Lee: Would say it would be “illegal DEI” for a lesson plan on the Tulsa race massacre? McMahon: I’d have to get back to you Lee: Do you know what the Tulsa race massacre is? McMahon: I’d like to look into it more and get back to you on it.

“.. I work in Toys and we had about 600 price changes in the last couple days... EVERYTHING went up," one user posted last week. “It's f***ing crazy." @the-independent.com $WMT $TGT www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Once a TV huckster, always a TV huckster. These aren't "audiences." They're people. The reason these folks didn't go on the exchanges in the first place is because they don't make enough money. Oh, and they're cutting the ACA subsidies too so even more people will lose insurance.

This. A good explainer of how Medicaid cuts work.

CBPP: “Trump’s budget sharply reduces the fruit & vegetable component of WIC’s food benefits for expecting parents and young children… takes away $1.3 BILLION in fruit & vegetable benefits from 5.2 MILLION participants…” (104,000 in Tennessee) www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-b...

We are a little over 24 hours out from the Unite for Veterans rally on the National Mall and livestreamed everywhere. Join us at @unite4vets.bsky.social thewarhorse.org/veterans-pro...

A piece I wrote on cyber security for @thebulwark.com. www.thebulwark.com/p/slashing-c...

trump sure showed them

NEW -- President Donald Trump skipped the return of four soldiers who died in a training exercise to Dover Air Force Base Friday and instead spent $4.2 million of taxpayer money to attend a dinner for one of his business interests and to play golf. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

Parents Gently Explain To Child That Their Money In Heaven Now

Entire Staff Is Fired at Office That Helps Poorer Americans Pay for Heating www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/c...

This was posted in Threads: #45 called Pete Buttigieg “Alfred E. Newman.” Mr. Buttigieg’s response: “I guess the fact that I inspired him to make a literary reference, possibly for the first time…..” is genius. Buttigieg is quickly becoming one of my heroes.

Crazy that Hegseth had photos of the Énola Gay removed due to DEI concerns. www.newsweek.com/military-rem...

Rabbis are finding Trump’s Gaza plan inhumane. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Wishing all of you the best and happiest of holidays! I’m grateful for having all of you remarkable, kind people in my life!

Really enjoyed the new documentary Beatles '64 on Disney. Martin Scorsese hs created a film that places the Beatles's first trip to the U.S. in historical and cultural context. This film communicates why the Beatles and that trip became so important.

Trying out Bluesky. It looks promising, especially since it’s decentralized, unlike FB, which is quite centralized.