— a once in a lifetime shot..

captured by wildlife photographer Alan McFadyen

Screenshot of a Twitter/X thread showing the Democrats (@TheDemocrats) posting that Pete Hegseth "needs to go," Hegseth responding that their agenda of "illegals, trans & DEI" are no longer allowed at the DoD, and Democrats replying "Pete's POV:" with an image of a smartphone screen showing multiple apps with notification badges, implying Hegseth is distracted by his phone — a reference to reports about his use of Signal and other apps for sensitive communications.

Give this staffer a raise.

Last March, millions hit the streets worldwide to say No Kings. Now, with May Day fast approaching, people are looking for what’s next. So on May 1st, don’t work, don’t go to school, and don’t give big corporations a single cent. Join the fight this May Day!

Reading Palantir: Why the defense tech giant’s manifesto may signal panic inside the company The war tech firm is suffering from a lethal combo of stock price superinflation and midterms anxiety

Palantir must be destroyed.

My interview with @cydhayes.bsky.social of the @sf.gazetteer.co

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🌈☮️Happy Earth 🌍 Day Bluesky❗

Arendt's writing denies us the moral comfort of hanging it all on a single villain. The danger stems from a body politic that produces and normalizes violence.

"The open courting of Big Tech and Big Finance by Dem leadership has always been sold as savvy. But after a series of bruising election losses and open hostility from the industries they once hoped to court, the strategy has done little but make the Democrats look more like impressionable rubes."

Kristi Noem's crossdressing husband allegedly wanted to leave her & become a trans woman - LGBTQ Nation Kristi Noem has pushed transphobic social policies throughout her career.

Kristi Noem’s crossdressing husband allegedly wanted to leave her & become a trans woman www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/04/kris...

It’s a telling indicator of media desensitization that the US government’s ongoing program of murder on the high seas—which according to the perpetrators has killed fourteen (14) people this week— is no longer a subject for much serious or sustained news coverage.

*arches eyebrow* rodneymimscook.com/curriculum-v...

Satellite images reveal scale of Israeli demolitions as Lebanese villages destroyed BBC Verify analysis found more than 1,400 buildings had been destroyed since 2 March.

Satellite images show large-scale Israeli demolitions in southern Lebanon, with 1,400+ buildings destroyed. Experts warn it may amount to a war crime.
#Lebanon #MiddleEast @ec.europa.eu @volteuropa.org @democrats.senate.gov www.bbc.com/news/article...

Book Cover image of The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy

Peter Thiel and Balaji Srinivasan are funding an app to attack journalists.

Getting smeared by "Objection AI" will become a badge of honor for reporters.

I'm glad to see them deepening their relationship just in time for my book, which exposes that very subject.

"The Nerd Reich" drops 8/18/26.

The Nerd Reich A fearless and urgent chronicle of the tech-authoritarian movement from its early days in San Francisco politics to its current moment on the inter...

When Silicon Valley says it is ‘‘moving fast and breaking things,’’ the world interprets the chaos as a necessary cost of innovation. But it's something far more sinister: a decades-long campaign to replace elected governments with corporate rule.

pre-order:
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Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY): We had record distributions in my county in Wyoming of Meals on Wheels, which is an indication that more and more people are turning to subsidized food opportunities.

So I’m worried, and I admit that. But for now, I have patience.

I Just CONFRONTED Lawmakers with THIS One Question... YouTube video by Scott MacFarlane Reports

Watch the full video here:

youtu.be/dxvbrwuTI44

It's reverse Robin Hood.

How “Bitcoin Jesus” Avoided Prison, Thanks to One of the “Friends of Trump” Billionaire fugitive Roger Ver was facing federal criminal charges until he sought the services of a select club of President Donald Trump’s former personal attorneys who have easy access to top Justi...

How Chris Kise got a deal that Hunter Biden couldn't get under Joe Biden.

Just more corruption out of every corner of the Trump Admin.

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How A Loss For Viktor Orban Will Hit Trump & The Global Far-Right YouTube video by Democracy for Sale

[13:26]
".. this last week the two best people who do the numbers, Political Capital and the Median poll, came out and they both said Magyar is within striking distance of that tipping effect .."😎👍

"How A Loss For Viktor Orban Will Hit Trump & The Global Far-Right"
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Why Orbán is Almost Impossible to Beat YouTube video by EU Made Simple

".. with 135 seats, Fidesz has the power to change the constitution itself without a single vote needed from the opposition."

"Why Orbán is Almost Impossible to Beat" (4/8/2026) - EU Made Simple/YouTube
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".. out of 106 constituencies in 2022, you can see how this system supercharges a victory. This is exactly how Orban's coalition in 2022 turned a 54% of the popular vote into 135 seats, a 68% supermajority."

#Hungary

".. didn't just win, but won by a massive landslide, they earned tens of thousands of extra surplus votes that were funneled directly into their national party list. And as you can really see, this is hugely beneficial for the largest party.

"It's like a winner's bonus. And since Fidesz won 88 .."

".. win proportional seats. But again, here in 2012, Fidesz added another layer, something called 'winner compensation'.🤔

"This means that the difference in votes between the winner and the runner-up is also added to the winner's national list. And in our example, because the Fidesz candidate .."

"Before Orban came to power the rule was very simple here: all the losing votes in a constituency were added to that party's national list. This meant the thousands of people who voted for the runner-up didn't have their votes wasted. Those votes moved to the national pile to help their party .."

".. and we'll look at District 3 in the Gyor-Mosan-Sopron area ..

"In the first vote here, Fidesz won decisively with 71% of the vote followed by the opposition alliance united for Hungary with 22%. And as a result the Fidesz candidate automatically secured a seat in parliament. Congratulations!"

".. the seats are distributed according to each party's national share.

"But in Hungary, this works a little bit differently. Here, the first vote actually affects the second vote. Let's look at a map again to really show you what this means. Here again you have the 2022 election .."

#Hungary

Live by the #gerrymander, die by the dummymander

#Hungary

"Let's look at Hungary's voting system once more because there's yet another important nuance. In most countries with a mixed system like Hungary's, the second vote is purely proportional. You know, all party list votes are counted and .. "

This morning, I asked President Trump if he’s okay with the Iranians charging a toll for all ships that go through the Strait of Hormuz, he told me there may be a Joint US-Iran venture to charge tolls: “We’re thinking of doing it as a joint venture. It’s a way of securing it — also securing it from lots of other people.” “It’s a beautiful thing” 12:22 PM · Apr 8, 2026 · 7.1M Views

This seems to have gotten memory holed in discussions of Trump's blockade of Iran's blockade.

The "peace" deal on the table was that Iran and Trump enter a joint toll booth venture, payable in Trump crypto. And WHY that didn't happen is the underlying question.

The message is clear: You’re welcome… as long as you fit the mold.

This is one of my most famous feminist cartoons: Entry for Men and Women.