23 Republicans are needed to sign Discharge Petition 9 (19 anti-Israel Dems are holding out) to get the Senate national security supplemental to the House floor. If the upshot of this evening's Republican conference is more delay, 23 pro-Ukraine Republicans should sign tonight.

“Russia’s wider war in Ukraine is part of a world war. A world war pitting a quartet of authoritarian states against the world’s democracies…The problem, for the democracies, is that only the autocracies are acting like the war is what it is: global.” telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/04/1…

Donald Trump stood trial today, accused of cooking the books to cover up illegal hush money payments before the '16 election.

Whether it's political violence or fraud, you can't commit electoral interference with impunity in a constitutional democracy.

In light of the enormous disparity between the impressive US and European defense of Israel and the same mighty NATO members claims of weakness and poverty in defense of Ukraine, I will have to update this document and article from last summer.

#OTD in 1919, SM U-118 was on the way to be scrapped when it broke free of its towline and ran aground in front of a hotel in the English resort town of Hastings where it became a tourist attraction. After attempts to refloat the U-118 failed, the sub was broken up on the beach.

Why did the US, Europe and others come to the defense of Israel but not Ukraine? Some answers here:
theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

Putin’s boy

I haven’t died yet, but I’m pretty sure that if there’s a Heaven and Hell, Hell will be entrapment in an automatic phone system, trying to get to a “consultant” who can transfer me to Heaven, but after 45 minutes of typing in various ID numbers, being cut off.
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Jenna Ellis… “ Guilty Your Honor!
Kenneth Cheseboro… “ Guilty Your Honor!”
Sydney Powell… “ Guilty Your Honor!”
Michael Cohen… “ Guilty Your Honor!”
Allen Weiselberg… “ Guilty Your Honor!”
Rick Gates… “ Guilty Your Honor!”
Paul Manafort… “ Guilty Your Honor!”
George…

I admit I was afraid to read this as I am fond of Carly Simon from my teen years. This is quite the story. Good to know that while the Trump real estate family was refusing to rent to 'coloreds,' the Simon family was --well, read this. 😭💙

There’s an authoritarian movement inside America that is big and powerful and well-funded. They are a few thousand votes in a few states from fundamentally transforming American democracy.

Per CBS/Katrina Kaufman, 'Trump’s eyes are closed and arms crossed as the judge instructs the jury. When Merchan said it’s his job to conduct a fair and impartial trial, Trump opened his eyes and smirked.'

Age and youth. Drawn in 1490s by the great Leonardo da Vinci, born this day 1452.

Getting ready for the Derby? I don’t think people today fully understand the universality of the human sensibility - it transcends not only cultures - East West - but time itself. These guys are showing off their prize steeds. Man o’ War? Secretariat? Same deal.

#MosaicMonday portraits of two of the four chariot team faction leaders (aurigae) from a larger mosaic. White and blue, each with their lead horses. They wear leggings, long sleeves (decorated!) w/ fasciae (ropes tied around their torso).

3rd c. CE, #PalazzoMassimo , Rome.
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Two evil #Roman #dolphins spar off in a fragment of the beautiful black and white border of the #mosaic of the upper floor of the Baths of Caracalla.

A charming snippet of a street corner in London in the 1950s.

StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻 Your info is wrong. Trump was never apolitical. He first considered a serious run for president in 1988. Considered it again in 1996. Ran in 2000 under Reform Party. Ran and dropped out early in 2012. He is no neophyte: he’s a career mafia politician trained by Roy Cohn.

Truly amazing that a lawyer like Clay Travis would think it a good idea to engage in jury tampering and encouraging perjury by potential jurors so as to get on a jury and nullify. He should be disbarred. And stick to football.

A former CIA officer asks a legitimate, and deadly serious, question: Have Russian operatives paid any Republican officials? trib.al/k0XnHS4