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Scientists Gave a Bunch of Salmon Cocaine. This Is What Happened Next. Salmon exposed to cocaine and its byproduct swam farther than unexposed fish, raising alarms about drug pollution in aquatic ecosystems.

Salmon exposed to cocaine and its byproduct swam farther than unexposed fish, raising alarms about drug pollution in aquatic ecosystems.

Trump’s inflation, the Iran war, plus strong Democratic recruits, are putting red-state Senate seats in play. Polls show Democrats tied or leading in four GOP-held seats: Maine, North Carolina, Ohio and Alaska, with Iowa and Texas cracking too. (NYT)
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/u...

The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, ev...

ProPublica obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing.

(Published 2021)

🔥 “I’m so glad people are finally waking up to your cruelty — and to the idiocy of your star disciple Pete Hegseth.”

@wajahatali.bsky.social eviscerates Hegseth’s pastor Doug Wilson (with @timmiller.bsky.social & piers in the front row)

For those attending the White House Correspondents' Dinner this weekend, a small question:

When you're sitting there at your table, do you think it'll cross your mind that the guest of honor is actively covering up his role in a massive child sex trafficking operation?

Loomered 😂

Dinesh wants to move on.

Kash said he was filing his lawsuit against The Atlantic today.

3 of Trump’s war objectives 6 weeks ago, in addition to seizing uranium:

1. Unconditional surrender.

2. Selection of a new leader of Iran by US & allies.

3. US helps rebuild Iran.

Every day Israel loses more support in the US. But they don’t seem to care as long as their Orange Sugar Daddy is in the WH. Well he won’t be forever.

Someone is in trouble for allowing a tiny ray of honesty to escape from the Trump admin’s dark web of lies.

Baghdad Bob hitting the morning shows again to push out propaganda as WH internal polling shows gas prices will wipe out Republicans in the midterms.

I’m reading this lawsuit Kash filed against The Atlantic. I’m struggling to find where they were wrong.

And also just happen to be a major business partner of the Trump family. bsky.app/profile/atru...

This is now 7 weeks and nothing has been resolved. bsky.app/profile/atru...

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...

Trump blames Democrats for no Iran deal.

Trump yesterday: Iran better sign a deal by Tuesday or I’m blowing up power plants and bridges!

Trump today: I’m in no rush to make a deal. Time is on my side.

Just another day in Donald Trump’s Endless Clown Show.

“It’s amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.”

- Harry Truman

As Trump proves often, the reverse of this is also true.

It’s amazing how much you can fuck things up when the only thing you care about is getting the credit.

Today in Politics, Bulletin 353. 4/20/26 … Trump fired his Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer today.

Today in Politics, Bulletin 353. Everything you need to know about what happened today in politics. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...

GOLDMAN DESK:

“.. inflation data will be in the driver's seat over the coming months. .. a move towards 3.5% in core PCE (from 3% current) could bring about a serious discussion of hikes.

“.. To bring cuts back into the equation, the unemployment rate would need to rise from 4.3% back to 4.6%.”

*LABOR SECRETARY CHAVEZ-DEREMER IS LEAVING ROLE: WHITE HOUSE

ALASKA AIR GROUP INC.: THE COMPANY SUSPENDED FULL-YEAR GUIDANCE DUE TO FUEL VOLATILITY, WARNING FUEL REMAINS THE BIGGEST UNCERTAINTY, WITH Q2 OUTLOOK WEAK—COST PRESSURES ADDING ROUGHLY $600 MILLION AND AN EXPECTED ADJUSTED LOSS OF ABOUT $1.00 PER SHARE.

Sounds like things are going well over at the Department of Labor.
Incredible reporting from Rebecca Davis O'Brien:
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/u...

Update: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/u...

Trump Is dooming his party to a midterm blowout It's almost as though he wants Republicans to lose.

At this point, Republicans in tight races might be asking themselves, "Does Trump WANT us to lose?"

My latest at Public Notice, on how difficult he's making life for his party:
www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-midt...

Jeffries: "Republicans have spent tens of million trying to convince the people of Virginia that President Obama and Gov. Spanberger are urging a 'no' vote. That's a stone cold lie. The 'no' vote position is Donald Trump's position, as is being evidenced tonight. He's been trying to hide it."

The junior senator from Ohio sounds like Japanese state radio in July of 1945.