Jay Bhattacharya pulls a study because he doesn’t like the conclusions. I cannot explain how bad this is and how it reeks of the stench of ideological zealotry and has no basis in science. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/u...
The Texas legislature rammed through a gerrymandering bill at the request of Trump.
Virginia actually voted in favor of redistricting to counterbalance what Texas and other Republican-controlled states have done.
Yet only one is considered a "power grab."
Oligarch-owned media in a nutshell.
Trials. From top to bottom, the whole chain, from the White House to those pressing the button.
Decided to do a little more digging to learn more about those 2020 Biden voters who skipped 2024, why they skipped, and what sort of message might win them back, and found this helpful research by Celinda Lake from last year: waytowin.docsend.com/view/rnv5spt...
Hungarians just ousted their authoritarian leader with a relentlessly organized effort to defend the vote, including a remarkable 50k election monitors mobilized — equivalent to ~1.7 m observers per capita in the U.S.
Ahead of the midterms, here's how we can all do our part:
More illegal killings by our government yesterday. Everyone in the chain of command should be held accountable for these murders.
Once again, it all should have ended immediately in 2017, when he started openly monetizing his hotels at Mar-a-Lago & around the corner from the White House. We have yawned, as a country, at unprecedented corruption right in front of us.
It’s as if the Iran war was fought to sustain the Russian economy. Lifting sanctions for Russians does nothing for Americans. It just makes it easier for Russia to continue its war in Ukraine.
Now that Noem and Bondi are gone:
1. Hegseth
2. RFK Jr
3. Vought
Why talk about threats to the midterms? Like in Hungary, it’s time to hope for the best and prepare for the worst
The most striking thing about Hungary’s victory over Orbán’s 16 year authoritarian rule is *how* the opposition succeeded.
Now it’s our turn. Read the pro-democracy strategy to protect our right to choose our leaders.
https://protdem.org/4cPMNFw
Given Mejia's reputation as an outspoken progressive, it's notable that she'd on track to outperform the moderate Sherrill.
The bottom 95% of taxpayers will see tax INCREASES on average this year, driven primarily by expanded tariffs and expiration of health insurance credits.
Meanwhile, the richest 1% alone will receive $117 billion in tax CUTS in 2026.
Never forget who Trump governs for.
U.S. Southern Command: Applying total systemic friction on the cartels. On April 13, at the direction of #SOUTHCOM commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations. Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations. Two male narco-terrorists were killed during this action. No U.S. military forces were harmed. @DeptofWar #OpSouthernSpear UNCLASSIFIED
We murdered two more people in boats today
Trump is touting the no tax on tips provision in his budget bill.
But many tipped workers won't benefit because their earnings are so low. And the provision expires in 2028.
The estate tax cuts that primarily benefit the rich? Those were made permanent.
Funny how that works.
Your vote matters.
this is a boring take but if we want this from a Dem President in 2029 we need to deliver the type of huge legislative majority Magyar just achieved and not the razor-thin one that Biden was forced to work with.
Orban's regime isn't just a Trump ally--he's the model for Trump's regime.
Orban created a hybrid regime with the appearance of democracy, rampant corruption, stealing of elections, and the absence of the rule of law.
His loss would be a setback for the project of authoritarianism worldwide.
One of the ways news media often fail us is by giving us the microscopic rather than the telescopic view. Everything I mention in this essay is well-documented, but the dots are mostly not connected to make visible this death by a thousand cuts our country is undergoing.
Sadly accurate summary of what’s happening now, though some (not all) of the destruction can still be stopped/reversed.
The United States is destroying itself | Rebecca Solnit
After Orban:
Huge turnout (could be close to 80%). Constitutional majority in play for TISZA.
If TISZA Party wins in 🇭🇺, this is not a change of government. It is a potential regime rupture.
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Gonna be like our Election Day red mirage
“the first partial results will come from small, rural polling stations and are likely to heavily lean towards Fidesz“
A powerful man sexually pursuing a young woman who works for him is oppressive. It immediately limits and reshapes her future to her detriment, whether she is physically forced into it or not. It’s coercion either way, and that is why it’s so wrong. It’s an abuse of power.
Everyone saying "I'm suspicious about the timing" re Swalwell should pause to consider that if a MAGA op wanted to derail the Democrats in California, breaking this story a month from now--or right after the primary, if he won--would have been far more damaging. Not everything is a conspiracy.
Another good thread on “Why so long?” Not a conspiracy, just good journalism. Taking the time to get it right *because* it’s serious, and the abuse and the consequences matter.
Good thread here on “why did this take so long”
Wow. These folks know the score.
Legal eagles noticed, and there’s been SOME mainstream coverage. But overall the political class has underreacted to this month’s OLC opinion, ordered up by Trump or on his behalf, declaring the Presidential Records Act unconstitutional. Things are likely being stolen and/or destroyed *right now*.
That’s our money being used to bomb schools and hospitals. The leaders we elected did this. Inexcusable. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
1/2. Notice that after losing the war Trump threatens his allies rather than Russia — even though Russia quite literally helped Iran defeat the US and he knows it.