FERGUSON:

“.. Where we go from here is fairly predictable. .. The consensus in prediction markets is this will be over by the end of May, but remember: It took Henry Kissinger more than four months to get the 1973–1974 oil embargo lifted.”

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Blanche // Our Indictment alleges Southern Poverty Law Center secretly funneled MORE THAN $3 MILLION IN FUNDS to white supremacist & extremist groaps including: $ 1M + National Alliance affillate $300K+ Aryan Nations affilate $270K + "ente the Right" member $140K+ Elia National Alliance Chairman $73K + Farmer KKK members $19K+ pressient Efelon

Blanche and Patel

BREAKING: DOJ announces charges against the Southern Poverty Law Center based on allegations of paid informants in an indictment in the Middle District of Alabama.

"This investigation is very much ongoing," FBI Director Kash Patel said.

Oilfield service firm Halliburton is discussing commercial terms with customers for Venezuela operations Oilfield service firm Halliburton on Tuesday said it has been discussing commercial terms with customers for operations in Venezuela after making visits to its existing ​facilities in the country.

Oilfield service firm Halliburton is discussing commercial terms with customers for Venezuela operations reut.rs/48eD7BW

Representing the Marines and Sailors on Camp Pendleton is one of the greatest honors and responsibilities I carry in Congress. It's also why I take so seriously what I said at today's Appropriations subcommittee markup.

I watch more news probably than most people here, and I’m surprised how much of it is actually very good. I’m tired of this nihil small business pose that everything sucks. And what news needs is more gatekeeping, not more market signaling from the public.

Deaths via virus due to close quarters loading…

Ford’s move into the Middle East comes after it set a record on Wednesday with 296 days on deployment. That broke the post-Vietnam War carrier deployment record of 295 days held by USS Abraham Lincoln. Ford departed its homeport in Norfolk, Va., in late June for a routine deployment to Europe. Since then, the carrier has operated in the Mediterranean, Caribbean and Red seas. It likely will go into a record-breaking 11th month of operations, the Navy’s top official has said. This is at least the second time Ford has been on duty in the Middle East during its current deployment. In early March, Ford entered the Red Sea, continuing its role in Operation Epic Fury, the joint U.S.-Israel campaign against Iran. On March 12, a fire broke out in the ship’s main laundry areas, causing damage to multiple compartments and displacing some 600 personnel. Three sailors suffered injuries that were not life-threatening.

Btw, the USS Ford set a record for longest post-Vietnam (which Trump could have won) deployment last week. I'm sure that has nothing to do with its toilet problem or laundry fire.

These sailors have been away from home since June.

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Trump Is Said to Be in Talks to Send Afghans Who Aided U.S. Forces to Congo

President Trump is said to be in talks to send Afghans who helped the U.S. war effort to the Democratic Republic of Congo.

www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/w...

This is important and shocking news from NYT.

And it doesn’t mention the DRC third-country deportation program has already begun. ICE sent 15 immigrants from Latin American countries there five days ago.

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This Data Center Is Getting a $77 Million Tax Break to Create One Job No other project in the country has gotten such a large subsidy to create so few jobs, according to watchdogs.

A New Jersey data center will reportedly receive $77 million in tax breaks — while only creating one permanent job.

One job, in exchange for higher utility bills, noise pollution, and potential groundwater pollution.

Is it any wonder communities are organizing to stop data centers?

Fed-up Senate Republican uncorks ultimatum for Trump — threatening president's own nominee Sen. Thom Tillis expresses desire to confirm Fed nominee Kevin Warsh but seeks intervention from DOJ before proceeding.

Sen. Thom Tillis expresses desire to confirm Fed nominee Kevin Warsh but seeks intervention from DOJ before proceeding.

Microsoft must face $2.8 billion UK lawsuit over cloud computing licences Microsoft must face a mass lawsuit alleging it overcharged thousands of British businesses to use Windows Server software ​on cloud computing services provided by Amazon, Google and Alibaba, a ‌London tribunal ruled on Tuesday.

Microsoft must face $2.8 billion UK lawsuit over cloud computing licences reut.rs/4cXEQOH

New minute entry in ABA v. Trump (American Bar Assn. defends law firms): Order on Motion for Leave to Appeal In Forma Pauperis

View Full Case

#CL70551899

IRAN'S TOP JOINT MILITARY COMMAND WARNS OF 'POWERFUL ATTACK' ON PREDETERMINED TARGETS IN VIEW OF REPEATED THREATS BY TRUMP

What a US destroyer shooting a cargo ship's engine out reveals about how the Navy is handling Iran blockade runners USS Spruance ran through procedure with the Iranian-flagged vessel before finally opening fire with its deck gun when the boat didn't comply.

"Disabling the engines also has the effect of denying the crew the possibility of getting away, and it reduces their likelihood of resisting the boarding."

via BI's @chrispanella.bsky.social

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BILL UPDATE:

H.569: Birthright Citizenship Act of 2025

ACTION: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

#congress

Parliament speaker Ghalibaf adviser Mohammadi rejects Trump’s ceasefire extension, saying it “means nothing” and that the losing side cannot dictate terms.

Energy secretary says Alaska LNG is his No. 1 infrastructure priority The secretary gushed over the project at a Senate hearing. He loves everything about it except the “tricky” part: Financing.

The secretary gushed over the project at a Senate hearing. He loves everything about it except the “tricky” part: Financing.

Dallas firm lands $2 billion construction loan for data center campus DataBank announced Tuesday that the $2 billion loan will fund the first three of eight planned data centers at its 300-acre Red Oak campus on Stainback Road.

DataBank announced Tuesday that the $2 billion loan will fund the first three of eight planned data centers at its 300-acre Red Oak campus on Stainback Road.

Venezuela Creditors Met With Trump Officials to Discuss Rebuild A group of Venezuelan bond investors met for the first time with Trump administration officials last week, holding talks on their potential role in the nation’s economic recovery.

A group of Venezuelan bond investors met for the first time with Trump administration officials last week, holding talks on their potential role in the nation’s economic recovery.

General Motors Posts Record Lobbying Spending in Early 2026 The U.S. automaker revved up its government influence during the first three months of 2026, citing tariffs and autonomous vehicles among its policy priorities.

General Motors reported spending nearly $11.4 million on federal lobbying expenses during the first three months of 2026, more than the company has ever spent in a single quarter.
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That’s not a NO. If he wasn’t disqualified before, he sure as heck is now.

Secretary of War Pete Hegs... # © • 39m The War Department is once again restoring freedom to our Joint Force. We are discarding the mandatory flu vaccine requirement, effective immediately.

Make this make sense.

New lawsuit aims to block Trump DOJ from building national voter database via state voter roll grab The lawsuit calls the effort “a key component of the Trump Administration’s attempts to take over elections from states and subvert the 2026 midterms.”

🚨BREAKING: Pro-voting groups sued the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Tuesday to block its bid to build a national voter database using private voter data from every state. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

RUIZ: Bloomberg reports that Trump & the WH have benched you because you're making the president look bad

RFK Jr: That's not true

RUIZ: I think the reporting is correct. You're making the president look bad. You talked publicly about snorting cocaine off a toilet bowl seat. Your words, not mine.

Not a penny to make life more affordable for American families, but $70 BILLION for ICE to terrorize our communities.

Trump's approval on economy falls in AP-NORC poll, showing new warning signs for president A new AP-NORC poll finds that President Donald Trump’s approval rating on the economy has slumped over the past month as the Iran war drives prices higher.

BREAKING: Trump's approval rating drops to 33% in a new AP-NORC poll

32% approval on Iran
30% approval on the economy

apnews.com/article/trum...

flipping through a proof of yet another book from a somewhat well known liberal voice diagnosing “where the left went wrong” and i’m struck, again, by the fact that a large part (if not most) of the liberal commentariat simply does not believe that the political right has agency.

CHRIS WRIGHT: Energy prices are still well lower than they were in middle of the Biden adminis--

CANTWELL: I want to stop you right there. There is nobody in the Northwest who thinks that. Not when they wake up & airline flights are being canceled because of high fuel costs. No one thinks it's okay