America's chief Middle East negotiator - Jared Kushner - is almost completely dependent on Middle East government investment in his chief business. It's probably the biggest conflict of interest in American diplomatic history and we should be talking about this way more.

"Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be." — Abraham Lincoln

The Mouse Bites Back "Disney is mounting its most aggressive pushback yet against Donald Trump’s attempts to censor his critics, signaling that the company has concluded it's wiser to fight rather than fold." by @passantino.bsky.social www.status.news/p/the-mouse-...

Just in at #SCOTUS: Alabama is asking the justices for emergency relief by next Thursday to allow the state to re-draw its congressional maps in light of Callais (and notwithstanding the Supreme Court's 2023 decision affirming the district court injunctions from which Alabama is now seeking relief).

“They’re literally running out of money at the end of the month,” Kraft Heinz Chief Executive Officer Steve Cahillane said. “We’re seeing negative cash flows in the lower-income brackets where they’re dipping into savings.” www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

JUST IN: Cole Allen wants the top brass of DOJ to recuse themselves from his case, noting they have openly described themselves as victims and witnesses of his alleged crimes -- and have personal relationships with the primary alleged vctim: Donald Trump storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Erwin Chermerinsky on wht Trump's war is illegal.

May the Fourth be with YOU, from the Obama Presidential Center. Opening June 19.

More than 40 global media outlets are coming together as the One Free Press Coalition to bring attention to fellow journalists who are being threatened for seeking to tell the truth. #OneFreePress

BREAKING: We're suing Louisiana officials for suspending the state's primary election after voting has already begun. On the heels of a Supreme Court decision that eviscerated protections for voters of color, elected officials jumped at the chance to disenfranchise people — we won't allow it.

“Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.” Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

"The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts" Marcus Aurelius

“Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.” Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

"The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts" Marcus Aurelius

We just dropped a limited batch of $5 tickets at gothamfc.com/mayor for the Gotham FC May 9th home game vs. Boston Legacy. I'll be there. Will you? Grab a $5 ticket at gothamfc.com/mayor before they're gone!

And with that, the first complete draft of the manuscript for “The Court We Need” is off to my (wonderful) editor.

"As is so often the case with commentary about the emergency docket, the Court’s defenders make arguments that sound outwardly reasonable, but that depend entirely on cherry-picking their examples and ignoring the counterexamples." Me on the barrage of commentary attacking the Times' #SCOTUS scoop:

Two things can be true: Congress should pass uniform, national legislation reining in partisan gerrymandering; and Until that happens, or every state adopts an independent redistricting commission, neither party is going to (or, frankly, should) unilaterally disarm.

Obama: Congratulations, Virginia! Republicans are trying to tilt the midterm elections in their favor, but they haven’t done it yet. Thanks for showing us what it looks like to stand up for our democracy and fight back.

Spent Saturday with President Obama and New York's Cutest — turns out my first name is Mayor and I need to be doing more squats.  Here’s to building a City where families can thrive and every classroom is full of this much joy.

The sooner the better. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Mamdani's harsh words for Democrats: "What are we fighting for? When you look back at the history books of our party, 100 years ago we had a very clear vision ... It's sad that for too many Americans, when they want to look for ambition in the Democratic Party, then have to turn to a history book."

Orgone.

Orgone.

Mamdani's harsh words for Democrats: "What are we fighting for? When you look back at the history books of our party, 100 years ago we had a very clear vision ... It's sad that for too many Americans, when they want to look for ambition in the Democratic Party, then have to turn to a history book."

Judge Again Halts Aboveground Construction on Trump’s Ballroom A federal judge wrote that an exception he made for work on security features did not cover most of the construction on the larger ballroom project Trump has proposed. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/16/u...

Abraham Lincoln: “There are few things wholly evil or wholly good. Almost everything, especially of government policy, is an inseparable compound of the two, so that our best judgment of the preponderance between them is continually demanded.”

Obama: The victory of the opposition in Hungary yesterday, like the Polish election in 2023, is a victory for democracy, not just in Europe but around the world.

Abraham Lincoln: “There are few things wholly evil or wholly good. Almost everything, especially of government policy, is an inseparable compound of the two, so that our best judgment of the preponderance between them is continually demanded.”

“Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate.” Albert Schweitzer

Orbán lost.

“Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate.” Albert Schweitzer

“The truth unquestionably is, that the only path to a subversion of the republican system of the Country is, by flattering the prejudices of the people, and exciting their jealousies and apprehensions, to throw affairs into confusion, and bring on civil commotion.” —Alexander Hamilton

Franklin D. Roosevelt said, “Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and senators and congressmen and government officials, but the voters of this country.”

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Franklin D. Roosevelt said, “Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and senators and congressmen and government officials, but the voters of this country.”

“The truth unquestionably is, that the only path to a subversion of the republican system of the Country is, by flattering the prejudices of the people, and exciting their jealousies and apprehensions, to throw affairs into confusion, and bring on civil commotion.” —Alexander Hamilton

Some MAGA voters don't care what Trump does. But some do. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/08/u...

Judge blocks Pentagon’s latest bid to limit press access in scathing ruling www.cnn.com/2026/04/09/p...

Some MAGA voters don't care what Trump does. But some do. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/08/u...