And, his DOGE did a significant job turning them against him.

Aren't red eyes the sign of the devil?!? A la Amityville Horror, Sauron, Man with Red Eyes, and Voldemort.

They think you're stupid.

The SPLC indictment, the Klan history behind it, and the ignominy of Todd Blanche Another dark day for DOJ.

EXCLUSIVE: The SPLC indictment, the Klan history behind it, and the ignominy of Todd Blanche.

Another dark day for DOJ.

Tonight, at Law Dork:

The gift is just astonishing. I am a Trustee at a church. We received a quote to repair our fire suppression system for $8,400. Got another bid, and the tech fixed and certified it for $180. Highly recommend Dana at Brush Fire & Security!

as it becomes clear that Yes has won in VA and gerrymandering will pass, a message to Republican voters:

you brought this on yourselves

you convinced the most fairness-obsessed, That Wouldn’t Be Fair-minded voters in the country to affirmatively vote to put you in the dumpster

you earned this

Shareholders, who are overwhelmingly already the richest people.

He treats this as his personal wealth. Did the tariff money acuay make it into the Treasury?

Amazon and Apple should be paying their fair share of taxes to the government, just on the backs of shareholders, not consumers.

Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu share a lot of traits. They are both solipsistic, mendacious, narcissistic, and paranoid megalomaniacs who perceive themselves as victims of a cabal of elites. Now they share something else: They have lost a war together. Driven by vanity and hubris, the U.S. president and Israeli prime minister miscalculated Iran’s mettle, and now their mutually inflicted failure is causing them considerable political harm at home. What started as a Smith & Wesson partnership has degenerated into a Thelma & Louise ending.

Great piece by @alonpinkas.bsky.social—Trump and Netanyahu are co-authors of the fiasco in Iran. They have helped each other fail. It could not have happened to two more deserving monsters.
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#Maddow

Reality Check Break

Maddow: "Do we think our servicemen and women are in good hands? Do we think that there is care being taken in terms of what they're risking their lives for?"

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Real Genius (1985)

Trump 'blocked from accessing nuclear codes' by head of US military US President Donald Trump is alleged to have received push-back from a senior military person in a meeting at the White House during an attempt to access his country's nuclear codes

Allegedly tRump tried to grab the nuclear codes in a White House meltdown—only for the Joint Chiefs chairman to stand up and say “No.” Apparently, even the military knows this unhinged man is too dangerous for the football. How much longer can America risk it?
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Justin Heap is undermining, not restoring, voters’ trust. It’s time for him to go. Justin Heap is exactly the kind of person you don’t want to oversee elections if you truly want “transparency and integrity” in a system that sustains our democracy

OPINION | Justin Heap became the Maricopa County Recorder pledging to restore trust in elections, but it’s becoming increasingly clear that instead he’s weaponizing his office

via @elviadiaz.bsky.social

And, the next problem lining up to bite us all in the arse because the Trump Administration treated Iran as if they were playing a video game with a reset button.

There is a reason the US has tried to resolve conflict through diplomacy with Iran for decades.

how ridiculous for Tampa Bay Lightning fans to chant "USA, USA" last night against Montreal Canadians? Montreal has more USA born players than Tampa, and Tampa has more than half its team from Canada.

I trust no one appointed by the Trump Administration. Not one single person. Their credibility is zero.

They Built the ‘Cursor for Hardware.’ Now, Anthropic Wants In Schematik is a program that aims to help people vibe code for physical devices. Hopefully, it won’t blow anything up.

Samuel Beek knew he had a problem when he blew every fuse in his house. The culprit was an electric door opener he had built himself, guided by instructions for wiring and piecing together a device drummed up by #ChatGPT. Turns out, the chatbot wasn’t so great at ...

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Apr 18, 2026

Q: "How old is Kenan SNL?" A: "Kenan Thompson is currently an adult."

They can buzz all the way off. People will start embracing AI when it doesn't decimate our water and energy supplies, improves the lives of everyday Americans, and starts being able to answer "basic" questions credibly.

Q: "How old is Kenan SNL?"
A: "Kenan Thompson is currently an adult."

The cuts aren’t random. They’re targeting climate research, clean energy, social sciences, and programs that helped bring underrepresented scientists into the field. NSF has issued 1,000 fewer graduate fellowships this year alone a 50% drop.

The National Science Foundation which funds a quarter of all basic scientific research in the country is being dismantled.

A demonstration at the Dilley Concentration Camp in Texas. Children and families have been imprisoned in the concentration camp in Texas for months, and all they’ve experienced is abuse, neglect, mistreatment, undrinkable water and moldy food. #SHUTDOWNDILLEY

Credit: @mommmaliz.bsky.social

"114. That is the number of mass shootings recorded across the U.S. so far in 2026, according to the Gun Violence Archive...
The total number of gun-related deaths in the U.S. this year stood at 3,747."

A 47 year "reign of terror" where the vast majority of Americans can't name the leader or locate the country of origin on a map. #GaslightingObstructionisPedophileprotectors

Donald Trump is the most hated man on Earth!

Retweet if you believe this to be true!

@azagmayes.bsky.social

Please help stop this power grab!

Everything the Ellison family could own if Paramount buys Warner Bros:

Paramount+
CBS
CNN
Showtime
HBO
Warner Bros
TNT
TBS
MTV
DC Studios
Nickelodeon
Comedy Central
Cartoon Network
And more...

This is a rotten deal that the Trump regime has rubber stamped.

State AGs must step in and block it.

"She’s been a court interpreter for over 20 years, the only one licensed in Texas for Hindi, Punjabi, or Urdu. Her language skills are requested nationwide..."

"One of her children recently enlisted in the military...

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Trump has no plan to cut the $39 trillion national debt, but he does want to cut childcare. His budget director is scrambling to clarify | Fortune OMB Director Russell Vought appeared before Congress to answer questions about the request for the largest military spending boost since World War II.

There is billions in confirmed fraud within the Department of Defense, yet Trump and Vought are going after health care, childcare, and nutrition assistance.

As Congress puts together the 2027 budget, we must fight back.