Voted late morning in northern Virginia. Sometimes I'm the only voter at that time of day for referendums and primaries. Today there were others so I'm curious if turnout is exceeding expectations

Live Updates: Trump’s Pick to Lead Fed Faces Questions on Independence in Senate Hearing

Kevin Warsh, Trump’s pick to be the Fed chair, declined a straightforward answer when asked repeatedly if Trump lost the 2020 election www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04...

Sen. Jack Reed to Warsh as he dodges questions about divesting his assets: "Excuse me. I must commend you on the way you can circularly go around questions and not answer them. It's a skill. Unfortunately it's not a good skill for the chairman of the Fed."

We got the video of the parachuter at Virginia Tech. They have rescued him at this point and he’s down off the scoreboard. Working to get more info.

oh wow you’re telling me that jd vance follows yet another nazi on twitter

When Colbert teams up with @sydneykamlager.bsky.social @meidastouch.com, you never know what will happen.
She is a flamethrower. 🔥🔥

As Breaker first reported, CBS News has invited both Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller to be guests at their tables at the White House Correspondents' dinner just days after Ellison's cocktail soiree.

You might or or might not (but I’m guessing might not) be surprised to learn that CBS News invited Stephen Miller to be their guest at the White House Correspondents Dinner.

Hegseth, too.

www.breakermedia.com/p/axel-s-tel...

Tax The Rich

Wow. Donald Trump bypasses Congress to launch a war that’s rattling the global economy, and now Russell Vought is in a Senate budget hearing playing careful like he just needs more time to “get the numbers right.”

This isn’t about dotting i’s and crossing t’s — it’s dodging accountability.

Michael de Adder:

GOVT ASKS DC CIRCUIT TO VACATE CONVICTIONS AND REMAND FOR DISMISSAL IN OATH KEEPERS AND PROUD BOYS CASES. Stewart Rhodes, Ethan Nordean, everybody. ...
www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...

many people are asking
thelampmagazine.com/blog/is-dona...

Kaine: "You don't sucker punch somebody in a bar and then blame your buddies when they don't join the fight with you. If the president wanted the support of allies, he should've respected them instead of putting tariffs on their economies and trash talking them."

It Is estimated in 2024, non citizen immigrants paid over $100 Billion in Federal, State and local taxes and into the Social Security system and are ineligible to collect Food Stamps, Medicaid, Medicare , Social Security and uneployment making them a huge net positive for the system. + for the USA

A bit of humor for you to brighten your day.

Pope Leo: “War divides; hope unites. Arrogance tramples upon others; love lifts up. Idolatry blinds us; the living God enlightens.”

Donald Trump is using foreign steel to build his gold-encrusted ballroom.

It's a slap in the face to every American steelworker.

"America First" was always just a slogan to Trump.

Todd Blanche, Acting Attorney General and head of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), has opened an investigation into the NFL on whether or not they’re using “anticompetitive tactics that harm consumers.”

Because…priorities.

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NEW: Republicans refuse to recognize democrats on a war powers resolution

This sort of reinforces the Discovery Institute analogy I made last week. You dredge up half a dozen dissenters from an overwhelming scholarly consensus, not because their arguments are particularly compelling, but to establish that the issue is “controversial”. This creates a permission structure…

Going Deeper: The 25th Amendment There is a way to stop Trump’s madness. Will the GOP have the courage to use it?

The 25th Amendment exists to remove a President who is unfit to serve. Mental health experts, polls, and even Republicans have raised the alarm. Will the GOP finally find the courage to act? New piece breaks it all down.
www.adamkinzinger.com/p/going-deep...

Leavitt: "Thanks to the unmatched excellence of our warriors at the direction of the commander in chief, the world has just witnessed a historically swift and successful military triumph"

NBC: Iranian state media says Iran has now closed the Strait of Hormuz today. What's the White House response? LEAVITT: The president was made aware of those reports before I came to the podium. That is completely unacceptable

Six minutes apart!

Epstein survivors re: Pam Bondi bailing on House cmte deposition:

"Survivors have waited nearly 3 decades for answers—how much longer must we wait? The Dept of Justice’s mishandling of the Epstein files not only betrayed the trust of survivors, but has left us with critical questions unanswered"

He studies fascism. Is he now living through it? After death threats for his work on antifascism, a Rutgers University professor fled the United States. "It's too late for preventative antifascism," he said. "I think we're in a new era."

After death threats for his work on antifascism, a Rutgers University professor fled the United States.

“It’s too late for preventative antifascism,” he said. “I think we’re in a new era.”

We're living through the doom loop once again.