Video shows fire engulfing Russia’s Black Sea port after Ukraine attack Smoke could be seen rolling over the Black Sea after Ukraine showered the port with drones, targeting oil storage tanks

Ukraine has launched a huge drone attack on the Black Sea port of Tuapse, triggering a mighty blaze on Monday
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PETRAEUS: We should be doing everything we possibly can to enable Ukraine to continue to succeed in what it has been doing — which is stopping Russians and innovating at pace that is defining future of warfare.

And we should be learning from that as well, much more rapidly.

❗️EU foreign ministers anticipate key decisions in the coming days regarding support for Ukraine, including unblocking a €90 billion loan, approving new sanctions against Russia, and opening accession negotiation clusters. #Ukraine

What Would You Give Up to Make American Health Care Better? It’s a question everyone—from executives to practitioners to consumers—needs to ask. But few seem willing to think about it.

It is not that hard to think of many things that the health care providers, the pharma sector, and the insurance companies need to give up to improve the system. What about the rest of us?

Interesting. Especially because Putin is supporting Iran and attacking Ukraine and committing war crimes.

Stephen Miller, Whiskey Pete, AND Brendan Carr will all be hooting up Trump as they parade their regime media.

This is a war based on lies

According to reports, Corey Lewandowski took kickbacks to secure DHS contracts for paying contractors.

Fired Secretary Kristi Noem handed $220M in taxpayer funds to her allies for self-promotion. This is blatant corruption.

These partners in crime need to be fully investigated.

George Takei: This Heirloom Preserves The Memory Of My Family’s Internment During WWII YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Here' to @georgetakei.bsky.social on the occasion of his 89th birthday! #maddow
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Clearfield County commissioners seek answers after reported detainee hunger strike CLEARFIELD COUNTY, Pa. — (WJAC) Clearfield County Commissioners said they are working with GEO Group leadership to address concerns and clarify a series of even

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#Maddow just referenced this story.

Ben Collins is on with Maddow to talk about his takeover of Infowars!

MSNBC really let a true gem go. I love Ben Collins insight, humor and great reporting.

No news network with any integrity should go to this dinner. Period. Fuck your limpdick pocket squares. The real protest would be an empty room. #maddow

Rachel Maddow just played this video of Jon Ossoff talking about Trump crime family grifter Jared Kushner. Ossoff is Maddow's guest tonight. 🙌💪👏✊️👇

This was such an early and corrupt unconstitutional executive order. Jared is the Nepo Negotiator and Chief Grifter. Follow his money.
#Maddow
@ossoff.bsky.social rocks

Maddow: "Do we think our servicemen and women are in good hands? Do we think that there is care being taken in terms of what they're risking their lives for?"

I was treated to a spectacular bit of gaslighting by Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyer, David Markus, over this post. I have a zero-tolerance policy for both gaslighters and mansplainers—habits that frequently overlap—so I’m sharing some thoughts. Please spread the word. Thanks. youtube.com/shorts/uMb82...

Power without accountability: The Palantir manifesto The problems with our tech philosopher kings

New, from me: Take the Palantir manifesto seriously, if not literally.
It reveals that our tech philosopher kings want public money, but without public accountability. This creates a dilemma for governments unaligned with its techno-fascist vision. 🧵
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Joe DiGenova Back in the Criminal Frame YouTube video by emptywheel

The biggest reason it is insane that Todd Blanche put Joe DiGenova in charge of criminalizing investigations into Russia.

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Did not miss any of these (tho admit the Whiskey Pete thing didn't make it far beyond FT), but strongly applaud this kind of summarizing.

It's REALLY hard to keep up with all the corruption. Really hard.

It Was on Your Table Every Morning Growing Up. It’s Dying Before Our Eyes. No One Wants to Face It. The powerhouse of American citrus is suffering a brutal decline. Everyone has a theory about why.

When I covered Trump's tariffs, I discovered that orange crops have cratered in FL.

This explains all the reasons--disease, climate change, overspraying, finance--why.

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First slide of an Instagram carousel summarizing and excerpt from “What the Heck Just Happened” with Heather Cox Richardson and Joanne Freeman, 4.18.26. A curly-haired dog is pictured in a teal circle on the left. Text reads: “In today's 'What the Heck Just Happened?', Heather and Joanne explain how the Trump regime's brazen, openly flaunted corruption — from accepting a $400 million foreign jet to flouting unenforced laws — may finally be backfiring, as Americans who once looked away are now fully paying attention.”

Excerpt from “What the Heck Just Happened” with @hcrichardson.bsky.social and @jbf1755.bsky.social



Full carousel on Instagram.
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We hope this call will reach anyone who has been #writing about #Immigration Enforcement under the #Trump administration. Not only do we want to see your work, we want to connect you with others and give a platform to your voice.

#CallForSubmissions #poetry #ICE #fdt #NoKings #booksky #published

Jack Schlossberg, the grandson of President John F. Kennedy, is running for Congress in New York's 12th District as a Democrat.

Deadline White House with Nicolle Wallace today

'I wanna investigate HHS'

'I wanna know who's paying for the words coming out of his mouth'

about Robert F Kennedy Jr

Retired CIA analyst Larry Johnson has revealed that Donald Trump wanted to use nuclear codes during a White House meeting on Saturday night. General Dan Cain, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, stood up and said NO

This is the level of instability in the White House.

Tim Cook donated $1M to Trump’s inauguration.

He fawned over Trump and gifted him a 24-karat gold plaque (as Apple lobbied for tariff exemptions).

Apple donated to Trump’s White House ballroom.

And it removed ICE tracking apps from its stores following a demand from the DOJ.

Remember this.

Swinney turns down White House invite. Good 👍.

Articles about Jared Kushner's diplomatic role with Iran that mention Kushner has received billions from the Saudi government (2/28-4/19):

NYT: 5 of 58
WashPost: 1 of 43
WSJ: 0 of 40
AP: 0 of 26
CNN Wire: 0 of 18
NY Post: 0 of 17
Chicago Tribune: 0 of 4
LA Times: 0 of 4
Boston Globe: 0 of 2

The Person Playacting as President May Be Getting Addicted to Snuff Films - emptywheel Everyone, from Trump himself to his aides to access journalists to experts, are packaging up Trump's moods as rational actions of a President. That makes his increasing fondness for spectacular videos...

Before WSJ published that article you may have read, I thought about how Trump really spends his days, bc it shows he's not really acting as President.

The answer?
Construction, cons, and corruption.

& watching snuff films that make him believe DOD can do anything.

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This was just sent out as a push alert on Trump’s social media app

Who is the person in the Trump admin who is supposed to be the adult in the room to make sure senior Trump appointees don’t do dumb shit like this? Susie Wiles? Scavino? Anyone? Bueller? bsky.app/profile/macf...