Palantir Goes Mask-Off For Fascism. It Won't End Well. (Mike Masnick/Techdirt)
https://www.techdirt.com/2026/04/20/palantir-goes-mask-off-for-fascism-it-wont-end-well/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260421/p11#a260421p11
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Armed 'No Kings' counter-protester in Tenn. faces new charges, including child porn (Phil Williams/WTVF-TV)
https://www.newschannel5.com/news/newschannel-5-investigates/confronting-hate/armed-no-kings-counter-protester-in-tenn-faces-new-charges-including-child-porn
http://www.memeorandum.com/260421/p92#a260421p92
Trump rages at Iran war criticism: "Time is not my adversary" (Rebecca Falconer/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/20/iran-war-trump-posts-israel-nuclear-deal-peace-talks
http://www.memeorandum.com/260420/p109#a260420p109
Trump's redistricting war leaves Republicans worse off (Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/22/trump-redistricting-war-backfiring-virginia-gop
http://www.memeorandum.com/260422/p105#a260422p105
Kennedy snaps back at comment about 'whale heads, bear heads, and raccoon parts' (Sophie Brams/The Hill)
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5841767-kennedy-animal-encounters-hearing/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260421/p127#a260421p127
DeSantis signs Florida law banning local DEI funding, says white men are 'disfavored' (Mike Schneider/Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/florida-dei-desantis-race-2e51438b6b8f8e2dc2d1c64d72c6c781
http://www.memeorandum.com/260422/p131#a260422p131
Grassley undergoes procedure to remove gallstones (Max Rego/The Hill)
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5840027-grassley-undergoes-gallstone-surgery/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260420/p112#a260420p112
Sources: Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer Has Resigned (Reese Gorman/NOTUS)
https://www.notus.org/trump-white-house/lori-chavez-deremer-ousted
http://www.memeorandum.com/260420/p105#a260420p105
Trump's presidency is what evil looks like: absurd, frightening, cruel (Nesrine Malik/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/20/trump-presidency-evil-absurd-frightening-ideology
http://www.memeorandum.com/260420/p98#a260420p98
Iran War Live Updates: Iranian Forces Claim Seizure of 2 Ships After Trump Extends Truce (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04/22/world/iran-war-trump-ceasefire-talks
http://www.memeorandum.com/260422/p41#a260422p41
3 warning signs for Republicans in our new poll: From the Politics Desk (NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/3-warning-signs-republicans-new-poll-politics-desk-rcna341076
http://www.memeorandum.com/260420/p115#a260420p115
Appeals court blocks enforcement of California ID law for federal officers (Lindsey Holden/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/22/appeals-court-blocks-california-id-law-federal-officers-00887154
http://www.memeorandum.com/260422/p103#a260422p103
Pentagon Erases Wounded U.S. Troops From Iran War Casualty List: "Definition of a Cover-up" (Nick Turse/The Intercept)
https://theintercept.com/2026/04/22/iran-war-military-casualties-wounded/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260422/p59#a260422p59
From Res Publica to the United States of Trump (Andy Craig/The UnPopulist)
https://www.theunpopulist.net/p/from-res-publica-to-the-united-states
http://www.memeorandum.com/260420/p100#a260420p100
DHS bigwig put on leave after ex-boyfriend accuses glitzy terror official of $40K sugar baby scheme (Josh Christenson/New York Post)
https://nypost.com/2026/04/22/us-news/dhs-bigwig-put-on-leave-after-ex-boyfriend-accuses-glitzy-terror-official-of-40k-sugar-baby-scheme/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260422/p133#a260422p133
Satire website The Onion launches new bid to take over Alex Jones' Infowars (Jacob Wendler/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/20/the-onion-alex-jones-infowars-bid-00881444
http://www.memeorandum.com/260420/p99#a260420p99
Disgraced MAGA Congressman Floats Post-Prison Comeback (Julia Ornedo/The Daily Beast)
https://www.thedailybeast.com/disgraced-maga-congressman-george-santos-floats-comeback-against-ilhan-omar/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260422/p113#a260422p113
Federal Appeals Court Upholds Texas Ten Commandments Law (Pooja Salhotra/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/us/appeals-court-upholds-texas-ten-commandments-law.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260422/p12#a260422p12
New Jersey's most vulnerable GOP incumbent is MIA (Politico)
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/04/22/congress/kean-is-mia-00887934
http://www.memeorandum.com/260422/p141#a260422p141
Trump-branded data center project CEO departs (Julia Shapero/The Hill)
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5839693-fermi-america-ceo-resigns/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260420/p102#a260420p102
Oversight members split over whether to pardon Ghislaine Maxwell, committee chair says (Hailey Fuchs/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/04/22/congress/to-pardon-maxwell-or-not-00887823
http://www.memeorandum.com/260422/p122#a260422p122
Cooperating witnesses in criminal probe of ex-CIA Director Brennan subpoenaed to testify before grand jury, sources say (Sarah N. Lynch/CBS News)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/john-brennan-ex-cia-director-criminal-probe-subpoenas/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260420/p82#a260420p82
The Onion Has a New Plan to Take Over Infowars (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/business/infowars-alex-jones-the-onion.html?unlocked_article_code=1.cVA.0nIs.xe25GRqDgcT_&smid=url-share
http://www.memeorandum.com/260420/p97#a260420p97
Trump weighs consequences for NATO allies on 'naughty' list (Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/22/trump-nato-allies-consequences-list-00883619
http://www.memeorandum.com/260422/p14#a260422p14
House Ethics Committee seeks information about sexual misconduct on Capitol Hill (Anna Liss-Roy/Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/04/20/house-ethics-sexual-misconduct/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260420/p96#a260420p96
FBI will look for connections to deaths and disappearances of scientists (NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/fbi-will-look-connections-deaths-disappearances-scientists-rcna332397
http://www.memeorandum.com/260420/p108#a260420p108
Trump extends Iran ceasefire, citing "fractured" Iranian government (Barak Ravid/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/21/trump-iran-war-ceasefire-extension
http://www.memeorandum.com/260421/p134#a260421p134
Tim Cook to become Apple Executive Chairman John Ternus to become Apple CEO (Apple)
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/04/tim-cook-to-become-apple-executive-chairman-john-ternus-to-become-apple-ceo/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260420/p144#a260420p144
Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer to leave Trump administration (Josephine Walker/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/20/labor-secretary-lori-chavez-deremer-leaving
http://www.memeorandum.com/260420/p114#a260420p114
Trump offers mixed messages about path ahead for US war against Iran (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/us-iran-war-israel-hormuz-20-april-2026-a3ddc59230ae7de719a9ff9e7595e375
http://www.memeorandum.com/260420/p126#a260420p126
The Touska, the Iranian-Flagged Ship Seized by U.S. Forces, Was Under Sanctions (Eric Schmitt/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/us/politics/military-blockade-iran-strait-hormuz.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260420/p101#a260420p101
Virginia Redistricting Referendum Results (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/us/elections/results-virginia-redistricting.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260421/p142#a260421p142
Navy warns US sailors to secure social media from Iran online threats (Ellen Mitchell/The Hill)
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5839801-navy-warns-online-threats/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260420/p110#a260420p110
Winston-Salem park mass shooting: Two people killed, suspects identified and located as two schools remain on secure lockdown (Carrie Hodgin/WXII-TV)
https://www.wxii12.com/article/two-winston-salemforsyth-county-schools-on-secure-hold-due-to-shooting-incident-near-park/71072479
http://www.memeorandum.com/260420/p103#a260420p103
Trump Invokes Wartime Powers to Fund New Energy Projects (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-20/trump-invokes-wartime-powers-to-fund-new-energy-projects
http://www.memeorandum.com/260420/p106#a260420p106
John Phelan Out as U.S. Navy Secretary (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/john-phelan-quits-as-u-s-navy-secretary-4fcd286b
http://www.memeorandum.com/260422/p132#a260422p132
RFK Jr. set to face Bill Cassidy in back-to-back Senate hearings (Berkeley Lovelace Jr/NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/rfk-jr-set-face-cassidy-back-back-senate-hearings-rcna341251
http://www.memeorandum.com/260422/p88#a260422p88
US health officials nix publication of a study on COVID vaccine effectiveness (Mike Stobbe/Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/cdc-covid19-vaccine-study-ea3a8e56d0dcdb7428f060b395b5ff23
http://www.memeorandum.com/260422/p143#a260422p143
Trump fought to keep the ballroom fundraising contract secret. Here's what's in it. (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/04/21/trump-ballroom-donor-deal/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260421/p126#a260421p126
The NYT and the 'Shadow Papers' (Jack Goldsmith/Executive Functions)
https://www.execfunctions.org/p/the-nyt-and-the-shadow-papers
http://www.memeorandum.com/260420/p111#a260420p111
Criminal immigrant naturalized by Biden who allegedly gunned down DHS employee, 2 others is found dead in jail (Zoe Hussain/New York Post)
https://nypost.com/2026/04/22/us-news/georgia-murder-suspect-olaolukitan-adon-abel-found-dead-in-jail/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260422/p54#a260422p54
Trump pushes back on Wall Street Journal editorial labeling him 'sucker' on Iran (Ashleigh Fields/The Hill)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5842972-trump-iran-wall-street-journal/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260422/p58#a260422p58
Trump invokes Cold War law in move to boost energy supply (Ben Geman/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/20/trump-energy-fuel-cold-war-defense-law
http://www.memeorandum.com/260420/p132#a260420p132
Dems' Virginia gamble pays off in redistricting wars (Hans Nichols/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/22/virginia-democrats-redraw-maps-vote
http://www.memeorandum.com/260422/p4#a260422p4
Texas can require public schools to display Ten Commandments in classrooms, US appeals court rules (Jamie Stengle/Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/texas-ten-commandments-law-public-schools-scotus-43e679cf473e6b98b091d575578824eb
http://www.memeorandum.com/260421/p133#a260421p133
In big win for Democrats, voters approve Virginia redistricting plan, moving battle to court (Jen Rice/Democracy Docket)
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/voters-approve-virginia-redistricting-referendum-moving-battle-to-court/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260421/p141#a260421p141
The UK Just Passed A Generational Smoking Ban. Could America Be Next? (Jesse Pines/Forbes)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jessepines/2026/04/22/the-uk-just-passed-a-generational-smoking-ban-could-america-be-next/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260422/p42#a260422p42
The Second Coming? -- We know who the Republican nominee will be in 2028 . . . if he wants it. (Jonathan V. Last/The Bulwark)
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/the-second-coming
http://www.memeorandum.com/260420/p104#a260420p104
The Person Playacting as President May Be Getting Addicted to Snuff Films (emptywheel)
https://emptywheel.net/2026/04/20/the-person-playacting-as-president-may-be-getting-addicted-to-snuff-films/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260420/p107#a260420p107
Chavez-DeRemer stepping down as Labor secretary (Nick Niedzwiadek/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/20/labor-secretary-chavez-deremer-resign-00737749
http://www.memeorandum.com/260420/p113#a260420p113