Distractions

Trump DOJ falsely tells court it doesn't want voter data to purge rolls Agreements suggest DOJ is not just reviewing voter rolls, but attempting to identify problems and directing states, under deadline, to remove voters.

🚨BREAKING: The U.S. Department of Justice told a federal court Tuesday that it does not intend to use sensitive voter data it collects to remove people from voter rolls — even as its own agreements with states suggest otherwise. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

US spending on ‘reckless’ Iran war could have saved 87m lives, says UN Head of UN’s humanitarian agency frustrated that $2bn weekly cost of conflict comes amid big cuts to aid budgets

More via @theguardian.com

Did you know there’s a pathological money disorder? Hoarding of money and the need to accumulate it is a mental illness.

It’s exhausting living in a country with a corrupt government, an impotent GOP Congress, and billionaires determined to suck dry the country to feed their greedy sickness.

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...

🎶 don’t know much about history 🎶

Annual flu vaccine no longer required for U.S. military, Hegseth says The move alarmed some public health experts, who warned that it would weaken troop readiness.

Breaking news: The military will no longer require U.S. troops to receive the annual flu vaccine, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said, rolling back what he described as “overreaching mandates that only weaken our war-fighting capabilities.” https://wapo.st/4eAG2sx

Sorry, he's saying it "weakens our warfighting capabilities" to ensure our soldiers don't get the flu all at once—taking them off the battlefield?

Make this make sense. It seems reality is the *opposite* of what he describes. Sounds to me like he just wants anti-vaxxer troops to flood our military.

Sen. Jack Reed to Warsh as he dodges questions about divesting his assets: "Excuse me. I must commend you on the way you can circularly go around questions and not answer them. It's a skill. Unfortunately it's not a good skill for the chairman of the Fed."

WARREN: That's not my question. Are you refusing to tell us if you have investments in vehicles set up by Jeffrey Epstein?

KEVIN WARSH: Those assets will be sold if I'm confirmed

#Stockton, #CA: 15y/o Eleanor was last seen on April 6 wearing a Cheetah print bonnet and pajamas pants.

Have you seen her?

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US at risk of running out of missiles if another war breaks out after depleting stockpile in Iran operations | CNN Politics The US military has significantly depleted its stockpile of key missiles during the war with Iran and created a “near-term risk” of running out of ammunition in a future conflict should one arise in t...

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In 7 weeks, US military has expended at least 45% of its stockpile of Precision Strike Missiles;

Half of its inventory of THAAD missiles, which are designed to intercept ballistic missiles;

and nearly 50% of its stockpile of Patriot air defense interceptor missiles.

Who’s surprised that Trump would unlawfully engage the CIA in another country?

EXPOSED: 2 CIA Officers Die After Anti-Drug Op in Mexico INSIDE: Claudia Sheinbaum ... Nick Fuentes ... John Keats

EXPOSED: 2 CIA Officers Die After Anti-Drug Op in Mexico
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JFC - primal scream!

Our acting attorney general publicly admits that he is unwilling to do his job.

Virginia, outside billionaires like Peter Thiel are trying to steal our elections. 💰
🚫 Not on our watch.
TODAY, April 21, 6am–7pm, vote YES. Same-day registration at your polling place.
Stop the illegal gerrymandering. Period.
#VoteYesVirginiaToday

Excellent description-the trader STOLE from our retirement.

This Isn't Trading. It's Theft from Your Retirement. Someone keeps making perfectly-timed bets right before the President speaks. The victims are your pension, your 401(k), and the country I took an oath to defend.

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 ↓
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Warsh claimed that the Wall Street Journal had bad sources. Their source was Donald Trump himself. Either Trump lied to the Journal or Warsh just committed perjury.

This is bigger than party politics. It’s about whether Virginia voters get a fair say in their future. Make your voice count today. #VoteYesVirginiaToday

Subpoenas were issued in probe of Russia ‘conspiracy,’ then DOJ clawed them back, sources say The Justice Department sent subpoenas to witnesses, and then withdrew them, in its investigation of former CIA Director John Brennan for his role in the Russia investigation.

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The Justice Department on Monday night began withdrawing several subpoenas that had been issued just days prior in a criminal probe of former CIA Director John Brennan….

Trying to cram human beings into warehouses, as if they were spare TV trays or the crappy dresser that nobody wants. Just one more way the Trump administration’s ICE goons are dehumanizing immigrants

I asked Kevin Warsh where his secret $100 million was invested. YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren

I asked Kevin Warsh whether his secret $100 million was invested in any companies affiliated with the Trump family, Chinese-controlled companies, or financing vehicles set up by Jeffrey Epstein.

He refused to answer.

🤢

Trump to read Bible verse from Oval Office after feud with Pope and deleted AI image | CNN Politics President Donald Trump will participate in a public Bible reading this week as the administration continues to integrate religion, particularly Christianity, into official business.

“President Donald Trump will participate in a public Bible reading this week as the administration continues to integrate religion, particularly Christianity, into official business.”

When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross.

As we listen to Trump read a passage from the bible he's surely never heard of in his signature monotone, keep in mind he has no more idea about what it means than my pet goldfish. It's all just performance art.

Just noticing that, in Abrego's civil case, on 4/17 govt appealed Judge Xinis's "constructive denial" of its motion to lift her order blocking his removal to Liberia. Govt told Xinis to rule by 4/17; she said it had no power to give her a deadline & set a hrg for 4/28. Govt blew her off & appealed.

Trump Pardoned a Nursing Home Owner Who Owed Almost $19 Million to a Grieving Family Stories about pardons are often about presidential power. But what about people on the other side of that grace? The Coulson family may never receive millions from a wrongful death lawsuit it won year...

Trump pardons those who can pay him which leaves those who hurt them with literally nothing. I can’t believe MAGA thought a billionaire would be on their side. #DV1 #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory #USDemocracy www.propublica.org/article/trum...