EU looks to tighten grip on jet fuel as Iran war spotlights shortage risks The ‌European Union is considering requiring countries to hold stockpiles of jet fuel, and potentially redistribute it based on regional needs and shortages, Europe's energy policy chief told Reuters on Wednesday, as concerns mount over possible shortages tied to the Iran war.

EU looks to tighten grip on jet fuel as Iran war spotlights shortage risks reut.rs/4tnZsW7

Imagine a reclusive technophobe named Ted trying to understand the world beyond the horizon from lived experience alone. On some matters, he'd actually reach better conclusions than people who consume a lot of media. But he'd mostly be guessing. www.offmessage.net/p/what-happe...

What Happened To Consumer Sentiment? The vibecession came for Donald Trump—then he started a war.

What happened to consumer sentiment? The proximate answer—why it's lower than ever—is the vibecession came for Trump, who then started a destabilizing war. But the generally applicable answer is: It's hard to know ANYTHING about the state of the country without credible information gatekeepers.

Generations from now, civilians in the region will still be feeling the effects of the reckless U.S.-Israeli war in Iran.

The DOJ was created to increase the capacity for federal prosecutions during Reconstruction esp. those to be brought under the newly enacted KuKlux Klan Act.

Now the DOJ is being used to prosecute a storied civil rights organization whose central mission has been to expose & dismantle the Klan.

Ossoff: "You were talking earlier about Jared Kushner. The guy leading our diplomacy in the Middle East is bringing in billions from Middle Eastern princes and sheiks and going around the region asking for billions more while he conducts nuclear diplomacy on behalf of the country. It's obscene."

Trump family name is being scrubbed from his crypto grift World Liberty Financial and it is waaaaay bigger than just crypto corruption.

C.D.C. Cancels Publication of Study Showing Benefits of Covid Vaccines The report found that the shots cut the likelihood of hospitalizations, but the agency’s acting head said it gave an inaccurate picture of the vaccines’ effectiveness.

The acting head of the CDC has canceled the publication of a study that found that the Covid vaccine sharply cut the odds of hospitalizations and emergency visits last winter, a Health Department spokesman said.

Parked outside Capitol during a week in which RFK Jr is testifying

Substack Chooses Andrew Tate Over the Human Race Do I have to pack my Black knives and go once again?

Hey Substack! Come at me, bro! (I’m trying to speak your MANguage.)

They wanted all the dicks up front.

Margo Martin @MargoMartin47 X.com Congratulations, Georgia Women's Tennis! The photo shows Trump and five white dudes in red ties standing in front of and completely blocking 10 young women

Priceless post from the official White House social media

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"In retrospect, basing the entire global food system on fossil fuels may have been a poor idea." -- @benehrenreich.bsky.social
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the new math

On Earth Day, we’re reminded that climate change is not a distant threat.
It is here now. We have no time to waste.

We need to scale clean energy production & tackle environmental injustice. We must meet this moment with urgency to protect the planet & secure a safe future for the next generations.

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.

Experts say it’s highly unusual for the White House to tell agents to give up custody of potential evidence in an investigation, as it did with the Tates.

“I’ve never heard of anything like that in my 30 years working,” an ex-DHS official said.

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Virginia voters today to the felon squatting in the White House. Thank you!

Republicans are working hard to cut another blank check to ICE and CBP with NO reforms.
 
Americans want affordable health care and housing—NOT billions of their tax dollars funneled to rogue agencies.
 
I voted NO.

Where was this energy when Tennessee Republicans stole Nashville’s seat, coach? Or when Republicans did it in Texas?

Between this and the weird West Bank “Judea and Samaria” you came here to push you continue to show your true colors - and they ain’t pretty.

The President spent more on bombs in ONE WEEK of his war with Iran than we spend in an entire YEAR to help parents afford child care.

Trump & RFK Jr. are asking to spend $500B more for war—but they won't increase funding for child care by a cent.

Chavez-DeRemer stepping down as Labor secretary The scandal-ridden secretary is the latest member of President Donald Trump's Cabinet to exit.

Lori Chavez-DeRemer was a scandal-ridden disgrace but more importantly she ended up being a stooge for Trump's anti-worker, pro-billionaire policies.

America deserves leaders who stand up for working people and the middle-class.

#38 in Patel v. Figliuzzi (S.D. Tex., 4:25-cv-02548) – CourtListener.com MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Granting 25 Opposed MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM (Signed by Judge George C Hanks, Jr) Parties notified. (knp4) (Entered: 04/21/2026)

JUST IN: A federal judge has tossed a defamation lawsuit Kash Patel brought against former FBI official / pundit Frank Figliuzzi.

Figliuzzi’s claim that Patel spent more time in nightclubs than at FBI HQ was “rhetorical hyperbole,” the judge rules.

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They’re both cults.

The religiously insane versus the politically insane.

If only there were gods to save us all.

‘We were terrified they were going to kill us’: fishers who survived US boat strike speak out An Ecuadorian fishing crew describe their ordeal as victims of Trump’s purported war on ‘narcoterrorists’

What the American "drug war" looks like on the ground: Ecuadorian fishermen were attacked in a double drone strike, arrested at gupoint, taken to El Salvador and then finally released.
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The energy we need to send fascism back into hiding.

Investigating the Good Guys DOJ claims the Southern Poverty Law Center was "paying off" the Ku Klux Klan. The group's track record and common sense suggest otherwise.

Understanding the federal government’s indictment of a civil rights icon, the Southern Poverty Law Center:
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Trump administration delays rule aimed at improving disability access in schools Schools, colleges and other public institutions originally had until this week to make online content accessible to people with disabilities. Now, the Justice Department has delayed that deadline.

Schools, colleges and other public institutions originally had until this week to make online content accessible to people with disabilities. Now, the Justice Department has delayed that deadline. n.pr/3Qnk6Hq

The right gambled, tried to rig the election, lost, and now it’s excuses and tears.

Thanks for everything, Virginia. 🙏🏽