The Democratic Party’s (not so) secret weapon.

Settee down everyone, it's not that funny

With Trump, every crisis begins and ends the same way | Opinion From tariffs to Iran to DOGE, every Trump policy follows the same arc — big launch, predictable disaster, quiet retreat.

Another sobering piece by @profhicks.bsky.social. Many people continue to believe Trump is playing 4-d chess, but all available evidence indicates the contrary instead (that he's just eating the pieces).

www.indystar.com/story/opinio...

With the help of the Sandy Hook families, The Onion has reached a long-awaited deal to take over InfoWars.

We've enlisted the help of @timheidecker.bsky.social, who will be InfoWars' Creative Director.

Please stand by for more.

Kash gonna learn the meaning of bitch-SLAPPed

Articles about Jared Kushner's diplomatic role with Iran that mention Kushner has received billions from the Saudi government (2/28-4/19):

NYT: 5 of 58
WashPost: 1 of 43
WSJ: 0 of 40
AP: 0 of 26
CNN Wire: 0 of 18
NY Post: 0 of 17
Chicago Tribune: 0 of 4
LA Times: 0 of 4
Boston Globe: 0 of 2

Pete Speaks Live in Tulsa, Oklahoma YouTube video by Pete Buttigieg

However you've lined up politically in the past, if you're worried about where our country is headed, you belong in this conversation.

Here are my full opening remarks from last night in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Thankful to the people of Oklahoma for such a warm welcome back.

The FBI Director, the DC US Attorney, and the Secretary of Defense walk into a bar.

Apparently like every day.

Contracts Between Hungarian Nonprofit and Christopher Rufo, Others, Raise Foreign Agent Concerns: Expert Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s government has long courted international conservative and far-right movements. Hatewatch obtained contracts between Hungarian U.S. conservative figures that su...

“Conservative activist Christopher Rufo… & Claremont Institute senior fellow Jeremy Carl signed contracts w/ the Hungarian government-funded nonprofit Batthyány Lajos Foundation (BLA), which maintains the Danube Institute (DI), a Hungarian think tank. The contracts are from 2022 & 2023.” 12/13/23…1/

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Do it!

I knew it was bad but really didn’t appreciate it was quite this bad

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Gasoline prices rose 21% in March from the prior month. That was the single largest monthly increase in gasoline prices since the series began in 1967

It’s hard to overstate how much of this moment is driven by people who got a taste of accountability and were very, very mad about it.

BREAKING: Following the American threat of an “Avignon Papacy,” Robert Kennedy has begun a Diet of Worms

BREAKING: DOJ investigating Iran for Mortgage Fraud.

Regardless of whether it’s all talk, when the leader of our country expresses plainly genocidal intent, everyone has to do something.

For citizens of all political stripes, it means rejecting this madness. For Congress, it means taking action to rein him in. Now.

Yep. Too bad. Hegseth is one of many things we tried to warn the country about.

If you were wondering whether the President’s weekend bender helped or hurt the long-term interest of American business, futures markets just opened, and delivered their verdict.

Politics & Prose and GW Present: Planet Money Live - with Jeff Guo, Jack Corbett, Alex Mayyasi, and Joseph Politano

Hello DC-area friends!

Do you wanna hear more about tariffs? Do you like Books?Do you want a CUSTOM NPR tote bag?

This Wednesday, I have the honor of joining NPR's Planet Money for a LIVE show as part of their book tour! Come out and join us—tickets are here:
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The Strategic Defeat of the United States Congratulations, Trump administration, you played yourself -- and America.

It's time to call it. danieldrezner.substack.com/p/the-strate...

a graph of the year-on-year change in US blue collar employment

Despite some bounceback in the monthly data released this morning, the US is still down 150k blue-collar jobs over the last year as manufacturing, transportation, & mining industries lose jobs, while growth in construction remains low

Brent oil spot price for actual cargo soars to $141, highest level since 2008 financial crisis The Brent oil futures price is giving the market a false sense of security, said Amrita Sen, founder of Energy Aspects.

Brent oil spot price for actual cargo soars to $141, highest level since 2008 financial crisis www.cnbc.com/2026/04/02/d...

Hegseth ousts Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George One of the sources said Hegseth wants someone in the role who will implement President Trump and Hegseth's vision for the Army.

Last Army chief of Staff to be fired in or on the eve of a war, was Eric Shinseki, who (most believe) warned the Iraq Invasion was not sufficiently planned.

www.cbsnews.com/news/hegseth...

happy one year anniversary to the day I lost a lot of sleep trying to analyze the most insane trade policy of all time.

thankfully it got much more stable after this and nothing chaotic has happened since.

you don’t have to know much world history to look at this map and immediately see why the entire western hemisphere has birthright citizenship

No Kings at Shelton, Washington, which is not exactly known for its progressive politics. Largest employer is the state prison and both state reps are Republican.

A sobering message on the Iran War by @profhicks.bsky.social

commentaries.cberdata.org/1359/the-cos...

President Volodymyr Zelensky has been formally nominated for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize. Hide the ketchup.