There are now public polls taken in the last few weeks showing Dems ahead in Senate races in Alaska, Iowa, Maine, North Carolina, and Ohio - more than enough to flip the Senate - and competitive in Florida and Texas too.
Real or unreal?
The world’s richest man and a kid named “big balls” brought 6.7% unemployment to DC, put uniformed Fed troops in the streets and per conservative estimates cut programs that’ll result in the deaths of millions of people: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/u...
From Hopium:
- Let's close strong in Virginia today!
- Our 2026 battleground candidates are impressive
- New national and CA polls
- Trump has started returning $166b he illegally stole
- The 2026 campaign AI wars have begun
This, more 👇
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/our-2026-c...
Guess who is clueless about what to do in IRAN and should have never been a president in ANY history books? Take a lucky guess. #fdt
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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visibly lost his temper in a congressional hearing this week, as a lawmaker confronted him about his bizarre penchant for collecting dead animal parts.
Asa Ellerup said Rex Heuermann confessed to killing multiple women in their basement while she was away
Cartoon by John Darkow
I'll be hosting a Q+A with my Substack subscribers this Friday, 24 April, 12PDT/3EDT. More details on registration to follow: michaelmcfaul.substack.com/p/michael-mc...
Is Kash headed for the exits?
🇪🇺🇺🇦 President Zelenskyy says “The €90B EU aid must be unblocked—no more excuses.“
Trump Net-Approval On:
Cost of Living: -53%
Economy: -40%
Iran: -35%
Immigration: -19%
AP-NORC / April 20, 2026
Trump Approval Polling:
Disapprove: 67% (+7)
Approve: 33% (-5)
AP-NORC / April 20, 2026
(% Change With March 23, 2026)
Net-Favorability Of Israel:
All: +2%
GOP: +46%
IND: -14%
DEM: -33%
Echelon / April 2026
Mike Lawler is in there somewhere. You couldn’t find a bigger Trump bootlicker than Lawler unless we’re talking Grindr Mike Johnson, Donny’s favorite catamite.
Victims and witnesses often don’t come forward because they lack protection and actual support. As proven by many people on BlueSky who use any opportunity to attack women for their accents, perceived wealth, or for not speaking out at the “right time.”
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Tell Congress: Block Trump’s illegal scheme to gut the US Forest Service. Do it now: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
Look at this chart.
Tax cuts for the rich are a policy choice. Cutting the social safety net in exchange for them is a policy choice.
States like New York have an opportunity to help undo this trickle down nonsense by raising taxes on the rich (who will still be rich).
I hope Gov. Hochul does.
If you're in line STAY IN LINE! #VoteYesVirginiaToday
Today in Politics, Bulletin 354. Everything you need to know about what happened today in politics. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
Wrote my Congressman about how unhappy I was with the President. Said I knew he usually supported him but surely he couldn’t continue. He replied-His job is not to cheer or jeer the Pres. His job is to represent his district. I do live in a VERY RED district but really? Really?
The Southern Poverty Law Center, which is best known for its tracking of hate groups, said that the Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into the nonprofit regarding their use of informants.
masked, unidentified goons who assault and murder with impunity. a literal gestapo.
Stay Classy
By Nick Anderson
There was a time when Defense Secretaries quoted military history, strategy or perhaps an actual Bible verse. Now we have Pete Hegseth standing at the Pentagon solemnly reciting dialogue from Pulp Fiction...
tinyview.com/nick-anderso...
