How long?

Today is the 251st anniversary of Paul Revere's midnight ride to warn the Minutemen of approaching British troops.

I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III.

Remind you of anyone?

Defenders of democracy are now leftist?

We live in a country where the two most dynamic, charismatic, eloquent politicians of this century have the first names Barack and Zohran. This is what bothers the white supremacists so much.

A pro-Susan Collins super PAC keeps running this ad with corporate lobbyist & former House GOP Leader Ellie Espling going on about how Collins cured her cancer or something. Let's look at Ellie's record in the Maine House on health care:

Politics News Site NOTUS to Become ‘The Star’

NOTUS, the Washington political news website with ambitious plans to fill a void it says was left by deep cuts at The Washington Post, will be renamed The Star and relaunch in the first week of June. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/16/b...

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 587; Ukraine-/Russia-Related Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 589; Traman transactons and sanctons kegulatons, ork par 300. Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 544; Iranian Financial Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 561; Iranian Sector and Human Rights Abuses Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 562; Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 594; Executive Order 13846 of August 6, 2018 (*Reimposing Certain Sanctions With Respect to Iran"): Executive Order 13876 of June 24, 2019 ("Imposing Sanctions With Respect to Iran"):| Executive Order 13902 of January 10, 2020 (*Imposing Sanctions With Respect to Additional Sectors of Iran"): Executive Order 13949 of September 21, 2020 ("Blocking Property of Certain Persons with Respect to the Conventional Arms Activities of Iran") GENERAL LICENSE 134B Authorizing the Delivery and Sale of Crude Oil and Petroleum Products of Russian Federation Origin Loaded on Vessels as of April 17, 2026 (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this general license, all transactions prohibited by the above-listed authoritics that are ordinarily incident and necessary to the sale, delivery, or offloading of crude oil or petroleum products of Russian Federation origin loaded on any vessel, including vessels blocked under the above-listed authorities, on or before 12.01 a.m. eastern daylight time, April 17, 2026, are authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time, May 16, 2026. Note 1 to paragraph (a). Transactions that are ordinarily incident and necessary to the sale, delivery, or offloading of such crude oil or petroleum produets include transactions for the safe docking and anchoring of vessels carrying such crude oil or petroleum products; the preservation of the health or safcty of the crew of any such vessel; emergency repairs or environmental mitigation …

This general license does not authorize: (1) Any transaction involving a person located in or organized under the laws of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the Republic of Cuba, the Covered Regions of Ukraine, as defined by E.O. 14065, the Crimea Region of Ukraine, as defined by E.O. 13685, or any entity that is owned or controlled by or in a joint venture with such persons; or (2) Any other transactions or activities prohibited by any other Executive order or by any part of 31 CFR chapter V not referenced in this general license, including any transaction or activity involving Iran, the Government of Iran, or Iranian-origin goods or services that is prohibited by the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations (31 CFR part 560), except as authorized by paragraph (a). (c) Effective April 17, 2026, General License No. 134A, which was dated March 19, 2026 and expired on April 11, 2026, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by this General License No. 134B. radley T. Smith Dotally signed by Bradley T. Sm ate: 2026.04.17 1438.55-040 Bradley T. Smith Director Office of Foreign Assets Control Dated: April 17, 2026 2

On Friday night, the treasury issued a license “Authorizing the Delivery and Sale of Crude Oil and Petroleum Products of Russian Federation Origin Loaded on Vessels as of April 17, 2026”, valid for another month

The president of the United States is bragging about being able to write his own signature.

Tell Congress: Stop Trump’s Illegal Plan to Destroy the US Forest Service Contact Congress today!

Tell Congress to stop this NOW

Do your part here: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

No.

We’re getting ready for a massive day of economic disruption on May Day. There are many ways you can take action, from refusing to shop, to walking out of work, to attending a demonstration: survey.alchemer.com/s3/8705046/i...

Shoutout to one of my favorite bookstores in the world!
Powell’s Bookstore in Portland, Oregon!
They ship as quickly as Amazon, have used books and deals all the time.
Check them out or another local bookstore. 💙🦋💙

Straight up milking the market

Trump is basically a sleeper agent for Putin. His mission....destroy America and the western order. Trump is well on his way to deliver. And...Republicans are enabling him.

Tell Congress: Pass Raskin’s Bill to Create 25th Amendment Commission Contact Congress today!

The 25th Amendment already gives Congress the tool to remove him if he can’t do the job.
Raskin’s bill would finally create the independent commission to make it happen.

This is one more real shot to protect the country. Tell Congress to pass it.
actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

The company Emrod is already transmitting energy over kilometers without cables, using microwaves and laser-based safety.
In Finland 🇫🇮

The FBI guy is on a paranoid bender and won’t leave his room.

The War guy quotes bible passages from Pulp Fiction.

The Health guy collects raccoon dicks.

It’s an Idiocracy on steroids.

Not new, but so perfectly put.....

At this point comparing Trump and Netanyahu to Hitler isn't even the thing. The Axis of Epstein are historical evils unto themselves at this point. In 50, nay 20 years they will be the comparison point of evil.

If we make it that far.

Rümeysa Öztürk, Tufts University grad arrested by ICE agents last year, returns to Turkey - The Boston Globe The government and Öztürk’s legal team have jointly moved to dismiss her immigration proceedings.

America is losing a talented researcher today.
Rümeysa Öztürk, whose abduction by masked men prompted a search and her eventual release by ICE, has returned to Turkey. She wants to resume a career without "state-imposed violence and hostility."
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/04/17/m...

The unscrupulous, greedy Trump family continues to shake down the government. Please make this illegal grifting stop.

ANOTHER death in ICE detention.

🔴 LIVE - TORNADO ON THE GROUND - Outbreak Coverage With Storm Chasers... YouTube video by Ryan Hall, Y'all

Stay safe out in the midwest!! There’s tornadoes and really bad storms popping everywhere.

These guys are great, they are on it with live streams from several chasers.
www.youtube.com/live/ZF-dKyE...

⚡️Russian attack on Chernihiv leaves 6,000 without power, sparks fires.

Russian forces struck critical infrastructure in the city of Chernihiv overnight on April 17, sparking fires and leaving around 6,000 residents without electricity, officials said.

Israeli Chief of Staff, Eyal Zamir has approved the return to duty of soldiers accused of sexually abusing a Palestinian detainee at the Sde Teiman military base in southern Israel, Haaretz reported.
The paper said members of Unit 100 were allowed to resume reserve service.

European civil servants are being forced off WhatsApp Governments want to move away from “platforms over which we have no control,” says Dutch minister.

🚨🚨Welcome news: European governments are getting #WhatsApp and #Signal out of their system in a move which is part of Europe's search for alternatives to American technology, sparked by fears of being strategically dependent on Washington. 🧵
www.politico.eu/article/euro...

A wasted FBI Director. On the job always. And wasted.

Was he wasted when there was a terrorist attack in DC and two National
Guard soldiers were shot in the head???

Or when Savannah Guthrie’s mom was abducted??

I’ve been briefed about the tornado damage in Lena and the ongoing warnings throughout the state tonight.

IEMA is on the ground and in communication with officials to offer our full support.

Please follow any local guidance and stay safe.

It will never stop pissing me off how much trump is going to walk away from this presidency as a “real” billionaire in a way he never was before, and it is going to be solely because of the public office

We Deserve Better Than This….