There is so much market manipulation going on in this administration.

Meeting notes reviewed by Project Saltbox show ICE outlined payments, infrastructure needs and operations for a Maryland warehouse project — offering a window into how similar sites could be structured nationwide.

The midterms will serve as an unprecedented stress test of the integrity of American elections “with more election deniers having access to federal power than ever before,” some experts and Democrats warn.

noticing a theme

Mid-April 1980 Penn State’s Barry Voight — brother of actor Jon — camps solo above Mount St. Helens April 13, sketching fractures on the north flank. Cracks have widened on each side of the crater, sunken between them. He estimates a quarter cubic mile could slide. Voight’s warning: it won’t hold.

I bet Catturd is real pissed off he didn't think to film himself running over his dog right about now

It was about 44 degrees as these shackled detainees were loaded onto today's ICE Air flight in the pouring rain at MSP. ICE hasn't stopped in Minnesota, neither have MN50501's volunteer observers - please help cover our parking fees: mn50501.org/donate Data: ottergoose.net/ice-flights-msp/data

A dark money group funded in the past by Peter Thiel has given nearly $9 million to a GOP-led PAC that is blanketing Virginia with mailers comparing the upcoming redistricting referendum to Jim Crow www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

🎵 what shall we do with a drunken Hegseth? 🎶

FINAL: All lanes of EB SR 14 are now OPEN✈️ Around noon today, a small plane made an emergency landing on EB SR 14 at MP 2.4 in Vancouver, closing the right lane while crews responded. Traffic is cleared for takeoff and back on its flight path. Thanks for your patience!

They mocked the field of gender studies as meaningless, but I think they really just knew it was onto them. They're the softest bunch of insecure little manchildren play-acting what they have been told is manly and macho. (gift link)

The NYT big expose on SCOTUS today pairs well with @ariberman.bsky.social and @pemalevy.bsky.social's cover story on how ~everything wrong with this country today can be laid at the feet of John Roberts: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

This is an awful story. A guy in a car straight up murdered a woman because she was pissed he was blocking the sidewalk and poured a bottle of water on his car. So he drove over her *with his family in the car*, leaving her to die.

Let's all use this occasion to take a look at the many ways Tennessee Republicans have shown how much they value and respect the Traditional Nuclear Family™

Police presence seen outside STRAT hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada amid reports of shooting and injuries.

Drunk snowflake Kash is still crying.

Getting tired of legacy media ripping us off. What gives, @nytimes.com ?

Peace, but only during trading hours

He's an evil piece of shit, and after 10 years we're closing in on everyone seeing it He's *dismissing* hundreds of raped kids—and I bet a lot of people who hear him do so will imagine that he's doing something so otherwise unthinkable because some of those kids were his victims

The FBI responded with a statement, attributed to Patel: “Print it, all false, I’ll see you in court—bring your checkbook.” The @theatlantic.com story: www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

Can I just say: fuck this idea and fuck these restaurant owners

Ronny Jackson's birthday party is at Mar-a-Lago and Trump just announced he won't be there 😆

Pope Leo XIV: Woe to those who manipulate religion in the very name of God for their own military, economic, or political gain, dragging that which is sacred into filth. The world is being ravaged by tyrants, yet it is held together by a multitude of supportive brothers and sisters.

Famously vengeful Knicks owner Jim Dolan has long spied on people at his iconic arenas. WIRED goes deep inside the operation that allegedly tracked a trans woman, lawyers, protesters, and more. www.wired.com/story/madiso...

So at the risk of maybe overreading this and making an educated guess, I think I can guess what specifically Wyden is talking about. I think it's about use of AI (LLMs) by FBI to surveil American communications without a warrant

🇦🇷 Guitar-shaped farm in Argentina seen from above Aerial shots show 'Estancia La Guitarra' -- The Guitar Farm -- surrounded by cornfields near General Levalle in Argentina.

Rep. DelBene to RFK Jr: "We have people who are being denied care based on this policy. There's an indifference to the challenges they face, all bc of a model put in place for no reason that does exactly what you said shouldn't happen, which is 'pit patients and doctors against massive companies.'"

a yelling RFK Jr denies making comments about Black children that Rep. Sewell printed out and put on a placard

“Woe to those who manipulate religion and the very name of God for their own military, economic, and political gain, dragging that which is sacred into darkness and filth.” ~ Pope Leo

A new war powers vote failed 52-47, largely along party lines.

"You're spending taxpayer dollars to drink milk shirtless in a hot tub with Kid Rock. Somehow you think that's a better public health message than informing the public about the benefits of vaccines. Really? -- Rep. Linda Sanchez to RFK Jr

Hahahhahahahaahahahahaha 800 kinds of stupid

Precisely the kind of abuse of religion for political purposes that the Pope is speaking out against.

Holy shit. I don’t have words for how corrupt this is. Keep in mind, the Ukraine whistleblower is still anonymous. And Gabbard kept a whistleblower report from Congress about a call between foreign intel agents discussing someone close to Trump and Iran. @andrewbakaj.bsky.social

Joel Connelly, who passed away today at age 78, was an excellent reporter and columnist for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer w/an institutional knowledge of the Northwest. As much as we remember his exceptional reporting, we also remember his kindness and joy for life. We’ll miss you, Joel.

Facebook was actively complicit in a genocide so I'm not sure this is actually all that differentiated

Trump’s “golden age” set to turn U.S. automakers into arms manufacturers

HELL YEAH

Here are the 7 senate democrats who voted to continue sending bombs to Netanyahu. Richard Blumenthal (CT) Chris Coons (DE) Catherine Cortez Masto (NV) John Fetterman (PA) Kirsten Gillibrand (NY) Jackie Rosen (NV) Chuck Schumer (NY)

A maternity ward doctor donated his own blood during surgery to keep a pregnant patient alive. One woman gained fewer than 10 pounds over her entire pregnancy. Another collapsed and had seizures during labor. (Published Dec. 2025)

Snoqualmie: Snowing - Snow, slush, and ice on roadway. I-90 Snoqualmie Pass is closed westbound at milepost 71 near Easton due to multiple collisions and spinouts. Read full report

This is happening during school hours next Friday, April 24. Administrative officials say security will be heightened for her speech at the school.

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Very cool, Burger King advertising right next to racism

Booker? Schiff? Slotkin? Kaine & Warner? Shaheen? Persuasion & protest works! The 7 Dem Nos: Chuck Schumer & Kirsten Gillibrand (NY), Chris Coons (DE), Richard Blumenthal (CT), John Fetterman (PA), Catherine Cortez-Masto & Jacky Rosen (NV). For those running for reelection, enjoy getting primaried!

Stephen Miller almost says that Trump is seeking a "final solution" in Iran but then catches himself

JUST NOW: Bernie’s effort to block military aid to Israel FAILS with 40 votes @MarshaBlackburn @SenatorHagerty voted to sell more bombs and bulldozers to Israel — along with the rest of the Republicans and 7 Dems… including @SenSchumer 🤔