The obvious question is not whether Trump’s conduct is abnormal. It is why the abnormal has become routine.
We’ve adjusted ourselves to behavior we would instantly recognize as disqualifying in anyone else, because Trump has been allowed to operate less like a politician than a cult of personality
Margo Martin @MargoMartin47 X.com Congratulations, Georgia Women's Tennis! The photo shows Trump and five white dudes in red ties standing in front of and completely blocking 10 young women
Priceless post from the official White House social media
Hope John Roberts, who assured us that absolute immunity would prevent presidents from going after their predecessors, sees this
A new investigation from ProPublica and @frontlinepbs.bsky.social examines federal agents’ response to protesters and bystanders at the Trump administration’s immigration sweeps.
“We see, just, use of excessive force after use of excess force,” one expert said.
BENNET: Do you agree that 89% of children who died from flu were unvaccinated?
RFK Jr: I don't know the exact number
BENNET: That is the exact number, Secretary Kennedy
RFK Jr: *death growls*
BENNET: You took down the HHS communications promoting the flu vaccine. Do you regret that?
Tesla ran a pipe into a ditch, which inspectors found a black liquid pouring out of. The liquid tested positive for hexavalent chromium, familiar to anybody who has seen “Erin Brockovich.”
Remember, these are the guys trying to control university curriculum to eliminate wokeness...like math
Pentagon just requested $4.2B for its own AI infrastructure — a program that didn't exist in last year's budget. Zero dollars in FY2025. Zero in FY2026. Now $4.2 billion, all at once. Congress gets to decide if that's visionary or reckless.
defence-blog.com/defense-wide...
So much false equivalence in media on gerrymandering in Texas vs California & Virginia. California and Virginia maps approved by the voters. That's a huge difference not enough people pointing out
I used to be a civilian epidemiologist for the Army. The optional-flu-vaccine policy won't last.
Kevin Warsh’s father-in-law Ronald Lauder (billionaire) has been friends with Donald Trump since college
fortune.com/2026/01/30/w...
Don't feel bad for Nunes (not that I thought you were)—
From Feb, 2025: "CEO Devin Nunes Made $47 Million While Truth Social Parent Company Reported $401 Million In Losses In 2024"
Look, it's not like disease outbreaks among soldiers have had repeated and significant impacts on the course of world events and the timeline of history over the past few thousand years
not good
The YES has won in Virginia; voters approved the constitutional amendment to adopt Dems' congressional gerrymander.
This is likely to deliver a 10-1 (Dem) congressional delegation in November, compared to 6-5 (Dem) now.
The remaining obstacle: State supreme court will be weighing in still.
A genius idea for national security reasons. Let's have half our troops down with the flu at any one time. đź«
And there it is..
U.S. Abruptly Rescinds Subpoenas It Had Just Issued in John Brennan Inquiry
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/u...
New: Kash Patel's FBI launched an unnecessary raid on the home of a former Capitol Police officer, based on Jan. 6 conspiracy theories from right-wing media outlet The Blaze.
Senate is voting now to proceed to the budget resolution. It takes a simple majority to proceed. After that, there would be 50 hours of debate, followed by vote-o-rama, followed by final passage. If the House agrees, then would be the process of a reconciliation bill to pump $70 bn into ICE & CBP.
This is important and shocking news from NYT.
And it doesn’t mention the DRC third-country deportation program has already begun. ICE sent 15 immigrants from Latin American countries there five days ago.
gillianbrockell.com/breaking-ice...
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...
America’s options with Iran are still humiliation or escalation. Trump got the U.S. into a bad strategic position. That core dynamic hasn’t changed.
SEN. @ossoff.senate.gov : “The faithless president depicts himself as Christ while he plunges the nation into wars of choice… Remember — While you pay more for everything, the First Family’s wealth is growing by billions. Because they’re crooks, and everybody knows it.”
Let's sum up Trump's tariffs.
1) They were illegal and also corrupt and arbitrary.
2) They did real damage to economy, esp farmers, small business.
3) Lutnick cheerled them while his spawn prepared to $$.
4) Corps (& some small businesses) finally getting refunds.
5) Consumers will get squat.
So you and I and everyone else are in effect now refunding American corporations for import tariffs, although we paid for most of them in the form of higher prices — which they won’t now lower because they have monopoly power to keep prices high.
The Art of the Deal.
If you live in Virginia, tomorrow you have a huge opportunity to make it clear to the GOP that if they want to win, it won’t be by changing the rules and redrawing maps. At least, not without a fight. Vote YES on the redistricting vote, and push back!
