It's the birthday of Iggy Pop, so here he is backed by John Wesley Harding and the Deceivers (that's me on the keys, thanks for asking) at the Paradise in Boston in the year 1991. No better version of this song has ever been performed. www.houseofhere.com/music/ThePas...
Breaking news: The Trump administration’s fundraising arrangement for the White House ballroom project shields donor identities and excludes the White House from conflict of interest requirements, according to records obtained by The Post.
The Justice Dept’s theory of the case— that the group that single-handedly disassembled the Ku Klux Klan defrauded its donors by concealing that it was using paid informant to do that work and more— has about as much merit as the now-dismissed charges against Jim Comey.
"Few people have done more to shape Los Angeles’ art scene than Eileen Harris Norton."
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
Stop privatizing space.
Punk in the Park founder’s donation to Trump killed his music festival. Some fans say good riddance, others mourn his fest. www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music...
Yet again I remind everyone (as Elizabeth does in her very next tweet) that "foreigners are corrupting our pure blood with weakness & disease" is Fascism 101. Not some variant, not some metaphorically similar thing, not some echo -- the thing itself.
Tim Cook donated $1M to Trump’s inauguration.
He fawned over Trump and gifted him a 24-karat gold plaque (as Apple lobbied for tariff exemptions).
Apple donated to Trump’s White House ballroom.
And it removed ICE tracking apps from its stores following a demand from the DOJ.
Remember this.
Say what you will about the worst members of the Roberts Court, but they all make sure their wives are in on the grift.
Jane Roberts, Martha Alito and Ginni Thomas are equal partners with their husbands in the grand project of destroying the United States and enriching themselves in the process.
Screenshot of a tweet by Rep. Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) praising a breakthrough in pancreatic cancer research, calling it "the best of America" and noting that lead researcher Dr. Balachandran is the son of Indian immigrants and works at Sloan Kettering. He quote-tweets Ian Weissman, DO (@DrIanWeiss...), who reports that an mRNA pancreatic cancer vaccine showed lasting results in an early trial, with nearly all responding patients still alive six years later.
Science leads to amazing breakthroughs. Immigrants lead to amazing science.
Not enough people are talking about this.
Hungary’s incoming PM has said that Viktor Orbán used Hungarian government funds to help finance CPAC, the flagship networking event for GOP candidates, members of Congress, and conservative media in this country.
In the right hands.
This is how Nazis talk.
This seems relevant today.
I note this primer (posted by a law firm) suggests that a public figure must prove they have suffered monetary losses in order to win damages.
bdblaw.com/defamation-o...
“What is this class? Why do we keep going out on fishing boats? What was with the thing where we had to sort out goats from sheep? Why did we have to shove a camel through the eye of a needle? What is this class?”
Someday, with luck and hard work, she will have a name too.
Real estate investment trusts are landlords for thousands of nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and hospitals. Some select the managers and keep close watch but deny blame for bad care.
There is more charm and joy in these two guys showing up to read a book than in all the years of that other guy’s miserable tenure.
Opinion | We can’t 'restore' American history by flagging Native American books
Pres. Donald Trump is pressuring Redwood National and State Parks to tag tribally-centered books and material critical of American history.
Mayor Mamdani and President Obama read a picture book to a group of children.
Mayor Mamdani and President Obama chat and laugh with a group of children.
Mayor Mamdani and President Obama chat and laugh.
Children hug Mayor Mamdani.
Today, President Barack Obama and I read to a group of toddlers at Learning Through Play Pre-K Center in the South Bronx.
In between singing wheels on the bus, we discussed our administration’s vision for this City — one where New York’s Cutest have the strongest start possible.
Randy Barnett @RandyEBarnett This is a travesty. If making allegedly questionable constitutional arguments is a disbarrable offense, bar disciplinary tribunals would be in permanent session. Jeff Clark @JeffClarkUS • Apr 15 This is a travesty. John represented the President in litigation challenging an election. That's all. He lied about nothing. Reasonable minds can disagree about the 2020 election.... 11:23 AM • Apr 16, 2026 • 20.5K Views
Reasonable minds actually can’t disagree about the 2020 election, sorry senior respected law professors
Question: “Now that you’ve met with him -Trump-, you’ve spoken with him multiple times, do you still think he’s a fascist?”
Zohran Mamdani: “Yes”
Question: “And do you tell him that?”
Zohran Mamdani: “Yes”
Breaking: Nexstar's politically charged acquisition of a rival TV station owner, Tegna, has been halted by a federal judge in California. This is a major victory for the Democratic state attorneys general who sued to block the deal last month. Here's my full story >>> www.cnn.com/2026/04/17/m...
Those are not sperm whales, but they're in the piece.
JUST IN: John Eastman, the conservative attorney who helped devise President Trump's last ditch strategy to overturn the 2020 presidential election, has officially been disbarred, per the California Supreme Court:
I don't know who needs to know this but John Waters is going to be on ABC's "The View" tomorrow along with Aubrey Plaza and Amy Sedaris. You're welcome.
A view of a sculpture park, flanked by two rows of four sphinx sculptures and two rows of Hathoric columns underneath a swirl of clouds against a bright blue sky.
I've been following Lauren Halsey's "sister dreamer" park since it was just an idea. It is amazing to see it fully realized. Elegant, poignant, full of love.
I write about it for @kcrw.com's Art Insider:
email.kcrw.com/lauren-halse...
The toll of the wider war in the Middle East has been severe in Lebanon. Israel has invaded the country's south again and is demanding that people vacate more land. https://to.pbs.org/4sEdtxR
