Let’s hope they don’t attempt to defy court orders again. Postmaster General David Steiner says the U.S. Postal Service has stopped work on the computer system tied to Trump’s effort to restrict mail voting after the Supreme Court blocked the administration’s plan this week.

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Hands Around the Kennedy Center
Friday, September 18, 2026 at 6:30 PM ET
The Kennedy Center
2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC

A win! A federal judge just put a major guardrail around any possible demolition of the Kennedy Center’s main building. Judge Christopher Cooper ordered the Trump-controlled Kennedy Center to give more than 30 days’ written notice before changing its plans in any way that would involve demolition.

A new report from independent investigators appointed by the United Nations Human Rights Council says there are “reasonable grounds” to believe the United States committed war crimes during two strikes in Iran in February.

Update: ICE agent Christian Castro was taken into custody by agents with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension in downtown Minneapolis and booked into the Hennepin County Jail on an outstanding arrest warrant.

This is escalating fast. Attorneys for Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH) are alerting a federal judge that the Trump team appears to be seriously considering demolishing the Kennedy Center.

At a time when measles cases are skyrocketing across the USA, Health Secretary RFK Jr. is returning to the organization he founded and once chaired, “Children’s Health Defense”, to deliver the keynote address at its conference today. The “Children’s Health Defense” is an anti-vaccine group.
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/rfk-jr-keynote-chd-conference-washington-dc-limited-in-person-tickets/

A lot of people are discussing the idea of a 24/7 surveillance watch committee for the Kennedy Center following the reported Trump vandalism.

We had thought the “safety issues” at the Kennedy Center were caused by the Trump administration. It appears that might be the case. In a sworn declaration filed today, a legal observer said she witnessed a forklift carrying fencing drive to the north

Anyone else just tired? It’s constant shenanigans from this administration, and our mental health has taken such a beating. We just wanted to say that if you’re feeling the same way, we understand. We’re here with you and for you. It’s a lot.

It’s funny, but also not funny at the same time.

A massive diesel spill at a New Jersey data center has dumped roughly 5,000 gallons of fuel into wetlands connected to the Meadowlands. Local officials say a “computer glitch” caused the backup generator system to keep calling for fuel. The diesel entered Anderson Creek,

The Trump-backed Kennedy Center board has voted to close most of the main building for more than $250 million in repairs. But Trump says the renovation “will not take place” unless his name is allowed to be added to the building.

DOGE was sold as a “massive money-saving operation.” But it actually saved nothing. The story was always about gutting the federal workforce and reshaping the agencies themselves. A new GAO report estimates federal agencies spent $9.5 billion on paid administrative

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Today has just been another interesting day. Trump continues attacking the Supreme Court, including justices he personally appointed. Steve Bannon and Bernie Sanders somehow ended up at the same “Pro-Human” AI event.

Pennsylvania officials are now reporting two more measles deaths, bringing the total to four this year. RFK Jr. continues to dispute the numbers, claiming there have been zero, despite Pennsylvania health officials confirming the cases.
https://www.pa.gov/agencies/health/newsroom/doh-confirms-two-additional-measles-associated-deaths-

The Trump administration EPA just repealed most of the 2024 carbon pollution rules for coal and gas power plants. Now they’re also trying to get rid of the remaining federal greenhouse gas rules for power plants too.
https://www.epa.gov/system/files/documents/2026-09/fact-sheet_final-and-supp_general_september2026_1.pdf

Happy Birthday, Woodsy Owl! Always remember: “Give a Hoot, Don’t Pollute!”

Today we saw some comments on the photos of the small cages the Trump administration used to hold immigrants in at its “detention centers.” The amount of mental gymnastics MAGA was doing to justify that kind of inhumane treatment was absurd.

A win! The Supreme Court has denied the Trump administration’s emergency request to enforce new mail-ballot restrictions ahead of the midterm elections. The decision leaves the lower court’s injunction in place, meaning the new USPS restrictions will not take effect for this election.

According to a new investigation from ProPublica, Donald Trump Jr.’s lavish wedding celebration in the Bahamas was secretly bankrolled in part by a Russian oligarch with close ties to Vladimir Putin.

This is a big deal and it deserves a lot more attention. A federal whistleblower is sounding the alarm about a nationwide DHS operation called the “Unlawful Voter Initiative.”

According to the disclosure, hundreds of employees at U.S. Citizenship and

The truth is finally coming out. This is exactly what we were warning about while “Alligator Alcatraz” was still open and MAGA dismissed it. A new report from the Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general confirms that immigrants detained at the

We’re feeling so much safer now. 🙄

A win! Another federal judge has blocked the U.S. Postal Service from enforcing new mail-ballot restrictions tied to Trump’s executive order. This is now the second federal court to halt the USPS rules, which would impose new requirements on states sending ballots by mail.
https://www.reuters.com/world/trumps-mail-in-voting-restrictions-blocked-by-second-judge-2026-09-14/

“I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t do that.” -HAL 9000

Honestly, the warnings coming from people actually building AI are getting harder and harder to ignore. We’re talking about warnings of human extinction, losing control of advanced AI, biological weapons becoming easier to create, massive cyberattacks,

NOAA just announced that this summer was the hottest on record in the United States.

Good news! We have more time to fight for our national forests. The Forest Service has extended the public comment period on the Trump administration’s plan to eliminate the Roadless Area Conservation Rule. The new deadline is October 6.