Maybe appointing a Trump-supporting leader isn't such a good move: #Meta Is Dying Mark Zuckerberg is running Meta into the ground. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/o...

Prince Harry on the amazing #DavidAttenborough, who I've admired all of my life: time.com/article/2026...

After searching morgues and opening a mourning tent, a Palestinian family receives a phone call confirming their son is being held in Ofer Prison. www.aljazeera.com/features/202...

If you believe Trump's Labor Dept; I don't. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05...

Washington has been wrong about #Iowa before. They're wrong again. Zach Wahls @zachwahls.bsky.social is the guy who can win over U.S. Senator Ashley Hinson: www.bleedingheartland.com/2026/05/07/w...

Confused over redistricting? Here's a primer of this sad, unfair tale: slate.com/news-and-pol....

Gun-crazy Trump is really bad for us on so many levels: www.9news.com/article/news...

#Iowa Is Ruby Red. A Democrat There Is Worrying Republicans Anyway. (I love this guy) Rob Sand @robsandia.bsky.social, Iowa’s auditor, is campaigning for governor with a pragmatic message that eschews strict partisanship. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/u...

China Sees a ‘Giant With a Limp’ as U.S. Drains Weapons on Iran War America’s ability to deter China in a war over Taiwan is weakened, Chinese analysts say, giving Beijing leverage in an upcoming summit with President Trump. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/w...

"Trump knows he HAS TO rig the game to keep his majority in November. And the TN GOP was willing to go along with it. It’s shameful. Next stop is the courts.” open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

Is this intentional?? As Stockpiles Fall, U.S. Sells More Missiles Worth $17 Billion to Gulf Nations The United States and its partners have burned through an enormous amount of air defense missiles in the Iran war, and production is slow. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/u...

It's hard to retain employees at a workplace that expects to get dismantled. Scientists are already leaving NCAR, the federal weather lab in Boulder. @spencersoicher.bsky.social reports for @nexton9news.bsky.social:

$1 billion for a ballroom? Hantavirus Response Shows How Trump Cuts Have Compromised U.S. Preparedness The Trump administration has slashed funding for infectious disease research and has far fewer employees, including disease detectives, to respond to outbreaks. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/h...

#Colorado: "We have a lot of folks who've worked and lived here for over 20, 25 years," Loya said. The Deportation Data Project found that immigration arrests of people without criminal convictions increased eightfold. www.9news.com/article/news...

Trump's spending is bankrupting our country. Figures. As U.S. Debt Hits a Worrying Milestone, Washington Barely Notices www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/b...

Shell Reports Nearly $7 Billion Profit Amid ‘Unprecedented Disruption’ The oil giant’s earnings in the first three months of the year were more than double the previous quarter’s and follow similarly strong results of European rivals. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/b...

#Iowa: For the record, I have met #SarahTroneGarriott, the Lutheran minister who performed my daughter's wedding. JD Vance's inability to remember her name tells you all you need to know about him, and about Republican Zach Nunn: people.com/vance-fumble...

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/o...

#BlockTheMerger This Merger Can, and Should, Be Stopped By actor Mark #Ruffalo and Matt Stoller, director of research at the American Economic Liberties Project. You can read and share this without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/o...

As the watchdog group that spent 4 years litigating Trump's first term emoluments violations, we can say from experience: Congress needs to ensure the Emoluments Clause is actually enforceable. This is just the latest violation—Trump needs to be held accountable for them all.

The consequences of being inhospitable to immigrants: New report shows international immigration to #Iowa fell steeper than predicted, impacting population growth and state economy www.kcrg.com/2026/05/06/f...

True Believers Blow Trump’s Mind www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/o...

Also. #BlockTheMerger where the Saudi’s will own a massive % of CNN and other ParaBros media.

This merger (Trump is pushing) can and should be stopped: By actor Mark Ruffalo and Matt Stoller, director of research at the American Economic Liberties Project. Read and share this without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/o...

The U.S. government is hiding the true cost of the war in Iran from the American people. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

A beautiful May snow means sledding after lunch…

Republicans Unveil Map Carving Up Tennessee’s Majority-Black House District Trump cheats to win: The General Assembly is expected to quickly approve the map, which slices up Memphis, a majority-Black city that makes up most of the state’s lone Democratic district. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/u...

MAGA KEEP SAYING THERE’S “NOTHING THERE” RE: THE EPSTEIN FILES. But there is: open.substack.com/pub/mjfree/p...

My feelings about Donald Trump echo Nate White's in 2020: “Why do some British people not like Donald Trump?” Nate White, an articulate and witty writer from England wrote the following response: A few things spring to mind. Trump lacks certain qualities which the British traditionally esteem.

More sickening mob tactics: Governing by extortion www.cnbc.com/2026/05/06/u...

Iran War Live Updates: Tehran Appears to Cast Doubt on a Deal as Trump Makes New Threats www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05...

Ask yourself Why?? It’s the latest effort by the Trump administration to challenge safe and effective shots in the U.S. and make them harder to access for some patients. www.cnbc.com/2026/05/05/f...

What will be his next diversion from the #Epstein files? thehill.com/policy/inter...

The #GOP legacy is our outrageous $39 trillion national debt: thehill.com/homenews/sen...

Too many guns in the hands of hot-headed men: qctimes.com/news/local/c...

For extraordinary reporting revealing the conflicts of interest & self-enrichment that run rampant through the Trump administration, from POTUS Trump outward, the staff of @nytimes.com won the 2026 Pulitzer Prize in investigative reporting. Here are the headlines: www.nytimes.com/spotlight/tr...

In a Milestone for #ALS, a Treatment Helps Some Patients Improve The drug is for a small subset of patients. But evidence that breathing & strength can get better for some of them is remarkable for a paralyzing, usually fatal disease. Read it without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/w...

Finally, #Hope: If you know someone with the fatal disease #ALS, read and share this with them. You can do so without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/w...

Trump Gets Payback on Indiana Republicans: 5 Takeaways The president helped unseat most of the state lawmakers he targeted after they rebuffed his call to draw new House maps to help Republicans. Cheating Americans to win no matter what. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/u...

Trump Gets Payback on Indiana Republicans: This shows that it's a cult. VOTE THEM ALL OUT! www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/u...

Trump's ballroom bait and switch...which means YOU, the taxpayer, foot the bill on a project none of us asked for: open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

Powell’s term as Fed chair ends May 15. By staying on, he is denying President Donald Trump a majority on the board, on which Powell could serve until 2028. www.cnbc.com/2026/05/05/t...

My resolution proposing a constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision now has 79 co-sponsors. You can view the full list at: www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c.... I’ll keep fighting to get it across the finish line!

Trump's plan looks like outright theft to me. Does anyone actually trust the stewards of these "alternative" investments to enrich anyone other than themselves?? Don’t Fall for the #TrumpRetirement Pitch www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/o...

The Kremlin has used the pomp-filled Victory Day parade to showcase its military might and global clout, and it has been a source of patriotic pride. But this year, the parade in Moscow will take place without tanks, missiles and other military equipment for the first time in nearly 2 decades.

FYI. Important opposition research: Trump Is Losing Normie Republicans www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/o...

Who will win the midterms? It depends on whether young people VOTE! thehill.com/homenews/adm...

States should tax windfall oil profits to fund their way out of crisis The Iran war is triggering a major economic crisis that is boosting energy profits. Taxing those can help countries survive and become immune to energy shocks. www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...

Why are so many #immigrants undocumented? Not only is there no path for many; the path itself takes many, MANY years. www.kcrg.com/2026/05/04/i...