Iran still brutally trolling Trump this AM…

Campaign-style graphic featuring Xavier Becerra smiling in profile against a teal and orange background. Large headline reads “BECERRA AHEAD IN NEW POLLS.” Two poll results are shown: one lists Becerra at 23% and Steve Hilton at 20% (source: Independent Voter Project), and another lists Steve Hilton at 17% and Becerra at 14% (source: Evitarus). Bottom right includes “Becerra for Governor” branding with a California outline.

Each new poll tells the same story — this movement is growing.

California, I'm grateful, and I’m ready to lead as your governor.

Join us: XavierBecerra2026.com

Cocaine pollution in rivers and lakes may disrupt behaviour of salmon, study finds Fish swam further and dispersed more widely after exposure to environmental levels of drug and main metabolite Traces of cocaine that pollute rivers and lakes may accumulate in the brains of salmon and disrupt their behaviour, according to researchers who warn of unknown consequences for fish populations. Juvenile Atlantic salmon that were artificially exposed to the drug and its main breakdown product swam further and dispersed more widely across a lake, suggesting the substances can affect where the fish go, what they eat and how vulnerable they are to predators. Continue reading...

Cocaine pollution in rivers and lakes may disrupt behaviour of salmon, study finds

Oh damn Iran got to kash

This Kern County crew is harvesting broccolini. Unlike broccoli, which is harvested once, workers need to keep on coming back to the same field to select the individual, tender 6–8 inch stems before they flower. It's a challenging crop as it requires precise timing. #WeFeedYou

Acting ICE Director Says He Plans to Resign in May Todd Lyons said he would leave to spend more time with his family. He has spoken about a surge in threats against ICE officers, saying that he knew the reality firsthand.

Breaking News: Todd Lyons, the acting director of ICE, said he would resign at the end of May.

Trump officials have been peddling the same lies to survive the daily news cycle for the past 6 weeks, and people keep buying what they’re selling.

‘We won the war. Tomorrow you’ll see. Prices are coming down. Tomorrow you’ll see. We’ll kill them. Tomorrow you’ll see.’

Defendants are enjoined during the pendency of this lawsuit from construction and renovation at the warehouse located at 16220 Wright Road, Williamsport, Maryland 21795 (the “Williamsport Warehouse”) for the purposes of operating the warehouse as a detention and processing facility

NEWS

A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction BLOCKING the conversion of an ICE warehouse into a detention camp in Maryland.

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Pilot shot down in Iran visits the White House. Looks familiar, can’t quite place her though

Two down, one to go.

Big Bird’s Obituary: Greatly Exaggerated With apologies, tonight’s column runs a little longer than I like them to.

Trump wanted to kill off PBS & NPR by defunding them. It hasn't worked as intended—viewers came to their aid & now a fed'l judge has held Trump's executive order unconstitutional. We also look at why Trump might dislike public media & a Muppet named Donald Grump.
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The Emoluments Clauses, Explained The framers wanted to insulate the president and federal officials from corrupting influences, but a new law is needed to ensure effective enforcement.

For centuries, there was an emoluments clause in the Constitution. You should've mentioned it.

Canadian PM Carney secures a majority government in a special election Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has secured a majority government, allowing his Liberals to pass legislation without the support of opposition parties.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney secured a majority government with a special election outcome Monday night. The results allow his Liberals to pass legislation without the support of opposition parties and mean the party could stay in power until 2029 without calling new national elections.

When it first became evident that the Trump regime was going to block the release of the Epstein files, my MAGA relatives, who listened to podcasters like Dan Bongino promise it would “bring down the deep state” were conflicted and confused. It’s scary how they can always be programmed to pivot.

Euphoria in Budapest after the opposition’s victory against the ruZZian Orban.

Tens of thousands of people poured into the streets to celebrate 🥳

Incredible scenes from the Hungarian metro.

#Budapest #Hungary #Elections #OppositionVictory #Orban #Breaking #Europe #Politics #Putin #OrbanOut #EU

Fox producers frantically looking for a restaurant chain that changed its logo or launched a “woke” ad campaign to provide a culture war distraction from Iran, Hungary, gas prices, food prices, the Pope, and Trump Jesus.

There it is.

Week ahead schedule for House Oversight Committee no longer includes Tuesday's deposition with Pam Bondi on #EpsteinFiles

Peter Magyar confirmed that Szijjarto, Orbán's FM, has barricaded himself with some of his closest colleagues and is shredding documents related to the sanctions on Russia any other evidence of treason.

Ukraine war briefing: Easter truce expires as both sides accuse the other of violations Ukraine records more than 2,000 violations, Russia claims 1,900. Zelenskyy congratulates Hungary’s Peter Magyar. What we know on day 1,510

Ukraine war briefing: Easter truce expires as both sides accuse the other of violations

Middle East crisis live: Iran warns US blockade of strait of Hormuz would violate ceasefire Centcom says blockade of Iranian ports to begin at 10am ET; Iran’s negotiator says ‘we will not bow to threats’; oil prices rise. Follow the latest news * Full report: Trump says US will blockade strait of Hormuz after Iran peace talks fail * Planeloads of negotiators and too little time: US and Iran’s 21 hours of talks Welcome to the Guardian’s continuing coverage of the US-Israel war on Iran and its consequences for the wider region, the world and the global economy. Here are the main developments: Trump said the US Navy would start blockading the Hormuz strait and would also interdict every vessel in international waters that had paid a toll to Iran. In a lengthy post on his Truth Social platform, the president said the US was going to start “BLOCKADING any and all Ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait of Hormuz”. In another post Trump also claimed Iran had “knowingly failed” to make good on its promise to open the strait, causing “anxiety” and “pain” for many countries around the world. US Central Command (Centcom) announced it would begin its blockade of the strait beginning Monday morning. “Centcom forces will begin implementing a blockade of all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports on April 13 at 10am ET [1400 GMT], in accordance with the president’s proclamation.” Iran’s Revolutionary Guard warned that “approaching military vessels to the strait of Hormuz is considered a violation of the ceasefire”. Oil prices rose in early market trading after Trump’s blockade announcement. The price of US crude oil rose 8% to $104.24 a barrel and Brent crude oil – the international standard – rose 7% to $102.29. Australia’s share market dropped sharply on Monday morning. Donald Trump and his advisers are looking at resuming limited military strikes in Iran in addition to the US blockade of the strait of Hormuz, the Wall Street Journal is reporting, citing officials and people familiar with the situation. Trump launched a scathing attack on Pope Leo XIV, saying he was “weak on crime and terrible for foreign policy” and was hurting the Catholic church. “Leo should get his act together as Pope,” the president said on Truth Social. The attack came after Leo denounced the “delusion of omnipotence” as fuelling the US-Israel war in Iran and demanded political leaders stop and negotiate peace. Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese said his government had not been asked to participate in any US blockade of the strait of Hormuz and that he wanted to see negotiations between the US and Iran continue. Trump reiterated his threat to destroy Iran’s power plants and other civilian energy infrastructure if no deal was reached to end the war, which he started with Israel in what is widely seen as an illegal and unprovoked attack. “I could take out Iran in one day,” he told Fox News on Sunday. Trump also said the US didn’t need the strait. “We don’t get our oil from there. We have so much oil,” he told Fox. “We have boats pouring up to the United States … We don’t need the strait.” Iranian parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who led the Tehran side in the US talks, said Trump’s new threats would have no effect on the Iranian nation. “If you fight, we will fight, and if you come forward with logic, we will deal with logic. We will not bow to any threats.” He later taunted Trump on X, posting: “Enjoy the current pump figures. With the so-called ‘blockade’, Soon you’ll be nostalgic for $4–$5 gas.” Continue reading...

Middle East crisis live: Iran warns US blockade of strait of Hormuz would violate ceasefire

Donald Trump launches extraordinary attack on Pope Leo calling him ‘weak’ and ‘terrible’ In unprecedented attack on the leader of the Catholic church, president says the US-born pope is ‘not doing a very good job’ and is ‘a very liberal person’ President Donald Trump delivered an extraordinary broadside against Pope Leo XIV on Sunday night, saying he didn’t think the US-born leader of the Catholic church is “doing a very good job” and that “he’s a very liberal person,” while also suggesting the pontiff should “stop catering to the Radical Left.” Flying back to Washington from Florida, Trump used a lengthy social media post to sharply criticise Leo, then kept it up in comments on the tarmac to reporters. Continue reading...

Donald Trump launches extraordinary attack on Pope Leo calling him ‘weak’ and ‘terrible’

JD Vance, are you free in October

Orban:

Consolidated & controlled media
Attacked universities
Packed courts w/ loyalists
Gerrymandered
Enforced strict party loyalty via intimidation
Engineered a permanent sense of crisis in public messaging
Targeted minorities as threats to the nation
Enriched self and cronies

SOUND FAMILIAR?

Trump alternates between being reviled and being a laughingstock, and by default, so do we.

We need to vote like Hungarians.

Hungary election live: Viktor Orbán concedes defeat in Hungarian election after 16 years in power Long-serving prime minister beaten by opposition after early results showed clear lead

Hungary election live: Viktor Orbán concedes defeat in Hungarian election after 16 years in power

🚨BREAKING: NO AGREEMENT IN ISLAMABAD

The Washington Post is beyond repair. We need to build independent pro-democracy media that doesn't equate Donald Trump's pathological lies with Joe Biden.

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One of the key reports used to justify the re-opening of an investigation into Fulton County’s 2020 election results “provides no coherent theory or evidence of fraud,” according to a review by conservatives at the nonpartisan nonprofit States United Democracy Center.