Trump Aide Called GOP Candidates ‘Fat Jewish Zionist F*cks’ in Leaked Group Chat: Report

It’s 5:30 pm on a Friday and we haven’t heard from Tillis or the Fed. The Fed’s former general counsel says he thinks they are likely seeking some assurances from DOJ that the probe really is dropped. I can’t imagine Karoline Leavitt saying it isn’t dropped, just moved, has helped.

Macron: “What we should avoid is to rush into any decoupling strategy with China, because the result will be to increase our dependency on the US and to be seen by the rest of the world as just vassals of the US — which is not our future.”

Absolutely. I've written about the various ways their approach undermines the dollar-based financial order. Other countries have to view participation in the dollar system as in their own self-interest and part of a shared economic and geopolitical project. bsky.app/profile/grah...

And following the credit facility that was provided to Argentina last year, the political angle to who gets a swap line and who doesn't won't go unmissed. In which case it will just incentivise non-aligned countries to continue diversifying away and creating alternative payment systems.

On Secretary Bessent's defense of providing dollar swaps: This isn't a strategy to *expand* dollarization. Any financial stress these countries experience is the result of poor US foreign policy choices. This administration has created the need for a bailout to *preserve* dollar credibility.

Europeans have to step up and defend their own interests because the U.S., China and Russia are now all “dead against” them, French President Emmanuel Macron warned today.

SENATE VOTES AGAINST SAVE ACT: Trump’s top legislative priority — which would require voters to show proof of citizenship when they register to vote, and show voter ID when they cast ballots — was voted down in the Senate this week. But it’s not over yet. Here’s why:

Ex-Michigan assistant Paige Shiver says Sherrone Moore got her pregnant

CTRL-F “Rubio” [No Results Found] CTRL-F “Secretary of State” [No Results Found] www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04...

Quick thoughts — Another (planned) vehicular ramming attack — synagogues across the country need to put traffic barriers in front of their entranceways and they need to do it yesterday

“Two young people have been arrested in an alleged plot to attack a Texas synagogue that involved driving through the congregation to ‘kill as many Jews as possible,’ according to authorities and court documents.”

Strait of Hormuz will not fully open until second half of 2026, Baker Hughes says

Karoline Leavitt Says Powell Probe ‘Not Necessarily Dropped’: ‘A Priority for the President’

So you’re saying that a corrupt former president who abused the powers of his office can be charged, tried, and possibly even held accountable with a lengthy prison sentence? Tell me more.

The richest man owns X. The second and fourth richest men control Google. The third richest man owns The Washington Post. The fifth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?

This is anti-American. This is treason. They swore oaths to the constitution. They work for us. How dare they attack American citizenship like this.

“And I think one of the things that has been most gratifying, after – immediately after the story published was, I have been inundated by additional sourcing going up to the highest levels of the government, thanking us for doing the work, providing additional corroborating information.”

:(((( "They lack a strong fight-or-flight response .. don’t scream or struggle. They internalize stress—sometimes curling into a ball and closing their eyes... bodies flood with cortisol, triggering physiological stress that can end in organ failure." insideclimatenews.org/news/1604202...

Trump wants to bring back firing squads, electrocution and gas asphyxiation as methods of execution. I on the other hand see future potential for the guillotine in that classic French stylee.

UK newspaper reports that Foreign Office unit logging possible war crimes has shut amid funding cuts.

“And clearly, neither in Lebanon, nor in the West Bank, nor in Gaza, is Israel respecting it. “And this must lead us to reflection and also to action." 2/2

Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez: “It's important to remember that Article 2 of the association agreement between the European Union and Israel is about respecting international law and humanitarian law. 1/2

Yes. Stop assuming they're all drooling morons. They're not smart, but they're playing a DC game with a long pedigree.

And here's the thing. EVERYONE knows that the Trump battleships won't ever be built. But it's a great way to get rid of someone to go to Trump and say "this guy isn't on board with your impossible thing"

One out of every five 2024 Trump voters supports impeaching the president, per our new poll out at Strength In Numbers. I was pretty surprised by this level of defection among the president's base. www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-04-22...

A “former Palantir executive recently confirmed what many have long suspected. In a public stmt, the whistleblower said it plainly: Palantir intended to take over the US government, & many of his former colleagues are now installed inside the federal apparatus. He called it an occupied nation.” 1/

⚡️ Spain safe from NATO suspension as US eyes punishment for Iran stance, official says. "NATO's Founding Treaty does not foresee any provision for suspension of NATO membership, or expulsion," a NATO official told the Kyiv Independent.

'He's doing unpopular things because he's a tough guy and they'll work out in the end' is their only play at this point

“ICE Barbie” Kristi Noem is still occupying the waterfront home on a D.C. military base that she moved into as a Cabinet member, despite being fired as Homeland Security secretary.

A vetted CDC report found that COVID vaccines cut ER visits and hospitalizations IN HALF. They reviewed it, cleared it, & were ready to publish it. Then officials suddenly blocked it. PSA to Trump’s anti-science administration: Suppressing information is NOT a public health strategy.

Either this is just a squeaky toy for Trump to play with, which is never intended to be taken seriously by anyone else, or a worrying number of people in the administration *really* don't understand what NATO is or how it works.

This photo should be on the front page of every single newspaper in America today.

President Donald Trump said that he’d be open to alternative ways to investigate Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, according to Semafor

Hezbollah and Israel traded fire just hours after the ceasefire extension was announced, underscoring its fragility. n.pr/4u62Pks

TMZ: "I've heard you talk a lot about bombing people and places…Do you feel like you're on a power trip?" Hegseth: "That's a very TMZ question. My only thought process is to ensure that our warfighters have everything they need to be successful."

Canadian travel to the US declines for the 14th consecutive month, in keeping with Trump's poorer, weaker, dumber agenda.

Reporter: "There was a report with WaPo that the Pentagon had briefed Congress that it could take up to six months to fully sweep the Strait of Hormuz for mines." Hegseth: "We would not speculate on a timeline…We're tracking that very closely."

Kremlin: Putin may travel to Miami. - IFX

I regret to inform you that the techno fascist billionaires are continuing to do dumb horrible things. As a result, I must keep writing about them. Alex Karp edition: www.thenation.com/article/soci...

Bristol-Myers Squibb and Pfizer said on Friday they will start selling their jointly developed blood thinner through billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban's online pharmacy beginning April 27.

"Putin abducted 20,000 Ukrainian children." Thousands of teddy bears installed in US as a tribute to 20,000 Ukrainian children abducted from their homes. Inscription “BRING KIDS BACK” appeared on 70-meter wall in Washington to draw attention to this massive Russian war crime.

What must it be like, as a leader of another country, seeing U.S. leaders act like a global energy supply crunch is a good thing because it’s created a backup at U.S. oil export facilities. The backup is bad, Pete! This stuff is supposed to run smoothly. A backup doesn’t mean they’re selling more.

“European intelligence services warned that Russia could be prepared to strike NATO countries within a year… [and] today, Reuters reported that the Trump administration has its own plan to attack NATO — from within.” www.defiance.news/p/trump-has-...

NEWS — European intelligence warns Russia could attack NATO within a year. Meanwhile, the Pentagon is drafting revenge plans against NATO for disloyalty to Trump. The alliance has two enemies now. One of them is us.

Based on this information, Qalibaf has been reprimanded in the Islamic Republic for his efforts to include the nuclear energy issue as part of the negotiation axes with America, and has been forced to resign.

According to information received by Iran International, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, head of the Islamic Republic's negotiating delegation with U.S. representatives in Islamabad, has resigned and stepped down from membership in this delegation.

so is this the first public admission theres mines there?

BREAKING: The Pentagon has fired the Stars and Stripes ombudsman — the role Congress created to protect the military paper's editorial independence — after she publicly criticized the DOD's overhaul of the publication. w/ @liamjscott.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...