Homophobic chant surfaces again in Mexico stadiums as issue looms for World Cup FIFA sanctions and campaigns by Mexican soccer officials have failed to stop a homophobic chant in the country’s stadiums.

"The chant, a one-word slur that literally means male prostitute in Spanish, usually occurs when the opposing goalkeeper takes a goal kick. It went viral in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and was heard again in Russia during the 2018 World Cup and four years later in Qatar." apnews.com/article/worl...

Virginia voters give Dems big win in the gerrymandering wars

U.S. Considers Financial Support for Oil-Rich U.A.E.

"Trump said on Tuesday that the United States was considering offering financial support to the United Arab Emirates, an oil-rich ally that has been contending with economic fallout from the war in Iran." www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/b...

Military Is About to Run Out of Ammunition Thanks to Trump’s Iran War The U.S. military has also used up almost all of its stockpile of key types of missile.

...and nearly 50 percent of its Patriot air defense interceptor missiles, according to a report published Tuesday by the Center for Strategic and International Studies." newrepublic.com/post/209332/...

"The Pentagon has used at least 45 percent of its Precision Strike Missile stockpile, at least half of its THAAD missiles, ...

The Supreme Court’s Shadow Docket Secrets Have Been Spilled The leaked memos from a 2016 EPA case expose the spurious reasoning behind one of the justices’ most consequential decisions of the past decade.

...so they could kneecap a major Environmental Protection Agency climate change regulation, even as the court’s liberal justices warned that it was an unprecedented and unjustified expansion of the court’s powers. newrepublic.com/article/2092...

"Even if this is not the entire discussion from the justices, it is nonetheless damning for them and for the shadow docket itself. The memos show how Chief Justice John Roberts pressured the other justices to lean heavily in favor of the oil and gas industry...

Fed Chair Nominee Caught in Massive Lie on What Trump Told Him Kevin Warsh said he had not discussed cutting interest rates with Donald Trump.

...“Well, someone here is lying, then,” Gallego replied. “It’s either you or President Trump. newrepublic.com/post/209319/...

"“Earlier today, you said to Senator [John] Kennedy that President Trump never demanded you to cut interest rates in your job interview. Is that your sworn testimony?” Gallego asked.

“That is, Senator,” Warsh said...

JetBlue Responds to Accusations of Using Surveillance Pricing After Viral Tweet Surveillance pricing or not, the airline is probably offering good advice.

A post from a US airline sparked a row about surveillance pricing. A customer complained that a fare had gone up $230 in a day;JetBlue suggested using an incognito window, prompting speculation that it meant the airline set prices using personal data,which JetBlue denied. gizmodo.com/jetblue-resp...

NASA veterans launch nonprofit advocating for ‘rule of law’ A group of NASA veterans came together on Tuesday to launch a new nonprofit organization aimed at defending Americans’ constitutional rights.  Astronauts for America is a group of over 100 former a…

"In a video accompanying the nonprofit’s launch, former NASA administrator Charles Bolden said the group aims to “help people get back to understanding civics, understanding the principles of the founding of this country.” thehill.com/homenews/spa...

View: The next US-China battle Although the superpowers’ tariff conflict is ending, a potentially far more damaging supply battle is just getting going.

"The Chinese government is in no mood to compromise, either: In quick succession, Beijing has rolled out three separate pieces of legislation to give itself the tools to punish foreign companies operating in China that drop Chinese suppliers." www.semafor.com/article/04/2...

Kevin Warsh accused of being Trump's 'sock puppet' as senators grill Fed chair nominee – video — Guardian US During Warsh's confirmation hearing, Democratic senator Elizabeth Warren expressed concerns that Federal Reserve nominee would become a 'sock puppet' for Donald Trump

Kevin Warsh accused of being Trump's 'sock puppet' as senators grill nominee – video
During Warsh's confirmation hearing, senator Elizabeth Warren expressed concerns that Fed'l Reserve nominee would become a 'sock puppet' for Trump
The Guardian: apple.news/As9c0uSIsQiu...
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ICE takes custody of Dunwoody High junior after traffic stop He is being held at the Folkston ICE Processing Center near Brunswick, five hours southwest of Dunwoody.

“There is no remedy,” he said. “There’s no relief for him. It’s over, which means that he’s not going to be able to go before the judge. His only recourse is to ask ICE, ‘Please, allow me to stay here with my mom.’ That’s it.”
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How to reopen the Strait of Hormuz It will take existing, though battered, diplomatic and military frameworks plus some creative thinking.

"With political will, flexibility, and clear American leadership, a coalition can be assembled to reopen and secure the Strait of Hormuz. The current ceasefire provides a narrow but critical window." www.defenseone.com/ideas/2026/0...

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The oil refinery in Tuapse is still burning after the night attack. What a beautiful sight.

Curiosity rover finds signs of ancient life on Mars Martian clay may have held water billions of years ago.

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Sen. Jack Reed to Warsh as he dodges questions about divesting his assets: "Excuse me. I must commend you on the way you can circularly go around questions and not answer them. It's a skill. Unfortunately it's not a good skill for the chairman of the Fed."

Iran war accelerates America’s breakup with the world President Donald Trump’s erratic moves aren’t helping.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark "Carney, who has been increasingly critical of Trump due in part to his threats to Greenland. “We can’t control the disruption coming from our neighbors. We can’t bet our future on the hope that it will suddenly stop.” www.politico.com/news/2026/04...

“Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt."
April 21, 1838, birthday of Scottish-American naturalist, explorer, writer and conservationist John Muir
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In a race between humans and robots, machines take the victory in a sign of advancements Last year's half-marathon in Beijing ended in humiliation for the machines racing against human competitors. This year, things were very different.

“Once the brain problem is solved, the scope for imagination here is immense.” — Imagine being chased by one of these things, armed and looking to kill you. www.nbcnews.com/world/china/...

The Counterterrorism Czar Without a Counterterrorism Plan Amid Trump’s war in Iran and an exodus of intelligence staffers, Sebastian Gorka has asserted that a blueprint for fighting terror threats is “imminent” — but has not released it. Iranian threats have...

"Now, they say, the war in Iran has locked the Trump administration into a showdown with a sophisticated state sponsor of terrorism at a time when U.S. security agencies have hemorrhaged expertise and leadership is in flux." www.propublica.org/article/seba...

Kentucky Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman announces run for governor Democratic Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman will run for the governor’s office next year when Gov. Andy Beshear’s term ends.

“I’m proud that the Beshear-Coleman administration has created nearly 70,000 jobs and generated over $45 billion in investment in the commonwealth. One of the things I’ve learned from Andy: Take good care of people, and the jobs will follow.” www.lpm.org/news/2026-04...

KERNEN: By the time Biden left, inflation was down to about 3%--

TRUMP: No it wasn't. It was down to 5%. And the reason it was down was because I had won the election and it started falling after I won the election and I started getting prices down from right after November 5

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At Long Last, InfoWars Is Ours Let me tell you a story. When I was a child, I suffered from night terrors. It was always the same dream: I could hear my family and neighbors wailing in the street outside as they were pursued and th...

"I believe that with the new InfoWars, we can alchemize the pioneering spirit of amateur inquiry, the profit-maximizing drive of corporations, and the cold mental clarity that comes only with disciplined daily ingestion of mind- and body-altering chemicals." theonion.com/at-long-last...

Plans to warehouse ICE detainees don’t address the plumbing problem An MS NOW review finds a lack of DHS planning for drinking water and wastewater that could scuttle the next phase of mass deportation.

...at least not without drastic expansions and updates that the communities can’t afford and that the government has so far not included in its public plans. Several can’t be made to accommodate them no matter what." www.ms.now/news/ice-det...

"Public works infrastructure that services the warehouses DHS bought won’t be able to handle the strain from such a facility, MS NOW found, ...