People upset about redistricting should contemplate the statehood laws of 1889-1890, particularly Wyoming and two Dakotas.

Love how you always draw him with a juice box!

Petroleum infuses a multitude of everyday items the Iran war could make more expensive The Iran war’s most tangible and immediate effect for many people outside the Middle East has been spiking gasoline prices. But crude oil isn’t just refined as fuel.

It might be hard to imagine the Iran war weighing on stuffed toys with names like Snuggle Glove, Bizzikins and Wobblies, but even plush playthings are not immune when oil shipments from the Middle East are constrained.

My hometown of Nashville -- a blue city which went about two-thirds for Harris-Walz in 2024 -- was gerrymandered by the TN GOP into three different districts all represented by Republicans now, so please get in line to complain about how unfair this all is, Virginia Republicans

Whenever Trump is down in the polls, he reaches into his racism bag.

they are calling it the perfect summary of the "keep men out of women's sports" movement

It's starting to look like their midterm gerrymander gambit may be the dumbest thing Texas Republicans have ever done, and that, my friends, is saying something.

I’m on the board of my library’s foundation and have had a library card since I was 7 or 8. My library is doing a lot this week and I’m very excited!

I would love it if those of you who do not have library cards will apply for one at your local branch during #NationalLibraryWeek. Then let me know about it. 😇

Donald Trump says that he’s Jesus. Some liberal critics disagree.

Anyway, our public libraries deserve more support. Let's fight to ensure they receive what they need to pay library workers fairly, to do the necessary capital repairs/upgrades, and to afford lots of books and other resources, and to offer programming.

Good night everyone. #NationalLibraryWeek

April 19, 2026 On the evening of April 18, 1775, the people who lived in the British colony of Massachusetts had gone to bed with the sun, as usual.

April 19, 2026

It seemed like Donald Trump's appetite for risk had run out, and his fears were ramping up. It was Good Friday afternoon in a nearly empty West Wing soon after the president learned that an American jet had been shot down in Iran, with two airmen missing. Trump screamed at aides for hours. The Europeans aren't helping, he said repeatedly. Gas prices averaged $4.09. Images of the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis-one of the biggest international policy failures of a presidency in recent times—had been looming large in his mind, people who have spoken to him said. "If you look at what happened with Jimmy Carter... with the helicopters and the hostages, it cost them the election," Trump had said in March. "What a mess." Trump demanded that the military go get them immediately. But the U.S. hadn't been on the ground in Iran since the government overthrow that led to the hostage crisis, and they needed to figure out how to get into treacherous Iranian terrain and avoid Tehran's own military. Aides kept the president out of the room as they got minute-by-minute updates because they believed his impatience wouldn't be heipful, instead updating him at meaningful moments, a senior administration official said.

Chew on this one for a spell:

“Aides kept the president out of the room … because they believed his impatience wouldn’t be helpful.”

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Police investigate attempted arson attack at north-west London synagogue Minor smoke damage and no injuries reported at synagogue in Harrow, after spate of similar incidents in recent weeks An attempted arson attack has been reported at a north-west London synagogue, after a spate of similar incidents. The incident at Kenton United Synagogue in Harrow on Saturday night caused minor smoke damage to an internal room but no injuries or significant structural damage, according to the Community Security Trust, which monitors antisemitism and provides protection for Jewish communities in the UK. Continue reading...

Police investigate attempted arson attack at north-west London synagogue

2/ Vahidi and individuals close to him may have effectively controlled the negotiations process throughout the war, which is traditionally a role reserved for political leaders. Vahidi likely intended to impose IRGC oversight over the recent US-Iran talks in Islamabad.

NEW: IRGC Commander Major General Ahmad Vahidi and members of his inner circle have likely secured at least temporary control over not only Iran’s military response in this conflict but also Iran’s negotiating position and approach within the past 48 hours.

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We Forget About ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ at Our Peril The abuses are piling up, and Democrats and activists are desperate to get the word out.

"Alligator Alcatraz" already has a bad reputation for its poor treatment of immigrants. But often, things at the facility allegedly get even worse. Things like reports of beatings and confinement while exposed to the elements. It never stopped.

Just sobbed hardest I have since my mom died in 2020.

She missed these trials by a few months.

One of most ruthless cancers. Hard to fathom that maybe she'd still be here.

I feel such a hole inside.

In case you're wondering if we should fund mRNA research instead of another stupid war ... yes.

19 April 1943 | Groups of Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto began the uprising against Germans. Their heroic battle lasted 27 days.

Today we remember the bravery & sacrifice of people who chose to resist against impossible odds to die in dignity & save the human spirit.

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Sometimes they have no choice. They can’t easily quit their job at the drop of a hat. And if they tell anyone their career will be over.

What Hasan argues in the clip is that it's important that in the process of defeating the Republicans, Democrats do not become the Republicans. I'm not sure what's so difficult to understand about this concept.

What I mean is those sorts of threats were made behind the scenes, no?

Right but did they come out in press statements or press conferences saying “we’re gonna bomb you to smithereens if you don’t do what we want?” I know the actual actions couldn’t be kept secret (bombing of Cambodia for example). I‘m happy to be wrong.

Stupidest people ever.

Would that we could‘ve been one as well. But nope. Ford probably set the standard by pardoning Nixon.

OMFG yes we did just not quite so explicitly or publicly.

More than 50 people describe sexual harassment in Congress | CNN Politics Be extra careful of the male lawmakers who sleep in their offices – they can be trouble. Avoid finding yourself alone with a congressman or senator in elevators, late-night meetings or events where al...

Article from 2017 that I think explains it www.cnn.com/2017/11/14/p...

Nia Renee (@coachniarenee) on Threads I was raped at 15. I told my dad three days later. The police still asked me why I waited so long. I was subjected to a rape kit that showed that I was raped. BUT the rape kit could also be interprete...

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Sadly that’s not the way it works in reality. When he’s the one with all the power and influence and the woman has none, people will tend to believe him. Even when the power dynamic isn’t so lopsided people tend to accuse the woman of making a false accusation.

But not a cabinet full of sycophants.