“Do less.”

That was masterful.

Pete Hegseth read a Pulp Fiction monologue at a Pentagon prayer service & thought it was the Bible. Ezekiel 25:17. The same admin is attacking the Pope for being too political. Hat tip to @jonathanlarsen.bsky.social @briankaylor.bsky.social for catching this.

Trump Alone Could Fuck It: He’s Tanking Global Oil Demand Trump's disastrous illegal war is upending the global economy and benefiting the globe

“Go get ‘em, kids! From oil to vaccines to Haitians, reality’s coming back.”

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Aliya Rahman, a disabled Minneapolis resident who was violently arrested and detained by ICE officers in January, explains why she's filing a federal tort claim against the Department of Homeland Security.

Who specifically are these thugs?
Let’s find them and do our thing!

Well the part about supporting the Red Cross sounded like a pretty intentional and probably planned pile of spin

Swalwell That Ends Gonzales It was Bye-One, Get-Rid-of-One-Free Day in the House of Representatives and sexual predators

An excellent news update 🤩

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Should be part of his next test.

The Democratic Party’s Hasan Piker Hypocrites Party leaders debate whether to shun anti-Zionists, while some Democrats support actual antisemites with zero consequences

🔥

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the cover of the new JD Vance memoir about Catholicism with the title changed to say "you know what, never mind all that"

Donald Trump: he‘s just like us (losing his mind at the consequences of Donald Trump’s actions and posting his way through the emotional turmoil)

visits the pope → pope dies
leads Iran negotiations → talks collapse
flies to Hungary to prop up Orbán → Orbán loses in a landslide
Man’s got a streak.

an elderly woman is sitting at a table in a restaurant and looking at the camera . ALT: an elderly woman is sitting at a table in a restaurant and looking at the camera .

I’ll have what Hungary’s having.

He is correct.

It is right-wing news saying one outlandish thing after another to get stoopid people to agree and educated to debate.
Causing debate and division.

"Left wing news" spends its time countering with overly polite reporting, not to offend right wingers.

Celebratory dance in Hungary

RFK Jr looks like he’s carrying around everything that we should be vaccinated against.

For the record, I was a Swalwell supporter and had planned on voting for him in the primary. Me believing the women was not political. It's based on the corroboration of evidence confirmed by multiple news outlets, and the Manhattan DA finding enough evidence exists to open a criminal probe.

Important reporting

25th Amendment My 1st Ass House Democrats move forward with a plan to save House Democrats from fighting to remove the president

At least lay out a position. At least fucking fight you fucking buttheads

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International Chess Federation Adds Race Car Piece LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND—In what scholars have called the largest shake-up of the game’s rule set in centuries, the International Chess Federation announced Tuesday that it was adding a race car piece to...

“In all officially sanctioned matches played from today forward, the pawn immediately in front of a player’s king will be replaced with a sick little hot rod that can move any number of squares horizontally, vertically, or in a circle like it’s doing donuts,” said Arkady Dvorkovich

Okay, NOW We Can Call Him Hitler Trump threatens to destroy an entire civilization, which even Hitler only partially succeeded at

Yep via @jonathanlarsen.bsky.social

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The Ayatollah’s Thank-You Card Right.

Incredibly succinct and comprehensive at the same time. Just a catastrophic disaster on so many tragic levels.

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Waj has more decency & *real* Americanness in his toe than the jigsaw puzzle of an individual has in all of her twisted jigsaw puzzle pieces, put together. Reject racism and nihilism. Affirm love & community. Jews, Muslims, atheists, *real* Christians & other religions, unite against hatred, NOW!

Invisible Wizard Joins U.S. Alliance against Iran Trump announces strategic partnership with the lord of all creation

“The shovel exeunts.” These scribings [possibly sic] are a balm

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Black text on white background “Happy Easter, New York!  Today, millions of New Yorkers celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ and the victory of hope over despair and faith over fear.  As the air warms and cherry blossoms begin to bloom, this holy day is a sacred time to pause and reflect on a season of rebirth. Whether you spend this day singing in pews, parading on Fifth Avenue, joining a processional guided by the bamboo trumpets of Haitian Rara music, or hunting for painted eggs amidst the spring grass, I wish every New Yorker celebrating a joyous day.  Let us all embrace this holiday's spirit of hope and renewal as we build the City — and the world — that we deserve.”

Rubio Rankles Staff with Easter Proselytizing Upset workers include one long-timer “outraged” at Christian messaging by Rubio and an official department account

SCOOP: A long-time State Department staffer tells me they're "outraged" by the Easter proselytizing. And they're not alone.

Secretary Rubio and the department itself asserted Christian beliefs as fact on their official accounts...

...the way they didn't for Passover.

He means it this time.

No Right Is Ever Safe – but Progress Is Possible The outrageous assault on birthright citizenship should prompt us to reflect on the fragility of democratic progress - and our own responsibility to defend it

Sunday reading

I wrote about the assault on birthright citizenship in the larger context of the Right’s attempt to roll back whatever racial and social progress has been achieved over the past century and a half.

And about our understanding of progress - and the possibility of democratic change:

An Easter message from the president which should really force the VP and the cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment.

Lee on Epstein Files: We’re not going to stop “bitching” about this.

Why is somebody who has a lot of money able to buy this much protection? Why should you be able to get away with heinous crimes like this if you’re a president, a prince, or a CEO?