Zampolli is a shining example of people alleged to be scammer and abusers have weaseled their way into using Trump’s global platform for their own nefarious purposes.

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Data center energy use will nearly quadruple during this decade. By 2030, it will require the equivalent of 54 nuclear reactors to provide this much power. Consider: The US has only 94.

Work Wit The real drawback with solar energy is that no private equity group has yet discovered a profitable way to monopolize the Sun. (Although they are working to “rightsize” it.) www.bartsbooks.com

NO 👇 LIES DETECTED, NEIL.......

Rick Steves beat cancer. His next challenge: Teaching Americans to embrace culture shock. Even the "Rick Steves' Europe" host uses AI on the road — but he draws the line at taking travel advice from influencers and their selfie sticks. Suzy Byrne, Reporter www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/tr...

We did it, #Virginia! Thank you!

HELLO #Virginia, tell your friends and family to go #vote. It is important. Voting YES by April 21st stops Trump and MAGA Republicans’ power grab and levels the playing field for the 2026 midterms. It is up to us to #GOTV and get fired up and go to the polls.

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We need to do more than win in November. We need a massive blue wave. The only way to stop the MAGA shenanigans of the Trump regime is to win big, limit their power, and then do it again in 2028. Please follow the people on this list who are on the frontlines fighting for US. go.bsky.app/K6JGV3h

German Chancellor Merz has welcomed Ukrainian President Zelensky for government consultations in Berlin today.

April 13, 2026 On April 12, the day of Hungary’s parliamentary elections, the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) posted on social media that it was closely watching the election and stood firmly behind Prime Minister Viktor Orbán…. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/april-13-2...

After Orban’s loss in Hungary’s election on Sunday, far-right parties in Europe are reassessing the political cost of being seen as too close to Trump.

View from my office.

This absolute buffoon thinks that everyone is as stupid as he is, says he thought the "trump Jesus" picture depicted him as a doctor, blaming the bipartisan backlash on "fake news." What a lying jackass.

A major dude.

Took a friend to #vote YES in Mecklenburg County this afternoon and he was # 2,538. #Virginia

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Aging is a choice...with Uni and Robert Manni www.youtube.com/watch?v=aD3b...

Free: Meet the ‘Literary King of Tulsa’ (Before He Moves to Seattle) In his free time, Jeff Martin mobilized best-selling authors to travel to sold-out events in his hometown. He will soon expand his horizons. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/b...

Happy April Fool's Day.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is about to sign a voter suppression law. Super lawyer Marc Elias is ready to file a lawsuit to stop it: “Florida will be sued.” 🍿

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Take it from Sophie Cousens, "Clare Pooley is the master of writing an ensemble cast." ✨🐶 Clare Pooley's laugh-out-loud comedy, HOW TO AGE DISGRACEFULLY, is officially available in paperback! Start reading now 👉 bit.ly/3wqZgxn

"I am open to joy in all its forms. My body guides me toward peace, laughter, and love. Each spoonful of life offers me a taste of the sacred. I pause, I notice, and I savor." Rebekah Pierce thelemonademindset.substack.com/p/a-gentle-r...

Holy Christ - It Works: A Practical Message from a Carpenter’s Son by @bartjackson.bsky.social One of my favorite new books. amzn.to/449RdSW Thought-provoking and good-humored, the book asks the question few Christians dare voice: What are the real, personal rewards of living as Jesus taught?

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Will we see you at a #NoKings rally? ☮️ We MUST #resist fascism as he destroys our government.

EPA approves sale of higher ethanol fuel to try to lower gas prices The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday that it would temporarily allow widespread sales of a higher ethanol gas blend in a move that they hope will tamp down consumer prices that have... ...

Republicans are in charge of the Senate Republicans are in charge of the House Republicans are in charge of the Presidency Republicans are in charge of the Supreme Court Republicans are to blame for everything

Ask Mister Language Person Or don't. He could care less. Dave Barry davebarry.substack.com/p/ask-mister...

Beautiful story about signs from her beloved deceased child, Caulder. Carla Kaufman Sloan. #grief #healing www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0XD...

Some days, it is just like this.

Stories about life inside ICE's family detention center in Dilley, Texas, are hard to come by. But @julialurie.bsky.social reviewed hundreds of pages of sworn oral declarations given by detained children and their parents about conditions at the facility. This is Dilley, in their own words: