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While we slept the DOJ deleted all press releases about charges against January 6 defendants: www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Justice Department deletes press releases on charges against Jan. 6 rioters
The Justice Department confirmed that it had deleted the press releases as part of “stripping DOJ’s website of partisan propaganda.”
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New in PN: The slow-motion humiliation of RFK Jr "The FDA turmoil is a sign of the administration’s deeply unserious approach to public health. MAHA never had a solid constituency on the right, and its support has eroded further the longer the nation has stared into Kennedy’s beady, fanatic eyes."
The slow-motion humiliation of RFK Jr
HHS is in chaos and his MAHA movement looks like a spent force.
publicnotice.co
Picking up some steam in recent days: .. coverage of cancelled music tours — or “blue dot fever”, the phenomenon when ticket sales are so poor they leave pockets of blue (“available”) dots on the venue seat map: @usatoday.com @nypost.com ftw.usatoday.com/story/entert...
“He failed to understand the interconnectedness of the world economy.” That was true in the trade war, and it’s true now.
I’d argue that this was the week we learned of the biggest Trump corruption scandal of all.
First Draft: Trump Wants to Give $1.7 Billion of YOUR Money to HIS Pals
Mehdi on the biggest Trump corruption scandal of them all. Plus: the latest War Powers vote on Iran fails in Congress, again. And you'll never guess which Trump official went for a 'VIP snorkel.'
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NEW: President Trump is desperate for the Iran war to end Energy prices are up, his polls are down. Few U.S. military goals have been achieved Trump doesn’t want to resume hostilities so he keeps punting his deadlines - and Tehran is calling his bluff www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
Trump Is ‘Bored’ With the War He Started
He wants out, but Iran could likely keep going for months.
theatlantic.com
❗️👀 Putin is losing control of Russia. Every step he takes accelerates its decline, —The Economist "A bleak view from Moscow" from a former senior Russian government official: ▪️"Putin has led Russia into a dead end, and no one knows what will happen next";
The president demands election results be thrown out so Republicans win more seats
In an internal memo obtained by ProPublica, a top EPA official criticized the work of the agency’s own scientists and ordered a review of their work. It opens the door to weakening hundreds of efforts to protect people from harmful chemicals.
“A Huge Setback”: New EPA Directive Could Weaken Hundreds of Chemical Regulations
For decades, a small EPA program assessed toxic chemicals. In an internal memo obtained by ProPublica, a top Trump appointee sharply criticized the program’s work and directed agency offices to review...
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"Stocks just had a great month because they previously had a terrible month." That’s not a boom; that’s a rebound from a scare.
Chris Sununu downplays rising airfare prices: "If things go on and all of that, you'll probably see a 10% increase in prices, but that's all on top of the fact that before the war, the average prices of a domestic airline tickets hadn't budged in 6 or 7 years"
Trump says anyone running for president should take a cognitive exam because you could end being stuck with a moron for years. “I mean, you get a guy who gets in there, he's got a good line of crap. He gets in and all of a sudden you're stuck with a man who's a moron”
Q: In your letter to Congress, you said the hostilities in Iran have concluded. How can you say that given the naval blockade? TRUMP: Well, it's a very friendly blockade
"Trump’s initial post about removing US troops from Germany came just hours after he spoke by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has long sought to reduce the number of NATO troops in Europe... "The Pentagon 'was not expecting it'... www.politico.com/news/2026/04...
Trump’s call to reduce US troops in Germany shocks Pentagon
The Defense Department "was not expecting it," a congressional aide said.
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Hegseth: "You go from 'defense' to 'war' because you want to be proactive about peace through strength. The one institution that should win the Nobel Peace Prize every single year is the United States military."
It's really not out of the question that history will regard Trump as the U.S. president who most effectively shifted the world towards renewables www.jezebel.com/theres-actua...
The 'Age of Electricity' Brings Good Climate Change News for Once
Solar power is rapidly becoming one of the globe's most important energy sources.
jezebel.com
I really wonder how this is gonna work out. never before have I seen members of a presidential administration lying about current financial conditions like this. especially given they were put in place to lower prices. crazy shit
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5mo agoHASSAN: I agree all should have access to healthy foods, but Trump has made it harder to afford groceries. Do high prices make it easier or harder for families to eat healthy? RFK Jr: I would say that beef has dropped by 1% last quarter HASSAN: No. Beef prices are up 20% since Trump took office
The US Government used to be the strongest supporter of new therapeutics to save the lives of people battling metastatic melanoma or pancreatic cancer. Tools exist. They need support, resources are smart regulation. It’s no longer happening and patients will bear the burden.
A Virginia judge has voided yesterday's election results redrawing the state's congressional map. This is the third time that Republican-appointed Tazewell County Judge Jack Hurley has tried to stop the redistricting, and each previous time the Virginia Supreme Court overruled him.
Virginia judge blocks redistricting referendum from being certified
A Virginia judge blocked the state from certifying the results of Tuesday's congressional map referendum.
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We are currently in the 3-5 day pause on the 14 day extension of the initial 48 hour hard deadline for the ceasefire.
BREAKING NYT: The FBI began investigating a New York Times reporter last month after she wrote about Kash Patel using bureau personnel to provide his girlfriend with government security and transportation, according to a person briefed on the matter.
F.B.I. Said to Have Investigated Times Reporter After Article on Patel’s Girlfriend
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Trump threatens Iran with potentially "blowing up the rest of their Country, their leaders included!"
