Rockland County, NY, gave a $77 million data center tax break to JP Morgan Chase to create exactly one job. On a dollars-per-job basis it appears to be the costliest subsidy in U.S. history, possibly even a world record
nysfocus.com/2026/04/20/d...
This week’s main story is about prediction markets – platforms where you can bet on basically anything, from the weather to the war in Iran – the legal and moral questions posed by their existence, and why someone needs to take Shayne Coplan sweater shopping. The purple isn’t working, Shayne!
Rep. Clay Fuller suggests Eric Swalwell should be executed
Quite literally Nazi propaganda.
SCOOP --> Paramount, Meta, and X are refusing to say what happened to their huge contributions to Trump's presidential library after Sen Elizabeth Warren raised questions about its fund getting dissolved. Ds say tens of millions remain unaccounted for.
Details here:
newrepublic.com/article/2092...
"Mann and Hotez seek to explain how we arrived at a moment in which anti-science disinformation has become, in their words, 'orchestrated,' and credible scientists are recast as public enemies."
Wendy Wagner reviews "Science Under Siege" by Michael E. Mann & Peter J. Hotez.
Ossoff: "Trump apparently promised pardons for entire WH staff, which is what you do when you run it like a casino. Maybe the West Wing is too busy placing bets on the war to care, but American are getting hurt...in Trump’s America the well-connected get stock tips & everybody else makes sacrifices"
Contrary to public perception a huge % of pregnant teenagers in the 1990s were impregnated by adult men. The younger they were, the larger the average age gap between mother and father was. Fixing teen pregnancy was in part a clampdown on statutory rape. That's what conservatives want to reverse.
If you go to Facebook you can comment on the U.S. Forest Service’s recent post. They’re calling out our movement because major businesses are now speaking up and that’s got them rattled. They’re spreading lies to sell you on their demolition of the Forest Service. Don’t buy it.
Today, House Democrats tried to bring another War Powers Resolution to the floor.
Republicans blocked us.
As gas prices soar and troops are put in harm’s way, the GOP continues to be complicit in this reckless war.
A handful of traders are getting rich quick on insider information. It’s gross that while working Americans are being weighed down by the cost of Trump’s war, others are embracing open corruption.
New piece from @elienyc.bsky.social on why impeachment in the House now is a good idea, Senate be damned. www.thenation.com/article/poli...
House Republicans blocked Democrats’ attempt to pass an Iran War Powers Resolution, refusing even to allow a vote.
In case you forgot, the corruption of the trump family and his presidency is staggering and will be studied for decades. The next president needs to seize the Qatar jet back…and hold govts to account. My latest video:
youtu.be/vPpe6uFaJO4?...
Friends,
I play mandolin in a bluegrass band for fun. In May, our "Blue Mondays" band will play in a fundraiser "Pickin' for Democracy". All $$ goes to Movement Voters organizing for the elections.
Here's more info & links. Consider sponsoring us, even a few dollars!
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GORSUCH: Do you think Native Americans are birthright citizens under your test?
SAUER: Ah, I think ... so. I have to think that through.
Trump's DOL just proposed opening 401(k) plans to volatile private equity and crypto investments.
Both industries have given millions to Trump's ballroom — and Trump's family leads a multi-billion dollar crypto empire.
He's endangering YOUR retirement to line HIS pockets.
Montana — yes, deep red Montana — has a plan to effectively neuter Citizens United.
No Supreme Court ruling or constitutional amendment needed.
This is no joke.
Here's how it works. www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1fP...
14th Amendment (1868):
“All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.”
Seems pretty clear to me.
Your April Fools' Day Reminder that trickle-down economics is the greatest trick of all. It's nothing more than a cruel hoax designed to enrich corporations and the super-rich at your expense. Don't fall for it.
BREAKING: MAGA Republicans eager to get hands on kids
Crater Lake National Park is registering the lowest snow water equivalent levels ever recorded for this time of year, according to the National Weather Service.
Read more at www.oregonlive.com/news/2026/03...
📚 “I stand by my decision. I will not change my mind.”
RUTHERFORD COUNTY library director LUANNE JAMES 🦸♀️ was just fired for refusing to move kids books into the adult section simply because the board doesn’t like what they’re about.
Full: www.wkrn.com/news/local-n...
Screenshot of a tweet by Samuel Oakford reporting that a broker for U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attempted to invest heavily in defense companies before a U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran. The image shows Hegseth seated at a conference table, gesturing and pointing, with U.S. flags in the background.
You know, Martha Stewart went to jail for something similar. She'd like a word.
This is who Trump called a 'Patriot.'
Critics said the move by the government's Endangered Species Committee could doom a rare whale species and harm other marine life. https://to.pbs.org/4sJH9KV
Screenshot of text that says: "Important Notice (3/24/2026): NOAA NWS/NCEP has terminated the NCEP/NCAR R1 reanalysis as of March 18th, 2026. NCEP/NCAR R1 has been used as the atmospheric forcing data in the PIOMAS reanalysis . We had not been aware of this change in service which was apparently formally announced Feb 13. 2026. This means that we will have to find alternatives and generate a replacement. It will take considerable effort and time to update data streams, re-calibrate the model and generate updated time series. We don’t yet have a good sense if that’s possible with available funds and if so, when we will be able to resume production of a new PIOMAS time series. While a replacement of the NCAR/NCEP R1 as the forcing product makes ultimate sense, we would have wished for a longer time period to facilitate the transition. We are sorry what this means to our many users. PIOMAS has been in production since March 2010 and we rarely missed updates by more than a couple of weeks (except for government shutdowns). This will be longer. Check back here for updates! "
I had a feeling this was going to happen. Sad news, especially given the poor state of sea ice after this winter.
Looks like we won't be getting any more data for Arctic sea-ice thickness and volume for a while from PIOMAS. See: psc.apl.uw.edu/research/pro...
Hard to win a war when your business model is selling your own war plans.
www.offmessage.net/p/expose-all...
And there you have it, folks. People dying daily, and he does not care. A rare moment of honesty.
(From @atrupar.com )
