The Trump administration in late March announced an extensive reorganization of the Forest Service, the federal agency responsible for managing 193 million acres of public lands across 43 states, the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
As part of the changes, 57 of 77 research stations across the country will be shuttered,
with the headquarters relocating from Washington, D.C., to Salt Lake City.
While the overhaul is billed as an effort to improve efficiency, conservationist…
Jakarta port authorities seize 3 tons of pangolin scales in Cambodia-bound container https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/jakarta-port-authorities-seize-3-tons-of-pangolin-scales-in-cambodia-bound-container/
Amazon agrees to invest up to $25B in Anthropic, on top of the $8B that it has already invested; Anthropic commits to spend $100B on AWS over the next 10 years (Ashley Capoot/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/20/amazon-invest-up-to…
Rondale Moore dies at 25: Death under investigation for Vikings wide receiver, former Purdue star
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/rondale-moore-dies-purdue-vikings-cardinals/…
This is a vaguely stochastic parrot I can support:
“How Bruce the Parrot Landed Atop the Pecking Order, Without a Beak”
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/science/bruce-kea-beak-alpha.html?unlocked_art…
Anti-LGBTQ MAGA pastor called Pride flags “disgusting.” He just pled guilty to child sex offenses. - LGBTQ Nation
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/04/anti-lgbtq-pastor-called-pride-flags-disgusting-he-just-pled-guilty-to-child-offenses/
We got back a week ago from a two week vacation in Central America. We started with 3 days in San Jose, Costa Rica, went on a 7 day cruise from Puerto Caldera, Costa Rica, to Colon Panama. If you're thinking wait, those are in different oceans! You would be correct, our Ship, the Star Pride (Small ship, 300 guests), transited through the Panama Canal. This was a bucket list adventure for me. I expected to see great things, and the transit exceed them‼️We then spent 3 days in Panama City.…
Ohio gubernatorial candidate
Vivek Ramaswamy paid for a lavish trip to Puerto Rico
using campaign funds,
a new report from MeidasTouch has revealed.
Ramaswamy’s campaign paid $11,898.25 to the Dorado Beach Ritz-Carlton Reserve,
one of the island’s most lavish resorts, in November.
Campaign finance records cite the purpose of the payment as “travel.”
Ramaswamy, who is worth $2.2 billion per Forbes,
traveled to the island in preparation to give a…