“They’re destroying more than fifty research facilities across thirty-one states, labs that house decades of irreplaceable long-term science…And they’re replacing all of it — the offices, the scientists, the institutional knowledge, the professional independence — with fifteen political appointees”

Seems like Hegseth is taking out more generals in the US than Iran.

if you invented public libraries today, every opinion page in the country would be arguing for means tested subsidized Amazon Prime memberships

One year after “Liberation Day,” Trump’s tariff taxes have been a double bogey for America’s small businesses, workers, and families. The Trump administration must tee up an automatic process for refunding its illegal tariffs to the American people.

Made sure I got a photo of her when I was there last week

Elon Musk had DOGE defund USAID, the largest humanitarian organization in the world, causing HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of deaths from starvation and disease - and Trump GLEEFULLY approved it. It’s the single most evil act in US history. Cartoon by Mike Luckovich

“These countries are under enormous pressure to buy from the sons of the president so he will do what they want. This is going to be the first family of a president to make a lot of money off war — a war he didn’t get the consent of Congress for.” - Richard Painter

I am sickened by the NYT and others normalizing Trump’s threat to bomb Iranians “back to the Stone Ages” as simply a sign of a possible “expansion” of the war. It’s a barbaric statement, promising horrific war crimes. Everyone should be appalled.

“Dumping the Army chief of staff in the middle of a war, without explanation, is a reckless move even by Hegseth’s standards,” @RadioFreeTom argues: theatln.tc/u4Lw54Ut

Pam Bondi’s portrait was taken down at DOJ and tossed in a trash bin soon after her firing. MS NOW obtained the photo. The move reflects how deeply unpopular she was among career officials. Ken Dilanian & Carol Leonnig scoop www.ms.now/news/pam-bon...

Trump and Hegseth halted funding for research to get blood to wounded U.S. Marines and U.S. Navy sailors: "When someone is wounded and survival depends on the availability of blood, this software would have made that survival more likely. Now it will not." www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/s...

Todd Blanche wastes no time. Pam Bondi portraits quickly tossed into trash bins after Trump fired her in a humiliating fashion. DOJers still smarting about the time Bondi removed a career national security official over some Biden portrait still hanging on an office wall. www.ms.now/news/pam-bon...

Seems that JD Vance is promoting his college roommate, Daniel P Driscoll, now secretary of the army, to replace Hegseth—so Hegseth is preparing a preemptive strike. What a nest of vipers this place is. And that in the midst of a war. These are the most unserious people ever to sit atop the Pentagon

Breaking Reuters: Chief U.S. District Judge James Boasberg just stood by his prior decision to block subpoenas issued in the criminal investigation into Fed Chair Jerome Powell — setting up a likely appeal that could further delay Trump's effort to install a compliant central bank head.

This is what I immediately thought of. This was like one of his Covid speeches, but if he was the one who created Covid.

The S&P futures erased half a trillion in market cap during Trump’s incoherent ramble. The markets are catching on to what most of the world has figured out. There is a lunatic in the White House.

They’re destroying more than fifty research facilities across thirty-one states, labs that house decades of irreplaceable long-term science, the kind you literally cannot restart once it’s gone. #USForestService

It is crazy how few people know this: Russia now occupies less Ukrainian land than it did one month into the full-scale invasion four years ago

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April 1, 2026

We’ve had presidents who didn’t understand economics, foreign policy, diplomacy, and lacked knowledge of historical lessons. But they were advised by people who did and listened to them. Now we have a president who doesn’t understand anything and won’t listen to people who do.

Donald Trump’s anger at NATO allies for refusing to join the war against Iran has so far achieved one thing: Uniting them against him. 🔗 www.politico.eu/article/dona...

This chart, from YouGov, shows non-MAGA Republicans (about half of the party) moving 50 points, from +25 to -23, against Trump’s war in Iran over the last month. I wrote two weeks ago why this was the group to watch: www.gelliottmorris.com/p/forget-the...

The Kyiv Independent published an investigation stating that vessels from Russia’s shadow fleet are using Starlink for communication and coordination. This helps Russia circumvent sanctions and continue its oil shipments. kyivindependent.com/exclusive-ru...

Tremendously important article by @johnsipher.bsky.social in The Bulwark. The damage that Trump is doing to the US IC is deeper and more profound than you might understand. He is changing its very structure. www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-is-d...

Data centers and utility-fee hikes lead Page One in Milwaukee.

✈️👀 ICE Air to Ugands. 1st since at least 2020 and likely 3rd country national deportation. See @ICEFlightM below.

Maine is poised to freeze large data-center construction, which would make it the first state to enact such a measure as communities across the U.S. grapple with fallout from the AI boom.

PM of Poland

Per Guardian, UK will convene 35 countries – excluding the U.S. – to explore ways to reopen the strait of Hormuz. Starmer said the next phase of discussions in joint British-French efforts would be held on Thursday, with Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper, alongside int leaders.

The death of a nearly blind refugee from Myanmar who was found on a Buffalo street in February — five days after Border Patrol agents left him at a doughnut shop — has been ruled a homicide, authorities said Wednesday. https://to.pbs.org/3NZGHsz

the president of the United States is a madman seriously damaging the entire world

Meet @leelagray.bsky.social the retired Brigadier General running to unseat Ana Paulina Luna, a MAGA crazy who organized a guided tour for Russian Duma members to Washington last week (as Russia was helping Iran target US bases in the Middle East). Let get her some followers and support. 🇺🇸

He’s fine. Everything’s fine.

#HartfordVisibilityBrigade getting the messages out in the Spring rain this am!! Can't be with us but still want to help? gofund.me/76328722e @hcrichardson.bsky.social @briantylercohen.bsky.social @maddow.bsky.social @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social @jesscraven101.bsky.social

"There’s nothing that says we can’t do a pay raise next year; however, we didn’t want to lock ourselves into something now that we couldn’t fund," said Mississippi Senate Education Committee Chairman Sen. Dennis DeBar, R-Leakesville, during a Sunday legislative meeting.

NEW: The federal government is charging a skyrocketing number of migrants with trespassing in military zones. But the boundaries can be hard to pinpoint — even for investigative reporters.

March of last year — Russian state TV said “Trumpushka” would “fulfill Moscow’s dreams” by cutting off Ukraine, destroying foreign relations & NATO, disrupting 🇺🇸 government, lifting Russian sanctions… How’d they do? 🤷🏼 (H/T @JuliaDavisNews) www.yahoo.com/news/putin-p...

Pam Bondi has quietly authorized Dan Bishop, a U.S. attorney in North Carolina, to pursue election-related probes across the country. Bishop, a former congressman, voted against certifying Biden's 2020 win. He will also examine voter-roll data DOJ has been collecting from states.

Donald Trump and the GOP gave our nation's wealthiest a $5 TRILLION tax cut. That's more than enough to cover these costs. That's what he's prioritized over your health and child care. Here are some other things Trump has prioritized:

NEW: Aaron Szabo, the Trump EPA official leading an effort to loosen rules on methane pollution, was an unnamed author of key oil industry arguments against those same rules just four years ago when he was an oil and gas lobbyist, metadata shows.

I call on the mighty powers of Heather Cox Richardson @hcrichardson.bsky.social and other history-nerd luminaries! In their names, I command my two actual friends on bluesky —follow this guy! @brentavision.bsky.social @mrjoebangles.bsky.social

Todd is the man who was fired for refusing to hand over Eisenhower’s sword to Trump. He’s GREAT at making history fun and relevant on social media. Worth making his dream come true. 🙂

i can't believe a republican president did what every republican president of the last 50 years has done (exploded the national debt)

OK, off early to this circus. I’ll be in the Supreme Court courtroom today for the oral arguments over Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship. There are no cameras and Trump is expected to attend, so subscribe to Law Dork to get my full report after I’m out of court: www.lawdork.com

Just a reminder that the senator who sponsored the bill which became law with broad bipartisan support that states a president cannot pull the US out of NATO without congressional approval was … Marco Rubio.

BREAKING — Effort launches to remove Trump’s name from ALL federal property, monuments, and currency. UndoTrump.org