After a year without data, the State Department released figures on PEPFAR, the program launched by George W. Bush and credited with saving millions of lives. How did Trump's aid cuts affect it? n.pr/3QWFhA8
Good morning!
Byron Allen bought the Late Show time slot?
For all of the people who bitch about older politicians, I dare you to compare the track records of any of your faves to that of this 82 year old powerhouse from Virginia.
Nothing like a 6 1/2 hr wait at the garage to make one want a day off from your day off.
F.B.I. Said to Have Investigated Times Reporter After Article on Patel’s Girlfriend www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/u...
A major leak at the Supreme Court is shedding new light on its secretive practices — and shredding trust.
Two children in Virginia were diagnosed with the measles, and state health officials shared potential exposure sites in Stafford and Fredericksburg – including an elementary school potentially exposed for seven days.
An elite Wall Street law firm has apologized to a federal judge for submitting a court filing replete with errors created by artificial intelligence, including “hallucinations” that fabricated case citations. nyti.ms/3OtR0pf
and because I can't help myself, read @telliotter.bsky.social's story from a few days ago about where major DOGE operatives are now -- from high ranking positions in the US government to major private companies. This story will never truly be over.
When the Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak, it will be spring’s first chance to see shooting stars.
During Tuesday morning’s peak, expect to see around six meteors per hour, said Thaddeus LaCoursiere, planetarium program coordinator at the Bell Museum in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Companies are getting hit up for money twice, as a bipartisan commission and a Trump-aligned group plan competing events.
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
Tesla saved $400 million on its federal taxes by shifting billions of its U.S. profits to countries with lower tax rates.
Yes: While you paid your taxes in full, giant corporations maneuvered to pay as little as possible — and it’s all perfectly legal for them.
The system is rigged.
This morning
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...
The Simpsons premiered on this day in 1987 as part of the Tracey Ullman show
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#80stv
Charley is so great and somebody I for sure take inspiration from as well. If anyone somehow missed this story about him, let me add another reason we should all love the guy: www.usatoday.com/story/sports...
This is too much for 4:30 am in April.
The police in a Chicago suburb on Thursday were investigating a report of a bomb threat at the home of a brother of Pope Leo XIV. The police said they found no explosive devices. The investigation comes amid a public dispute between the pope and President Trump over the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.
Did you see Summer of Soul? Questlove did an excellent job with that, so I'm hopeful about this.
tribecafilm.com/films/openin...
He could always resign if he's that fed up...
every once in a while even the dumbest member of congress will accidentally say something true
US Dept of Health & Human Services confirms it ended contract with Catholic Charities in Feb.
Spokeswoman tells @MeidasTouch its Office of Refugee Resettlement is closing and consolidating unused facilities and that its contract w/ Catholic Charities in Miami is no longer needed
