Is this the upside down??

President Zelenskyy tells Trump in no uncertain terms to fuck off, that he refuses to cede Ukraine territory to Russia.

“Trump wants a quick end to the war and ‘quick’ means at someone’s expense. I won’t accept peace at Ukraine’s expense.”

What a gift.

“Aides kept the president out of the room as they got minute-by-minute updates because they believed his impatience wouldn’t be helpful, instead updating him at meaningful moments, a senior administration official said,” the Journal’s report reads.

“Somebody shorted the oil markets today by hundreds of millions of dollars exactly 20 minutes before Trump made his announcement that everything was going to be great. And if you see that once, it could be a coincidence. But that’s happened at least 3x… a pattern.”

The most corrupt regime ever.

When Republicans have lost the honky lawmen...

A great cartoon by @guyvenables.bsky.social - The #art of an #editorial #cartoon with a little joke on the #War #Iran - #USA + The blockade of the #StraitofHormuz + #Oil #Market #Manipulation

"The masters of war pretend not to know that it takes only a moment to destroy, yet a lifetime is often not enough to rebuild. They turn a blind eye to the fact that billions of dollars are spent on killing and devastation, yet the resources needed for healing, education and restoration are nowhere to be found." -Pope Leo XIV

This particularly resonates with me, when I see our precious science infrastructure get dismantled.

We have long road to recovery when Russel Vought et al. are out.

So much damage has been done within one year.

Musk scorned “shady” loopholes, yet offshore tax tricks likely saved Tesla hundreds of millions When Tesla released its annual report for U.S. regulators in January, the Texas-based automaker, led by the world’s richest man, reported a federal tax bill of zero dollars for 2025.

Not only is Tesla feeding on our govt's teat, but it's also starving it's food source.
Tesla profits consist of our taxes and our debt
www.reuters.com/legal/transa...

/hattip

Shit-in-the-pants scary
Identification is the most innocuous part of using "smart glasses"
Predictive AI telling ICE what to do, who to shoot
Assistive AI telling ICE how to round people up
Agentic AI in charge using ICE as extensions of their own
Generative AI creating videos to justify ICE actions

www.counterpunch.org Demands for Firing or Impeachment of Trump Breaking Out Everywhere

Demands for Firing or Impeachment of Trump Breaking Out Everywhere #CounterPunch

The Department of Labor has improved the lives of millions of people. I worked like hell as secretary of labor because I believed in what we were doing.

What's happened at the department under this latest Trump regime is an insult to generations of DOL employees, to American workers, to America.

Ossoff Goes On Offense Against Trump's Continued Attacks on Costs, Health Care, and Voting Rights - Jon Ossoff for U.S. Senate Senator Ossoff: “Ground beef’s up 20% since Trump took office. Coffee, 40%. Health premiums: through the roof. And remember, while you pay more for everything, the first family’s wealth is growing by ...

Jon Ossoff just said it out loud: “spectacular corruption.”

The Trump family isn’t about public service—it’s about cashing in. Foreign money, insider access, zero accountability.

Same pattern. Every time. Power → profit → denial.

#TrumpWatch #Corruption #Resist electjon.com/ossoff-goes-...

Can’t think of a better reason to VOTE YES, Virginia!!!

A deal to end the Iran war seemed close. Then Trump started posting on social media | CNN Politics As the weekend approached, the US and Iran appeared to be closing in on a deal to end the seven-week war.

"Some Trump officials privately acknowledged to CNN that the president’s public commentary has been detrimental to talks, noting the sensitivity of the negotiations and the Iranians’ deep mistrust of the US."

Much Art.

Mucho Deal.

www.cnn.com/2026/04/20/p...

'It's disrespectful to come to Moscow and not Kyiv' — Zelensky voices doubts as meeting with Witkoff, Kushner expected President Volodymyr Zelensky voiced doubts about peace talks in an April 20 interview, as U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are expected to meet with Ukrainian officials amid stalled negotia...

⚡️'It's disrespectful to come to Moscow and not Kyiv' — Zelensky voices doubts as meeting with Witkoff, Kushner expected.

Where Are America's Leaders? On January 6th, 2021, when Trump incited an insurrection, America's corporate leaders rushed to distance themselves from

On January 6th, 2021, when Trump incited an insurrection, America's corporate leaders rushed to distance themselves from him.

Today, as Trump destroys our democracy at home and stages more coups abroad, they're sucking up to him to pad their own bottom lines.

Ohhh I am so calling them the Liquor Cabinet from now on. Priceless.

Why Consumers are F*cked Trump's Never-ending War and Trump's Never-ending Tariffs are pushing up Never-ending price increases

Trump's Never-ending War and Trump's Never-ending Tariffs are pushing up Never-ending price increases. All of this is happening because of the unilateral decision making of one man. The question is, will he pay the price for it during the midterms?

Trump and the IRS are in talks to resolve his $10 billion lawsuit over leaked tax records The president's lawsuit, filed this year, alleges that the IRS failed to take the necessary steps to prevent the unautho

Billions in foreign real estate deals while serving as head of state.

Billions in crypto deals while gutting regulation of the industry.

Suing his own government and negotiating a settlement funded by the taxpayers.

We're so numb to Trump grifting off the presidency that hardly anyone notices.

Tesla saved $400 million on its federal taxes by shifting billions of its U.S. profits to countries with lower tax rates.

Yes: While you paid your taxes in full, giant corporations maneuvered to pay as little as possible — and it’s all perfectly legal for them.

The system is rigged.

Senator Jon Ossoff neatly breaks down political corruption in America — and how Trump’s “Mar-a-Lago mafia” has exploited it.

Every single Democrat should be saying this.

Jeopardy clue reading "James Madison, in No. 47 of these papers: Tyranny is "legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands"

Is Ken Jennings and Jeopardy! getting a bit political? One of the clues from today's (April 20) show, is shown below.

With the GOP in firm control of the Executive, Legislative (House and Senate), and the the MAGA super-majority on SCOTUS, the US now fits Madison's definition of tyranny.

Trump’s presidency is what evil looks like: absurd, frightening, cruel | Nesrine Malik Commentators have said that the US president’s clownishness and lack of ideology somehow make him less dangerous. They’re wrong, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

“My pain is constant and sharp and I do not hope for a better world for anyone. In fact, I want my pain to be inflicted on others.
-- Patrick Bateman, American Psycho

I want no one to escape.”www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/2...

Tim Cook donated $1M to Trump’s inauguration.

He fawned over Trump and gifted him a 24-karat gold plaque (as Apple lobbied for tariff exemptions).

Apple donated to Trump’s White House ballroom.

And it removed ICE tracking apps from its stores following a demand from the DOJ.

Remember this.

Trump administration begins refunding more than $166bn in tariffs Claims system launches months after supreme court ruled Trump had no legal authority to impose tariffs

So you and I and everyone else are in effect now refunding American corporations for import tariffs, although we paid for most of them in the form of higher prices — which they won’t now lower because they have monopoly power to keep prices high.

The Art of the Deal.

Wage growth is slowing. Inflation is on the rise. Consumer sentiment has hit a record low. Millions are struggling to make ends meet.

But corporate profits have skyrocketed despite massive layoffs and the stock market is up.

New "golden age" for who exactly?