Thank you, Virginia! Enjoy!

BREAKING: Democrats Win Big in Virginia, Re-Draw the State's Congressional Maps We have breaking news right now.

BREAKING: Democrats win historic victory in redistricting battle in Virginia.

Democrats will pick up four seats.

Meanwhile, Kash Patel just had a disastrous press conference. I have the latest: open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...

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How Trump Tried and Failed to Intimidate and Threaten Pope Leo

The Trump Administration has tried & failed to intimidate, threaten & silence the first American Pope for his anti-war & pro-immigrant statements. Instead, MAGA risks fracturing its Catholic voters.

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NBC is calling it now 💪

Anthropic’s Mythos Model Is Being Accessed by Unauthorized Users A small group of unauthorized users have accessed Anthropic PBC’s new Mythos AI model, a technology that the company says is so powerful it can enable dangerous cyberattacks, according to a person fam...

Lord, we're so f'd.

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Your honor, I'd like to admit exhibit D into evidence

Of course. Senate Republicans released a budget blueprint that would clear the way for a filibuster-proof bill to provide up to $70 billion for ICE and Border Patrol bypassing Democrats who have refused to fund the agencies without immigration enforcement restrictions. #DefundICE

A conversation about Christian Fascism, Pastor Wilson, and Cosplay Crusaders with Steve Schmidt Former Republican strategist Steve Schmidt invites me on his show to discuss my viral Piers Morgan clip taking on Pastor Doug Wilson and the cult of Christian nationalists trying to dominate America.

A conversation about Christian Fascism, Pastor Wilson, and Cosplay Crusaders

Steve Schmidt invites me on his show to discuss my viral Piers Morgan clip, taking on Pastor Doug Wilson and the cult of Christian nationalists trying to dominate America.

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Seventeen years after first meeting Dr @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social as a medical student, I had the privilege of reconnecting in Seattle.

Endless gratitude and the deepest respect for his lifelong commitment to medicine and mentorship—he’s helped pave the path for me and so many of us.

Rep. James Comer, Chairman of the House Oversight Committee, has abandoned official hearings re the Epstein files – in their place, Comer is holding informal roundtables – which prevents making motions, calling witnesses, and issue subpoenas.

Release the Epstein files and stop Republican Cover up!

The Impeachment and Removal of John Roberts, et. al., must begin immediately at 12:01 PM Eastern on 20 January 2029.

LIVE VOICE FROM UKRAINE A recording from Lev Parnas's live video

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GOOD TO KNOW:
As California Attorney General, Xavier Becerra sued Donald Trump to stop family separation during his first term. As HHS Secretary, he rolled out programs to reunite unaccompanied children with their families.
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BREAKING: Trump Folds and Extends Ceasefire Indefinitely, Two Americans Dead in Possible Botched CIA Operation, Republicans Seek to Carve Trump into Mount Rushmore Good afternoon everyone.

BREAKING: Trump folds and extends Iran ceasefire indefinitely.

Mexico launches investigation after two Americans killed in botched CIA operation.

Republicans pursue efforts to put Trump on Mount Rushmore and have NIH investigate “Trump Derangement Syndrome.”

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JD Vance has changed his travel plans to Pakistan more times than he changed his own name.

The Third Trajectory and Hopes for Rebuilding - emptywheel The global catastrophe Trump created in Iran may provide an opportunity to disrupt his authoritarian trajectory.

For Taco Tuesday I wrote a long post which, buried w/in it, includes a description of 2 acute psychological dilemmas Trump is facing.

1) To win v Iran, Trump has to fight Putin
2) To make a deal, Trump has to admit Obama is smarter than him

Neither is tenable.

emptywheel.net/2026/04/21/t...

Trump’s met his match in Iran, they know it, he knows it. Stable genius has backed himself into a corner. He has few cards, he can’t bomb them further & send oil to $200 bucks a barrel any easier than he can force them to open Strait. He’s f*cked & the whole world see’s his hand.

Republicans Are Tearing Down Public Land Policy. We Can Build It Back Stronger We're already doing it.

A must read!

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Disgusted (@ellenmitchell2)

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Horrified? Yes. Surprised? Not an iota.

The insider trading suspicions looming over Trump's presidency The BBC has found a pattern of spikes in trades ahead of public announcements by the US president.

"We hold these truths to be self-evident..."

Scream this from the rooftops!

"Part of the reason the weaponization work has been difficult is that you need people who are MAGA and who are really competent," said Chad Mizelle, former chief of staff for Bondi. "Many career prosecutors are not interested in this kind of work. It's a very small group of people."

Bondi's former chief of staff Chad Mizelle: "Part of the reason the weaponization work has been difficult is that you need people who are MAGA and who are really competent."
From @paulareidcnn.bsky.social and other @cnn.com folks:

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TODAY: Virginia votes, PA says Medicaid abortion bans are unconstitutional, The Onion takes over Infowars, and a vaccine for pancreatic cancer shows lasting results. News with swearing! the-daily-beans.simplecast.com

NEWS-BREAKER Any so-called journalist who attends the White House Correspondents' dinner Saturday should never be listened to again

🗞️I gave my professional life to defending a free press.
Any so-called journalist attending Saturday’s White House Correspondents’ dinner is an absolute disgrace and insult to me, but more importantly YOU.

Virginia – Vote YES today and YES to picking up 4 more House seats!