The SPLC indictment, the Klan history behind it, and the ignominy of Todd Blanche Another dark day for DOJ.

Red meat for racists:

See video of Earthset that an Artemis II astronaut filmed on his iPhone while circling the moon "Like watching sunset at the beach from the most foreign seat in the cosmos," Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman wrote about the video.

See video of Earthset that an Artemis II astronaut filmed while circling the moon #EarthDay

Look n’ at MSM:
“careless language sinners, when Tutivillus would take his sack, open it, and bury the individual under the terrible weight of their lifelong linguistic mistakes, words, syllables, letters, even snores tumbling out on top of their fragile bodies.”

open.substack.com/pub/briankla...

Oh-genius let folks bypass Substack and its ‘funnel’ so folks can easily read the @hcrichardson.bsky.social letters FREE w/o the hassle of finding the free option on Substack 🤩
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#Epstein conversations going grassroots is a really good idea.
Brava @carolecadwalla.bsky.social and @thenerve.news

New Gas-Powered Data Centers Could Emit More Greenhouse Gases Than Entire Nations A WIRED review of permits for data center projects using natural gas and linked to OpenAI, Meta, Microsoft, and xAI shows they could emit more than 129 million tons of greenhouse gases per year.

We all deserve #cleanenergy and a #greeneconomy
But instead, astounding levels of corruption and narcissistic greed give us this

No one is amazed, I guess, that Trump couldn't find one (1) non-Jeffrey Epstein customer to be Fed Chair?

Trump approval falls to 35% as rating on handling prices hits a record -46 Our new Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll finds the president's overall job approval at a new low, Democrats leading by 7 on the generic ballot, and a majority says the Iran war is not worth the cost

New Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll conducted April 10-14, 2026 finds 55% of U.S. adults say the House should vote to impeach Trump. 37% oppose, and 8% are unsure. A surprising percentage of both Republicans and Trump’s own 2024 voters say they would support impeachment if a vote were held today.

Opinion | Trump Corrupts, and Absolute Trump Corrupts Absolutely

“To say that President Trump is corrupt is to somehow understate the size, scope and magnitude of his corruption.

It is as if you were to describe a modern thermonuclear device as a ‘bomb.’ That is true enough, but it is not quite the truth. It does not capture the nature of the thing in full.”

Bad Vibes and Broken Promises More thoughts on the roots of Americans’ anger about the economy

We simply don’t teach critical thinking at the levels necessary to end the authoritarian cycle. To manipulate those that don’t think, but ‘believe’ -is the gold standard in politics.

Cognition is a skill that any brain can harness-regardless of education-or present level of education

Graph showing two lines of dissatisfaction with Trump

Krugman hits upon the specific dynamic leading to the bad vibes-feeling like promises were broken.

But in truth it is a psychological construct to ‘believe your beliefs’. Self-awareness of one’s blind spots is a function of cognition & w/o it humanity cycles into authoritarianism again & again 1/2

So much false equivalence in media on gerrymandering in Texas vs California & Virginia. California and Virginia maps approved by the voters. That's a huge difference not enough people pointing out

every conservative political complaint comes back to "those people shouldn't count because they disagree with me"

How do we STOP the creation of FAKE POLITICAL SUPPORTERS (created using AI)???
@hcrichardson.bsky.social @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social @anneapplebaum.bsky.social @katiecouric.bsky.social @timothysnyder.bsky.social @jerilryan.bsky.social @rbreich.bsky.social @wired.com @pkrugman.bsky.social

C'est effrayant, on veut remplacer la réalité par des fictions pour nous manipuler c'est de la propagande laveuse de cerveaux.

Hundreds of Fake Pro-Trump Avatars Emerge on Social Media

This strategy—using fake AI profiles to boost political causes—was tested during the 2022 recalls in San Francisco.
We called them the "Wencils" and they disappeared after being mapped and exposed. And now:

Hundreds of Fake Pro-Trump Avatars Emerge on Social Media

www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/b...

Wencils! They invaded San Francisco Twitter. I encountered dozens of them.

Testing finds toxic metals where Tesla discharges wastewater The drainage district that commissioned the testing has sent a cease-and-desist letter to the company, which says it is in compliance with all requirements for its state wastewater discharge permit.

I’m shocked. www.texastribune.org/2026/04/21/t...

The Trump EPA Official in Charge of Methane Regulations Helped Write an Oil Industry Argument Against Those Rules Before becoming a top official at the Environmental Protection Agency, Aaron Szabo was a lobbyist for the oil and gas industry. Metadata shows he helped draft a trade group’s 2022 letter to the EPA ob...

Before becoming a top official at the Environmental Protection Agency, Aaron Szabo was a lobbyist for the oil and gas industry.

Metadata shows he helped draft a trade group’s 2022 letter to the EPA objecting to controls on methane emissions.

By @alexcuadros.bsky.social

I’ve been pushing hard for YES for months, but even I can admit that the maps are absurd.

If I was a VA voter and I was asked by a reporter about my thoughts on the referendum, my honest answer would have been:

“I hate it, and I hope it wins in a landslide.”

How Walmart’s Financial Services Became a Fraud Magnet Scammers have duped consumers out of more than $1 billion by exploiting Walmart’s lax security. The company has resisted taking responsibility while breaking promises to regulators and skimping on tra...

Walmart has long been a facilitator of fraud on a mass scale, a ProPublica investigation found.

More than $1 billion in fraud losses were routed through the company’s financial services between 2013 and 2022.

(Published Jan. 2024)

Devastating numbers for Trump.

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U.S. Personnel Who Died in Mexico Were Working for the CIA, Sources Say Two Americans killed in Mexico, previously identified only as embassy staff but working for the CIA, participated in a raid on a drug lab.

Trump has turned the Western Hemisphere into a war zone, as part of what he and others have called the “Donroe Doctrine,” a bastardization of the 1823 Monroe Doctrine which Trump has turned into a unilateral license to militarily meddle in the U.S.’s backyard.

theintercept.com/2026/04/21/c...

With the result in Virginia, here's what we know about how mid-decade redistricting has shifted the landscape.

Across the 7 states with new maps:
—11 districts have shifted toward Democrats;
—9 districts have shifted toward the GOP.

Who’s next to leave the Trump admin following Chavez-DeRemer’s departure? In the past month, top officials such as Attorney General Pam Bondi, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, and Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer...

Tulsi Gabbard has been told by the White House that she has until the midterms to pack up and leave, according to sources I've spoken to in recent weeks. sherwood.news/power/whos-n...

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Last thing you should read before you sleep or first thing before you wake up.

Remember the GOOD.
Because they want to take that from you too.

Today is exhibit A in: “fighting back works.” Get in Doomers, we’re going to win

With the VA yes vote, Democrats will emerge with +1 House seat in the redistricting wars Trump kicked off last summer. They are very, very likely to win back the House in November

Election Live Updates: Virginia Passes New Map, Lifting Democrats’ Midterm Chances

Virginia is for FAFO 😉 www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04...