55 yrs ago this week, 4/17/71, all 4 former Beatles had solo singles in the UK charts:

Paul McCartney: "Another Day,"
Ringo Starr: "It Don’t Come Easy"
John Lennon: "Power To The People"
George Harrison: "My Sweet Lord"

All 4 songs still sound great, 55 yrs later.
Play 'em loud.

Here are the top 5 dogs of the week!

DOJ demanded voter files from all 50 states.

DOJ sued 31 states for refusing their demand.

My law firm intervened to protect voters in those cases.

DOJ is now 0-5.

My firm is 5-0.

Lesson: When we fight we win.

French Widow Detained by ICE in Alabama Is Released After 16 Days

We are the baddies. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/u...

RFK Jr on Trump's glyphosate executive order: "I had grave reservations about the president's executive order"

Pocan follows up: "Do you still think it's carcinogenic?"

RFK Jr: "Oh yeah"

ICE Has an 86-Year-Old French Woman in Detention, Months After Her Husband’s Death Marie-Thérèse was reportedly waiting for a green card when her husband died. Now the elderly widow is in ICE's hands.

www.jezebel.com/ice-detentio...

Trump threatens to fire Fed chair as criminal probe dims outlook of his departure Jerome Powell has said he'll remain in the post until the investigation over expensive renovations at Fed properties is concluded.

President Trump threatens to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell if he stays on the board after his leadership term expires — but also championed the federal investigation that could sideline his own pick for the job.

A Real Delivery DoorDash’s head of public affairs said on Tuesday that “no one is claiming it was a real delivery.” You wouldn't know it from the media coverage.

DoorDash's head of public affairs said "no one is claiming it was a real delivery." I found a few people who were claiming that: Reuters, ABC, CBS, the AP, Fox, Newsmax, The Hill, the New York Post, and CSPAN, for starters. www.readtpa.com/p/a-real-del...

Last year, I told New Yorkers: we would open city-owned grocery stores to take on the affordability crisis.

Today, we're delivering five stores in each borough — with the first opening next year.

Here's to healthy families, thriving communities, and promises kept.

Full letter linked in reply

As Trump’s war in Iran causes energy prices to spike, his administration is paying a French company $1 billion to NOT build offshore wind that cut Americans' electric bills. I’m urging Senate Appropriations to prevent his use of taxpayer money to block needed clean energy.

DOJ moves to erase Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy convictions The Department of Justice is moving to erase the seditious conspiracy convictions against 12 members of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers who helped plan and lead the attack on the Capitol on January 6t...

The DOJ is moving to erase the seditious conspiracy convictions against 12 members of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers who helped plan and lead the attack on the Capitol on January 6th.

@kendilanian-nbc.bsky.social and Berit Berger join @anacabrera.bsky.social.
www.ms.now/ana-cabrera-...

Here are my top 10 dog and news reporter interactions!

Inflation expectations are the group chat of macroeconomics: once everyone thinks prices are going up, everyone starts acting like prices are going up, and then... surprise... prices go up.

Trump filed an “emergency” appeal last weekend...over his $400 million BALLROOM.

We are literally in the middle of a war with Iran, the government is still partially shut down, and many critical government employees STILL aren’t getting paid.

AP report: Trump administration admits a glaring error in its New York health fraud accusations The error, which the administration admitted first to The Associated Press, prompted health analysts to question how many of the Republican administration’s sweeping anti-fraud efforts around the country were based on faulty findings.

President Trump's administration this week acknowledged it made a significant error in figures it used to help justify a fraud probe into New York's Medicaid program, a glaring mistake that undercuts a federal campaign to tackle waste, mostly in Democratic-led states.
https://to.pbs.org/4tC4TjX

The time to do something is now, and we must act.

We’ve identified the White House leaker. 🔎

The Next Coup Attempt And How to Stop It

We are seven months away from the most consequential midterm election in US history. Meanwhile, we are fighting a war. These are the structural conditions for a coup attempt in which a president tries to nullify elections and take permanent power as a dictator.
snyder.substack.com/p/the-next-c...

This man is still serving in Congress with the support of Mike Johnson.

Georgia Army veteran deported by ICE after 50 years in U.S. Godfrey Wade was arrested by immigration authorities following a traffic stop and was deported because of minor criminal violations from 20 years ago.

Awful

www.ajc.com/news/2026/02...

The day can’t get more perfect. Eight new chicks hatched today!

#babychicks

So good. Thanks for posting

From the murderbot community on Reddit: Murderpeep Explore this post and more from the murderbot community

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I wonder how much European capitals have considered what their response would be if the US uses nuclear weapons in Iran this week.

🚨 Ever Alvarenga, an asylum seeker, was driving to work Thursday morning when he was rear-ended by an ICE vehicle. He is still in the hospital after suffering significant injuries to his head, chest, back, & hands.

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Thanks! Really enjoy seeing and learning from tutorials like this❤️

Actually, he did start this war.

Protect Chaco Canyon! Trump’s DOI has announced a proposal to open it to oil and gas drilling—potentially destroying sites that have been sacred to Pueblo and Diné indigenous communities for generations.

Say NO to revoking protections for this sacred place: eplanning.blm.gov/Project-Home...

Illustrated poster for Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival with a person shearing a sheep in a colorful folk-art style. Text announces “We’re Vending! May 2nd & 3rd, Howard County Fairgrounds,” with Upland Fiber Co. logo and yarn background.

One month until Maryland Sheep & Wool 🐑✨ We’ll be back May 2–3 at the Howard County Fairgrounds—find us in Barn 5, Stall 8! Come say hi, squish yarn, and see our new Polypaca in person. Can’t wait 💛 uplandfiberco.com