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Donald Trump's administration has quietly restarted an oil pipeline system in California, ignoring state law and court orders in the process.

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Chris Murphy is doing what too many won’t—saying it out loud: Trump’s corruption isn’t a glitch, it’s the system. Corp mergers, media power, dark 💰—none of it gets this big without politicians looking the other way or cashing in.. It’s about the machine that protects him. www.vox.com/podcasts/484...

YET ANOTHER SUIT AGAINST TRUMP'S MAIL-IN VOTING EXECUTIVE ORDER NAACP files 70-page federal civil suit, which says: "This Order is not the President’s first foray into voter suppression" Here it is: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Donald Trump is so breathtakingly stupid he is currently whining about the Strait of Hormuz being blocked, a situation he could have easily made irrelevant had he not idiotically fought against renewable energy here in the United States.

"Because of the way USAID was dismantled, the CDC's HIV/AIDS work "is now carrying the last intact pillar of the program and… it could run out of funds by June. That's not a funding cliff — that's a controlled demolition." They have the means, but this selfish administration lacks humanity. #Pinks

The Interior Department is back at it offering another round of buyouts and early retirements as the agency continues shrinking its workforce. A press release announced Interior “will be offering another Deferred Resignation Program as well as another opportunity for Voluntary Early Retirement.”

800,000 people who died because of the lack of lifesaving food and medical aid were unavailable for comment.

‘No Kings’ organizers on how to keep up the momentum

Yep.

Montana has a bill to end Citizens United in their state. Others should replicate it.

One of our top priorities needs to be getting dark money out of politics.

We could afford all that and more if republicans didn't give tax cuts to people who don't need it every time they get into power.

Soon to be appearing in midterm political ads for Democratic candidates nationwide. Thanks, Darnold. 🙏

Democracy Docket subscribers who are patiently waiting for my Saturday essay, I promise it's coming soon! This week I explain how Ron DeSantis is attacking voting rights and why it matters everywhere. Subscribe now to make sure you receive it straight to your inbox. bit.ly/4qmEiFz

If you haven’t watched this yet, you must. 👀 THIS IS TRUMP’S LEGACY.

On weekends, we drop re-runs of The Daily Beans called Refried Beans. Today's is from April 8th, 2022 and features @frankfigliuzzi.bsky.social. DOJ investigates 15 boxes of classified docs, and Bragg takes over hush money case. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

NEW: A fifth lawsuit against Trump's sweeping executive order restricting and unconstitutionally federalizing mail-in voting is in play -- this one filed by voting rights groups NAACP, Common Cause and Black Voters Matter. The complaint asks judge to render the order completely 'unenforceable.'

If you embrace diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging, then I hope and believe you'll find common purpose with the brilliant people in my new Ian's "E pluribus unum" Starter Pack #2. go.bsky.app/HN6Z5dB

"All we say to America is, 'Be true to what you said on paper.'" These words — spoken by MLK Jr. shortly before he was killed on this day in 1968 — ring just as true now. Let's honor his legacy by continuing the fight for social and economic justice.

“🇺🇸 Friday removed sanctions against Mikhail Zadornov, a prominent Russian banker and former finance minister” So weird how this keeps happening🤷🏼 www.globalbankingandfinance.com/us-removes-r...

Nothing like a white wine roadie while you destroy the world to make your friends rich

They call me whatever names they want. I will never stop fighting for the right to vote and against voter suppression.

“The last night I was a pediatric resident, a child came in with Hib and promptly died by the next day. I didn’t work for 50 years to have everything destroyed by one man.” -Dr. Kathryn Edwards, Vanderbilt University This is what RFK Jr. and the anti-vaxxers have wrought.

The news cycle was so satisfying yesterday.

🔥 🚨 🔥 🚨 🔥 🚨 🔥 French Senator Claude Malhuret says what the majority of the world is thinking

Iran shot down one of our jets. That was after Trump “obliterated” their air defense system. Gosh…I wonder how that happened.

And why do we think it's just Russia. Of all the countries in the world, just Russia. Huh. "The Trump administration has not confirmed whether it will allow countries other than Russia to send oil to Cuba..." www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/w...

I can’t think of one reason that House Democrats would not be preparing Articles of Impeachment for Hegseth.

"Under Bondi, in the first six months of Trump’s administration, DOJ quietly closed more than 23,000 criminal cases, abandoning hundreds of investigations into terrorism, white-collar crime, fraud, and drugs..." www.propublica.org/article/trum...

People who were protected by the laws are suddenly subject to arrest and detainment, possibly for a long time. The scaffolding of their rights is collapsing, and they are now subject to the dark underbelly of Trump’s lawless detention regime.

ICE has kept a disabled double amputee prisoner for over 14 months. Rodney Taylor has been denied access to his prosthetic legs. Forced to crawl across dirty floors to access food. Placed in solitary. Denied medical accommodations. They’re killing him & he needs the community to make noise!

And whom is keeping vigil? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

🚨 🚨 ABC News confirms that Iran used advanced, passive infrared detection to shoot down the American F-15E fighter jet. Passive infrared detection does not emit radar signals. As a result, it cannot be detected or jammed by American electronic warfare systems. That leaves our aircraft vulnerable.

They still haven’t released all the Epstein files. Nearly 3 million have been withheld

Tesla should be banned until they can be made safe. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a....

Trump is kicking 100,000 veterans out of their homes. www.npr.org/2026/04/02/n...

Both of Marco Rubio’s parents were born in Cuba. Marco Rubio was born in Miami in 1971, before they became US citizens. He is a US citizen because he was born in the US under birthright citizenship. #Hypocrites

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🇺🇦 Analysts say that Russia’s anticipated spring-summer offensive in the Donbas has largely stalled as a result of Ukrainian strikes. Read more about the conflict. ⬇️ www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...

It's been one week since more than eight million people took to the streets for the biggest day of mass protest in American history — and our organizing work is just getting started: https://www.nokings.org/whats-next

A win! The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously blocked Arizona Republicans’ attempt to dismantle the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni (Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument), protecting nearly one million acres of sacred Indigenous land from new uranium mining.

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