Virginia Democrats Win Redistricting Referendum, Potentially Flipping Four House Seats By turning Trump's own redistricting gamble against him, Virginia just changed the math on Congress.

By turning Trump's own redistricting gamble against him, Virginia just changed the math on Congress.

At least 34 tankers linked to Iran, including vessels carrying crude oil, have successfully bypassed the U.S. blockade, per FT

One of the most telling pics of the year ... so far.

If a bird flu pandemic starts, we may have an mRNA vaccine ready A final-stage trial has started of an mRNA vaccine against the bird flu strain infecting many animals – and occasionally people – worldwide

If a bird flu pandemic starts, we may have an mRNA vaccine ready

A final-stage trial has started of an mRNA vaccine against the bird flu strain infecting many animals and occasionally people worldwide.

A big step to stop a possible pandemic.

www.newscientist.com/article/2523...

Purple and white irises.
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekPforPurple
#Flowers
#Bloomscrolling
#Photography

It is increasingly likely that the European Union will formally back a new court with a mandate to prosecute Russia's leadership for the crime of aggression, a senior official in the EU's diplomatic arm told the Kyiv Independent.

I also describe the twin acute psychological dilemmas Trump is facing, which may be why he's crashing:

1) To actually win the Iran war he has to turn on Putin.
2) Any deal will require conceding Obama was superior to him.

A bright purple bloom where the upper petals and the lower fall are all the same color. The fuzzy beard in the middle is also the same bright purple color. There is greenery visible in the background through the petals.

Today’s #WeekPForPurple (also now #IrisOfTheDay, I guess…) is this one. I’ve learned that I grew a lot of purple #BeardedIris plants, and that they were all slightly different! #AlphabetChallenge #flowers #photography #ECK

New Gas-Powered Data Centers Could Emit More Greenhouse Gases Than Entire Nations A WIRED review of permits for data center projects using natural gas and linked to OpenAI, Meta, Microsoft, and xAI shows they could emit more than 129 million tons of greenhouse gases per year.

@oldredsubby.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy www.wired.com/story/new-ga...

"Cleaning up the risk pool ... will lower prices."

A THREAD.

Shirtless Alex Jones Melts Down After Losing Infowars to The Onion “The whole thing’s about defaming me!” Jones screamed.

www.thedailybeast.com//obsessed/sh...

Trump greeted by empty seats at Arizona rally leaving supporters 'totally shocked': report Donald Trump's ability to pack arenas is evaporating. The president who once filled sports venues across the country couldn't even come close to filling a 4,500-seat Arizona church on Friday night, ex...

Trump greeted by empty seats at Arizona rally leaving supporters 'totally shocked': report

www.rawstory.com/trump-rally-...

Aren't his supporters sick of the endless rallies he's held for a decade? Don't they get sick of his non-stop daily ramblings? I can't stand the sight of him or his voice.

A Cinco de Mayo parade has been canceled for the second year in a row over immigration enforcement fears. blockclubchi.co/42ki8tX

Tom Waits
Catch “The Fly,” the exclusive Waits B-side to Boots On The Ground, Waits’ collaboration with Massive Attack featuring Waits’s trademark droll and sardonic spoken word.

THIS VIRGINIA VOTER NAILS IT 💥
#VoteYesVirginiaToday

“…as Democrats, we simply can’t come to a boxing match when the person brings a knife. We’re just not going to be able to survive that. So that’s the position we’ve been forced into.”

"Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus): This big cat mainly hunts Antelope and Gazelle in the grassland Savannahs of South & East Africa and some parts of Iran. Fantastic photo of a protective mother with cubs taken by Joseph Kapaito in the Masai Mara, Kenya." 🐆

#AnimalArtTuesday #cheetah #bigcat
#wildlifephotography #Kenya

@worldwildlife.bsky.social
📸 Joseph Kapaito
Masai Mara, Kenya

#RockinTuesday
#ElTiede
#Tenerife
#TallestMountainInSpain

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez soupçonne le directeur du FBI, Kash Patel, récemment victime de piratage de sa boîte mail, d'être potentiellement victime de chantage.
Elle affirme que le comportement de Kash Patel le rend vulnérable et facilement manipulable.
"C'est quelqu'un de facilement influençable."

I know the U.S. isn’t part of the ICC, but wouldn’t it be great if BOTH Netanyahu & Trump were both arrested & thrown in The Hague?

The answer: Yes.

#TombTuesday

Loughcrew Cairns is a passage tomb cemetery located near the village of Oldcastle in County Meath. The most striking features of the #archaeological landscape of Loughcrew are the three large cairns that dominate the summit of three steep hills. #Ireland #Archaeology

Say what you will about the worst members of the Roberts Court, but they all make sure their wives are in on the grift.

Jane Roberts, Martha Alito and Ginni Thomas are equal partners with their husbands in the grand project of destroying the United States and enriching themselves in the process.

Ahead of midterms, Trump’s DOJ is targeting voting in three of the most pivotal swing-state counties "They're basically acknowledging they got nothing," one elections expert said. "It's going to be used for propaganda and PR. And DOJ's law enforcement powers aren't supposed to be used for propaganda ...

With the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) last week demanding 2024 election records from Wayne County, Michigan, the Trump administration is now aggressively targeting the voting process in perhaps the country’s three most pivotal voting jurisdictions. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

The White House is completely silent as BBC confirms a consistent pattern of massive financial spikes occurring just minutes before Donald Trump makes market moving announcements.

The administration is facing severe allegations of illegally profiteering off inside knowledge.

We Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off Breathing Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold. The government ...

Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken.

“I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold.

The government won’t say if any agents have been punished.

(Published Jan. 2026)

☀️Bonjour, bon début de semaine sous un ciel bleu 💙💛💚

Trump Library Saga Takes Dark Turn: Where Did Millions in Funding Go? Four huge media conglomerates forked over $63 million in “settlements” earmarked for Trump’s presidential library. Democrats are trying to track that money—and the latest developments don’t inspire co...

SCOOP --> Paramount, Meta, and X are refusing to say what happened to their huge contributions to Trump's presidential library after Sen Elizabeth Warren raised questions about its fund getting dissolved. Ds say tens of millions remain unaccounted for.

Details here:
newrepublic.com/article/2092...

Articles about Jared Kushner's diplomatic role with Iran that mention Kushner has received billions from the Saudi government (2/28-4/19):

NYT: 5 of 58
WashPost: 1 of 43
WSJ: 0 of 40
AP: 0 of 26
CNN Wire: 0 of 18
NY Post: 0 of 17
Chicago Tribune: 0 of 4
LA Times: 0 of 4
Boston Globe: 0 of 2

Een rustgevend landschap van een smal, blauw kanaal dat zich door een groen polderlandschap slingert onder een helderblauwe lucht met witte stapelwolken. De wolken worden nagenoeg perfect weerspiegeld in het stille wateroppervlak. Aan de rechterkant van het water staan hoge, beige rietkragen en op de achtergrond zijn groene struiken en bomen zichtbaar. Het geheel straalt een serene, natuurlijke rust uit op een zonnige dag.

Een rustig plaatje van gisteren om de week mee te beginnen.
Goedemorgen en een mooie maandag ☕☕

#BlueSkyMonday

#ColorADay
#BlueMonday
#PhotographersOfBluesky
#Malaga