"Few approve of how Donald Trump is handling the cost of living" – Overall: 33-67 – Immigration: 40-59 – Iran: 32-67 – Economy: 30-70 – Cost of living: 23(!)-76 "The nationwide poll was conducted April 16-20, 2026 using the AmeriSpeak® Panel, the probability-based panel of NORC at the University of Chicago. Online and telephone interviews using landlines and cell phones were conducted with 2,596 adults. The overall margin of sampling error is +/- 3.4 percentage points."

There's no other way to say it: This AP-NORC poll is atrocious for Trump.

– Overall: 33-67
– Immigration: 40-59
– Iran: 32-67
– Economy: 30-70
– Cost of living: 23(!)-76

37% of Republicans disapprove of his handling of the economy, 47% disapprove on cost of living.

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*dutifully trudges to Devil Wears Prada 2 out of only 1) affection for original and 2) extreme fandom of Caleb Hearon*

lol yes

And also the art style!

font is very close!

A peer reviewed study shows a promising link between flu and shingles vaccines and a reduced risk of dementia. A heroin addict who cut off a raccoon’s penis for “further study” says these vaccines cause autism. For busy Americans, it can be hard to know who to trust.

you have exactly six months to read Whalefall before the movie arrives.

Thank you for this! I have nearish-adjacency nostalgia for this world

The Wild West Bank Sound - MSP Film World Premiere Director Kevin Dragseth, Executive Producer Daniel Pierce Bergin, and Special Guests Attending Minneapolis’ West Bank neighborhood was once an epicenter of the music world. From the ear...

The Wild West Bank Sound doc is apparently sold out for this weekend’s MSPIFF screening, but hopefully there will be other opportunities to watch this soon.

An anthropomorphic piece of sliced bread and a bunch of red roses smiling, walking hand-in-hand. The slice of bread carries a red banner that says "We Want It All" Beneath the image it says Haymarket Books Est. 2001, Chicago IL

We want it all

New design collab with @harebrained.bsky.social

*covered head to toe in precious jewels* hey everyone, let’s all listen to the band Geese

Lena Dunham’s publicist must be the greatest in all the land every time I turn around stg

what in the unholy brand extension

😍

the best

THANK GOD

Mamdani is not just filling the potholes with the crew. He's creating a visual and personal reminder of the dignity inherent in all of these anonymous government jobs.

Wisconsin Governor Evers Vetoes 5 Anti-Trans Bills On Trans Day Of Visibility "I will veto any bill that makes Wisconsin a less safe, less inclusive, and less welcoming place," said the governor.

Leadership!

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“Fight the Power” by Public Enemy at the beginning of Do the Right Thing. Album on repeat for months.

For drinking in the bathroom at family gatherings? :)

No judgment from me — just my Minnesota eyes are surprised!

point of sale deals for the whole family on this sacred day 🐣🐰 (there were literally 10 carts w these huge bottles at the registers) #wisconsin

FEMA Official Says He Teleported to Waffle House. Experts Are Dubious. Gregg Phillips, who is in charge of responding to fires and floods, says the hand of God suddenly and mysteriously moved him to a 24-hour breakfast spot in Rome, Ga.

Folks, I give you the New York Times

Pretending that CVS is an immersive experience about extending carceral logics to toothpaste

I’m learning how to make fused glass in whitewater wisconsin so fun!

at a supper club in rural Wisconsin during a tornado warning there are 10 other people here & 2 are my congregants

People come up with complicated reasons why art/music scenes are less vibrant now but it is like 90% just this

@chrissteller.bsky.social I would too

A critic’s job is not to tell you whether or not you should see a movie.

Screenshot from the Atlantic covering yesterday’s protest, showing a woman dressed as lady liberty being arrested. The caption reads Etienne Laurent / AFP / Getty LAPD officers arrest a protester dressed as Lady Liberty in chains, following clashes near the Metropolitan Detention Center during the "No Kings" national day of protest in Los Angeles on March 28, 2026.

Her grin knowing how this arrest looks

(Published in The Atlantic today)

Keith Ellison bringing the 🔥 at St. Paul #NoKings