Initial thoughts: - Natl political landscape has shifted 8+ points towards the Ds, making flipping the House likely, and putting the Senate in play - @aftynbehn.bsky.social was a tremendous candidate, and deserves our thanks - Let's win Miami next Tuesday 👇 www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/despite-rs...

Order of the day, courtesy of Judge Amy Berman Jackson in DC. Earlier: www.npr.org/2024/04/26/1...

A 115-page report says Kash Patel and Dan Bongino turned the FBI into a “rudderless ship.” Agents called them “clowns” more focused on social media and self-promotion than running the bureau. It's not leadership — it’s brand management. www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

"Ha ha, bitches, I got a new scooter!" Clifford “Buzz” Grambo patrols the streets of Baltimore to keep his neighbors safe—and make federal agents uncomfortable.

is Microsoft Excel a feminist? Is Gemini a queer ally? Is this graphing calculator my friend

Cartoon by @deadder.bsky.social.

Researchers Determine Moon Serves No Purpose But Alerting Raccoons It Safe To Come Out https://theonion.com/researchers-determine-moon-serves-no-purpose-but-alerting-raccoons-it-safe-to-come-out/

You can buy thinks made by Native artists or from Native-owned businesses here: store.famok.org

He is risen

A federal appeals court upheld a $1 million penalty against Trump and Alina Habba for filing a "frivolous" lawsuit against Hillary Clinton, James Comey and others. www.rawstory.com/trump-alina-...

TN-7 folks should know billionaires Yass, Bezos etc. dropped millions into the Republican primary to help Matt Van Epps 🤖 get past Rep. Jody Barrett, who is more of a grass roots Republican — whereas Van Epps is a puppet for the billionaires. (H/T @votesaveamerica.crooked.com )

Elmo is a con man. Example no. 189,087:

Mark Kelly is an honorable human being with a decent career, unlike anyone in Trump's fascist regime. Of course they would target someone with such obvious values. He flies in the face of everything they stand for.

#TrilobiteTuesday Here is part of the body of quite a large trilobite known as Paradoxides spinosus. This specimen comes from the Middle Cambrian (Drumian) Jince Formation from the Czech Republic. Paradoxides is one of the largest trilobites known from the Cambrian period.

The right loves the accounts, which often rail against supposed voter fraud. They’re run by a Macedonian who illegally donated to a U.S. House candidate. Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

The Pakistanis producing pro-Trump content on social media may hail from a different part of the world than American Trump supporters, but they are motivated by the same underlying emotion: economic anxiety.

‘Tulip’ comes from the Turkish word ‘tülbent’ which means "turban." The flower got its name from the resemblance of its overlapping petals to the folds of fabric in a turban.

She’ll win a Michelin Star for this word salad.

White House Reclassifies Nursing As Hobby https://theonion.com/white-house-reclassifies-nursing-as-hobby/

The crazy thing is Republican members of Congress gave away their power and now they’re mad that they gave away their power. Like Trump didn’t do this to you, you did it to yourselves

Elise had the intellect and education to make a positive difference and instead chose fascism. A cautionary tale.

BEHN: “We’ve had a Republican trifecta in Tennessee for 15 years— most dangerous place for workers, highest maternal mortality, highest inflationary cost of groceries…” Rep. @aftynbehn.bsky.social tells @krystalball.bsky.social @ryangrim.bsky.social why TN7 is in play: youtu.be/yWJrqHozYTA?...

No one could have predicted.... www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...

This is the way Musk has always been. People project the attributes of a smart person onto him, and he rolls with it. He’s a very talented con man.

Never forget who MTG really is. courtesy of @mindcite.bsky.social

LOL.

It's that time of year

The White House doesn’t offer a plausible legal rationale because the orders are illegal. Various lawyers wouldn’t sign off on it because the orders are illegal. Trump flipped out at veterans saying don’t follow illegal orders because he’s giving illegal orders. Real Occam’s razor situation here.

BREAKING: AOC on MTG retiring: "She's carefully timing her departure just 1-2 days after her pension kicks in and after making millions of dollars insider trading stocks for weapons manufacturers and others while in office."

Blumenthal brought receipts for the receipts. The first time I’ve seen a Piers Morgan panel stunned into silence. youtu.be/gpj1Swk2EDU?...

“The Circle of Life” … for Trump appointees.

A rural Tennessee county central to the civil rights movement is more than a quarter Black. But its 19-member county commission? All white. Facing VRA lawsuits, the county leaders agreed to redraw the maps ahead of the 2026 midterms. A big win... except SCOTUS may soon undermine it all:

JD watches grimly from the sidelines (artist's conception)

JD Vance Cries In Bathroom After Trump Uses ‘Piggy’ Nickname On Someone Else https://theonion.com/jd-vance-cries-in-bathroom-after-trump-uses-piggy-nickname-on-someone-else/

Late autumn on Mount Pisgah. Partly cloudy skies and 64 degrees #ncwx

Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Tom Reese. #NewYorkerCartoons Sign up for our humor newsletter to get our cartoons directly in your inbox: https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/kuLRcH

Scoop: Rep. Eugene Vindman knows what Trump said on a 2019 call with the Saudi Crown Prince about Jamal Khashoggi's killing, and his effort to make it public is about to rachet up. Tomorrow, Vindman will appear alongside Khossoggi's widow to call on Trump to release the transcript

Giving off a definite Nancy Mace vibe. newjerseyglobe.com/congress/van...

the crazy thing is, that's a photo of the michigan man

James Comey and Letitia James are exactly the sort of people who know the law, know they have a strong defense on the merits, are used to protracted legal fights, and though they probably would've preferred not to face harassing prosecution, revel at the chance to play this role in American history.

NEWS: During a hearing in federal court in VA, prosecutors confirmed that the operative indictment in the case against James Comey was never shown to or voted on by the entire grand jury before it was presented in open court. Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution

He tricked Dems into exercising political power for the public good in a manner appropriate to the situation, truly a monumental achievement.

Because he's not funny. www.huffpost.com/entry/bill-m...

In Barry Blitt’s latest Kvetchbook, Trump and Vance give America the bird. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/SZFR6R

We need a simple, universal health care system that works for everyone. We need Medicare for All.

There are days, when the mile across the Susquehanna's muddy river could be forgiven for appearing like some exotic lagoon, even without the need for long exposure trickery. #Photography #Landscape #Susquehanna #Lakes #EastCoastKin #SensoryArt #Water #BlueSkyMonday #MinimalMonday

NEW: Lindsey Halligan apparently told the grand jury in the Comey case that they should indict on promised future evidence, and that Comey is guilty until proven innocent. Check out my chat with @klasfeldreports.com about this incredible ruling today: www.muellershewrote.com/p/halligan-i...

Whatever Trump and Epstein did with those girls is fair game, as long as they told them that Santa Claus is white. by Megyn Kelly