There is a statue of author Alex Haley in East Knoxville, TN. Knox County just removed Roots from all school libraries.

The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead. Use information from your prescription label to locate the factory and see if the plant has a history of inspection violations.

Today another War Powers Resolution failed on a tied vote in the House, because Republicans are failing to defend our Constitution! We’re here to say NO once again to this illegal and reckless war. END THIS ILLEGAL WAR NOW!

Rest in power, Juniper. www.them.us/story/slain-...

Donald Trump cannot get away with suing the IRS for $10 billion and then settling with a DOJ *he* oversees for a $1.7 billion slush fund dedicated to granting his allies payouts. This is absolutely unconstitutional and unethical.

Trump is putting brave Americans in harms way with his dangerous and failed war with Iran, while at home comfortable Congress people are not doing their job to defend the constitution. It is unacceptable.

'The Trump Administration Just Declared War on Anti-Fascists... Because That's What Fascists Do.' johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/the-trump-...

Measles is a vaccine preventable illness. Canada lost its measles elimination status in 2025 in part due to rising numbers of people refusing to get vaccinated. Traveling for the World Cup? Get your booster! Also, wear a mask! N95s are very effective at preventing airborne disease transmission:

New from @alexjn.bsky.social and me at @motherjones.com: Trump's Medicaid fraud campaign has come to California. Not only is there no evidence of fraud, it puts disabled people on home care's lives at risk. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Minnesota Democratic lawmakers begin sit-in over gun violence protection bill #TheGuardian

Ashley Moody just voted against ending the war in Iran for the seventh time. I'm a 21-year combat veteran — I'm a hell no on forever wars. www.cbsnews.com/news/senate-...

Next Wednesday, I’ll be hosting a telephone town hall so I can hear from Vermonters and answer questions on the topics most important to our communities.   Click the below link to RSVP or join our livestream at balint.house.gov/live or on Facebook.   bit.ly/May2026TeleTownHall

I read this entire article and could not for the life of me figure out why it was news. They picked a speaker, some students wrote a letter saying they don’t like the speaker. This is the sum total of what happened. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/13/u...

For example, the number of arrests he brags about include ICE arrests because sometimes FBI agents are on loan to the agency. When he brags about capturing "top ten most wanted" criminals - he's been adding already or about-to-be captured people to the list. It's all lies. END/

NEW: Big surprise: all those arrest numbers Kash Patel rattles off when confronted with his nasty drinking habits, or using taxpayer dollars on his girlfriend, or polygraphing agents over missing bourbon - those arrest numbers are all bullshit. 1/ www.ms.now/news/fbi-ins...

Nearly 50,000 people in the Lake Tahoe area have been told that their utility will stop providing power to them, because it's redirecting that power to data centers. /1

Republicans get really defensive when you bring up the whole destroying-the-economy thing.

After knuckling under, Disney's going on the offensive against patently unconstitutional Trumper censorship schemes directed at ABC. Is this a sign of changing attitudes in corporate America, as the Trump Regime becomes both more aggressively authoritarian and politically weak?

All those jokes about Musk and Trump helping themselves at Fort Knox might turn out to be prescient.

4/ NY Post has more. NOTUS reporter didn't just happen to overhear this. The reporter was *sitting with Lawler.* And Lawler quotes Paul: “This war, it’s all about the gays and the Jews, and I hate them both, and I don’t care if they die.” (why are gays catching strays?) nypost.com/2026/05/13/u...

1/ This story, about Rand Paul's son drunkenly accosting Rep Lawler and accusing him of being Jewish (he's not) and saying that "the Jews" (really, three big pro Israel mega donors) are trying to take out Rep Thomas Massie, the GOP heretic on war and Epstein, all *in front of a reporter* is bonkers

RANDALL: Look at this safety hazard. There's $300m in repairs needed for Olympic Park. Now look at this AI image Trump posted of draining the reflecting pool. Which do you think should be higher priority? BURGUM: We have issues all over the US R: Yes! And you prioritize Trump's vanity projects

MEMPHIS: “Kim Kardashian urges @GovBillLee to allow DNA/fingerprint testing for Tony Carruthers- Call Lee 615-412-3313 to test DNA before it’s too late.” Carruthers was convicted in a 1994 triple murder. Advocates say evidence may prove his innocence. www.localmemphis.com/article/news...

LIVE : Join me at 4:30pm ET on @deadlinewh.bsky.social to break down the latest Trump corruption Tune in! -TN

My new one @slate.com: Why is John Roberts in a Rush All of a Sudden? slate.com/news-and-pol...

Never a dull moment.

Like so many of my constituents, I care deeply about animal protection and welfare – and I continue to work on these efforts in Congress. Honored to be named a Humane World Action Fund Humane Champion!

NEW: I just introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation with Senator Cramer, Congressman Kelly, and @coons.senate.gov that would update the tax code to support charitable giving. Read more about the Charity Parity Act here: beyer.house.gov/news/documen...

Congress must pass the Stop Presidential Embezzlement Act and put an end to this corruption and abuse of power.

Donald Trump suing the IRS for $10 billion is just the latest example of him using the presidency to enrich himself and his family. This is a man who went years without paying federal income taxes, yet now wants billions more while hardworking Americans struggle to make ends meet.

In the coming months, the weaknesses of America’s patchwork railway system will be exposed across all 11 U.S. sites of World Cup matches—and it won't be pretty, Kaitlyn Tiffany writes.

There’s a reason we never heard about any “massive security” need to build a ballroom before Trump destroyed the East Wing of the White House It’s because there is no such need

Congresswoman Becca Balint snaps on Dr. Oz. Not sure if Oz or RFK, Jr. is worse. Pure insanity from this regime.

The DOJ, in its investigation of gender affirming care providers, has been caught in a blatant lie in sworn documents to the court. Two published documents today shows DOJ attorneys misrepresenting material facts regarding patient record de-identification to the NDTX to obtain orders to compel.

The Independent: The White House has repeatedly claimed that Iran’s military capacity has been “decimated” and wiped out, but Nato sources say this is not true: "Iranians have at least 60% of their missile capability." #ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed #VoteOutRepublicans

19/ Andreessen and Thiel both back the “network state” movement led by Balaji, a former partner at Andreessen Horowitz. Thread. bsky.app/profile/jenn...

18/ Thread. bsky.app/profile/jenn...

A16z partners Marc Andreessen & Kathryn Boyle are Limited Partners of New Founding’s VC Fund, which is advised by Charles Haywood who says that “racial discrimination…should be 100% legal…” & that “sex discrimination should be not only 100% legal; it should be aggressively expected & demanded…” 1/

It’s really quite Orwellian. Video: bsky.app/profile/atru...

Hi, actual Jew here running to unseat Lawler so that Rand Paul's antisemite son can try this shit on me. mikesacksforcongress.com

Seems like a swell guy!

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#ICYMI: Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims.

NEW: Immigrants Detained in Chicago Military-Style Raid Seek Millions in Damages New accounts from 17 men, women and children who have filed formal claims after being detained in a late-night raid paint a violent and terrifying portrait of the federal agents’ actions.

Trump goes to China. Is he helping to Make China Great Again? Former CIA Director John Brennan explains. Full discussion on my Substack. Consider subscribing: open.substack.com/pub/thefrank...

Beshear: The president finally said something that was true. He said he does not care about the financial situation of the American people. And you know what? The way he governs shows it. The Trump economy is a failure. The only failure that rivals the Trump economy is Trump’s foreign policy.

Absolutely staggering thing to say out loud.

Corporations reportedly received “VIP invitations” to “networking” events in exchange for sponsoring Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s road trip. The sponsors included Boeing, Toyota, and United Airlines — all of which are regulated by Duffy’s department. The corruption never ends.

Happy Mother’s Day!

Stafford man who called for ‘killing migrants’ pleads guilty to terrorism offences