Blueberry in the Rancid Tomato Soup

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "Russia, frankly, has been fine on Ukraine. They haven't been doing much."

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com

Trump is siding with Russia. Again. He’s attacking Zelenskyy for striking Russian oil refineries, while Russia has been relentlessly bombing Ukraine’s energy grid and civilian targets. 1/

Chris Geidner@chrisgeidner.bsky.social

Yeah, he’s lost the juice.

Nancy Levine Stearns@nancylevinestearns.bsky.social

"Requiring officials to give reasons for their actions is the foundation of modern representative government. The Supreme Court isn’t doing that when it uses the shadow docket." - Jesse Wegman, @brennancenter.org majorquestions.substack.com/p/protection... #VOTE

Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social

Americans are relearning the lesson we learned during the Gilded Age of the late 1890s, when robber barons ran the government and the economy for their own benefit: Oligarchy is incompatible with the common good. I'm hopeful we'll respond with a new progressive movement.

Scott MacFarlane@macfarlanenews.bsky.social

FLASH: Justice Dept seeks to dismiss Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool criminal case against former Olympian David Hearn Trump Admin acknowledges: "Damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in June 2026 was the result of flawed installation by the contractor"

Brennan Center@brennancenter.org

The Trump administration has left this year’s congressional races more susceptible to manipulation by China and Russia by curtailing relevant agency budgets and dismissing necessary personnel. bit.ly/4pmBCJb

brennancenter.orgTrump Administration Cuts Make Elections More Vulnerable to Foreign Influence and DisinformationThe depletion of staff and resources at various agencies leaves the government underprepared to respond to attempts to influence elections by China, Russia, and others.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump on the CHIPS Act: "If you weren't transgender, you didn't qualify. So they'd get the money, they'd look all over for transgender people to run the company."

Hoodlum 🇺🇸@nothoodlum.bsky.social

Murray: Is it true that people making under $184,000 pay a 12.4% Social Security tax rate? Dahl: Yes. Murray: And what is the rate for someone making $1,000,000? Dahl: 2.2%.

Ryan Goodman@rgoodlaw.bsky.social

Over 900 years of military experience has been lost due to Pete Hegseth's purge of 25 senior military officers. "Collectively, they represent over nine centuries of tactical, operational, and institutional experience across every domain of warfare." - Mike Schmitt 1/🧵

Garrett M. Graff@vermontgmg.bsky.social

It is hard to capture what a sweeping strategic defeat the war in Iran has been for the United States. I’m going to thread here some of the posts today that try to capture those effects. Here’s the first:

Alt National Park Service@altnps.bsky.social

The Trump administration is attempting to dismantle the U.S. Forest Service. The goal is to cause constant chaos so you can’t follow what’s happening day to day. Here is what’s going on. BREAKING: The administration just announced a sweeping restructuring and it’s as bad as it sounds.

Hope Seck@hopeseck.bsky.social

Senator stalls 3 ‘unfit’ officer promotions in retort to Hegseth www.militarytimes.com/news/pentago...

militarytimes.comSenator stalls 3 ‘unfit’ officer promotions in retort to HegsethThe senator made clear the holds were a direct response to Pete Hegseth's decision to block the promotions of two Black and two female officers.

ChrisO_wiki@chriso-wiki.bsky.social

1/ The world is facing a 'ticking time bomb' from its supply of oil, according to a briefing note from JP Morgan. Physical scarcity of oil is about to unfold across the globe, spreading sequentially through April from east to west, causing major economic disruption worldwide. ⬇️

Evan Hurst@evanhurst.substack.com

TRIGGER WARNING, because here is a US Marshal from Trump‘s Gestapo Force in Memphis kicking a puppy today in the Whitehaven neighborhood and breaking its rib. They were serving a warrant and I guess BIG MAN got scared of the schnauzer. (I didn’t take the video, the dog’s person did)

Kai Ryssdal@kairyssdal.bsky.social

Props to NPR for leading the newscast w/ the president's racist post. But, c'mon...they're not false narratives. They're lies. Words matter (Once again, don't give me the 'but we don't know what he knows or is thinking.')

Kyle Cheney@kyledcheney.bsky.social

Since July, I've tracked at least 2,300 cases in which federal judges have ruled ICE has illegally detained people without bond or due process. This is one that stands out: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Micah@rincewind.run

pepper spraying someone in the face from inches away while they are already restrained on the ground should get you fired and land you in jail, no exceptions

Axios@axios.com

NEW: House GOP moves to hold Bill Clinton in contempt of Congress in Epstein probe

axios.comHouse GOP escalates Epstein probe with contempt move against Bill ClintonHouse Republicans escalate the Epstein probe, moving to hold former president Bill Clinton in contempt after he skipped a deposition.