This isn’t an accident. Recreation was once given equal weight alongside energy extraction in public lands management. The Trump administration has quietly erased that. Drill, baby, drill even if it means bulldozing a trail that took decades to build and belongs to all of us.

Election deniers, liars and crooks are working overtime to try and thwart the midterms by having Trump EO a ban on mail-in ballots and voting machines. While this summit took place in mid February, these Trump loyalists haven’t stopped plotting and planning. www.propublica.org/article/elec...

Once again, for the latecomers: Media mergers are bad for everyone. Bad for writers. Bad for actors. Bad for directors. REALLY bad for consumers. Bad for executives. Bad for literally everyone except the billionaires who own them. Do what you can to stop this. blockthemerger.com/openletter

The Constitution and a court order both say that the Everglades detention facility must allow people access to their attorneys. Instead of complying, guards are cutting off people’s phone access and beating people who speak up.

Hungary's prime minister elect announcing that Orbán was funding CPAC and other Trump-related political activities (also Heritage Foundation's Project 2025), and this will now end.

Fresh off his trip to Hungary where he begged Hungarians to back Viktor Orban, J.D. Vance has decided world leaders shouldn't meddle in other countries' politics.

As a Catholic, I was fine with Epstein, Iran, Venezuela, the felonies, grab em by the pussy, January 6th, ICE, and Kid Rock but Trump posting himself as Jesus has gone too far!

JOURNALIST: Are you a heretic? TRUMP: Dude, no, I am playing doctor.

Trump says he doesn't owe Pope Leo an apology.

A recent inspection of the Camp East Montana detention center at Fort Bliss revealed more than 40 violations, including improper use of force by guards and insufficient medical care for people held there. Yet, ICE investigators still declared that the facility passed the inspection.

- Crypto allowed to run wild with no regulation - Gambling everywhere - Bribery now celebrated - IRS, CFPB crippled Trump and the GOP have created a scam economy, where fraudsters face no consequences and regular people are nothing but marks. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

I don't know, guys. The president started a war with no plan and crashed the world economy, is building immense monuments to himself, is making billions off the presidency, and is now attacking the Pope while presenting himself as Jesus. Maybe the political class should abandon the inside voice.

Insanity: wapo.st/4cmvPx4

The Presidio Trust confirmed President Donald Trump sent termination letters to the National Park’s entire board on Wednesday. nbcbay.com/wJIOg3K

Certain writers (*cough* NYT Opinion *cough*) overread the durability of illiberal nationalism and scoffed at pro-democracy appeals, but they only listened to each other, never allowing alternate opinions into their elite bubble. That left them unable to grasp everything from Hungary to Minneapolis.

U.S. Central Command announced that it will blockade all Iranian ports beginning Monday at 10 a.m. EDT, or 5:30 p.m. in Iran. https://to.pbs.org/4symxnQ

Letter: I am shocked and horrified that once again our “representatives” seem to be planning to rob Utah’s citizens of their rights.

The real problem with data centers: they inherently create a serious pollution problem. There is no "closed-loop system" cooling those centers. They consume large amounts of water and produce toxic byproducts. Studies are compromised to hide these problems. REJECT! /P.1 #datacenters #pollution

BRENNAN: Did they mine the strait? Because Trump also said they might not have TURNER: You'll have to ask the president BRENNAN: That's the point. Congress hasn't been briefed TURNER: It's his tweet B: You're a member of oversight and armed services TURNER: You'll have to ask the president

Given the huge early turnout in Hungary odds seem very high that Magyar wil defeat Orbán very decisively; the question in that case would be whether Orbán goes with the Ukrainian electoral interference lie he has been preparing and whether foreign actors support him.

I wonder who won how much money betting on No Deal in under 24 hours? #proudblue. #pinks

Barack Obama sent seasoned diplomats and nuclear scientists to negotiate the Iran Deal. Donald Trump sent a few real estate bros and JD Vance. Failure was a foregone conclusion.

Trump reportedly says he’ll issue mass pardons at end of his presidential term. President already has issued sweeping pardons throughout second term, including for 1,500 US Capital riot defendants. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Why would Iran relinquish control of a strait the US can’t take from it or a nuclear program the US can’t stop? Iran has INCREASED its demands from before the war, because we’ve proven we are incapable of defeating the country in the ways we care about. Maybe the greatest US humiliation in history.

the fuck is the literal Secretary of State and supposed national security advisor doing at a moment like this

And obtw the president

It bears saying: We need to be skeptics when DOJ lets word get out that it’s conducting a criminal investigation, especially when the suspect is on Trump’s list of enemies. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Hegseth mentor says married women shouldn't be allowed to vote.

“ICE is causing enough trouble all over the United States,” writes the editorial board. “With compliant courts and an inert Congress, that apparently can’t be stopped. But Utah law enforcement agencies don’t have to be an accessory to their lawlessness.”

"Trump's not conservative" Oh no you don't. No no no no no. I can tolerate Republicans moving on from Bush and the neocons, 9/11 and all that. But you fucking own Trump from now until the end of time. He told you exactly who he was from day 1 and you voted for him 3 times. That's on YOU.

“We always seem to have money for war. But not to feed the poor.”

Not once in this story does @politico.com mention that US factories employ ~89,000 fewer employees than a year ago. @politico.com www.politico.com/news/2026/04...

We’re about to pay Iran $6 billion to re-open the thing that was open before the war. Art of the deal, baby.

Useful reminder from @sulliview.bsky.social that a key reason Trump picked Hegseth was because more independent Pentagon leaders played a key role in restraining him during his first term, and he wasn't going to make that mistake again. The consequences are dire: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

One person can drag us into a war without consulting or even notifying Congress beforehand, or our allies, or coherently explain to the American people why this is necessary, is absolutely bonkers. Reminder that Congress has the power to stop this and refuses to act.

"This pattern raises serious concerns that certain market participants may have had access to material nonpublic information regarding a market-moving geopolitical event..." www.npr.org/2026/04/10/n...

This flew under the radar: Trump's new acting AG Todd Blanche shut down major DOJ investigations into crypto companies, dealers, and exchanges as Pam Bondi's second-in-command — all while holding at least $159,000 in crypto assets himself. The fox is guarding the hen house.

New: Trump officials formally unveil designs for president's planned 250-foot triumphal arch It would bear golden inscription — "One Nation Under God" — and be flanked by four golden lions Military veterans have sued to stop the project, saying it would harm views of Arlington National Cemetery

Can it really be considered an exclusive when I’ve been telling people this for months? Asking for a friend.

⚡️ Russian strikes have destroyed the historic 19th-century Kharytonenko Palace in Ukraine's Sumy region.

Our Fourth Amendment rights don't come with a price tag. Congress must close the loophole that the government uses to buy its way around the Constitution.

Anemic snowpack and nearly nonexistent spring runoff fueling drought and fire concerns in southwest Utah.

The Trump administration has updated the charter of a key federal vaccine advisory committee in ways that may increase the voices of anti-vaccine activists, the latest in a series of moves that critics say are undermining confidence in life-saving shots. https://to.pbs.org/4mp387q

US inflation soars in March as war on Iran drives economy into uncertainty - The Guardian

Spring runoff is having an epic fail in southwest Utah, as severe drought returns - The Salt Lake Tribune

U.S. inflation soars in March as war on Iran drives economy into uncertainty - The Guardian

“The Trump administration is finalizing a report that casts the Biden Justice Department as anti-Christian over its enforcement of laws protecting abortion clinics and enforcement of Covid regulations, among other issues,” reports @ryanjreilly.com. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

“Iran will emerge from this the war in a significantly stronger position than it was six weeks ago.” Potentially even as a “genuine global power”

The Trump administration on Thursday proposed weakening rules for the disposal of ash produced by burning coal that can contain hazardous heavy metals and contaminate groundwater. https://to.pbs.org/4tuWZc0