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Did Trump promote new rules that would limit privileges for Congress members?
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snopes_feedSnopes has fact-checked versions of this supposed proposal since 2009. As of 2026, it's still fake news.
Did AOC once say, 'I am as powerful as a man and it drives them crazy'?
Apr. 25th, 2026 11:00 pmsnopes_feedThe quote originated in a 2019 New Yorker profile about the then-up-and-coming New York politician.
PostSecret Exhibition Expansion
Apr. 25th, 2026 11:00 ampost_secret_feed
The ‘Museum of Us’ in San Diego has expanded the PostSecret Exhibition to include “Naked Mail”. Secrets written and mailed on objects, not postcards.
The potato and knife mailed to PostSecet with secrets are not on view, but you will be able to see the artificial banana, (packaged) condom, coconut, license plate, shirt, roller skate, the original PostSecret mailbox, and more.
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Classic Secrets
Apr. 25th, 2026 10:45 ampost_secret_feed
—email—
In response to the teacher who cannot find magic in his or her classroom:
Your role is not to be the magician. Your role is to be the believer.
The magic will reveal itself (it is most often locked inside your students).
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PostSecret License
Apr. 25th, 2026 08:20 ampost_secret_feedTo: “frank” <frank@postsecret.com>
Dear Frank-
Twelve years ago I mailed in my license plate with the message “I don’t know where my home is” scrawled on the front. I had just dropped out of college and moved across the country to live with my dad. A lot has changed since then, but some things haven’t.
My life imploded (again) and I found myself back in my dad’s house; I changed careers, graduated college, and went to grad school. But that secret has followed me for a decade, often featured on the website or exhibits.
It popped up a few weeks ago and I thought “nothing has changed, I’m still just that lost kid” and then I realized how wrong I was. I’m not sure that I feel any more at home here now than I did back then, but something has changed. I found home in myself. Finally the skin that I live in feels like enough. Thank you for being a place of growth, love, and acceptance for all these years.
-Erica
Hi Erica,
Thanks for your secret! I remember receiving that “naked mail” over a decade ago and yes it has been shared many times; on the web, in my PostSecret talks, and in museums from the Smithsonian to the Museum of Us.
I know many people have felt a connection to your secret and I believe many will now relate to your story behind it. Courage is contagious and I believe your story will inspire others to tell their truth – and take that first step in their journey.
Your secret definitely has a home, so glad you found yours.
Be well,
-Frank
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18 rumors involving Pope Leo XIV, examined
Apr. 25th, 2026 06:00 pmsnopes_feedRumors about Leo swirled online amid tensions between the Trump administration and the Vatican over the Iran war and U.S. foreign policy.
Did man break into Barnes & Noble to finish reading book?
Apr. 25th, 2026 01:00 pmsnopes_feedAccording to the story, 48-year-old Gary Hollis of Portland, Oregon, broke into the bookstore to finish the final 47 pages of a thriller.
Is Nicki Minaj the only 'Trump gold card' visa recipient so far?
Apr. 24th, 2026 11:53 pmsnopes_feedMinaj's "gold card" was just a "memento," a Commerce Department official said.
Did Trump fall asleep during meeting? Separating satire from real footage
Apr. 24th, 2026 11:24 pmsnopes_feedThe authentic footage of Trump appearing drowsy came from an April 23, 2026, meeting in the Oval Office.
Real photo shows female athletes standing behind men with Trump
Apr. 24th, 2026 10:51 pmsnopes_feedU.S. President Donald Trump met with the University of Georgia women’s tennis team to celebrate their championship win.
Did Trump stop executions of 8 women in Iran? What we know
Apr. 24th, 2026 08:26 pmsnopes_feedTrump issued a social media plea to Iran not to harm the women. Iranian state media dismissed the story as "fake news."
I’m sorry. I didn’t plan it this way.
Apr. 24th, 2026 08:18 pmthebloggess_feedA few days ago I told you that Hunter S. Thomcat had passed and I said that I would soon write funny happy stuff again but then Ferris Mewler took a very bad turn and the vet said it was time, so today he joined Hunter. Apparently this happens more often than we think…two bondedContinue reading "I’m sorry. I didn’t plan it this way."
RFK Jr. shared erroneous drug price math attributed to Trump
Apr. 24th, 2026 08:05 pmsnopes_feedThe health secretary said a drug price decreasing from $600 to $10 is a 600% drop. The math ain't mathin'.
Trump posted conservative radio host's derogatory statement about people of India, China
Apr. 24th, 2026 07:55 pmsnopes_feedThe quote came from conservative radio host Michael Savage, who railed against Indian and Chinese immigrants.
Did AOC claim GOP is trying to rig elections by letting only citizens vote? Don't be fooled
Apr. 24th, 2026 06:07 pmsnopes_feedThe New York Democrat did once speak about a Washington, D.C., measure to allow noncitizens to vote in local elections.
An Anecdotal Observation About Career Longevity
Apr. 24th, 2026 05:27 pmscalziwhatever_feed
As most of you know I spent much of this last week in Los Angeles, taking meetings with film/TV folks and pitching things to them, both from books I’ve written and ideas I have currently not connected to something I published. The meetings generally went very well — which isn’t necessarily the same as I’m walking away with a movie deal, there’s a lot of moving parts involved with that — and I came away with a lot of interest in the things I pitched and movement as my manager sent along materials. I gave some thought on why these meeting generated as much interest as they did.
There are a number of factors for this, but the one I want to bring to the fore at the moment is this one: When I sit down with these film/TV people and run an idea or concept past them, they one hundred percent know that the idea I’m running past them is my own, not generated by or written out with, some version of “AI.” From a practical point of view this means they know there is no issue with things like copyright (“AI” generated work is not copyrightable, and rights issues are a big deal for film/TV). From a creative point of view this means they know I have actually thought about the concept I’m bringing to them — that I know it inside and out and can build it out, dig deeper into it, and can improvise with the concept rather than just go with whatever an LLM spits out from a prompt.
In other words, they know I can do actual creative work, from ideation to production, and they know when they work with me they’re not only getting an idea but they’re also getting the actual working brain behind it. That brain can efficiently work the problem, whatever the problem might be. In 2026, this is a real and actual differentiator: A functional brain, and a reliable creative partner. I rather strongly suspect the further along we go in this new era of “cognitive offloading,” the more of a differentiator this will be.
This isn’t an anti-“AI” post. It is a “the more other people claiming to be writers use ‘AI’ the more secure my gig gets” post. If you want to use “AI” to generate ideas or create your prose or whatever, by all means, be my guest. The next twenty years of my career thanks you in advance for your choices.
— JS
