House leaders pull Endangered Species Act bill The chamber was poised to vote on the Republican legislation Wednesday afternoon. Its future is now in limbo.

House leaders pull Endangered Species Act bill - E&E News by POLITICO | Great news, Republicans didn’t have the votes to gut endangered species protections.

Sam Altman’s Orb Company Promoted a Bruno Mars Partnership That Doesn't Exist “To be clear, we were never approached … nor were we in any discussions regarding a partnership or tour access,” a spokesperson for the artist tells WIRED.

Imagine lying about partnering with BRUNO MARS my god. Amazing scoop.

Reporter: What do you make of Republicans saying that Virginia—

AOC: Wah wah wah.

We have asked Republicans for 10 years to ban partisan gerrymandering. And for 10 years, Republicans have said no.

What they’re just mad at is that they have been accustomed to a Democratic Party that rolls over.

it's telling that we're not encouraging people to drive less, to carpool more, to only make necessary trips - instead of eliminating an already insufficient gas tax - as prices skyrocket

the overconsumption is the problem

Scenes from a personalist regime: A nominee to an independent federal body refuses to acknowledge that the President ever lost an election.

Weird how seemingly everyone in and around power has some kind of investing connection to Epstein, I'm sure it's just a coincidence

Just thinking about how *even Viktor Orban* realized that acknowledging election outcomes is a good thing.

Iran doesn’t want the Strait of Hormuz closed, they want it open so they can make $500 Million Dollars a day (which is, therefore, what they are losing if it is closed!). They only say they want it closed because I have it totally BLOCKADED (CLOSED!), so they merely want to “save face.” People approached me four days ago, saying, “Sir, Iran wants to open up the Strait, immediately.” But if we do that, there can never be a Deal with Iran, unless we blow up the rest of their Country, their leaders included! President DONALD J. TRUMP

Trump threatens Iran with potentially "blowing up the rest of their Country, their leaders included!"

Thing I didn’t have on my bingo card: Dems in light blue Virginia (Harris won by 6 pts) go full throttle on a maximal 10-1 partisan gerrymander while Dems in dark blue Maryland (Harris won by 28 pts) hold firm against drawing lone Republican Rep. Andy Harris out of a seat.

Truck hits Gulick overpass, causing midday traffic slowdown Traffic on the H-1 Freeway came to a standstill Friday, when a truck hit the Gulick overpass just after 11 am.  It was headed east-bound into town.  Traffic barely moved for a ...

anyone getting flashbacks to 2009 or futher back to 2006

traffic due to vehicles hitting overpass

#Honolulu #Oahu #Hawaii

www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/113293...

Overturned dump truck causes mid-day traffic jam on H-1 An overturned garbage truck caused a traffic backup on the H-1 highway near the H-1, H-2 merge going westbound.

heard from others the traffic mess earlier TODAY was pretty darn bad

#Honolulu #Oahu #Hawaii

www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2026/04/22/o...

I would submit that a gerrymander by politicians saying fuck the voters and one by voters saying fuck the politicians are two wholly different animals

Remember, Democrats have repeatedly advanced measures to ban partisan gerrymandering and Republicans have voted against them time after time.

This is the game Republicans wanted to play. OK, then.

This is important and shocking news from NYT.

And it doesn’t mention the DRC third-country deportation program has already begun. ICE sent 15 immigrants from Latin American countries there five days ago.

gillianbrockell.com/breaking-ice...

The Japanese scientist who painstakingly reconstructed 1,200 years of data on peak cherry blossom blooms in Kyoto to show the effects of climate change has passed away; fortunately, another scientist has volunteered to continue his project.

Eight headlines tracing Tucker Carlson’s journey from hating Trump to loving Trump to calling him the antichrist to being attacked by Trump to apologizing for helping elect him

A story in eight ineptly collaged headlines

Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as Amended, on Domestic Petroleum Production, Refining, and Logistics Capacity MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF ENERGY SUBJECT:       Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as

Several executive orders this evening invoking the Defense Production Act so Trump can directly financially support US oil/gas/petroleum/coal production, which is a great signal about how poorly this war is going economically and how little they planned for this
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

In evaluating legal arguments and advocacy of academics like Randy Barnett and Kurt Lash, consider that their statements about the Eastman disbarment reveals that they think lying to courts and the public is neither legally nor morally blameworthy. They think lying is fine; judge them accordingly.

Even for a man with no concept or honor, this is unspeakably vile.

Trump Extends Iran Truce, Maintains Blockade as Talks Falter President Donald Trump announced he was extending a ceasefire with Iran indefinitely a day before it was set to expire, even as plans for a fresh round of talks between the two countries fell apart.

US President Donald Trump said he would extend the ceasefire with Iran, after plans for diplomatic talks between the two countries were scrapped.

Incredible shots of the exchange between Rep. AOC and RFK, Jr. at today’s congressional hearing.

(image credit: WSJ reporter @lizessleywhyte.bsky.social)

this is an incredibly sketchy story and so far all the people involved in breaking / spreading it are deeply unreliable sources

Yet again I remind everyone (as Elizabeth does in her very next tweet) that "foreigners are corrupting our pure blood with weakness & disease" is Fascism 101. Not some variant, not some metaphorically similar thing, not some echo -- the thing itself.

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.

it’s so funny that the drunk tv host in charge of the military is like “real warriors don’t need vaccines” when all the greatest generals in history would have done anything for a jab that kept their armies safe from disease

investigate everyone involved in DOGE

A clip from The New York Times reads: "But only the entities that officially paid the tariffs are eligible to recover that money. That means that the fuller universe of people affected by Mr. Trump’s policies — including millions of Americans who paid higher prices for the products they bought — are not able to apply for direct relief. The extent to which consumers realize any gain hinges on whether businesses share the proceeds, something that few have publicly committed to do. Some have started to band together in class-action lawsuits in the hopes of receiving a payout."

The average American family paid $1,700 in tariffs last year, according to the bipartisan Congressional Joint Economic Committee. Few will ever see any of that money back. The refunds will go to companies, if doled out at all. What a joke.

We must use US taxpayer dollars to backstop the UAE

Which is facing economic problems caused by the war Trump started and doesn't know how to win

A war encouraged by leaders of the UAE

Who have given hundreds of millions in bribes to Trump, his family, and associates

Donald Trump’s own energy secretary says gas prices could stay high until 2027.

Trump promised to lower costs on Day One. This war with Iran is causing prices to soar.

European Union hosts Palestinian peace conference as it seeks greater role in Middle East Over 60 nations met in Brussels on Monday to discuss prospects for stability and peace in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.

More than 60 nations sent representatives to Brussels for talks with Palestinian representatives on stability, security and long-term peace. https://to.pbs.org/4u0NPV7