From @theathletic.com: Which is harder — landing a human on the moon or hitting a home run that dents the top of a foul pole in a major-league game? Our Weird and Wild reporter asked an actual physicist this question this week.

"He is what I refer to as a president bystander, where he doesn’t really seem to know what’s going on around him, including within his own administration, within his own White House." trib.al/ejpDiWp

EXCLUSIVE: FBI director Kash Patel ordered polygraphs of current and former members of his security team, searching for leaks.

Trump’s 10% global tariff ruled illegal by US court ft.trib.al/aiDAYaZ

“No reasonable person could believe that Comey intended to threaten the president via seashells," a DOJ official told me. "Everyone at this DOJ should be ashamed. I know I am.” www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

Maurene Comey, a former federal prosecutor who accused the Trump administration of firing her last year for political reasons, may proceed with a lawsuit in federal court over the government’s objection, a Manhattan judge ruled today.

James Talarico leads both Cornyn and Paxton, per new Texas Public Opinion Research poll.

No one humiliates Trump lawyers more than Trump.

The Justice Department seems to be going out of its way to avoid saying that Cole Allen didn't fire any weapons at all inside the Washington Hilton — and that the officer hit was most likely hit by friendly fire. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/is-the-jus...

The Trump DOJ lied about the SPLC's role in Charlottesville. Using informant-provided info, the SPLC handed the FBI a 45-page "Event Alert," including names, photos, associates and criminal histories of the rallygoers—and their "weapons of choice," per a new filing. Background buff.ly/AwMBRNa

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So much false equivalence in media on gerrymandering in Texas vs California & Virginia. California and Virginia maps approved by the voters. That's a huge difference not enough people pointing out

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A senior Iranian official says vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz will still be required to pay tolls to the IRGC

The most despicably racist public statement of our lifetimes came from the perverted mind of RFKjr who said “every black kid” should be taken away from every black parent by government and “re-parented.” Listen to him say it & hear the sound of American Nazi madness.

@lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social: Trump, who failed to buy Stormy Daniels’ silence, now seeks Iran deal he ripped up www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEki...

In February 2025 alone, the DOJ dropped nearly 11,000 cases — the most in a month since at least 2004. The previous high was just over 6,500 cases in September 2019, during Trump’s first administration.

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Since 2010, the K.I.N.D. Fund — a partnership between UNICEF USA and @ms.now's @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social — has supported students in Malawi with desks and scholarships. Fifteen years later, we’ve raised $55 million and reached 1.6 million students. This is what we’ve achieved, together.

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Breaking News: In talks, Iran is said to have offered to suspend uranium enrichment for five years; the U.S. is insisting on a 20-year ban. Follow live updates.

BREAKING WSJ: Trump has repeatedly promised his top administration officials pardons before he leaves office, according to people who have heard his comments. "I'll pardon everyone who has come within 200 feet of the Oval," Trump said in a recent meeting. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

“'I’ve never experienced anything like this in my entire life,' the congresswoman said, fighting back tears. "She described the way people were laying down inside as “like sardines.” “'It is frightening in there,' she said. 'It is disgusting'..." azmirror.com/2026/04/10/i...

AP publishes a good multi-state rundown on pushback all over the country against plans for huge Trump prison camps: apnews.com/article/immi...

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@lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social: Trump's profane and perverse Iran social media post is why the 25th Amendment was written youtu.be/6vz1riGwpMM?...

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Liberal judge cruises to victory in Wisconsin Supreme Court race

“Acts or threats of violence the primary purpose of which is to spread terror among the civilian population are prohibited.” Geneva Convention Additional Protocol I and Department of Defense Law of War Manual, § 5.2.2

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Who Killed Roe v. Wade? washingtonmonthly.com/2026/04/06/w...

Hard for Trump to get out of a war that is making so much money for Putin.