Not a penny to make life more affordable for American families, but $70 BILLION for ICE to terrorize our communities.

Donald Trump and Republicans have tried to rig the 2026 midterms. Today in Virginia, voters sent them a clear message: The power is with the people.

And.... 'the cumulative power demand of all-in AI systems is comparable to the national electricity consumption of Switzerland or Austria, and roughly half-that of Bitcoin mining"

"Exceeds the annual drinking needs of 12 million people"

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

Falling fertility, debt and AI: is the US headed toward a population crisis? Americans having fewer kids plus an ageing population could be a recipe for disaster that further erodes social stability

And... "We know how to encourage the old to take the deal: make their life miserable by depriving them of social security and Medicare." www.theguardian.com/business/202...

"This is how political dysfunction is seeping into American capitalism: not through one sweeping reform, but through a steady erosion of stability. And that erosion hits hardest where the economy is most dynamic: among the smaller and midsize businesses that drive job creation and innovation."

"A growing number of economists and executives describe this as a period of heightened hesitation, when businesses are delaying and canceling investments and hiring because they cannot predict the rules under which those decisions will play out." Stanford GSB Finance Prof Amit Seru.

April 19, 2026 "Far more than money was at stake. The fight over the Stamp Act tapped into a struggle over a profound question of human governance: Could the king be checked by the people?" @hcrichardson.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

Browsing this company's website and the only way I can describe what I'm seeing is imagine a school shooter was a management consultant

They got out of Denver just in time …

It's also worth being clear about who's doing the arguing. Palantir sells operational software to defence, intelligence, immigration & police agencies. These 22 points aren't philosophy floating in space, they're the public ideology of a company whose revenue depends on the politics it's advocating.

D.C. police sought to arrest Rep. Cory Mills after assault call, records show A woman called 911 to report that the Florida congressman had assaulted her, then recanted the story after appearing to talk to Mills, body-camera footage shows.

The MAGA way. WaPo documents how Rep Cory Mills (R-FL) used overt political influence, including calls to Pam Bondi and Ed Martin, to avoid being arrested and prosecuted after he physically brutally assaulted a woman in Washington, DC. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

Syrian Billionaires Needed a Favor in Washington. They Invoked the Trump Name.

"That has led to a warped system of executive patronage in which investors donate millions to the president’s pet projects, or invest alongside the Trump family, in hopes of achieving their policy goals" www.nytimes.com/2026/04/19/u...

FT Full Editorial Board:

No competent organization in the world would allow this. The FBI has 38,000 employees.

“I turned on the faucet, but the water company had pivoted to AI. No water came out, but I did get some slop.” Priceless.

What Viktor Orbán’s Opponents Sacrificed to Beat Him Hungary offers lessons in defeating right-wing populists.

"One of Tisza’s most illuminating campaign slogans was “Not left, not right, only Hungarians”—which promised an ideologically diverse movement to roll back Orbán’s corruption and cronyism." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Trump administration holds up NOAA grant funding The Trump administration is holding up some National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) grant funding. Earlier this month, the University of Colorado released a statement sayin…

"“NOAA is mostly a science agency, and there’s a real anti-science bent to all of this,” Rosenberg said. “They’re using the budget as a weapon to fundamentally change what people have access to and the work that the government does.”

thehill.com/policy/energ...

"President"

"He congratulated the opposition in a surprisingly early and gracious concession speech, saying, “The responsibility and opportunity to govern were not given to us.”" #orban

No one says it better than @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social

Prices Are Getting Higher. People Aren’t Happy. Hi friends,

Prices Are Getting Higher. People Aren’t Happy. open.substack.com/pub/hboushey... @hboushey.bsky.social

Here’s the latest.

"As Mr. Vance was detailing the impasse in negotiations, President Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio were at a sports arena in Miami for UFC 327, watching a video montage of past fights."

www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04...

Science.

What a game.

US defense official overseeing AI reaped millions selling xAI stock after Pentagon entered agreement with company Expert said federal law bars officials from taking actions in their jobs that benefit their own financial interests

Just so much shameless corruption

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Job Growth on ICE The employment slowdown: Causes and consequences

"Breakeven employment growth makes America’s already problematic fiscal outlook considerably worse, because future tax receipts depend on future economic growth." open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...

Barrelling ahead;

Artemis > Ares.