Trump Brags That Tim Cook Would 'Kiss My Ass' as the Apple CEO Steps Aside

Trump Brags That Tim Cook Would ‘Kiss My Ass’ as the Apple CEO Steps Aside gizmodo.com/trump-brags-...

"Retribution" could mean smearing/namecalling (as when Trump called Powell an "enemy"); threats to fire him (as Trump repeatedly says he'd like to with Powell*); weaponizing DOJ against him (already happening with Powell); or suing him (as Trump has "joked")
Powell has stood his ground; would Warsh?

Kevin Warsh just lost me. He argues he's going to be an independent Fed Chair, but refuses to acknowledge that Trump lost the 2020 election. If you can't state simple facts when you're in the political spotlight, you aren't independent. You're a coward.

Pope blasts colonization of minerals in Equatorial Guinea, headed by Africa's longest-serving leader Pope Leo XIV has denounced the “colonization” of minerals and the “lust for power” in Equatorial Guinea.

Pope Leo XIV has denounced the “colonization” of Africa's minerals as he arrives in Equatorial Guinea.

Cognitive dissonance poster child.

Child being key here. He is juvenile in his thinking and immature in his manner.

It’s Tuesday. Trump is lying.

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@lilyslynch #Iran

#HormuzIsland, located in the #StraitofHormuz,
is home to the #MajaraResidence –a multipurpose touristic development by #Tehran -based ZAV Architects that won last year's Aga Khan Award for #Architecture.

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I would have won the Vietnam War very quickly - Trump

“Fly” through Hubble’s view of the Trifid Nebula in this visualization. The video “floats” over the ridges of gas and dust and moves up toward Herbig-Haro 399, at the top of a brown cloud that resembles a head with horns: https://go.nasa.gov/4mCfKrS

Dust off an old TTC bus for him.

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

“Writing the United States off as a friend might once have been a sign of doom for Ukraine,” Phillips Payson O’Brien argues. “It isn’t anymore”:

Artemis II told through 10 mini paintings 💚

originals & prints will be available in May. Which one is your favorite?

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My new thing is that when someone asks me what I think about 2028, I ask them what they think about 2026. Because this November is the next election. Focus. There'll be plenty of time to talk about 2028 after we're done celebrating over washing Republicans out of Congress this November.

Applying to be a ball washer at Mar-a-lago.

Happy 80th birthday, Tim Curry.

My refrain from Season One, 'Best people, my ass.'

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In the past 6 months the Ukrainians have turned a corner. They are now destroying the Russian Army at a pace that will shatter Moscow quickly. Incredible drone technology. New stunning battlefield tactics. Huge European support. Trump seen as an agent of Putin.

Kaveh Akbar talking about 290 Iranians shot out of the sky and most Americans have no idea it happened.

To me, yet another instance of "only connect" because we are connected and many of us don't know it. #VelshiBannedBookClub #Velshi

Please, @velshi.com, have Kaveh Akbar back. So much to talk about! #VelshiBannedBookClub #Velshi

They will never boo Russia. But they will boo our allies.

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Auguries from Hungary Orbán’s election defeat is a blow to Trump and Maga

“Orbán’s banishment is a blow to the fatalism that has become so fashionable in western democracies. There’s nothing inevitable about the march of the populist-oligarch right.”
My Swamp Notes with @gideonrachman.bsky.social. Free to read. as.ft.com/r/a16fea82-8...

Photo of my ballot (which is legal to do on Virginia) showing I voted "yes" on a temporary redistricting measure to prevent the GOP from stealing votes in the midterm election.

Doing my civic duty to keep fascists from a power grab

And because I know people will comment, it is legal to take a photo of your own ballot in Virginia.

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2026 Virginia redistricting amendment - Wikipedia

This is about the Virginia redistricting effort to counteract GOP gerrymandering in other states. More here:

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I love this crew!

I was glued to the coverage from launch to splashdown. Had dashboards open for weeks ahead.

It was just what the planet needed.

Waiting for #ArtemisIII

As they got close to the Moon, Artemis II astronauts were eager to land If you had given us the keys to the lander, we would have taken it down."

As they got close to the Moon, Artemis II astronauts were eager to land arstechnica.com/space/2026/0...

Why (and How) to Hire a Blind Producer Why (and How) to Hire a Blind Producer - Transom

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States Rush to Build Clean Energy Projects to Tap Expiring Incentives The federal tax credits can help save billions of dollars and lower electricity costs as sky-high power prices become an election issue.

From California to New York, states are rushing to install clean energy projects to qualify for expiring federal tax credits as utility bills become a top issue for voters.