Zelensky issued an official presidential decree authorizing Russia to hold its Victory Day parade in Moscow tomorrow. He included the exact coordinates of Red Square. That's it. A+ trolling.

Ron breaks down ABC’s free speech fight with Trump’s FCC, the Virginia Supreme Court’s decision—and why Dems are still likely to gain seats, soaring gas prices, and the growing economic and political fallout from Trump’s war. Read the Friday bulletin:

The White House ballroom lawsuit just escalated. The preservation group suing Trump says DOJ made multiple “false statements” in court and delivered this brutal line: “All of this may be standard fare for a social media post. But in a federal court filing, it is neither appropriate nor permitted.”

They’re still working on it. Two weeks.

AOC on possibly running for the Senate or President: They assume my ambition is a title or a seat. My ambition is way bigger than that. My ambition is to change this country. Presidents come and go, elected officials come and go, single payer healthcare is forever.

OK friends, the Virginia Supreme Court dealt a body blow today to representative democracy. But don't despair! We will overcome this latest affront to our voting rights. Let's jump on Substack live at 8:30 pn ET. open.substack.com/live-stream/...

NEWS: Virginia Dems have filed a motion asking the Supreme Court of Virginia to delay issuing its mandate striking down the congressional redistricting referendum. The filing states the Commonwealth intends to file an emergency petition with the U.S. Supreme Court of seeking review of the decision.

Trump Media, the parent company of Truth Social, just reported its 2026 Q1 results. It lost $405 MILLION on $900,000 in revenue.

He means white people.

Crippling our ability to anticipate & track storms & then also crippling our ability to aid communities hit by storms & then also crippling any kind of social safety net that might help individuals hurt by storms. The GOP is a death cult. It's not a metaphor.

Giving billionaires and corporations the green light to buy our elections. Making it easier for polluters to destroy the planet. Stripping millions of reproductive freedom. Granting presidents immunity. Gutting the protections of the Voting Rights Act. The shame of the John Roberts court.

I love a good road trip, but this is brutally out of touch: a Trump Cabinet member making a documentary about himself while regular families can’t afford road trips anymore, because Trump and his war put gas prices through the roof.

The Virginia redistricting ruling is real, and the structural headwinds are real. But so is the path forward. What today's ruling actually means, what the right will lie about, and why the only answer is the oldest one in politics — persuasion, coalition, show up. open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

CNN reports the CDC is dispatching teams to meet the hantavirus-stricken MV Hondius cruise ship and escort American passengers back to the U.S. Passengers are expected to be quarantined in Nebraska. www.cnn.com/2026/05/08/h...

1. 🧵"If you are taking seats from Black people...then you are a thief." Baton Rouge civil rights activist Gary Chambers said the quiet part out loud Friday as GOP lawmakers push to wipe out Louisiana’s majority-Black districts. See the heated exchange👇

The $72 billion reconciliation bill will allow Democrats to vote against—and more important, will force Republicans to vote for— 1) taxpayers paying for Trump’s kingly ballroom, 2) more money for an unreformed ICE and border patrol, 3) increased government deficit and debt.

Sure, Trump. Sure. www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6_c...

It's BIG Friday Brief for May 8, 2026. Featuring the NEW LPA ad called "Sure"...which will vex Donald Trump, a lot. open.substack.com/pub/therickw...

The GOP threaten to destroy our democracy and Dems are still bringing pillows to gunfights. We need to see some fight. Watch the LP Pod here: https://youtu.be/MS9VcDmr2Sc?is=JWi460CqF79n5_Ok

No new wars and lower costs? Trump never planned on keeping that promise.

JUST IN: DEPARTMENT OF WAR RELEASES PHOTO OF ALIEN

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy: "It fits any budget to do a road trip!"⁩

Today's ruling in Virginia aside, remember that Trump’s approval is underwater - in everything from economy, to national security. Republicans are facing huge losses in November, it's why they are trying so hard to steal the midterms from not just Dems, but anyone who opposes Trump.

The only ones getting ahead in Trump's America are his best friends, the Epstein Class. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EkJ...

I feel sorry for the people who bought those monstrosities. And wheels falling off could be very dangerous for drivers... But I can't help laughing about it. 🤣

Voting Reform is voting for Racism, Bigotry, Transphobia, and Regression. Just so we're clear on that. No, this is not a nuanced issue. They've been very open about their aims. Voting Reform means that's what you voted for. So stand over it and don't hide behind how much you don't like Starmer

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week, Illinois. It's an opportunity for all of us to admire the talent and creativity that our teachers bring to their classrooms — you are the heart and soul of our communities. To all of our teachers, thank you for believing in our children.

President Donald Trump was dubbed an "economic serial killer" for killing off companies and entire industries with his policies.

Tennessee NAACP goes to court to stop "late-decade Congressional redistricting," and the law sure looks to be on their side.

They were held in cages in the Florida sun. Now "Alligator Alcatraz" may finally be shutting down. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

"Counterterrorism" now officially means targeting trans people www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Cabinet secretary touts ‘efficiency’ while making staff sit through 88-minute speech www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Blame John Roberts for destroying the Voting Rights Act www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

personally I think it's a very big deal that the Canada bureau chief for the @nytimes.com — certainly one of the highest-paid journalists in the country — asked an unspecified "AI tool" what Poilievre said & published its AI-hallucinated quotes in her reporting.

“.. If you need a 'stock market is not the economy' visual, this is a good candidate: Tech stocks relative to the market: all-time high. “.. Tech jobs relative to all jobs: all-time low.” - Schwab

“.. The announcements in locations thousands of miles apart will fuel concern about a cluster of cases so far associated ‌with three deaths ..” @reuters.com www.reuters.com/business/hea...

“.. next week, we’ll probably discover that consumer prices are now going up faster than wages... again. That will prove extremely disheartening for households still trying to find their footing .. @opinion.bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

Keep thinking about this quote in Politico earlier this week: “He will not be missed by a single career person,” said an FDA staffer granted anonymity to discuss Makary’s tenure. “And we will only regret it when they manage to find someone worse.”

How the Confederacy lost the war, but won the Union.

I'd like to thank all the Gerrymandering Confederates who've stopped pretending they're not racist. The next step is to stop pretending you're Christian. BC y'all hate the Gospels as deeply as you hate the VRA.

Miller responds to the story yesterday which included photos where his ex-wife, Sen. Bernie Moreno’s daughter, made allegations of domestic violence and child abuse.

The War on Jerky continues. bsky.app/profile/atru...

Ansari: Lutnick was also asked about the fact that he had said he believed Epstein would blackmail people. He said that he no longer believes that. And then, when pressed on why that is, he said it’s because he spoke with administration officials.

The most powerful force in American politics today is anti-establishment fury at a rigged economic system. To counter Trump’s culture wars and fake populism, progressives must mount a real battle against economic elites who have rigged the game — and shafted millions of working class people.

Trump slashed funding for researching infectious diseases like hantavirus and made deep staffing cuts to the CDC and other agencies that coordinate outbreak response. His disastrous decision-making cost us during the last pandemic — and continues to put us in danger. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/h...

Trump's DOJ just ended a major Biden-era antitrust lawsuit against AgriStats — whose price-fixing scheme allegedly raised chicken, pork, and turkey prices — with a slap-on-the-wrist settlement. Amid rising inflation, Trump has given Big Ag the green light to rip you off more.

Congress is doing NOTHING to stop Trump, and it’s time for a change. We need the resources to win this race — so I can take this fight straight to Congress as a fearless Democrat who knows exactly how to stop this fascist administration.

ABC lawyers accuse Trump’s FCC of punishing network for political reasons -- Network lawyers in a legal motion strongly pushed back against the FCC’s investigation into The View talkshow www.theguardian.com/media/2026/m...

As I said before, Dems won't do it. This is unbelievably self-defeating.

Texas eliminated 5 Democratic seats with no voter approval. Louisiana suspended election with no voter approval. Tennessee erased last majority-Black district with no voter approval. But VA Supreme Court blocks redistricting map approved by 3 million voters www.motherjones.com/politics/202...