These are the only Data Centers I can get behind:

Good catch by Kelsey —>

Secretary of War Pete Hegs... # © • 39m The War Department is once again restoring freedom to our Joint Force. We are discarding the mandatory flu vaccine requirement, effective immediately.

Make this make sense.

Rep Cory Miles, it’s your turn. “… denies accusations of sexual and financial misconduct…”

'How Not To Drown' Donald Trump is taking no part in leadership: he was always an absentee POTUS (his disastrous Executive Orders and goofy Resolute Desk ‘media time’ notwithstanding), but he seems to have lost any appe...

Shocked that stock market is tanking again on the eve of yet another Trump imposed deadline with Iran after recent gains based on his social media posts. It’s almost as if there is some sort of pattern at play. open.substack.com/pub/noelcasl...

Excellent takedown of fake Christian Pete Hegseth's fake Christian spiritual mentor.

I know the Christian Nationalist "pastor" would have a weak response, but I was not ready for him to respond to a litany of detailed indictments with a silly, lame meme. These trolls are not serious people.

Oliver Darcy is reporting that Paramount will host Brendon Carr. If the legacy media had any self-respect they would cancel or boycott this dinner. But they don't. That is why you need to support independent media.

Dish in code

Judge blocks DOJ effort to sanction immigration lawyer who tried to stop client’s deportation “His legal argument failed, but he made a good faith argument of what he contends the law should be, and this is not a sanctionable offense,” the judge wrote.

NEW: Judge turns down DOJ attempt to fulfill Trump order by punishing immigration lawyer for failed suits blocking client's deportation to Laos. Judge Frances Tydingco-Gatewood (GWBush) says atty's arguments didn't prevail but weren't sanctionable www.politico.com/news/2026/04...

Three women out. Not a single dude

In voting rights win, Virginia agrees to stop mass voter purges near Election Day The dispute exposed a growing national tension between Republican-led efforts to aggressively purge voter rolls and federal protections designed to ensure eligible voters are not wrongly removed.

BREAKING: In a win for Virginians, a court greenlit an agreement barring the state from removing voters from the rolls within 90 days of federal elections.

The case challenged a policy — which purged 1.6k+ voters before the 2024 election — that flagged suspected noncitizens using outdated records.

Video from NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman shows an "Earthset" while he and the rest of the Artemis II crew performed their historic flyby of the moon.

John Roberts' wife is not the only Supreme Court spouse to shake down people with business before the court to give bribes. Ginni Thomas has a "consulting firm" (AKA a PO Box for checks) to funnel money to Clarence. #Corruption

#VoteYesVirginia

The US blockades Cuba of food and supplies, continuing the the Cold War mentality. Our prisons and now “detention centers” overflow with political prisoners yet we have the audacity to demand Cuba, a sovereign country, release theirs? And fucking reparations? We are truly disgusting. #CubaLibre

After a wonderful weekend in NYC, it feels so good to be back home tonight. … Night, all, and let us try to be good to one another — and ourselves — this week.

"Ms. Ross-Mahé, age 86, was greeted at the airport by her three adult children. She was still dressed in her prison wear — orange shoes, sweatpants and a gray sweater — covered in stains and holes...

"She was in a state of physical shock...

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

The Justice Department has moved the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to drop the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys seditious conspiracy cases.

Four Lawfare contributors who had intimate involvement with the cases discuss the decision. youtu.be/tho_W0Yg86Y?...

This.

Iran Could Speedrun the Vietnamese Path Let’s hope so.

The prediction that Iran will be America’s next Vietnam is already in general circulation among Americans—and at this point, that “sounds less like a curse than like a relatively optimistic scenario for all involved,” @gcaw.bsky.social argues:

Because there is only one #JonOssoff

The latest on the man, who randomly opened fire, killing civilians, taking hostages and wounding people in Kyiv is here — in President Zelenskyy’s address

president.gov.ua/en/news/slid...

There was a time when the president inspired pride instead of exhaustion. I miss that more than I can say.

Who Could Become the Next UN Secretary-General — and Why This Choice Matters Now YouTube video by Onest.

Who Could Become the Next UN Secretary-General — and Why This Choice Matters Now

youtu.be/IRU6OsrZKzI

So kind🐈‍⬛

That we found a blood pressure med that may help my beautiful little Lucy cat feel better.

And Savannah Guthrie’s mom is still missing

Agencies in talks with Trump, family to resolve $10B lawsuit over tax leaks President Trump and his family are suing federal agencies over leaks of their tax information. Court filings say they’re in talks to find a solution instead of heading to trial.

that beep beep beep sound you hear is the president and his family backing a truck up to the US treasury...

www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Axios: Trump shocked Netanyahu with post declaring Lebanon strikes "prohibited". Israel asked the White House for clarifications.

I think it is theater.