They're both awful.

EU top court strikes down Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ+ rules Viktor Orbán had banned mentions of homosexuality in media accessible to children and outlawed Pride marches.

This is huge. And it provides a major test for Peter Magyar and whether he will comply with pro LGBTQ decisions from the EU invalidating Hungarian laws.

www.politico.eu/article/eu-t...

Penis costume protester prevails in court Alabama officers said the woman's costume created a public safety threat and arrested her at an October

Penis costume protester prevails in court

Alabama officers said the woman's costume created a public safety threat and arrested her at an October "No Kings" rally.
www.courthousenews.com/penis-costum...

LBJ is undefeated in describing US Conservative Politics. Wilhoit’s Law is #2

“If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you.”

Lyndon B. Johnson

Lol they pulled it

The Onion plans to lease Alex Jones’s Infowars after judge blocks purchase The satirical website’s parent company will have to pay $81,000 a month to the misinformation platform

Satirical website The Onion plans to turn rightwing commentator Alex Jones’s misinformation site InfoWars into a parody of itself under a leasing agreement provisionally approved by a Texas court.

Not mine, Mo's. But she definitely inherited some significant traits!

@moobstreperous.bsky.social's great grandfather gave his religion as "Free Thinker." The rest of the family were Catholic.

I remember cahill in hysterics claiming greyhound racing was a rural tradition etc, despite it only happening in towns and cities in a few counties. Rural is such a politically powerful term that's deployed to defend anything, regardless of the impact it has on people living in the countryside

Lots of people in rural areas have their lives made worse by the government coddling of interest groups that claim authority over the term rural and who it means, what work it includes, and what interests it's used to justify

It is both true that rural areas are subsidized by urban areas and that planning (or lack of) in rural areas has made the provision of the most basic services incredibly difficult and impossible in somecases... Making rural areas hard places to live

Infowars, now 110% more gay.

124 people died while homeless in 2022 - HRB 124 people died while homeless in 2022, according to figures released by the Health Research Board.

www.rte.ie/news/ireland...

The Fallen by Louise Brangan review – an enraging account of Ireland’s Magdalene laundries The horrifying story of the Catholic-run institutions that incarcerated thousands of women and girls

"Many readers, and surely most Irish readers, will finish this book in a state of white-knuckled rage, mingled with sorrow and at least a pang of guilt. It is a detailed, thoroughgoing and appalling account of the Magdalene laundries ..."

#Spéirghorm #SpeirGorm

www.theguardian.com/books/2026/a...

Bill Bramhall, New York Daily News

This means that HHS can no longer initiate investigations of gender clinics for trans youth based on the Kennedy declaration or try to terminate federal funding through Medicaid and Medicare.

This is an unequivocal win for the 22 states that brought this suit to protect access.

Page 1 of a legal Judgment document from the United States District Court, District of Oregon for Case No. 6:25-cv-02409-MTK, filed on 04/18/26. The plaintiffs are listed as "STATE OF OREGON, et al.," and the defendants are "ROBERT F. KENNEDY, JR., in his official capacity as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, et al." The document is from United States District Judge Kasubhai. It outlines that final judgment is entered in favor of the Plaintiffs on Counts I, II, III, and IV. Item 3 states the Court holds unlawful, sets aside, and vacates the "Declaration of the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services RE: Safety, Effectiveness and Professional Standards of Care for Sex-Rejecting Procedures on Children and Adolescents".

Page 2 of a legal judgment document for Case 6:25-cv-02409-MTK, filed on April 18, 2026. The text outlines a court order declaring that defendants lack the authority to unilaterally establish standards of care that supersede professionally recognized standards for gender-affirming care in the Plaintiff States. It permanently enjoins defendants and their agents, including the HHS-OIG, from enforcing the "Kennedy Declaration" against providers in those states. The document is dated April 18, 2026, and is signed by United States District Judge Mustafa T. Kasubhai.

Huge news: the court has entered final judgement in Oregon v Kennedy (HHS trans youth care ban) and has vacated the Kennedy declaration and permanently enjoined its enforcement to target gender clinics.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

“The Far Right and the Right are not shouting because they are winning. They shout because they know their time is coming to an end.”

Pedro Sánchez
Prime Minister of Spain

Day 507 of #GeorgiaProtests

"Give the medicine to children!" — at today’s march, people demand the regime procures medicine for children affected by Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD).

📷 MOSE

what is the charge. what crime has been done

This image is a political illustration from the German newspaper Die Zeit depicting a confrontation between a Pope and a US President.

The artwork is titled "Pope Leo XIV" and portrays a tension-filled scene between the two figures.

Multiple peer reviewed studies in high impact journals have shown a substantial benefit of gender affirming care for trans youth. A heroin addict who cut off a raccoon's penis for "further study" says this care is dangerous. For busy Americans, it can be hard to know who to trust.

I am lost in the 1926 census.

this morning, mamdani’s team got in touch with me to float a new tax proposal: if your net worth exceeds $5 million and you dress badly, you’ll be hit with a 10% annual levy for “visual pollution.” i would be in charge of deciding if the outfits are bad.

ICE agent charged for pulling gun on motorists, Minnesota prosecutor says There is a nationwide warrant for the agent's arrest as he faces two second-degree assault charges filed by state prosecutors.

"There is a nationwide warrant for [ICE agent] Morgan's arrest as he faces two second-degree assault charges" in Minnesota. Good - finally some semblance of accountability for ICE - hopefully more on the way. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Apparently it’s
International Haiku Day.
I shall ignore it.

Ooh
It's so good, it's so good
It's so good, it's so good
It's so good

Ooh
I'm in love, I'm in love
I'm in love, I'm in love
I'm in love

Ooh
I feel love, I feel love
I feel love, I feel love
I feel love

I feel love
I feel love

I never meant to cause you any sorrow
I never meant to cause you any pain
I only wanted, one time, to see you laughing
I only want to see you laughing in the purple rain

Father of disabled child refused access to a disabled car parking spot in his complex He has a blue badge, he has offered to pay, but as a social tenant, he is shut out.

The father of a disabled child has been refused access to a disabled car parking spot in his complex. He has a blue badge, he has offered to pay, but as a social tenant, he is shut out.