Legendary. First ballot hall of famer right there

Starting a mid-decade redistricting war only to end up with -1 seats is the same fine strategic genius and subtle grasp of game theory that brough us the Strait of Hormuz.

Congratulations, Virginia! Republicans are trying to tilt the midterm elections in their favor, but they haven’t done it yet. Thanks for showing us what it looks like to stand up for our democracy and fight back.

Here is the poster for the 79th edition of The Cannes Film Festival 2026. Thelma and Louise… #Cannes2026

A Year After U.S.A.I.D.’s Death, Fired Workers Find Few Jobs and Much Loss

Check, check and check. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/u...

Silicon Valley has forgotten what normal people want Did the tech industry get high on its own supply?

from the annals of getting high on your own supply (gift link) www.theverge.com/tldr/915176/...

Ukrainian mountaineer Iryna Halai summited Dhaulagiri (8,167 m) in Nepal. Marking the 10th anniversary of her 2016 Everest climb, it's her 2nd ascent since the start of Russian full-scale invasion. She dedicated the feat to the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the 60,000 women serving in them.
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Dispatch – April 15: Last Supra - Civil Georgia The ajika they offer in Imereti is not nearly as spicy as the one served further west. That’s probab

Delightful piece from @civil.ge. I’ve been to wedding supras and supras because it’sTuesday. The performances are always top notch. I can’t be seen as wanting an invite to a kelekhi, even though the deceased might have expeted his/her last supra to be the best one. civil.ge/archives/730...

Adidas has launched its Single Shoe service in Ukraine, allowing customers to buy a single sneaker at half the price of a pair. This service is already available in 23 European countries, including Poland, and is designed for individuals with lower limb differences who only need one sneaker.

Inshallah.

(Iin the Niva color palette, that’s watermelon)

Get the backstory of those ballsy Iranian AI propaganda vids beating MAGA at its own game.

Someday, with luck and hard work, she will have a name too.

No Cards, huh?

A tweet from Pope Leo XIV that reads: “When simulation becomes the norm, it weakens the human capacity for discernment. As a result, our social bonds close in upon themselves, forming self-referential circuits that no longer expose us to reality. We thus come to live within bubbles, impermeable to one another. Feeling threatened by anyone who is different, we grow unaccustomed to encounter and dialogue. In this way, polarization, conflict, fear and violence spread. What is at stake is not merely the risk of error, but a transformation in our very relationship with truth.”

Apparently the Pope has read Baudrillard.

Maybe we’re both right!

A gift link, if you have a strong stomach

But in a place like GE or Serbia, is that even an option? I might argue that the profile matters less than the ability to tap into whatever grievance the electorate holds with the regime, and present a case for change.

I would read a lot of words about that and the campaign strategy they developed, and made work.

no doubt about that, but he had to communicate it in terms that made it matter to ordinary people.

they would have been seen as part of a rotten system that cared more about themselves and maintaining power than addressing the concerns of ordinary voters. They worked it for two years, developing credibility, even before it became a campaign. I think any party could do that. Most don't. It's hard

I'm not sure I agree 100% with you. I think it had more to do with Magyar and Tisza actually working hard, outside of Budapest, and communicating to people who didn't already agree with them. Had they NOT done that, I think, based more on what I know about voters elsewhere in the region....

MAGA figures are pushing Trump’s campaign to grab Greenland. But it’s tough sledding A small group of Trump allies have targeted a hallowed sporting event in Greenland, dangled the possibility of big investments, and shone a light on painful episodes in Greenland’s colonial past. Lead...

Think the Greenland issue has gone away?

“the group includes a former U.S. special forces officer; a man who contributed to Project 2025; and an American chainsaw artist and biker who advised Kristi Noem during her time as Homeland Security Secretary”

www.reuters.com/investigatio...

Photos from Iran's roadside, from Tehran to the Turkish border TABRIZ, Iran (AP) — After five days on assignment in Tehran, the AP team set out by road toward the Turkish border.

📰 Sunday extras:

"Photos from Iran’s roadside, from Tehran to the Turkish border" by Francisco Seco. [1/5]

I Played 'The Boys Are Back in Town' on a Bar Jukebox Until I Got Kicked Out The boys were back in town, but I was out of the bar, because they asked me to leave.

on the 50th anniversary of the release of The Boys Are Back in Town I'm morally obligated to share my favorite story of all time

C’est quoi ce yacht à un demi-milliard de dollars au mouillage à Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat ? Le yacht Luminance, long de 139 mètres, actuellement au mouillage au large du Cap ferrat, appartient à l’homme le plus riche d’Ukraine.

Akhmetov chilling off Cap Ferrat nbd www.nicematin.com/societe/vie-...

Promo-LEX, one of Moldova's most prominent NGOs, has published a rare poll focusing specifically on Gagauz respondents. Lots to unpack here, but a couple of concerning findings stood out. First, only 6% of respondents support EU integration, ...

Those who love to pity Russia for the 1990s economic crisis never consider why East-Central Europe dipped less and recovered faster. First, because ECE rejected communism decisively. Second, because it democratized, unlike Ru. Neither explanation suggests we should be mourning the Soviet demise.

I know it might feel good to attack Vance for saying it was a great achievement to cut off all US aid to Ukraine. However that was never up to Vance, it was entirely Trump’s decision.
If you attack Vance and don’t mention Trump, you are spreading a false idea.

Krastev called Orban the right-wing Castro, which I think is exactly right: the leader of a small relatively insignificant country, that nevertheless became the ideological lodestar for a global movement after being propped up by russia

Dogs, fights, etc