All but 3 of the 4,499 refugees admitted to the US under Trump are white South Africans

Trump installs a Trump loyalist to lead ‘grand conspiracy’ case Into Trump foes

Let’s pretend it’s a ‘scoop’ that FBI Directer Kash Patel is kinda maybe just possibly not the best person for the job

Lawyer John Eastman disbarred for efforts to overturn 2020 election

Alabama Supreme Court implies a general requirement for individuals to carry identification at all times—even when watering flowers

The FAA’s “temporary” flight restriction for drones is a blatant attempt to criminalize filming ICE

Tennessee replaces Pride Month with “Nuclear Family Month”

Brazil’s former spy chief — sentenced to 16 years in prison for attempted coup in Brazil — is released from ICE jail

ICE goons try to access Cincinnati public schools

‘Psychological torture’: outcry over conditions at ICE desert detention camp

Deaths of migrants in ICE custody hit record high under Trump

Cuban man dies in ICE custody in Miami after apparent suicide attempt, agency says, amid recent detainee deaths

Chattanooga man dies in ICE custody at Louisiana detention center

Secret Police weaponized their vehicle and hit man with their car, then flee the scene

French widow detained by ICE in Alabama is released after 16 days amid public pressure

ICE agent faces felony charges in February road rage incident in Minnesota

Ex-model, arrested by Aventura police and deported, causes White House stir

Trump invites more criminal acts by promising pardons to everyone who works for him

Trump is literally negotiating with himself over how much taxpayer money he gets because his taxes were leaked

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas says progressivism is a threat to America

DNI Gabbard seeks retaliation against 2019 Trump whistleblower, ex-inspector general

Top charlatan Franklin Graham defends Trump’s Jesus & anti-Pope social media posts

Republicans think drop in teen birth rate is a bad thing

RFK Jr once cut penis off ‘road-killed raccoon’ in New York, new book reveals

South Carolina Republican charged in child sexual abuse material case

‘Pray with me please’: Hegseth reads fake Bible quote from Pulp Fiction during Pentagon prayer service

One Million Moms vs “vile, vulgar” Venus lady razors

Sean Hannity publicly switches gods

Democrats emerge from long winter’s slumber to file articles of impeachment against Hegseth for ‘high crimes and misdemeanors’

Sotomayor apologizes for possibly hurting Kavanaugh’s feelings over the racial profiling he invented

Happy Tax Day, New York. We’re taxing the rich.

“Aunt Tifa” penis costume protester prevails in court

Activists tear-gassed as they tried to rescue beagles from Wisconsin “research facility”

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ain’t having it.

MAGA’s FTC built the censorship industrial complex it was screaming about

TMZ comes to DC

Researchers say Fiverr left user files open to Google search

Things are looking quite bad for Trump

Behind Trump’s public bravado on the war, he grapples with his own fears

CDC doesn’t want you to see a CDC report on how effective COVID vaccines are

Harvard asks donors to endow $10 million professorships for ‘viewpoint diversity’ initiative

Florida let doctor continue to operate after he removed wrong organ, and said it had ‘migrated’ to another patient’s body

Trump believes diet soda kills cancer cells, Dr Oz reveals

RFK Jr. flips out over his own quote on re-parenting Black kids

Traders placed over $1bn in perfectly timed bets on the Iran war. What is going on?

New York Stock Exchange is all-in on cryptocurrency

Republicans unveil climate liability shield bill for oil, gas

Latest illegal “drug boat” attack brings murder total to at least 174

Pentagon ramps up planning for possible military ops in Cuba

AI’s new training data: your old work Slacks and emails

AI learns language from skewed sources. That could change how we humans speak – and think

Yet another study about how bad AI is for our brains

AI slop rules at Disney, where 1,000 artists who made the Marvel Comics Universe possible have been sacked

A year after his death, AI brings faux Val Kilmer back to the big screen
How many products does Microsoft have named ‘Copilot’? I mapped every one.

More than a dozen wrongful arrests due to police reliance on facial recognition technology

California cops are bringing ‘delinquency of a minor’ charges against adults who assist students during anti-ICE protests

2 killed, 1 injured as police chase stolen vehicle into wreck

California police dept to pay $3.15M after tasing man suffering medical seizure

Connecticut police chief, Karl Jacobson, resigns abruptly after his deputies see red flags, including missing money

Survivor’s lawsuit against Florida sheriff moves forward

Video shows Chicago cop who shot his police partner waited nearly 2 minutes before helping her

Indiana cop charged with battering wife, two daughters

Massachusetts: State trooper appears in court on perjury charge in Enrique Delgado-Garcia’s death

Missouri cops kept sniper’s identity secret after he — oops — shot and killed a 2-year-old

New Mexico deputy is fired after his county-issued AR-15, not reported stolen, is used in a homicide

New York: Victim’s family angered by Islanders’ fundraiser for cop convicted of manslaughter

Ohio officer reassigned after attacking and arresting 15-year-old black girl

New videos show ‘absolutely egregious care’ in 2025 Ohio jail death

Border Patrol agent in Texas is arrested on charges of indecent assault

‘Can’t believe you are doing this!’: Black businessman accused of trespassing at his own store tasered By Houston cop

Only the cops…

Critical Atlantic current significantly more likely to collapse than thought

Inside a jubilant DC conference where ‘the climate deniers are in charge now’

‘Nothing but tree skeletons’: record-breaking wildfires devastate US cattle country

North Carolina’s drought is putting pressure on water systems, raising questions about long-term supply as growth, climate change and rising demand reshape water use

Supreme Court sides with oil companies and Trump regime in Louisiana coastal lawsuits

A more troubling picture of sea level rise is coming into view

Mediterranean mussel farming could collapse by 2050

California Salvation Army captain arrested on child pornography charges

‘Check your kid’s devices’ – Georgia youth pastor arrested on child pornography charges out of Pennsylvania

Georgia: Football coach at Lanier Christian Academy is arrested for filming underneath female students’ clothes

Catholic priest asked North Carolina teens sexual questions in confession, parents say

Texas pastor arrested on continuous child sexual abuse charges

Garret Anderson
baseballer, California/Anaheim/Los Angeles of Anaheim/Los Angeles Angels

Nathalie Baye
actress, Strange Affair

Dinah Christie
actress, Check It Out!

Phil Garner
baseballer, Pittsburgh Pirates

Al Gunn
rock’n’roller, Men Without Hats

Joy Harmon
actress, Cool Hand Luke

Valerie Lee
actress, The Wizard of Oz

Iris Long
good guy

Don Schlitz
songwriter, “The Gambler”

Foolbert Sturgeon
underground cartoonist, The Adventures of Jesus

Lee Wachtstetter
lived on cruise ships

Ian Watson
author, The Jonah Kit

Nothing will meaningfully improve
until billionaires fear for their lives.

4/19/2026

Logo illustration by Jeff Meyer. Tip ‘o the hat to the Anderson Valley Advertiser, Daily Grail, Fat Magic, Jemin Na CPA, Joe My God, Slackville, Voenix Rising, Welcome Scum, What Not’s, Jamie Zawinski, and anywhere else I’ve stolen links, illustrations, or inspiration.

Special thanks to Linden Arden, Becky Jo, Joey Jo Jo & John the Basket emeritus, Jeff Meyer, Dave S, Name Withheld, and always extra special thanks to my lovely late Stephanie, who gave me 21 years and proved that the world isn’t always shitty.

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For Black Sheets, I’m reviewing a book of S/M fiction, and why was I was selected for the task? For laughs, I assume, because I don’t care for either the S or the M. I’m so vanilla I avoid French vanilla — it’s too wild.

I couldn’t tell you the difference between B/D and S/M. Haven’t had even ordinary sex with anyone but myself in almost a year, and if or when I ever do get lucky, no whips or chains or even leather will be involved. No pain or humiliation, thanks, but if giving or taking orders or slapping someone or being slapped around gets you off, by golly go for it, long as it’s consensual.

And now I’ve read a book on the subject. My main response is, Some people do that, but I knew that. I just don’t much care that people do that.

Which is really all I have to say about it, but I’m supposed to write a review of this collection of erotic master-and-slave short stories, none of which did anything erotic for me. It’s gonna be a challenge. I lack a frame of reference, for comparing the stories to reality, or to other S/M or B/D fact or fiction.

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After two hours of scratching and then banging my head, trying to find the words, I found some. The review is written, and I only used the word “Ouch” twice.

I’d certainly write a bad review of my review. It reads like what it is: a writer writing about something he doesn’t know anything about.

I’ve also been assigned to read and review a second book for Black Sheets, on a topic that should be more fun reading, and easier to write about. It’s all about masturbation techniques, something where I have some interest, even expertise, and I’m eager to learn more.

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Other than writing that book review and then writing about writing that book review, all I did today was sell fish, and nothing happened that’s worth writing about.

artwork by Dronebogus (CC)

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our 76th weekly open mike

Let’s see what happens when your host (me) has nothing to say. Step right up, speak your mind, tell a story, sing a song, whatever.

4/18/2026

Anything goes

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