Source: The Price of Liberty
by Nathan Barton
“The biggest story of the weekend, politically and socially, was the attempted assassination of several members of the current regime in DC. Apparently just in the Executive Branch. And apparently an attempt made by a man who shocked everyone by his behavior: more and more questions about what is going on and why. But one question is again answered: the mainstream media is again demonstrating a complete lack of morality and a complete unwillingness to tell the truth.” (04/27/26)
https://thepriceofliberty.org/2026/04/27/an-eventful-weekend-and-more-proof-of-what-is-wrong-with-our-current-situation/
Source: spiked
by Alec Marsh
“The ‘discovery’ by new Green MP Hannah Spencer that certain members of parliament smell of alcohol during late-night sittings in Westminster – voting included – should send shockwaves through the political establishment. After all, what further evidence do we need of the dissolute degeneracy of our political elites than the knowledge that some of them enjoy a drink or two during the course of their lengthy working days? … most of us are aware that behind the scenes it’s not unknown for our elected representatives – and doubtlessly a peer or two – to enjoy a tipple while ruminating on affairs of state in one of the eight or nine bars in the Palace of Westminster.” (04/27/26)
https://archive.is/ldEGw
Source: SFGate
“Two highly contentious ballot measures are expected to come before California voters in November. The first is the GOP-backed brainchild of a conservative California Assembly member. If passed by voters this fall, it would require voters to bring a valid government-issued ID to vote. At present, California voters are only required to give their name and address to cast their ballot. Assemblymember Carl DeMaio, who represents San Diego, has argued that a voter ID law would help protect against voter fraud, while Democrats push back and say the measure is part of the Trump administration’s agenda to keep people away from the polls. … A second proposal introduced by SEIU, the state’s largest health care union, would impose a one-time wealth tax on the net worths of the state’s more than 200 billionaires and use the revenue to fill the gap in health care funding due to President Donald Trump’s 2025 budget bill.” (04/28/26)
https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/ballot-measures-california-november-22228575.php
Source: Glenn Greenwald
by Glenn Greenwald
“As occurs with every act or attempted act of political violence in the U.S., many have attempted to blame the rhetoric of their political adversaries for ‘inspiring’ or ‘provoking’ violence through their words. In the case of the shooting at Saturday’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner at the Washington Hilton Hotel, many Trump supporters are seeking to heap blame not only — or even principally — on the attacker whom President Trump described as a ‘lone wolf.’ Instead, under a theory long used by liberals against the American Right, blame is being widely assigned to President Trump’s more vocal critics for allegedly ‘inspiring’ violence against him. … While this framework of culpability may be understandable or appealing at first glance, it has an ugly and dangerous history.” (04/27/26)
https://greenwald.substack.com/p/is-anyone-responsible-for-the-whcd
Source: The American Prospect
by David Dayen
“Today we’re going to talk about gas prices, which are high everywhere but especially where I live in California. It’s a long and involved story, but I hope you stick with it! And tell a friend; it shouldn’t be this hard to understand the truth amid all the disinformation. Send them to prospect.org/aftermath for all of our stories about the consequences of the Strait of Hormuz crisis. I mean, who knows? Meetings keep getting set up and blocked; the latest is that the Trump administration is mulling over an Iranian offer to open the strait and then postpone nuclear talks. This would call into question why we ever went to war in the first place; opening the strait isn’t a concession but the state of the world before the attacks began on February 28.” (04/28/26)
https://prospect.org/2026/04/28/aftermath-california-gas-prices-are-up-not-just-the-war/
Source: ABC News
“The Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Mexico’s most powerful criminal enterprise, suffered another blow Monday when the Mexican military captured one of its top leaders in the northwest of the country, two months after the cartel’s leader was killed. Audias Flores Silva, also known as ‘El Jardinero,’ or The Gardener, was seen as a possible successor to the killed leader and the United States had a $5 million reward out for information leading to his arrest. The CJNG regional commander was captured while he was hiding in a roadside ditch near the community of El Mirador in the state of Nayarit, Mexican officials said Monday. No one was killed or injured during his arrest, according to Mexico’s government.” (04/27/26)
https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/mexicos-military-captures-top-cartel-leader-blow-jalisco-132441441
Source: Lions of Liberty
“The Income Trap: Why Earning More Isn’t Making You Wealthy with Edward Brady.” (04/27/26)
https://www.lionsofliberty.com/episodes/the-income-trap-why-earning-more-isnt-making-you-wealthy-with-edward-brady
Source: Washington Monthly
by Bill Scher
“Besides being immoral, political assassins repeatedly fail to achieve their intended objectives.” (04/27/26)
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/04/27/political-violence-never-works-dont-murder-people/
Source: Reason
by Joe Lancaster
“Calls for more aggressive security measures evoke the post-9/11 security theater that brought us the TSA.” (04/27/26)
https://reason.com/2026/04/27/the-correspondents-dinner-shooting-is-no-excuse-for-more-security-theater/
Source: Reuters
“A Ukrainian drone attack has caused a ‘large-scale fire’ at Russia’s Tuapse oil refinery on the Black Sea, forcing the evacuation of nearby buildings, local officials said on Tuesday. The Rosneft-owned refinery delivers oil products mainly for exports but operations have been halted since April 16 following an earlier drone attack, industry sources said. Ukraine did not immediately comment on the reports. Kyiv has stepped up strikes on Russia since March, with U.S.-brokered talks on the war in Ukraine on pause and Washington mainly focusing on the Iran war.” (04/28/26)
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/drone-attack-causes-fire-russias-tuapse-refinery-authorities-say-2026-04-28/
