PT Barnum was right

@svdate Things that directly affect a voter's quality of life (or standard of living) are more impactful that abstract issues like democracy and corruption

Sadly this seems to be the case. People were fine with Trump’s coup attempt, his sexual abuse verdict, his fraud verdicts, his lying, his out in the open, over the top corruption. It’s the gas prices that people are mad about.

@atrupar All the dictators that Trump admires (eg. Putin, Orban, etc.) suppress free speech. Trump is jealous that he can't do likewise.

Trump: "If you read the New York Times -- it's actually seditious, in my opinion -- you'd think they're winning the war"

This photo should be on the front page of every single newspaper in America today.

@grantstern The next time any Republican starts complaining about socialism just remind them of this. It’s just a bailout for one of Trump’s cronies.

People Express? I guess Planet Express wasn't available?

@elonmusk Elon was also a migrant.

That’s a lot of illegal immigrants

@Daractenus We have gone from "alternative facts" to "alternative math".

"I took a lot of heat, I'd say, 500, 600%. But we also say sometimes 50%, 60%. Different kinds of calculation [...] There are two ways of calculating it. [...[ But its also 500, 60%, 700%, depending on the way you look at it, the way you word the calculation" The man is insane.

@atrupar Trump never answers any question that he doesn't like. He just attacks the person who posed the question, often with personal insults.

Q: What do you say to the American people who question how much longer this will take? Obviously you know they're having higher gas prices TRUMP: You're such a disgrace. Did you hear what I just said? How many years was Vietnam?

@MollyJongFast RFK, Jr. is nuts but this is actually a true story that got quite a bit of press a few weeks ago. I believe the dog and its owner live in Australia.

Someone please make an RFKAI cancer dog meme! Your country needs you !

We’re cooked

@EuromaidanPress Is Trump going to say Thank You to Zelenskyy

The US deployed the Ukrainian "Sky Map" platform at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia The deployment happened less than a month after US President Donald Trump publicly stated that Ukraine's assistance in drone defense was not needed euromaidanpress.com/2026/04/22/pen…

@atrupar Hey Lutnick, remind me who started the tariff war.

LUTNICK: It is outrageous that Canada will not put US spirits on the shelf. It is insulting and disrespectful to America SHAHEEN: They won't do it because of the insults from this president and comments like yours

@jjverdi A few years ago, the Democrats proposed a bill that would prohibit gerrymandering nationwide. Every Republican voted against it. So don’t lecture us when we took defensive measures in response to gerrymandering in many red states.

So in basically a 50-50 vote the Democrats just disenfranchised Virginia voters 91-9. Don’t ever lecture us about democracy again. It’s a tyrannical party that values power over people. They hate you. Even if you’re one of them. You’re a useful idiot and nothing more.

@CorieWhalen @JoshKraushaar Truly amazing how many folks objecting to the Virginia redistricting referendum never say anything negative about the Texas redistricting that was done in 2025.

Just voted no on the most egregious ballot measure I’ve ever encountered—both in framing and outcome. The dishonesty of this question alone should probably render it illegal, on top of the fact that it upends constitutional processes and was brought up now simply so one political party can have an extreme partisan advantage during this year’s midterm elections. If this measure passes, Democrats will almost certainly win in 91% of Virginia’s congressional districts. Yet as currently drawn, the districts are split between six represented by Democrats, and five represented by Republicans—which is in line with the way Virginians have voted in federal elections. This whole exercise is a truly outrageous example of blatant corruption that should be rejected by any honest observer (if they can even interpret the ballot language, which is so dishonest and misleading that it’s virtually impossible to understand absent significant outside context). As an independent who has voted for both Democrats and Republicans, I never want to hear another Virginia Democrat (not to mention all of the out-of-state heavy hitters, including Barack Obama) say they oppose gerrymandering again. Same with their constant invoking of “democracy” and “fairness.” It’s all a lie. And this isn’t to absolve any Republican gerrymandering in other states—it’s to note that there are no honest brokers on this issue. Democrats cannot claim the moral high ground here, yet their language insists they’re somehow better on this issue and that their goal is lofty. But the nonsense is so easy to see through if you scratch the surface. I suspect I’m not alone as an independent in being tired of this.

@PaulTalk @L2political Do we know how accurate the modeled partisanship is? Also do the polls indicate what percentage of Democrats may vote No?

@L2political I’ve gone through these numbers daily and the changes are minimal in terms of shift of modeled party, age, gender, ethnicity, etc.… Nothing’s ever baked until election day, but if L2 party modeling holds up, it looks like older, white/black Dems from burbs will carry ‘vote Yes’

VA Voted Early or Absentee Redistricting Special as of 4/20/26 // 1,337,999 Modeled Party ID: Democratic 54.1% / Republican 39.8% / Non-Partisan 6% Ages: 65+ 48.2% / 50-64 27.7% / 40-49 10.1% / 30-39 7.4% / 18-29 6.2% Gender: Female 54.6% / Male 45.3% Ethnicity: White 69% / African American 12.6% / Hispanic 3.7% /Asian 3.2% Veteran: 4.9% Urbanicity Classification: Suburban 46.5% / Rural 30.8% / Urban 22.5% Get these data today: l2-data.com/free-trial/

@LouiseMensch The IRGC has been preparing for a ground war for decades. It would lead to a high fatality quagmire. Trump would prefer to pursue economic strangulation but that would take months.

I believe there is only one way for the war in Iran to end. First, ground troops are sent in to seize their enriched uranium. Second, the Strait is demined (yes this takes time) and then placed under US / Western ally control. Trump actually has very few choices here. The lack of a reliable figurehead in Iran means no deal will stick; IRGC terrorists intend to command the Strait and refuse the uranium. This would be a massive double loss for Trump, so, much though he might like to TACO, I assess that functionally, he cannot do so. This is the ADHD perspective, it does cut through noise. America’s path is set via IRGC intransigence. The only alternative scenarios are the IRGC suddenly sees reason (no) or that Mossad successfully eliminates the rest of the IRGC leaving Trump able to negotiate with the “foreign minister” (also no but maybe a 3.5% chance of happening). I’m sure Hegseth the paranoid TV presenter would love to get out of Dodge at this moment, but he cannot. America cannot give Iran control of the Strait nor of enriched uranium. Kegsbreath tried to do this half-****ed with just airstrikes, but that doesn’t work when the adversary are a bunch of terrorists who fear a liberated Iranian people would do to them what they did to women and gay people and anyone else during their reign of fear. The IRGC won’t compromise - and America cannot do so if Trump wants to keep the Senate in the midterms. My bet is that either by surrender, or more likely force, Iran relinquishes all control of Hormuz and its enriched uranium.

@TheRabbitHole Even if this is true, what does it matter when discussing the history of black enslavement in North America?

Thomas Sowell on the complicated history of slavery

@ChazNuttycombe What is your interpretation of the L2 data analysis that the modeled partisanship of the EV is about D +15 ?

So this didn't happen, not a great sign for the Yes campaign, but they are still ultimately favored. I'd ballpark this as a 3-in-4 chance they win. The odds of No winning are getting two coins and having them both land on the same side.

@StateNavigate Is there any estimate of how many Democrats might be voting No?

83.4K Virginians voted on the last weekday of early voting, including 79.3K in-person and 4K by mail. That brings the total tally to 1.25 million, 95.5% of 2025's 1.31 million 4 days before election day. Estimated overall EV Split inched up 0.2 points for Rs to 59.0 D-41.0% R.

@Tulabelle @sacdamb This bill (actually a referendum) is two sentences.

@sacdamb THERE IS SO MUCH CRAP added to this bill people don’t know how many rights they are actively taking away. VOTE NO⛔️‼️ VOTE NO⛔️‼️ VOTE NO⛔️‼️

Early voting in Virginia, there’s a 45-minute line on a beautiful Saturday afternoon. America is completely fed up with these corrupt bastards.

@DropTheTruthQ @FoxNews Hey Trump, who negotiated the surrender treaty with the Taliban during your first term?

@FoxNews Exactly, President Trump. Weakness invites war. Strength brings peace. America First means we finish the fight and protect our own. Let's do it right this time.

PRESIDENT TRUMP: “America was not founded by weak and timid men who cowered in the face of evil or sat by as danger loomed and let our country go to hell.” “We are descended from the likes of George Washington, Andrew Jackson, Generals Ulysses S. Grant, Douglas MacArthur, General George Patton.” “Our ancestors knew exactly what to do with America's enemies. Beat them and beat them good."

@MendozaR2017 @HQNewsNow @MarkWarner This referendum has absolutely nothing to do with the issues you included in your post.

@HQNewsNow @MarkWarner How can anyone vote YES when it brings higher taxes, lighter penalties for criminals, pushes Virginia toward sanctuary policies, and threatens the rights of law‑abiding citizens? This would send Virginia down the same path as states struggling with crime and high costs. Vote NO🇺🇸

Sen. @MarkWarner: We in Virginia have always supported bipartisan redistricting, but not when the other side pummels us with unfair practices. We are giving the voters the final say