Destruction of USAID was unquestionably one of the greatest crimes against humanity ever committed and it has not received nearly enough attention.

Whistleblower says Trump officials thought USAID did 'just abortions,' asked for 'Barney-style' slides before gutting agency, per new book Read an exclusive excerpt from Nicholas Enrich's "Into the Wood Chipper"

NEW—I got an exclusive excerpt from a USAID whistleblower's new book that made me gasp multiple times. It details Trump's dismantling of the humanitarian aid agency & his team/DOGE's shocking ignorance to public health.

'Into the Wood Chipper' by Nicholas Enrich is out tomorrow. Read excerpt here:

A beautiful brown/black tabby with a white underbelly and boots and random splotches of orange/light brown. She has scarring from frostbite on the tip of one ear and an expression that warns you not to test her.

Finally, there’s Snickers. She’s been with the rescue about a year now. She was so feral we thought she might never adjust. She’s still really skittish and definitely not one for cuddles, but she’s able to be loose in our main room with the other cats now. And even let me give her a little pet!

A brown/grey tabby with white underbelly, chin, and boots sits staring above the camera. He has wide green eyes that make him look permanently startled.

More on Whiskers because I love him. He hasn’t really figured meowing for attention yet, so he’ll just sit stoically with his big green eyes and stare at you until you notice him. And he loves some good spine scritches so much he’ll walk back and forth in front of you to get them.

A grey/brown tabby with white underbelly, chin, and boots, looking at the camera with wide green eyes. He has a missing chunk of hair from the base of his tail from where a very bad mat had to be shaved out.

Then theirs Whiskers who came from a semi-feral group our volunteers have been trapping and bringing in over the past 6mos, he came in so terrified of people he hid in his litter box or under blankets all the time. Now he still has that permanently startled expression, but he loves pets!

A very blurry, buff-orange tabby caught mid-attack on a piece of string from a wand toy. He’s holding down the end of the string with one paw while the other rears up to back at it and his mouth is open in a vicious (read: adorable) roar.

The world is full of horror and despair but it’s #caturday and it’s been while, so here’s a rescue cat thread!

First, meet Gnocchi, a formally spicy-kitten from a semi-feral litter who REALLY loves wand toys.

I haven’t really spoken to or spent time with my parents in a while (because they’re fascists) but went to my mom’s for Easter to see my nieces and nephews. She and her husband had a “Gulf of America” bottle opener on the fridge. It’s a cult and some will never leave it.

I'm old enough to remember when this was called election interference.

For a moment I read this as ChatGPT said it rather than the company releasing a statement and couldn’t figure out if that meant it was the bot hallucinating or a weird way to release news.

Just normal things that every president says to their staffers, right? Definitely not at all suspicious 🙄

Have you ever wondered what it's like inside the Whipple Detention Center? Well, Brandon Siguenza explains his experience being detained there (and it's really gross).

Color me completely unimpressed until articles are rolled out and a conviction is made.

Ive seen this show before. Ive heard this all before. Jan. 6 should have been the end of it. It wasnt.

Terminator 2 scene: John Connor says, "We're not gonna make it, are we? People, I mean." The Terminator replies, "It's in your nature to destroy yourselves." John says, "Major drag, huh?"

All I can say about the Iran negotiations is~ Nobody rewrites history better than an abusive man

You have more in common with the people of Iran than you do with anyone in this administration, any member of the technocracy, anyone who is profiting from this war, or any billionaire. When you see Iranians forming human chains outside key infrastructure sites, you should feel a sense of kinship.

This is who they’ve always been. The only difference is it’s more than just their victims seeing it now.

I was raised in a conservative area in a conservative family. I saw all of this coming because I grew up seeing who they were behind closed doors, but have spent my entire adulthood being told I can’t judge them before I know them and “not all conservatives are bad people.” But they are.

"Why don't Americans–"

Motherfucker, I live in Minneapolis

Breaking: ICE SHOOTS MAN IN STANISLAUS COUNTY, CA; AUTHORITIES CLOSE I-5 On April 7th, 2026, ICE agents shot a man on Interstate 5 in California, near Modesto and San Jose. The FBI is now investigating the shooting. According to local authorities, the victim has been taken to a local hospital for medical attention. Sources: NBC Bay Area, SF Chronicle, Image source: KCRA

Breaking: ICE shoots man near San Jose; Authorities Close I-5

On April 7th, 2026, ICE agents shot a man on Interstate 5 in California, near Modesto & San Jose. The FBI is investigating the shooting. According to local authorities, the victim has been taken to a local hospital for medical attention.

Bezos isn't destroying the Washington Post because it isn't profitable. He's destroying the Washington Post because he's calculated that a robust free press threatens the ability of his class to warp society around their interests

Terrorism is the calculated use of violence or threat of violence to induce fear, intending to coerce governments or societies to achieve political, religious, or ideological goals. It often targets civilians and critical infrastructure to disrupt safety and advance specific agendas.

Sesame Street Instagram: Big Bird snuggling a smaller bird. Offering comfort in Scary Times: After a violent event, children of different ages will have different needs. These age based strategies can help them feel safer and more secure.

Sesame Street is now offering tips for parents on post-trauma comfort because the federal government is physically and mentally abusing our country's children.

oh it's going to be a Recession recession

Like I can’t even catastrophize while I have my coffee anymore because it’s getting harder and harder to imagine bad things that aren’t currently happening

Message from our Chair, on scene at the ICE murder site.

"The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." — George Orwell.

The footage is already out there. ICE executed a woman in broad daylight.

If a company prides itself on being “open to change” but meets any and all criticism with how best to prove it wrong, then no it doesn’t.

Finally a politician willing to rage against the dying of the light.

I just can’t keep up anymore.🤪