I noted yesterday that we would do well to describe what role the actions Trump is performing, rather than assuming he is functioning as President.

Mostly, Trump is an old man retreating into his lifelong hobbies: construction, cons, and corruption. With lots of golf.

😬 THAT'S NOT GOOD – The Air Force VIP jet (SAM236 – tail: 99-0004) departs Pakistan after only a few hours on the ground 👀

The Counterterrorism Czar Without a Counterterrorism Plan Amid Trump’s war in Iran and an exodus of intelligence staffers, Sebastian Gorka has asserted that a blueprint for fighting terror threats is “imminent” — but has not released it. Iranian threats have...

Sebastian Gorka: The Counterterrorism Czar Without a Counterterrorism Plan, by @hannahallam.bsky.social

Oh bullshit

The Dishonest Online Campaign to Support Alberta Separatism | The Tyee A research group raises red flags about foreign interference in the province’s independence referendum.

A network of 20 inauthentic YouTube accounts has racked up nearly 40 million views by peddling lies, grievance, division and narratives normalizing the prospect of Alberta’s secession and annexation by the United States. @charlesrusnell.bsky.social reports. #abpoli

🚨 BREAKING: Lyme Disease Cases Drop 70% in Vaccine Trial—After Decades, We May Finally Have a Way to Stop It

No human vaccine for decades. That may be about to change.

More than 100 hours of newly released body camera footage raise questions about ICE’s actions during a 10-hour standoff last month between protesters and police outside a Vermont home. trib.al/z7CQBJV

I'm so sorry. 😥

Ok

According to reports, Corey Lewandowski took kickbacks to secure DHS contracts for paying contractors.

Fired Secretary Kristi Noem handed $220M in taxpayer funds to her allies for self-promotion. This is blatant corruption.

These partners in crime need to be fully investigated.

They started the fight. Texas. Florida. North Carolina. Gerrymandered maps, rigged districts, stolen seats. They thought we would just roll over.
Virginia can answer back — but only tomorrow, April 21.
Remember, your vote is your voice so use it. Vote yes from 6am to 7pm.
#VoteYesVirginia

Minnesota sees its most active start to severe weather season in 4 years This year, the state is far outpacing its average of one tornado in April. Just on Friday, the National Weather Service recorded five tornadoes in southeast Minnesota.

This year, the state is far outpacing its average of one tornado in April. Just on Friday, the National Weather Service recorded five tornadoes in southeast Minnesota.

No Work, No School, No Shopping: May Day Training Call · Indivisible This May Day, we’re calling for a day of No Work, No School, No Shopping. We're flexing our economic power as workers, students, and everyday people to send a clear message to Trump: we will not do...

Find out how you can participate in the nationwide day of economic disruption on May 1 and learn more about the strategy behind economic noncooperation at the upcoming May Day training call.

Some progressives & Democrats need to stop justifying refusing to vote or 3rd party voting by saying Biden "didn't do anything."

He did a whole damn lot. Facts matter. And so does a young liberal SCOTUS justice who will protect civil rights for decades.

www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/fa...

Hungary must arrest Netanyahu if he visits, Magyar says Israeli PM Netanyahu, wanted by the International Criminal Court, is due to visit Hungary later this year.

Looks like Bibi's travel plans are going to change www.politico.eu/article/pete...

You know when you consider the alternative is fleeing to Hungary and getting paid to fluff an authoritarian dictator, reacting to your divorce by hitting on drunk secretaries at the bar at Applebees doesn’t seem so bad any more does it

ICYMI — new HUNGARY 🇭🇺 PM Magyar says Netanyahu will be arrested if he goes to Hungary

Cringe

Their phrasing-the article.

I think I need to throw up.

A dropdown menu presenting options for different ICE detention data-points to overlay on a map visualizer.

A map of the United States, covered in multi-colored placemarkers. Each dot on the map represents an ICE field office, detention center, check-in office, or proposed warehouse.

The question we get asked the most? "Why doesn't your tracker list existing ICE facilities?" Short answer: it does!

Use the dropdown above the map to see hold rooms, field offices, detention centers, and more. Best viewed on a desk/laptop. This data helps visualize the scope of ICE's jail network.

I will be on @maddow.bsky.social’s show tonight to talk about InfoWars. Unlike the site’s current proprietor, I am not presently shirtless.

Democrats rally national firepower in final push for ‘yes’ vote on Virginia redistricting referendum Democrats framed next Tuesday's vote as a decisive stand against Republican gerrymanders pushed by President Donald Trump.

TOMORROW: Virginians will decide whether to approve a redistricting plan that could hand Democrats four more seats in Congress in 2026.

At stake in this months-long battle? Control of the U.S. House, the ability to check Trump and a broader fight against GOP map-drawing in battleground states.

I knew Iran did influence operations but.... that video was really good.

This one

Did Iran really make the Lego video about Kash Patel, with rapping? If so, my mind is blown.

OMFG

The Weird, Twisting Tale of How China Spied on Alysa Liu and Her Dad Years before the figure skater became an Olympic superstar, a Chinese operative tried to stalk her father and monitored other US residents deemed dissidents against China. And that’s just the beginnin...

NEW: Absolutely bonkers tale for @wired.com by @timmclaughlin3.bsky.social about Beijing spying on Chinese dissidents in the US, including Alysa Liu's father (and Alysa as a result): www.wired.com/story/the-we...

Misusing agency resources. Yet DOGE cut hardworking career experts in things like international relations, food security, anti-terrorism.

the wild thing is most of us arent demanding insane stuff from the democrats. "just do stuff that democrats around america like" shouldn't be this hard of an ask.