💔🕯️RIP... Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. #RIP #LincolnMemorialReflectingPool

Classy Donald, making a national monument look like a suburban toilet.

Google co-founder Sergey Brin — the third-richest man on the planet — is reportedly spending $57M to defeat California's proposed billionaire's tax. So he and his fellow oligarchs can't afford a wealth tax, but they'll spend a fortune buying elections? See the problem...

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Based on this Virginia ruling, the Tennessee and Florida maps should both also be shot down. If not, Virginia should just pull a Tennessee and change the rules to ram it though the legislature. 🤷‍♂️

So weak and pathetic. For the love of God, please fight! At least pretend. GOP governors are just ramming through the map, why can't Virginia?

*slams head against a wall* THE VOTERS JUST HAD THEIR SAY. THIS SCOTUS TOLD THEM THEIR SAY DOESN’T MATTER AND THE VOTERS CAN GO KICK ROCKS. WTF. ARRRRRGGGHHH.

Views on America have not only declined, but have slipped into more negative territory than even its chief geopolitical rivals.

Wall Street Journal: Trump Expected to Remove FDA Commissioner Marty Makary

The Republican Party has effectively ended the Voting Rights Act because they want to keep a dying pedophile in office for the rest of his life.

Ashley St. Clair’s transformation from a self-described “good little foot soldier” to MAGA turncoat has triggered unease across the online right, where some of her ex-compatriots have argued she is a disgruntled attention-seeker moving onto her next grift.

every day I am forced to watch markets think we've solved world peace by 9am only to think World War Three is about to start at 12:30

OIL FUTURES PARE LOSSES; BRENT BACK UP OVER $100 A BARREL, US CRUDE TURNS POSITIVE AFTER WSJ REPORT SAYS IRAN REJECTS U.S. DEAL ON STRAIT OF HORMUZ AS UNREALISTIC

EU leaders frustrated by the failed US-led Ukraine negotiations are preparing for potential talks with Putin, the FT reports. European Council president António Costa said the bloc has Kyiv’s backing to be “prepared to contribute positively for negotiation.”

Much appreciation to Snopes for work like this — www.snopes.com/fact-check/r...

IRANIAN PARLIAMENT SPEAKER SAYS A MILITARY ATTACK REMAINS POSSIBLE, BUT OUR ENEMIES MUST UNDERSTAND THAT IRAN IS PREPARED TO DIE RATHER THAN SURRENDER

Venomous spider FTW

The tech giant may drop one of the industry’s most ambitious climate targets

RESULT #3: State Senator Greg Goode, yet another Republican who voted against the GOP gerrymander, has *prevailed* over a Trump-endorsed primary challenger. He remains the Republican nominee heading into November.

RESULT #2: State Senator Jim Buck, another Republican who voted against the GOP gerrymander, has also been ousted. He too lost to a Trump-endorsed primary challenger.

UPDATE: State Senator Travis Holdman, who voted against the GOP gerrymander, has been defeated by his Trump-endorsed primary challenger. (AP call.) In 3 other districts, the incumbents trail by 24%, 8%, and 6%. One incumbent leads by 20%. (No results SD1, SD23, and SD6 for now.)

Media Matters says it has "secured a complete and total victory in its case against the Federal Trade Commission" after the agency — under Trump — launched a probe last year into the progressive watchdog.

NEW: The Black voters in Callais have filed a motion asking the Supreme Court to recall the issuance of the judgment in the case saying they intend to file a motion for reconsideration. www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24...

The nearly 150 people aboard a cruise ship off the coast of Cape Verde have been mostly confined to their cabins, according to footage obtained by The Associated Press. Three passengers died and at least four fell ill in a suspected hantavirus outbreak on board the MV Hondius.

I'm at a border security business conference in Phoenix, where Tom Homan just threatened to target New York with deportation roundups. Story coming shortly.

Republican leaders tried to pass a five-year extension of surveillance authority in the dead of night. The bill does not enhance privacy protection. It risks expanding the ability of the Trump administration to spy on the American people. Unacceptable. That’s why we just shut the bill down.

🚨BREAKING: On behalf of Equal Ground Education Fund and Florida voters, my law firm has sued to block Florida's new illegal and unconstitutional congressional map. www.democracydocket.com/cases/florid...

Anyone remember the Purcell doctrine, saying courts shouldn't change electoral districts too close to the election because it might cause confusion? Remember how SCOTUS applied it six months ago to say it was already too late to invalidate the Texas districts? Funny how that didn't happen in Callais

Last night saw more setbacks for the Texas right in school boards. They already lost a lot of ground twelve months ago; yesterday, at least six conservative board members who’ve been at the forefront of book bans or policies restricting LGBT rights were ousted. boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...

A strong Saturday of voting for Democrats in Georgia leaves us at this: On morning of May 3rd: —217K had voted. —54.3% picked up Dem ballot; 44.1% the GOP ballot. —34.7% are Black. —46.4% are from the 10 biggest blue counties. (Reminder of why to care: boltsmag.org/georgia-supr...)

"Its real impact was to shield Joe Biden" says CBS's chief legal correspondent about a case called TRUMP v. UNITED STATES in which the Supreme Court granted Trump immunity retroactively and prospectively for any and all crimes for which he could claim any connection to official acts.

Good grief.

Americans need to hear this. The administration wants to cripple NSF. It did so by firing all members of the NSB. A significant amount of technological advances that we enjoy is traced back to NSF funding. The NSF budget = 1/3rd of what the Iran war has cost us in 3 months. It's not about $.🧪

Can't someone or some organization, like Democrats, sue for this violation. SCOTUS knew what it was doing because they could've stated that this doesn't apply for this election year. It's not like they've allowed districts to be used during election cycles when there were court cases.

Still can't get over how SCOTUS says you shouldn't change voting laws in middle of election and then demolishes Voting Rights Act in middle of election to turbocharge Trump's gerrymandering war

Can someone let the AP know that violating court orders is not a sign of "executive power. " It is a sign of contempt, lawlessness and authoritarianism.

Starting a 🧵 on Georgia early voting, as we build toward the major 5/19 elections that'll decide 2 supreme court seats (boltsmag.org/georgia-supr...). On morning of May 2nd —201K have voted. —54% picked up Dem ballot; 45% the GOP ballot. —34.7% are Black. —45.6% are in 10 biggest blue counties.

Seems that Rubio is refraining from any similar effort to educate POTUS or more generally play the role of “adult in the room,” focusing instead on keeping his job(s) and pursuing his pet projects in Latin America.

Uhoh, the FBI is going to have to indict a bunch of teenagers next.

🍃⚖️🧪 NIH Project Officer Returns to Work

“Oversimplification is a major hallmark of pseudoscience. Where real scientists see complexity & uncertainty, pseudoscientists claim unnatural simplicity w/ unearned confidence.”🧪

🍂💊🧪

“For many, the fear of facing online violence had meant they avoided sensitive topics or had gone silent, w/ 45% of female journalists saying they self-censored on social media, while nearly 22% said they were self-censoring in their professional work.”🛟🧪

The price of the IRAN WAR National average retail gas ⛽ price up to $4.45 Up $1.50 since start of IRAN WAR and up 47 cents in last week fuelinsights.gasbuddy.com/charts

Hey, hey, it's MAY DAY. You know what to do... No School! No Work! No Shopping! #TaxTheOligarchs

Q: Why are you not seeking congressional approval? TRUMP: Because it's never been sought before. They consider it totally unconstitutional. But we're always in touch with Congress. Nobody has ever asked for it before.

Trump claims it's unconstitutional to seek congressional authorization for war

LIVE: May Day demonstrators march in Washington, DC youtube.com/live/V6_3HD8...

Ex-Florida Rep. David Rivera convicted in secret Venezuela lobbying case