Aka ‘culling the herd’ aka ‘eugenics’

We owe each other a country where at least the things that two-thirds of Americans can agree on actually get done. When something is broken in this country, we have to do what it takes to fix it.

Thank you, Tulsa, for the warm welcome back - and for showing us what a better future looks like.

Why Yale’s term paper on what’s wrong with college gets a ‘D-’ | Will Bunch An Ivy League university's report on the loss of faith in higher ed ignores what really killed the American Dream of college.

That Yale report on what's wrong with U.S. college saw some trees (high cost, unfair admission, etc.) but missed the forest: the 60-year right-wing crusade to undermine higher ed, from slashing budgets to stifling speech

How to really fix college. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/yale...

Federal judge unloads on ‘unserious’ RFK Jr., says anti-trans policy showed his ‘cruelty’ Judge Mustafa T. Kasubhai vacated the “Kennedy Declaration,” finding it unlawfully attempted to override medical standards and restrict care for transgender youth.

"Secretary Kennedy’s unlawful declaration harmed children,” the Judge wrote.

“This case highlights a leader’s unserious regard for the rule of law...

“Unserious leaders are unsafe."

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The United States is destroying itself | Rebecca Solnit The daily news can’t adequately convey the administration’s sabotaging of our government, economy, alliances and environment

“The United States is being murdered, and it’s an inside job. Every department, every branch, every bureau and function of the federal government is being fatally corrupted or altogether dismantled or disabled.”

Zohran Mamdani on CBS — “Socialist politics can flourish anywhere, because there is only one majority in this country, and that is the working class. It’s time we have a politics that puts them at the heart of what we’re doing, not in the appendix.”

America’s Mayor can’t miss.

Legit I escorted an elderly lady to the subway train and rode with her so that she got off at the correct stop last week- I don’t say that for clout, but it’s demonstration. New Yorkers are kind not nice. My kid was with me and when he asked why I did it I said because if that was your grandma…

The Doctor Will Seek Your Vote Now

'Dozens of Democratic doctors are running for office in the midterms, including some spurred by opposition to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his anti-vaccine stance.'

Good.

GIFT ARTICLE.

www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/u...

This is very compelling! Pete Buttigieg just gets it. The sheer humanity in this clip is why I like this man so much, everyone should watch it!!

@latimes.com #LATheater #TheaterNews

LOL, this guy…

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Art of the deal

The circle of life

Live updates: Trump hints at resuming attacks if ceasefire with Iran expires without a deal U.S. President Donald Trump says the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz will remain and attacks will resume if no agreement is reached with Iran, after Tehran said it had fully reopened the strait to commercial vessels but threatened to close it again.

BREAKING: Iran has reimposed restrictions on the Strait of Hormuz, accusing the U.S. of violating deal to reopen it.

Kash Patel’s Erratic Behavior Could Cost Him His Job The FBI director has alarmed colleagues with episodes of excessive drinking and unexplained absences.

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🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ & Allies, you know the drill…

If you can raise my rent 53%, you can afford to keep paying building staff’s health insurance. You fucks.

House Dem Sam Liccardo probes suspicious oil trades during Iran war A number of well-timed trades during the war have caught the attention of lawmakers and regulators.

“Rep. Sam Liccardo, D-Calif., is asking whether the nation’s top financial regulators are examining a number of trades placed moments before President Donald Trump provided a major update on the Iran war.” by Garrett Downs @cnbc.com www.cnbc.com/2026/04/17/h...

Lainie Sakakura OUT of FDS at EWP, Zach Piser and Hannah Kevitt IN at MAYBE HAPPY ENDING, Francis Jue & Lauren Yee reunite at Signature Theater! The Fairy Princess has not written in a while, but when there is news, she will pop into the chat, as the kids say…. First hot off the presses – Broadway Producer Lainie Sakakura is no …

#Theater @laurenyeet.bsky.social @alecmapa.bsky.social @francisjue.bsky.social @simuliu.bsky.social

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Record number of homes in Great Britain turn to green energy as fuel prices soar Iran war drives demand for solar panels, heat pumps and EVs, with energy bills expected to rise 18% from July

Heat pump orders up 2x in a month. Solar panel inquiries up 250%. EV leases up 85%.

The Iran crisis has made energy security feel personal.
I understand why: I have solar panels, a heat pump & EV on a flexible tariff. When gas prices spike, my bills barely move.

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

$30m an hour: big oil reaping huge war windfall from consumers, analysis finds Exclusive: Climate action blockers including Saudi Arabia, Russia and major fossil fuel firms set to make extra $234bn by end of 2026

Guess who's winning the war? "The world’s top 100 oil and gas companies banked more than $30m every hour in unearned profit in the first month of the US-Israeli war in Iran..."

That is Colbert’s Melania - Laura Benanti from Broadway & lots of tv including The Gilded Age

So Christ-like.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

Before Donald Trump launched this unnecessary and costly war, the Strait of Hormuz was open, gas was $1 less and 13 more American servicemembers were alive.

Only someone as deeply incompetent, delusional and unfit as Trump would see this as “winning.”

And remove him and his whole cabinet

Amid quarrel with pope, Trump strips Miami charity of funding to house migrant kids The move comes amid rising tensions between the administration and American Catholics.

INBOX: Amid rising tendons between Trump and Pope Leo, the administration has abruptly canceled an $11 million contract with Catholic Charities to shelter and care for migrant children who enter the U.S. alone, ending a relationship dating back to the first arrivals of Cuban exiles in South Florida.

Bodycam video contradicts St. Louis police's earlier account in fatal shooting of 17-year-old Body camera video released Monday shows a St. Louis police officer shoot a 17-year-old in the back of the head as he fled, contradicting an earlier police statement that the teen pointed a gun at offi...

Emeshyon Wilkins mattered

Police said he pointed a gun at them. Body cam footage shows police shooting him in the back of the head as he ran away from them

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