Peter Magyar, Hungary’s prime minister-elect, alleged that the Hungarian government had been funding CPAC events in Budapest with taxpayer money and called for a formal investigation.
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This is a big one. Stellar reporting from Sarah Fitzpatrick. To call it a must-read is an understatement: www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
BREAKING: Feds order Flaming Gorge drop to save imperiled Lake Powell from potential structural failure. Record-breaking heat and historically low snowpack have reduced water storage on the Colorado River system to 36%, officials say. - @wyofile.com
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The Catechism of the Catholic Church on Just War Doctrine.
The party of deep concern about antisemitism continues to do a daily antisemitism
"Mann and Hotez seek to explain how we arrived at a moment in which anti-science disinformation has become, in their words, 'orchestrated,' and credible scientists are recast as public enemies."
Wendy Wagner reviews "Science Under Siege" by Michael E. Mann & Peter J. Hotez.
Please don't fall for quacks pushing bad drugs. Dr. Hotez warns about the scam.
To understand what just happened in Hungary (Orbán actually lost, and conceded as much), I highly recommend @isaacstanleybecker.bsky.social's latest: www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Hungary has chosen Europe.
Europe has always chosen Hungary.
A country reclaims its European path.
The Union grows stronger.
the JD Vance effect: "Prime Minister Viktor Orbán conceded that he had lost Hungary’s election on Sunday, as early results showed a stunning defeat for the politician who has ruled the country for 16 years and been an ally of President Trump."
one immediate dramatic consequence of the Hungarian result:
Magyar has promised to repair relations with the EU and unblock a €90bn EU loan for Ukraine
Here is @aoc.bsky.social thankfully telling everyone exactly what to do to stop a concentration camp from being built where you live.
Please take it to heart and take action.
Another House Democrat tells me this morning “there’s definitely an incredible amount of disgust and ‘enough is enough’ vibes” among members. www.axios.com/2026/04/12/s...
The great military historian Lawrence Freedman with an excellent summary of the causes of US defeat in Iran.
Please read consider following.
@ldfreedman.bsky.social
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During arguments in a key Supreme Court case, both parties’ attorneys and some of the justices made misleading comments about mail voting. A new analysis corrects the record and warns that voters could pay the price for those mistakes:
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They don’t know how war works and they don’t know how negotiations work—but they do know how grift works. Our oligarchs will make money, Putin will make money, and that’s the only "victory" they care about. As a war this is obviously a defeat for the US—had the US won it would be dictating terms.
Wonderful!
On Tuesday, when the world was ending and no one cared about this, I wrote an essay about Artemis II, memories of the wonder of Apollo 8, and the lost loves of science, diversity, internationalism...
... and hope share.inquirer.com/3v1Yiv
Child in a space suit costume cheers with arms outstretched amidst a crowd watching the return of the astronauts to Earth
“Crowds watch the Artemis II Orion capsule splash down off the coast of San Diego at the Air and Space Museum in San Diego, California.”
Photo by Sandy Huffaker
“The men and women who lie in Arlington deserve our quiet, humble gratitude, not this monstrous monument to power, war and one man’s ego.” www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/0...
Absolutely remarkable statement from Pope Leo today.
One for the history books
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
Four-byline alert: 🚨
(WSJ) - Iran still has thousands of ballistic missiles in its arsenal that it could use by retrieving launchers from underground storage areas, according to American officials familiar with U.S. intelligence assessments.
@wsj.com
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Tens of thousands chant “Russians, go home!” at tonight’s anti-Orbán concert in Budapest’s Heroes’ Square ahead of Sunday’s Hungarian election.
Right now, the conversation isn’t about nuclear programs, or free and fair elections in Iran. It's about reopening a body of water that was open before this war started. Chalk that up as a win for Tehran.
(NYT) - Iran has been unable to open the Strait of Hormuz to more shipping traffic because it cannot locate all of the mines it laid in the waterway and lacks the capability to remove them, according to U.S. officials.
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/10/u...
Unprecedented corruption & constitutional violations, still happening daily
NYT reporting that under this ceasefire each ship will pay $2M to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. It was $0 before Trump launched this illegal war.
100-130 ships pass the Strait daily.
Trump just gave Iran an extra $100M-$130M per day. Masterful gambit, sir. Impeach and remove this fascist—NOW.
So pro-life means jailing women who miscarry but shrugging when the deranged president says “a whole civilization will die tonight.” Do I have that right?
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