Uhhh… welcome? There’s, uhh, pie and punch in the back.

This MAGA influencer lied and said he was with CNN to trick gay dads into being interviewed. Then he accused them of sexually abusing their child because they're gay.

The right wing propaganda machine moved from "trans people predators" to "gay dads are sexual predators" without skipping a beat.

US at risk of running out of missiles if another war breaks out after depleting stockpile in Iran operations | CNN Politics The US military has significantly depleted its stockpile of key missiles during the war with Iran and created a “near-term risk” of running out of ammunition in a future conflict should one arise in t...

⚠️ During the Iran War, the US military has used:

• At least 45% of its Precision Strike Missiles
• At least half of its THAAD missiles
• Almost 50% of its Patriot air defense interceptor missiles

This has created “near-term risk” of running out of ammunition in future conflict.

not good

that's fuckin creepy

Say what you will about the worst members of the Roberts Court, but they all make sure their wives are in on the grift.

Jane Roberts, Martha Alito and Ginni Thomas are equal partners with their husbands in the grand project of destroying the United States and enriching themselves in the process.

A clip from The New York Times reads: "But only the entities that officially paid the tariffs are eligible to recover that money. That means that the fuller universe of people affected by Mr. Trump’s policies — including millions of Americans who paid higher prices for the products they bought — are not able to apply for direct relief. The extent to which consumers realize any gain hinges on whether businesses share the proceeds, something that few have publicly committed to do. Some have started to band together in class-action lawsuits in the hopes of receiving a payout."

The average American family paid $1,700 in tariffs last year, according to the bipartisan Congressional Joint Economic Committee. Few will ever see any of that money back. The refunds will go to companies, if doled out at all. What a joke.

Beacon Hill’s effort to restrict social media use by teens is clumsy and invasive, critics say - The Boston Globe Proposals from on Beacon Hill aimed at curbing social media use among teens have run into a range of practical, constitutional, and security challenges.

“I appreciate that lawmakers want to do something about the harmful and predatory business practices of Big Tech,” said Evan Greer, director of the digital rights advocacy group Fight for the Future. But the legislation so far “feels a little bit like vibes-coding policy.”

Here are some of the day’s top developments: Trump has said that US forces have taken custody of an Iranian-flagged vessel that tried to get through the US blockade of Iranian ports. Iran’s military confirmed an attack claimed by the US military on a ship returning from China, vowing it will “retaliate soon”. Iranian state media is reporting that Tehran is not currently planning to attend talks with the US, citing the ongoing blockade as well as Washington’s shifting positions and “excessive demands”. It comes after Trump ordered US negotiators to travel to Pakistan on Monday, just days before a two-week ceasefire expires.

I'm starting to think this is not going well guys

Very telling that Palantir is against another Nuremberg!

In the same manifesto, Palantir's owners argued that we need a national military draft, that soft power is over, and that we were too hard on Germany and Japan after World War II. I don't think that company should be allowed to exist anymore.

Tax Day 2026: The Average Taxpayer Paid $4,049 for War and Weapons - Institute for Policy Studies Tax Day 2026: The Average Taxpayer Paid $4,049 for War and Weapons

"The average taxpayer in 2025 paid: $4,049 for weapons and war, vs. $2,492 for Medicaid, which provided health insurance to 68.5 million Americans in 2025 — about one in five Americans."

Iris Long, Scientific Mentor to AIDS Activists, Dies at 92

It’s hard to express how important Iris was to ACT UP’s scientific development. She was the catalyst who started it all. Iris Long, Scientific Mentor to AIDS Activists, Dies at 92 www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/h...

How the Trump Administration Is Quietly Defunding HBCUs Despite Donald Trump's false claim that he "saved HBCUs," he is overseeing the biggest economic attack on historically Black college institutions in U.S. history.

Donald Trump claims he “saved historically Black colleges.”

According to college administrators, HBCU presidents and the actual data, Trump is overseeing the worst attack on these institutions in American history.

I have no idea why this event exists. IMO, the purpose of journalism is to interrogate power, not schmooze with it

🙄🙄🙄

A stronger statement is to NOT GO. This is pathetic.

Trump is the ultimate abuser. If you don’t comply, I will hurt you. He’s a batterer. I wish more people understood this.

😂😂😂

This is Binoo. She will tell you when you're permitted to stop scratching. Until then, stop slacking. 13/10 (IG: binoochi)

I’m not a lawyer, and I’m exhausted, so I can’t say exactly which part of the constitution forbids it, but if the constitution does not forbid the president from suing the government in his personal capacity and then ordering the government to settle in his official one, it forbids nothing.

And tech bros are getting even richer because of it.

It really is wild that Russia pioneered mass fake social media accounts to influence an election, people who took that seriously were mocked mercilessly, and bad actors have spent every day since quadrupling down on that effective strategy

It’s just truly unspeakable that Trump can order the government to just hand him billions of dollars.

We’ve never seen anything in this universe before.

Are the markets going to fall for this week after week

Let’s send him kale smoothies for his continued health for the next few years.

THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ IS COMPLETELY OPEN AND READY FOR BUSINESS AND FULL PASSAGE, BUT THE NAVAL BLOCKADE WILL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT AS IT PERTAINS TO IRAN, ONLY, UNTIL SUCH TIME AS OUR TRANSACTION WITH IRAN IS 100% COMPLETE. THIS PROCESS SHOULD GO VERY QUICKLY IN THAT MOST OF THE POINTS ARE ALREADY NEGOTIATED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER! PRESIDENT DONALD J.TRUMP 2.52k ReTruths 10.4k Likes 4/17/26, 8:27 AM

President Trump referred this morning to "OUR TRANSACTION WITH IRAN." This is, of course, interesting because the last time the United States struck a deal with Iran involving a transaction, Republicans completely lost their minds.

Let's take a trip down memory lane. 🧵

I wouldn’t go THAT far but I would certainly cheer.

What I Saw Inside the Kennedy Center I spent 10 months working at the institution because I thought I could help protect it. What I observed there is far worse than the public knows.

Heartbreaking description of the pointless, thoughtless damage being done to the Kennedy Center. It was such an important part of life in Washington, and is now being destroyed for no reason

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