Inside Trump’s Effort to “Take Over” the Midterm Elections When Trump tried to overturn the 2020 election, the institutional guardrails of American democracy held. But if faced with the same tests today, those barriers — and people who held the line — would l...

Trump has destroyed federal guardrails meant to ensure secure and fair elections.

Some fear his actions are aimed at making sure the upcoming midterms go his way.

Tesla saved $400 million on its federal taxes by shifting billions of its U.S. profits to countries with lower tax rates.

Yes: While you paid your taxes in full, giant corporations maneuvered to pay as little as possible — and it’s all perfectly legal for them.

The system is rigged.

I want my federal taxes returned!! Anyone else?
#UbsanctionedWar
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a man in a suit and tie is holding his head and screaming . ALT: a man in a suit and tie is holding his head and screaming .

CONGRESS DO YOUR JOB! RELIEVE HIM FROM DUTY IMMEDIATELY!! YOU TOOK AN OATH TO PROTECT THIS COUNTRY FROM ALL ENEMIES.

Today I turn 89. I’ve seen this country at its best and its worst, and I know how much community matters. For my birthday, I’m asking you to stand with PFLAG and support the work that’s helped so many in the LGBTQ+ community, including me. give.pflag.org/page/95493/d...

When you consider that this money could go toward addressing prison problems instead, it seems doubly stupid. @bshelburne.bsky.social

Alabama's blood money continues to gush Prison legal spending tops $68 million since 2020

Beth Shelburne on Alabama prison lawsuit largesse to lawyers - Alabama's blood money continues to gush open.substack.com/pub/bethshel...

A party that can't figure out the present tries to pull Alabama back to the past | Alabama Reflector The Republican effort to paint Montgomery as a war zone feels more suited to 1985 than 2026, and suggests a party that's out of gas.

Brian Lyman on the ALGOP: "Lacking solutions, they seek enemies. Unable to step up to the moment, they want to pull us back to the past." - A party that can’t figure out the present tries to pull Alabama back to the past alabamareflector.com/2026/04/20/a... #politics @brianlyman.bsky.social

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Will Americans Keep Paying a ‘Tariff Tax’? - The American Prospect Companies are seeking refunds from the federal government following the Supreme Court ruling—but consumers may still be stuck with higher prices.

"“Yeah, we’re never seeing that money,” Cox said. “It’s messed up—and we won’t just be paying for it once,” he added, noting that corporations have now realized that many consumers will pay higher prices."

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When Trump loses power, his assets should be liquidated and returned to the American people.

F-ing liars. 😒

Iran Says Hormuz Strait Will Close Two Years for Renovations The Strait of Hormuz board, packed with cronies of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, also approved a plan to put Khamenei’s name on the renovated waterway.

Iran Says Hormuz Strait Will Close Two Years for Renovations open.substack.com/pub/borowitz... @borowitzreport.bsky.social #Satire 😏

John Roberts isn’t calling balls and strikes; he’s changing the rules. April 20, 2026

Robert Hubbell: "We can reverse the damage inflicted by John Roberts. To do so, we must be as vigorous in the defense of democracy as Roberts has been in his efforts to undermine it." - John Roberts isn’t calling balls and strikes; he’s changing the rules. open.substack.com/pub/roberthu... #SCOTUS

The real heroes of the Epstein story The four women who were the first to go public

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☎️Daily Action Call, Science Monday, April 20, Congress Must Reject the $5 Billion NIH Cut☎️ Slow Down the Nebius AI Data Factory Project in Oxmoor Valley ☎️ ⁣🔹MOC👇🏼⁣ https://docs.google.com/.../1He3zd8rNqyB5nSX.../edit... 📚Background 👉🏻The Trump administration's FY2027 budget request, released April 3, proposes cutting NIH by $5 billion and eliminating three institutes, including the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities and the Fogarty International Center. [Source: STAT News] 👉🏻Congress blocked a similar 40% cut last year, approving a $415 million increase instead, but the administration is trying again. 👉🏻Rep. Bradley Schneider highlighted during Thursday's hearing that a CBO report projects NIH budget cuts would result in fewer new drugs reaching patients. [Source: NPR] 👉🏻UAB, Alabama's largest employer, receives over $300 million annually from NIH and ranks in the top 1% of all NIH-funded institutions nationally, supporting cancer, Alzheimer's, stroke, and diabetes research. [Source: Alabama Daily News] 👉🏻Sen. Katie Britt sits on the Senate Appropriations Committee and has previously pushed back on NIH cuts; constituent calls this week carry real weight as FY2027 negotiations begin. 📱Senators/Representatives Hi, my name is [NAME], and I'm calling from [ZIP], Alabama. The Trump administration's FY2027 budget proposes cutting NIH by $5 billion and eliminating three of its institutes. Congress rejected a similar proposal last year and needs to do so again. In Alabama, NIH supports over 580 active research projects at UAB and roughly 4,400 jobs statewide. UAB is the largest employer in Alabama, and this funding drives research into cancer, Alzheimer's, and heart disease. I'm asking [Senator/Representative NAME] to reject these cuts in FY2027 appropriations and protect Alabama's research funding. ‼️NEBIUS AI DATA FACTORY❗️WE WANT ANSWERS‼️ 📱Representative Sewell

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The media blackout of Jared Kushner’s historic, ongoing corruption scandal As Trump's son-in-law returns to Pakistan for more talks with Iran, major news outlets are largely ignoring an egregious conflict of interest.

Judd Legum: "Only six of the 202 articles covering Kushner’s diplomatic role mentioned his financial conflict of interest with the Saudi government." - The media blackout of Jared Kushner’s historic, ongoing corruption scandal open.substack.com/pub/populari... #JaredKushner #corruption

A no immunity for big oil meme shows a smokestack billowing pollution behind the words "Big Oil is not above the law" in yellow

Big Oil is asking Congress for a ‘get-out-of-jail-free’ card. We can’t let that happen. Join us in calling on members of Congress to take a stand and say NO immunity for Big Oil.
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Brutal Economy Fulfills Mom’s Dream Of Having All Her Kids Back Home DULUTH, MN—Overjoyed to have a full house for the first time since everyone went off to college, local mother Leslie Daniels confirmed Thursday it was a dream come true to have all her children back h...

The Onion #Satire OTD - Brutal Economy Fulfills Mom’s Dream Of Having All Her Kids Back Home 😏 — theonion.com/brutal-econo... @theonion.com

Ordered free, still locked up: Judges fume as Trump administration holds ICE detainees A legal maneuver once reserved for death row inmates and suspected terrorists has become the only recourse for immigrant detainees, who have flooded federal courts in California with thousands of peti...

tRump’s DOJ defies federal judges, keeping immigrants locked up even after courts ordered them freed on habeas corpus. Judges fume & impose sanctions, and declare a “judicial emergency” as thousands sit in detention despite winning their cases.
Pure contempt for the rule of law.
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Again, it's not just that it is targeting MI, but Harmeet is targeting Wayne (Detroit and Dearborn) and not Oakland or Antrim, where there were criminal shenanigans by Trumpsters in 2020 or Washtenaw, where a non-citizen did unwittingly vote in 2024 (but got prosecuted after the fact).

The Harm from Hormuz Why we should still fear a global slump from Trump’s Iran debacle

@pkrugman.bsky.social: “In my view, a full-on global recession is more likely than not if the Strait remains closed for, say, another three months, which seems all too possible.” open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...

In the 1970's while gas wars raged, U.S. car companies refused to develop more fuel efficient cars & lost business to Toyota & Honda. Some companies never recovered. Now we have an administration that pushes gas vehicles over EV's & hybrids. How do you think that will work out?

Iran's Ambassador to Pakistan:

Groan...😮‍💨

The United States is destroying itself | Rebecca Solnit The daily news can’t adequately convey the administration’s sabotaging of our government, economy, alliances and environment

“The United States is being murdered, and it’s an inside job. Every department, every branch, every bureau and function of the federal government is being fatally corrupted or altogether dismantled or disabled.”