THE Sea Captain

I don’t think we should get used to a man this wealthy, this full of hate and this willing to demonize a small minority having so much power in our economy and in our politics. To defend democracy, we must defeat the oligarchs.

I am old enough to remember when politicians felt the need to hide behind euphemism and obfuscation. As frustrating as these obfuscations were I hope it is becoming clear to all that they were an advance, historically speaking

Ever the relentless liars….

The $1.7 million no-bid contract to clean the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool went to a company ultimately owned by Trump donor John J. Cafaro, who previously pleaded guilty in separate federal cases involving bribery and campaign finance violations. The company's name? Greenwater Services.

Saw this on FB. If you’ve ever enjoyed Aqua Teen, please help if you can. Someone who’s such an integral part of one of Adult Swim’s most beloved shows deserves much better than this.

I started Democracy Docket to be fearlessly independent and unapologetically pro-democracy. You can help support it by becoming a premium member. Until midnight tonight, use the code JOIN20 for $20 off. bit.ly/4qr0jTS

Ladies First on Netflix for the win!

Can anyone confirm whether the Santa Susana Filed Lab is on fire or not? 34°14′7″N 118°42′30″W

GOP - *gerrymanders* DEMS - hey stop that no fair GOP - *gerrymanders even more* DEMS - we mean it we’re gonna sue SCOTUS - *legalizes gerrymandering completely* DEMS - *start gerrymandering* GOP - HEY STOP THAT NO FAIR!!!! 😭

WELL, WELL WELL….

Just so stoooooopid!

Ossoff: "How does American politics really work? It's coin operated. Money goes in, favors come out. It's been running on secret money, corporate money, billionaire money ... all of this gave rise to a depraved president who exploits this rot to empower and enrich himself"

Articles about Jared Kushner's diplomatic role with Iran that mention Kushner has received billions from the Saudi government (2/28-4/19): NYT: 5 of 58 WashPost: 1 of 43 WSJ: 0 of 40 AP: 0 of 26 CNN Wire: 0 of 18 NY Post: 0 of 17 Chicago Tribune: 0 of 4 LA Times: 0 of 4 Boston Globe: 0 of 2

“National security is not a blank check to proceed with otherwise unlawful activity” Quote of the year?

For all those still feeling the moon joy—Artemis II was brought to you by public schools and publicly funded science. Copy that! 👩‍🚀🚀💕 *All four astronauts went to public schools!

First Canada Then Australia Then South Korea Now Hungary Next — America Fascism is failing - democracy is winning

Not once in this story does @politico.com mention that US factories employ ~89,000 fewer employees than a year ago. @politico.com www.politico.com/news/2026/04...

Here we fixed this for you, @wsj.com We see you trying to help JD pretend he doesn’t have to wear this war when he runs for president. Nope.

Heads we win; tails you’re fired. Judges Fired After Blocking Deportations of Pro-Palestinian Students www.nytimes.com/2026/04/11/u...

The President of the United States and the Secretary of State are attending a UFC event tonight as negotiations with Iran collapse in Islamabad—raising the risk of a massive war restarting. 📸 Julia Demaree Nikhinson/Pool via REUTERS

Megyn Kelly: “After 14 years inside Fox News, I’m exposing what viewers refuse to see—how the network morphed from news into a propaganda machine designed purely to cheerlead wars, worship Trump, and feed you manufactured rage instead of facts.” #ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed #FoxNewsIsPropaganda

"President Obama refused. President Biden refused. President Bush refused. The only president who has agreed to this, obviously, is President Trump." Former Secretary of State John Kerry explains that Benjamin Netanyahu has been advocating for war against Iran across many U.S. presidencies.

While Donald Trump threatens to dissolve NATO — the strongest alliance in history — VP JD Vance travels to Hungary to endorse its authoritarian leader. This is all part of Trump's plan to follow the Putin/Orban model, culminating with attempting to steal the election in November. More below 👇🏻

Melania Trump wants these photos and emails to be scrubbed from the Internet. Please stop liking and sharing them. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Alex Jones reacts to Trump attacking him, saying Trump is possessed by demonic forces and Melania contradicted him on Epstein with her surprise press statement: “It looks to me like she’s breaking with Trump because she knows the ship is sinking. He’s acting like he’s guilty.”

Effective 2025 federal tax rates paid by these corporations: Alphabet: 8.01% AT&T: 4.6% Meta: 3.57% General Motors: 3.09% Amazon: 1.37% Exxon Mobil: 1.31% Disney: -1.57% CVS Health: -3.88% Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5% This is what a rigged system looks like.

Breaking: Trump orders the dismantling of the US Forest Service. All regional offices are being shut down and the research program destroyed.

CAR-T cell therapy was first developed as a cancer treatment. But recently, it’s had remarkable success in patients with autoimmune conditions—including a woman who was battling three severe diseases at once and is now in remission, @katherinejwu.com reports. theatln.tc/oVS9d4Nw 🎨: The Atlantic

I am so angry. Two Durham, NC kids - 11-year-old Genesis and 6-year-old Denis of Burton Elementary Magnet School - were taken by ICE at their regular asylum case appointment, and immediately deported without due process. Follow SiembraNC on IG or FB or @siembranc.bsky.social for next action steps.

This 50 yr old woman spent 5 months in jail accused of a crime in a state she's never even been to, because Clearview AI misidentified her as the suspect. A judge signed off on it, cops went along with it, no process in place to even question the AI. www.cnn.com/2026/03/29/u...

OpenAI considered alerting Canadian police about school shooting suspect months ago

🤣🤣🤣 Accurate!

Bad Bunny just created the most American halftime show ever.

Billionaires are not your friends. They never will be. Never ever. www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

“We are at the beginning of an American horror. Nobody should presume to know how it will end. MAGA is building warehouse camps. Evil will manifest in those concentration camps.” steveschmidt.substack.com/p/atrocities...

Liam and his family are here legally. This whole horrible episode was simply state violence by Trump’s criminal administration aimed at terrorizing non white communities.

Just experienced the most intense tear gassing of my life by federal officers outside the ICE facility in Portland where marchers gathered. There was no fast exit as they indiscriminately threw loads of gas and flash bangs. Children were in the crowd screaming. @oregoncapitalchronicle.com

This is just insane. It’s only a matter of time before DHS kills another innocent person here. (clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)

No arrests of the ICE thugs who murdered Alex Pretti, Renee Good, or Keith Porter. No arrests of anyone in the Epstein Files. But they arrested Don Lemon because of his journalism.

This is so profoundly horrifying on so many levels. I don't even know what to think or to say about the agent not even devoting his full attention or both hands to threatening to shoot and then actually shooting this woman in the face.

Maduro will not resolve Trump's issue with the Epstein files.

Amy Klobuchar voted for one of Trump's nominees the day after a woman in her state was murdered by ICE.

Some important new government policy that Native Americans might be interested in:

at some point we're gonna have to have a real conversation about why we're still paying federal taxes to a regime that isn't using them to help anyone, but instead is using them to brutalize us

Pieced together the surveillance video, including the new angle dropped by CNN (added slow-motion), and the condition of the officer after Renee Good was shot. What do you observe? Vehicles were able to drive around her with plenty of clearance. 1/2

LOL, after deporting all their construction workers. 🤡