DN Speak Daily

Thursday, April 16, 2026

"You Will Rule for Them 100% of the Time": Sen. Whitehouse to Leonard Leo aligned judicial appointee

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QS04lmJqeck

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson slams Supreme Court’s emergency docket actions - POLITICO

“The court’s stay decisions can, at times, come across as utterly irrational,” Jackson said during a speech at Yale Law School Monday that was posted online Wednesday. “The court has left confusion in its wake. … There is a serious concern that the Supreme Court’s modern stay practices are having an enormously disruptive and potentially corrosive effect.”…

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/15/ketanji-brown-jackson-supreme-court-emergency-docket-00873317

‘Iran has to come’: FIFA president insists on allowing Iran to play in World Cup - POLITICO

Gianni Infantino’s comments come as the U.S.-Israel war with Iran has jeopardized the Iranian team’s chances of competing...

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/15/fifa-infantino-iran-world-cup-00874094

Oil company founded by energy secretary paid no US taxes last year - POLITICO

Liberty Energy made $193 million last year and received more than $10 million back in tax benefits, according to a nonprofit analysis released on Tax Day...

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/15/fracking-company-energy-tax-liberty-00872841

John Eastman loses his law license in California over 2020 election scheme - POLITICO

Eastman remains one of the highest-profile figures in Trump’s orbit to face enduring consequences for his involvement in Trump’s 2020 effort. The former clerk to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was identified by former special counsel Jack Smith as a co-conspirator in Trump’s alleged criminal plot to remain in power. He was also criminally charged in Arizona and Georgia, alongside a long list of Trump allies, in cases that were derailed by procedural and prosecutorial defects. Attorneys Rudy Giuliani and Kenneth Chesebro, allies of Eastman in the effort, were similarly disbarred...

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/15/john-eastman-law-license-california-00875083

Tucker Carlson’s Biggest Conspiracy Theory Yet – Mother Jones

· Wed, Apr 15 at 7:18 PM Message Body “Carlson did refer to one of these diabolical neocons by name: Fox News host Mark Levin, a fervent fan of the Iran war and a cheerleader for Benjamin Netanyahu’s regime. He noted that Trump has called on his followers to watch Levin, and he explained that it’s useful to do so because Levin’s show “has been a place where the future is revealed,” though the show is “probably” not written by Levin himself. That is, Levin is fronting for someone or something, and Trump is in league with this cabal...

I’m a bit confused. First, Carlson tells us Trump is an agent of satanic destruction that is aimed at the extermination of Christianity, suggesting he might be the anti-Christ. But then he characterizes Trump as being driven mad due to the pressure applied on him by “anti-Christian” Israelis. At the same time, he also promotes the claim that Trump is possessed by demons, which might make him the anti-Christ or might not. (Earlier this month, Carlson did an interview with a priest who conducts exorcisms, and they discussed the widespread demonic possessions of politicians. During that show, Carlson attributed his firing at Fox News to the work of demons.) In any case, we’re in woo-woo land. And after Trump posted a meme that depicted Trump as Jesus, a new issue of Carlson’s newsletter said Trump was “lost” and asked people to pray for him…”

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/04/tucker-carlsons-biggest-conspiracy-theory-yet-donald-trump-iran-israel-nuclear-weapons/

Meet the men and their keiki of Ke Kai O Kahiki

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2TvOS1gBgU

Ethics scrutiny hits fundraising for Mills, Cherfilus-McCormick - Live Updates - POLITICO

The documents, which encompass January through March, show GOP Rep. Cory Mills reported just less than $75,000 raised this quarter as he continues to face an Ethics Committee investigation that includes allegations he broke campaign finance rules and threatened to release sexually explicit videos from a past relationship. Mills has denied the allegations against him...

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/04/15/congress/ethics-woes-hit-fundraising-00875006

Roy Cooper far outraises Michael Whatley in North Carolina Senate race

In North Carolina, former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper continues to far outraise Republican Michael Whatley, growing a massive cash disparity in one of the most closely watched Senate races this year…

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/04/15/congress/cooper-whatley-north-carolina-senate-fundraising-00875140

Lawsuit claims home for vulnerable girls was a "house of horrors"

Allegations in the lawsuit range from unsanitary or inadequate living conditions, to improper use of restraints, to physical and sexual abuse, said Moose Scheib, one of the attorneys behind the lawsuit.

One common tactic Vista Maria staff used, according to Scheib, was to put girls as young as 12 on unnecessary psychiatric medication, claiming they were suicidal. Then they would strip the girls of their clothes and lock them in a room, supposedly for their own protection...

https://www.michiganpublic.org/criminal-justice-legal-system/2026-04-15/lawsuit-claims-home-for-vulnerable-girls-was-a-house-of-horrors

The Apocryphal Books of Maccabees (Dan McClennan and Dan Beecher, Data Over Dogma podcast on YouTube)

This episode, we're going to figure out what the heck a Maccabee is. That is, we're covering both history and a couple of books in the apocrypha. That's right: we're discussing the Maccabean revolt.

What do we know about the actual historical event? Who were the main players, and how did it all shake out? Is the story presented in the books of Maccabees true to the history? What's a Seleucid?

Chapters:

0:00 - Introduction
1:06 - History's Mysteries: The Maccabean Revolt
1:56 - What are the Books of Maccabees?
3:58 - Alexander the Great & The Diadochi
5:42 - Hellenizers vs. Traditionalists (The Culture Clash)
8:33 - Antiochus IV Epiphanes Tries to Erase Judaism
12:31 - 1 Maccabees vs. 2 Maccabees
14:45 - Judas Maccabeus & The Revolt Begins
15:42 - The Real Origins of Hanukkah
16:29 - The Hasmonean Dynasty (Judean Independence)
18:08 - Why the Essenes Fled to Qumran
19:40 - Rome Encroaches & Pompey Annexes Judea
22:04 - The Historical Context of the Book of Daniel
26:24 - The Birth of Heaven & Hell Theology
27:24 - Did the Hasmoneans Formalize the Torah?
30:27 - Proxy Sacrifices & Why Martin Luther Hated 2 Maccabees
33:32 - Outro & Patreon Afterparty

Interview:

https://youtu.be/OzzDHZ9IRxs?si=D2CUl0h7PeNURTGl

Mike Johnson Just OUTRAGED CATHOLICS With MAJOR POPE MISTAKE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wPxo4QRcj8

Michigan MAGA Voters BreakDown In TEARS After Struggling To Afford Life in the current economy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XpgIPmzJiw

In case you’re wondering what House Republicans are doing this week after two weeks recess

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dr49jid0xLg?si=BUf-C2hXkIZGOBd-

Our Rigged Tax System in One Chart

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/mL796eqCQko

US DoJ files for overturning January 6 convictions for far-right groups’ members

Filing seeks to overturn seditious conspiracy charges of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers members who laid siege to US Capitol in 2021…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/14/january-6-convictions-overturn-doj-proud-boys-oath-keepers

Trump’s push to cut interest rates has echoes of ‘banana republic’, says Yellen

Former US Fed chair says lowering rates to reduce debt service cost can lead to inflation getting out of control…

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/15/donald-trump-cut-interest-rates-janet-yellen-us-inflation

Slotkin’s Iowa moves and big money comes to Michigan’s open U.S. Senate race

A huge influx of funds looks to boost Republican Mike Rogers’ campaign for U.S. Senate, current U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin heads to Iowa spurring questions about whether she’s interested in the presidency, and more questions about what’s next for Governor Gretchen Whitmer once she leaves office. It’s a political roundup of the week’s news on It’s Just Politics. Jason Roe, political strategist and former Executive Director of the Michigan Republican Party and Portia Roberson, CEO of Focus Hope and Vice Chair of the Michigan Democratic Party are this week’s guests…

https://www.michiganpublic.org/podcast/its-just-politics/2026-04-15/slotkins-iowa-moves-and-big-money-comes-to-michigans-open-u-s-senate-race

WATCH LIVE: Senate Republicans again reject resolution to rein in Trump's Iran war | PBS News

The 47-52 vote was the fourth time this year that the Senate has voted to cede its war powers to the president in a conflict that Democrats say is illegal and unjustified. Republicans say they will keep faith in Trump's wartime leadership, for now, citing Iran's nuclear capabilities and the high stakes of withdrawal. But GOP lawmakers are also anxious for the conflict to end — and they may not defer to the executive branch indefinitely...

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-senate-republicans-again-reject-resolution-to-rein-in-trumps-iran-war

Justice Sonia Sotomayor apologizes for swipe at Kavanaugh - POLITICO

“At a recent appearance … I referred to a disagreement with one of my colleagues in a prior case, but I made remarks that were inappropriate,” Sotomayor wrote. “I regret my hurtful comments. I have apologized to my colleague.”…

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/15/sonia-sotomayor-brett-kavanaugh-apology-00875031

"POLITICALLY TOXIC": Nicolle reacts to JD Vance's criticism of Pope Leo

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/O-H29YvyiWU?si=TimueFz6Cz4NVItL

US taxpayers spend hundreds more on military as Trump pushes for vast increase

As Americans race to file their federal taxes before today’s deadline, new analysis breaks down where the money goes…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/15/us-taxpayers-military-spending-trump

Tax day is a reminder of America’s unequal tax system. But we can fix it

The idea that billionaires should pay higher tax rates than working people is not radical. What is radical is allowing a system where extreme wealth exists alongside widespread hardship – and where those billionaires can in effect opt out of contributing to the society that made their success possible…

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/15/tax-day-united-states-unequal-taxation

DN Speak Daily

Thursday, April 16, 2026

I will genuinely never understand. The more money I make, the more money...

Bad Optics Week | Paula Poundstone

Christianity will vanish and shrink #duet #johnlennon #jesus

The Man Who Stopped School Prayer—And Was Nearly Forgotten