Again, as I noted about the Confederates, you can be a fighting centrist—and not attack the left-wing of the Democratic Party—when FIFA is right there. FIFA is charging 2735 dollars to see the U.S. play Paraguay.
KEY POINT: The D.C. Board of Elections says that it *won't* run the tabulation rounds that are part of ranked-choice voting until a few days *after* the June 16 primary. What will be posted that night is *only* the number of first-rankings every candidate in a race gets.
I wrote about the "architecture of good behavior": fare gates, drugstore plexiglass, speed cameras, leaning benches, code-access toilets, and other mechanical frictions in our shared spaces, nudging us along www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Democrats aim for midterm upsets in districts that Trump safely won, new from @iarnsdorf.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
The thing about that Washington painting behind him:
“Washington wanted to make sure that his troops were not affected by disease, and he believed that inoculation would help with that. So, just before this letter was written, Washington created a mandated system of inoculating his soldiers.”
This administration pretends to honor the 250th, but brazenly dismisses its most profound legacies. 250 years ago this month, Washington’s surgeon general John Morgan wrote that government must “provide for the safety of its members by rendering the practice of inoculation as universal as possible.”
Washington's ghost is staring into the distance and thinking about influenza and smallpox at Valley Forge.
"This impressive, continuing coverage exemplifies investigative reporting at its best."
WIRED won the Hillman Prize for our coverage of DOGE's takeover of the federal government! I'm so so proud of our team, and so honored!
Democrats know Trump probably won’t be removed via the 25th Amendment. Here’s why they’re pushing it anyway.
Writing books for kids is close to becoming a majority opinion among Supreme Court justices.
The trend reflects the justices' growing political celebrity status and the lucrative nature of book royalties, which are exempted from outside income limits. https://wapo.st/4tq95Up
A Gratis, Ohio police chief drove an hour to Cincinnati last week, visited 3 public schools, and claimed ICE authority to do "wellness checks." Gratis has a 287(g) agreement. Hamilton County does not. This is what 287(g) drift looks like.
The US cattle and beef industry is in a bad way. The megadrought currently plaguing the western states has been going on for 22 yrs, with no signs of abating. The quality of grazing land has declined, raising feed costs and driving the cattle herd to its lowest numbers since 1951. Meatpackers are
Americans spent an entire day wondering if Trump was about to start a nuclear war with Iran. That's why I'm pushing for the 25th Amendment and impeachment—we cannot risk having someone that unstable leading our country.
Read more in @chicagotribune.com here.
Cook County's top prosecutor wouldn't denounce Trump because she wanted to 'maintain' her relationship with the feds, emails show.
The latest on a bid for a special prosecutor to take on Operation Midway Blitz agents, w/ @sophiesherry.bsky.social: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Again: Jerusalem crosses are common in many Christian contexts. I’ve seen progressive Christians who have them as tattoos.
But like many symbols, context can alter their meaning — incidentally or on purpose.
E.g., Hegseth has the cross tattoo *and* one that reads “Deus Vult” — the crusader war cry
The Chicago Transit Authority has ended a multi-million dollar contract that paid for hundreds of unarmed security guards, saying it is redirecting those funds to officers and other trained professionals “better equipped” to keep riders safe.
Interior’s Burgum accused of 'kneecapping’ wind and solar power in favor of oil, gas. My @statesnewsroom.com story from this afternoon's hearing:
Stephen Miller + Tom Homan are listed as "invited witnesses" at a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on Tues about ICE/CBP.
So are people who were shot and tear-gassed by ICE/CBP.
If Miller/Homan actually show up, this will be... wow.
(Dem says "no confirmation yet" on their attendance).
There was a goose on the field at Wrigley, they played on
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Monday she would demand explanations after four U.S. and Mexican officials died in an accident over the weekend, adding she was unaware of collaboration between the U.S. and the local government in northern Chihuahua. https://to.pbs.org/3OiMzO1
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA No. 25 CR 693 v. MICHAEL RABBITT, et al. Judge April M. Perry GOVERNMENT'S UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO SUBMIT GRAND JURY TRANSCRIPTS FOR IN CAMERA REVIEW The UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, by its attorney, ANDREW S. BOUTROS, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, respectfully submits this unopposed motion for an extension of time until April 23, 2026, to provide the relevant portions of the grand jury transcripts to the Court for an in camera review. On April 8, 2026, defendants filed their motion to compel disclosure of the grand jury transcripts. Dkt. 118. On April 9, 2026, this Court directed the government to respond or, in the alternative, provide the relevant portions of the transcripts to the Court for an in camera review by April 20, 2026. Dkt. 119. The government respectfully requests an extension of time until no later than April 23, 2026, to provide the Court all relevant portions of the transcripts as outlined in the defense motion, for an in camera review. This extension will allow the government the opportunity to obtain all relevant transcripts to provide the Court, which it has been seeking to obtain. The government has conferred with all defense counsels and they do not object to this request.
In the Chicago protesters criminal case:
1. Defendants' request grand jury transcripts on April 8.
2. Order on April 9 that DOJ has until April 20 to respond or submit relevant docs for court's review by April 20.
3. On April 20, DOJ asks for an extension until April 23.
When Traffic Violence Hits The Same Family Twice — Years Apart, On Exactly the Same Street usa.streetsblog.org/2026/04/20/w... via @usa.streetsblog.org and @keawilson.bsky.social
For the first time in a while, I feel proud to be an American again.
Minnesota
President Donald Trump’s second Cabinet was never exceptionally diverse from the start. And in the past two months, three women have been fired or resigned. https://bit.ly/4mMoUCq
BREAKING: Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer has resigned.
Emails released on Monday by California’s attorney general show Amazon allegedly colluding with other companies to raise the prices of pet treats, khaki pants, eyedrops and other products sold online
Dictator Perpetuo That understanding did not originate in Philadelphia in the summer of 1787. It goes all the way back to Rome. Like America, Rome was a people consciously rooted in having overthrown a monarchy. In 44 BC, Julius Caesar had his portrait placed on the coinage of the Republic. It was a shocking statement. Roman coins had never before carried a living man’s portrait at the Rome mint. Much less one bearing his newly claimed, unprecedented title: dictator perpetuo, the dictator for life. To put your face on the money was to claim a status above that of a citizen, to assert that you were not first among equals but something closer to a sovereign. It was emblematic of his concentration of power, consolidating his rule into an open autocracy. Within weeks of issuing the “CAESAR DICT PERPETVO” coin, he was assassinated. Though the Roman Republic fell, the ideal survived. Public institutions exist apart from the men who lead them, and conflating the two is the hallmark of tyranny. That ideal profoundly shaped the generation that designed the American constitutional order. The Founders created a Senate, placed it on a “Capitol Hill,” and embraced neoclassical architecture. They modeled their concept of civic virtue on Cincinnatus, the farmer-general who, having defeated a foreign invader, relinquished his dictatorial powers after just 15 days and went home. The Federalist Papers were published under the pseudonym “Publius,” while others posed as “Cato” or “Brutus.” Washington’s voluntary departure from the presidency after two terms, and his earlier resignation of his military commission, were modeled on that Roman example.
When Congress debated the Coinage Act of 1792, an initial version of the bill called for the president’s portrait to appear on U.S. coins. Washington rejected the idea, and James Madison successfully had it removed, arguing that stamping the president’s head on the money was un-republican.
![29. In fact, Defendants ignored their own politices and procedures, rushing
the story to print without substantively fact-checking the allegations or giving
Director Patel a meaningful opportunity to respond—all to publish before the truth
could be exposed and derail the Article.
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29. In fact, Defendants ignored their own politices and procedures, rushing the story to print without substantively fact-checking the allegations or giving Director Patel a meaningful opportunity to respond—all to publish before the truth could be exposed and derail the Article. [I have put a pink rectangle around the word spelled, "politices."]
Nothing like misspelling a word in the ¶ accusing The Atlantic of failing to take enough time to fact check an article.
[Kash has submitted a new version, and used the opportunity to dox Fitzpatrick's address.]
