This Isn't Trading. It's Theft from Your Retirement. Someone keeps making perfectly-timed bets right before the President speaks. The victims are your pension, your 401(k), and the country I took an oath to defend.

Yes. This post by Adam Kinzinger titled "This Isn't Trading. It's Theft from Your Retirement." dated 21-Apr-2026 is on fire and definitely worth reading.
www.adamkinzinger.com/p/this-isnt-...

Thanks for the gift link to The Atlantic article "Pope James David Vance the First

The vice president has decided he’s a more accomplished theologian than Leo XIV." by Tom Nichols dated 16-Apr-2026.

There are currently 78 co-sponsors of Raskin's bill. See www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c... for the full list.

Danke for the "alt-text" of these remarks on X by Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Phillips Payson O’Brien, The Atlantic Phillips Payson O’Brien is a professor of strategic studies at the University of St Andrews, in Scotland. He is the author of The Strategists: Churchill, Stalin, Roosevelt, Mussolini, and Hitler—How W...

Thanks for the gift link to "The Atlantic" article by Phillips Payson O’Brien (www.theatlantic.com/author/phill...) dated 18-Apr-2026 and subtitled "Zelensky has written off the United States."

How Eric Swalwell's fall was brought on by a network of women who organized online Before allegations against Eric Swalwell surfaced in the media, they gained momentum online after a network of accusers came together to share stories of alleged assault by the California Democrat.

I found this article by Elena Moore (Jason Breslow contributed reporting) and updated 16-Apr-2026 @ 6:21 AM CDT to be quite helpful. It mentions Annika Albrecht, and Cheyenne Hunt and Arielle Fodor (Mrs Frazzled).
www.iowapublicradio.org/news-from-np...

Yes. I'm afraid I must agree with MLK Jr. "If your coalition isn't uncomfortable, it's not big enough".
bsky.app/profile/abdu...
As the Hungarians also taught us.

Trump’s Frightening Late-Night Posting Spree Michael Weiss joins The Bulwark Podcast

Timar was mentioned by Michael Weiss (on this Bulwark interview macspaunday.substack.com/p/trumps-fri... (at about 51:28)) who said she's a Hungarian who lives in Estonia.

Thank for the "alt text" on this important thread recommended by Anne Applebaum but written by Bogáta Timár ( @bogatatimar.bsky.social )

Thanks for the alt-text, e.g.
"Protest sign at Seattle TeslaTakedown and defundmusk no war no kings protest “democracy is not a spectator sport” with Tesla driving by"

Pretty good article, which I had to read via the depretated archive .is ( archive.is/QkfQS ). Title "That irritating feeling that France was right: Donald Trump’s America makes Gaullism respectable again" 18-Feb-2026.

...and for the pluralistic .net link to the original source for this Doctorow quote.
pluralistic.net/2025/09/27/e...

Thanks for the alt-text on this Cory Doctorow quote. "Finally: AI cannot do your job, but an AI salesman can 100% convince your boss to fire you and replace you with an AI that can't do your job, and ... our descendants will be digging it out for generations."

Yes. I am old enough to remember the fall of Saigon. This statistic about popularity is chilling. Trump must not get more funding for this war, even if Republicans (seem to) favor it.
bsky.app/profile/jeff...

America Still Has a Mission in the World America’s greatest influence has never been domination. It has been demonstration.

A very good post by Adam Kinzinger.
"...
To keep hope alive when cynicism feels easier. To defend the principle that free people can govern themselves.
..."
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/america-st...

Thanks for the Gift link to this "The Atlantic" article "We Would Be Entering a Completely Different World: What happens if oil hits $200 a barrel?" by Rogé Karma on 13-Mar-2026

U.S. Capabilities Are Showing Signs of Rot When a military force begins to decline, the first symptoms may be subtle.

And thanks Phillips for the gift link to The Atlantic article (by Phillips Payson O’Brien 5-Mar-2026).
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Thanks for the link to this excellent substack piece by "Phillips P. OBrien" expanding on "The Atlantic" article on the effect of corruption in the US military. It gives "Reasons For The Rot" ("... primarily two fold; corruption and the replacement/loss of competent ...") & "Evidence Of The Rot".

Weekly Exclusives Weekly Exclusives - a newsletter that contains author publications, interviews, exclusive comments, photos and videos.

The ukinform email ( ukrinformsubscription.substack.com/p/weekly-exc... ) I have says this article about the fake "The Nation" covers in the "fact check" section is by "Andrii Olenin". Try www.ukrinform.net/rubric-factc...

Thanks (danke) for the alt-text.
"This morning I called James and congratulated him on becoming the Senate nominee.
...
With the primary behind us, Democrats must rally around our nominees and win. I'm committed to doing my part and will continue working to elect democrats up and down the ballot."

A good one!
Thanks for the alt-text
"A pic of an empty Congress
Congress are you ok?
You’ve barely touched your fucking checks & balances."

Thanks for the alt-text
"Congressman Jared Moscowitz questions Secretary Noem while wearing a "Justice for Cricket" button. Cricket was the name of the dog Noem wrote about shooting"

Needs alt-text
"Named the Fight Unlawful Conduct and Keep Individuals and
Communities Empowered act, the legislation, known by its blunt acronym, would expand residents' rights under state law to sue immigration officials for unconstitutional conduct."
Thanks also to @autismsupsoc.bsky.social

Thinking Live with Paul Krugman: Ukraine, Economics, and Our Political Moment A recording from Timothy Snyder's live video

I also like the musical links. Saw Paul Krugman ( @pkrugman.bsky.social ) wearing a Larkin Poe T-Shirt in an interview, with Timothy Snyder, a few days ago.
snyder.substack.com/p/thinking-l...

Thanks to Jay Kuo ( statuskuo.substack.com/p/just-for-s... ) here is the xcancel version of that X link:
xcancel.com/theliamnissa...

Liam Nissan™ on X: "The Brits arrested their own prince and we can't even get rid of Howard fucking Lutnick" / X The Brits arrested their own prince and we can't even get rid of Howard fucking Lutnick

Thanks for the alt text on this tweet.
"The Brits arrested their own prince and we can't even get rid of Howard fucking Lutnick"
Here's the link to the X source, if you're interested: x.com/theliamnissa...

How Reuters captured the photo of former Prince Andrew leaving custody Slumped in the back seat of his Range Rover, a visibly shaken man once referred to as the "Playboy Prince" stares ahead of him as the car leaves Aylsham police station in Norfolk, England.

Very good work Phil Noble and Reuters too. Thank you for this excellent shot.
www.reuters.com/world/uk/how...

Thanks for the Gift link to NYT opinion piece "Show Up for Us" by Katherine Miller, Margie Omero and Adrian J. Rivera
(Ms. Miller is an editor in Opinion. Ms. Omero is a pollster. Mr. Rivera is an editorial assistant in Opinion.)

Russia’s economy has entered the death zone Alexandra Prokopenko wonders how much longer it can go on metabolising its own muscle tissue

Thanks for the archive link. I searched for www.economist.com/by-invitatio... and found archive.is/uygcK (the same as your link). "Russia’s economy has entered the death zone" on 16-Feb-2026 by Alexandra Prokopenko, fellow at the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Centre.

Anat ( @anatosaurus.bsky.social ) really explains polling well and I think explains also why the Democratic establishment is the way it is. Worth watching (over an hour long, tho).