Yet Dems shy away from the issue, despite voting 100% to get rid of dark money when given the chance. (Republicans 100% defend dark money.) www.politico.com/news/2026/05...

American MAGA Republicans became the ugly way they are primarily though Jesus. Not the Pope's Jesus, the Jerry Falwell and Ronald Reagan one.

The Trump administration has granted more than 180 polluting facilities nationwide a two-year pause on compliance with Clean Air Act rules. www.propublica.org/article/clea...

MAGA Donors Panic Over Trump’s Secret Plans for Their $300M HIGH AND DRY www.thedailybeast.com/maga-donors-...

WSJ, gift link, no paywall: www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

WSJ: Representatives from Trump’s Freedom 250 “called a bevy of major companies… asking for millions of additional dollars for its own events. The move confused corporate executives, many of whom didn’t know that Trump had started a separate organization to raise money for his own celebrations”

So if Giuliani qualifies for free health care under the WTC Health Care Fund, he can apply for further compensation thru a separate fund for 9/11 victims. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/n...

Busted: Top Trump official admits to conflict-of-interest in 'slam dunk' video www.alternet.org/trump-confli...

To be clear, this guy thinks 9/11 was an inside job!

They’d rather be white.

Is this the dumbest Ron Johnson in the entire multiverse?

Instead of protests, Hungarians gathered for the first time in a very long time to greet their new Prime Minister and welcome the new government.

The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns. The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate. Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care. The list goes on and on. Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.

And the Christian Taliban in the USA tells us guns aren't the problem, the 'problem' is they aren't forcing enough Christian religious indoctrination down the throats of public school kids. It's a political arm for the insipid MAGA politics of intolerance, bigotry, ignorance, anger and stupidity.

Two stories on weaponization of DOJ yesterday. From CNN, report that Brennan prosecutor said the case was too weak to charge (and also describing how Quinones overpromised). edition.cnn.com/2026/05/08/p...

The Republican Party is full of monsters.

New research suggests that reliance on AI assistants can have a negative impact on people’s ability to think and problem solve.

Catastrophic and narcissistic – not even going to the trouble of masquerading as a defense strategy. And NYT, when something is impossible don’t write "nearly impossible" to split the difference between reality and delusion. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/u...

It remains great work

I wrote this in 2016.

America’s global power was built on confidence in U.S. rule of law, not just military might. That confidence has collapsed internationally, and the entire foundation of American prosperity has become fragile.

🔎🇷🇺 Sanctions are failing to stop Western technology from reaching Russia. CNC machine tools made in Poland are flowing to the aggressor through Turkish middlemen — and are being used to manufacture weapons for the war in Ukraine. VSquare.org

Even the emails about leaking are being leaked It also warned that “unauthorized leaks will not be tolerated and are subject to sanction up to and including termination.” Maybe is was John Barron

Sen. Ashley Moody: "Listen, if you go out and you say, 'okay, I don't like a person, and I'm going to target them, and I'm going to craft charges against them, come up with something because I don't like them,' that's weaponization." (Somehow she's not talking about Trump ... )

Havoc as Trump triggers global shortage of world’s 'most-consumed chemical' www.rawstory.com/iran-war-267...

The U.S. has spent billions to lose a war that enriches its oligarchs, impoverishes the citizenry, sabotages its alliances, and strengthens its enemies. Empires have risen and failed before, but to my knowledge no state has ever chosen to kill its own power. snyder.substack.com/p/on-superpo...

💥🇭🇺 Tens of thousands cheered newly inaugurated Prime Minister Péter Magyar outside Budapest’s Parliament building. Magyar said voters changed both Hungary and him—and pledged a full regime change and justice for victims and perpetrators of Orbán-era abuses.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

'It's a gut punch': Critics warn Trump's DOJ settlement greenlights more food price hikes www.rawstory.com/stinks-of-ro...

I wish it were not true, but ....

You can help support IRIS’ efforts below. “Your donation will be used to purchase food, hygiene supplies, and may include underwear and socks for the mother and children. Mothers will be invited to choose items according to what they need most.” irisnw.org/donate/

The police in Greenland are investigating the case of a man from Las Vegas who goes by Cliff. Locals said he had offered money to Greenlanders to join the United States. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/w...

In WA, one fundraiser is working to provide groceries to 20 immigrant moms who are guardians to more than 58 children across Whatcom and Skagit counties. Some have seen a partner deported. “Whatcom County had the third-highest number of per capita [ICE] arrests across all WA counties in 2025”👇🏽

Unfollowing. Your Dem bashing is off the charts, Axios.

'Yeah, so what?' Elites openly shrug at working-class pain caused by Trump www.rawstory.com/trump-267687...

“We moved 4.5 million people off SNAP” is a crazy way to say you took food away from 4.5 million people, mostly needy families. And also crazy to think this works for them politically!

American mystery man paying Greenlanders big money to join US www.alternet.org/trump-greenl...

This is what journalism is supposed to be about.

IMPORTANT UPDATE‼️ I am relieved to share that Kevin's parents are FINALLY in Mexico! While we are still working to reunite them, I am thankful for all those who fought for, prayed for, and uplifted Kevin and his family. When we fight, we win. And we will continue fighting!

“Rejecting visas to Kevin's family did not protect our communities. Putting families through the pain, stress, and fear of separation is not making our loved ones safer. Detaining immigrants for months in for-profit, inhumane detentions is not securing our nation.”

This chart shows why Democrats can’t unilaterally disarm while Republicans are gutting civil rights laws to pass ever more extreme gerrymanders. Dems could redraw several states by 2028—but if they don’t, the GOP could make the House winnable for Dems in anything but the biggest wave election

“Fidesz,” he said, “became a cult,” with Mr. Orban at its center. Shellshocked by its election debacle, the party is struggling to understand what happened. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/09/w...

‘I will give you $100’: Lobbyist busted for offering payments to attend JD Vance rally www.rawstory.com/jd-vance-267...

Minnesota is likely the best chance Dems have for gaining full control of a state in 2026. A 6-2 map like this could turn two red seats securely blue for 2028 (link below). 7-1 may even be possible with the level of gerrymandering the GOP has done elsewhere davesredistricting.org/join/260c430...

Repealing the 14th Amendment was also something that the militia types around Timothy McVeigh in the 1990s talked about.

The idea of "overturning" or "repealing" the 14th Amendment was a pretty fringe proposition until recently, but it wasn't unheard of. Obviously the former Confederates wanted to do that. But it was also a white nationalist talking point in the Cold War era. This is 1988.

JUST IN: US credit card debt hit record high of $1.33 trillion. And foreclosure filings jump to 6-year high due to rising insurance, property taxes, and debt strain on homeowners. Meanwhile… US Household Debt = All time high US National Debt = All time high Deficit Spending = All time high

"The Voting Rights Act, which the Supreme Court gutted last week, was not some symbolic achievement. People bled and died for that law." www.ms.now/opinion/supr...

Hungary is cleaning out the Orban cultists www.nytimes.com/2026/05/09/w... Send this to every Trump lackey you know.

The Trump administration is considering the expansion of access to the U.S. refugee program for white South Africans by declaring that an “unforeseen emergency” in that country warrants more than doubling the number who could enter as refugees TAT: [Nationalism]

Donald has always been an uncouth, racist, misogynist slob.