Evening Roundup, April 22
Happy Earth Day, the mad king's bad reality check, fossil fuels are expensive, reactions to SPLC, war of consequence, Ukraine & Iran, redistricting battle 101, The Pod, and more
Spotlight
War is a Reality Check on Even the Maddest of Kings
Imagine if the coach of a bad football team called a press conference after a 40 to 0 loss and said: “We’re winning games like no one has ever seen before” and denounced the “fake news” sports pages that published the score. Even the team’s most loyal fans — no, especially the team’s most loyal fans — would demand the delusional coach be fired. They wou…
Hot Topics
SPLC Indictment Reactions
Late Tuesday afternoon, the Department of Justice announced a criminal indictment against the Southern Poverty Law Center, a 55-year-old civil rights group founded to help poor people in the American South fight Jim Crow-era segregation and discrimination.
War and Resistance
A President of Spectacle, A War of Consequence
Donald Trump has long been drawn to leaders who project control and the ability to impose their will on events and opponents alike. For him, the pose has mattered more than mastering the details or respecting the truth.
Foreign Affairs
How Trump’s Turn on Ukraine Led to His Iran Isolation
President Trump lashing out at Europe is nothing new, but his latest rants show the high stakes of wrecking alliances. A global shift is underway involving defense, tens of billions of dollars in spending, and two ongoing wars.
Media Center
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse Wants to Take Back Big Oil's Big Profits
Trump’s war in Iran has given Big Oil a windfall of profits, even though they don’t get their oil from the Middle East, they’ve been able to jack up prices.
The Redistricting Battle Heats Up
Virginia just got Democrats four steps closer to flipping the House. So voters just passed a ballot measure to redraw the state’s congressional districts. This means that this fall, Virginia will likely go from six Democrats and five Republicans representing the state to ten Democrats and one Republican.
ENOUGH already with the term “mad king”! Good grief, by the tens of thousands we have demonstrated AGAINST the notion of a “king” and we do ourselves no favors referring to him as one, even if negatively. Thank you.
The Southern Poverty Law Center is a civil rights organization that identifies hate groups across the country. Proud Boys, KKK and Moms for Liberty among those groups. The DOJ accusation is ridiculous and I hope Norm and DDA mount a vigorous defense for them. This is likely another retribution ploy by the Trump admin.