More accurate estimates found that Trump’s war on Iran has cost $50B. That money would fund a year of the ACA subsidies that he and the GOP have refused to extend — with $20B left over. Instead, millions of Americans have dropped their insurance because they can’t afford it. Priorities.

Trump: "Venezuela was amazing, but now we're doing essentially the same thing in Iran"

I’ll drink to that 🍷

Does this on a daily basis.

From Trump a ringing endorsement of Jim Crow: no more Blacks in Congress, please!

barriers.

Unpopular arsonist says he will do favor of putting out illegal fire he started for no reason, seeks accolades.

“Test strips used to determine if illicit drugs contain deadly contaminants incl fentanyl will no longer be covered by fed $, reversing position Trump admin held … leaving public health orgs worried US will lose the progress made combatting fatal overdoses” www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-a...

Over at threads the sports journalists are having thoughts (waging war on anonymous accounts harms free expression from the likes of whistleblowers and insiders, and makes mass government surveillance easier)

Okay so maybe a factor of 2 higher, who is to say.

Good morning everybody!! Artist: Muratami Yutaka

This is horrific. Imagine if anyone was doing this to us . We would do something to stop them‼️ Why are we letting this happen to other people? Why did we START this? As an American I am SO SORRY. I did not vote for this, I want peace.

Trump says Ukraine is "militarily defeated." News to the Ukrainians! May Ukraine win and may Trump be out of our hair like the embarrassment he is.

This Just Goes To Show How Juvenile Trump's Campaign Of Retribution Really Is...

Trump is paying off big corporations, with taxpayer money, to stop inexpensive clean energy, forcing the grid to buy more expensive polluting energy from Trump’s corrupt fossil fuel donors. It’s a racket, raising costs on purpose, to enrich political donors.

Troop Withdrawals

USA is one shithole of a country

⚡️ Sweden has confiscated a Russian shadow fleet vessel caught transporting stolen Ukrainian grain under a false flag. 🔗 united24media.com/world/sweden...

For my generation, the 1965 Voting Rights Act wasn't just a law but a statement that we were never again going backwards on race. I saw Black political power thrive in the '80s, and never thought I'd live to see the VRA get crushed What do we do now? My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/supr...

We can't buy BYD cars in the US, but Amazon and Bezos have BYD electric delivery trucks. The usual double standard. #EatTheRich

For those who like shells 🐚

GOP in a nutshell... #Iran #Epstein #EpsteinFiles

Russia choosing to bomb this place is psychotic behavior The ONLY outcome would be the release of radioactive poison that will hurt innocent people. There is no military reason to attack Chornobyl. They just want to cause suffering.

BELOW: Six good reasons why Supreme Court justices should not be appointed for life.

Solar tech has improved so much and come down in price some in CH use them to build fences. Balcony solar panels for flats produce enough to charge most devices. Rainfall capture is a big thing here too. So your house is completely off the grid for water supply as well.

Countries where it’s illegal to criticize the president • China • Russia • North Korea • the United States

Don’t let them forget. #Epstein

I was reminded this morning of something IBM noted in 1978: "A computer can never be held accountable. Therefore, a computer must never make a management decision."

Saw this yesterday while driving home.👍

U.S. House passes ‘skinny’ farm bill that keeps big GOP cuts to food assistance, writes @fischler.bsky.social for our D.C. bureau @statesnewsroom.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/04/30/r...

He really can't get enough of this tacky crap!

I’m hoping for this sculpture —with a publicly available ramrod.

Abolish ICE White Drivers Got a Warning. Latino Drivers Got Detained. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/o...

This flotilla, is made up of several nations. Those nations need to put sanctions on Isreal and the USA. They will not stop until they feel what others do. Cut both off of supplies, and we shall see how brave they are then. The USA won't mind, they are starving their service personnel in the ME.

EXCLUSIVE: Newly obtained documents show a clear paper trail of Trump administration officials planning to share sensitive voter data with an outside political group trying to overturn elections, as part of a secret agreement. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

American culture and “Anglo-Saxon courage” predating the Constitution is some dark stuff. By the way, Pete Hegseth’s pre-cabinet education book is full of this stuff, and sees “classical Christian” schools as a way to get to back to that culture as supreme to “democracy” (his quotes) 1/2

Voting is a right, not a privilege. We will continue fighting for and building back the most hard-won protections to our democracy, no matter what the courts say. 📸 Will Martinez

“Israel applies Gaza‑style tactics in Lebanon and accelerates ethnic cleansing: Despite the ceasefire, the Israeli army is razing dozens of villages to drive out Hezbollah in a project that experts denounce as disproportionate and contrary to international law.” english.elpais.com/internationa...