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The Aides Keeping the President in the Dark (gift)

www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

Will Trump Pardon Ghislaine Maxwell? Her Lawyer Thinks So. Florida attorney David Oscar Markus has made a career of representing controversial clients. His next challenge is trying to get Ghislaine Maxwell out of prison.

“…about the chances of a pardon, Markus appeared somewhat bullish despite the massive political fallout for Trump that would surely follow. But he wouldn’t give a firm number. ‘I don’t know what the percentages are,‘ he said. ‘There’s a good chance and for good reason that she would get a pardon.’”

The Strokes use Coachella set to denounce US foreign intervention Band shows montage of leaders whose death or ousting the CIA has been proven or suspected to have been part of

At the end of their set the Strokes “performed their 2016 song Oblivius in front of giant LED screens that showed a montage of world leaders whose death or ousting the CIA has either been a proven or suspected party in, as lead singer Julian Casablancas sang the lyrics: ‘What side you standing on?’”

DOJ’s First ‘Weaponization’ Report Is a Bust The document purports to show bias under the Biden administration—and fails spectacularly.

DOJ’s First ‘Weaponization’ Report Is a Bust

“The weaponization report takes the form of a classic Trump two-step: First, claim that normal law-enforcement work, when directed against you or your friends, is illegitimate; then, use that supposed illegitimacy as justification for your own revenge.”

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Trump’s statements on Iran
increasingly contradict each other

Washington Post via archive.is/oiL2z

Will Trump Pardon Ghislaine Maxwell? Her Lawyer Thinks So. Florida attorney David Oscar Markus has made a career of representing controversial clients. His next challenge is trying to get Ghislaine Maxwell out of prison.

“…about the chances of a pardon, Markus appeared somewhat bullish despite the massive political fallout for Trump that would surely follow. But he wouldn’t give a firm number. ‘I don’t know what the percentages are,‘ he said. ‘There’s a good chance and for good reason that she would get a pardon.’”

“…in any given week there are scandals playing out in Cabinet departments, sub-Cabinet posts, and outer-rings-of-Trump influence that never even make the front page — and yet most of them would be bigger than the biggest scandal to hit either the Obama administration or Biden administration…”

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Trump’s statements on Iran
increasingly contradict each other

Washington Post via archive.is/oiL2z

“The lawsuit...claimed Amazon punished sellers on its marketplace for offering lower prices on other websites, like those of Walmart or Target...‘You don’t see price fixing so explicitly and egregiously in writing like this,‘ California’s [AG], Rob Bonta, said in an interview.” (gift, thanks!)

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America’s coming revolt is in the ‘wired belt’

Financial Times via archive.is/sopKg

American AI Jobs Risk Index
digitalplanet.tufts.edu/ai-and-the-e...

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NYT: Why a Democratic Senate,
Once Unthinkable, Is a Real Possibility

Helped by a favorable national environment and strong candidate recruitment, Democrats are tied or ahead in four Republican-held seats, polls show. (gift)

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

Coachella performers are funding the MAGA movement

popular.info/p/coachella-...

Coachella performers are funding the MAGA movement

popular.info/p/coachella-...

The Strokes use Coachella set to denounce US foreign intervention Band shows montage of leaders whose death or ousting the CIA has been proven or suspected to have been part of

At the end of their set the Strokes “performed their 2016 song Oblivius in front of giant LED screens that showed a montage of world leaders whose death or ousting the CIA has either been a proven or suspected party in, as lead singer Julian Casablancas sang the lyrics: ‘What side you standing on?’”

Coachella is removing these videos, so they might be about to learn about the Strokesand Effect.

Ukraine Has Finally Given Up on Trump Zelensky has written off the United States.

“Using language that would until recently have been unthinkable, Zelensky has indicated that he no longer views the United States as a reliable ally and, even more astonishingly, that all of Europe needs to start moving on from the transatlantic relationship.”

🎵"What Shall We Do With A
Drunken Hegseth?" Early in the Morning.🎵

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“Consider Stephen Colbert’s
filleting of George W. Bush in 2006…”

The 20th anniversary!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJ-a...

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WHAT I LEARNED ABOUT
BILLIONAIRES AT JEFF BEZOS’S PRIVATE RETREAT

For the richest men on Earth, everything is free & nothing matters.

www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

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Trump is too deranged to continue in office (gift)

Republicans can no longer deny the depth of the president’s cognitive decline and should act for the good of the party.

www.thetimes.com/article/a1eb...

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NYT: Why a Democratic Senate,
Once Unthinkable, Is a Real Possibility

Helped by a favorable national environment and strong candidate recruitment, Democrats are tied or ahead in four Republican-held seats, polls show. (gift)

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

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The Aides Keeping the President in the Dark (gift)

www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

Epstein survivor says it's not too late to expose what happened at his New Mexico ranch Rachel Benavidez, who accused Jeffrey Epstein of assaulting her at his isolated Zorro Ranch, wants his enablers to be held accountable.

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“More than two decades after she was sexually abused at Jeffrey Epstein’s New Mexico ranch, Rachel Benavidez is still waiting for someone to be held responsible for crimes there.
She is among at least 10 girls and young women who have alleged they were groomed or assaulted at Zorro Ranch…”

The End Times Customer Service Desk False prophets, sticky problems, and decent advice on everything from the dire Strait of Hormuz, to fleeing from the world, to aging gracefully when your body has other ideas

Dear Matt,

You’ve bitched a lot about Trump and the Iran War. But as of today, looks like the Strait of Hormuz is open, oil prices are falling, stock prices are surging…Do you have any plans to eat crow yet, and will you be posting the video if you do?

Hugs and kisses,
K. Leavitt

Thank you for the gift link!

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“Consider Stephen Colbert’s
filleting of George W. Bush in 2006…”

The 20th anniversary!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJ-a...