The Hound | April 22

Hi there,

It’s Wednesday. Last night, Democrats in Virginia threw a massive wrench into Donald Trump’s plan to rig the midterms with the state voting ‘Yes’ to redraw its maps. With this vote, there will now be 10 Democratic leaning districts to 1 lone Republican stronghold, erasing gains Republicans made by redrawing maps in Texas and Florida. A former top DOJ official admitted Trump’s legal revenge schemes are hard to carry out because MAGA attorneys are too incompetent. And, in good news, The Onion has now fully acquired Alex Jones’ InfoWars — and will turn the website into a parody of itself.

The Onion’s move to take over and dismantle a major right-wing misinformation outlet is more than satire—it is a creative and effective intervention in an information ecosystem that too often rewards falsehoods over facts. By exposing and disrupting the machinery of disinformation, The Onion has demonstrated how powerful it can be to challenge these narratives directly.

🖊️ Add your name to thank The Onion for stepping up in this moment and showing that misinformation can be confronted in bold and innovative ways.

The fight for truth requires persistence and creativity, and this action is a reminder that pushing back against disinformation is both necessary and possible.

Read about this, and more, with today’s stories:

With Virginia vote, Democrats gain edge over Trump's national GOP redistricting push (NPR)

The Onion has agreed to a new deal to take over Infowars (NPR)

Ex-Bondi Aide Says MAGA Too Incompetent to Carry Out Trump’s Revenge (The New Republic)

The Tariff Refund Nightmare (The American Prospect)

DHS Creating Smart Glasses for ICE to ID People in Real-Time (The New Republic)

Southern Poverty Law Center says it faces a Justice Department criminal probe over paid informants (AP News)

Trump Pardoned a Nursing Home Owner Who Owed Almost $19 Million to a Grieving Family (ProPublica)

Until next time,

Harry from The Hound

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