These guys are networked.

Banana sign.

There’s always money in the banana stand or as Trump would say, in his banana republic.

Melania Trump’s surprise Epstein statement prompts bafflement Reporters search for answers to why first lady chose to make speech – and whether president knew it was coming

Sweet pea? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

But it’s okay to use it for work. Sure.

Dems Claim to Want a Hasan Piker — Then Try to Cancel Him Democrats spent the last year asking where their Joe Rogan was. Hasan Piker is one of the few left-wing figures with the audience they covet — but the party is deeply hostile to the spontaneity and in...

Dems just can’t be anything but tired moderates.Milquetoast, a term Jacobin uses, which pretty much nails it. They are all trying to to hold on to their Obama era power and ignore the idea that they can’t control young men the way they want. jacobin.com/2026/04/demo...

Pentagon Wants It to Be Illegal for Reporters to Ask “Unauthorized” Questions The Trump admin wants to make it illegal for reporters to ask "unauthorized" questions of the government — a broadside attack on free speech.

“Hey, that question was not authorized — arrest him!”

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Shout out to Indivisible Oregon.

It Will Be a Cold Day in Hell Before Steve Novick Sends Climate Dollars to Moda Center “In a representative democracy, sometimes you elect people who are easily cowed and scared.”

Paying for a bball team’s new stadium so they stay in town is not a legit way to spend our climate tax dollars. Portland councilman Steve Novak is right. www.wweek.com/news/2026/03...

All right.

Yes and yes. But what does it say about the state of the United States?

Hi. I ask a favor. Can you please write to the Bureau of Land Management to oppose the proposed 2 million-acre cut of old-growth forest in western Oregon? Oregon Wild makes it pretty easy to send a letter. oregonwild.org

The one aspect of this post by Anil Dash that strikes me most? The startup world is pretty small. There’s a big world out there that needs people with tech experience. You will find a big garden out there beyond the bubble.

Hochul's Plan to Save the Planet (Later) And other links to start your gray Monday.

New York’s governor supports crypto and data centers while seeking to push back a deadline for greenhouse gas emissions.
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So chilling.

The Ellison buying Warner Bros. is like something out of Succession. 🎥

Trump’s White House Posts Fascist Memes As It Wrecks the Economy The president’s extremely online staff is posting ‘Grand Theft Auto’ memes and cracking jokes about his Iran war as energy prices explode.

It’s like a country club scene at the White House with young white staffers drinking at the bar on Daddy’s tab, laughing at each other’s Fascist memes.

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We saw Sirat last night. Wow. The scenes of the Moroccan desert, the sun, the knife edge road through the mountains. And the raves. #fllmfeed 🎥

Cheers for Oregon cheese.

www.koin.com/news/oregon/...

My first post of the new year — how tragic.

XML in white on orange background.

A feed for the tree.

Another feel good story.

Finally.

Text of ruling.

Trump’s judges give the green light for sending troops to Portland.

Fucking hell. They can’t stop us.

Card night!

Janelle Bouie quote from the New York Times

@jamellebouie.net sums it up. The Dems put the focus on an issue. Instead, they could have said that the Republicans and the president refuse to respect the rule of law and we are not going to let them do that. Make the shutdown about their cowardness and lies.

UAW President Shaw again in @jacobinmag.bsky.social:

The crisis at the border is a humanitarian crisis. It’s caused by corporate greed and finger pointing politicians. it’s caused by corporate greed.

My view; Its also the moderates, who want pragmatism in the face of authoritarians.

@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social and @aoc.bsky.social — now there’s a combo for our future

A landslide is coming in 2026. A full repudiation of the Trump administration will happen. Just believe it. Trump is running up a muddy hill. The rains are coming. The people around will lose any future they might have had. Many will lose their personal freedom. Which side are you on?

Headline from Jacobin magazine: “Money for Nothing.”

How financial assets have given the rich more and everyone else far less. The promise was a lie. The wealthy have not innovated but instead collected rents on the 90 percent of the public who can’t play the game the top 10% enjoy. Via @jacobinmag.bsky.social