ICYMI: April 21, 2026

Drain the Swamp?

Useful idiots/MAGAts get played again.

He IS the Swamp.

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.

Wake Up and Pay Attention!

Insider trading or flawless timing? Top examples as suspicions grow on Trump-linked trades

US President Donald Trump’s second term has witnessed several instances of traders placing bets worth millions of dollars before he makes major announcements. According to a BBC report, a consistent pattern of market spikes has emerged just hours, or sometimes minutes, before a social media post from the President’s account or media interview was made public.

9 March 2026: ‘The war is very complete, pretty much’

Trump’s billionaire friends profit while the rest of America suffers.

Rep. Ted Lieu (@reptedlieu.bsky.social) 2026-04-21T14:39:29.559Z

Updates:

Trump blames Democrats for no Iran deal.

Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) 2026-04-20T17:49:09.816Z

Trump tells CNBC he expects U.S. to make ‘great deal’ with Iran

  • President Donald Trump said he thinks the U.S. is “going to end up with a great deal” with Iran to end the war.
  • Trump said he does not expect he will extend a ceasefire with Iran, which he has said will expire Wednesday.
  • “We’ve taken out their navy, we’ve taken out their air force, we’ve taken out their leaders,” Trump said
  • Tuesday during an interview on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.”

Senate Confirmation Hearing Recap:

This cult-like behavior among people being considered for important positions should be disqualifying. Mullin got confirmed in spite of giving a similar non answer.

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— Larry Glickman (@larryglickman.bsky.social) April 21, 2026 at 10:39 AM

whY iS evERyONe aROunD TRUmP tiEd To EPstEiN?

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— The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) April 21, 2026 at 9:35 AM

Warsh: ha-ha, students are vacuous snowflakes who run to authority to maintain their status Also Warsh to any question where a factual answer might displease Trump: Sir, that is a great unknowable I could not possibly comment on.

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— Don Moynihan (@donmoyn.bsky.social) April 21, 2026 at 10:36 AM

GALLEGO: Earlier today, you told Sec. Kennedy that Trump never demanded you to cut interest rates. Is that your sworn testimony? WARSH: That is, senator. GALLEGO: Okay. Well someone here is lying then. Because Trump confirmed he pressed you on interest rate cuts.

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— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) April 21, 2026 at 9:10 AM

Trump’s 💩💩💩 Economy:

Economist Predicts What Price Will Go Up Next For Americans: ‘The Next Shoe To Drop’

Economist Henrietta Treyz warned Monday that soaring gas prices thanks to President Donald Trump’s Iran war may soon be followed by another hit: higher food costs.

“Food inflation is the next shoe to drop,” Treyz, the Veda Partners co-founder and director of economic policy, told MS NOW’s Katy Tur.

The Fascist Felon/Possible Child Rapist & His Brownshirts:

Baghdad Botox Blondie:

Craven Assholes:

Chris Wright insists that collapsing snow pack in Colorado is the result of "the path of the jet stream last year," not climate change

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— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) April 21, 2026 at 9:25 AM