Clownishly evil sociopaths like Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Peter Thiel, Marc Andreessen, Donald Trump, Stephen Miller, Larry Ellison and Benjamin Netanyahu should be *nowhere near* the levers of global power—and increasingly both the left *and* the right see it. So what do we do now?

We let the worst people on Earth become the most powerful people on Earth, at a time when the most powerful people on Earth had ready access to the tools to destroy Earth. Those words will be on humanity's gravestone—should any of a dozen rolling disasters cause global collapse.

🚨BREAKING: The Department of Justice is demanding that Wayne County, Michigan turn over its ballots from the 2024 election to investigate voter fraud claims. Michigan’s attorney general and secretary of state have responded saying that’s not going to happen. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

🚨 Trump claims a U.S. Navy destroyer intercepted an Iranian-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman—and says U.S. forces “blew a hole in the engine room” after the crew refused orders—adding the vessel is now in U.S. custody. If true, that’s a direct military strike despite a supposed ceasefire.

BREAKING: US President Donald Trump has said in a social media post that US marines have custody of an Iranian-flagged vessel that tried to get through the US blockade in the Strait of Hormuz. There was no immediate comment by Iran. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/2p26ry

NEW: FBI Director Kash Patel said on Fox News that arrests were "coming soon" - maybe this week - over unsubstantiated claims that the 2020 election was rigged. Patel claims he has evidence that will be used to build a grand criminal conspiracy case.

Trump ‘Very Serious’ About Blowing Up Iranian Infrastructure If Deal is Not Made ASAP: Fox News

Here we go again

A bombshell new report reveals that top military officials have kept Trump out of the room during Iran war operations because they fear his erratic behavior will put troops in harm’s way. www.wsj.com/politics/nat...

This Lego video for drunk FBI Director Kash Patel is fantastic. 🔥

Strait of Homuz is operating on banker’s hours now.

Little Island NYC 🍎 🚕 🗽

Peak cherry blossom time at the @brooklynbotanic.bsky.social

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Pilots under investigation for meowing, barking on air traffic control frequency: 'Be professional'

Seven months out from midterm elections, many Republicans privately concede their standing is deteriorating and chances of holding the House are slipping away. https://cnn.it/4cdLqQS

The Pentagon received direct orders from President Trump to prepare for a military escalation in Cuba, according to multiple reports. Trump’s existing oil and aid blockade of Cuba has caused rampant human suffering, as the island experiences blackouts, food shortages, and inflation. trib.al/4PrBxi8

Putin has been on an amazing losing streak the last 1.5 years.

Europe could run out of jet fuel in 6 weeks, IEA chief tells AP

John Eastman, a lawyer who spearheaded efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in President Trump’s favor, has been formally disbarred in California

Iran nuclear programme 'set back' but not wiped out, experts and diplomatic sources tell AFP. Iran reportedly still possesses a significant quantity of uranium enriched both to 60 percent, close to the 90-percent level required to make an atomic bomb u.afp.com/SEQR

"according to two sources familiar with the situation...officials at the Pentagon... were quietly given a new directive that came straight from the Trump White House. The message: ramp up your preparations for possible military operations against Cuba." Have you subscribed to our First Draft email?

DOJ moves to erase convictions of Proud Boys, Oath Keepers leaders who led Jan. 6 attack

Magyar's election win in Hungary threatens Orbán's EU influence network, putting figures including Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi, think tank MCC Brussels, and the Hungarian ambassador on the chopping block. #EuropeNews

Trump’s own lawyers conceded that his erasure of Stonewall's historic Pride flag is illegal. In order to beat Trump, you must forcefully stand up to him. But you can never trust him. I’m fighting to pass my bill to make sure Stonewall’s flag can fly forever.🏳️‍🌈

No wannabe tyrant can ever tamp down New York City’s pride. The Stonewall pride flag will keep flying as a symbol of hope & resistance. A vibrant reminder of our city’s commitment to protecting LGBTQ+ New Yorkers. Whenever the fascists try to erase history, we’ll never give in.

Viktor Orbán, the longest-serving Prime Minister in the European Union, pioneered a system of legalized autocracy that became a model for aspiring strongmen all over the world, including Donald Trump. On Sunday, Orbán was voted out of office. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/Mbyufm

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby has floated a possible combination with American Airlines, according to people familiar with the conversations, an audacious proposition that would face intense scrutiny even under the business-friendly Trump administration. bloom.bg/4sq6ZCt 📷: Bess Adler/Bloomberg

“What we are seeing now is, it’s being counterpoised by the notion that might makes right. That is fundamentally incompatible with the founders’ vision of our country and what should be our moral vision as a nation,” says Cardinal Robert McElroy of Washington, D.C. “Might does not make right."

The Trump administration has given the green light for the LGBTQ rainbow flag to once again fly above New York's Stonewall, a US national monument to the struggle for gay equality, a rights group that sued for its return said Monday. u.afp.com/SExe

United Airlines CEO has reportedly floated a possible combination with its rival American Airlines, a proposition that would face intense scrutiny A combination would create the largest airline on the planet

Corruption is The Killer App: What Hungary Just Taught America. Orban’s defeat is a roadmap to wiping out the GOP this Fall. Let’s follow it. open.substack.com/pub/therickw...

Donald Trump was up late Sunday night rage-posting about how much he prefers the pope’s brother over the pontiff himself.

Donald Trump raged at the “weak” Pope Leo XIV in an unhinged Truth Social rant moments after a ‘60 Minutes’ segment highlighting the Catholic leader’s criticisms of the U.S. president.

We need a no-nonsense, tough on crime Pope.

What an embarrassing loser

Breaking News: Representative Eric Swalwell suspended his campaign for California governor in the wake of sexual assault accusations.

Hungarian goulash 🥘 to celebrate today’s victory 🇭🇺 🇪🇺 . . #hungariangoulash 🇭🇺 #freedom 💪 #democracy #paprika 🗽 #peoplepower 🇭🇺 #hungary

Congratulations to Péter Magyar on a decisive election victory in Hungary. The Hungarian people have chosen a new path. We are ready to work with you, and our European allies, to deepen our cooperation in trade, defence, and security.

Hungary’s people just sent a resounding message to its leaders and democracies around the world in defeating wannabe dictator Victor Orbán. Authoritarian regimes breed corruption and lower the quality of life. And when people stand together, they can defeat the forces of dictatorship.

Viktor Orbán has been ousted—and efforts by Washington and Moscow to prop the autocratic leader up give his defeat implications that extend far beyond Hungary, @isaacstanleybecker.bsky.social reports from Budapest. Read more: theatln.tc/KdGVkPGT

Massive street party in Budapest right now: huge crowds dancing, hugging, crying, and opening bottles. (Reuters)

They’re never going to stop trolling.