Outside Merriam Webster's HQ. 🤣 @merriam-webster.com

Prince passed away 10 years ago today.

RIP, your music lives on.

Chicago Public Schools, CTU agree to make May 1 day of civic action; school will remain in session Chicago Public Schools has agreed with the Chicago Teachers Union to declare May 1 a day of civic action, the union and the school district said.

May Day has been declared a day of civic action in Chicago schools, which means buses will be provided for students and educators to join the rally in Union Park.

Gallego: "You said…Trump never demanded you cut interest rates in your job interview. Is that your sworn testimony?"

Warsh: "That is."

Gallego: "Someone here is lying then, it's either you or President Trump."

Tariff Refunds Start Today—But Average Consumers Won’t Benefit More than $160 billion in tariff refunds are due for U.S. importers.

More than $160 billion in tariff refunds are due for U.S. importers.

Testing finds toxic metals where Tesla discharges wastewater The drainage district that commissioned the testing has sent a cease-and-desist letter to the company, which says it is in compliance with all requirements for its state wastewater discharge permit.

I’m shocked. www.texastribune.org/2026/04/21/t...

Well, at least the BBC is covering this.

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."

It’s official - VICTORY in Virginia as voters approve new redistricting plan with a 10-1 Democratic advantage

This could mean up to FOUR more seats for Dems in House this November

Mike Johnson, consider yourself on notice - the American people are about to FIRE you

A split montage image of Charlotte Brontë: on the left, a vintage colorized portrait shows her seated in a dark Victorian dress with white lace collar, cuffs, and a red bow at the neck, her reddish-brown hair in a bun, holding a small brown book and gazing forward; on the right, a close-up of the title page of Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë features a black enamel pin shaped like a woman’s profile silhouette filled with birds and branches, bearing the quote “I AM NO BIRD & NO NET ENSNARES ME,” with decorative leaf illustrations below.

English novelist and poet Charlotte Brontë was born #OTD in 1816.

Her novel, 𝘑𝘢𝘯𝘦 𝘌𝘺𝘳𝘦, was published in 1847 under the pseudonym Currer Bell. She is the eldest of the the three Brontë sisters whose novels became classics of English literature.

#litsky #booksky

Federal agents detain wife of another US army member: ‘ICE is out of control’ Jose Serrano, a sergeant, said Deisy Rivera Ortega, his wife, was arrested at an immigration appointment

A US army sergeant with 27 years of military service – including deployment to Afghanistan – has said that federal immigration agents recently arrested his wife during an appointment at an El Paso, Texas, immigration office.

2 dead, 5 hurt after planned fight leads to mass shooting at Winston-Salem park Two people have been confirmed dead after a mass shooting at Leinbach Park in Winston-Salem, the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation announced.

Mass shooting in Winston Salem NC kills 2 kids and 8 injured Schools nearby all went on lockdown all day! Not even a blip on the radar really. 😔🤷🏻‍♀️ #NC #NCpol wlos.com/news/local/m...

@Acyn X.com Hannity: The NY Mets are on an 11 game losing streak right after Mamdani hugged the mascot. It's kind of hard to lose 11 games in a row in baseball but he pulled it off.

but … it’s the mets

Virginia Woolf, more than a hundred years ago:

US military service members will no longer be required to get annual flu shot Defense secretary Pete Hegseth makes announcement and calls military’s flu vaccine mandate ‘broad’ and ‘not rational’

What could go wrong 🤕💀

Ukrainian hackers disrupted a closed-door meeting at Russia’s Industry Ministry, exposing reliance on Chinese drone components.

Leaked audio shows officials admitting that 90% of key components are foreign-made, revealing deep dependence on China.
www.kyivpost.com/post/74379

Kevin Warsh just lost me. He argues he's going to be an independent Fed Chair, but refuses to acknowledge that Trump lost the 2020 election. If you can't state simple facts when you're in the political spotlight, you aren't independent. You're a coward.

Rising Fuel Costs And Falling Demand Spur Canada’s Airlines To Cut US Routes Amid rising jet fuel prices and lower demand from Canadians to travel to the U.S., airlines are cutting back on flights between the two countries.

Amid rising jet fuel prices and lower demand from Canadians to travel to the U.S., airlines are cutting back on flights between the two countries.

RESULT... in Coral Gables, FL: The city has overwhelmingly voted tonight to change timing of its local elections to November.

Part of an effort we're seeing nationwide to get higher turnout in local races.

It was one of my 40 races to watch in April. boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...

This is your reminder that it's been ten months since the assassination of Melissa Hortman, her husband and her dog, and there hasn't been even a hint of justice for her family, friends or colleagues.

BREAKING: Democrats Win Big in Virginia, Re-Draw the State's Congressional Maps We have breaking news right now.

BREAKING: Democrats win historic victory in redistricting battle in Virginia.

Democrats will pick up four seats.

Meanwhile, Kash Patel just had a disastrous press conference. I have the latest: open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...

Maybe it's just me but I don't think Jeffrey Epstein's clients should be the ones to decide if Jeffrey Epstein's clients should be prosecuted.

Mayor Mamdani and a group of children hold hands while running through red tape in a hallway.

For too long, bureaucracy kept 7 child care centers across our city empty — spaces that should have been alive with laughter instead collected dust.

We've run through that red tape. This fall, all 7 will open their doors, bringing an additional 240 free 3-K seats & real relief to working families.

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 ↓
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

The #KeepPublicFundsInPublicSchools Act would repeal the federal voucher tax loophole that drains $ from public schools & hands it to billionaires. Tell lawmakers to keep public $$ where they belong, in public schools. Sign the petition from @momsrising.org: action.momsrising.org/sign/momsris...

Spent Saturday with President Obama and New York's Cutest — turns out my first name is Mayor and I need to be doing more squats. 

Here’s to building a City where families can thrive and every classroom is full of this much joy.

Pa. court recognizes ‘reproductive autonomy’ as a right, strikes down ban on public funding for abortion In a 4-3 ruling, the Commonwealth Court found that abortion access is a fundamental right guaranteed by the Pennsylvania Constitution.

Pennsylvania's appellate court confirmed that access to abortion is a fundamental right under the Pennsylvania Constitution.

This decision is a win for all Pennsylvanians.

The government shouldn't be making your healthcare decisions - you should.
www.inquirer.com/news/pennsyl...

Not off to a great start

Several people with signs like this at the Boston Marathon today

Kharkiv is under russian drone attack right now ‼️

It's kind of shitty when they are buzzing close overhead and you are in the middle of the street and having nowhere to hide.