Worldwide flu outbreak killed 45,000 American Soldiers during World War I In September 1918 there were two killers in the world. World War I, which would claim 20 million lives by its end, and the flu pandemic known as the Spanish Flu, is estimated to have killed between at...

Bro can't even be bothered to read the Army's own website:

No. I'm a recurring monthly donor to your campaign and I strongly oppose this proposal. The solution to an illegal war is to end the illegal war, not slash taxes to bail the dictator out of the hole that he dug for himself.

The verdict of a prominent conservative website and magazine:

"A 79-year-old man who has long dealt in chaos is now being consumed by that chaos. His episodes are becoming more frequent, his good days further apart. What he has lost is not a sense of decency or decorum—he never had those...

The DOJ was created to increase the capacity for federal prosecutions during Reconstruction esp. those to be brought under the newly enacted KuKlux Klan Act.

Now the DOJ is being used to prosecute a storied civil rights organization whose central mission has been to expose & dismantle the Klan.

Tweet from Pete Hegseth: "The War Department is once again restoring freedom to our Joint Force. We are discarding the mandatory flu vaccine, effective immediately."

Photo of large ward of soldiers stricken by the 1918 influenza pandemic

Pete Hegseth: "No more mandatory flu vaccines."

History: "Well Pete, In WW1, influenza killed as many American soldiers as died in combat, about 50,000".

But Republicans didn't steal Texas – even though the citizens of Texas weren't given an opportunity to vote on it?

Congratulations, Virginia! Republicans are trying to tilt the midterm elections in their favor, but they haven’t done it yet. Thanks for showing us what it looks like to stand up for our democracy and fight back.

Your government refusing to prosecute sexual predators, but protect them instead, only makes sense when you realize your government is being run by sexual predators.

Democrats did not want to do any mid-decade redistricting. It was Trump who started it in June 2025 with a phone call to Greg Abbott after more special election losses. Dems warned they’d respond. But Texas did it anyway - without the consent of the voters. Then Dems responded.

Texas redistricts without a vote, Republicans cheer.

Dems in Virginia respond by putting it UP FOR A VOTE OF THE PEOPLE, it passes, Republican cry foul.

Oh well. Good job Virginia!!

If it is Iran, it seems likely to me they're acting on Russia's behalf. Russia banned Bluesky as noted below but Russian citizens are still able to access Bluesky using VPNs, I think. An attack by Iran doesn't really make sense otherwise given Bluesky is largely anti-Trump.
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Testing finds toxic metals where Tesla discharges wastewater The drainage district that commissioned the testing has sent a cease-and-desist letter to the company, which says it is in compliance with all requirements for its state wastewater discharge permit.

I’m shocked. www.texastribune.org/2026/04/21/t...

My dad sent me this pic earlier today. He proudly walked into his Fairfax precinct and cast his #VoteYESVirginiaToday ballot because he believes in democracy and he thinks Trump is the most corrupt president in American history. Thanks Pop, for using your voice!! 🗳️🗳️🗳️

It’s going to be very close, Virginia. Please be sure to go to the polls today and vote YES! Every vote counts!!! 💙🗳️

#VoteYesVirginiaToday

🚨 Virginia voters: If you are in line by 7:00 PM ET, stay in line! Do NOT leave.

If you arrived before 7 PM, you are legally allowed to remain there until you cast your ballot.

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Trump's approval on economy falls in AP-NORC poll, showing new warning signs for president A new AP-NORC poll finds that President Donald Trump’s approval rating on the economy has slumped over the past month as the Iran war drives prices higher.

BREAKING: Trump's approval rating drops to 33% in a new AP-NORC poll

32% approval on Iran
30% approval on the economy

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This Data Center Is Getting a $77 Million Tax Break to Create One Job No other project in the country has gotten such a large subsidy to create so few jobs, according to watchdogs.

A New Jersey data center will reportedly receive $77 million in tax breaks — while only creating one permanent job.

One job, in exchange for higher utility bills, noise pollution, and potential groundwater pollution.

Is it any wonder communities are organizing to stop data centers?

Yep, the GOP is unquestionably acting as an organized crime syndicate under Trump, with Trump as mob boss. Somewhat similar to the Mafia but regionally broader of course and with just a single boss aka "Don," who fittingly has that actual given name. 😡

It's too coincidental that an Iranian group ("313 Team") would attack Bluesky w/ a DDoS just 1 day after Russia's internet regulator Roskomnadzor banned Bluesky. (The ban began on April 14 and the attack started late on April 15.) So if it really was 313 then it was at RU's request or in solidarity.

When Trump talked about ushering in a "new golden age," he was talking about a new golden age for his family's pocketbook.

Pete Hegseth, when he was an Army National Guard major, was one of 12 Guard members removed from duty at President Joe Biden's inauguration in January 2021 following vetting by the FBI and military officials.

Those were all the credentials he needed for Trump to appoint him Defense Secretary.

If not for Trump, what's the emoluments clause for? What's impeachment for? What's the 25th Amendment for? What's section 3 of the 14th Amendment for? What are checks and balances for?

The baddies are cherrypicking the Constitution the same way they do the bible: for their own benefit.

RUIZ: Bloomberg reports that Trump & the WH have benched you because you're making the president look bad

RFK Jr: That's not true

RUIZ: I think the reporting is correct. You're making the president look bad. You talked publicly about snorting cocaine off a toilet bowl seat. Your words, not mine.

In February 1777, General George Washington ordered the first mass immunization campaign in American history by mandating that his troops be inoculated against smallpox. He protected the Continental Army from an epidemic that was deadlier than British forces.

249 years later, we have this idiot.

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A Republican dark money group blankets Virginia with deceptive mailers ahead of redistricting vote Ads targeting Black voters compare Virginia's redistricting referendum to Jim Crow.

Beginning in March, ads targeting Black voters compared Virginia’s redistricting referendum to Jim Crow.

The mailers were sent by a little-known group that received $9 million in donations from Peter Thiel, the PayPal and Palantir co-founder who is a longtime mentor of J.D. Vance.

WARREN: That's not my question. Are you refusing to tell us if you have investments in vehicles set up by Jeffrey Epstein?

KEVIN WARSH: Those assets will be sold if I'm confirmed

Like so much else Trump has done, he’s turned what was once a great department into a fucking mess. And it frankly breaks my heart.

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren asks Trump Fed pick Kevin Warsh if he has investments tied to the Trump family. He won't answer directly.

Trump Fed pick Kevin Warsh won't say if Trump lost the 2020 election (he did).