May 4, 2026 Press Release NEW ORLEANS, LA —Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) released the following statement: “Geaux VOTE! Despite the suspension of the U.S. House elections, I am still encouraging voters to go to the polls and make their voices heard.

Russian honeypot exploiting African youth. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/w...

1/ The Russian officer who oversaw the occupation of Bucha in 2022, during which an estimated 458 Ukrainians were murdered, has been targeted by a bomb attack in the Russian Far East. Major General Azatbek Omurbekov's condition is currently unknown; another officer was killed. ⬇️

That blockade sure is porous. This Russian ship is on the sanction list. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/w...

“American billionaires should be a warning sign for Europe. They were happy to exchange freedom and democracy for access, lower taxes and deregulation. These people are pure opportunists who value profit over the public good.” -Joni Askola

Since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, it has fired wave after wave of missiles, bombs, and drones at Ukrainian civilians—at their homes, businesses, water supply, & energy infrastructure. Please join me in raising funds for defense equipment snyder.substack.com/p/sky-defense

Worm brain bro collecting trash pandas weewees was not on my bingo cards. 😭😭😭

At a packed Budapest metro station, crowds of Hungarians are chanting: “Russia, go home.” It’s our turn now. #Vote

This is called a porous blockade…if you letting ships through, what exactly is blocked? 🥴

It’s a good day!

The US has it's own Cargo 200 problem.

This is Pulitzer shit right here.

❗️Ukraine secured security cooperation deals with Saudi Arabia, UAE and Qatar, Zelensky said, covering air defense support, joint defense production, military expertise exchange and energy cooperation including diesel supplies. #Ukraine

Ukraine has two months of war funding left. The EU loan is frozen. The IMF tranche is blocked. The central bank may have to start printing money to pay soldiers by June.

Good. A company expecting free labor in exchange of meals should be barred from government contracts. apnews.com/article/supr...

The EU froze Hungary’s rearmament loan under the SAFE programme after Budapest blocked a €90B loan for Ukraine. Hungary remained the only plan not approved among 19 applicants, with tensions rising as Viktor Orban linked cooperation to energy and transit disputes.

❗️🇷🇺Russian Baltic ports of Primorsk and Ust-Luga suspended the loading of crude oil and petroleum products on Wednesday following a massive 🇺🇦Ukrainian drone attack - Reuters

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You know, it truly sucks to see @thetnholler.bsky.social retweeting Max Blumenthal, a man who loved seeing Syrian kids being slaughtered so much that he even did little comedy routines about their extermination.

🔥 Russia’s Ust-Luga oil terminal is burning and they can’t contain it - Russian Media Multiple fuel tanks ablaze at one of Russia’s largest Baltic export hubs, with reports saying the fires are still out of control.

NO on the SAVE America Act.

1/ An immediate ban on the use of Telegram, ordered by the Russian MOD, is going to have disastrous effects on the Russian army's communications and fundraising, according to Russian warbloggers. ⬇️ bsky.app/profile/chri...

Break out the marshmallows

Must read.....it's worse than you think.

We are aware of recent reports regarding targeted phishing attacks that have resulted in account takeovers of some Signal users, including government officials and journalists. We take this very seriously. 1/7

I'll say this for Trump, he makes good on his pledges

The shadow behind the POW exchanges. Torture and propaganda concerns, and the new allegations. It’s not going away, it’s getting worse. My piece for LLB londonlovesbusiness.com/the-harrowin...

The occupiers dropped a 500-kg bomb in the center of Kramatorsk, said the city's mayor, Goncharenko. 6 people were injured, including 3 children. 12 (!) multi-story buildings, 5 administrative buildings, and 22 cars were damaged.

RESPECT

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“This is the most terrible text I have ever had to write in my life. My godson, nephew Gennady, died while performing a combat mission. Our boy. Our son. Our pride. Bright, sincere, brave. Please keep the memory of Gena in your hearts.”💔 By; Maria Pogorelova🇺🇦

🕯️ 3 years already… Let us not forget the French heroes who fell for freedom.💔🇺🇦 Remember Andréas Gallozzi, 22 years old, who died on February 16, 2023, in Svatove. "I have done my duty, defending the honor of France, Ukraine, and Europe." Glory! 🇫🇷🇺🇦

DHS is holding a 2-month-old BABY at a detention facility in Texas. Last night, Juan Nicolás was rushed to the hospital after choking on his own vomit & being unable to breathe. This demands accountability — not a blank check for more cruelty.

Interesting article about iphones' security features, www.404media.co/fbi-couldnt-...

Alex Pretti wasn't killed by rhetoric, he was killed by two masked CBP agents shooting him 10 times in the back after they had disarmed and pepper sprayed him. Rhetoric didn't kill Renee Good either, a thug from ICE did that with a gun as she tried to avoid hurting him.

Yes, FBI? I’m calling to report a murder.

Cool Runnings | Why is ICE at the winter Olympics in Italy? . Cartoon by Clay Jones | Claytoonz °°°°°°°°°° I understand US law enforcement should be at the Olympic Games since our athletes will be competing. Sometimes bad things happen, like the 72 Olympics in Munich and 96 Olympics in Atlanta.

I think one thing people outside Minnesota don't understand is that after Good and Pretti were killed by feds while observing, the most normal people you could imagine have made peace with the fact that they could be next, and they are still out there because they say it's the right thing to do.

Long overdue, you could probably extend that too.

1/ Russian 'combat penguins' are in reality soldiers who have been so badly misled about thermal protection capes that they treat them as magic amulets, says a Russian warblogger who says he is horrified by images such as this. ⬇️

Desantis claiming that the most partisan and corrupt DOJ in history led by the former FL AG Bondi dropping the obvious fraud case against Casey proves that it is a “hoax.”

But Bezos had $75 million to spend on Melania’s vanity project.

not saying he's necessarily in the organization, but this skull face mask was popular among members of the Proud Boys a few years ago

Pulling guns on observers under 48 hrs after Jesus Ochoa and Raymundo Gutierrez were outed as the murderers of Alex Pretti.

Colin Jost shines in cut-for-time ‘SNL’ sketch ‘Epstein-Barr’ www.theomnicosm.com/the-cold-ope...