Holy crap. As a liberal who has been to Waukesha, I can tell you it’s so Republican that if you stand in place more than eight minutes you start feeling an uncontrollable urge to take public services away from poor people. This is a staggering statement of how screwed the GOP is. Yay!
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⚡️16 Cameroonians killed fighting for Russia in Ukraine, officials say.
The acknowledgement, which was delivered to Yaounde by Russian officials and broadcast through Cameroonian state media on April 6, marks the first time Cameroon has formally spoken of its citizens' involvement in the war.
President Donald Trump was warned by military leaders that a war with Iran would risk seriously depleting U.S. weapons inventory — but went ahead with it anyway, The New York Times reported on Tuesday.
The Iranians are going to insist on a Montreux arrangement that severely limits foreign warships in the Gulf. Just watch.
APNewsAlert: JERUSALEM (AP) — Netanyahu says Israel backs U.S. ceasefire with Iran but that deal doesn't cover fighting against Hezbollah in Lebanon.
APNewsAlert: TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — #Iran includes 'acceptance of enrichment' in Farsi version of its ceasefire plan, something missing from English versions.
It's a blowout victory for the Democrat in the statewide Supreme Court vote in Wisconsin, a state Trump won in 2024.
$2 million per ship — to cross a Strait that was free six weeks ago.
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Trump lost this war in every possible sense — morally, legally, politically, economically, reputationally, and strategically.
A reliable metric for a losing war: notice how often a combatant describes inputs (ordinance dropped, resources committed, duration of operation) as a substitute for outputs (effects a military operation is intending to produce).
VPNs have become an everyday necessity for millions of Russians as the government has restricted foreign social media platforms and independent media.
Source: Physicians for Human Rights, February 2026
Well, at least we know how much it cost to ensure Matt Goodwin not only took the Potemkin Budapest tour laid on by his hosts but happily chirruped it back to his British audience.
Non-zero chance Trump's claims to be unhappy w/Lutnick are a cover for the focus Lutnick's past lies will restore to Epstein.
🇩🇪🇱🇹 Germany has carried out its largest medical exercise in decades as NATO prepares for the possibility of large‑scale war. The Quadriga 2026 drill simulated evacuating wounded soldiers from Lithuania to hospitals across Germany, - DW
Sure, these UK immigration reforms might be inherently cruel and unsustainable while causing serious economic harm to the country, but at least they'll also fail to appease the far-right.
Vance has been to many countries in Europe since becoming VP, but won’t set foot in Ukraine where the most consequential events are happening. I wonder why that is?
I’m sure the little kids at the WH Easter Egg event were thrilled to listen to an old man rant about Joe Biden and bombing people in Iran. Very festive.
I've had a lot of conversations with national security-focused colleagues in recent weeks, and come to believe we are wildly underestimating the chance Trump goes nuclear against Iran. I think it's about three percent — which is an astoundingly high chance. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/is-trump-a...
Greece, Interview poll:
ND-EPP: 33% (-2)
PASOK - KINAL-S&D: 18% (+1)
EL-ECR: 7% (+1)
KKE-NI: 6%
PE-NI: 6% (+1)
MeRA25~LEFT: 4%
FL-PfE: 4%
SYRIZA-LEFT: 4%
DPK-RE: 3%
Niki-NI: 1% (-1)
NA~LEFT: 1% (-1)
+/- vs. 18-22 March 2026
Fieldwork: 01-06 April 2026
Sample size: 3,078
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Randy George’s replacement, Gen. Chris LaNeve, is Hegseth’s former military assistant. An Army officer told me that LaNeve “is not well qualified” for the post and “doesn’t have a great reputation.” He won White House favor by congratulating Trump on his inauguration via video call. wapo.st/4v9trlZ
There has been some back and forth over the headline wording but hard to be more straightforward than this.
"I'm not saying Donald Trump is trying to lose the midterms. But if he were, would he really be doing anything differently?"
I am the muscle-jacked god of masculine prowess, the soul of incandescent genius, the captain of the Artemis mission, the leader of the free world, the founder of Western civilization!
…but experts, I’m told, have questions.
Trump’s priority is now militarism, at home and abroad. The president is focused on extending his mass-deportation programs for years and fighting unpopular wars. Polls show it’s not going over well.
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I see a lot of "he's just a mid level officer!" but honestly Hegseth's level of military understanding would've gotten you laughed out of any amateurs' conversation I've ever heard.
I Work Very Hard, And I Would Like To Try Cake By A Horse Hello. I am a horse. I work very hard at my job of being a horse. When humans say move the heavy thing, I move the heavy thing. When humans sit on top of me and pull on my head, I carry them where they want to go. The main food the humans give me is hay and oats. But I am thinking it would be nice to have a different food. I am thinking I would like to try cake. Yes, yes. Cake. I know all about it. When humans eat cake, it is in glad times. It is the food for a celebration, such as when a woman becomes 47. I have seen cake on the Fourth of July. When humans have a cake, they stand around it and clap hands and smile and say happy birthday at each other. Sometimes there are beautiful markings on a cake, such as balloons or a pink shape. Sometimes the top of a cake is on fire and a boy must blow on the fire with mouth wind. This is the scariest cake. I do not want this kind. But I will eat any other cake. Any cake that is not the fire cake that tries to kill the boy. Please understand: I do not get money for doing work. I do not get to go inside the house. All I am either doing my horse job or standing in my pen or eating food off the floor. I always do these things. But I have never once gotten cake and I would like it very much. I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children. I am more helpful to the farm. Children do not move the heavy things like me or let anyone ride on them. And yet they get cake. Maybe the humans will realize this. Maybe they will say, "You know who deserves cake? That horse. That horse whose back we are always on." Every day I dream about what it will be like if I get to eat cake. Here is what will happen. First, I will walk to the cake and putt my nose at it like hrrfff to make and stomping my hooves to make sure it is not a snake. Then I will trot in a circle to show that I am a horse and I am large. After that, I will nuzzle the cake to …
The horse op-ed is an instant classic. I can't tell you how much joy this piece gives me.
It should be taught in every introductory writing class in no small part because the horse arguments are so compelling. "I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children."
The White House has now ordered a ban on all immigration from 75 countries.
Our Congress, which created our immigration system, wills itself into nonexistence as that system is shattered by those with the duty to administer it.
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