Good riddance

Rare Survivors of Pacific Boat Strikes Allege U.S. Forces Kidnapped and Tortured Them As airstrikes and reports of torture under Ecuador’s U.S.-backed military regime continue to mount, fishermen tell Drop Site News they were blindfolded and held hostage for eight days.

One month after the US announces it will be "assisting" the corrupt Noboa regime, we get these reports from Ecuador.
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The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, ev...

ProPublica obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing.

(Published 2021)

This is a war based on lies

So devastating.

Lori Chavez-DeRemer out as Labor secretary | CNN Politics Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer will step down from the Trump administration to take a job in the private sector, according to a statement posted Monday by White House communications director Stev...

Good riddance. Glad Oregon had the wisdom to elect Janelle Bynum rather than re-electing Chavez-DeRemer, who is clearly a rotten apple.

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WATCH: Researchers at Stanford University modeled how many people could die or be disabled in 25 years if vaccines for polio, measles, rubella or diphtheria were no longer available.

Mike Waltz has a freudian slip and calls Operation Epic Fury "Operation Economic Fury"

A must-read.

The Supreme Court long relied on careful, time-tested procedures to issue decisions. But secret memos by the justices, obtained by The New York Times, show how the court decided to bypass those procedures and create its modern “shadow docket.” See key takeaways: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/u...

Trump Will Participate in a Marathon Bible Reading

He is talking about himself again. 😒 “If My people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.” #25thfor47th

www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/u...

Yeah, the Gospel of Saint Donald of Maga. 🙄

So...here we are. Rather than "agree to disagree" the members of the MAGA cult do what they do best.
#popeleo

💸💸💸😂

"What's in your wallet, Pete?"

Genocide in Lebanon too.

Mistakes in judgment? If you read the story of these women, it is a heckuva lot more than that. When do guys like him ever learn?

Whew!

Hillary Clinton this morning on the US-Iran talks that fell apart:

“This is hard, disciplined effort that has to go into diplomacy to reach any results. And I don’t see this administration either wanting to do it or, frankly, being capable of doing it…”

‘Everyone is Replaceable’: Death Rattles Oregon Amazon Facility A worker died at Amazon’s Troutdale warehouse last week. Employees were told to look away.

I have consciously been making an effort not to feed the Bezos machine. This gives me more incentive to keep doing so. #boycottamazon
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He always seemed hinky. Enamored with the camera. I was not surprised by the news. The response in CA has been robust. He has lost all his endorsements. I have no doubt that early next week, there will be a teary-eyed mea culpa, wife stoically standing beside him. When do they ever learn?

This woman terrifies me.

Pro-tip for the Swalwell campaign staff now maligning the women accusing their boss of sexual misconduct: it's not worth it. There will be other campaigns and other candidates but there will never be another time that you won't regret behaving this way towards survivors.

He seems to be good and cooked at this point, with major endorsements being withdrawn.

What does AI know about "je ne sais quoi?" Noah Charney on connoisseurship, art expertise, and attribution.

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“A Slap in the Face”: Trump’s DOJ Plans to Settle Predatory Lending Case Without Compensating Victims The Biden administration sued a Texas land developer accused of duping tens of thousands of Hispanic residents. Trump’s DOJ is now offering an unprecedented settlement that experts say could target th...

NEW: The Biden administration sued a Texas land developer accused of duping tens of thousands of Hispanic residents.

Trump’s DOJ is now offering an unprecedented settlement that experts say could target the very people who were harmed by the developer.

w/ @texastribune.org

Nobody executes a “madman” theory of foreign policy when they’re winning—and Donald Trump’s use of it signals his desperation, @davidfrum.bsky.social argues. theatln.tc/6UbhSLEr

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“Riots Raging”: The Misleading Story Fox News Told About Portland Before Trump Sent Troops After reviewing coverage from the network and hours of social media videos that preceded Trump’s decision, ProPublica found that Fox’s portrayal of “Portland rioters” routinely instigating violence wa...

Not surprised here.
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Pete Hegseth is a disgraced major who was kicked out of the DC National Guard.

Pam Bondi’s portrait found in trash hours after Trump fired her as attorney general Bondi once said she had "personally removed" her predecessor's portrait.

Taking out the trash.

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Forest Service Will Close Research Stations That Study Wildfire Risk

Stupidity.

Forest Service Will Close Research Stations That Study Wildfire Risk www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/c...