Celeste Roberge’s sculpture “The Weight of Grief” #art

Five Questions with Independent Journalist Scott MacFarlane Where do we find reliable news in an era of disinformation?

Scott MacFarlane, after leaving CBS, has one of the hottest new indie news Substacks around. He joins us tonight to give us a peek at his new world—and how he manages to cover all the news, all the time. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

I put out a montage of him a while ago sniffling in nearly every podcast interview he did for two years, but maybe that wasn’t the only thing he had going on.

The American gestapo abducted an 85 year-old widow.

Was she one of the worst of the worst? No, her step-son, a retired Alabama state trooper, got ICE to put her in a detention center to deport her because he wanted all of his father's inheritance.

Sounds like the son is the worst of the worst.

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How the American oligarchy went hyperscale The AI boom is fueling a literal and metaphorical power grab by tech billionaires—and forcing a reckoning.

May 2026
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Sam Altman’s Stargate datacenter in Abilene, Texas, will be “roughly the size of New York’s Central Park," while OpenAI’s Project ­Jupiter in New Mexico could be larger still. Amazon and Anthropic are developing Project Rainier on 1,200 acres outside Indiana.

Trump DOJ scrambles to salvage Minnesota voter roll case — but files wrong document and leans on shaky new claim Facing mounting defeats, DOJ has asked courts to let it send new letters to states — effectively a do-over. In Minnesota, the department appears to be trying a different approach and retroactively sup...

🚨BREAKING: After losing five straight cases attempting to access state voter rolls, the DOJ tried to patch a key legal flaw in its Minnesota lawsuit — only to attach the wrong document and rely on a single, disputed allegation as its new justification. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Italy passed a law that allows up to 3 days off to care for ill pets.

Stevens to RFK Jr: "To top it off, Mr Secretary, I got a copy of HR-944. You know what it is? It's your impeachment articles, sir. You have abused your office, you have gutted America's public health! You should be ashamed."

DOJ demanded voter files from all 50 states.

DOJ sued 31 states for refusing their demand.

My law firm intervened to protect voters in those cases.

DOJ is now 0-5.

My firm is 5-0.

Lesson: When we fight we win.

Hotels Aren’t Seeing The World Cup Boon They Were Promised With just over two months until the World Cup begins, the hotel industry doesn’t see the promised economic boon on the horizon.

Hotels Say World Cup Economic Boon ‘Isn’t Materializing’

For the First Time in the U.S., Renewables Generate More Power Than Natural Gas

Try as they might, renewables are gaining momentum.

"Last month, fossil fuels generated less electricity than in any March going back at least 25 years, while renewables generated more."

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"You're just voluntarily complying with this whimsical cosplay" -- holy shit, Tim Kaine is *demolishing* Russ Vought

The Boundary Waters wouldn’t just lose its protections tonight. It would lose them permanently.

And if it passes? It’s not just a setback you can undo in four years. The Congressional Review Act has a poison pill once a protection is overturned this way, no future president can ever issue a similar one again without a brand new act of Congress.

Sens. Thom Tillis (NC), Lisa Murkowski (AK), Susan Collins (ME), Chuck Grassley (IA), Joni Ernst (IA), and even Majority Leader John Thune (SD) have been identified as possible “longshot” no votes senators who may not like the unprecedented use of the CRA because they are procedural traditionalists.

Live Updates from Senate

Update on Save the BWCA: vote scheduled at 11:00 AM tomorrow, Thursday, April 16, the Senate will proceed to a roll call vote on passage of H.J.Res.140.

Hochul Proposes Tax on N.Y.C. Second Homes That Are Worth $5 Million

We will be taxing the ultra-wealthy and global elites.

Disgusting.

This is why mass pardoning people for politics is never a good idea.

Members of Congress are gaining access to ICE facilities and surprise, surprise, the conditions are inhumane.

Exactly 💯

Glad to see the Australian government on board. Massive milestone today with Bowen acknowledging EV growth is already offsetting the oil crisis. Increasing reserves while demand falls makes no sense.

Now for a solar carport mandate!

Charge baby charge. ☀️⚡ #Bettrification #EVs

The effective federal corporate income tax rate:

1950: 50%
1990: 25%
2020: 13%

Stop asking "but how we will pay for it?" Restore the corporate tax rate.

That is how we will pay for it.

Very important letter, Hollywood is rallying to save their industry.
blockthemerger.com/openletter

The WBD-Paramount merger is a consumer story just as much as a Hollywood story

Fewer streaming options
Less competition
Content disappearing behind paywalls

We're sounding the alarm
State AGs: we have your back

#BlockTheMerger

blockthemerger.com/openletter

The end of Viktor Orbán’s autocratic regime is a victory not just for Hungary, but for people who value democracy around the world. Congratulations to Tisza, to incoming leader Péter Magyar, and to Hungarians everywhere.

DHS deported a US citizen to Mexico. Brian Morales is 25 years old who was born in Denver. Pulled over in Texas with his construction crew. Didn’t have his ID on him and told officers he could get his birth certificate, Social Security card, and medical records from home.

SAVE THE DATE MAY DAY 2026 A nationwide day of collective action Friday, May 1, 2026 WORKERS OVER BILLIONAIRES MAYDAYSTRONG.ORG

May Day will be a nationwide day of economic disruption, as we flex our collective power to demand an end to the oligarch-enabled Trump regime. The central action will be to engage in little-to-no economic activity on May 1 — that means no work, no school, and no shopping: maydaystrong.org

That’s an abomination.

The answer is implicit in the question: Putin has ownership over both countries.