Incredible thread. The level of in person community-building and mutual aid that came out Minneapolis is unprecedented in modern American times.

I discussed this very thing last night.

California and Virginia had the voters decide.

NOT Texas.

"Whaaaaaa whaaaaaa whaaaaa! They did what *we* did. Only better. NOT FAIR!!!"

Investigating the Good Guys DOJ claims the Southern Poverty Law Center was "paying off" the Ku Klux Klan. The group's track record and common sense suggest otherwise.

A little background on who the Southern Poverty Law Center is and what kind of work they’ve been doing for decades makes it clear that DOJ’s indictment (which is of the center, not of any individuals) is vindictive & malicious, an attack on civil rights work itself. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Pedolf not only views climate change as a hoax, he's turned his back on green energy & doubled down on fossil fuels making America more vulnerable to oil shocks. Meanwhile China is making robots that run marathons using batteries the US can't manufacture. 20th v 21st century.

A color, macrophoto of a Robin perched on a branch in Virginia, during late April, 2026. The capture was taken during rain and the photographer snapped the photo at the split second a raindrop fell on the top of the bird's head, making it appear like a "natural" crown. 📸 Dawn Denise Boyer of Gloucester, Virginia

#WonderfulBirdWednesday

Right in the middle of rain, the photo was captured the split second a droplet of water landed on the #Robins head like a crown! 👑
04/2026

#Birds #Nature
#FlawlessTiming 🌟
#FMSPAD
#SomethingThatFlies
#Birdsky #Wildlife
#Photography
#BirdPhotography
#Macrophotography

REPORTER: Can you say definitively that you have not been intoxicated or absent during your tenure as FBI director?

PATEL: I can say unequivocally I never listen to the fake news mafia. This director has been on the job twice as many days as every one before me. I've taken half as many days off.

Police say charges will be filed against adults 'who stood by' during shooting in North Carolina park Police in North Carolina plan to charge adults "who stood by" during Monday morning's deadly shooting in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. (WFMY)

Its interesting that regular people can be charged for "standing by" during a shooting, but cops can't (thinking of Uvalde)

www.wzzm13.com/article/news...

Any mainstream media coverage of this? The depth of corruption is staggering.

open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

So the Justice Department admits in its own filings that the following groups are extremist groups. Can someone ask Patel and Blanche how aggressively DOJ/FBI are monitoring them, considering how dangerous they are? Are they screening gov employees for affiliations with these groups?

This 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 we are aware of….

Why Trump Will Be Removed From Office Sooner Than You Think George Conway, the former GOPer turned Trump critic who’s running for Congress as a Democrat, lays out his case that Republicans will have no choice but to remove the president before his term ends.

On the pod, @gtconway.bsky.social lays out accountability agenda if Dems win House:

*Impeach Trump and top officials
*Criminal referrals to DOJ
*25th Amendment commission
*Fix Impoundment Act
*Codify DOJ independence

There's much more here. It's a good discussion:
newrepublic.com/article/2091...

I asked X, Paramount, ABC, and Meta where their donations to Trump's Presidential Library went. None of them could give a clear answer.

Tens of MILLIONS of dollars are missing.

Why should Americans trust that this money isn’t going straight into Donald Trump’s pockets?

Remember, Democrats have repeatedly advanced measures to ban partisan gerrymandering and Republicans have voted against them time after time.

This is the game Republicans wanted to play. OK, then.

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.

Fisherman. We're blowing up fishing boats.

Hope.

The Justice Dept’s theory of the case— that the group that single-handedly disassembled the Ku Klux Klan defrauded its donors by concealing that it was using paid informant to do that work and more— has about as much merit as the now-dismissed charges against Jim Comey.

MAGAs lie when they claim they just want "legal immigration." No—they want to ban all non-white immigration. Trump is planning to force Afghans who risked their lives to aid US forces against the Taliban to either live under the Taliban where they'll be executed, or go to the Congo. Beyond absurd.

Gallego: "You said…Trump never demanded you cut interest rates in your job interview. Is that your sworn testimony?"

Warsh: "That is."

Gallego: "Someone here is lying then, it's either you or President Trump."

Earth Day | Talk & Draw with Liza Donnelly & Heather Cox Richardson Earth Day is tomorrow, and Liza Donnelly and I are celebrating with a drawing!

Happy Earth Day! A @lizadonnelly.bsky.social drawing!

Kia cuts EV4 prices by $10,000 in response to the new Volkswagen ID.3 Neo The battle of the entry-level EVs is heating up. A week after Volkswagen launched the upgraded ID.3 Neo, Kia is...

Yup, having a globally competitive EV platform allows you to respond to market changes and... compete globally.

A Few Thoughts For Those Who Can't Sleep -- April 21 Edition YouTube video by Dr. Joanne Freeman

Hi folks:

Tonight on "A Few Thoughts for Those Who Can't Sleep," I talked about the redistricting vote in Virginia -- what it means -- gerrymandering in the past -- and what to expect going forward.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=mm5e...

Southwest Minnesota board says no to proposed $4 billion data center complex The CEO of Geronimo Power says the company is looking at alternative options in other communities.

This is what we need more of!

russia contiues to erase Kostiantynivka, constantly shelling the city with bombs and artillery.

Pilots from the Fenix Border Guard unit recorded a series of simultaneous strikes, shaking the entire area.

Support our defenders — they really need it:
u24.gov.ua/sky-defense?...

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?

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has signed an executive order banning state employees from using insider info to bet on prediction market apps like Kalshi and Polymarket, warning the unregulated boom “opens the door to insider trading and abuse.”

A reminder while Republicans bitch about Dems finishing the redistricting fight they started: they have full control of gov’t— they can pass a law banning gerrymandering any time they want. They won’t. Republicans aren’t mad gerrymandering exists; they’re mad that they’re not the only ones using it.