Rep. Carlos Gimenez: "Cuba poses a security threat to the United States. President Trump has said, 'enough is enough.' We need Cuba to be democratic, free, and we need them to be a friend to the United States, not a foe."
NEW: The Trump administration has cut more than 4,000 employees from some of the nation’s top law-enforcement agencies, even as it vowed to crack down on crime, according to records obtained by Reuters.
www.reuters.com/world/trumps...
They paused Oversight Committee hearings the minute we started getting answers about the Epstein files.
Now it’s “roundtables”: no rules, no oaths, no subpoenas.
You do the math. Because the moment accountability shows up, they shut it down. The survivors deserve better.
Eric Trump -- the president's son -- is on Maria Bartiromo's show bragging about one of his companies landing a $24 million Pentagon contract
From @theathleticfc.bsky.social: An envoy to President Trump claims he has asked the U.S. president and FIFA, world soccer’s governing body, to replace Iran with Italy at this summer’s World Cup. nyti.ms/4u4A9bE
"The indictment is a grotesque attempt to recast white people as real victims of racism. In the DOJ’s telling, advocates who spent decades dismantling the Klan are its secret benefactors, 'enriching' themselves by secretly creating racism — something in such short supply it can only be generated."
ALSOBROOKS: I have the recording. I can play it
RFK Jr: I do not believe that every Black kid should be re-parented on a wellness farm and I have never believed it
ALSOBROOKS: Well you said it, sir, I have the video
RFK Jr: I'd have to see the transcript
Screenshot of a social media post by Brianna Wu (@BriannaWu) that reads: "One of my biggest hopes for the future is that we can come up with some sort of test in utero to determine if a child is going to grow up to be transsexual, and then opt them out of the gene pool. It's, I can tell you firsthand, it's a horrific way to grow up, one that no ethical person should want to inflict on a child. The reason the trans community is so unstable online is the developmental damage that we invariably get. It's like a house being built where every floor is leaning, and by the time you get to the top, the entire structure is unstable. Repairing that damage has taken me a lifetime."
Brianna Wu advocates for the extermination of trans people by engaging in eugenicist selective abortions of fetuses determined to be trans.
Name your fav pizza.
Too many great options, but an unexpected favorite is canadian bacon, bacon, sauerkraut & onion topped with mozzarella & a touch of cheddar.
Name your fav sandwich.
The Pepe Brothers own pastrami, smoked then steamed for 3 hours, topped with melted pepper cheese on grilled rye or pumpernickel. Go pumpernickel and add sweet hot mustard.
Add sweet hot mustard.
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.
"Court documents show Trump knew he was going to tear down the East Wing at least two months before doing so, but he never told the public."
As a lover of all things Dark Conspiracy, I am SO excited to see where this is going! We got a raw deal with the 2019 Game On TableTop campaign, but Mongoose has been an absolutely excellent home for former GDW products. No Demonground in sight!
We have just posted a new preview of Dark Conspiracy on Planet Mongoose!
This time, we are looking at the longer-term future of the game, and how you can combine it all into a grand multi-decade campaign to defend the Earth...
www.mongoosepublishing.com/blogs/mongoo...
#ttrpg #DarkConspiracy
SCOOP: Trump's secret contract for White House ballroom fundraising shielded donors and excluded White House from conflict-of-interest safeguards.
It took a lawsuit from @publiccitizen.bsky.social and a judge's order to make it public. w @ddiamond.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
We are all prisoners of Trump's ego. NYT subhed: "President Trump has ridiculed President Barack Obama and the agreement, which he withdrew from during his first term. His critics say he could have avoided a war had he left it in place."
WARREN: That's not my question. Are you refusing to tell us if you have investments in vehicles set up by Jeffrey Epstein?
KEVIN WARSH: Those assets will be sold if I'm confirmed
It's. A. Cult.
NEW STUDY: Media coverage of violence against women has reached an all-time low — at only 1.3% of total coverage.
This, at the height of the Epstein scandal.
www.akas.london/globalmisogy...
yiiiikes
Tim Cook donated $1M to Trump’s inauguration.
He fawned over Trump and gifted him a 24-karat gold plaque (as Apple lobbied for tariff exemptions).
Apple donated to Trump’s White House ballroom.
And it removed ICE tracking apps from its stores following a demand from the DOJ.
Remember this.
Exclusive: Microsoft To Shift GitHub Copilot Users To Token-Based Billing, Reduce Rate Limits Edward Zitron Apr 20, 2026 4 min read Executive Summary: Internal documents reveal that Microsoft plans to temporarily suspend individual account signups to Github Copilot, as it transitions from requests (single interactions with Copilot) towards token-based billing. The documents reveal that the weekly cost of running Github Copilot has doubled since the start of the year. Microsoft also intends to reduce the rate limits on its individual and business accounts, and to remove access to certain models for those with the cheapest subscriptions.
Exclusive: Microsoft is reducing rate limits on GitHub Copilot, removing Opus from $10-a-month subscriptions, and plans to move users to token/API-based billing some time later in 2026 in a sign that it's looking for way to cut costs for its AI services.
www.wheresyoured.at/news-microso...
Democrats should make the confirmation hearing on the nominee to be U.S. Attorney General all about the Epstein files.
If you won’t commit to release the files without redactions and prosecute the Epstein class, then you’re obstructing justice, not enforcing it.
It may be hard to imagine, but I have confidence in his ability to enrage voters even more.
#ETTD
With a final tally of 213-214, the war powers resolution to disengage US forces from the war on Iran failed by a single vote.
Representative Jared Golden of Maine was the sole Democratic lawmaker to vote against the measure. Had he voted for it, it would have passed, handing Trump an historic loss.
You'd have to be high to think that this is a necessary device.
Let's not forget about this. (Article is from 2025)
Kash Patel was paid by Russian filmmaker with Kremlin ties, documents show
Patel, Trump’s nominee to be FBI director, was paid $25,000 last year by a film company that has promoted anti-Western views.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
