Stuck in the corrupt MAGA state of South Carolinahttps://bsky.app/profile/bpspring.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/bpspring.bsky.social/post/3mk2faqlyvk2o"The chant, a one-word slur that literally means male prostitute in Spanish, usually occurs when the opposing goalkeeper takes a goal kick. It went viral in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and was heard again in Russia during the 2018 World Cup and four years later in Qatar." https://apnews.com/article/world-cup-mexico-chant-lgbt-b16ba646b1ae1d1a261b94343fe11785?user_email=01d02fdcd724941b6ff4eeaac0618b6940d79e3bb86b2bebeae3d8765dd89b2822 Apr 2026 01:53 +0000at://did:plc:3oqa2bwtwgo3df4zy3m7lkwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk2faqlyvk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/bpspring.bsky.social/post/3mk2bwlb3x22r"Trump said on Tuesday that the United States was considering offering financial support to the United Arab Emirates, an oil-rich ally that has been contending with economic fallout from the war in Iran." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/business/economy/us-uae-financial-support.html22 Apr 2026 00:54 +0000at://did:plc:3oqa2bwtwgo3df4zy3m7lkwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk2bwlb3x22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/bpspring.bsky.social/post/3mk2a3epdjs25"The Pentagon has used at least 45 percent of its Precision Strike Missile stockpile, at least half of its THAAD missiles, ...22 Apr 2026 00:21 +0000at://did:plc:3oqa2bwtwgo3df4zy3m7lkwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk2a3epdjs25https://bsky.app/profile/bpspring.bsky.social/post/3mk27owve5s2h"Even if this is not the entire discussion from the justices, it is nonetheless damning for them and for the shadow docket itself. The memos show how Chief Justice John Roberts pressured the other justices to lean heavily in favor of the oil and gas industry...22 Apr 2026 00:14 +0000at://did:plc:3oqa2bwtwgo3df4zy3m7lkwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk27owve5s2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/bpspring.bsky.social/post/3mk26rbbov22b"“Earlier today, you said to Senator [John] Kennedy that President Trump never demanded you to cut interest rates in your job interview. Is that your sworn testimony?” Gallego asked. “That is, Senator,” Warsh said...21 Apr 2026 23:57 +0000at://did:plc:3oqa2bwtwgo3df4zy3m7lkwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk26rbbov22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/bpspring.bsky.social/post/3mk26d5zprs2hA post from a US airline sparked a row about surveillance pricing. A customer complained that a fare had gone up $230 in a day;JetBlue suggested using an incognito window, prompting speculation that it meant the airline set prices using personal data,which JetBlue denied. https://gizmodo.com/jetblue-responds-to-accusations-of-using-surveillance-pricing-after-viral-tweet-200074860221 Apr 2026 23:49 +0000at://did:plc:3oqa2bwtwgo3df4zy3m7lkwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk26d5zprs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/bpspring.bsky.social/post/3mk25wwh77s2h"In a video accompanying the nonprofit’s launch, former NASA administrator Charles Bolden said the group aims to “help people get back to understanding civics, understanding the principles of the founding of this country.” https://thehill.com/homenews/space/5842130-nasa-veterans-defend-constitutional-rights/21 Apr 2026 23:43 +0000at://did:plc:3oqa2bwtwgo3df4zy3m7lkwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk25wwh77s2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/bpspring.bsky.social/post/3mk24ubcz7s25"The Chinese government is in no mood to compromise, either: In quick succession, Beijing has rolled out three separate pieces of legislation to give itself the tools to punish foreign companies operating in China that drop Chinese suppliers." https://www.semafor.com/article/04/21/2026/the-next-us-china-battle21 Apr 2026 23:23 +0000at://did:plc:3oqa2bwtwgo3df4zy3m7lkwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk24ubcz7s25https://bsky.app/profile/bpspring.bsky.social/post/3mjztnselns2u“There is no remedy,” he said. “There’s no relief for him. It’s over, which means that he’s not going to be able to go before the judge. His only recourse is to ask ICE, ‘Please, allow me to stay here with my mom.’ That’s it.” https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2026/04/20/ice-takes-custody-dunwoody-high-junior-after-traffic-stop/?pnespid=pOE_AXscMLoHw.ec.DC5H8_LuQmxCp9yLPK83fEwskBmTljW7M4BhR7q8Vd0GYZBbBkiESEb21 Apr 2026 20:38 +0000at://did:plc:3oqa2bwtwgo3df4zy3m7lkwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjztnselns2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/bpspring.bsky.social/post/3mjzcqwbw4k22"With political will, flexibility, and clear American leadership, a coalition can be assembled to reopen and secure the Strait of Hormuz. The current ceasefire provides a narrow but critical window." https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2026/04/how-reopen-strait-hormuz/412978/?oref=defenseone_today_nl21 Apr 2026 15:36 +0000at://did:plc:3oqa2bwtwgo3df4zy3m7lkwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjzcqwbw4k22https://bsky.app/profile/bpspring.bsky.social/post/3mjz7j5hvgc22Canadian Prime Minister Mark "Carney, who has been increasingly critical of Trump due in part to his threats to Greenland. “We can’t control the disruption coming from our neighbors. We can’t bet our future on the hope that it will suddenly stop.” https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/20/iran-war-us-world-influence-0088202821 Apr 2026 14:38 +0000at://did:plc:3oqa2bwtwgo3df4zy3m7lkwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjz7j5hvgc22https://bsky.app/profile/bpspring.bsky.social/post/3mjz5awif6k2f“Once the brain problem is solved, the scope for imagination here is immense.” — Imagine being chased by one of these things, armed and looking to kill you. https://www.nbcnews.com/world/china/humanoid-robots-race-humans-beijing-half-marathon-showing-rapid-advanc-rcna34084221 Apr 2026 13:58 +0000at://did:plc:3oqa2bwtwgo3df4zy3m7lkwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjz5awif6k2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/bpspring.bsky.social/post/3mjz4otwa2k2f"Now, they say, the war in Iran has locked the Trump administration into a showdown with a sophisticated state sponsor of terrorism at a time when U.S. security agencies have hemorrhaged expertise and leadership is in flux." https://www.propublica.org/article/sebastian-gorka-trump-counterterrorism-czar-iran-terrorism21 Apr 2026 13:47 +0000at://did:plc:3oqa2bwtwgo3df4zy3m7lkwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjz4otwa2k2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/bpspring.bsky.social/post/3mjz34ci4c22f“I’m proud that the Beshear-Coleman administration has created nearly 70,000 jobs and generated over $45 billion in investment in the commonwealth. One of the things I’ve learned from Andy: Take good care of people, and the jobs will follow.” https://www.lpm.org/news/2026-04-20/kentucky-lt-gov-jacqueline-coleman-announces-run-for-governor21 Apr 2026 13:19 +0000at://did:plc:3oqa2bwtwgo3df4zy3m7lkwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjz34ci4c22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/bpspring.bsky.social/post/3mjz2ehth322d"I believe that with the new InfoWars, we can alchemize the pioneering spirit of amateur inquiry, the profit-maximizing drive of corporations, and the cold mental clarity that comes only with disciplined daily ingestion of mind- and body-altering chemicals." https://theonion.com/at-long-last-infowars-is-ours/21 Apr 2026 13:06 +0000at://did:plc:3oqa2bwtwgo3df4zy3m7lkwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjz2ehth322dhttps://bsky.app/profile/bpspring.bsky.social/post/3mjyzhfa3mk26"Public works infrastructure that services the warehouses DHS bought won’t be able to handle the strain from such a facility, MS NOW found, ...21 Apr 2026 12:50 +0000at://did:plc:3oqa2bwtwgo3df4zy3m7lkwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjyzhfa3mk26https://bsky.app/profile/bpspring.bsky.social/post/3mjyvwuz2mk2j"Israeli soldiers present during abuse had repeatedly failed to prevent it or prosecute those responsible... “She described being instructed to open her legs in a way that caused pain, and she described derogatory comments and touching of intimate areas'” https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/21/israeli-soldiers-using-sexual-assault-to-force-palestinians-out-of-west-bank-report-says?CMP=usbriefing_email21 Apr 2026 11:47 +0000at://did:plc:3oqa2bwtwgo3df4zy3m7lkwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjyvwuz2mk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/bpspring.bsky.social/post/3mjxnxi23tk2uThe slapstick short film, created around 1897, was famous for containing the very first on-screen appearance of a robot—preceding the term itself by more than two decades. But no watchable copies of the film were known to survive. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/rare-1897-film-discovered-in-an-old-trunk-in-michigan-features-the-first-on-screen-appearance-of-robot-180988547/?lctg=9261562820 Apr 2026 23:51 +0000at://did:plc:3oqa2bwtwgo3df4zy3m7lkwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjxnxi23tk2u