Senate Republicans defeat for fifth time resolution to halt military operations against Iran Senate Republicans voted largely in unison Wednesday to defeat a Democratic-sponsored war powers resolution that would prohibit President Trump from continuing military operations against Iran. It …

With Senator Fetterman’s help
Balwins resolution on war powers act fails again 😡
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Rep Jason Crow on House Republicans turning their backs on the Afghanistan refugees who kept our soldiers alive:

I don’t care what Republicans say in private anymore, this is a public job.

I get the funny feeling the Supreme Court is not eager to take up President Trump's appeal in the E. Jean Carroll case. www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx...

Giant health insurance companies, like UnitedHealth, are under investigation for corporate fraud through their Medicare Advantage plans.

We cannot give these companies one more taxpayer dollar, let alone the $13 billion HHS Secretary Kennedy just approved.

Amal Khalil🕊️ Lebanese journalist was found dead after hours of searching under rubble. She was killed in an Israeli strike, after the Israeli army fired at ambulances trying to reach her, delaying her rescue.

Looking forward to stopping by @colbertlateshow.bsky.social one last time. Tune in tonight!

Yeah I’m struggling with this hearing.

RFK Jr. is lying every time he is asked a question and we’re expected to just like accept that this is normal business.

THIS. MAN. SHOULD. NOT. BE. HHS. SECRETARY. PERIOD.

He is dangerous and he is harming so many people.

Bankruptcy can't be far behind, another trump failure.

My guess: Epstein stuff

Trump has received $135 million in political contributions from the oil, coal, and natural gas industries.

In return he's throttled renewable energy production in America, which can help guard against volatile price spikes stemming from, say, wars in the Middle East.

Corruption on steroids.

Shifts in U.S. Social Media Use, 2020–2024: Decline, Fragmentation, and Enduring Polarization | Journal of Quantitative Description: Digital Media

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Graphic from Business Insider with the headline: "PTO, parental leave, pensions: Even the most prized benefits are on the chopping block." Image credit: Business Insider.

#ResistanceRoots

Companies such as Deloitte and Zoom are cutting back on PTO, paid parental leave and other “perks.” The companies claim they need to cut costs amid economic uncertainty, but they’re diverting funds to AI investment. Let’s look at the history of PTO and parental leave in the U.S. /1

Remember, Democrats have repeatedly advanced measures to ban partisan gerrymandering and Republicans have voted against them time after time.

This is the game Republicans wanted to play. OK, then.

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The Brits appear ready to shame the US news media into covering this, distracted as they are by gazing at their own navels ...

Because you always want to make sure your troops might be incapacitated with a preventable illness in the middle of a war…

Testing finds toxic metals where Tesla discharges wastewater The drainage district that commissioned the testing has sent a cease-and-desist letter to the company, which says it is in compliance with all requirements for its state wastewater discharge permit.

I’m shocked. www.texastribune.org/2026/04/21/t...

Thirteen U.S. troops died trying to get these people to safety — Afghan interpreters, soldiers, and the families of our service members. Veterans spent sleepless nights during the chaotic withdrawal fighting to keep them alive. Now our own government is going to abandon them.

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:

Disappointed, though not surprised, I began to describe various life- saving components of USAID’s global health portfolio, highlighting how we prepare for and respond to emerging pandemic threats; support the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis, malaria, and HIV; and immunize millions of children from the deadliest childhood diseases. I spoke for about five minutes, focusing primarily on our infectious diseases work and hoping to keep the attention of people who seemed to have no experience—or interest—in global health. When I finished, the room was silent, the political appointees looking at one another in what appeared to be disbelief. The silence was broken by Ken Jackson, who chuckled softly and shook his head. “Wow, there really is so much that USAID does that we never knew,” he said. “This is the story that needs to get out there.” Joel, also smiling, chimed in next, echoing Jackson’s amazement. “I had no idea you did all this,” he said. “As a Republican, when I think of what USAID does in global health, I assumed it was just, you know, abortions.”

This is NUTS

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This is your daily reminder that Trump and Republicans are spending billions of your tax dollars on an unauthorized war in Iran and Stephen Miller’s ICE agenda while gutting Medicaid, slashing SNAP, and driving up your health care costs.

Easy solution: Ban these gluttonous resource hogs.

Interesting perspective from a former SPLC staffer who’s been a vocal critic.

Southern Poverty Law Center indicted on federal fraud charges related to past use of paid informants The Southern Poverty Law Center has been indicted on federal fraud charges related to its past use of paid informants to infiltrate extremist groups.

Blatant attack on freedom of speech. All news media take note.

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yes, this is totally something we should get our students so dependent on they cannot function without it

Let's call this policy what this is.

It's socialism. It's Leftism. And it's curing actual ills. Righting institutional wrongs.

It's not coming from someone who is infallible, or someone who is always correct.

It's coming from someone who promised to help and is trying to keep those promises.

Big fucking jealous baby- all this for one big infantile bully

Incredible shots of the exchange between Rep. AOC and RFK, Jr. at today’s congressional hearing.

(image credit: WSJ reporter @lizessleywhyte.bsky.social)

Holy shiitake. The DOJ just announced an indictment of the @splcenter.org

Mayor Mamdani and a group of children hold hands while running through red tape in a hallway.

For too long, bureaucracy kept 7 child care centers across our city empty — spaces that should have been alive with laughter instead collected dust.

We've run through that red tape. This fall, all 7 will open their doors, bringing an additional 240 free 3-K seats & real relief to working families.