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Secret memos by Supreme Court justices, obtained by The New York Times, show how they decided to bypass time-tested procedures and create the modern “shadow docket,” a controversial new way of doing business. nyti.ms/4csrD0l

𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟭𝟴, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝟭𝟱 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗦𝗢 𝗘𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗭𝗮𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗮. Fifteen years have passed, but time has not lessened the weight of that day or the impact of his service. Eric answered a call to protect others, stepping into a moment of danger without hesitation. It is a reminder of the reality behind the badge and the courage it demands. Eric dedicated his life to this profession and to the community he swore to protect. Behind that uniform was a man deeply loved. A father to three children. A son, a brother, a fiancé. His legacy lives not only in the work he did, but in the people who carry his memory forward every single day. On April 15, members of the Honor Guard and command staff stood alongside Eric’s family at his resting place for a wreath laying ceremony. A quiet, powerful moment of reflection. A promise kept. That he will never be forgotten. We ask that you keep Eric’s family, friends, and fellow officers in your thoughts and prayers today. Anniversaries like this are not just dates on a calendar. They are reminders of sacrifice, of loss, and of a life that mattered deeply. PSO Eric Zapata gave everything in service to others. His name, his sacrifice, and his legacy remain woven into the fabric of this department and this community. Always remembered. Never forgotten. #KDPS #NeverForgotten #EndOfWatch #HonorTheFallen

@Phil_Lewis_ Lawyers get paid and ticket buyers will have to jump through hoops for $24.37

NEW YORK (AP) — Jury finds that Ticketmaster and Live Nation had an anticompetitive monopoly over big concert venues.

IRS: you owe us taxes Me: how much do I owe? IRS: you get to figure that out Me: can I just pay what I want? IRS: no we know exactly how much you owe but you have to guess the number too Me: what if I guess wrong? IRS: jail Happy tax day!

This is why Russia is still fighting, why the war continues and why people are dying: Because Trump and Vance encouraged Putin to believe he could win

It used to be essential a few years ago but it somehow doesn’t work anymore

I was thirty-something years old when Iranian students dragged me into a room and told me I wasn't going anywhere. Four hundred and forty-four days later, I walked out. I've spent the decades since trying to make sense of what happened — and what keeps happening — between our two countries. So don't talk to me about Iran like it's an abstraction. I lived inside that confrontation. I felt it. Which is why I'm not ready to write off this ceasefire, even though everything about it is maddening. Negotiations in Pakistan may produce nothing. The talks could collapse before they get started. I've seen American diplomacy with Iran fail more times than I can count, and usually for the same reasons — too much pride, too little patience, and Israel holding a match in the corner of the room. But here's what I know in my bones: another war won't break Iran. We just tried. It didn't work. Iran doesn't break — it absorbs, it adapts, and it waits. I watched that stubbornness up close for 444 days. What bothers me most isn't that Iran is winning this moment — it's that we handed it to them. Tehran's framework is running these negotiations. Iran still controls the Strait of Hormuz. Still collecting tolls. Trump looked at their proposal and called it workable. I never thought I'd see the day, but here we are. Iran wants everything on the table — sanctions, enrichment rights, American troops out, and a deal that covers what's happening in Lebanon and Gaza too. That's a lot to swallow. And Israel, which wasn't invited to this conversation, is already making clear it has no intention of being constrained by it. That's the part that worries me the most. Because if Israel keeps bombing and Washington can't or won't stop it, none of this holds. And yet — and I say this as someone who has every reason to distrust Tehran — I don't think we go back to all-out war. Not because anyone has suddenly gotten wise, but because the math doesn't work. A second round ends the same way. Iran still controls the Strait. The global economy still flinches when Tehran flexes. What we're heading toward isn't peace. It's something smaller and more precarious — two countries silently agreeing not to destroy each other today, with no paperwork and no guarantees. I know what it's like to survive on something that fragile. For 444 days, that's all I had.

Mark my words. In about a week, Americas are going to wake up in the morning and feel what this chart actually means.

Guy who campaigned saying "I'm not going to start wars," is now saying he's looking forward to the military's "next Conquest."

As Sen. Mitch McConnell has repeatedly pointed out, Orbán has close ties to Russia, China, and Iran, the three foremost enemies of the United States. Yet he is a hero of the GOP and the “conservative” movement. Thus has our country changed.

Has a more subtly sarcastic headline ever been written?

I can’t believe anyone falls for Vance’s constant denunciations of “outside interference” in Hungary’s internal politics as he openly campaigns for Viktor Orban on Hungarian soil. It’s like a Prohibitionist pastor railing against that ol’ demon rum between shots of whiskey.

ROME (AP) — Pope says President Donald Trump’s threat to destroy Iranian civilization “truly unacceptable,” as deadline approaches.

“If we kill Khamenei the regime will collapse quickly! If we kill the senior leadership the regime will collapse quickly! If we destroy their missiles the regime will collapse quickly! If we destroy their power infrastructure the regime will collapse quickly! If we put boots on the ground the regime will collapse quickly! If we nuke Tehran the regime will collapse quickly!” Dumb shits.

If you push for Trump to be impeached, Kurt Schlichter and an army of millions will murder you, so you’d better watch your mouth.

The President of the United States is threatening to exterminate a whole civilization of people and this is just a normal day in the world now

I just think it’s amazing that there are still people who think Trump was strong armed into this war. People dragged into a war against their will don’t get all jazzed about threatening to destroy a civilization.