The United States Department of Justice April 21, 2026 Acting AG Todd Blanche, FBI Director Kash Patel to Hold Press Conference ****** MEDIA ADVISORY ****** FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY WASHINGTON -- This evening, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel will hold a press conference at Main Justice. WHEN: Tuesday, April 21 at 5:30 PM ET WHERE: U.S. Department of Justice 7th Floor Briefing Room 950 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, D.C. 20530 A livestream will be available at justice.gov/live

NEW: Blanche / Patel presser at 5:30p today.

The Public Scholar publishes one week from today. Please consider pre-ordering and/or asking your library to order. Authors really need your pre-orders to make a book go.

I think it's a useful book! More importantly, so do real scholars and writers!

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Oh Imani, I am so so sorry

uh oh there’s a whole store that only sells stuff that will make birds come over to your house and the people at the bird feeder store are very friendly, i think the birds are paying them off

virginians, if you planned to vote in today’s election & have not already: don’t forget we have same day, in person registration AND if you’re 17 but will turn 18 before nov 3, you can register and vote today.
(post from the charlottesville office of voter registration & elections)

hmm so blaming the left was the least effective style of messaging by far? that's so wild, who could have guessed

Maybe someone should grab his ass off the street while beating and berating him and throw him in a concentration camp with more beatings and some maggots in his meal. While his family screams don't take him. That's stress motherfucker. His Trump ass kissery is not stress.

Dear Virginia,

Please help blow out his last gasket.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

#VoteYesVirginia

Really great, short, succinct assessment of a question that gets asked all the time without its core phrase ever really being truly defined.

sarah isgur and brett kavanaugh mugging for the camera together

Brett Kavanaugh officiated Sarah Isgur's wedding and is helping her promote her book, which is all about how good and noble the Supreme Court is. There is no reason to take seriously anything this person says about her very powerful, life-tenured friends. Seriously, have some respect for yourself.

Critics of new bill say Ohio women would be banned from sports bras, bikinis in public 'The peak of fear mongering.'

Media needs to stop with "critics say" and just quote the actual language of the bill.

HB 249 creates a new category of "seminudity" which can be used to arrest women who aren't nude, but are wearing clothing — leggings, t-shirts without bras — that religious groups feel is too provocative.

Photo showing the exterior of the Old Colorado City Carnegie Library from the steps, looking up at the early 1900s structure with blue sky above it.

It’s National Library Week! Visited one of my favorites today, @ppld.org’s Old Colorado City branch housed in an original Carnegie Library building.

RFK Jr. is testifying to a House committee.

Dem Rep. Diana DeGette tangling with him over cuts to family planning services.

"The secretary refuses to tell the American women whether he will let poor women used the contraception method of their choice."

"Let the record also reflect: It is 2026."

A bunny adrift on a tiny ice floe asks a passing seal for help. the seal has a fish in its mouth, and it is a moonlit night on a calm sea.

Daily bunny no.3294 could use a ride home

unless and until republicans agree to a ceasefire in the form of strict anti-gerrymandering provisions: fuck them to hell, squeeze every last drop of blood from the stone, lock them out of every seat you can

That’s right

The SAVE Act Will End Voting Rights for Women in America The SAVE Act has passed the House—we cannot let it pass the Senate

BREAKING: The so called 'SAVE' Act has FAILED in the Senate and will not become law.

I wrote this piece on how in reality, this is the Voter Restriction Act to prevent women from voting. It is fascism and would have installed Trump as a permanent dictator. www.qasimrashid.com/p/the-save-a...

Chris Rufo was also getting paid by Hungary.

Cleated Rivalry

Rahm Emanuel moves to the left on Israel Emanuel, who worked on a massive Iron Dome defense package as President Barack Obama's chief of staff, is calling for an end to U.S. taxpayer military funding for Israel.

Rahm Emanuel moves to the left on Israel

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In a nutshell. 😊

If you live in Virginia, tomorrow you have a huge opportunity to make it clear to the GOP that if they want to win, it won’t be by changing the rules and redrawing maps. At least, not without a fight. Vote YES on the redistricting vote, and push back!

Sounds like the war must be going great!

it’s a great day for transphobes to eat shit

If the police were competent, Melissa and her husband could have potentially survived.

Stephen Miller + Tom Homan are listed as "invited witnesses" at a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on Tues about ICE/CBP.

So are people who were shot and tear-gassed by ICE/CBP.

If Miller/Homan actually show up, this will be... wow.

(Dem says "no confirmation yet" on their attendance).

There was a goose on the field at Wrigley, they played on

my angry post about this case this morning is now an angry article

Roy Anthony Scott was in a mental health crisis and called 911 asking for help

Cops came and killed him, & now the Court is casting doubt on whether the cops can be held accountable for his death
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Netanyahu claimed last week that Magyar invited him to Hungary.

Today Magyar said that Netanyahu will be arrested if he enters Hungary:

“I made it clear to the Israeli PM — we will not back down... If a state is an ICC member and a person who is wanted enters that territory, they must be detained”