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Louisiana Governor Prepares to Suspend House Primaries
1+ hour, 48+ min ago (125+ words) Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) told Republican House candidates Wednesday that he plans to suspend next month's primary elections so state lawmakers can pass a new congressional map first, according to two people with knowledge of the calls. Posted by qcp…...
US Military Was Losing Its Edge -- Now Everyone Knows It
3+ hour, 47+ min ago (526+ words) NYT Editorial Board: In the war's early days, the mismatch played out as one might expect. American forces destroyed much of the Iranian military. Now, however, the contest looks less one-sided. Iran has taken control of the Strait of Hormuz,…...
Zohran Mamdani Declines Personal Meeting with King Charles
2+ hour, 50+ min ago (415+ words) Mayor Mamdani had declined a personal meeting with the King and reportedly wanted to ask the monarch to kindly return the Koh-i-Noor diamond to India, a massive gem that was stolen from a ten-year-old boy during Victorian colonization. Posted by…...
Calling Trump a Tyrant Is Not a Call to Violence
6+ hour, 49+ min ago (909+ words) Conservatives want to police how we talk about Trump -- while excusing how the president talks about everyone else. Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 01: 31 PM | 14 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry | #1 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-04-30 05: 27 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1 Trump may not be a pet…...
U. S. Debt Tops 100% of GDP
7+ hour, 51+ min ago (1662+ words) Posted by retort at 12: 29 PM | 34 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry | Mike Lee blames Capitol Hill reporters for the $39 trillion national debt. [image or embed] Neither party will address this. #1 | Posted by Bell Ringer at 2026-04-30 12: 37 PM | Reply | Funny: 2 The party…...
Death Threats Against Judges Are Surging
12+ hour, 49+ min ago (289+ words) Federal judges have received more than 800 threats since Trump's rhetoric intensified -- and retired members of the judiciary are now speaking out. Posted by reinheitsgebot at 07: 31 AM | 7 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry | "It's a war." That's what Todd Blanche told…...
Judge Asks DOJ: Will You Oppose Trump?
22+ hour, 47+ min ago (317+ words) A federal judge has ordered the Justice Department to explain whether it intends to contest President Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against the I. R. S. over the disclosure of his tax returns. Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 09: 33 PM | 5 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry | Perhaps someone…...
Christians aren't Signing Up for the Trump Administration's Unholy War
23+ hour, 49+ min ago (319+ words) Svante Myrick: It has been a strange month for American Christians whose religious identity is not bound up with the adoration of President Trump. Posted by Corky at 08: 31 PM | 2 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry | "But that's more fantasy than…...
Lutnick Admits He's Only Sold One Trump 'Gold Card' Visa
1+ day, 48+ min ago (180+ words) Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick admitted under oath to only selling one of President Donald Trump's "Gold Card" visas for $1 million - after he claimed to have sold 1, 000 of them on a podcast last year. Posted by qcp at 07: 32 PM | 4 COMMENTS | permalink…...
AI Is Making It Very Easy for the Government to Spy on You.
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (456+ words) AI's increasing ability to sift through data and track Americans' locations has some lawmakers reconsidering parts of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Posted by Lamp Lighter at 05: 32 PM | 9 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry | As AI models get even more…...