This amendment gives you the power to level the playing field in the midterms this fall. And voters will have the final say over what the maps look like. Barack Obama Former US President AP PHOTO/ERIN HOOLEY

We can’t afford two more years of unchecked power.—President Obama. 🇺🇸 Virginia answers back TODAY, April 21, 6 am–7 pm. Same-day registration is available at your polling place. Vote YES to stop gerrymandering and protect fair House seats for our future. #VoteYesVirginiaToday #Virginia

It’s Election Day in Virginia! Vote YES for fair elections! Protect your voting power!
#VoteVA

Trump's labor secretary resigns amid investigation into misconduct Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, who was under internal investigation, is leaving her position. She becomes the third cabinet departure of President Trump's second term.

Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, who was under internal investigation, is leaving her position. She becomes the third cabinet departure of President Trump's second term.

Virginia's future is shaped by neighbors like you. Tomorrow, April 21, is our day to stand tall together. Polls are open 6am–7pm with same-day registration available. Let’s make our voices heard and vote YES for Virginia! 🏛️ #VoteYesVirginia

🚨UPDATE: Winter Storm Fern resources available for 29 additional counties. For more information go to TN.gov/FEMA

Tennessee House fails to protect national treasure in Big South Fork National River • Tennessee Lookout A Tenessee House committee failed to advance a measure protecting Big South Fork National River in Scott County from landfill development.

Commentary of the week: Tennesseans who live in rural areas need to pay attention to what happens next for Scott County. The House Committee had the chance to stop an unwanted massive landfill with waste shipped in by train from all over the country. From @angrygransaralee.bsky.social.

Donald J. Trump • ® @realDonaldTrump Today, an Iranian-flagged cargo ship named TOUSKA, nearly 900 feet long and weighing almost as much as an aircraft carrier, tried to get past our Naval Blockade, and it did not go well for them. The U.S. Navy Guided Missile Destroyer USS SPRUANCE intercepted the TOUSKA in the Gulf of Oman, and gave them fair warning to stop. The Iranian crew refused to listen, so our Navy ship stopped them right in their tracks by blowing a hole in the engineroom. Right now, U.S. Marines have custody of the vessel. The TOUSKA is under U.S. Treasury Sanctions because of their prior history of illegal activity. We have full custody of the ship, and are seeing what's on board! President DONALD J. TRUMP Apr 19, 2026, 9:23 PM

Not going to end well.

Screenshot of Painted Tree home page noting "Closed Effective April 14, 2026" followed by a button, "Become a Shop Owner" -- no surprise they've put no effort into pulling down the website.

Pretty humorous website home page #PaintedTree

Painted Tree Boutique closure leaves vendors out thousands Small business owners scramble to remove inventory after receiving one day’s notice

www.wvlt.tv/2026/04/18/p...

"Painted Tree Boutiques, a national retailer of gifts, home decor and clothing, announced Tuesday that it had closed all of its [60 nationwide] stores,... according to its website.

The chain’s last day in business was Monday, according to a news release from Painted Tree Boutiques."
Incl #Knoxville

Let's all use this occasion to take a look at the many ways Tennessee Republicans have shown how much they value and respect the Traditional Nuclear Family™

This is not the only challenge to this unlawful merger.

The D.C. Circuit is still weighing whether the FCC violated federal law by waiving the 39 percent national ownership cap.

Accountability is coming from multiple directions. Our fight to protect consumers is far from over.

Editor’s Note | We Unknowingly Published an AI Column. The editorial team at the Mississippi Free Press discovered we published a column written by a fake author using artificial intelligence.

The editorial team at the Mississippi Free Press discovered we published a column written by a fake author using artificial intelligence.

Here’s what happened and what we're doing to prevent this from happening in the future.

www.mississippifreepress.org/editors-note...

I'm so sad for #TNSantos
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"'A year ago, our country was an embarrassment,' Trump said. 'All over the world, they laughed at us. And they don’t laugh anymore, they are not laughing.'”

Not sure. Still seems kinda glitchy at times. Don't doubt it'll be back with a bright blue sky soon, eh?

Tweeted by Donald 'The Moron' Trump with no irony while he is waging an illegal completely unnecessary war that is actually destroying the US and World economy.

Showing a server for Bsky with only 27.8% uptime for the past 24 hours

Two servers down most of the day. Screenshot of one below.

Now even status.bsky.app is glitchy

Live Results: New Jersey special congressional election to replace Mikie Sherrill Residents of New Jersey's 11th Congressional District will have a representative in Congress for the first time this year after a special election on Thursday.

New Jersey 11th District goes to the polls today to pick Congressional successor to Mikie Sherrill www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

The April 16 page from the Effin Birds daily calendar says, “Maybe log the fuck out for a bit.”

When you wake up and Bluesky is down.

Timely advice from @effinbirds.com.

Pics of airplane ears This is a subreddit for pics of animals with "airplane ears."

An employee at the eye doctor said his day was greatly improved because he overheard me say that there's a subreddit just for cats with airplane ears, so just in case you don't know: there's a subreddit just for cats with airplane ears. www.reddit.com/r/airplaneea...

Hungary’s New Leader Reveals Viktor Orbán Was Paying CPAC Péter Magyar called the payments a “crime” and said his government would stop the funds.

Péter Magyar, who unseated Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán Sunday in a landslide, shared a bombshell with reporters that the outgoing leader had diverted taxpayer funds to bankroll the American Conservative Political Action Conference. trib.al/g1OvFNi

Update: Alabama No Kings protestor arrested for “dick-tator” costume found not guilty on all charges. mynbc15.com/news/local/f...

JUST IN: John Eastman, the conservative attorney who helped devise President Trump's last ditch strategy to overturn the 2020 presidential election, has officially been disbarred, per the California Supreme Court:

Good guide.

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"Just over an hour later, #Gonzales said in a brief statement that 'there is a season for everything and God has a plan for us all. When Congress returns tomorrow, I will file my retirement from office.'”

Buh bye dude

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