New, from me: Take the Palantir manifesto seriously, if not literally.
It reveals that our tech philosopher kings want public money, but without public accountability. This creates a dilemma for governments unaligned with its techno-fascist vision. 🧵
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Secretary of Eugenics, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
TODAY’S ACTION ITEM: Email info@enforce.com & report motherless dot com (online r@pe academy CNN reported on) & demand they take down the website! Thanks to all the badass women helping expose this story @out5p0ken.bsky.social @elizaorlins.bsky.social @mayaonstage.bsky.social @dearsarah.bsky.social
Nothing has killed more soldiers in the history of humanity than disease. While worst is a more complicated question Hegseth is absolutely the dumbest secretary of defense the United States has ever had. bsky.app/profile/ones...
"Even more striking is the contrast between the professionalism and expertise of a military that was shaped prior to this administration, and the buffoonery and incompetence of the cabinet members of this administration."
Key piece from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social:
No words!
70 powerful Bay Area men were accused of sexual misconduct. What happened next?
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ADORE your writing!
"The coming months should be brutal for Johnson — and will, hopefully, end with his majority and speakership destroyed in a humiliating and titanic blue wave."
Spot on from @nberlat.bsky.social in @atrupar.com's latest PN:
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Fascinating interview with the brilliant @sulliview.bsky.social. Thank you, @parkermolloy.com 💥
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It's Time to Drag Pete Hegseth's Bigoted Pastor and Expose Trump's Failed Iran War
Pete Hegseth believes he's on a mission from God and supports an American Crusade. His pastor, Doug Wilson, demands Christian domination. Well, I would like to retort.
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Rachel Maddow just played this video of Jon Ossoff talking about Trump crime family grifter Jared Kushner. Ossoff is Maddow's guest tonight. 🙌💪👏✊️👇
Maddow: "Do we think our servicemen and women are in good hands? Do we think that there is care being taken in terms of what they're risking their lives for?"
"Until I see one single man in Trump’s cabinet lose his job for being equally ill-behaved and dysfunctional as the women being thrown under the bus left and right, then this is just more rank misogyny dressed up as an administration having standards."
Boom from @lebassett.bsky.social
CNN put together a montage of Trump saying as far back as March 9 that his war against Iran "is going to be finished pretty quickly," then him saying that same thing over and over for the past six weeks
At the moment, Trump’s approval in poll averages is around 38% At this time eight years ago, it hovered around 40% (by election day, when Republicans suffered that sweeping loss, it was about the same).
By @paulwaldman.bsky.social in @atrupar.com's PN:
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"Instead of getting highly effective contraception methods to the country’s poorest women so that they may decide if and when to have children, Title X under Trump seems aimed at getting more women pregnant, whether they want to be or not."
By @jillfilipovic.bsky.social
GIFT article.
LISTEN. @nicollewallace.bsky.social had me on her excellent podcast for a candid conversation about how we got here and the opportunity facing us. I really respect her journey and her willingness to have these conversations.
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Diving in!! Brava 🎉
Not a dime of taxpayer money or govt contracts should go to Palantir.
Hear, hear. Thank you for your leadership and your candor, Sen. @ossoff.bsky.social
Oh FFS!
“On April 21, President Trump is scheduled to read Scripture via video message from the Oval Office during the 6 p.m. EST hour.
The event is called “America Reads The Bible."
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UAE wants swap lines
“it was President Trump’s decision to attack Iran that entangled their country in a destructive conflict…if the U.A.E. runs short of dollars, it may be forced to use Chinese yuan or other countries’ currencies for oil sales and other transactions”
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Stop the madness!
Eight Children Killed in Domestic Violence Shooting in Louisiana 😢😡
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"The soft-spoken, humble Leo, who strives to unify, squared off against the bombastic, solipsistic Trump, who strives to divide. And watching the saintly pope school the amoral president is a blessed sight."
Blessed sight indeed!
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/o...
Hasn't she learned anything yet? Trump has dissed her and she still continues to shill for him.
Have been wondering when candidates would start talking about this. One of the biggest corruption scandals is U.S. history playing out in real time.
I hesitate to say we’ve reached a turning point in this horrific time. But something profound seems to be changing. Let me explain. robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-a-chang...
How refreshing!
“We will suspend this channel’s news service,” “This isn’t about me; I’m not seeking revenge. Our people deserve journalism that reflects the truth.” ~Hungary’s Péter Magyar.
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By @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social
There’s so much to say about the remarkable reporting from Jodi Kantor & Adam Liptak—and I’ll say a lot of it in Monday’s newsletter.
But the most striking thing about all of it is the role & behavior of Chief Justice Roberts. “Calling balls and strikes” this ain’t:
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/u...
