Recognizing that summarizing a longer statement on the fly is a tough job, “Dr. Jesus” is too good an insult to leave out!

The Father, the Don, and the Fed Chair’s Post Knives out for the banker of Washington and the Bishop of Rome.

"The first Polish pope helped liberate his home country from authoritarian rule. The Trumpists are worried that the first American pope could contribute to such a development here. The view Pope Leo is upholding—that right matters not just might—is an American one." open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

Creating baby geniuses to thwart the AI threat? (Yes, really.) The new wave of Silicon Valley–backed gene-editing startups is straight out of “Brave New World.”

But could this same technology soon outsmart us all? That’s a real concern among some tech bros who want to create baby geniuses to protect us from the threat of AI.

@abbyvesoulis.bsky.social reports on the new wave of Silicon Valley–backed gene-editing startups straight out of “Brave New World.”

How the AI oligarchy devoured America How the AI oligarchy devoured America.

Two years ago, we devoted an entire issue to the rise of a new American oligarchy. Since then, this system has only become more entrenched, ever concentrated around a crew of tech titans going all in on AI.

Our newest cover story investigates these new AI overlords and their consolidation of power.

BERNIE: “The time is long overdue for members of Congress to listen to the American people and end US military aid to the extremist Netanyahu government.”

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

WARREN: I want to understand how slashing healthcare for families so Meta gets a $3b tax cut is a 'really good outcome for the American public'

IRS CEO BISIGNANO: I don't see the two as correlated

W: Those tax cuts were paid for by pushing people off their healthcare. Did you not follow that?

Imagine if instead of spending billions of dollars supporting terrorists or weapons, the United States had spent that money helping the people of the United States

They wanted us to remove Biden because he was old lol

Here's Trump on Jan 13, 2021, after he'd been impeached, but before the Senate had voted on whether to convict and bar him from office for life. "There's never a justification for violence ... Those who engaged in attacks last week will be brought to justice."

Maricopa County election staff told to grant FBI unrestricted access, new emails show The emails depict Arizona election offices preparing for possible federal intervention while at least one top local official offered support for the probe.

‼️Election administrators in Maricopa County, Arizona ordered staff to grant federal agents sweeping, unmonitored access to election facilities — including instructions not to record their actions — according to newly released emails. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

I just watched an Australian documentary about Trump and the Epstein files on German TV.

It contained more detailed info (and sources and evidence) than any US corporate media has published.

It's amazing how much better people in other countries are informed about Trump's crimes.

The press is entirely biased and responsible for the current situation America and the world is in. And I see no reason why the world shouldn’t hold those in the media financially and legally accountable to damage they have assisted in placing the world.

A map of high "feels-like" temperatures across the US on Wednesday. New York will be 92. Washington will be 94. Charlotte will be 92. Atlanta will be 90. Jacksonville will be 90. All will be hotter than Miami (85), New Orleans (88) and Houston (85). Source: AccuWeather

A table of forecast highs on Wednesday, historical averages and the difference. Washington will be 94F, compared with 68 average, a +26F difference Philadelphia: 90 vs. 65, +25 New York: 88 vs 62, +26 Providence: 80 vs 59, +21 Raleigh: 95 vs 73, +22 Source: AccuWeather

What if July, but in April

She reportedly parted ways with Bezos with a jaw-dropping $38.3 billion in Amazon stock. Their divorce settlement included a 4 % stake in the online retail giant or 19.7 million shares. Under the agreement, Bezos kept 75% of the couple's Amazon stock, along with voting control of her shares. Jan 11, 2023

MacKenzie Scott has given away over $19 billion in the last 5 years and experts say she's 'changed entire fie... MacKenzie Scott acknowledged another $2 billion in donations as 2024 comes to a close.

MacKenzie Scott, worth $41.1 billion, is on a philanthropic tear and has donated an estimated 46% of her net worth.

Just to give a sense of the insane scale of billions of dollars…MacKenzie Scott got about $38 billion after divorcing Bezos in 2019. She has become the world’s most generous philanthropist, giving away over $19 billion…and she’s currently wealthier than she started.

Just. Tax. Them.

In case anyone is still confused

If we all work together, we can make sure the World Cup is an absolutely embarrassing failure for the rich people who care about it.

Opinion Editorial Board America’s income tax is progressive The rich already pay more than their fair share

Unbelievable stuff from the Washington Post on behalf of Jeff Bezos today.

It really is unrelentingly stupid in Texas….

Good News: The International Court of Justice has declared it has jurisdiction to put Israel on trial. Official legal ruling issued. Court asserts authority to proceed.

Also: Italian Prime Minister Meloni announces suspension of military cooperation and defense agreements with Israel.

Yeah someone else said the same - I don’t live in Cali so I wasn’t aware of the nuance there

Ok well there ya go 🤷🏻‍♂️

Brilliant.

Harris should def run for California Gov. Honestly, I don’t mean that glibly. She would make a great governor but she is tainted at the national level bc of her association with Biden and the genocide. Those are just facts. But at the state level in Cali, she could make some important pivots.

It's the Prices, Stupid Consumer sentiment is at an all-time low because prices are at an all-time high. Consumer sentiment isn't broken, popular government data is just incomplete

The index of consumer sentiment isn't broken; models that try to predict it just don't have the right input variables. I fix that and find that, yes, high nominal price levels explain why the vibes are so off. It's the prices, stupid
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-04-14...

I honestly would be fine with paying the taxes we pay today if those taxes went to things like social services, infrastructure, healthcare, family support services, etc…it’s all the warmongering that I don’t wan to support.

JD Vance should just shut the fuck up about, well, everything.

Also, can’t the pope kick his ass out of the religion??

Me: I’d like a bottle of wine.
Waiter: do have a preferred varietal?

Me, trying to look cool to my date: oh, yes, variety is the spice of life!

Trump “invaded Venezuela this year, then immediately pivoted to threatening an invasion of Greenland, only to move on to further invading parts of his own country, right before starting a new, illegal bloodbath in the Middle East…

Talking about Donald Trump having dementia just gives a sympathetic excuse for inexcusable preexisting conditions. Donald has *always* been a mean, self-centered, incoherent fool who says stupid and ignorant things.

There should be no coverage of this snake that doesn’t include questions about why he owns Zorro ranch, his relationship to Epstein, and why he looks like a creepy skin suit of a person.