The Palestinian Authority held the first municipal-level elections in years in occupied territory and in response the Israeli army kidnapped one of the victors and held him hostage and released him only on the condition that he step down from his seat.

While Trump pretends he has gotten the U.S. the best drug pricing deals in the world, the U.S. lags far behind other countries in eliminating Hep C in part due to drug costs. If he really wanted to make a difference on drug prices he could start here. rollcall.com/2026/04/27/d...

BREAKING: Two Democratic Reps. are introducing a bill to raise the federal minimum wage to $25/hr and eliminate subminimum wages. Reps. Delia Ramirez and Analilia Mejia are introducing the bill, saying it's unacceptable that the minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 since 2009.

Hysterically sad when they’re pretending this is about saving money when all you have to do is google how much Operation Metro Surge cost, and is costing, the people of Minnesota Just an incredibly violent smash and grab that people in and around the twin cities know they’ll be digging themselves…

Can Canada find a way to "Trump-proof" its economy?

literally fucking eugenics

Hey Melania, that black thingie with buttons? Some folks call it a clicker. It's a TV remote. See where it has CH & up and down arrows? Don't like Kimmel? Don't watch him.

“I mean we got 40 votes, and Schumer got seven. We have more support for our position than Chuck has for his.” Bernie Sanders agrees that he, not Chuck Schumer, is now the leading foreign policy voice on Israel-Palestine in the Democratic Party.

Elias Law Group "was founded by prominent election lawyer Marc Elias, an outspoken Trump critic. The firm frequently represents the Democratic party and ​its candidates in court." www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

A real photo of Kid Rock addressing service members at the Pentagon today. Nice summation of where things stand in the United States.

They're just rubbing it in taxpayers faces. I love it. And the media and the courts worked in tandem to make sure the same guy who tried to overthrow the government and strip the copper wire out of the walls of the country is back in the white house doing it again.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Kid Rock flew in military helicopters together on Monday, weeks after the Army came under scrutiny for a flyby at the singer’s home. nyti.ms/4e9lG9I

NEW: In a blow to Democrats, the Supreme Court of Virginia allowed a ruling blocking the certification of last week’s redistricting special election to stand — for now. Though not final, the decision raises concerns that the state's highest court could overturn the will of Virginia voters.

I continue to find the "shooting" narrative really odd! Security footage did not seem to show Allen firing shots at all; the gunfire appeared to come from Secret Service. "Attempted attack" would be more accurate, at least until there's more evidence made public.

If this situation (see also NIH + NASA) isn’t being treated as a five-alarm fire by our public science policy agencies and societies, right now, I guess I’d like to know why.

𐌁𐌉Ᏽ 𐌕𐌉𐌌𐌉 @OrevaZSN We cannot have sustainable energy because it threatens the oil industry. We cannot have healthcare because it threatens insurance. We cannot have peace because it threatens the weapons industry. Capitalism built a system where doing the right thing is treated like bad business.

The Trump admin just moved to block Illinois from limiting swipe fees—protecting the Visa / Mastercard duopoly. After calling fees a “ripoff,” Donald Trump now says federal rules override the state law. 🚨 Banks can ignore it starting July 1.

The White House "DRAMA!!!" Club put on a better show than that 'Mentalist' did - and then they took a well-deserved bow! @nicolesandler.bsky.social @jonathanlarsen.bsky.social @rudepundit.bsky.social @stephaniemiller.bsky.social @maddow.bsky.social @maddowblog.bsky.social

See this?

Happy new week friends... I had tremendous, good fortune this weekend catching some early migrants, but my favorite early bird is the Scarlet Tanager-absolute beauty defined. #BirdoftheDay #Passportphoto #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #nature #photography #ECK 🦉📷🪶

Since Trump is out here denying he is a rapist, a reminder that a judge said he absolutely was one

Hey MAGA, you really want to play that game of blaming the entire left/Dems when someone on the left commits an act of violence? Ok…then Trump & the entire GOP are to blame for the 23 killed at that El Paso Walmart in 2019. You wanna keep playing? Or can we all grow up & stop playing that game?

... but perhaps it would have been apropos to mention somewhere that the current US administration is dramatically slashing back research on curing cancers exactly like Sasse's. Neither of these conservatives want to wrestle wth that?

In the eight years since it bought Monsanto, Bayer AG has been saddled with an endless stream of lawsuits and settlement payments for cancer claims related to the most widely used herbicide in the world. buff.ly/02F4XD4

The executive order President Trump signed in February protecting and encouraging the production of glyphosate, the primary ingredient in Roundup, is a major victory for Bayer AG. buff.ly/EkbPuma

The professors are not okay. The students are mostly fine, but are unaware what they’re missing and of how much better it could be.

If Congress doesn’t act now, before this architecture is operational, it won’t get another chance. The time to ban autonomous lethal systems for domestic law enforcement is before the first Predator blows somebody up on a Minneapolis street, not after. www.commondreams.org/opinion/kill...

Take action to end Elephants in tourism action.wildlifesos.org/page/74446/a...

Good news for transgender youth and their families: A federal judge blocked an effort to undermine their care, finding that HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. acted illegally by trying to override established medical standards.

For decades, rich and powerful interests and their right-wing political allies have been executing a secret plot to buy our political system — and it may get a whole lot worse. @davidsirota.com reveals the full story of how we got here, and what we can do to get out of it. youtu.be/AeO41h4fHb4?...

When facial recognition pinned a crime on Kimberlee Williams in a state she'd never been to, Maryland police didn't question it. Ms. Williams will never recoup the 6 months she spent in jail for a crime she had nothing to do with. We're demanding justice and policy change.

With so much awful news, here is something to brighten your day:

I'm sorry to all my TTU colleagues who were at one point under the impression that they worked for a university

🧵 Virginia voters have spoken: the state legislature should redraw the congressional map to counteract Trump’s effort to maintain control of Congress in the midterms. But the effort now faces multiple legal hurdles before the new map can be implemented. Here’s what you need to know 👇

#photography #birdphotography #killdeer #EastCoastKin #BirdOfTheDay #insectivore 🪶

Do we really have a constitutional republic, with elected representatives making decisions on tax and spend issues, when an imperial president can just take our money and buy an airline? We don’t have a govt functioning with the consent of the governed - we have one man run amok.

I like this agenda.

Fixed it...

Hell, yeah‼️ www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...

It’s a neat trick that Trump and his henchmen are pulling with their mafia DOJ. File a bogus frivolous lawsuit that you can never possibly win in a court of law, then have Todd Blanche settle it by paying them millions and potentially billions in taxpayer money. Theft by lawsuit.

ICE has violated almost 100 court orders. Let me say that another way. 100 times ICE was caught brazenly ignoring the law. 100 times a court told them to immediately stop. And 100 times they ignored the order. That's an out-of-control agency that shouldn't get another dime.

See this? EXCELLENT!!!

Insane, far beyond Red Scare era treatment of Communism which still could certainly be studied FIRE has complained, but where are all the NYT WP Atlantic etc pundits who so wrung their hands over optional guest speakers being protested at Oberlin?

What could go wrong? NRC is reportedly way too conservative but DOGE madness is not the path to reform

⚠️ Following a decision from the North Carolina election board, voters could be forced to prove their citizenship this November. “For many North Carolinians, the new challenges will be just the latest obstacle that Republicans have erected at the polls,” writes @billycorriher.bsky.social.

TRUE statement!!!! #Epstein #TrumpFiles #EpsteinFiles