The Pope, the UN and the NAACP all condemn Trump for Iran threat. BTW, Nixon's "Madman theory" upset Americans far more than it ever did the Vietnamese. www.ms.now/liveblog/ira...

I pointed out earlier today how helpless Trump's Chief of Staff Susan Wiles is. Trump doesn't mind working with her as she's useless when it comes to restraining him. crooksandliars.com/2026/04/fox-...

Our blogger previews what is likely going to be used as an excuse today. balloon-juice.com/2026/04/07/a...

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My current status: 👇🏼!!!!

Megi Diasamidze was busted for defacing a campaign poster, now she's been sentenced to two days in jail for standing on the sidewalk. Aww! Her 20-year-old sister died protecting her, but 6-year-old Yevheniya Serhiyenko has died. It's the fourth anniversary of...

The economist and once a major NY Times columnist (He quit because they were trying to get him to tone down his writing so as to not offend Our Glorious Leader) Paul Krugman is very deeply concerned over the mental health of the president. www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

A Ukrainian sports team chants “Putin Huilo“ Zelenskyy very popular in Persian Gulf countries as he's bringing good news on air defense. Ukrainian naval drone takes out...

Under “ICE vs US Military,” two pieces about how ICE is casually destroying trust between the military and our immigration enforcement. talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...

This reminds me of the West Wing, a show that got slammed for being overly wiling to believe that a president could be a good guy. One of the scenes I liked was a closing scene when the President... www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

Usha Vance takes to her task like a trouper and tells us that her husband the Vice-President is, all appearances notwithstanding, is really a fun guy! crooksandliars.com/2026/04/usha...

Let's step back a little. Denmark is our ally and allows us bases in Greenland. Donald Trump wants Greenland because of his messed-up payche. Starting a war over that is even more messed-up. Remove Donald Trump!

Absolutely! As AG, Pam Bondi took part in a cover-up. She MUST testify before Congress on that! If the private citizen Hillary Clinton can be brought before Congress, so can Bondi! crooksandliars.com/2026/04/epst...

Good Lord, the man is completely unhinged! Part of the problem appears to be that Saudi Arabia is egging him on to “finish the job.” Problem with the following statement is that Trump has no... talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/there...

President sounds like a damned 11-year-old boy. Making threats to violate international law and to commit war crimes. “I don’t know. I have no idea with these people, they’re getting the shit beat out of them, and that’s, that’s all I can tell you.” Again, sounds to me... www.ms.now/news/trump-f...

Well, it was nice while it lasted! The US used to be preeminent in science. China is now spending more on science than the US is. Not only is China advancing, but the president is actively retreating! balloon-juice.com/2026/04/05/i...

Yeah, this testimony on Cain-White's part seems VERY highly unlikely! Really? The young Donald Trump went to church on weekends when he didn't have to? crooksandliars.com/2026/04/trum...

He's certainly convinced me that giving millenarian theocratic leaders access to nuclear weapons is a bad idea.

Theoden: "Oft evil will shall evil mar." Or to paraphrase Spaceballs: "Evil will not triumph because it is dumb."

We know that Russia is benefiting from the war against Iran. A high-level group of Russians debate whether China is also benefiting. bsky.app/profile/juli...

Alas, poor Pam Bondi! She paid very close attention to how previous Attorneys General had run afoul of this president and was determined not to repeat their errors. Now she's being fired anyway. talkingpointsmemo.com/the-weekende...

With a budget-busting fiscal plan for next year's spending, it's funny that “The document makes no mention of the expected debt or annual deficit — data that was regularly published in previous presidents’ budget plans.” Huh! Wonder why that is? For many... www.ms.now/news/trump-d...

The US is tripping over its own feet. After declaring that we wouldn't take prisoners, we have a pilot in danger of being captured. Has Defense Secretary Hegseth doomed our pilot by declaring “no quarter”? www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

Right-wingers on the Fox News Hannity show (Hannity himself was replaced for just this evening) reach the conclusion that the reason Europeans won't join our mad king's crusade against Iran is because their populations contain too many foreigners. crooksandliars.com/2026/04/fox-...

❗️At pre-election rallies in 🇭🇺Hungary, the crowd began chanting: "Russians — go home!" The historic slogan "Ruszkik haza" emerged during the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and was directed against the Soviet occupation.

WSJ has a piece on the merchant sailors stuck aboard ships inside Hormuz. There are 20,000 of them (many from less privileged nationalities), effectively held hostage and running out of food. www.wsj.com/world/middle...

The U. of Washington stripped its Director of Middle East Studies of his position for writing an email that said “Israeli actions tell us that they seek the destruction of the state, not just its ruling class” and that Iran had not been pursuing nuclear weapons. In other words, for stating facts.

Meanwhile in Russia: sinologist Nikolai Vavilov explained how China stands to benefit from America's war against Iran. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wN25...

Got your feel-good story of the evening right here! taskandpurpose.com/tech-tactics...

lol. LOLLLLLLL

Yeah, this is VERY highly suspicious! The whole crew of Trump, Bondi and Blanche together have ZERO credibility concerning the Epstein Files! crooksandliars.com/2026/04/new-...

Republicans claim the Office of Financial Research, founded after the financial crash of 2008 (Keynesian economists predicted the crash, but not many others did), is wasteful and a duplication of... www.politico.com/news/2026/04...

“The top American general reportedly argued that a ground invasion of Iran would be 'too costly to launch and too destabilizing to sustain.'" Secretary of Defense Hegseth fired the US Army's Chief of Staff for that highly pessimistic conclusion. www.presstv.ir/Detail/2026/...

Incredibly sad and entirely predictable. Marines have to graduate without their parents being present as ICE may arrest them. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

“They were going to come. It was going to be a big thing. We were going to go to the beach right after. All those plans had to go out the window because they said ICE would be here."

Can you imagine how many people approved it before publishing? Shameful.

In a move that releases Europeans from having to fight their way through Strait of Hormuz, seems that France did what Trump often recommends people do, they made a deal! Iran has allowed a Frech ship to leave the Gulf. www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

Republicans hate citizens, part MMMDCXXXIV. crooksandliars.com/2026/04/slas...

The shock and amazement about Trump's speech a day later. An especially noteworthy excerpt: Trump: "Davy Crockett, obviously a distant relative of Jasmine Crockett” Uum, not likely. Don't presidents have research staffs? balloon-juice.com/2026/04/02/t...

There are a couple of problems with Vice-President Vance's soon-to-be-published book. He's converted to Roman Catholicism but somehow couldn't locate a picture of a Catholic church to grace... www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

I pity the poor wearers of red hats who now have to choose between liking Bruce Springsteen and their Glorious Leader! crooksandliars.com/2026/04/unpo...

Did Defense Secretary Hegseth have a good reason for refusing to promote Black and women candidates to the rank of general or admiral? A “tell” is that he refused to meet with the... www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

Intelligence agencies assessed that Iran was not working on a nuclear weapon before the war.

The editor of TPM looks for what might have been new in Trump's speech (nothing), he agrees that Trump hasn't defined what the purpose of the war is and Trump wants Europe to open up the Strait of Hormuz. Kind of annoying that the guy also ... talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/trump...

As our president never answered the most crucial question: What's the war with Iran about? What are we trying to achieve? At what point can we say Okay, we've won, we're heading home? As none of those questions were... www.ms.now/news/trump-d...

Are Native Americans US citizens? Trump's lawyer had apparently never given the question any thought. The answer's yes, BTW. By special treaty in 1817 and formally and officially in 1924. crooksandliars.com/2026/04/trum...

“Another child and the only daughter of jailed democratic leader Elene Khoshtatia has a birthday today.” The blogger wrote a paper back in 2018 for West Point about why it's a REALLY bad idea to invade Iran. . The CEO of Rheinmetall made a foolish comment about Ukrainians, requiring his company...

Written from the start of the war up to the present day. pastphotoessays.blog/2026/04/01/d...

World class sanewashing by Sanger.

Voter fraud has, for the past decade, been held up by Trump as a serious scourge that requires an all-hands-on-deck effort to combat. Problem is, he presents solutions that are so sweeping and the... www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...