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Péter Magyar, who unseated Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán Sunday in a landslide, shared a bombshell with reporters that the outgoing leader had diverted taxpayer funds to bankroll the American Conservative Political Action Conference. trib.al/ct7GGV3

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How tragic that you could publish, then re-publish, then re-publish, then re-publish, then re-publish a cartoon like this over and over again...

Trump hates Pope Leo because he sees himself as the real vicar of Christ The president is trying to rebuild Christianity in his own image, but the first American pope is standing in the way

This is a must-read: flux.community/matthew-shef...

The Atlantic Lied To You The 7,000 words of meandering TL;DR Both Siderism that The Atlantic paid David Brooks to write is actually just three David B...

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Exclusive | U.A.E. Asks U.S. About a Wartime Financial Lifeline Emirati officials have spoken with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent about accessing dollars if the Middle East conflict drags on.

UAE asking for financial help bc Trump has fucked things up so badly.

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Of course we are. Our gov's ruling party is composed of authoritarian grifter con artists, elected thru Right Wing propaganda media lies.

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Like I said here, “Even if the political climate is not ripe for Trump to be stopped in some way, the urgency is still there.” presswatchers.org/2026/04/acknowledging-tr...

Did you know that Earth Day started with a document on environmental rights inspired by the Declaration of Independence, drafted by a college professor on a boat surveying the damage from a catastrophic oil spill? That & much more in today’s post! 🗃️ @hcrichardson.bsky.social

I had the opportunity to confront Pete Hegseth's bigoted spiritual mentor, Pastor Doug Wilson, and call him out on his history of hate, his misreading of the Bible, his hijacking of Jesus, and his cosplay Crusading.

It was worth it.

Trump warns Virginians that if they vote YES for fair elections tomorrow, he will lose power:

“If Democrats get these additional seats, they'll change things at the federal level.”

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Well, that's definitely a sound bite you run over photos of gas prices in Cincinnati.

"We are pleased to share more than 125,000 U.S. Supreme Court records and briefs. These materials which span nearly two centuries of American law are now freely accessible online."

"Includes records and briefs spanning cases from 1830 through 2019."

I'll say again that deleting this app from my phone was a terrific decision and long overdue.

There's a time and place for social media, but we don't need to carry around the Hot Take and Misery Matrix everywhere we go.

The only bet I'd make about these glasses is that someone wearing them is going to get the shit kicked out of them.

Man, when you compare the bravery of every day Minnesotans to the overpaid cops it’s astounding

Sarcasm about Maureen Dowd columns

Sarcasm

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Sarcasm? This seems to be how politics through economics has worked for the GOP in the past

Sarcasm about who mainstream media choose to interview

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Once again "the death of the West" meant "the death of my secret bank account."

Trump Tried to Rig the Midterms. Virginia Voters Just Fired Back. | Jim Acosta YouTube video by Jim Acosta

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A suggestion for the press who attend the WHC dinner: if Trump acts horrible, the press should stand up and yell at him. Drown him out. They should not walk out. They could all start chanting: FIRST AMENDMENT until he shuts up.

Carr’s Drive-Thru Dinner Donald Trump’s FCC chair Brendan Carr is set to attend the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Status has learned, where he will mingle with journalists and news executives at an event ostensibly abou...

Scoop: FCC Chair Brendan Carr—who has used his post to chill the speech of Trump's critics—has been invited by a media organization to attend the White House Correspondents' Dinner.

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/brendan-ca...

This Saturday may be the most embarrassing moment in the history of the White House press corps. I’ll be talking about this all week. Here are my thoughts today. Full show: open.substack.com/pub/jimacost...

You're quite welcome.