There are 33,000 homeless military Veterans in the United States.

Kash's kayfabe lawsuit His defamation claim makes a mockery of the law.

New in PN: Kash's kayfabe lawsuit

"Patel seems to think he dropped a world of hurt on The Atlantic when all he really did was show that both he and his attorneys seem to have been struggling with hangovers during their first year of law school."

Abortion bill that would increase penalties for doctors and mothers in SC advances A South Carolina abortion ban is one step closer to a Senate vote after clearing committee, setting up a tense debate over penalties and access.

One of the most egregious abortion bans in the country made it out of committee in South Carolina yesterday. It would make performing an abortion a felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison, and receiving one punishable by up to two.

www.wyff4.com/article/abor...

Federal Grand Jury Charges Southern Poverty Law Center for Wire Fraud, False Statements, and Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering A Grand Jury in Montgomery, Alabama, today returned an indictment charging the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) with 11 counts of wire fraud, false statements to a federally insured bank, and conspi...

According the AG Blanche, “The SPLC is manufacturing racism to justify its existence.” This is some whacked out far-right fantasy. Hard to imagine this theory will hold up in court, but the lives of paid informants who infiltrated hate groups will be at risk.
www.justice.gov/opa/pr/feder...

RFK Jr. just said that immigration is to blame for the outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases in the U.S., not him.

The Apology Trump Voters Owe the World's Children If you voted for Donald Trump, you owe America’s children an apology.

If you voted for Donald Trump, you owe an apology to every child who has to spend their formative years in an America defined by:
fear of the other,
an epidemic of cruelty,
a poverty of decency,
and a defiant resistance to diversity.

johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/the-apolog...

This is Tetiana, On April 16, she was killed in a russian missile strike on Kyiv 💔🕯

She was a videographer, baked Easter cakes to order, and dedicated herself to saving stray cats.

Articles about Jared Kushner's diplomatic role with Iran that mention Kushner has received billions from the Saudi government (2/28-4/19):

NYT: 5 of 58
WashPost: 1 of 43
WSJ: 0 of 40
AP: 0 of 26
CNN Wire: 0 of 18
NY Post: 0 of 17
Chicago Tribune: 0 of 4
LA Times: 0 of 4
Boston Globe: 0 of 2

Sunday thought: A change in the air The noxious realities of Trump's authoritarianism are revealed for all to see

I hesitate to say we’ve reached a turning point in this horrific time. But something profound seems to be changing. Let me explain. robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-a-chang...

California continues to lead the way.

Good to see Trump follow @governor.ca.gov Gavin Newsom’s lead in fast-tracking research into psychedelics with real potential to treat PTSD. 🇺🇸💪

There is so much market manipulation going on in this administration.

This has become a repeated pattern: major policy moves or market-moving announcements are preceded by suspiciously well-timed trades, unexplained financial gains, and then no accountability.

Sorry I’m late on this. A few people flagged this QT, and I ignored it at first because the claim was random, with no receipts, I figured nobody would buy it. Apparently I was wrong. The Scientology rumor is spreading, so let’s address.

@yasharali.bsky.social , with zero evidence…
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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...

So good - perfectly captures the absurdity of JD Vance lecturing the pope!!

Pope James David Vance the First The vice president has decided he’s a more accomplished theologian than Leo XIV.

Vance has now seized the top seat in the Death of Expertise Hall of Fame: He has lectured the pope—the pope, the leader of a billion and a half Catholics—about being too sloppy with theology.

The queen of all vices: Pride.

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Texas Medical Board Sanctions Three Doctors for Delayed Care That Led to the Deaths of Two Pregnant Women The two women died during miscarriages. The state’s medical board has ruled that substandard care led to their deaths.

NEW: Porsha Ngumezi and Nevaeh Crain died during miscarriages in Texas after doctors delayed treatment.

The state’s medical board has ruled that substandard care led to the deaths, but the doctors were given minimal punishment.

By Kavitha Surana and Lizzie Presser

An April 17, 2026, 9:27 AM post from Donald Trump saying "THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ IS COMPLETELY OPEN AND READY FOR BUSINESS AND FULL PASSAGE, BUT THE NAVAL BLOCKADE WILL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT AS IT PERTAINS TO IRAN, ONLY, UNTIL SUCH TIME AS OUR TRANSACTION WITH IRAN IS 100% COMPLETE. THIS PROCESS SHOULD GO VERY QUICKLY IN THAT MOST OF THE POINTS ARE ALREADY NEGOTIATED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER! PRESIDENT DONALD J.TRUMP"

Trump says the Strait of Hormuz is open and ready for business minutes before opening bell on Wall Street.

This was a question I asked Pablo to ask Reps today. You got to listen to her answer because the caption doesn’t do it full justice. bsky.app/profile/acyn...

Jay Vaingankar, a progressive Gen Z South Asian candidate running for Congress in New Jersey’s 12th District, has found himself on the receiving end of racist attacks and death threats after he posted a campaign video in Hindi earlier this month. The son of Hindi-speaking immigrants, Vaingankar – one of 13 Democrats vying for the seat – released the ad to reach voters in the demographically diverse district. Data show that two in five households in the area speak a primary language other than English, with Hindi among the most common. It didn’t take long for anti-immigrant and outright bigoted far-right influencers, such as the anonymous End Wokeness account and “proud Islamophobe” Laura Loomer, to blast the ad – calling it “America Last.” While NJ.com already reported on the social media hate blitz aimed at Vaingaker, the 28-year-old’s campaign shared with Zeteo that it had also received extremely concerning and profane emails and direct messages – including one threatening to report the US-born candidate to ICE in order to stop his campaign. “You are despicable & you will be deported. I will call ICE and I will make sure you lose this election. I hate you and everyone like you,” one person, in an email with the subject line “Speak English!,” exclaimed.

Additionally, replies to some of the right-wing influencers’ social media attacks included overt threats. “They’re doing it again because you didn’t hang them last time,” one commenter posted, while another said: “The only answer is blood spilled. Sucks, but that’s the truth.” Though campaign manager Devontae Freeland lamented that the local New Jersey political establishment has “mostly been silent” on the wave of anti-immigrant hate directed at Vaingankar, he noted that prominent Democrats across the country have expressed solidarity with the campaign. And that has also resulted in endorsements. “I am proud to endorse Jay Vaingankar for Congress, and I look forward to his leadership in our nation’s capital,” Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) announced this week.

After progressive candidate Jay Vaingankar released a campaign ad in Hindi, the MAGA threats came:

“You are despicable & you will be deported. I will call ICE and I will make sure you lose this election. I hate you and everyone like you,” one person emailed the campaign.

zeteo.com/p/former-mag...

Billionaires get paid in stock worth billions.

They use that stock as collateral to borrow billions.

They use those borrowed billions to buy everything, including media outlets which then pump bullshit like this to keep you in the dark about the tax loopholes designed just for them.

It's not a counterpunch, guys. The pope didn't throw a punch. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/12/u...

Trump TS post featuring an illustration of himself as a Christian faith healer

I’m not sure it has broken through to the general public that the president is a megalomaniac crazy person. Hopefully posts like this help.

I doubt that Pope Leo XIV will lose any sleep over this, before he begins his pilgrimage to Africa tomorrow. But the rest of us should. Because it is unhinged, uncharitable and unchristian. Is there no bottom to this moral squalor?

😂😂😂

Former Swalwell staffers denounce alleged misconduct in new letter A letter signed by more than 50 former staffers of Rep. Eric Swalwell described recent allegations of sexual assault and misconduct against him as “serious” and “credible,” while demanding he resign f...

"The corroboration reported by both outlets, including medical records and multiple witnesses, makes clear that this cannot be dismissed or deflected." You can read the letter signed by 50 former Swalwell staffers here: www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...

Held in Federal Custody, a Baltimore Man Injured in an ICE Arrest Has Gone Eight Days Without Treatment Lawyers for Ever Alvarenga Rios say his wounds have gone untreated since his release from a hospital into federal custody.

www.projectsaltbox.com/p/held-in-fe...

In his tirade against MAGA war critics, Trump blasted Alex Jones for calling Sandy Hook a hoax.

This seemed odd. So I went back and checked. At the time Trump hailed Jones as "amazing" and rebuffed demands that he denounce lies about the shooting.

New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2089...

Last June, the man credited with introducing President Trump to his wife asked the administration for a favor. Paolo Zampolli, a former modeling agent turned presidential special envoy, had learned that his Brazilian ex-girlfriend was in a Miami jail, arrested on charges of fraud at her workplace. They had been in a custody battle over their teenage son. Now he saw an opportunity. He reached out to a top official at Immigration and Customs Enforcement, explaining that his ex was in the country illegally, according to records obtained by The New York Times and a person familiar with the communications. Could she be put in ICE detention? That could help him get his son back. The official, David Venturella, promptly called the agency’s Miami office to ensure that ICE agents would pick up the woman from the jail before she was released on bail, according to the records and a person with knowledge of the conversation who requested anonymity to discuss it. During the call, Mr. Venturella noted that the case was important to someone close to the White House.

Oh.

Holy hell please let this be the reason Melania ran to the press: the guy who imported her, Einstein visa and all, used ICE to deport the mother of his child.

Zampolli was in Hungary w/JD.

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/u...

Effective 2025 federal tax rates paid by these corporations:

Alphabet: 8.01%
AT&T: 4.6%
Meta: 3.57%
General Motors: 3.09%
Amazon: 1.37%
Exxon Mobil: 1.31%
Disney: -1.57%
CVS Health: -3.88%

Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5%

This is what a rigged system looks like.