The Brits appear ready to shame the US news media into covering this, distracted as they are by gazing at their own navels ...

U.S. border protection officer charged with assault after southern Colorado ICE protest A federal agent is facing assault and criminal mischief charges in southern Colorado after he pushed a woman to the ground and took her phone during a protest outside a Durango ICE facility in October...

NEW: A Colorado DA has charged a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer with assault and criminal mischief after he allegedly pushed a woman to the ground and took her phone during a protest outside an ICE facility in Durango last year // Story by @katielang.bsky.social

Opinion | Measles Took My Daughter. This Is What I Want Everyone to Know.

Measles Took My Daughter. This Is What I Want Everyone to Know.
Her baby was 5 months old-

" refusing vaccinations doesn’t just put your own child at risk. It puts other children at risk. -It’s one of the most contagious viruses that exists-" www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/o...

The entire reason the Republican party even exists is inefficiencies in the U.S. electoral and parliamentary systems. It is a party based upon doing nothing by creating failure--and then running against said failures.

FRONTLINE's new documentary alleges Bukele secretly negotiated with El Salvador's gangs before his crackdown and is now keeping gang leaders in Salvadoran prisons to prevent them from testifying about those deals in US courts. Trump sends deportees to that prison. Both men get what they need SILENCE

Look at the date on this. I contacted the WH almost every day in the Biden years to protest #UScomplicit in genocide. And here we are...

A truly insane hearing.

Dem Rep. Debbie Dingell told RFK she's had 7 measles cases in her district in the last 2 weeks.

“I’ve met with the family of one of them," she said. "I said, ‘Why didn’t you get immunized?’ They said, ‘We’re listening to our government. Our government tells us not to.’”

RFK Jr. Says Measles Outbreaks Not His Fault: ‘I’ve Never Been Anti-Vaccine’ The HHS secretary, known for spreading disinformation about vaccine safety, falsely claimed people aren’t getting vaccinated because “the government lied to them during COVID.”

New from me: RFK Jr., who has spent decades pushing disinformation about the safety of vaccines, insanely insisted to Congress today he's played no role in fueling the resurgence of measles in the U.S.

"I've never been anti-vaccine." www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-me...

While Ohioans are hurting, Jon Husted voted 4 times to continue this reckless war in Iran.

Bad River Band Chairwoman Liz Arbuckle on the Line 5 reroute Liz Arbuckle on asking a judge to review permits for the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline reroute.

Watch: 📺 🖥️ 💻 📱 Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Chairwoman Liz Arbuckle discusses the tribe asking a judge to review a ruling that upheld permits for construction on the Enbridge Line 5 oil pipeline reroute.

Multiple oil spills are visible from space after Iranian and US-Israeli strikes hit oil facilities and ships in the region, with experts warning of an impending environmental catastrophe. https://cnn.it/3Ovxzwk

DEMOBILIZATION OF FEDERAL PROTECTIVE MISSION (FPM) FORCES Originator: JOINT STAFF J3 DEP-DIR REGIONAL OPS WASHINGTON DC//JOD AMERICAS// TOR: 01/01/2026 23:09:20 DTG: 012308Z Jan 26 Prec: Routine DAC: General To: CDR USNORTHCOM PETERSON AFB CO CDR USSOUTHCOM MIAMI FL, COR USSTRATCOM OFFUTT AFB NE, CDR USSTRATCOM OFFUTT AFB NE, CDR USTRANSCOM SCOTT AFB IL, COR USSOCOM MACDILL AFB FL, HQDA CSA WASHINGTON DC, CMC WASHINGTON DC, CMC WASHINGTON DC, CMC PPO WASHINGTON DC, CMC PPO WASHINGTON DC, CDR USAFRICOM STUTTGART GE, CDR USAFRICOM STUTTGART GE, CDR USEUCOM VAIHINGEN GE, CDR USPACOM HONOLULU HI, CDR USCENTCOM MACDILL AFB FL, SAF WASHINGTON DC, USCYBERCOM FT GEORGE G CC: MEADE MD, USCYBERCOM FT GEORGE G MEADE MD, HQ USSPACECOM COLORADO SPRINGS CO, HQ USSPACECOM COLORADO SPRINGS CO, CICS WASHINGTON DC, VCJCS WASHINGTON DC, CICS DIS WASHINGTON DC, JOINT STAFF DOM SIS WASHINGTON DC, JOINT STAFF DJ1 WASHINGTON DC, JOINT STAFF DJ2 WASHINGTON DC, JOINT STAFF DJ3 WASHINGTON DC, JOINT STAFF 14 WASHINGTON DC, JOINT STAFF DJ5 WASHINGTON DC, JOINT STAFF DJ6 WASHINGTON DC, JOINT STAFF DJ7 WASHINGTON DC, JOINT STAFF DJ8 WASHINGTON DC, DIA WASHINGTON DC, CNO WASHINGTON DC, ARMY HQ, DIRNSA FT GEORGE G MEADE MD, NGA WASHINGTON DC, JOINT STAFF J3 DEP-DIR REGIONAL OPS WASHINGTON DC, NGB WASHINGTON DC, CSO WASHINGTON DC

GENTEXT/Remarks: 1. Te) Directive: Demobilize National Guard personnel on Title 10 (T-10) status assigned to Federal Protective Missions (FPMs) in Portland, Los Angeles, and Chicago per SEWAR's verbal order of 31 December 2025. 1.A. hE» Los Angeles FPM: Demobilize the remaining 104 (+) Soldiers on T-10 status. 1.B. «CuT) Portland FPM: Demobilize the remaining 109 (+) Soldiers on T-10 status. 1.C. » Chicago FPM: Demobilize the remaining 314 (+) Soldiers on T-10 status. 2.7 → Demobilization planning: 2.A. 40H5) USNORTHCOM will coordinate with 1st Army to execute the demobilization of FPM forces in Los Angeles, Portland, and Chicago IAW SEWAR's VOCO and receipt of this GENADMIN. 2.B. ( Guard personnel sourced from Texas will remain on T-10 status until further notice.

NEW: In a court filing today, it was detailed that Pete Hegseth verbally ordered an end to National Guard mobilization in Los Angeles, Portland, and Chicago on December 31, 2025—the day that Trump announced on Truth social that the deployment would be ending. The written directive was dated 1/1/26.

Exhibit – #153, Att. #1 in State of Illinois v. Trump (N.D. Ill., 1:25-cv-12174) – CourtListener.com NOTICE by All Defendants (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit)(Azimpoor, Kian) (Entered: 04/21/2026)

Minute entry from yesterday: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Final judgment (dated today): storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

DOJ's filing: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Military memo: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Ex-NASA astronauts form new group to promote U.S. constitutional values More than 100 NASA astronauts have signed on to a non-partisan effort to promote “the principles that have propelled our nation for 250 years”

For my @sciam.bsky.social debut, I got to interview former astronaut Linda Godwin about the new nonpartisan organization Astronauts for America, which says it will work to promote constitutional principles and evidence-based leadership.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/ex-n...

Commentary: Trump’s least popular issue? Most of them

It’s almost like a bizarre political science experiment: Just how many unpopular policies can one president pursue? From starting a war with Iran to threatening Greenland to building a new White House ballroom, President Donald…

The green line here: deportationdata.org/analysis/imm...

whY iS evERyONe aROunD TRUmP tiEd To EPstEiN?

"He's Very Unwell" - Marsh Family parody of Chuck Berry's "Never Can Tell" from Pulp Fiction YouTube video by Marsh Family

The Marsh family does it again!

OMFG! 💣💥💣 Kevin Warsh is married to
Ronald Lauder's daughter, Jane Lauder!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_W...

Epstein Files Federal Chair nominee, Kevin Warsh, is refusing to disclose more than $100 million of his assets."

USA und Iran: Wer gibt zuerst nach? Verhandlungen in Islamabad stocken Donald Trump kündigt Verhandlungen mit Iran in Islamabad an, doch diplomatische Bemühungen stocken nach Zwischenfall im Golf von Oman. Die Lage beeinflusst globale Rohstoffmärkte.

There is only one feasible conclusion to draw from the pool of incoherent, contradictory social media posts by Trump about the Iran War—and that is that Trump is desperate for a deal, while the Iranians could care less. Never has America been more humiliated. www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/usa-...

Figure showing number of competitive grants mentioning women from 2015-2025. The number was rising until recently, with a precipitous drop in the last year.

At the end of 2024, the National Academies put out a report concluding the NIH has woefully underfunded women’s health research, and they suggested $15 B should be invested over the next 5 years.

Here’s what’s happened instead. Hard to study women’s health if you can’t say “women.”

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When you learned about the Iran hostage crisis, did they teach you this part?

In November 1979, during the crisis, Black hostages and women were released first.

Ruhollah Khomeini said they were oppressed in the United States and not part of the power structure, so they weren’t seen as spies.

A 7.5 magnitude earthquake has struck off the north-east coast of Japan, triggering a tsunami warning. #Japan #Hokkaido #Earthquake #Tsunami #News #BBCNews TikTok video by BBC News

www.tiktok.com/t/ZTkH9LEpv/

tsunami warning in Japan.

Trump Library Saga Takes Dark Turn: Where Did Millions in Funding Go? Four huge media conglomerates forked over $63 million in “settlements” earmarked for Trump’s presidential library. Democrats are trying to track that money—and the latest developments don’t inspire co...

What happened to the combined $63 million that Paramount, Meta, X, and ABC paid to the ‘Trump Presidential Library’ fund after surrendering? It just kinda disappeared. newrepublic.com/article/2092...

In a nutshell. 😊

Greg Gutfeld claimed that Trump won the 2020 election. He then demanded that Jessica Tarlov explain court cases that proved Trump didn't win in 30 seconds. I provide examples directly from the $787.5 million defamation settlement between Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems.

When we talk about climate change, a lot of weird looking numbers can get tossed around. Metric tons, millions of tons, and so on.

How do we make sense of this, and put it all in context?

Welcome to “Carbon in Context” by Project Drawdown. It helps you see the bigger picture.

Check it out!

Pennsylvania's motor-voter system effectively screens non-citizens from voter registration • Pennsylvania Capital-Star The audit also revealed problems with PennDOT’s data security protocols and recommended tighter internal controls.

Pennsylvania's auditor general, a Republican, audited 210,000+ new voter registrations under Gov. Shapiro's new motor voter system to see if noncitizens were registering to vote.

They found one. One.

And that was because a PennDOT staffer erred. It was fixed before the driver left the office.