I saw a disclaimer in an ebook the other day that said, 'This book is 100% human generated. I'd rather write a story that might have lumpy bits than generate a soulless, passionless, piece of crap." I'm thinking of adding something like that to my next book if I ever get around to writing it.

Southern Poverty Law Center says it is under Justice Department investigation The nonprofit on Tuesday said it is “the latest organization targeted by this administration.”

The Southern Poverty Law Center, which is best known for its tracking of hate groups, said that the Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into the nonprofit regarding their use of informants.

Texas redistricts without a vote, Republicans cheer.

Dems in Virginia respond by putting it UP FOR A VOTE OF THE PEOPLE, it passes, Republican cry foul.

Oh well. Good job Virginia!!

Walt Disney World Now Capable of Being Operated 100% by Solar Power Walt Disney World has announced that it now has enough solar power to power the entire resort during sunny, daytime hours!

Walt Disney World Now Capable of Being Operated 100% by Solar Power

Ossoff: "You were talking earlier about Jared Kushner. The guy leading our diplomacy in the Middle East is bringing in billions from Middle Eastern princes and sheiks and going around the region asking for billions more while he conducts nuclear diplomacy on behalf of the country. It's obscene."

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has signed an executive order banning state employees from using insider info to bet on prediction market apps like Kalshi and Polymarket, warning the unregulated boom “opens the door to insider trading and abuse.”

Top Defense Ministry advisor injured in allegedly targeted Russian drone strike Military communications expert and Defense Ministry advisor Serhii Beskrestnov was injured in what he said was a targeted Russian drone strike on his home outside Kyiv overnight on April 20.

Top Defense Ministry advisor injured in allegedly targeted Russian drone strike.

Military communications expert and Defense Ministry advisor Serhii Beskrestnov was injured in what he said was a targeted Russian drone strike on his home outside Kyiv overnight on April 20
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Hegseth and Kash Go to [the] White [Castle] House

New Movie Coming In The FALL,
With 2nd Feature Movie,Dumb And
Dumber To Follow........

Author @gilduran.com was just banned from “free speech absolutist” twitter for criticizing the Palantir CEO’s manifesto— so here’s his upcoming book: www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...

Why the US military is stuck using $1 million missiles against Iran’s $20,000 drones Bureaucratic hurdles mean the US military typically has to wait a decade between the time it sees a new threat and the employment of a new system to defend against it.

theconversation.com/why-the-us-m...

Put Human Needs First, Not Attacks on Our Immigrant Neighbors and Wasteful Pentagon Spending  - Coalition on Human Needs We need priorities that put families and basic needs first, not starve them to feed a mass deportation machine and a bloated Pentagon budget.

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Dismantling Voice of America was one of the most devastating things I’ve witnessed. VOA wasn’t propaganda, it was proof that free press could criticize its own leaders and still survive. And now we’re throwing away one of our greatest tools of freedom.

Justin McDaniel, the professor who created a class to deal with existential despair At the University of Pennsylvania, he teaches students about loss, offering readings and discussions

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Seems to me like Trump is desperately begging Iran to sign a replica of the Obama JCPOA he tore up. All for the low low price of thousands dead, global instability, high energy prices, and a toll on ships through the once-free strait of Hormuz.

Companies are getting tariff refunds. Will you see lower prices? U.S. importers who paid tariffs the Supreme Court ruled illegal are nearing refunds, but shoppers who paid higher prices likely won’t see one.

Companies are getting tariff refunds.
Will you see $$$ ???
www.usatoday.com/story/money/...
It is unlikely you will see individual refunds, and widespread lower prices are not expected. While businesses can claim $175 billion in illegally collected tariffs, they are not required to share the funds

April 21, 2016 - Musician Prince dies at age 57 = 10 years ago.
RIP

I’m glad that the Mad King isn’t going to commit war crimes right now, while once again it is obvious this bumbling fool has no idea what he’s doing.

Epstein victim recounts how paedophile and Ghislaine Maxwell raped her (Daily Mail) Marina Lacerda was raped by Jeffrey Epstein between the ages of 14 to 17, but throughout that time she was never allowed into his bedroom. The paedophile fin...

Read "Epstein victim recounts how paedophile and Ghislaine Maxwell raped her" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-7zbeWbfi/5...

Donald Trump's cuts to USAID are estimated by a study published in The Lancet to result in 14 million deaths by 2030, including 4.5 million deaths in children under 5 years old.
This is from today's @nytimes.com

ICYMI — new HUNGARY 🇭🇺 PM Magyar says Netanyahu will be arrested if he goes to Hungary

Trump says he will extend Iran ceasefire until negotiations conclude The move has come at the request of Pakistan, the US president says, adding that Washington will continue its blockade of Iranian ports.

Trump extends ceasefire indefinitely as Iran stalls negotiations.
www.bbc.com/news/live/cx...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...

Trump PANICS as Iran TALKS FAIL!!! YouTube video by MeidasTouch

Trump PANICS as Iran TALKS FAIL!!! youtu.be/D5IoKL1rywE?... via @YouTube

Republican Drafts a Bill That Would Make Joseph McCarthy Blush The bill writes Joseph McCarthy's wildest fantasies into federal immigration law and dares the courts to do something about it…

*Daily Take*
Republican Drafts a Bill That Would Make Joseph McCarthy Blush.
hartmannreport.com/p/republican...
The bill writes Joseph McCarthy's wildest fantasies into federal immigration law and dares the courts to do something about it…

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Reports indicate a *remake* of the 1997 sci-fi film Contact is planned for release, with sources citing 2026 or 2027.

My concern / idea is to make a totally *new* movie - instead of remaking an excellent original;

Rendezvous with Rama [Dr. Arthur C. Clarke] or Ringworld [Larry Niven], for example.

Dark matter passes a new cosmic test, while MOND fails On cosmic scales, only dark matter (or something equivalent) gives us the Universe we observe. Now, the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect agrees.

Dark matter passes a new cosmic test, while MOND fails

A new cosmic test has finally, with CMB and large-scale structure data, become realistic: using the kinetic Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect to test dark matter vs. MOND.

Guess who wins?

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#space #astro #darkmatter #MOND

KIM: Are you concerned there could be real long-term effects of this war in Iran with fuel and fertilizer?

WARSH: If my reform agenda stands for anything, it's for the central bank to stay in his lane

KIM: But you're also charged with forecasting