Infowars/Onion combo logo in rainbow saying “I support the onion’s hostile media takeover.”

It’s finally happened. After 18 months. Finally, a media merger you can root for.

I'm celebrating 420 by calling on Congress to pass my bill, the MORE Act, to end the criminalization of cannabis and correct the historical injustices of failed drug policies.

Wrote about a court blocking *actual* jawboning by the Trump admin... and how the people who spent the last 5 years screaming about how supposed Biden admin jawboning (for which they presented no evidence since it didn't happen) was the worst thing ever, are completely silent about this case.

‘Simply stop giving millionaires water for literally free’ is one of the most insane sounding but actually serious policy solutions out there

Pennsylvania's motor-voter system effectively screens non-citizens from voter registration • Pennsylvania Capital-Star The audit also revealed problems with PennDOT’s data security protocols and recommended tighter internal controls.

Pennsylvania's auditor general, a Republican, audited 210,000+ new voter registrations under Gov. Shapiro's new motor voter system to see if noncitizens were registering to vote.

They found one. One.

And that was because a PennDOT staffer erred. It was fixed before the driver left the office.

I am disappointed to hear that Quinnipiac University is cutting its historic D1 women's rugby program & transitioning to a club sport.

My heart is with the players who have been blindsided by this decision & my hope is that the University reconsiders.

www.wfsb.com/2026/04/17/q...

Coachella is trying to wipe all of the footage of The Strokes protest set so I’m gonna post it here. The last images on the screen made me cry.

Articles about Jared Kushner's diplomatic role with Iran that mention Kushner has received billions from the Saudi government (2/28-4/19):

NYT: 5 of 58
WashPost: 1 of 43
WSJ: 0 of 40
AP: 0 of 26
CNN Wire: 0 of 18
NY Post: 0 of 17
Chicago Tribune: 0 of 4
LA Times: 0 of 4
Boston Globe: 0 of 2

Trump Library Saga Takes Dark Turn: Where Did Millions in Funding Go? Four huge media conglomerates forked over $63 million in “settlements” earmarked for Trump’s presidential library. Democrats are trying to track that money—and the latest developments don’t inspire co...

SCOOP --> Paramount, Meta, and X are refusing to say what happened to their huge contributions to Trump's presidential library after Sen Elizabeth Warren raised questions about its fund getting dissolved. Ds say tens of millions remain unaccounted for.

Details here:
newrepublic.com/article/2092...

CWA Applauds Order Blocking Nexstar-Tegna Deal CWA issued a statement in response to the order by Chief Judge Troy Nunley of the Eastern U.S. District Court of California in the antitrust case against Nexstar Media Group’s acquisition of Tegna.

CWA applauds the decision by Chief U.S. District Judge Troy Nunley to order a preliminary injunction blocking Nexstar from acquiring TEGNA while the antitrust case against the transaction proceeds.
cwa-union.org/news/release...

A photo showing farm workers laboring in a field while a pesticide applicator applies pesticides in a very close field with the text overlay "This Earth Day, help us protect farm workers from pesticide exposure"

This #EarthDay, we wish we could count on the federal government to protect farmworkers from toxic pesticides. But in 2026, it looks like we need to do it ourselves. Make your gift today to help bring a better future. act.seiu.org/a/earthday20... #WeFeedYou

Gil Duran tweet: TLDR: Fascism in response to Palantir's long fascists screed on X.

"Your Account is Suspended" Message on X

The CEO of Palantir posted a fascist manifesto on X.

I pointed out that it was fascist—which resulted in a permanent suspension from X (my second time!).

So, when you hear the tweeters complaining that BlueSky is intolerant, remember why many of us came here in the first place.

I love paying TurboTax a few hundred bucks every year to figure out how much money I owe the government, which the government already knows, but won't tell me because TurboTax pays legislators to keep the government from telling me. 😍

despite all the efforts of certain press outlets who have been doing their best for him

A bunch of headlines about how JD Vance is "skeptical" of or "opposes" the Iran War

Today's newsletter is about why mainstream media has been trying to help JD Vance frame himself as "skeptical" of or "opposed to" the war in Iran. Hint: 2028

www.readtpa.com/p/the-foremo...

URGENT! The Massachusetts House just passed a "social media ban" that would force YOU to upload a government ID or submit to a face scan to post online. CALL YOUR STATE SENATORS! 978-485-4694

Okay bluesky I need your help

I live in Massachusetts. You might think we're a bastion of lefty intellectualism but our state government a clusterfuck of post-puritan real estate bros

Reskeet this. Text it to your "friends from home"

Help this find every masshole poster who will know what to do

I study racism for a living and can still manage to be shocked by how institutionalized it is. What do you mean they were giving tax-breaks to white supremacists celebrating treason?

just a wild country

Virginia Governor Ends Tax Breaks for Confederate Groups

abigail spanberger is out here canceling tax breaks for confederate groups and getting rid of confederate license plates and i for one think this is absolutely wonderful for the centrist wing of the democratic party

www.nytimes.com/2026/04/14/u...

www.13newsnow.com/article/news...

conservative free speech is when they speak and you listen or suffer the consequences

Florence Pugh, Pedro Pascal and More Join Fight to Block Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger as Open Letter Surpasses 2,000 Hollywood Names Florence Pugh and Pedro Pascal have joined the fight to block the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger as the open letter surpasses 2,000 Hollywood names.

Signed my unremarkable name to this but dang that’s a lot of talent saying go fuck yourself. Personally spent a year and half writing a movie for Paramount for a great studio head fired cruelly by Skydance overlords, as reported publicly. And Ellison’s rhetoric does not match his actions, already…

Trump is directly copying Orban's approach to mass media: autocrat-friendly oligarchs buy up all the corporate media outlets, then pummel the public with 24/7 propaganda while the government harasses and murders real independent journalism just out of frame

Armageddon is terrible, but our only other option was diversity trainings at work.

DC adds an average of 5,300 new housing units per year.

Kenyan McDuffie's big plan is 12,000 new units by 2030. That's slower than the status quo!

If that doesn't tell you what you need to know about McDuffie, IDK what will.

hit.housingand.org/jurisdiction...

“Economic Civil War”: States Push Laws to Shield Oil and Gas Companies From Accountability Most of the 15 bills being considered are part of a coordinated effort by groups linked to right-wing activist Leonard Leo.

NEW: Fifteen laws in 11 states that could immunize the fossil fuel industry from climate-related legal claims have either been passed or are being debated.

Many bills are part of a coordinated effort by groups linked to right-wing activist Leonard Leo.

Struggling with the work/WW3 balance.

‘This is abhorrent’: Chaos takes over debate of WV child abuse bill • West Virginia Watch West Virginia lawmakers fought until the wee hours of the morning – and the final minutes of this year’s session March 14 over Raylee’s Law.

WV Watch reporter Amelia Ferrell Knisely talks about Raylee's Law on the newest episode of Stories from the States, a @statesnewsroom.com podcast.

Has Iranian state TV paid a $787 million settlement for spreading lies about an election?

Harry Potter tattoo regret rate is an order of magnitude higher than regret for Gender Reassignment Surgery and yet no one has been brave enough to suggest we legislate Harry Potter tattoos.

graphic of new polling showing Trump's approval/disapproval at 36/62

we might see 70 percent disapproval!