Changes in latitudes, changes in attitudes. Friday in Key West vs Monday in DC.

intimidation, pure and simple "more than 100 FBI and DHS agents fanned across the state on Thursday and arrived at the homes of people affiliated with the collaborative...these agents demanded to talk to the residents. They did not have subpoenas or warrants."

FBI agents fanned out across Ohio, targeting a voting rights group called the Ohio Organizing Collaborative. Per Josh Marshall, these are the kinds of abuses of power we're likely to see as the midterms draw closer. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog…

"It was a full onslaught," @OHorganizing board member said of FBI raid at Cleveland office, questioning members across the state. dispatch.com/story/news/poli…

What does “Battle Hymn of the Republic,” written to prepare the Union and its soldiers for the terrible fight ahead, say about America itself? @JeffreyGoldberg on @TheAtlantic’s greatest poem and the 250th anniversary of the republic: theatlantic.com/magazine/202…

Anthony Bourdain died on this day eight years ago and him describing Waffle House is still the single-most important description of America that has ever been articulated.

WASHINGTON, May 26 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump has repeated his false claim that the 2020 election was stolen from him at least 107 times in the last six months, keeping the grievance front and center even as he faces new political risks from the war with Iran and looming midterm elections. Trump devotes near-daily attention to ​the issue, a Reuters review of his public events, interviews and online posts found, and his comments often come in waves. One Saturday in April, amid a fragile ceasefire with Iran, Trump posted allegations about the ‌2020 election - when he lost to his predecessor Joe Biden - seven times on his Truth Social account.

This New York Times piece is worth your time. Here’s what is happening, as simply as I can put it. Back in January, Trump sued the IRS, an agency he controls, demanding $10 billion over the leak of his tax returns a number of years ago. IRS lawyers did their jobs. They wrote a memo laying out the defenses that could beat the suit, including the fact that Trump filed too late. His own lawyer was in court when the leaker pleaded guilty in October 2023, more than two years before Trump sued. The Justice Department never showed up to court. Never argued back. Never used the defenses sitting on their desk. The judge got suspicious and ordered both sides to explain whether they were actually opposing each other or just colluding. The day before that brief was due, Trump dropped the suit. Same day, his Justice Department announced a $1.776 billion taxpayer-funded “anti-weaponization fund.”  Trump gets a formal apology. The IRS agrees to drop any audits of him and his family, even though a 2024 Times report found a loss in an ongoing audit could cost him over $100 million. The acting Attorney General, Trump’s former criminal defense attorney, picks the five commissioners who decide who gets paid. Trump can fire any of them. Proud Boys and Oath Keepers are not ruled out. This is the most corrupt thing I’ve ever seen from an American president. Where in the hell are my Republican colleagues? nytimes.com/2026/05/19/admin…

The Trump DOJ lied about the SPLC's role in Charlottesville. Using informant-provided info, the SPLC handed the FBI a 45-page "Event Alert," including names, photos, and criminal histories of the rallygoers — and their "weapons of choice," per a new filing. Background allrisenews.com/p/rising-thi…

Wait, I thought I knew about most of the pope subclasses — reformer, diplomat, warrior, etc. Did I miss the existence of the crime-fighter variant?

I've seen a lot of takes that Orbán's defeat means that he was never an authoritarian in the first place. This is completely wrong — and, in fact, betrays a complete misunderstanding of both Hungarian politics and modern authoritarianism. Here's why.

Welcome home Reid, Victor, Christina, and Jeremy! 🫶 The Artemis II astronauts have splashed down at 8:07pm ET (0007 UTC April 11), bringing their historic 10-day mission around the Moon to an end.

The President’s threat that “a whole civilization will die tonight” cannot be excused away as an attempt to gain leverage in negotiations with Iran. This type of rhetoric is an affront to the ideals our nation has sought to uphold and promote around the world for nearly 250 years. It undermines our long-standing role as a global beacon of freedom and directly endangers Americans both abroad and at home. The oppressive, terror-spreading regime of the Islamic Republic must be distinguished from the people and the civilization of Iran. Everyone involved—especially the President and Iran’s leaders—must de-escalate their unprecedented saber-rattling before it is too late.

Donald Trump just threatened to unilaterally destroy an entire civilization. Is there genuinely no limit to what Republicans will allow this unhinged, unwell man to do? Congress must come back to Washington to rein in this dangerous behavior immediately.

Mission Control woke the astronauts this morning with a message recorded by Apollo 8 astronaut Jim Lovell. Lovell, who was on the first crew to circle the Moon in December 1968, and commanded the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission, died in August 2025.

We see our home planet as a whole, lit up in spectacular blues and browns. A green aurora even lights up the atmosphere. That's us, together, watching as our astronauts make their journey to the Moon.

The defense secretary cancels an Army investigation and suspensions into this unauthorized flyover by @kidrock’s house.

ICE agents will be stationed outside graduation events for the nation’s newest Marines to identify whether any of their family members are undocumented, according to the Marine Corps. nbcnews.com/politics/nationa…

“Tyranny requires constant effort”