Trump considers awarding himself the Medal of Honor April 21, 2026

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Kash’s Complaint As he said he would on Sunday morning, FBI Director Kash Patel filed a defamation case against The Atlantic and reporter Sarah Fitzpatrick this morning over a story that characterizes him as an incomp...

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Trump is in way over his head Early this morning, during what his official schedule called "executive time," the President of the United States stopped what he was doing inside 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue to take an unscripted phone ...

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Trump Sues Himself Billions of taxpayer dollars could end up in the pocket of the president

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The Most Important Speech of Political and Constitutional Philosophy That Never Should Have Been Given The speech that Justice Clarence Thomas gave last week at the University of Texas could prove to be the single most important speech of political and constitutional philosophy that never should have b...

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Jon Ossoff (@jonossoff) How much do you guys know about Jared?

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Today I turn 89. I’ve seen this country at its best and its worst, and I know how much community matters. For my birthday, I’m asking you to stand with PFLAG and support the work that’s helped so many in the LGBTQ+ community, including me. give.pflag.org/page/95493/d...

💯 🎯

(the midterms can't come soon enough)

What Your Cat Understands About Donald Trump That Most Democrats Don't I offer these posts freely, but your support is necessary and appreciated.

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Islamabad Update: Iran Still Balking; Trump Says Vance et al are en route; Talks Are Uncertain As of Monday afternoon in Islamabad, Iran is publicly signaling reluctance, distrust, and anger — while Donald Trump is still projecting that the talks are real, that his team is already on the way, a...

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John Roberts isn’t calling balls and strikes; he’s changing the rules. April 20, 2026

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The Week Ahead We seem doomed to another week of war news.

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Trump will do it his way In the middle of the night, while most of the country was sleeping, the President of the United States was wide awake, in a dimly lit room deep inside the White House, posting relentlessly on social m...

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Iran: "What Peace Talks?" - Iranians Balk at Participation in Peace Talks, No Confirmation Yet This has been hovering all day — Iran hasn’t confirmed participation in the peace talks slated for Islamabad tomorrow (Monday) — and to which an American delegation is en route.

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The Harm from Hormuz Why we should still fear a global slump from Trump’s Iran debacle

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The Steady State (@steadystate1) Officials who warned about Russian interference are being treated as the threat, even facing potential criminal charges. At the same time, people adjacent to Russian-aligned propaganda and influence c...

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April 19, 2026 On the evening of April 18, 1775, the people who lived in the British colony of Massachusetts had gone to bed with the sun, as usual.

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📌MEDIA: Stop calling Jared Kushner a "high-level negotiator." He's a damn thief operating in his repulsive family's best interests not ours.

Emphasis matters.

Another weekend of playing Deal or No Deal with our unhinged president.

EU: The European Union will require sale of mobile phones with “user-replaceable and longer-lasting batteries” starting in 2027.

The regulation demands “availability of spare parts and manuals for 10 years to curb planned obsolescence”.

Pete Speaks Live in Tulsa, Oklahoma YouTube video by Pete Buttigieg

However you've lined up politically in the past, if you're worried about where our country is headed, you belong in this conversation.

Here are my full opening remarks from last night in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Thankful to the people of Oklahoma for such a warm welcome back.

Effective 2025 federal tax rates paid by these corporations:

Alphabet: 8.01%
AT&T: 4.6%
Meta: 3.57%
General Motors: 3.09%
Amazon: 1.37%
Exxon Mobil: 1.31%
Disney: -1.57%
CVS Health: -3.88%

Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5%

This is what a rigged system looks like.

Alt text: Screenshot of a post on X (formerly Twitter) by Abdulkhaleq Abdulla (@Abdulkhaleq_UAE), with a verified badge. The post reads: “This is what I told Reuters today: The UAE no longer needs America to defend it, as it has proven during the Iranian aggression that it is capable of defending itself with distinction. What the UAE needs is to acquire only the best and latest weapons that America has. Therefore, it is time to think about closing the American bases, as they are a burden and not a strategic asset.” The post is labeled “Translated from Arabic by Grok” and shows a timestamp of 10:21 AM · 4/19/26 with 139K views.

NEW: UAE scholar Abdulkhaleq Abdulla says the UAE no longer needs U.S. protection, calling American bases a “burden, not a strategic asset” and suggesting they should be closed. The United States’ standing in the region has been obliterated.

A demonstration at the Dilley Concentration Camp in Texas. Children and families have been imprisoned in the concentration camp in Texas for months, and all they’ve experienced is abuse, neglect, mistreatment, undrinkable water and moldy food. #SHUTDOWNDILLEY

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I am in Barcelona today to help unite progressive parties from around the world in a defense of democracy and a war against corruption. A first of its kind event. Necessary to beat back the forces of fascism.

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When the shitty Fox says something unfavorable about the government's politics, you can count on it being true!

I don’t think we talk nearly enough about the fact that corporations like Amazon, don’t pay a single cent to maintain the roads they use, the transportation system they use, the courts they use, they pay nothing for the infrastructure that is absolutely critical to their business.

WE Pay for

Dudes. As a society we taught young women to walk with keys between their fingers in dark parking lots and to carry pepper spray in their purse.

So yes. I’m asking you to be responsible for the actions of other men. After all, that’s what you’ve asked of women for centuries.

It’s your turn.