Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV) holds the purse strings for Homeland Security, and he’ll confront a political mess when Congress returns this week to try to end a record-breaking 59-day partial government shutdown.
Here’s how he’s feeling about it all: thenevadaindependent.com/article/how-...
Exactly a year ago, we were in Budapest talking quietly (furtively) with our Hungarian guide about the weekly protests.
I am so happy for Hungary today.
Your great-great-greats will see this photo. History made.
NASA said this was the most precise return trip to Earth ever flown. And on top of that, Victor broke the human speed record at more than 25,000 m/h.
I hope kids everywhere are inspired!
A black and white photo of an old train with men and a dog standing atop it.
A black and white photo of a man and a dog riding a contraption down an old railway
My favourite author Paul Koudounaris has a new book out on 19th-century railroad dogs. He came across the material while researching another book & decided to give these stories to readers for free. In these pages, their restless spirits are granted a well-deserved immortality.
shorturl.at/Cs20x
ICYMI — 100 INTERNATIONAL LAW EXPERTS: “The conduct of the war, and statements of U.S. officials, raise serious concerns about violations of international humanitarian law, including potential war crimes.” www.justsecurity.org/135423/profe...
To everyone celebrating Easter, Michelle and I wish you a joyful holiday filled with reminders of the enduring power of faith and hope.
A delightful evening listening to Ayana V. Jackson discuss her art in conversation with Roxanne Gay at the University of Nevada.
Goodnight, humanity 🌚
May we all wake into a world of peace and unity ❤️💙
🚨 Christina Koch has officially become the farthest any woman has ever traveled from Earth
I was watching the 1931 version of The Front Page, starring Adolphe Menjou and Pat O'Brien, and I couldn’t help noticing the nudie pictures hanging on the pressroom wall in the background. They’re behind the stars through the entire final scene. Definitely a pre-Code film.
“Part of the DNA”
Resort industry and Vegas businesses step in to support TSA agents as they miss paychecks amid the ongoing government shutdown. It kept Reid International humming along as other airports struggled.
Read about it here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/how-...
🗣️ @jessicatarlov.bsky.social : “Senate Dems proposed 7 bills to fund TSA. Thune & Cruz wanted it. Trump said ‘NO I want the SAVE (Republicans) Act’, which won’t get passed. It’s NOT a Voter ID bill.”
(She points out someone got rich off Trump’s market manipulation. Gutfeld plays dumb)
The real story… under any other president this would be jail time…
Shoutout to everyone who writes their own shit. You rock.
Can you write?
OK, but can you publish?
OK, but can you promote?
OK, but can you fend off existential dread?
As long as you don’t need gas, groceries, affordable healthcare, retirement savings or constitutional rights, things aren’t so bad.
🚨 BREAKING: A GOP-controlled House committee votes to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi to testify about her role in the DOJ’s release of the Epstein Files.
The committee voted 24-19, with five Republicans joining Democrats voting in favor. https://bit.ly/4d1GRd6
NOEM: Our federal detention centers are held to the highest standards in comparison to other detaining facilities
McBATH: Did you just hear me? He has to crawl through mold and feces and bodily fluids just to take a shower. This is absolute lunacy and you know it.
They claim to have been planning this for months, to allegedly keep Americans safe, but had no plan to evacuate any Americans from the region because it happened too quickly.
Weird.
Kamlager-Dove: During you tenure at DHS, have you had sexual relations with Corey Lewandowski?
Noem: I am shocked we are peddling tabloid garbage.
Balint to Noem: "You're the secretary of DHS -- for now. And you think you're immune from accountability. But I promise you this: one day he is not gonna be president anymore. And when that day comes, we will still be here. And in hearings like this, we are going to continue to prove your guilt."
Screenshot of an X post by journalist Jonathan Karl quoting a message heard when calling the State Department emergency number, advising Americans not to rely on the U.S. government for assisted departure or evacuation. Below is a video still of Karl speaking in a newsroom.
Rubio’s State Department had all this time to prepare but failed to consider what the impact would be. Just like what happened with USAID when they gutted it overnight. Criminal incompetence.
Wow, I love seeing real human-made art go viral on #Bluesky!
That is incredibly beautiful!
Seems like the media should at least express some curiosity about this.
open.substack.com/pub/jonathan...
Las Vegas, 1931. Gambling, the Boulder Dam, Prohibition—interested? Then I have a new short story for you, “Block 16 Blues”.
Check it out at Kings River Life Magazine.
kingsriverlife.com/02/28/myster...
NEW YORK — “growing outrage” after a nearly blind refugee father dropped off by border patrol and left to find his way home in the cold was found dead
I have a new post up today. I'd love if you read it.
Resurrection Men and Faerie Coffins open.substack.com/pub/barbrist...
We should try electing some kind of deliberative body that makes decisions about levying taxes.
