Turns out the phrase “America First” is preceded by the words “Sell Out.”

Meta just paid the lowest effective federal tax rate in its history.

Thanks to tax breaks and loopholes, it avoided $13.7B in 2025 federal income taxes.

But now it's planning to lay off 10% of its global workforce (8,000 people) by May 20 — with more job cuts later this year.

Trickle down hoax.

I don't think I'll ever get over Clarence Thomas ruling on cases related to Jan 6 knowing that his wife was an active participant in the attempted coup.

Or ruling on cases related to government regulations and a wealth tax knowing he took gifts from billionaires.

It's a disgrace.

He might as well answer in Russian.

If you watch and share one thing today make at this. Why is every democrat in the country not talking like this?

Robert Reich 29K likes, 2.2K comments. "Could This Actually End Citizens United?"

Montana — yes, deep red Montana — has a plan to effectively neuter Citizens United.

No Supreme Court ruling or constitutional amendment needed.

Here's how it works. https://youtu.be/p1fPbGHe3xE?si=QZRQImV8KYD5Y90r

Thank you for your courage to publicly address abusive language.

Amazing! This is the line to get into Peter Buttigieg’s town hall in Tulsa tonight.

North Carolina election board’s GOP majority approves sharing voter data with DHS Voting rights advocates have long warned the SAVE system was not designed for voter list maintenance and can incorrectly flag eligible citizens.

BREAKING: In a 3-2 party-line vote, North Carolina’s election board approved new rules to identify suspected noncitizens using a DHS database that has been criticized for inaccuracies.

Voters flagged could be required to prove their eligibility to remain on the rolls.

After Trump’s Attack on Pope Leo, a Bomb Threat Came for His Brother in Suburban Chicago John Prevost is a retired Catholic school principal who plays Wordle with his brother the pope every morning. On Wednesday night, police evacuated his neighborhood.

After Trump’s Attack on Pope Leo, a Bomb Threat Came for His Brother in Suburban Chicago

John Prevost is a retired Catholic school principal who plays Wordle with his brother the pope every morning. On Wednesday night, police evacuated his neighborhood.

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HOW EMBARASSING! Pete Hegseth quoted a fake Bible verse from Pulp Fiction during a Pentagon sermon. 🤣🤣

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas blasts progressivism as threat to America He said that the values enshrined in the 1776 Declaration of Independence have “fallen out of favor” among Americans.

Genuinely funny that Sonia Sotomayor issued a public apology today for her mild criticism of a conservative colleague on a specific, substantive issue, and then a few hours later Clarence Thomas picked up a mic and was like ALL LIBERALS ARE AMERICA-HATING COWARDS

NC House committee advances constitutional amendment limiting property tax increases • NC Newsline The NC House gets a recommended constitutional amendment giving the legislature the power to limit property tax increases.

A proposal to change to the North Carolina constitution to give the state legislature the authority to limit local property tax increases won approval from a House committee on Wednesday, but not without criticism By @lbonner.bsky.social #nc #ncpol #taxes

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speaking of voting

Too late

66 years ago this weekend, LBJ signed the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

States *can* ensure students are supported regardless of poverty, rural/urban, race, and special needs.

But historically it’s taken the federal government to ensure all states do.

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LIKING 👇 JOHN FUGELSANG.....

🔥🔥 BREAKING: Pete Buttigieg is IN — he’ll be running for president in 2028!

Raise your hand if that makes you happy! ✋

Amid reports of a potential DOJ promotion, Harmeet Dhillon, a central figure in Trump's decimation of civil rights enforcement, attended the wedding of a key organizer of the Jan. 6 rally.

Her appearance underscores her continued ties to figures connected to efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

a man in a suit and tie is giving a speech and says this is not going to end well ALT: a man in a suit and tie is giving a speech and says this is not going to end well

Good morning!

Since Trump was re-elected, Forbes estimates—

💰His net worth is up $1.9 billion, to $6.2 billion

💰Eric’s is up 10x, to $400 million

💰Don Jr.’s is up 6x, to $300 million

💰20-year-old Barron is worth $150 million

And Jared became a billionaire last year.

Have a great day!

Republicans are losing clout in statehouses in another possible sign of midterm trouble More than a dozen legislative leaders have headed for the exits over the past 14 months.

More than a dozen GOP leaders in state legislatures across the country — including North Carolina, Wisconsin, Georgia and Iowa — have opted to resign or have announced their retirement over the past 14 months, in what could be another sign of the party’s dimming prospects in the midterms.

ATTN LOS ANGELES:

"A Pentagon spokesperson confirmed it is not hosting another, separate religious service for Catholic employees.
“The Protestant service is the only service scheduled in the Pentagon chapel today,” they said in a statement."

This is good

Leandro Thrown Out: A Generational Betrayal in North Carolina - Notes from the Chalkboard The North Carolina Supreme Court’s decision today to toss out the 30 year-old Leandro suit is a generational betrayal. By dismissing this landmark case with prejudice, the court has shuttered the cour...

By dismissing this landmark case with prejudice, the NC Supreme Court has shuttered the courthouse doors on hundreds of thousands of students whose constitutional right to a sound basic education remains unfulfilled. #nced #ncpol

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'Moral failure' or 'proper pathway': Partisan lines divide NC leaders on Leandro decision • NC Newsline Gov. Josh Stein and Democratic leaders cast the NC Supreme Court’s Leandro reversal as a "betrayal" of students, but conservatives and Republican leaders applauded the reversal in the long-running cas...

Democratic leaders and education advocates blasted the North Carolina Supreme Court Thursday after it voided years of rulings in the long-running Leandro education case, but conservatives and Republicans applauded the reversal in the long-running case. ncnewsline.com/2026/04/02/m... #ncpol