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Friday, April 24, 2026

Sarah Fitzpatrick, The Atlantic investigative journalist behind last week's bombshell story about FBI Director Kash Patel, has said she has since been "inundated" with messages from new sources corroborating her reporting. Fitzpatrick's story alleged that Patel drinks to excess " so much so that, in one instance, breaching equipment was ordered to break into a locked bedroom when he did not respond to inquiries about his well-being. The profile and also characterized him as deeply paranoid about being fired by President Donald Trump.


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.


Ernie Dosio's home was decorated with mounts of exotic animal heads but was killed in a stampede of angry elephants earlier this month while stalking a rare deer in Africa.


Motorcycles, TVs and Couches: Israeli Soldiers Testify to Widespread Looting in Lebanon: 'Commanders Know and Do Nothing.' The looting has expanded in part because some IDF military police (MP) checkpoints at exit points from southern Lebanon were removed, while others were never set up. IDF soldiers say that 'when there is no punishment, the message is clear.'

Israel is not a good ally of the US


Whether poop speeds through your gut like a bullet train or takes a more smell-the-roses approach could have more profound implications for your overall health than a first glance would suggest. According to a 2023 review that combined data from dozens of studies, distinct differences can be observed between the gut microbiomes of 'speeders' and 'slowpokes'.


Thursday, April 23, 2026

President Donald Trump has repeatedly said his war against Iran is intended to prevent Tehran from ever getting a nuclear weapon. But when it comes to core nuclear issues, he risks ending up with a worse deal than the one he abandoned in his first term.


More than 120 organizations issued a travel warning for the United States on Thursday, telling those who want to visit for the FIFA World Cup to use caution amid the Trump administration's heightened immigration enforcement measures.


As you may remember, the company that owns Truth Social went public in a peculiar way, by merging with a strange existing company that was just a bag of money. The company is listed on the NYSE as DJT. Its only actual asset is Truth Social. Here is how the stock has done over the past 5 years:


When does shoplifting become an act of political protest? The Opinion culture editor Nadja Spiegelman is calling this microlooting, and it describes the phenomenon of people stealing small things from big corporations like Whole Foods. The New Yorker writer Jia Tolentino and the political commentator Hasan Piker join Spiegelman for a lively discussion on what's behind this trend and where it might lead. Read more


President Donald Trump's border czar Tom Homan has invited Pope Leo XIV on an ICE ride-along amid the religious leader's criticism of the administration's deportation efforts.

D/FBI Kashyap Pramod Vinod Patel Closed Down This Investigation


Here's to another year around the sun for everyone's favorite "I'm just asking questions," Jeff "Askhole" J.


This week, the Carney government trumpeted its "historic" plan to develop a "sovereign space launch" capability that would allow Canada to launch satellites without relying on American help. Read more


Trump's portrayal of himself as Jesus, or anointed by Jesus, is typical of cult leaders.

Chris Hedges Apr 20, 2026


Clock ticking on president's ability to wage war without congressional approval, limited to 60 days by 1973 legislation


Wednesday, April 22, 2026

US Naval Secretary John Phelan has been fired. Phelan, who has no military experience, was appointed to the position by Trump in 2025 following a career as a private equity CEO and Republican fundraiser.


An IDF soldier wracked with unimaginable guilt and suffering from PTSD after being deployed into the Gaza Strip:

  • "I was sitting there in the command room. Suddenly, the soldiers on watch noticed five Palestinians crossing the line they weren't allowed to cross, heading for northern Gaza. Everybody went crazy. There was a big mess. The battalion commander gave an order to overwhelm them with fire, even though they hadn't been confirmed as armed or anything like that. A tank started shooting at them with its machine gun. Hundreds of bullets."
    Meanwhile other Israelis celebrate the mass murder of Palestinians


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