What is the life of a man- a father of two- worth? Xi Zheng was biking to work as he typically did, when a driver driving a large pickup truck killed him. Zheng’s two kids are now left without their dad. The driver received a ticket. We have to do better.

Unearthed reports reveal that RFK Jr. fired every full-time CDC cruise ship sanitation inspector ahead of the Hantavirus cruise ship outbreak. www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-cru...

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Pulling troops out of Europe? Not a smart move…I know, because I was involved the last time we did it. My latest in @thebulwark.com www.thebulwark.com/p/the-last-t...

⚡ Peru has opened an investigation into allegations that its citizens were lured to Russia with promises of civilian jobs but were instead sent to fight in the war against Ukraine.

The $25 billion estimate that a top Pentagon official gave to lawmakers on Wednesday for the total cost to date of the Iran war is a lowball figure that does not include the cost of repairing extensive damage suffered by US bases in the region. www.cnn.com/2026/04/29/p...

Queen Camilla had attended an event at NY Library and was seen talking to SJP For all SATC fans — yes, that is the same library where Carrie had her (failed) wedding with Mr Big

Ukraine is attacking crude oil. Russia is attacking sunflower oil.

The Trump White House intervened directly in a criminal probe directing the destruction of evidence so as to prevent the Tates from being charged with serious felonies. The action was unprecedented.

Dozens of US military veterans were arrested at the Capitol today during a protest against the Iran War. Photos via @frankthorp.bsky.social

As the Pentagon purges some minorities and women from high-ranking positions, the message being sent to lower-ranking officers is that “they will be assessed on the basis of their gender, race, or politics, rather than their abilities,” Adam Serwer writes. theatln.tc/bXd5oFwm

Someone knew. $760 million bet that oil would crash placed 20 minutes before it did. This wasn’t a fluke. It happened three times in six weeks. The feds are investigating. The question isn’t whether someone had inside knowledge of U.S. war decisions. It’s who.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Undocumented immigrants contribute $97 billion yearly in federal, state, and local taxes. They paid $25.7 billion in Social Security taxes, $6.4 billion in Medicare taxes, and $1.8 billion in unemployment insurance taxes in 2022. Bessent is galactically stupid. www.cnbc.com/2026/04/15/b...

The only reason to announce a total victory before reaching a signed deal is to manipulate the markets for profit taking.

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Trump’s EPA & Lee Zeldin rolled back health limits on toxic soot pollution that causes cancer, miscarriages, birth defects because they said it cost too much to comply. False. EPA’s documents show >90% of power plants akready met the safer limit with already installed pollution control equipment.

BREAKING: Maryland is about to become the first state in the nation to ban the use of surveillance data and dynamic pricing at grocery stores. The Maryland House has just passed the Protection from Predatory Pricing Act. Governor Wes Moore plans to sign the bill.

Maine lawmakers pass nation’s first statewide ban on large data centers By Joanna Slater Legislators in Maine on Tuesday passed the nation’s first statewide ban on large data centers, part of a growing backlash to the energy-intensive facilities that fuel the rise of artificial intelligence. Gift

LA28 set aside tickets for LA and Oklahoma City residents, but some say they faced exorbitant prices and high fees

Asking again if an intelligent civilisation would use ancient decomposed liquid forests that require transporting around the planet for just-in-time delivery or everyone freezes and starves as its apex commodity www.ft.com/content/4dbf...

“Americans shouldn’t tolerate in Congress what any other workplace would fire you for,…” Push to Expel Swalwell Could Touch Off Chain Reaction of House Removal Votes www.nytimes.com/2026/04/11/u...

Or put differently, punish those NATO members who sought to uphold international law.

The US is blowing its entire inventory of latest-generation deep strike cruise missiles on a war of choice against an adversary it barely considered important enough to mention 6 months ago.

”Dumping the Army chief of staff in the middle of a war, without explanation, is a reckless move even by Hegseth’s standards,” @radiofreetom.bsky.social argues:

If you ever meet an Air Force PJ, buy them a drink. They’re some of the bravest MFs you’ll ever meet. They’ve been at this all day trying to find the WSO, despite taking fire every time they go out. “These Things We Do, That Others May Live”

There’s currently a frantic search taking place for two US pilots who were shot down in Iran, and this idiot is talking about taking the oil.

Greg Jaffe Helene Cooper and Eric Schmitt on the byline with a source on background saying the dismissal was tied to refusal to comply with Hegseth’s directive to remove the 2 black and 2 female officers from the promotion list to one star general www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/u...

Italy has refused permission for US military aircraft to land at a Sicilian air base en route to the Middle East, reports Corriere della Sera. The exact number of aircraft involved and the specific timing of Rome's refusal remain undisclosed. roma.corriere.it/notizie/poli...

The European Commission has urged people to work from home, drive and fly less, and for EU countries to urgently roll out renewables, as it warned of a prolonged energy crisis as a result of the conflict in the Gulf. www.politico.eu/article/euro...

Iran War to be paid for out of cuts to state and local programs for Americans.

This 1990 speech by Carl Sagan is timely times two: #war #climate

“To sum it up,” Pete Curran, a staff meteorologist for Watch Duty, a nonprofit that tracks wildfires live and sends updates to users in real time, and former chief of the Orange County Fire Department, put it bluntly: “We are scared shitless.” wapo.st/4uMpUd1

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Two pilots dead at LaGuardia. A lone controller managing two simultaneous emergencies. The FAA is 3,000 controllers short. We will blame the human. We should fix the system. open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

Ever since I covered MH-17 I've felt like the international system governing airspace in conflict zones is deeply flawed. This fantastic reporting by Benjamin Katz at the @wsj.com is a great reminder: just because you can fly somewhere doesn't mean its safe. www.wsj.com/business/air...

The war so far: — In UAE, one of the biggest refineries in the world is shut — Saudi Arabia’s largest crude processing plant was temporarily closed — QatarEnergy’s LNG facilities were hit, triggering fires — Iran’s giant gas field is partially closed www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

A reminder that Democrats agreed to fund TSA, FEMA, CISA and the Coast Guard, but republicans blocked that funding.

Senate Republicans and Trump want to make it harder for you to vote. We're pushing back. Tune in as I hold the Senate floor to BLOCK the SAVE Act and protect our most sacred constitutional right. The right to vote. Watch: youtube.com/live/DFaiTeG...

Congressional Republicans and Democrats are proceeding under the erroneous assumption that the SAVE America Act if passed would disproportionately hurt Democratic voters. Not so. It is bad because it will impose big burdens on some voters across the political spectrum and prevent almost no fraud.

SCOOP— Trump wants a 24k gold coin w/ his face on it for America 250, but an official at a late February coin advisory committee meeting called it something only done by "nations ruled by kings or dictators." After NYT reported the criticism, US Mint yanked online vid of the meeting w/o explanation.

This is insane.

My latest in @thebulwark.com , the enemy always gets a vote.

As we head into another wildfire season: "We find that the observed increase in extreme fire weather bears a clear externally forced signal, detectable at 99% confidence above natural variability and attributable to human-induced climate change." www.science.org/doi/epdf/10....

Over 200 U.S. service members have been injured across seven countries since the start of the conflict, according to a U.S. Central Command spokesperson. The countries where they were injured are Bahrain, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. cbsn.ws/4ltbMkI

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🥹 A heartwarming video shows the moment a Ukrainian soldier is reunited with his dog.

I join Virginia in mourning the loss of Lt. Col. Brandon Shah, who was killed in his classroom during today’s tragic shooting at Old Dominion University. Lt. Col. Shah was a devoted Professor of Military Science and the leader of the university's ROTC program. (1/2)

The equivalent of this is trying to stock eggs in every grocery store in your town by having kids walk across Florida with a single egg on a spoon.

NEW: The Iranian drone strike that killed 6 U.S. troops in Kuwait at the start of the war was far more devastating than previously disclosed. Dozens suffered traumatic brain injuries, burns, and shrapnel wounds. At least one required an amputation. More than 30 remain hospitalized. (CBS News)