Pentagon says the Iran War has cost $25 billion over its two-month existence.

I wrote up the Comey indictment. www.popehat.com/p/the-comey-...

Even a real king is appalled at Trump‘s power grab.

No actual detective or actual prosecutor would bring these charges. I couldn’t get a judge to sign any warrant with these facts. This is illegal garbage by the unethical lapdogs at DOJ hoping the disgraceful president will like them the most today. This is how the nation falls. This is insanity

WHCA Chief Weijia Jiang says they donated the dinners from the White House Correspondents' Dinner to shelters for abused women and children.

All Aboard the Retribution Train open.substack.com/pub/steadyst...

Unlike many cancers, colorectal cancer has become more lethal for people at younger ages. Doctors are sleuthing out why. n.pr/4ecgbHq

🚨BREAKING: Virginia court REJECTS Republican lawsuit in challenging the legislature’s authority to alter the 2021 congressional map. A HUGE victory for our client the DCCC and the voters of Virginia. Another defeat for the GOP. www.democracydocket.com/cases/virgin...

Firm Building Trump’s Ballroom Got a Secret No-Bid Contract for a Nearby Job www.nytimes.com/2026/04/25/u...

New photos from the USS Abraham Lincoln show service members receiving minimal food portions as reports grow that some troops have lost significant weight and aren’t receiving care packages—while the Pentagon denies any shortages. (Newsweek)

Not a surprise.

Multiple branches of the Cleveland Public Library will start handing out free gun safety devices in May. via @ohiocapitaljournal.com

The leak occurred at the Catalyst Refiners plant, a silver recovery business. An emergency management official says workers were preparing to shut down at least part of the facility when the leak occurred, causing a chemical gas reaction. n.pr/491vQFO

If RFK Jr. isn't fired, he ought to have the decency to resign.

Stroking Daddy’s Ego

The Ohio Senate Bill 1 law also bans diversity efforts, regulates classroom discussion, prohibits faculty strikes, creates post-tenure reviews, puts diversity scholarships at risk, and more. MORE: columbusunderground.com/ohio-college...

Hey Bluesky. I just posted my first article on Substack. And this makes my first Bluesky post. Check it out and share it if you like Let the games begin. 🙃 www.therealmccabe.com/p/kash-patel...

The effects of the scandal are visible to this day: Ohioans have less solar and wind power, pay higher energy bills, and continue to have more pollution as a result of HB 6. MORE: columbusunderground.com/firstenergy-...

Team Trump cannot compete in the world of reality. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/b...

THIS…Makes it all better 😻🐶😻🌸

“The United States is being murdered, and it’s an inside job. Every department, every branch, every bureau and function of the federal government is being fatally corrupted or altogether dismantled or disabled.”

Palantir put out a 22-point summary of their CEO's book The Technological Republic. It's pitched as a defence of the West, but if you read it through the VDA framework, verification, deliberation, accountability, what it's actually doing looks rather different. twitter-thread.com/t/2045574398...

Traders placed over $1bn in perfectly timed bets on the Iran war. What is going on? www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Today is the 251st anniversary of Paul Revere's midnight ride to warn the Minutemen of approaching British troops. I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III. Remind you of anyone?

Just an idea, but maybe don't believe everything Trump says

ALERT: Scott MacFarlane reveals new court filings showing Trump may receive a taxpayer-funded payout from his IRS lawsuit — while the DOJ also moves to return taxpayer money to pardoned January 6 defendants. Your tax dollars could be going directly to Trump and those involved in the Capitol attack.

War in the Middle East. ICE unleashing violence on our streets. Health care ripped away from millions. This is why the President is so desperate to suppress the vote.

Petty, Pitiful and Pathetic…

New post from Pope Leo: "God's heart is torn apart by wars, violence, injustice and lies. But our Father's heart is not with the wicked, the arrogant, or the proud. God's heart is with the little ones and the humble."

🚨BREAKING: Federal Court BLOCKS Indiana law banning the use of a student ID for voting. A huge victory my law firm, our clients Count US IN and Women4Change Indiana, and the voters of Indiana. Another reminder that when we fight we win! www.democracydocket.com/cases/indian...

Trump's mental decline seems to be a function of an ego that requires constant feeding. His speeches are growing longer, darker, more profane & increasingly fixated on the past. It's literally driving him nuts that the world criticizes, rather than praises his "achievements".

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/u...

The victory of the opposition in Hungary yesterday, like the Polish election in 2023, is a victory for democracy, not just in Europe but around the world.

Illiberalism is not Inevitable www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Orban concedes defeat. The support of Trump, Vance, Putin, Lavrov, Weidel, Milei, Le Pen, Fico, Babis and many others could not overcome Hungarian anger at a stagnant, corrupt regime www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Ma este Európa szíve erősebben dobog Magyarországon. Europe’s heart is beating stronger in Hungary tonight.

78 percent turnout (!!!) and here's Orban's reaction: "Too many people are voting!"

BREAKING: Hungary just saw a stunning political shakeup. Opposition leader Péter Magyar says Prime Minister Viktor Orbán personally called to congratulate him on his victory, marking the imminent end to Orbán’s long grip on power.

Major media outlets are helping JD Vance play both sides — posing as the principled adviser opposed to the war but also as the loyal helpmate supporting his president's war. Get a grip. Vance is helping a criminal president conduct an illegal war. It’s a scandal that working the press works so well.

Just Say No….To Confederate Nostalgia

Today, all good people celebrate the April 9, 1865 surrender of the traitor Lee and his slavery-supporting army at Appomattox to the U.S Army led by General Grant.

Stunning reporting here that shows U.S. troops were left exposed in a known target zone with virtually no drone defenses. Now the soldiers themselves are calling out the Pentagon’s version of events as false. Hegseth and Trump keep lying to the American people about this war.

Palate cleanser 🌒🌍

April Come She Will Simon and Garfunkel Live at Central Park 1981

“A whole civilization will die tonight” is the most vile thing a US president has ever said, certainly during the post-1945 era when they’ve had the power to kill civilizations with the dropping of a bomb. I’m staring into the darkness. May this not be one of the most fateful days in human history.

Congratulations to the Artemis II crew on setting a new record for the farthest journey from Earth! What an incredible view!

From Catherine Belton, on why Vance is going to Budapest www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...

1/ Goldman Sachs analysts report that the biggest oil crisis in history is about to hit globally, with profound and highly destructive consequences. A new report asks ""Are We Running Out of Oil?", and concludes that the answer is yes. ⬇️

Troops and their families have been pushed back to the United States after their bases in the Middle East were threatened by Iranian counterattacks. Community groups are scrambling to react.

Authoritarian regime blocking access to information that would enable the public to verify what the authoritarian regime says. Idea is: Without facts you must accept their lies.