Russian bots working overtime trying to convince Americans that Trump has not been decisively defeated by Iran, Russia’s ally, has to be peak 2026.

NEW: I've filed a claim with Todd Blanche for compensation from the $1.776B slush fund for the unlawful investigation by the government into my podcast in August 2019. I'm seeking $8.647 million in compensation for weaponized lawfare - the equivalent of punitive damages, lost pay and retirement.

Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...

My fellow cis folks, The FCC is asking Americans to submit comments about whether the TV Oversight Management Board (TVOMB) should create new TV ratings to alert viewers to trans/gender content. Time to be an ally and tell the FCC absolutely the fuck not. It takes five minutes to do.

Tipping exists because of this man....George Pullman. He revolutionized transportation by inventing "the sleeping car," which is essentially the "1st class" of train travel. But the true innovation was who he chose to hire

IRGC sharing.. memes.

This post on what happened with the Senate today is worth your time. The Senate side is most interesting, but here's how the White House issued threats. www.semafor.com/article/05/2...

The reporting on this Trump tweet has been more atrocious than most atrocious reporting on Trump's tweets. Effectively Trump is REVERSING a decision last week (possibly by Russian useful idiots at DOD) to cut 4,000 troops. He's offering Nawrocki's election almost a year ago as his excuse.

Broadview Case, Judge Perry Perry: "Mistakes happen. They happen to all of us. But as I tell my children, you own it. You admit to it. You apologize for it, and you move on. "What you do not do is hide it." Great courtroom clips by @jonseidel.bsky.social

An important thread on the remaining Broadview case. Great legal details, as always, by @emptywheel.bsky.social

Terrorist Slush Fund. There are literally terrorists in this crowd, and I would bet some slush that Enrique Tarrio will be the first piggy to feed at the trough, not least bc he was invited to snitch on Trump and did not.

On the Wyoming case putting a murder case at risk. emptywheel.net/2026/05/19/d...

As you read about the Broadview 6 (-2) judge's demand that prosecutors come in person and explain the redactions they made to GJ transcript before giving it to her, remember that 5 days ago judges dismissed 9 WY cases bc of what Trump's US Attorney said to the GJ.

Just days ago, John Solomon started panicking, along with Jim Jordan, bc FBI only FROZE the January 6 investigation against Trump, and got approval to retain all the evidence at least until February 1, 2030. legacy.www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...

As usual, the joke is on John Solomon, because Trump fully intends to die in office.

Looks like Stan Woodward--the guy who stole $1.8B from taxpayers to pay off terrorists--is moving to access the Jim Comey files DOJ obtained by violating the Fourth Amendment. This is from Dan Richman's docket where he tried to get everything back.

Since adjudged terrorist Enrique Tarrio is demanding my tax $, worth pointing out that Stan Woodward & Todd Blanche aligned Terrorist Slush Fund w/doc Tarrio had planning attack on Capitol. As if their Terrorist Slush Fund is ITSELF part of attack on democracy. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/22...

I mean, really. Why WOULDN'T you be on Xitter to have terrorists demand your taxes after you call them out for being snowflakes.

I’m not sure why this isn’t being mentioned more, but: IRS policy for 50 years has been that the sitting president & VP get audited every year, in an effort to reassure the public they’re not corruptly abusing the office to enrich themselves.

Interesting how fascist republicans falsely claimed all Jan 6 terrorists were paid actors, undercover FBI agents and Antifa to pretend it wasn’t MAGA voters but now they’re okay with paying them nearly $2B in stolen taxpayer dollars. Funny how that works.

It bears reminding: 1) Donald Trump repeatedly ordered his top DOJ officials to pursue Hunter Biden. 2) Trump unlawfully withheld $$ from Ukraine to get help in Rudy AND BILL BARR investigating the Bidens. 3) Bill Barr set up a way to criminally frame Hunter and Joe Biden.

terrible. 20 years ago, the internet was full of hobbyist blogs and forums. over time, these have been replaced by paywalled substacks and private discord channels, each a walled garden. google's decision to prioritize AI just makes it less likely people will create free, public info

Another interesting fact: When I wrote that piece in 2019, 6,569 people in Kentucky, or 1 in 500 working age adults, were employed in coal mining. Today the number is 3,843, or about 1 in every 1,000 working age Kentuckians. But we have to save coal! Data here: eec.ky.gov/Energy/News-... 3/3

I wrote about that farce here: www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/201... 2/3

A story about KY GOP Senate nominee Andy Barr: In 2019 he got mad at AOC and demanded she come to his district to visit a coal mine. She said yes, which he didn't expect, so he withdrew the invitation. Then it turned out there were no working coal mines in his district. Because he's an idiot. 1/3

JUST IN: U.S. District Judge April Perry has called a sealed hearing Thursday in the case of the remaining members of the Broadview Six. She has ordered "any AUSA who participated in the decision to redact portions of the grand jury transcripts … to appear in person."

Another one in this vein. Not sure who needs to hear this, but there is NO downside to messaging on Trump's terrorist slush fund. Either some right wingers defect, or you've got electoral gold.

This is such a bullshit case. I remember the 1996 “Brothers to the Rescue” shootdown vividly. My officemate Saul Landau worked on that case. If a Cuban plane had buzzed restricted airspace over Washington, DC and ignored warnings, they would have been shot down in a heartbeat.

Someday someone is going indict Pete Hegseth for the murders of dozens of people in boats and they are going to cite this as precedent.

The US is about to pull another Venezuela with Cuba by engaging in military strikes and kidnapping Raul Castro. There's a substantial likelihood that it could collapse the Cuban state and turn into a civil war with a refugee crisis in the hundreds of thousands fleeing by boat to Florida.

Here's the fucking HILARIOUS John Solomon column where he's like, "HOLY SHIT THE FBI STILL PLANS TO PROSECUTE TRUMP WHEN HE LEAVES OFFICE!!!" justthenews.com/government/c...

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) will introduce an amendment to the GOP’s budget reconciliation bill to prevent child sex offenders + criminals who assaulted police officers from getting payouts from Trump's $1.8B slush fund. "It’s time to see where Republicans stand." www.huffpost.com/entry/live-u...

NEW: Federal judge orders Trump White House to continue to abide by Presidential Records Act, despite DOJ OLC opinion saying it's unconstitutional. Judge John Bates (GWBush/DC) says Constitution gives Congress power to control government property. www.politico.com/news/2026/05...

CBS has more details on Grand Conspiracy team. 1) Victoria Toensing, who was investigated for trading dirt on Hunter Biden for unregistered foreign $, has been sworn in. 2) Nutbag who chased Italy conspiracy is on team. 3) So is Eckenrode, who chased RU disinfo. www.cbsnews.com/news/doj-vet...

This is wild.

Whatever else, Trump's Terrorist Slush Fund is causing problems getting his ICE Goon funding passed.

Incidentally, when you're reading coverage of this terrorist and sex predator slush fund and it seems *off*, keep in mind that Stan Woodward was probably the most aggressive defense attorney working the press on Jan6 (crime scene AND Trump) and stolen docs case. So...he's got mushy ties w/journos.

When Jack Smith charged the stolen document case, Stan Woodward ALL OF A SUDDEN accused Jay Bratt of misconduct wrt Walt Nauta case. It didn't pass the smell test. And now Walt Nauta stands to make bank from the terrorist and sex predator slush fund!!!!!

Reminder: Seb Gorka did not include right wing terrorism among those he plans to protect American from.

Here's how now-convicted child sex predator Andrew Paul Johnson used his expectation of a slush fund like one Trump set up today to try to buy the silence of the boy he molested when the boy was 11. Promise of payment contributed to a young boy being molested. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

Here's a story on the Jan6ers and Trump people Woodward defended, all of whom are likely recipients of Terrorist Slush Fund grift. Kelly Meggs and Ryan Samsel make particularly appropriate poster boys for how corrupt this is. www.politico.com/news/2022/11...

Here's the roll call vote to confirm Stan Woodward (along with a slew of others), who signed off on corrupt terrorist and child sex predator slush fund today. Every Republican but Curtis and Sheehy owns this, and if they're you're Senator, make that clear to them. www.senate.gov/legislative/...

Here's a story on Hale-Cusanelli's chummy ties with Ed Martin, which is one of about 10 reasons he's exceedingly likely to be at the top of the Terrorist Slush Fund list. And if you're not already following @tomdreisbach.bsky.social, he follows the Jan6ers closely. www.npr.org/2025/05/01/n...

Here's Timothy Hale-Cusanelli on the Terrorist Slush Fund. Remember he's the guy who dressed up as Hitler when he was still working as a cleared defense contractor. He's one of the people MOST likely to get a settlement (bc he was jailed, bc he's really wired into grift of all this).

1. On March 11, Trump toured a Thermo Fisher Scientific facility in Ohio and repeatedly praised the company. On *the same day* Trump bought between $15,000 and $50,000 of Thermo Fisher stock. The purchase was "UNSOLICITED," meaning it was requested by the customer, not recommended by an advisor.

There's a major civil rights protest taking place in Selma, Alabama, right now in response to the SCOTUS decision that weakened the Voting Rights Act and the ongoing attack on Black Americans’ political power (video: defiancedispatch/IG)

The stories & photos from today’s voting rights marches in Alabama deserve to be seen by people who weren’t able to stand there in person. If this piece moves you, please share it widely & help make sure these voices aren’t lost in the noise of a crowded news cycle. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Jared Polis has to go.