Large mergers are virtually always awful for consumers and the employees. Because of their size and their political weight they shut down other smaller companies in the industry. They decrease creativity and increase costs. They only people they benefit are the greedy few megalomaniacs at the top.

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Look for this to embolden those who would leak more Epstein files. Specifically Ghislaine Maxwell and the Epstein Estate. As I said after Melania’s weird press conference:: keep your eye on the WSJ. 👀

Your Backpack Got Worse on Purpose: www.worseonpurpose.com/p/your-backp...

Smart people everywhere agree; #FuckAI www.politico.com/news/2026/04...

This is NUTS www.thehandbasket.co/p/trump-usai...

‘It’s a big club and you’re not in it’ while accurate is a very corrosive realization for broad swathes of the country to have all at once

I think another reason many Americans Feel Bad About the Economy: There is a constant barrage of information indicating to the casual observer that people who run scams and lie and refuse to play by the rules aren't just going unpunished, they're *making way more money than you are* as a result.

The Maah Daah Hey Trail in North Dakota’s Badlands is one of the most celebrated hiking and biking routes in America. 144 miles of singletrack winding through some of the most remote and stunning landscape in the country. The Trump administration is putting it on the chopping block.

Wow, this story: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/w...

Instead of asking chatgpt, why not ask a librarian? You'll get real answers and they won't tell you to kill yourself.

I'm kind of fascinated by that big Lauren Sanchez Bezos feature in the Times. There's just nothing going on there at all, no insight or conflict or notable color, so the hook is just "this unfathomably rich but otherwise fatuous person enjoys their lifestyle a great deal." Fantastic stuff.

Country that lectures Iran on democracy arrests another 523 people for peacefully protesting open.substack.com/pub/councile...

Claude Monet, Seine At Vetheuil, 1879 #art

A bunch of idiots just as we thought. Gift article

Animals can sense a good heart and sincere intentions TT: the.littlecabinthatcould

Removing CO2 from the atmosphere by capturing the carbon from burning biomass is supposed to save the planet, but it looks like the flagship project will never happen

Very wealthy Americans do not pay taxes. This article explains how tax laws have madey that happen www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

We’ve done this. It does not work. It’s like people forget the 90s an early aughts when it comes to juvenile crime. Same note, we did a level of restricting children’s access to the internet. Again, it did not work. For a range of reasons. Can we stop reinventing a useless wheel?

"Last week this man was Chamberlain to his own Hitler. This week he is Judas to his own Jesus." Timothy Snyder

Republicans just decided they don't want to hear how badly the war is going until May 19. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/w...

If.I'm Crown Prince Bone Saw I'm REALLY rehinking some of the investments I've made into Donald J Trump.

Democratic Senator Tammy Baldwin is asked by a reporter about the potential use of the 25th amendment: "I have little faith that Donald Trump's cronies on his Cabinet are going to get on board with removing this president from office."

WE KINDLE these lights in memory of the six million Jews [and the millions of innocent and righteous gentiles] murdered by the Nazis and their collaborators. May the memory of the righteous be for a blessing. Zichronam livracha. Auschwitz Lodz Ponar Babi Yar Maidanek Birkenau Kovno Janowska

Jena Griswold, Colorado’s Democratic secretary of state, has come to see the federal government as adversarial to elections and election administration, rather than a partner...“Donald Trump,” she said, “has made American elections less safe.”

www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...

The destruction of all search engines is the tech story of the last decade imo

A big reason why the status stuff of yesteryear, like china and crystal (except barware) can’t be given away. Used to be that when you were married people wanted a set of nice china and another of everyday dishes. I see whole sets going for nothing as old folks downsize and youngins don’t want it.

Hillary Clinton "This is hard work. You don't just show up in Islamabad, talk for a bunch of hours, and go away. This is hard, disciplined effort that has to go into diplomacy to reach any results. And I don't see this admin either wanting to do it or, frankly, being capable of doing"

The Colorado GOP couldn't seem to turn off the background music on the live feed of the state assembly. And it was beautiful.

When my time comes, get me Nicole Kidman

checkmate, fellow terrorists

trump out here going to war with the Pope like he found out the Vatican has oil.

This is HUGE

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#MusicSky #nightflight #MusicTherapy youtu.be/iqomTAiRnVM?...

#GardenTips Didn’t use my green onions in time and they started to go bad, so I decided to give them a second life in the garden! 🌱 You can do the same with celery, lettuce, and garlic too. It’s a great way to reduce waste and enjoy fresh produce. #gardeningtips #greenonions #recycle

Two Cats, Blue and Yellow, 1912 #franzmarc #expressionism

The Trump administration pledged to root out “rampant” fraud in federal benefit programs like SNAP and welfare. But the DOJ has shut down more than 900 cases of federal program or procurement fraud in the first six months of this administration.

can’t say what i want to happen to these people for legal reasons

When they tell you that if you do not take off your mask, that if you do not start using AI, that if you do not get with the times, that you will be left behind, remember: it is perfectly acceptable to respond by telling them that you do not want to go where they’re going.

🚨BREAKING: China Defies The US Announced Blockade On The Strait Of Hormuz “We expect others not to interfere in our affairs. Iran controls the Strait of Hormuz, and has opened it to us” - #MintPress

Lights cigarette 🥰

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Maddow: All the people who came out to protest at Stonewall when the Trump administration pulled down the pride flag, "today you won."