This is your periodic reminder that Democrats introduced legislation in 2021 to ban gerrymandering nationwide and every republican voted against it except two who were absent.

The Trump administration is removing protections for over 59 million acres of the National Forest System, opening untouched land to logging.

The Last of the Great Whales

After bringing two species of great whales in the Antarctic to the verge of extinction and badly overhunting two others, the whaling industry is now endangering the last abundant species in the world

By Scott McVay

It is thought that Andy Barnes was inspired by the August 1, 1966 article in Scientific American by Scott McVay, "The Last of the Great Whales," which was introduced in the magazine's table of contents like this:

The Last Leviathan YouTube video by Rory Block - Topic

Music for Earth Day (2/2)

"The Last Of The Great Whales / The Last Leviathan"
performed by Rory Block

It is an anti-whaling English folk song written by Andy Barnes in the 1980s and recorded by a variety of artists. Rory Block's version is incredibly passionate and my favorite.

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Prayer for the Wild Things - YouTube

Music for Earth Day (1/2)

A Prayer for the Wild Things
by Paul Winter

21 tracks of music and wildlife recorded in the Northern Rockies and inspired by the Wilderness art of Bev Doolittle.

It won the Grammy for Best New Age Album in 1995

Listen on:
YouTube, Spotify, Qobuz, Apple Music

It is important to know that the City of Seattle has not authorized nor permitted any new data centers. However, the prospect of massive new data centers being built in Seattle has raised understandably intense public alarm.

wilson.seattle.gov/2026/04/18/s...

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Violent Femmes - Waiting For The Bus (Official Audio) YouTube video by Violent Femmes

For your playlist ahead of the big bus lane announcement today 🚌🎶
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REP. @sarajacobs.house.gov (who is Jewish): “I’m angry Trump + mainstream orgs weaponize Jewish pain for political goals that have nothing to do with antisemitism. Netanyahu has played a big role in the rise in antisemitism. Many young Jews feel our Jewish values compel us to speak out.”

Pentagon Erases Wounded U.S. Troops From Iran War Casualty List: “Definition of a Cover-up” The U.S. government altered its tally of American casualties — inexplicably scrubbing 15 wounded-in-action troops from the count.

EXCLUSIVE: Pentagon Erases Wounded U.S. Troops From Iran War Casualty List: “Definition of a Cover-up”

The U.S. government altered its tally of American casualties — inexplicably scrubbing 15 wounded-in-action troops from the count.

theintercept.com/2026/04/22/i...

BENNET: Do you agree that 89% of children who died from flu were unvaccinated?

RFK Jr: I don't know the exact number

BENNET: That is the exact number, Secretary Kennedy

RFK Jr: *death growls*

BENNET: You took down the HHS communications promoting the flu vaccine. Do you regret that?

BENNET: You said the outbreak has nothing to do. You're the head of the HHS!

RFK Jr: I have no jurisdiction over other countries

BENNET: I agree. But everybody here believes the United States ought to be leading in these matters. That's why we're so discouraged by your cuts to NIH.

The acting head of the CDC has canceled publication of a study showing the Covid vaccine sharply cut hospitalizations and emergency visits last winter.

Greenpeace Sends Ship to Support Global Sumud Flotilla’s Attempt to Break Israel’s Blockade of Gaza More than 70 vessels and over 1,000 participants from all over the world have joined a second Global Sumud Flotilla en route to Gaza in order to challenge Israel’s ongoing maritime blockade of aid. We...

More than 70 vessels and over 1,000 participants from all over the world have joined a second Global Sumud Flotilla en route to Gaza in order to challenge Israel’s ongoing maritime blockade of aid.

For Earth Day, the Trump Administration Wants To Expand Highways Across America — Streetsblog USA US DOT wants states to build more roads and take space away from bikes and give it to cars. It's foolish on so many levels.

US DOT wants states to build more roads and take space away from bikes and give it to cars. It's foolish on SO many levels. usa.streetsblog.org/2026/04/22/f...

VAN HOLLEN: What you've done is prove a windfall to very wealthy people who don't pay taxes

BESSENT: Why would I do that? What's your theory of the case?

VAN HOLLEN: Because this administration time after time has tiled the tax code in favor of very wealthy people

Data Colonialism: AI Data Centers on Indigenous Land The artificial intelligence industry’s data center boom is the latest chapter in a long history of environmental racism and resource exploitation in vulnerable Native communities, says Oglala Lakota a...

The artificial intelligence industry’s data center boom is the latest chapter in a long history of environmental racism and resource exploitation in vulnerable Native communities, says Oglala Lakota and Northern Cheyenne activist Krystal Two Bulls, the executive director of Honor the Earth.

"They went door-to-door to tell their neighbors what the city had not told them: The data center would use twice as much electricity as all of Monterey Park."

The city’s notification in English reached only 40 people living within 500 feet. Activists worked in English, Chinese, Spanish & more!

Pressed by Laura Ingraham about "folks on the right" who want to see Barack Obama investigated, Acting AG Todd Blanche says "these investigations have to be done in secret"

Sources aren’t safe when surveillance is for sale Congress must close the loophole that turns journalists’ and sources’ data into a storehouse for state spying

The same warrantless surveillance tactics being used in immigration sweeps could be turned against journalists and their sources.

Congress should pass the Government Surveillance Reform Act and close the data broker loophole.

NEWSMAX: If this goes on for weeks, the US military is probably going to have to go into Iran and finish the job. Am I reading that right?

MARSHALL: I think that's right. And previous presidents have had the same issues. Think about Truman's decision on dropping the bomb and D-Day for Eisenhower

Screenshot of a social media post by Brianna Wu (@BriannaWu) that reads: "One of my biggest hopes for the future is that we can come up with some sort of test in utero to determine if a child is going to grow up to be transsexual, and then opt them out of the gene pool. It's, I can tell you firsthand, it's a horrific way to grow up, one that no ethical person should want to inflict on a child. The reason the trans community is so unstable online is the developmental damage that we invariably get. It's like a house being built where every floor is leaning, and by the time you get to the top, the entire structure is unstable. Repairing that damage has taken me a lifetime."

Brianna Wu advocates for the extermination of trans people by engaging in eugenicist selective abortions of fetuses determined to be trans.

In addition, there are now several studies showing that you also have to interrupt driving, and make it less easy. Because with the best will in the world, why would somebody who habitually gets in their car for every trip even notice a free bus, let alone make the effort to learn to use it?

A photo of soldiers from the Mexican Army guarding the facilities of the military garrison in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua state, Mexico, on Feb. 23, 2026, overlaid with the headline, "U.S. Personnel Who Died in Mexico Were Working for the CIA, Sources Say."

“It’s outrageous that U.S. operatives were working to blow up drug labs in Mexico and President Sheinbaum’s security cabinet wasn’t informed of their activities.” theintercept.com/2026/04/21/c...

Turns out "celebrity roast" and "eat the rich" are two different concepts. I know that now.

Maybe you can set up a live feed to watch innocent people wither away, Sen Marshall. Better yet, place bets on how long they last.

What a fucking ghoul

Sen. Roger Marshall on the Iranian people: "We're literally starving them. They can't feed themselves very long."

My Controversial Take:

Drive your car like you're trying to pass your driver's test.

The safety and enjoyment of our city streets and our neighborhoods shouldn't be compromised by impatient people in cars.