After much debate, I've decided to attend NASEM's fireside chat w/ Jay Bhattacharya.
Not because I expect tough questions from Emily Oster. (I hope she proves me wrong!)
But because it's important for someone to set the record straight on Bhattacharya's pattern of lying & twisting truth.
...And councilmembers and library boards and activists have attempted to defund public transit and public libraries — to the point of dysfunction — in part by dismissing these services as refuges for the homeless and other Species of the Undeserving
While we are transfixed by the antics of our supposed "leaders", a catastrophe of astonishing proportions has been creeping up on us. Climate scientists now believe it is more likely than not to happen, and soon.
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
“The new owner of CBS and the editor-in-chief of the news division set an explicit objective of appealing to the center right and the center left. That is a political goal. It is not a journalistic one.”
— Marty Baron, former top editor at the Washpost
ethicsandjournalism.org/2026/04/15/o...
Dave Mason, co-founder of the psychedelic British band Traffic and songwriter behind "Feelin' Alright" and "Hole in My Shoe," died Sunday at his home in Gardnerville, Nevada.
The Trump administration is reportedly considering sending 1,100 Afghan wartime allies to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Big thanks to the Central OC Dem Club for inviting me to speak at their candidate forum tonight, and to the Laguna Woods Dem Club for inviting me last night! Things are starting to pick up as we approach the primary (and if you didn’t know I was running for office, uh, I am)
No. YOU DO NOT PUT A MAJOR GUBERNATORIAL DEBATE ON A PROPRIETARY STREAMING APP.
*THIS* is what public airwaves are for. Don't want to use yours for it? Then give up your license.
This is inexcusable: www.kron4.com/news/politic...
Russian collusion buddies finally getting their payout.
The Pioche Record of Apr 22, 1873 reported that some boys were enjoying racing four "well trained" dogs on lower Main St in Pioche, NV, "desecrating the Holy Day" of Easter Sunday. t.co/8cSuBburRq
Racism is not something you "get over," Chad Bianco. It's something you fight.
While he was detained at Dilley for over four months, 13-year-old Gustavo Santiago said he felt as if he would “never get out.”
“I just ask that you don’t forget about us,” he told ProPublica in a video call.
(Published Feb.)
Best to not wear this colour trousers when on TV.
"We see this as much a rescue operation as it is a criminal investigation," Salem Police Chief Lucas Miller said in a statement. "The exploitation of victims of human trafficking will not be tolerated in the city of Salem." on.nbcboston.com/Z0VTVt4
CDC won’t publish report showing covid shots cut likelihood of hospital visits
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
Though given special workmen's passes by Boulder Dam construction engineer Ralph Lowry, a group of Black people were refused tour entry by an elevator operator at Boulder Dam on Apr 22, 1936. The group was led by NAACP Director of Branches William Pickens. t.co/s7B0Q4OkFn
and i do not want to hear a fucking word about businesses letting people use bathrooms for a tax break or any related nonsense. i want public. goddamn. bathrooms. genderless and open 24 hours
"As everyone knows, I am an extraordinarily brilliant person..."
This hollow motherfucker. There's nothing inside but doubt, fear and rage. He lays down in the dark and knows he's a moronic, posturing shit. And every morn begins an epic battle to convince everyone otherwise.
It's mental illness.
While we're talking percentages, let's talk about the proposed cuts to NASA's science budget.
NASA is currently 0.36% of US federal spending. www.planetary.org/space-policy...
The proposed budget cuts NASA science by 47%.
NASA science is already on a shoestring, and that string is about to break
Two baby geese forging on a hill that are lit by a bright sun behind them to show off their fluffiness
I captured what I THOUGHT was the finale for the night: perfectly lit sunset foraging from BELOW the goslings!!! 🪶 🐣
A Canada goose sitting on the ground with three goslings walking out of their wing
After about ten minutes the whittle bebes POPPED OUT OF MAMA'S WINGS LITTLE FLOWERS.
I got video but have to edit, likely tomorrow 🎉🎉🎉 🪶 🐣
I got to the ground to get some GLORIOUS below-the-bird forage footage, and as I was able to apologize to my knees and get up THE GOSLINGS WENT UNDER THE WING OMMGGGG HIIIII BUDDIES!!! 😭 😭 🐣 🪶
so when is the national press going to notice that my congressman, frontline House Republican Tom Kean Jr., has missed more than a month of House votes due to an unspecified medical issue newjerseyglobe.com/congress/kea...
The child was returned to the United States, and the parents now face federal kidnapping charges.
https://mrf.lu/Xh7h
He is doing this at age 41, in his 23rd season, after his superstar teammate went down with injury, and against his superstar rival (Durant).
Look, I’m an “MJ is the greatest” guy, but DAMN: LeBron’s longevity and conditioning is otherworldly
The FBI looked into investigating a journalist for stalking because she reported on Kash Patel’s use of taxpayer resources in support of his girlfriend. The free press won’t be intimidated by such crude inquiries but it is another disturbing overreach.
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/u...
Reporter: What do you make of Republicans saying that Virginia—
AOC: Wah wah wah.
We have asked Republicans for 10 years to ban partisan gerrymandering. And for 10 years, Republicans have said no.
What they’re just mad at is that they have been accustomed to a Democratic Party that rolls over.
"Mavromatis formally complained about “the sexually inappropriate encounters and harassment, and demeaning and hostile work environment [...] to the company’s then head of human resources, Sue Parisher, who is also Donaldson’s mother"
absolute worst people on the planet
Exceptionally important outlet right now. Has done a terrific job publishing Minnesotans writing about Minnesota, which has mattered a lot to me.
