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Chemical leak at a W.Va. plant kills 2 people, sends 30 more to hospitals, officials say The leak occurred at the Catalyst Refiners plant, a silver recovery business. An emergency management official says workers were preparing to shut down at least part of the facility when the leak occurred, causing a chemical gas reaction.

The leak occurred at the Catalyst Refiners plant, a silver recovery business. An emergency management official says workers were preparing to shut down at least part of the facility when the leak occurred, causing a chemical gas reaction. n.pr/491vQFO

If RFK Jr. isn't fired, he ought to have the decency to resign.

Stroking Daddy's Ego - Lawyers, Guns & Money Can you even blame Ukraine here? When Poland sought a U.S. military base in 2018, it pitched the idea as Fort Trump. When Armenia and Azerbaijan signed a peace pledge at the White House last year, they called the transport link it created the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity. But the most improbable instance of […]

Stroking Daddy’s Ego

Ohio Colleges Forced to Drop 90 Degrees Due to GOP Legislation - Columbus Underground Nearly 90 degree programs have been identified to be cut at Ohio’s public universities since Senate Bill 1 was signed into law a little over a year ago.

The Ohio Senate Bill 1 law also bans diversity efforts, regulates classroom discussion, prohibits faculty strikes, creates post-tenure reviews, puts diversity scholarships at risk, and more.

MORE: columbusunderground.com/ohio-college...

Kash Patel and the Lessons of FBI Leadership How does the current director stand up to his predecessors?

Hey Bluesky. I just posted my first article on Substack. And this makes my first Bluesky post. Check it out and share it if you like
Let the games begin. 🙃
www.therealmccabe.com/p/kash-patel...

FirstEnergy / HB6 Trial Continues to Drag Out in Courts - Columbus Underground The historic criminal trial of two former FirstEnergy executives ended with a deadlocked jury and mistrial. Now, they’re set to stand trial for a second time on the same state criminal charges related...

The effects of the scandal are visible to this day: Ohioans have less solar and wind power, pay higher energy bills, and continue to have more pollution as a result of HB 6.

MORE: columbusunderground.com/firstenergy-...

Hundreds of Fake Pro-Trump Avatars Emerge on Social Media

Team Trump cannot compete in the world of reality.

www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/b...

THIS…Makes it all better 😻🐶😻🌸

The United States is destroying itself | Rebecca Solnit The daily news can’t adequately convey the administration’s sabotaging of our government, economy, alliances and environment

“The United States is being murdered, and it’s an inside job. Every department, every branch, every bureau and function of the federal government is being fatally corrupted or altogether dismantled or disabled.”

Opening text of a thread by Palantir from X Because we get asked a lot. The Technological Republic, in brief. 1. Silicon Valley owes a moral debt to the country that made its rise possible. The engineering elite of Silicon Valley has an affirmative obligation to participate in the defense of the nation. 2. We must rebel against the tyranny of the apps. Is the iPhone our greatest creative if not crowning achievement as a civilization? The object has changed our lives, but it may also now be limiting and constraining our sense of the possible. 3. Free email is not enough. The decadence of a culture or civilization, and indeed its ruling class, will be forgiven only if that culture is capable of delivering economic growth and security for the public. 4. The limits of soft power, of soaring rhetoric alone, have been exposed. The ability of free and democratic societies to prevail requires something more than moral appeal. It requires hard power, and hard power in this century will be built on software.

Palantir put out a 22-point summary of their CEO's book The Technological Republic. It's pitched as a defence of the West, but if you read it through the VDA framework, verification, deliberation, accountability, what it's actually doing looks rather different.
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Traders placed over $1bn in perfectly timed bets on the Iran war. What is going on? Suspicious wagers on the US-Israel war in Iran are creating huge windfalls and raising concerns among lawmakers

Traders placed over $1bn in perfectly timed bets on the Iran war. What is going on? www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

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Today is the 251st anniversary of Paul Revere's midnight ride to warn the Minutemen of approaching British troops.

I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III.

Remind you of anyone?

Just an idea, but maybe don't believe everything Trump says

ALERT: Scott MacFarlane reveals new court filings showing Trump may receive a taxpayer-funded payout from his IRS lawsuit — while the DOJ also moves to return taxpayer money to pardoned January 6 defendants.

Your tax dollars could be going directly to Trump and those involved in the Capitol attack.

War in the Middle East.
ICE unleashing violence on our streets.
Health care ripped away from millions.

This is why the President is so desperate to suppress the vote.

Petty, Pitiful and Pathetic…

‘A rose by any other name’…That name is MeanCat ! 😻

GOT CATNIP?? 😻

New post from Pope Leo: "God's heart is torn apart by wars, violence, injustice and lies. But our Father's heart is not with the wicked, the arrogant, or the proud. God's heart is with the little ones and the humble."

🚨 Count US IN v. Morales Learn more.

🚨BREAKING: Federal Court BLOCKS Indiana law banning the use of a student ID for voting. A huge victory my law firm, our clients Count US IN and Women4Change Indiana, and the voters of Indiana.

Another reminder that when we fight we win! www.democracydocket.com/cases/indian...

Trump's mental decline seems to be a function of an ego that requires constant feeding. His speeches are growing longer, darker, more profane & increasingly fixated on the past. It's literally driving him nuts that the world criticizes, rather than praises his "achievements".

Trump’s Erratic Behavior and Extreme Comments Revive Mental Health Debate

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/u...

The victory of the opposition in Hungary yesterday, like the Polish election in 2023, is a victory for democracy, not just in Europe but around the world.

Illiberalism Is Not Inevitable If Viktor Orbán can lose, then his Russian and American admirers can lose too.

Illiberalism is not Inevitable

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

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

Orban concedes defeat. The support of Trump, Vance, Putin, Lavrov, Weidel, Milei, Le Pen, Fico, Babis and many others could not overcome Hungarian anger at a stagnant, corrupt regime

www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Ma este Európa szíve erősebben dobog Magyarországon.

Europe’s heart is beating stronger in Hungary tonight.

78 percent turnout (!!!)
and here's Orban's reaction: "Too many people are voting!"

BREAKING: Hungary just saw a stunning political shakeup. Opposition leader Péter Magyar says Prime Minister Viktor Orbán personally called to congratulate him on his victory, marking the imminent end to Orbán’s long grip on power.