Launch of what?!

John Cornyn has been in office longer than I’ve been alive.

He’s had 40 years to lower the cost of housing, healthcare, groceries, utilities, and gas.

What’s the hold up?

They paused Oversight Committee hearings the minute we started getting answers about the Epstein files.

Now it’s “roundtables”: no rules, no oaths, no subpoenas.

You do the math. Because the moment accountability shows up, they shut it down. The survivors deserve better.

NEW: Rep. Norma Torres (D-CA) introduced spending bill amendment “to block the federal government from hiring individuals pardoned for their roles in the January 6 insurrection”

Justice Dept has already hired a pardoned Jan 6 defendant

Federal investigations probe deaths, disappearances of at least 10 US scientists in recent years | CNN CNN National Security Analyst Juliette Kayyem discusses the new investigations into deaths & disappearances of at least 10 U.S. scientists

“It is premature to say these deaths are connected. It’s like the Chinese white balloon incident. If everybody is looking up at the sky, then we see lots of things that look bad.” @cnn.com

www.cnn.com/2026/04/22/u...

Celebrating Earth Day with fun facts! Meteorologist Kristen Currie shares what makes our planet pretty amazing.

Trump admin agrees to pay $1.25M to 2016 Trump adviser over surveillance DOJ OK'd the settlement with Carter Page, but he could still press claims against ex-officials.

A new wholly corrupt settlement handing your money to Trump cronies.

It’s notable for several reasons:

/1

www.politico.com/news/2026/04...

Looking forward to stopping by @colbertlateshow.bsky.social one last time. Tune in tonight!

I grumble, but absolutely approve of them. Was a time a user would get at least 1 free pass- even 2 or 3. The Atlantic consistently posts quality content, which I've discovered through many generous gift articles & is well worth subscribing. The random one-off article to a niche site won't get my $.

Ukraine’s Plan to Starve the Russian War Machine Negotiations have stalled. Trump keeps changing his policies. Ukrainians, backed by Europeans, are taking matters into their own hands. ​​​

Back in September, I wrote about Ukraine's long-range drones. Now that they are regularly and accurately striking Russian refineries and oil infrastructure, I think it's worth reading again, for those who missed it. Gift link:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

😏

Voting rights groups sue DOJ to block national voter surveil-and-purge database The complaint argues that DOJ’s actions are unconstitutional, illegal, and a key component of the Trump Administration’s attempts to subvert the 2026 midterms.

Under Trump, the Dept of Justice is demanding voter file information from all 50 states.

Why? To create a national voter list that Trump operatives can use to purge voters.

We're suing.

protectdemocracy.org/work/voting-...

“It (FIFA choosing US, Canada and Mexico) was a vision of a North America that you can’t even get your head around now. It was a vision that the three countries, as allies, with cross-border collaboration, would host as a unified front.” I spoke to @npr.org about geopolitics, safety and sports.

Alright, I’m home now so here’s the Norm update. Yesterday at 4pm, I got a text from a family I’ve been helping who had a loved one abducted a couple of days after Renée Good’s murder. This was the family that Norm Nation kept from being evicted (and you delivered). ICE had released their loved one.

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

Monstrous evil

Rachel Maddow just played this video of Jon Ossoff talking about Trump crime family grifter Jared Kushner. Ossoff is Maddow's guest tonight. 🙌💪👏✊️👇

Excited to share some good news for Illinois families — we’ve reached over 100,000 children in our state receiving books from Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.

Let’s keep reading.

LBJ is undefeated in describing US Conservative Politics. Wilhoit’s Law is #2

“If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you.”

Lyndon B. Johnson

🗣️Bruh! You think women are attacking all men?

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.

“We can’t try to isolate every tragedy and say its another state, or race, or socioeconomic status. These are all American tragedies.” @cnn

The National Science Foundation which funds a quarter of all basic scientific research in the country is being dismantled.

Business Legend Warren Buffet calls out America's Billionaires

If 800 other major corporations paid what Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway did in taxes, Americans wouldn't have to pay a dime.

Effective 2025 federal tax rates paid by these corporations:

Alphabet: 8.01%
AT&T: 4.6%
Meta: 3.57%
General Motors: 3.09%
Amazon: 1.37%
Exxon Mobil: 1.31%
Disney: -1.57%
CVS Health: -3.88%

Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5%

This is what a rigged system looks like.

This dog rescue had a slumber party night where volunteers got to sleep with a dog up for adoption!

This is the kind of place I’d donate my time and money to.

Slumber Pawty! 🐾

Who Is Profiting Off the Iran War? YouTube video by Senator Kaine

The recent trades predicting U.S. military action minutes before it occurred are alarming and raise questions about who exactly is profiting from a war that has already resulted in untold death and destruction. We need answers.
youtube.com/shorts/bDGnC...

I will never click on a link to the white-supremicist hate-fueled substack site.
Ever.