Want a tortoise?
The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources has Mojave desert tortoises up for adoption.
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Breaking news: The military will no longer require U.S. troops to receive the annual flu vaccine, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said, rolling back what he described as “overreaching mandates that only weaken our war-fighting capabilities.” https://wapo.st/4eAG2sx
The White House needs a good copy editor.
We uncovered a vast surveillance empire whose untraceable tech has been used to target people in more than 100 countries, including the US. It has operated under the radar for decades.
Until now.
A train just derailed near my daughter’s home. I was just there last week.
www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/n...
When Syria needed a favor.
““I know how to get the president’s attention,” Mr. Wilson said. “Make it a Trump National Golf Course in Syria.” www.nytimes.com/2026/04/19/u...
President Obama and NYC’s mayor doing ‘The Wheels on the Bus’ with a group of kids is honestly mesmerizing.
The joy. The ease. The gentleness. The presence.
Do those children even realize what they’re witnessing?
That’s history sitting on the carpet, singing with them.👇
A judge questioned a proposed DOJ settlement that offers no compensation to victims but allocates millions to immigration enforcement.
“Who in the settlement room said it would be a good idea to give $20 million to law enforcement?” the judge asked.
With @texastribune.org
FBI Director Kash Patel is denying excessive drinking and unexplained absences alleged in a recent report from The Atlantic, saying, “I’ll see you in court.”
Current status #ceasefire
Unlocked: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/u...
Screenshotted excerpt from linked article reading as follows: "In public, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. has cultivated a reputation for care and caution. The papers reveal a different side of him. At a critical moment for the country and the court, the papers show, he acted as a bulldozer in pushing to stop Mr. Obama’s plan to address the global climate crisis. When colleagues warned the chief justice that he was proposing an unprecedented move, he was dismissive. “I recognize that the posture of this stay request is not typical,” he wrote. But he argued that the Obama plan, which aimed to regulate coal-fired plants, was “the most expensive regulation ever imposed on the power sector,” and too big, costly and consequential for the court not to act immediately."
OOP
New York Times got receipts on John Roberts being like, 'I know this isn't how anything works, but a Democratic president is about to implement a policy!!'
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/u...
👉 Chief Justice John Roberts’ Wife Made Over $10 Million As Legal Consultant www.forbes.com/sites/nichol...
2025 Form 1040 #IRS #TaxDay #NationalDebt #Iran #StraitofHormuz #GasPrices #Inflation #Trump #Affordability
The Pope
For @rawstory.com
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Today is Tax Day.
This year, nearly every American will pay more in taxes — except for billionaires.
For 50 years, billionaires have bought politicians to rewrite the tax code in their favor. Here’s how:
Every tax dollar a billionaire writes off on their yacht is a tax dollar that has to come from you.
It doesn't have to be this way.
We can limit the influence of billionaires in our politics and make them pay their fair share so we can start cutting OUR taxes.
Elon Musk’s $78 million private jet? He can write that off. Jeff Bezos’ $500 million mega-yacht? He can write that off, too.
It’s a scam.
This is why billionaires buy politicians — to rewrite the rules and rig the system for themselves.
Tax Day.
Are your tax forms correct?
(from the archives)
Taking on Leo #pope #warcrimes
Hot dog stuffed pizza crust.
Only in Canada.
