Uhhh… welcome? There’s, uhh, pie and punch in the back.

There is a reason Watergate was broken by Woodward & Bernstein on the metro desk AND NOT by the White House press corps.

Izzy Stone was mocking White House reporters as useless back in the 1950s

The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.

www.propublica.org/article/andr...

Oversight members split over whether to pardon Ghislaine Maxwell, committee chair says The only convicted associate of Jeffrey Epstein has said she would testify to Congress if granted clemency — a power held solely by the president.

HELL NO.

www.politico.com/live-updates...

Are the women back there somewhere? Yes, I think I see them.

👇🏽

Rep Garcia: Howard Lutnick has consistently been all over the place when it comes to Jeffrey Epstein. He went into business with Epstein. He visited his island. He traveled with Epstein. He has to explain why he has continued to lie and be part of this massive White House coverup.

While Judge Hurley's ruling should be overturned on appeal—given this was the will of voters—keep in mind nothing is a sure bet in these odd times.

We'll know more soon but as of now, the new maps are banned.

2/2

The complete breakdown and corruption of the legal profession and judiciary might be the worst part of the past 6 years.

Trump only looks to hire the most qualified people for important jobs like protecting the American people from terrorist attacks.

Virginia court blocks voter-approved redistricting, appeal coming The appeal is expected to move swiftly — and could ultimately land before the Supreme Court of Virginia, which will have the final say on whether the voter-approved map can take effect.

A Virginia judge temporarily halted the state’s newly approved congressional map — but state officials are already moving to try to overturn the ruling, setting up a rapid legal fight in the state’s Supreme Court. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

A colorful cartoon graphic from the American Library Association! It depicts the front of a library with a big pink banner that reads "FIND YOUR JOY!" There is a diverse group of people - young, old, disabled, and of many ethnicities - walking towards the library entrance, where Mychal Threets awaits, greeting everyone with a wave and an open door.

Hi! It's your (2nd) favorite internet librarian here to talk about libraries!

✨ IT'S NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK ✨

Every April the ALA celebrates libraries, their workers, the patrons, and all things library. This year's theme is "Find Your Joy" inspired by @mychal3ts.bsky.social and his Library Joy 💖

The legacy media will spend the next four day's celebrating Trump. Forget their stupid pocket squares. Democracy Docket spends every day holding him and the election deniers accountable. Help it grow and get the news you need by subscribing now. bit.ly/4qmEiFz

Jay screamed that he was being “cEnsOrEd!¡” during the pandemic because clinicians, outbreak control experts, virologists, & public health professionals rejected his push for mass infection instead of mass vaccination

Now, as the nation’s most powerful scientist, he is censoring vaccine science 🧐

screenshot of a post by Isaiah Martin saying "Never forget how Louise Lucas responded when someone tried to tell her to water down her 10-1 blue map which itself screenshots a tweet by @SenLouiseLucas " I have the utmost respect for Senator Laine and Senator Warner but we do not need 'coaching' on redistricting coming from a cuck chair in the corner. How about you all stay focused on the fascist in the White House and let us handle redistricting in Virginia. 10-1"

another gem off FB lmao

it was so cool when they invented "co-morbidities" to basically blame people for dying from covid. RFKj's favorite kind of eugenics has been all the rage way before that though, pretty much every time they tried to repeal the ACA I learned how much we should all die to unburden everyone else

This.

One of these undeserving was my oldest sister. She had underlying conditions, yes, but they were being treated and she could have lived years longer.

I’ve been in this fight for 10 years. Last night, we won. The citizens of Virginia voted for a new map that will net Democrats an additional 4 congressional seats.

Trump also misunderstood the mood of the electorate. Democratic voters were no longer primarily divided by ideological divisions. Instead, they were united by a desire to fight back against Trump’s authoritarian power grabs. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/ive-...

Federal Job Cuts Hit Black Women Hard — A Year Later, Unemployment Is Up Losses in government positions are undermining a critical engine of economic mobility for the Black middle class.

Love a followup story: Last year there was a lot of reporting on how Black women were disproportionately affected by budget cuts, and here are the numbers to back it up.

I really wonder how this is gonna work out. never before have I seen members of a presidential administration lying about current financial conditions like this. especially given they were put in place to lower prices. crazy shit

ALSOBROOKS: I have the recording. I can play it

RFK Jr: I do not believe that every Black kid should be re-parented on a wellness farm and I have never believed it

ALSOBROOKS: Well you said it, sir, I have the video

RFK Jr: I'd have to see the transcript

Kudos to this journalist. This is *exactly* how you question them – if they don't answer the question, or deflect it, or answer another question, or verbally attack you – you interrupt them and ask it again.

F.B.I. Said to Have Investigated Times Reporter After Article on Patel’s Girlfriend

www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/u...

So not only is Trump’s DOJ not going after right wing extremists, they’re going after those who work to expose them.

www.cnn.com/2026/04/21/p...

bessent's bullshit here feels close to criminal

Trump NRA snub fuels questions about key GOP ally’s influence President Trump is skipping the National Rifle Association’s (NRA) annual convention this weekend, his second snub in as many years of an organization long seen as a key political ally for Republic…

Donald Trump skipped the NRA’s annual convention for the second year in a row last weekend.

GIFFORDS Executive Director Emma Brown says how his continued snubs aren’t just embarrassing for the NRA, it’s a sign of their declining political influence.

Israeli terrorism in Gaza and the West Bank never stops.

CDC won’t publish report showing covid shots cut likelihood of hospital visits The report, which had cleared the agency’s scientific-review process, had been delayed. It now won’t be published at all, people familiar with the decision told The Post.

MAGA is killing people.

www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...