W&M women making the NCAA bball tourney for the first time!

Coming soon to a busy, crowded airport near you: a pull-up bar!

And the pretend penalty?

I miss the Washington Post.

U.S. rocked by four 1-in-1,000-year storms in less than a week Climate change is making severe storms both more common and more intense.

America saw four 1-in-1,000-year storms in less than a week:

· Texas
· North Carolina
· New Mexico
· Illinois

Three Republican-appointed judges just made it harder to cancel subscriptions you don’t want.

It's absurd that you can't just click to cancel.

Lina Khan fought for that change.

But now companies can trap you in subscriptions and squeeze you for every penny.

It seems like it’s already been over “two weeks” on a lot of these promises.

US economy shrank 0.5% in the first quarter, worse than earlier estimates had revealed The U.S. economy shrank at a 0.5% annual pace from January through March as President Donald Trump’s import taxes at least temporarily disrupted business, the Commerce Department reported Thursday in a a downgrade from its previous estimate.

The U.S. economy shrank at a 0.5% annual pace from January through March as President Donald Trump's import taxes at least temporarily disrupted business, the Commerce Department reported Thursday in a a downgrade from its previous estimate.

How close are they now to getting under the 2nd apron?

Senator Padilla’s office sends me this video of his take-down and detention at Sec. Noem’s press conference in L.A.

Mattel Plans Price Increases on American Toys The toy maker scrapped its financial forecast for the year, saying tariffs made it hard to predict consumer spending

Mattel’s CEO said the company was moving more of its production out of China, lobbying the Trump administration to exempt toys from tariffs and making plans to raise prices on American toys

What we know about the massive staffing shortage that has caused 7 days of major delays at Newark Airport | CNN The shortage of certified air traffic controllers in the US has led to flight disruptions and headaches for travelers across the country, most recently at busy Newark Liberty International Airport in ...

The air traffic controller chaos — and danger —continues to expand: www.cnn.com/2025/05/04/u...

Las Vegas selects OT Charles Grant with No. 99

Really interesting prospect to develop.

Tweet by Alex Cole mocking a government post, showing a Homeland Security document stating Kilmer Armado Abrego-Garcia has no criminal history, contradicting a tweet below from Attorney General Pamela Bondi's account linking to information on him.

Do they even read the files they post?

CBP says latest tariffs have generated $500 million, well below Trump's estimate Trump has repeatedly said the United States is taking in $2 billion per day from tariffs, including revenues directly resulting from his so-called “reciprocal” tariffs.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection says there has been an average of $250 million in daily revenue generated by President Trump's latest slate of tariffs, contradicting Trump's claim that the U.S. is taking in $2 billion per day.

Speaking now from El Salvador, Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) says he was denied access to Kilmar Abrego Garcia by El Salvador leaders. And was denied a phone call to him

Van Hollen: "The Trump Administration is lying about Abrego Garcia"

People packed the streets across the U.S. on Saturday to protest against President Trump, his administration's cutbacks, financial turmoil and more. nyti.ms/43GRvS7

Trump Family’s Cash Registers Ring as Financial Meltdown Plays Out (Gift Article) The party was on at a Saudi-backed LIV Golf tournament at the president’s Doral resort in Florida and a fund-raiser at Mar-a-Lago, even as markets tumbled.

Even as the stock market crashed, President Trump was in Florida at his Doral golf resort and Mar-a-Lago club helping pump up family businesses, evidence that Trump continues to monetize the presidency. A NYT behind-the-scenes look with Theodore Schleifer and Zolan Kanno-Youngs nyti.ms/3XPqyIa

I am beginning to suspect these people do not know what they are doing.

Which is exactly the point of DEI programs as they exist, not as the GOP portrays them.

Ready Fire Aim is a lousy way to govern.

DOGE: Radical transparency!
Also DOGE:

Waffle House is placing a surcharge on every egg it sells | CNN Business The soaring price of eggs has forced Waffle House to add a temporary surcharge on customers’ orders.

‼️The soaring price of eggs has forced Waffle House to add a temporary surcharge on customers’ orders.

The Georgia-based chain is adding a 50-cent charge per egg because of the “nationwide rise in cost of eggs,” according to signs posted at its restaurants. 🥚

Cruelty is a choice.

U.S. airlines are charging higher fares and signaling that business and leisure travel demand should remain strong this year https://on.wsj.com/42wfXFe

Many people are saying…

Youngkin backs push for cutting federal workforce, spending Gov. Glenn Youngkin has joined other GOP governors in a letter to congressional leaders voicing their "overwhelming support" for efforts by President-elect Donald Trump and his new Department of Gover...

Unbelievable that Youngkin would sell out Virginia's economy for his political future

Report: No, Really, TSA To Require Real ID This Year

Report: No, Really, TSA To Require Real ID This Year
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NEW: The Pop-Tart Bowl trophy is back and better than ever ... it is now a fully functional toaster trophy!

Pop-Tart partnered with GE Appliances to build this one-of-a-kind toaster trophy. It is about 1.3x the size of a normal football + can toast full-size Pop-Tarts.