Hegseth is going to go thru some things.

I am not sure he even realizes it.

I'm sure Alito is fuming about the Virginia vote and itching to strike down the rest of the Voting Rights Act as petty revenge.

But Democrats are likely retaking the House, maybe the Senate, no matter what SCOTUS does now.

Killing the VRA would just be a final insult that speeds court reform.

Congratulations, Virginia! Republicans are trying to tilt the midterm elections in their favor, but they haven’t done it yet. Thanks for showing us what it looks like to stand up for our democracy and fight back.

Gerrymandering is undemocratic and evil.

And it's essential the party that has repeatedly tried to ban it keeps doing it until the party that historically abused it gets curb stomped so badly they cry uncle and agree to the ban.

These are not contradictory positions to hold.

Texas redistricts without a vote, Republicans cheer.

Dems in Virginia respond by putting it UP FOR A VOTE OF THE PEOPLE, it passes, Republican cry foul.

Oh well. Good job Virginia!!

Two things can be true:

Congress should pass uniform, national legislation reining in partisan gerrymandering; and

Until that happens, or every state adopts an independent redistricting commission, neither party is going to (or, frankly, should) unilaterally disarm.

AOC had a little chat with RFK JR.

The chat I dream of having in the elevator at the Capitol .

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*read article

Donald Trump tried to ‘use nuclear codes’ claims: what we know Larry Johnson - a retired CIA analyst - claimed Trump tried to access nuclear codes but was stopped by the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

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Newsweek website said this is unlikely true

You know what they say when it’s Tuesday. But I hate making a joke out of this horror

Very condescending- talks over her- total disregard. Can’t stand him either

Look at that loving & intelligent face.

Please, open your hearts!

The end is also awesome. Tim laughing “that’s what you’ve got?..” after awkward silence

Is there anything that can be done to stop it even after Trump signs it?? There has to be. I feel so sick

BREAKING: The BBC has reported that there appears to be "insider trading consistently happening in the Trump administration before announcements."

6. Reminder: Huckabee also invited Jonathan Pollard, the unrepentant convicted former U.S. government employee who spied for Israel and betrayed the United States, to meet with him at the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem.

And now this?

Lol Spike Lee is courtside wearing a Knicks jersey with “Pope Leo” on the back

#NBAsky

Omg I’m dying. This is so so precious!! They look similar even. How adorable is this??? Thank you so much for sharing. 💕

Seriously??? Need to see pics please!!! How adorable!

Luka back to the Mavs

The fact there was a mass shooting with EIGHT dead today and it barely made the front page of any news site tells you everything you need to know how fucked up we are as a country. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/19/us/shreveport...

My new thing is that when someone asks me what I think about 2028, I ask them what they think about 2026. Because this November is the next election. Focus. There'll be plenty of time to talk about 2028 after we're done celebrating over washing Republicans out of Congress this November.

It’s terrible!!! I hate all about WWE and has lowered my opinion about ESPN considerably

They do and work better in conjunction with an entire SYSTEM that supports mental health- we don’t have. GOP blames mental health 4 mass shooting but they have taken away ALL financial and social support to help those in need. Literally (I’m not equating depression to being a mass shooter fyi)

Justice Clarence Thomas on rebuilding trust: "I think if we don't stand up and take ownership of our country, and take responsibility for it, we are slowly letting others control how we think and what we think."

Thomas equates people standing up to fascism to "temper tantrums."

🤣🤣🤣funny!

It's not just you — Bluesky is (sorta) down | TechCrunch Bluesky has been experiencing ongoing service disruptions since just before 3 a.m. ET.

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