We should never send our servicemembers into harm’s way unless absolutely necessary. It’s clear Trump has no real plan or rationale for his war against Iran. Today, the Senate has another chance to stop the war and save lives. This is too important to give up.
BREAKING: A GOP-appointed Virginia judge has struck down the Democratic-backed redistricting amendment in full, ruling it unconstitutional and “void from the start.”
AG Jay Jones says he will immediately file an appeal.
Congratulations, Virginia! Republicans are trying to tilt the midterm elections in their favor, but they haven’t done it yet. Thanks for showing us what it looks like to stand up for our democracy and fight back.
Okay, now I'm crying--a young Massachusetts native fell as he neared the finish line of the Boston Marathon. He tried to get up 3 times, falling back down to the pavement. One runner stopped and helped him to his feet, another joined, and he finished, arms over the shoulders of his two rescuers. 🥹💙
“Trump Media replaces CEO Devin Nunes as its losses top $1 billion”
They're not even trying to hide it anymore...
DO TEXAS: Tazewell Circuit Court ruled the referendum unconstitutional due to procedural violations, including improper use of a special session & failure to observe a 90-day waiting period, issuing an injunction blocking certification of results. Will be appealed to the Virginia Supreme Court
FWIW, the answer to this question is “no”
Of the roughly 200 bills targeting legal and undocumented immigrants in state legislatures this year, fewer than two dozen have made it into law so far, according to a Post analysis of data from the American Immigration Council.
Unreal
Our nation belongs to The People, not Trump & his toadies
No amount of word salad from Texas Governor Greg Abbott can spin him trying to defund the police in Houston by asking them to refund money that funds the police.
Weaponized government in action.
You can do better than this guy, Texas.
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little."
-FDR, 1937
Screenshot of Louise Lucas and Don Scott in the VOTE YES live stream
VA Speaker Don Scott and VA Senate President Pro Tempore Louise Lucas say Black voters won’t fall for the right wingers' and white nationalists' tricks bluevirginia.us/2026/04/vide...
Pallets of cash to Iran, you say?
#wildlife #WildlifeCrossings
More photos of wildlife crossings in comments. Great idea!
Last year, President Donald Trump dispatched a chainsaw-wielding billionaire to loudly eliminate more than 300,000 federal jobs in an unsparing attempt to shrink the government. Now, the Trump administration is quietly hiring again.
This is such a disastrous own goal. Trump is driving our strategic allies into the arms of our enemies.
His presidency is an utter disaster for America.
Turns out narcissism, corruption, hubris and incompetence aren’t good qualities in a president. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/w...
Barack Obama: “Virginia, if you haven't done it already, make a plan to vote YES on the redistricting referendum. You can vote early by April 18 or on Election Day, April 21.”
Find your polling place at IWillVote.com/VA.
Peace, but only during trading hours
DOJ demanded voter files from all 50 states.
DOJ sued 31 states for refusing their demand.
My law firm intervened to protect voters in those cases.
DOJ is now 0-5.
My firm is 5-0.
Lesson: When we fight we win.
WAHLBERG: Mr Secretary, thank you for being here
RFK Jr: *gets up to leave*
WAHLBERG: I just want to make a few statements
RFK Jr: I've gotta step out *leaves*
The US House of Representatives on Thursday approved legislation to shield 350,000 Haitians from deportations for three years, a rare bipartisan rebuke of Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda enabled by a small group of Republican defectors
It’s been 47 days since Trump attacked Iran. Since then, servicemembers have died, thousands of civilians have died, and Americans are struggling with rising gas prices. My colleagues and I are forcing a vote to bring an end to the chaos.
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Today, USS Gerald R. Ford broke the record for the longest modern carrier deployment. Our sailors should be home with their families, not sent around the world by a President who acts like the military is his palace guard. I’m doing all I can to end the war against Iran.
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@kaine.senate.gov
No on removing protections on the Boundary Waters in Minnesota
@SenatorTimKaine
No to overturning protections for the Boundary Waterz
Kaine: "You don't sucker punch somebody in a bar and then blame your buddies when they don't join the fight with you. If the president wanted the support of allies, he should've respected them instead of putting tariffs on their economies and trash talking them."
Normal stuff here, very normal:
"As the president threatens to wipe out Iran and attacks the pope, even some former allies and advisers are questioning whether he has grown increasingly unbalanced, describing him as 'lunatic' and 'clearly insane'..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/u...
