Secretary of War Pete Hegseth • O @SecWar X.com The War Department is once again restoring freedom to our Joint Force. We are discarding the mandatory flu vaccine requirement, effective immediately. 08:21 • 4/21/26 • 251K Views 945 {] 1.7K 8.1K 316

h/t to @kriswernowsky.com for noticing that Hegseth made this announcement in front of a painting of GW crossing the Delaware with soldiers who, only a few months later, he would order to get inoculated.

Oh, for fuck’s sake....

I still wanna know who paid off Brett Kavanaugh's credit debt.

(1/X) People sometimes wonder how things got so crazy in this country. Well, look back at the '90s: for Clinton impeachment, you had Alan Dershowitz on Geraldo arguing against impeachment and Jon Turley arguing for it. All three of course became Trumpers.

On various topics around feminism....

Lawsuit: Blaze’s Crackpot Reporting Prompted a Wild, Unnecessary FBI Raid Quickly debunked reporting based on “gait analysis” was enough to get the feds to descend with a helicopter on a falsely accused J6 pipe-bomber’s home.

"Kerkhoff’s lawsuit provides startling new allegations about the befuddled the leadership of the FBI under Director Kash Patel. It also underscores the degree to which conspiracy theories have influenced official government action, even at the highest levels." open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

Fractures Emerge Between GOP’s Pro-Pedophilia, Extremely Pro-Pedophilia Wings

Hey @cnn.com @kasie.bsky.social @kaitlancollins.bsky.social @nytimes.com @peterbakernyt.bsky.social @nbcnews.com @cbsnews.com abcnews.go.com

Talking to you

Attending the celebration of the failure of American news media puts you in the hack, stooge, and/or ratings whore category

Take your pick

I feel like Sun Tzu really missed out on "Invent Pete Hegseth and give him to the enemy"

Former Capitol Police officer Shauni Kerkhoff doesn't say how much she wants from the Blaze for accusing her of being the J5 pipe bomber, but it's going to be a big number.

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I’m sorry, “My Ship 4?”

And then I just start laughing and saying, “hey, did you know My Ship transited the Strait of Hormuz this weekend?”

I’m Not sure whether I want to imagine this as a Marx Brothers bit or Abbot and Costello? [And, no, not to be done w/AI].

Rail? What is that some communism left wing thing?

No, that's communism. "Communism" is defined as "stuff that doesn't put enough money into oil executive portfolios".

Lawsuit: Blaze’s Crackpot Reporting Prompted a Wild, Unnecessary FBI Raid Quickly debunked reporting based on “gait analysis” was enough to get the feds to descend with a helicopter on a falsely accused J6 pipe-bomber’s home.

New: Kash Patel's FBI launched an unnecessary raid on the home of a former Capitol Police officer, based on Jan. 6 conspiracy theories from right-wing media outlet The Blaze.

Trump Is Said to Be in Talks to Send Afghans Who Aided U.S. Forces to Congo

President Trump is said to be in talks to send Afghans who helped the U.S. war effort to the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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In my family we might talk about th dangers of Hunan hand or Habanero hand, but the longevity of the systemic burn of the Indian pepper coined for us the term Bombay Butt (= exit burn result of consumption of Indian 🌶️, or others, but consistently Indian = honors).

@hcrichardson.bsky.social Happy Tuesday Dorchester

Blitzed?
Porcelain God?
Soused?
Three sheets to the wind?
Blackout?

In Lawsuit Not Mentioning the Olympics, Kash Patel Swears He's Not a Drunk - emptywheel If Kash Patel's lawsuit against The Atlantic is an attempt to silence claims he's a drunk, it doesn't do much to rebut the key allegations against him.

"Patel’s chugging a beer at the Olympics may not strike him as excessive drinking, but the context of it made it unseemly. and that’s an allegation—the key one—about which Kash is completely silent" @emptywheel.bsky.social emptywheel.net/2026/04/20/i...

The Southern Poverty Law Center says it is under Justice Dept. investigation over its past use of paid informants to infiltrate extremist groups…which it no longer does. For many years SPLC provided info & tips to local law enforcement & the F.B.I. Kash Patel has severed ties to SPLC. NYT 4/21/26 ⬇️

Meanwhile, early this morning somewhere near Nashville…

GALLEGO: Earlier today, you told Sec. Kennedy that Trump never demanded you to cut interest rates. Is that your sworn testimony?

WARSH: That is, senator.

GALLEGO: Okay. Well someone here is lying then. Because Trump confirmed he pressed you on interest rate cuts.

The Fed relies on data and objective reality. Kevin Warsh’s refusal to acknowledge the 2020 election shows he’s more interested in politics than facts.

An independent Fed Chair needs a backbone, not a loyalty pledge. — Warsh is compromised. Hard pass.

New suit by @commoncause.org seeks to halt DOJ’s nationwide effort to gather confidential state voter rolls, alleging that DOJ's violating separation of powers, Privacy Act & other laws & creating cybersecurity risks.
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Yes it is.

If you go back and watch a movie like All the Presidents's Men, it will really hit you how massively our country has changed in my lifetime. It was unthinkable for any of today's headlines to ever even exist back then.

A lot of you think it's always been this bad, but it hasn't. It really hasn't.

Praising JK Rowling when asked a question on trans rights is akin to praising Anita Bryant when asked a question gay rights. No money to Stonewall. No Stonewall at Pride. They are already experiencing a funding crisis, and this chairwoman appointment should be their last. Traitors.

Argh. I had noticed over time that where I used to get different prices (sometimes better on Amazon, sometimes on Chewy) this gradually ceased to be the case—not just pet food, things like hoof supplements and fly spray for horses as well as cat food. I hate when suspicions of foul play = confirmed.

A peer reviewed study shows a promising link between flu and shingles vaccines and a reduced risk of dementia. A heroin addict who cut off a raccoon’s penis for “further study” says these vaccines cause autism. For busy Americans, it can be hard to know who to trust.