The perverse result of the Supreme Court decision to allow states to redraw congressional districts and eliminate Black Democratic seats "is a Constitution that enables discrimination rather than protecting against it," says @profnoahfeldman. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

Petro Andriushchenko, head of the Center for the Study of the Occupation, reported that the Russians have redeployed up to 20 trucks toward the Berdyansk direction and may be preparing new offensive attempts.

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Trump: I’m not a king. Official White House account:

Roberts' Court just issued 3 major decisions gutting the Voting Rights Act, continuing to spend Trump’s second term not applying the law so much as clearing it out of the president's way.

Is the president going to stop going to MMA fights since they can’t be held in the ballroom? Is he unsafe at the fights? Is he going to demand an arena be built at the WH now? Or…. Is this just about using this bad thing to justify another stupid thing?

Trump owns this disastrous war in Iran and ever-rising gas prices. And there is no end in sight. It’s Trump at the pump.

One of the “seven respected law professors” who think SCOTUS should end birthright citizenship

Follow the money. #TrumpCorruption

This piece was originally published this morning for Democracy Docket members only. Democracy Docket made a decision to share it more widely because it felt too timely to keep behind the paywall. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/i-wi...

MAHA influencers, Democratic Senators, and cancer patients agree on one thing: you should be able to sue Bayer. Today, the US Supreme Court heard arguments over Bayer AG’s efforts to shut down the thousands of lawsuits alleging its product Roundup causes people to develop non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

A company chaired by the UAE’s national security adviser purchased 49% of WLF. Sheikh Tahnoon also chairs the firm that used $2B of USD1 to invest in Binance. The UAE, of course, has a major interest in Trump's Iran policy. Trump announced US might offer UAE financial support. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 10/

One way to think about this is that these people, including the secretary of defense, oppose the existence of the American republic. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Newspapers shouldn’t cover things Trump says as news. There should be a special rubric called "Trump said this" in the corner of the page or as a separate tab. This would be clarifying. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Look, I know that the peasants are starving but King Louis' top priority is to build a bigger and better top secret Hall of Mirrors in Versailles so that Marie Antoinette can enjoy eating her cakes... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

you couldn’t really find a more apt metaphor for elite politics in Trump II. Something absolutely crazy occurs, there is a momentary burst of panic, and then the people present at the gala go back and pretend like nothing happens. the gala itself is an attempt to paper over crazy

🔥💥🦅 Massive attack on occupied Crimea/Sevastopol, strike UAVs fly at ultra-low altitude to targets.

Trump’s approval numbers in Europe are absolutely brutal. Negative in nearly every country — and catastrophic in many. America’s global reputation has taken a terrible hit. It will take many years for our country to recover from the harm that Trump has done.

WE NEED TO KEEP CALLING THIS OUT BECAUSE IT MATTERS: California is the 4th largest economy on Earth, and the most populous state in the country. This isn’t a place for amateurs. Becerra has the experience for a state this big, this complex, and this consequential. 🧵

Oligarchs have always been a threat, but tech oligarchs represent a new level of danger. Their wealth dwarfs historical tycoons and their control over algorithms allows them to curate human reality. They own the digital infrastructure of thought

Americans - knowingly and with eyes wide open - elected this thing 2 times - the second time with more votes than the first time.

Q: Virginia officials say they see no evidence of fraud. Why did you say that election was rigged? TRUMP: Well, you have mail in ballots Q: They say they received no credible information of fraud TRUMP: You'd say that no matter what, & now they're finding out the 2020 election was totally rigged.

Prediction markets are a national security threat.

Rep. Ted Lieu knows how to drive the point home.

🧊✈️ HEADS UP COLORADO‼️ ⚠️ ICE Air inbound to DEN Eastern 737 – Tail: N803TJ ETA: 9:45am 👀

I’m From Donbas and I Know Exactly Who Brought This War #ukraine #donbas #ukrainerussiawar #ukrainians #ukrainiangirl

This article is about the USA but it applies to other places too. Like the closure of public toilets, the removal of benches makes a place less welcoming to the public. I especially don't like the use of those leaning benches that we see in train stations - terrible if you're waiting long.

⚡️ The European Union has formally approved a €90 billion loan for Ukraine and a 20th sanctions package against Russia - President Zelenskyy

Iran has Trump caught on the same math that Ukraine is using against Putin: $1 million missiles, $20,000 drones | Fortune fortune.com/2026/04/22/i...

April 21, 2026

“The earth was entrusted to us in order that it be mother for us, capable of giving to each one what is necessary to live.… The earth is generous and holds nothing back from those who safeguard it. The earth, which is mother of all, asks for respect, not violence.” —Pope Francis buff.ly/NSHxAbg

The young people in our @obamafoundation.bsky.social Leaders program give me hope. One of those leaders, Luisa Neubauer, is working to fight climate change and recently traveled to Antarctica. This Earth Day, I hope you'll check out her incredible story.

Fifteen minutes before the President announced he was pausing strikes on Iran, somebody moved $500 million in oil futures. Somebody knew. Somebody told them. Or somebody is them. New piece ↓ open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

The military campaign launched by the United States against Iran is part of a broader effort to contain China. However, so far, the results appear less favorable for the U.S. and more advantageous for China.

What happens when two lifelong seekers sit down to talk about faith, doubt, and the world as it is? Fr. Richard Rohr and Bono reflect on religion, their personal stories, and a prayer for Easter: easterlily.u2.com.

Russia's internal affairs minister Kolokoltsev arrived in North Korea. It's likely that he's going to ask Kim Jong Un for morre ammunition and/or missiles. What will North Korea ask from Russia in exchange is the question.

"They are likely far more widespread than we know," [Dean Grubbs] said. "There just aren’t people sampling the depths to frequently see them." GREENLAND SHARKS 🦈 GREENLAND SHARKS 🦈

Excited to attend the ribbon-cutting for the next segment of California’s solar canal initiative later this month in Hickman. Imagine generating solar power over 4,000 miles or so canals across the state. A lot of Sierra and Colorado River water to save via avoided evaporation.

France begins storing gas for winter

This is a nightmare: the destruction of Florida's orange industry. Tariffs, drought, deep freezes and a bacteria that is destroying the trees. They have lost 95% of production since 2003. 3/4s of growers are out of business. This is the dangerous eco-future staring us. slate.com/business/202...

Russian Tuapse looks like Mordor tonight 🔥

FLASH: Kash Patel files $250 million defamation lawsuit against the Atlantic Patel claims "Defendants published the Article w/ actual malice, despite being expressly warned, hours before publication, that the central allegations were categorically false" storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Ukraine will defeat Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump.

One could liken this to Kissinger's "madman" theory of statecraft, except with an actual madman.

❗️Ukrainian jet powered drones have entered occupied Crimea from the Black Sea direction, with additional UAV waves launched from Odesa heading toward Yevpatoria. #Ukraine

Ukraine successfully struck Russia's Novokuibyshev and Syzran oil refineries in the same night. Russia's oil industry continues to get pounded.

MAGA has always been a cult, but the fight with the Pope represents something much larger taking place. Christian Nationalism is settling into place as a post-Trump religious movement that supports neo-fascist brutality at the end of American Empire. jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/the-christ...

The essence of monarchism as an ideology: (1) the leader has a magical bond with the people (2) which bypasses institutions (3) is imbued with permanent emergency powers (there is a bad world that needs fixing)