGO!!

Trump self-immolation is a thing of wonder.

And also right-wing. I don't know why people seem to be unaware of his party's platform. He'll be a kinder, gentler Orban.

Taking notes for when I’m on the street celebrating our own return to sanity.

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In Springsteen’s words: everybody has a Hungary heart

Thank you, Canada, for the service of Colonel Jeremy Hansen. NASA couldn't have carried out this mission without his expertise and professionalism. He's yet another example of how our northern neighbors and friends honor us with their excellence and grace.

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...

Too bad we retired in 2025 our four minesweepers based in Bahrain. "Iran Unable to Find Mines It Planted in Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Says" www.nytimes.com/2026/04/10/u...

I'm going to post this every damn day (I hope you will share far and wide) and I hope Senator Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social does an update every week for us. This amount of corruption IS NOT NORMAL! youtu.be/hycoCYenXls?...

The Hungarian election is about Russian oligarchy and its support of the international far right. That’s why Vance is there. He is a node in that network.

Melania gets the Fuckjet™️ www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

President Trump has signed an executive order on mail voting. He has no lawful authority to write the rules that govern U.S. elections. He tried a year ago; we sued him, and we won. We expect the same result this time.

The Hungarian parliamentary elections are 4 days away. They will test whether a hugely unpopular and corrupt authoritarian can cling to power with the help of big lies, a false flag fake terror thing, and the support of Vladimir Putin, Benyamin Netanyahu, and JD Vance (who is on site). (1/2)

Trump lost this war in every possible sense — morally, legally, politically, economically, reputationally, and strategically.

So that I can make my point to some “yeah but…” help me with corrections to Trump voting nimwits… 1) We are the ones that killed those little girls in that school 2) There was no regime change 3) We unnecessarily depleted our arms supply

An excellent briefing before the hugely consequential (also for the US) Hungarian elections. www.theunpopulist.net/p/if-orban-l...

SKY NEWS: “We know the 🇺🇸 President has seen this statement and is considering it” Seems like we’re all just gonna pretend Pakistan’s PM didn’t already show us the White House wrote it for them then delete and re-post cool cool

Arizona’s top Republican lawmaker accused the state’s Democratic attorney general and secretary of state of potentially committing federal crimes as they warn counties not to hand over sensitive voter data to Trump’s DOJ. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

The Vice President is abroad campaigning for a dictator. The President is threatening to wipe out an entire civilization. Congress is on recess. This is a total collapse of American moral leadership — at a historic scale.

In an age of creeping relativism, a universal moral law still exists. Threatening to end an entire civilization of 90 million people in order to bend a nation’s conduct to your will is grossly morally wrong. It is evil. And we should say this loudly.

BREAKING: Crime reports are out for Q1 2026 New York City with historic results NYC under Mayor Mamdani records the fewest shootings and murders IN HISTORY • Major Crime: ⬇️ 5.3% • Robbery: ⬇️ 8% • Burglaries: ⬇️ 20.6% • Murders: ⬇️ 28% His approval rating has gone from +38 to +48. This Is Leadership.

It kind of is really great to be a Michigan Wolverine…Daughter graduated 2025. Her storied reign hasn’t ended. Go Blue! #FinalFour

Bluesky is full of people worried about AI. I get it. I live here too. I’m not here to convince you it’s fine. I’m here to help GenX figure out what’s actually true — and what we have agency over. I make content for real conversations about AI. Thoughts ? → aigenx.substack.com

A friend’s actual pics at Houston (IAH) yesterday. She missed her flight. That last pic was ICE apparently helping. 🤷‍♀️

After working with the U.S. military in Afghanistan, Mohommad Nazeer Paktyawal died in the country he spent years of his life helping. The cruelty is endless.

So dark. Kushner raises billions for his fund while the family of a soldier killed in Truml’s war gets help on Go Fund Me: www.gofundme.com/f/major-alex...