In 1994, a man crashed his small plane into the White House. Clinton did not build a ballroom because of it. In fact he barely mentioned it. And he definitely did not say that no one can criticize him anymore.

He never had the money to pay for the ballroom. It was always a scam. We were always going to have to pay for it. They were just waiting for the right moment to hit us with the bill. This is now the time.

Republicans want an astonishing, debt-exploding $1.5 trillion military budget, more for ICE, billions to bail out failing airlines, and $400 million for Trump’s ballroom. They are looting the treasury and fleecing taxpayers to pay for Trump’s endless wars and vanity projects.

When fascists call for unity, it means "you quit fighting back." Always. Every time.

Jesse Watters: “You know what I always say — best way to not fire a woman? Not hire them.”

"We should resist efforts by this administration and its MAGA minions to use Saturday night as an excuse to criminalize political dissent, silence legitimate criticism, and curtail our civil liberties. Such efforts got underway within hours of the shooting." open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

"When so many officials gather in one place for official functions … the secretary of homeland security typically puts Secret Service in charge of coordinating all security through a formal designation known as a 'National Special Security Event.' "There was no such designation on Saturday night …"

"As I heard seasoned journalists, many of them friends, discuss how frightening the shooting was, I couldn't help but reflect on how much worse it is for America's children. "How many still suffer trauma from the moment a shooter crashed into their classroom?" — @joycewhitevance.bsky.social

love to have a normal interview with a normal president

Breaking news: The Trump administration provided a lower level of security for the White House correspondents’ dinner than it has for other gatherings of high-ranking officials, according to officials familiar with the plan.

Former FBI agent Dan Brunner: From what we saw, the suspect wasn’t even close to breaching security. He still would have had to go down two flights of stairs and get through additional secured doors. He didn’t even reach the magnetometers before being stopped.

This is so important. The shooter was outside the ballroom, one flight up. Nowhere near Trump.

Anyone suggesting we should stop accurately pointing out factual ways that the president is wrecking this country on a daily basis, or expressing an opinion about that, because of something a random nut does is espousing a profoundly un-American concept that I completely reject.

Let's not let the White House ballroom argument get twisted Judge *has* permitted Trump Team to continue building underground security portion of project It's the above-ground, ornate, showy part that's under litigation Admin. has til May 26 to file argument w/ appeals court

Candid photograph of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth after walking out of a press briefing by President Donald Trump at the White House, following a shooting incident during the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, in Washington, D.C. 📸 REUTERS/Kylie Cooper

So this never happened. The Iranians were saying yesterday this was not going to happen. The Trump WH put out more happy talk on Friday which was dutifully reported by their favorite stenographers in the media, who do this every week. bsky.app/profile/atru...

“Hundreds of residents have packed council meetings to voice their disapproval of the planned facility... One meeting saw over a thousand attendees... 'You lose every battle that you choose not to fight,' Mayes said. 'Today, the state of Arizona is choosing to fight.' azmirror.com/2026/04/24/a...

Epstein survivors are here in DC today to press for a full release of files by Trump Admin They’ll be on national mall… as Trump and some of the media have a black-tie dinner together

New photos from the USS Abraham Lincoln show service members receiving minimal food portions as reports grow that some troops have lost significant weight and aren’t receiving care packages—while the Pentagon denies any shortages. (Newsweek)

WATCH — @tedlieu.bsky.social : “Trump and his family have made over $9 Billion in his presidency.”

Welcome to Trump's new "Golden Age."

Newsmax host blasts Hegseth.

Translation: Our investigation hasn't achieved anything, but everyone should continue to be mad about it.

"Last year, Donald Trump told the American people that Iran’s nuclear program was “obliterated.” Now he’s using that same program to justify a new war. So which is it? The American people are not stupid."

WASHINGTON (AP) - Appeals court says Trump's asylum ban at the border is illegal, agreeing with lower court.

Not one more dime. Link: buff.ly/s59jF6G

Oh so that was a lie

There’s 2 different ways to calculate percentages? Where was RFK when I needed him in school?

“Expanding the Supreme Court is no different that redistricting in California and Virginia. It is a proportionate response to Republican attempts to degrade liberal democracy and move America toward a post-liberal order.” open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

That’s our money. Money that we paid into the treasury.

Watch the full report: youtu.be/6OsPGlWnOwI

Trump’s met his match in Iran, they know it, he knows it. Stable genius has backed himself into a corner. He has few cards, he can’t bomb them further & send oil to $200 bucks a barrel any easier than he can force them to open Strait. He’s f*cked & the whole world see’s his hand.

Did Kash Patel read his own lawsuit? When asked why he was locked out of his computer — as The Atlantic reported and Patel *admitted* in his lawsuit — Patel denied it happened: "I was never locked out of my systems," he just claimed. What his lawsuit says: buff.ly/JTRuZKf

Virginia, go out and vote YES today. Fight fire with fire and take on MAGA's power grab. Did my part.

And .. here come the Freedom of Information Act requests for Kash Patel records DC watchdog group Democracy Forward has formally requested Patel's calendars & any messages from security detail that include words "drinking", "hungover", "inebriated" democracyforward.org/wp-content/u...

I just finished reading this as I read all of Rick‘s writings because they are awesome! This one is a cut above. I would strongly recommend reading it before falling prey to the video that is circulating of Tucker Carlson.

Trump ordered Texas to redraw its maps mid-cycle — not because the census required it, but because they know they can't win a fair fight in 2026. Virginia votes tomorrow. Matching the GOP isn't enough — open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

Tomorrow’s the day #Virginia

Probably in two weeks!

Not enough people are talking about this. Hungary’s incoming PM has said that Viktor Orbán used Hungarian government funds to help finance CPAC, the flagship networking event for GOP candidates, members of Congress, and conservative media in this country.

I mean…at least put on some of those swirly hypnotizing glasses, my dude. Nobody’s buying this nonsense.

I just finished reading this as I do all of Noel’s Notes, but this one feels a bit different. There’s a lot of information in here that I would encourage you to read. I thank you Noel for your continued bravery!

According to The Wall Street Journal, Trump was in such a volatile state after Iran shot down a U.S. jet that he spent hours screaming at aides in the West Wing, obsessing over the political fallout and invoking Jimmy Carter and the 1979 hostage crisis. 2/

Yikes! Always something… We better wake up to what’s happening online. The right isn’t just posting anymore; they’re scaling influence with AI. 📌 AI-generated pro-Trump “influencers” are surging on social media and are starting to shape what people see and believe.

This is very compelling! Pete Buttigieg just gets it. The sheer humanity in this clip is why I like this man so much, everyone should watch it!!

You always have to pay attention to what is actually happening, not what Trump says is happening. Because Trump lies about everything. Too often media serves as Trump’s daily stenographer, passing along his propaganda verbatim.

I put out a montage of him a while ago sniffling in nearly every podcast interview he did for two years, but maybe that wasn’t the only thing he had going on.

The FBI guy is on a paranoid bender and won’t leave his room. The War guy quotes bible passages from Pulp Fiction. The Health guy collects raccoon dicks. It’s an Idiocracy on steroids.

Current and ex-officials at the CDC warn Americans’ health security in danger under RFK Jr’s direction