Phelan’s firing comes after a rocky tenure under Hegseth and Feinberg, including tension over Phelan’s close relationship with President Trump, according to three people familiar with the internal discussions. Phelan regularly chats with Trump at his Mar-a-Lago club, just down the street from his own Florida home, and told lawmakers last year that he texts with the president about shipbuilding in the middle of the night. The top Pentagon leaders were particularly annoyed last fall when Phelan pitched the idea for a modern battleship directly to Trump, bypassing Hegseth, the people said. 

According to the WSJ, Hegseth abruptly fired the Navy Secretary in the middle of a crucial wartime naval blockade because he was jelly of his closeness with Trump. These are the dumbest, most embarrassing, childish nitwits alive - and they are in charge of the world's most monumental military might.

I.C.E. must be abolished.

🔥 NEWS: Defense Sec Pete Hegseth will headline Trump's Freedom 250 'Rededicate' event on May 17 on the National Mall. The 12-hour Christian nationalist event centers on "solemnly rededicating our country as One Nation under God."

@thedailybeast.bsky.social

www.thedailybeast.com/pete-hegseth...

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Do yourself a favor & Google Eritrea & see what a train wreck (or nightmare) that would be.

Doubling down on poor decisions is all they're good at.

Exclusive | U.S. Seeks to Reset Ties With Reclusive but Strategically Vital African State Eritrea has been called Africa’s North Korea, and its Red Sea coastline makes it a potential bulwark against Iranian influence.

The Trump administration is exploring ways to reset ties with a reclusive and autocratic state controlling prime geopolitical real estate along the Red Sea as Iran threatens to choke off a second vital maritime corridor.

www.wsj.com/world/africa...

Graphic celebrating Earth Day. A smiling Xavier Becerra stands in the center with arms crossed in a scenic California landscape featuring mountains, trees, orange poppies, and a setting sun. Around him are hikers, a bird in flight, and a small camping tent. Large text at the top reads “Happy Earth Day” and “Feliz Día de la Tierra,” with “California!” in script below. Campaign branding at the bottom reads “Becerra for Governor” and a website URL to xavierbecerra2026.com.

On Earth Day, it’s about results: cleaner air, safer water, and healthier communities.

As Attorney General, I strengthened environmental protections, held polluters accountable, including Big Oil, and delivered for California families.

vincedmonroy 10h NEW: Odds of Xavier Becerra winning the California governor’s race now at a high of 42% — leading all candidates including Tom Steyer who saw his odds drop to 36% vincedmonroy 10h · Author California Governor winner?

“vincedmonroy:
NEW: Odds of Xavier Becerra winning the California governor’s race now at a high of 42% — leading all candidates including Tom Steyer who saw his odds drop to 36%“

This thread is for all the so-called “progressives” who back Billionaire Tom Steyer:

Did you know that when he ran for President in 2020 he was a corporate Centrist, made fun of the self-proclaimed progressives, Sanders & Warren (the ones now backing a Maine Nazi) and was against Medicare 4 All?

So, he's, potentially, sending pallets of cash? 🤔 Hmmm.

The promos poster for Weather Hunters. It features a Black family with a mom, dad, two girls, one boy and a dog

Al Roker has a show on PBS Kids called “Weather Hunters”! It features a Black family 🥰

It’s about an 8yo weather detective and her family learning about weather, climate, etc.

It’s for kids ages 4-8.

Tap in!!!

What to know about the Southern Poverty Law Center The Southern Poverty Law Center has been charged with defrauding donors with payments to extremist informants.

We are truly in the white nationalist upside-down when the SPLC is a target of the DOJ.

apnews.com/article/sout...

a map showing a Mississippi where all 82 counties are shades of red

A map showing Mississippi's 82 counties, many shaded red and pink, many shaded blue and purple.

Left: How people think Mississippi votes

Right: How Mississippi actually votes

ALSOBROOKS: I have the recording. I can play it

RFK Jr: I do not believe that every Black kid should be re-parented on a wellness farm and I have never believed it

ALSOBROOKS: Well you said it, sir, I have the video

RFK Jr: I'd have to see the transcript

BLUNT ROCHESTER: Do you take any responsibility for the situation we are in with this measles epidemic?

RFK Jr: It became before I came into office

BLUNT ROCHESTER: I'm going to take that as a no

Sending you lots of love!! 🫂🫂

Holler if there's anything you need or if you want to vent. My DMs are always open, especially for you!

Healing thoughts & I'll be thinking of you!!

How strong can a hurricane get in a warming world? » Yale Climate Connections In the Gulf of Mexico and western Caribbean, hurricanes with 224 mph (100 m/s) winds are possible. Warming the oceans will increase this maximum potential intensity, with potentially devastating effec...

In my latest installment in an ongoing series on climate change and hurricanes, I look at how strong a hurricane can get. In the Persian Gulf, where SSTs get to 95°F, a 300 mph hurricane is possible.
yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/04/how-...

Amy Carter Gives History Geek Cardi B a Signed Copy of Jimmy Carter's White House Memoir on Her Final Tour Stop In a surprise political and musical crossover, former first daughter Amy Carter presented rapper Cardi B with a priceless gift at a backstage meet-and-greet in Atlanta

As a major history nerd, Cardi and I have 2 things in common: love of WWII history and Eleanor Roosevelt love. That woman is more brilliant than any hater will ever stop to realize. I love her so much. ❤️ She got to meet Amy Carter, who's a fan!, and got a really cool gift.

Georgia Democratic Rep. David Scott, 80, has died The longtime lawmaker was the first Black chair of the House Agriculture Committee.

Georgia Democratic Rep. David Scott has died.

The longtime lawmaker was the first Black chair of the House Agriculture Committee.

Cheese cave...yummy idea!!

That would be worth the floor space!!

If that was an in-law suite, maybe.

Like, no words?!? 😡

Gosh, they legit ruin EVERYTHING.

Virginia! You made it OUR dance now!
Thank You!

Iran War Has Boosted Costs of Energy, Food and Now Condoms The fallout across industries from the Iran war has now hit condoms.

Karex Bhd., which makes one out of every five condoms worldwide, is preparing to raise its prices by as much as 30% as the continuing conflict destabilizes supply chains and drives up expenses www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

The Republican pro-birthers must be rejoicing at this news. 🙄

Tesla just unlocked sales to 50,000+ government agencies It marks a significant step in expanding Tesla's presence in the public sector, where procurement processes have traditionally slowed electric vehicle adoption.

ah cool, more tax money going to prop up Tesla's falling sales

www.teslarati.com/tesla-just-u...

A management firm is poised to profit off plan to divert local property taxes to charter schools Records show that Academica, a major for-profit manager of charter schools, has been working on legislation that would force county school districts to give more money to charters.

A management firm is poised to profit off #Florida plan to divert local property taxes to charter schools jasongarcia.substack.com/p/a-manageme... via @jasongarcia.bsky.social

Yeah, we saw the pictures of him hanging out in Moscow. And I'm pretty sure the Kremlin activated him to try to take some of the wind of Hillary Clinton's sails in 2016.

He's been a russian puppet for more than a decade or 3 plus decades. He's finally letting the last of the glass mask crack to smithereens as it falls off