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Why is the Maga project teetering? Because not even Trump supporters voted for this dysfunction | Moira Donegan The president’s fixation on culture-war grievances is a colossal misreading of voters who just want prices to come down, says Guardian US columnist Moira Donegan

Why is the Maga project teetering? Because not even Trump supporters voted for this dysfunction | Moira Donegan

"Just making you aware that US President Trump has begun posting" goes out over the BBG macro squawk and with that the madness kicks off for another day.

Northampton couple who met on bus ride double decker to wedding The pair are now married after meeting during their commute last summer.

Everything is terrible. So here is a NICE THING.

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

The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, ev...

ProPublica obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing.

(Published 2021)

Let’s Talk About Saline Placebos Yet Again All kinds of vaccine studies, including many with saline placebos, have been done that show vaccines work well and are safe, with few risks.

Let’s Talk About Saline Placebos Yet Again: it's unethical to do a saline placebo trial for a new vaccine when there's a licensed vaccine for that disease; many vaccines have been compared to saline, and are generally well tested. via @aboutpediatrics.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/stopanti...

Just like commercial real estate is investment banking for dummies, telecoms is high tech for dummies…

Gonna spend the next two years spamming every elected Dem about the concept of "damnatio memoriae." Chisel his name off every inscription. Build over the various Trump Towers like they're Nero's Golden House. Remove him from physical memory, not to forget but as a sign of disrespect to the man.

Burning up the American middle class.

Hey, Democrats: Take Yes for an Answer Welcome America Firsters into the tent—and steal their message.

"Take yes for an answer from the manosphere podcasters and bro influencers and former Trump voters and, hell, even the annoying Jill Stein leftists—all of whom are beginning to see Trump and the MAGA movement for the scam they are."

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Dow futures drop 400 points as Iranian war tensions escalate: Live updates President Donald Trump on Sunday said the U.S. had fired on and seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman.

The Trump seesaw resumes. www.cnbc.com/2026/04/19/s...

STEFANIK: President Trump didn't call for genocide, Jake. You are putting those words in his mouth


TAPPER: 'Your entire civilization will die'?

STEFANIK: It's the terrorist regime, Jake. He's targeting the terrorist regime


TAPPER: You're changing his words!

Kevin Warsh wants to lead America’s central bank.

Why does he have more than $100 million in undisclosed assets?

Middle East crisis live: Iran warns it will close strait of Hormuz if US blockade continues Iran says passage through waterway will depend on Iranian authorisation and accuses Donald Trump of multiple falsehoods * Iran says strait of Hormuz ‘completely open’ to commercial vessels as oil prices fall Separate to the Pakistani army chief’s trip to Iran (see post at 07:53), the Pakistani prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif, and foreign minister Ishaq Dar also concluded a trip to the Middle East after visiting Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey for talks. “We have just concluded the last leg of our engagements following productive and fruitful visits … where we held meaningful bilateral discussions aimed at strengthening cooperation across key areas,” Dar said on X. Continue reading...

Middle East crisis live: Iran warns it will close strait of Hormuz if US blockade continues

Doctor who claimed Covid jab probably caused royal cancers standing for Reform Last year, at the Reform annual conference, Professor Angus Dalgleish was cited as saying it was "highly likely" that the Covid vaccines had been "a significant factor in the cancer of members of the ...

Another conspiracy theorist loon standing for Reform. It's rapidly turning into the political equivalent of the Flat Earth Society.

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How Putin’s Propagandists Are Spinning Orbán’s Defeat And what has the Russian opposition optimistic.

It's far too early to hope that Orbán's defeat could somehow push Putin out of power, but it's clear that pro-regime propagandists are not happy, and it's also clear that there's Putin fatigue in Russia.

The defense secretary is derisively comparing the media to a maligned group of rabbinic Jews, the FBI director is denying reports of drunkenness on the job, the vice president is in a two-front theological war with the pope and Erika Kirk, Donald Trump is still president, and gas is $4. Happy Friday

Schrodinger's strait, neither open nor not open.

Let me help those who don’t understand this. The Pharisees were Jews. He is blaming the Jews who “control the media.” He’s an antisemite. Fire him.

Trump has extended a sanction waiver for Russia’s oil until mid-May. Everything to accommodate terrorist Russia

This after Bessent said otherwise the other day. They all are liars

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He has no idea what he is doing and no chance of figuring it out. He’s a true impostor who has realized that, rather than legitimizing him, this position put a spotlight on what a joke he is. He was sure he’d finally show everyone and instead the whole world is laughing. Of course he is flaming out.

Cover of report "Mission Aborted: how NASA illegally implemented the president's budget request without congressional approval. Minority staff report, prepared by members of the committee on science, space, and technology, us house of representatives, April 2026

This report came out today by minority staff of the House science committee on how three NASA missions were aborted due to NASA illegally following the FY26 president's budget request instead of congressionally approved budget. Very important reading. 🔭🧪 democrats-science.house.gov/staff-report...

A report from the House Science Democrats documents how, at OMB direction, NASA attempted to execute the president’s FY26 budget request rather than follow Congressional appropriations

Question: “Now that you’ve met with him -Trump-, you’ve spoken with him multiple times, do you still think he’s a fascist?”

Zohran Mamdani: “Yes”

Question: “And do you tell him that?”

Zohran Mamdani: “Yes”

Hegseth saying “The Pharisee Press” should be a fully mask off moment. He is saying “The Jewish Press”. But Christians of all political stripes are so devoted to using Pharisees as a rhetorical prop that liberal Christians regularly insist it’s totally fine, no matter how many Jews try to explain.

The right-wing media ecosystem creates attention incentives for doctors to embrace contrarian positions.

Just throwing that out there.