ICYMI: April 20, 2026

Remeber Come November! No Fascist USA!

Below, you will find some headlines and events we may have missed. Feel free to share what you have found interesting as long as it comes from a credible source, not some far right, fake news cesspit.Today’s blog or the failed, ‘Trust Me, Bro” nonsense as a source.

Word!:

Khanna to Maria Bartiromo: "Barack Obama was a great statesman who left America much safer. I wouldn't put Donald Trump in the same paragraph. Obama actually did his homework … all Donald Trump did is listen to Netanyahu. That's his entire foreign policy."

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— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) April 20, 2026 at 5:40 AM

Updates:

Kash Patel files defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic

Politico (@politico.com) 2026-04-20T16:01:27Z

Law & Order! Morals & Ethics!:

Trump's DOJ is moving to wipe out the J6 convictions for 12 Proud Boys & Oath Keepers, including the founder sentenced to 18 years. Erasing accountability, one motion at a time. I break this all down and more in my Week In Review video on my YouTube page: youtu.be/hsI_hxHLNWo?…

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— Adam Kinzinger (@adamkinzinger.substack.com) April 20, 2026 at 7:19 AM

2026 Election:

Holy shit, it wasn’t your imagination.Look at this poll.New Gudelunas Strategies numbers show Xavier Becerra surging, the same momentum we’ve been seeing online. Not a top-tier poll, but still, the direction is clear: Becerra is rising fast after Swalwell dropped out.Keep the polls coming!

Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) 2026-04-20T14:18:31.748Z

Listen to @xavierbecerra.bsky.social talk about ICE and protecting people from persecution. This is the voice of experience. This is what California needs. Not someone who's just guessing, but someone who understands the law and how to use it. #BecerraForCA

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— L’Etat C’est Moi (@letatcestmoi.bsky.social) April 19, 2026 at 11:32 PM

The Extreme Court:

The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether Colorado can exclude Catholic preschools from the state’s universal pre-K program because they won’t agree to accept children with same-sex parents.

Politico (@politico.com) 2026-04-20T16:22:47.254Z


Supreme Court takes up Catholic objection to Colorado’s preschool program

The Archdiocese of Denver says church-run preschools should be eligible to participate in a state-funded program without having to abide by nondiscrimination rules.

 The Supreme Court on Monday took up its latest case asserting religious rights claims, agreeing to hear arguments that Colorado should exempt Catholic entities from a nondiscrimination provision in its state-funded preschool program.

The Archdiocese of Denver, which runs 34 preschools, says it is excluded from the statewide program because of a nondiscrimination rule that prohibits preschools from refusing admission to any child on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.

The Worst People in the World:

The Fascist Felon/Possible Child Rapist & His Brownshirts:

Trump on his historically dismal approval numbers: "The polls are rigged, much as the 2020 Presidential Election was rigged"

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-04-20T14:19:31.156Z

We all need to watch this carefully. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/…

Marc Elias (@marcelias.bsky.social) 2026-04-20T02:03:45.033Z

On What Planet?

I mean…at least put on some of those swirly hypnotizing glasses, my dude. Nobody’s buying this nonsense.

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— Rex Huppke (@rexhuppke.bsky.social) April 20, 2026 at 9:40 AM

Craven Assholes:

Rep. Clay Fuller suggests Eric Swalwell should be executed

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— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) April 20, 2026 at 8:24 AM

Rep. Sheri Biggs: "If President Trump was so war happy, I don't think we'd see constraints he's trying to put on them from an economical standpoint. He's not just using the military. He's using other options to try to force them to the table. That's what the American people should take a look at"

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— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) April 20, 2026 at 7:50 AM

From the MarKODA Files—Racism and the GQP Go Together Like Peas & Carrots Edition:

I study racist politicians from the Jim Crow era and this is on par with anything that John Rankin, Theodore Bilbo, or Cotton Ed Smith ever said in public

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— Larry Glickman (@larryglickman.bsky.social) April 20, 2026 at 10:03 AM

State News:

BREAKING: In a loss for Indiana voters, the 7th Circuit reinstated an Indiana law banning the use of student IDs for voting after a lower court blocked the measure last week.The new ruling means voters cannot use their student IDs to vote as litigation in the case continues.

Democracy Docket (@democracydocket.com) 2026-04-20T17:11:43.473560356Z