California woman registered her dog to vote, cast ballots in the pooch's name, prosecutors say Costa Mesa resident Laura Lee Yourex, who bragged on social media about registering her dog to vote and subsequently cast ballots in the animal’s name, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor.

California woman registered dog to vote, cast ballots for the pooch - Los Angeles Times www.latimes.com/california/s... Yourex was a registered Republican as of 2020.

Speaker Johnson's beginning of the end Trump's elfish toady is quickly losing control of the House.

Speaker Johnson's beginning of the end - by Noah Berlatsky www.publicnotice.co/p/mike-johns...

Pete Hegseth is blaming Joe Biden for military vaccine mandates.

The flu shot’s been required since 1945.

Joe Biden was 3 years old in 1945.

Trump Promised 'Cleanest Air.' Report Shows Half of All US Children Live Amid Dangerous Pollution | Common Dreams The head of the American Lung Association said President Donald Trump's Environmental Protection Agency has "rolled back rules that would have protected kids from power plant and vehicle pollution."

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Devin Nunes out as CEO of Trump Media amid $1 billion losses - UPI.com www.upi.com/Top_News/US/...

They are explicitly and specifically targeting people with long covid because, to put it bluntly, there's fuck all else available to us. MAHA decimated long covid research funding and now the grifters are swooping in....

Democratic Iowa U.S. Senate candidate Zach Wahls unveils economic policy plan Wahls, a Democratic state senator from Coralville, is proposing a wealth tax on billionaires and increasing the federal minimum wage, among other proposals

Democratic Iowa U.S. Senate candidate Zach Wahls unveils economic policy plan

Urgent Vegan Advocacy at Capitol as Beagle Protest Escalates Vegan advocacy groups and activists gathered at the Wisconsin Capitol following clashes at a beagle breeding facility, demanding action.

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Urgent Vegan Advocacy at Capitol as Beagle Protest Escalates Vegan advocacy groups and activists gathered at the Wisconsin Capitol following clashes at a beagle breeding facility, demanding action.

2,000 beagles.
One facility.
And a growing standoff in Wisconsin.

After a clash at a breeding site, activists brought their fight to the State Capitol—calling for action as the future of these dogs hangs in the balance.

This isn’t over.
#Vegan #VeganAdvocacy #UnchainedTV

Testing finds toxic metals where Tesla discharges wastewater The drainage district that commissioned the testing has sent a cease-and-desist letter to the company, which says it is in compliance with all requirements for its state wastewater discharge permit.

I’m shocked. www.texastribune.org/2026/04/21/t...

Tonight, Virginians refused to let Trump play games with Americans’ right to fair representation. Thanks to Virginia voters, Governor Spanberger, and Democrats in the VA state legislature, Republicans can’t cheat their way out of accountability in 2026.

RFK Jr. and this admin spreading ignorance and backwardness while endangering lives of American kids and adults.

Impeachment, not the 25th. He is unfit for office, but his problems now are because he has surrounded himself with enablers and thinks he has no restrictions or consequences.

Opinion | Measles Took My Daughter. This Is What I Want Everyone to Know.

Because both Britain and the United States are confronting outbreaks, I am sharing my story. Parents should know just how dangerous this disease is.

🎁 Article

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Virginia voters OK a Democratic effort to redraw the state’s congressional map — NPR Virginia voters have delivered a significant win to Democrats, as the party aims to pick up four more U.S. House seats in the state.

According to a race call by The Associated Press, a narrow majority of Virginia voters approved a ballot measure put before them…

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A family of Ravens is putting the goth back in gothic at NYC's largest cathedral--St John the Divine. There are five mouths to feed, so the parents are staying busy! ⛪️⛪️⛪️ #Ravens #Cathedral #birding

Condom prices could rise 30% due to Iran war, says world’s top producer Karex Karex produces more than 5 billion condoms annually and is a supplier to leading brands like Durex and Trojan, as well as the NHS

Condom prices could rise 30% due to Iran war, says world’s top producer Karex | Contraception and family planning | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Thousands of AI-written, edited or ‘polished’ books are being sold – an eerie echo of Orwell’s ‘novel-writing machines’ In ‘1984,’ George Orwell envisaged a world in which books were a mass-produced commodity no different from ‘jam and bootlaces.’

Thousands of AI-written, edited or ‘polished’ books are being sold – an eerie echo of Orwell’s ‘novel-writing machines’
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Contrast that with Republicans clearly HATE the land and literally love and WORSHIP THEMSELVES.

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If you're in line STAY IN LINE! #VoteYesVirginiaToday

I’ve gone down the rabbit hole of reading a lot about this, and every detail is horrifying beyond belief. The adults in charge were negligent in so many ways, and are determined to pretend it was just an “act of God” and go about running camp at their other camp as normal.

I tried the Japanese method of decluttering where you hold every object that you own & if it does not bring you joy, you throw it away.

So far I have thrown out all of the vegetables, my bras, the phone bill, the scale & my treadmill.

The Daily Wrap Up 21 April, 2026

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Trump's Regime is Drunk & Incompetent (and the Former does NOT Explain the Latter) #ABlueView 🧵1/3

Kashyap Pramod Vinod Patel:

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Keep 'em coming

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Doesn't look like Kash's lawsuit against The Atlantic is gonna fare much better.

Love this for him.

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