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Trump Targets New Historical Landmark
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Kash Patel and the Lessons of FBI Leadership How does the current director stand up to his predecessors?

Hey Bluesky. I just posted my first article on Substack. And this makes my first Bluesky post. Check it out and share it if you like
Let the games begin. 🙃
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The Infowars news is funny, yes. But more importantly, it is an outright rebuke of Alex Jones' evil.

It's testament to the strength and resilience of the Sandy Hook families who survived this bullshit for more than a decade as well as the Onion, which didn't give up on this for the last 18 months.

A photograph of a young boy's face and shoulders. His hair is short - two strands fall on his forehead. The photo is very blurry. You can see that he is wearing dark clothing. Behind him the outline of some building or fence is visible.

19 April 1935 | A French Jewish boy, Bernard Nugelman, was born in Paris.

He arrived at #Auschwitz on 21 August 1942 in a transport of 1,000 Jews deported from Drancy. He was among 817 people murdered in gas chambers after the selection.

It's National Library Week! Let's all celebrate by reading a banned book. 📚

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Note the lack of denial denial?

BREAKING: New data shows ZERO oil tankers passed through the Strait of Hormuz today, signaling what appears to be a complete shutdown of the Strait for the first time in history.

The Strait normally carries about 20% of the world’s oil supply.

The richest 10% of Americans own roughly 87% of stocks.

The richest 1% alone own roughly half of all stocks.

It's worth pointing out once again that the stock market is not the economy.

The next Democratic president will encounter significant challenges and must demonstrate assertiveness, unlike previous administrations. It is crucial to pursue accountability for those involved and their affluent supporters in the aftermath of the Trump era.

“The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands...may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny.” —James Madison

Pope Leo is everything that Trump wishes he were: fearless, highly respected, credible, intelligent, beloved. And popular.
This may be a good explanation for Trump's continual, puerile tirade against the Pope and why he is failing miserably.

Pete Hegseth reads a prayer adapted from 'Pulp Fiction' during Pentagon service Hegseth recited what the lead planner had delivered to their team ahead of the mission. It was a customized prayer they call CSAR 25:17.

Putin and his cronies are laughing at how he can make Americans look like idiots! apnews.com/video/pete-h...

Hey, so ICE is still kidnapping and disappearing people in the United States.

Just because they got quieter about it doesn't make it okay.

Abolish ICE. Chinga la Migra.

Page 1 of a legal Judgment document from the United States District Court, District of Oregon for Case No. 6:25-cv-02409-MTK, filed on 04/18/26. The plaintiffs are listed as "STATE OF OREGON, et al.," and the defendants are "ROBERT F. KENNEDY, JR., in his official capacity as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, et al." The document is from United States District Judge Kasubhai. It outlines that final judgment is entered in favor of the Plaintiffs on Counts I, II, III, and IV. Item 3 states the Court holds unlawful, sets aside, and vacates the "Declaration of the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services RE: Safety, Effectiveness and Professional Standards of Care for Sex-Rejecting Procedures on Children and Adolescents".

Page 2 of a legal judgment document for Case 6:25-cv-02409-MTK, filed on April 18, 2026. The text outlines a court order declaring that defendants lack the authority to unilaterally establish standards of care that supersede professionally recognized standards for gender-affirming care in the Plaintiff States. It permanently enjoins defendants and their agents, including the HHS-OIG, from enforcing the "Kennedy Declaration" against providers in those states. The document is dated April 18, 2026, and is signed by United States District Judge Mustafa T. Kasubhai.

Huge news: the court has entered final judgement in Oregon v Kennedy (HHS trans youth care ban) and has vacated the Kennedy declaration and permanently enjoined its enforcement to target gender clinics.

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We’re worse off than we were under Obama’s deal. Period.

Trump blew up the 2015 agreement in 2018, and everything went backward.

Under that deal, Iran’s enrichment was capped at 3.67%. Since it was canceled the deal, estimates are that Iran got it up to 60%. Just a step away from weapons-grade.

Ha! Chronically drunk FBI Director Kash Patel is NOT going to like this new LEGO video. Of course, that assumes he sobers up enough to watch it. 🍺🍸🥃

Canada is home to the second-largest Sikh community in the world.

This Sikh Heritage Month, we celebrate the generations of Sikh Canadians who have contributed to our shared prosperity, strengthened our communities, and helped build a stronger Canada.

Google Starts Scanning All Your Photos As New Update Goes Live Google wants its AI to see all the photos of "you and your loved ones." Billions of users must now decide.

“Take a moment to think before you dive in. That’s the best advice for Google Photos users, as the company confirms its latest update can scan all your photos to “use actual images of you and your loved ones” in AI image generation.”

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May Day 05.01.2026 Strikes are the MOST EFFECTIVE TOOL for ousting dictators & wannabe dictators. Let's get STRIKE READY.

www.strikeready.org

Protect FOIA Defending press freedom for the next generation

FOIA offices are being decimated across federal agencies, leaving the government unable to fulfill public records requests.

Don’t let this blatant attack on transparency fly under the radar. Tell your representatives to safeguard FOIA.

The Dumbest Hack of the Year Exposed a Very Real Problem Last April, a hacker hijacked crosswalk announcements to mimic Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk. Records obtained by WIRED reveal how unprepared local authorities were.

Last April, a hacker hijacked crosswalk announcements to mimic Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk. Records obtained by WIRED reveal how unprepared local authorities were.

Today in Baltimore, We Proved This Fight Is Working DHS went to court to defend their ICE warehouse plan and walked away with a judge openly laughing at their argument.

"Over the past several months, our community has built a blueprint that other communities can use when federal agencies attempt to move detention infrastructure into their neighborhoods..."

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Child: I know your name. Mamdani.

Obama: What’s his first name?

Child: Mayor.

Service members shouldn't be penalized for medical retirement | Op-Ed The federal government is taxing me on the injuries I received while serving my country — injuries so significant that I was forced to retire.

"But you know what I can’t make peace with? The way my government is treating combat-injured veterans like me when we get home."

And Trump is determined to create more Veterans that he considers "losers". 💔

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‘Everything is gone’: Israel destroys entire villages in Lebanon Rights groups fear tactic of ‘domicide’ trialled in Gaza, where entire areas are made uninhabitable, is being used again

Most of the attention has been focused on the Strait but we can't forget about Lebanon.

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In major win for voters, judge blocks Indiana GOP’s student ID ban While Indiana argued the ban was necessary to protect election integrity, the court found no evidence that student IDs had ever posed a problem.

🚨BREAKING: A federal judge Tuesday blocked Indiana’s ban on using student IDs for voter identification, a victory that will make it easier for students and young voters to cast ballots in the upcoming midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...