TODAY IN 2024: “Their deliberations led them to a unanimous conclusion, beyond a reasonable doubt: That the defendant, Donald J. Trump, is guilty of 34 counts of Falsifying Business Records in the First Degree, to conceal a scheme to corrupt the 2016 election.” manhattanda.org/d-a-bragg-de...

Reparations just aren’t feasible unless you’re a felon...

A Trump judicial pick ruled in his favor in a suit against the Pulitzer Prize Board — while seeking a federal nomination. Days later, the White House interviewed him for the job. That's why @freedom.press filed an ethics complaint. @seth-stern.bsky.social explains on @meidastouch.com:

Before Todd Blanche helped Trump use a settlement to launder a $1.8 billion slush fund, Brendan Carr helped him use a BS lawsuit to extract a $16 million bribe from Paramount. The D.C. Bar could have put a stop to it back then by disbarring Carr. It failed.

Read the story - www.readfrontier.org/stories/oily...

The Israeli military has once again intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters HUNDREDS of miles from their legal jurisdiction, this time in broad daylight.

This is Trump preparing for his official statement on January 7th the day after the Insurrection. He was pausing,struggling with the teleprompter & script,re-recording & negotiating wording with aides. He was trying to make sure he didn’t implicate himself & not admitting he lost

You're about to see headlines saying abortion pills can't be shipped. THAT IS NOT TRUE You can still get abortion pills by mail to all fifty states. Some providers will switch to miso-only, some will ship both mife & miso. I got into all of this when the federal court ruling first dropped:

This would constitute one of the most brazen, most appalling acts of corruption in U.S. history. I know we’re numb to all of this but this is a seven-alarm fire. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/b...

PabloReports: Ted Cruz called you a parasite and disparaged your work as a bartender. AOC: I think it’s funny that he’s been taking a government paycheck for 23 years but has the audacity to criticize someone who has come from a family that had to work their way up and earn their place here.

Epstein Survivor hearing happening in West Palm Beach now. We stand with survivors.

Three doctors who have served on state maternal mortality review committees told ProPublica that Ciji Graham’s death was preventable. “There were so many points where they [doctors] could have intervened,” one expert said. (Published January)

73% of mothers with kids under 18 are in the workforce. More than flowers or brunch, working moms need: -Paid family leave -Equal pay -Universal childcare -Universal healthcare (But get your mom flowers, too)

American Prairie has until September 30 to relocate its herd, but the group says it will appeal. This is the tension playing out across the American West right now. Rewilding and ecological restoration are increasingly viable tools for managing public lands.

A few hundred people gathered at the Oklahoma State Capitol on Tuesday, remembering their loved ones and advocating for solutions in the Missing and Murdered Indigenous People crisis. Officials also shared some of the ways they are working to solve cases.

Unbelievable. Republicans are already working on a third reconciliation bill. It would give massive sums to the Pentagon and give rich people and corporations more tax cuts…to pay for it they would cut what’s left of our healthcare funding. Make a ton of noise NOW Please folks.

It’s Met Gala day! Let me show you my favorite look!

“I kept begging for a divorce, and he’d threaten to kill my children.” “I was in a very abusive, sick relationship.” These women were imprisoned for crimes that stemmed from their abuse. A new law offered them a second chance. (Published Feb. w/ @nytimes.com)

REP. @brotherjones.bsky.social : “This is a power grab… they’re spitting on the graves of all that work, saying we’re going to allow Black political voices & representation to be dismantled across the South- following marching orders of the White House. We’ve gotta fight back.” @GovBillLee

🚨BREAKING: A new lawsuit is challenging Louisiana’s decision to suspend congressional primaries already underway — arguing the state is illegally nullifying votes and plunging an active election into chaos following the Supreme Court’s gutting of the VRA. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Voting is a right, not a privilege. We will continue fighting for and building back the most hard-won protections to our democracy, no matter what the courts say. 📸 Will Martinez

“We could see the largest drop in Black representation since the end of Reconstruction." Garrison Hayes, Ari Berman, and Pema Levy discuss the Supreme Court's death blow to the Voting Rights Act of 1965—the law that defeated Jim Crow. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajPY...

Incarcerated people at four Oklahoma correctional facilities are planting native gardens with the help of a nonprofit conservation organization. www.kosu.org/oklahoma-pri...

The Voting Rights Act has been essential to protecting everyone’s freedom to vote. By destroying a key provision of the VRA that ensured Black voters were fairly represented, the Supreme Court today betrayed the legacy of the civil rights movement. We won’t stop fighting.

Saturday was the one-year anniversary of Virginia Guiffre’s death. The Epstein survivors aren’t done fighting, but it takes public support to fuel their work. Don’t let the effort to distract work on you. Read & share: open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

The Trump administration asserts that a nearly 50-year-old law requiring the preservation of presidential records is unconstitutional. https://www.npr.org/2026/04/20/g-s1-117887/trump-justice-department-presidential-records-lawsuit

We created this guide for anyone who could experience a miscarriage in a state with abortion restrictions. We wrote it in consultation with dozens of doctors, including those who regularly treat patients who are miscarrying 👇

I’m going to write about this more extensively next week but in the meantime, here’s a brief thought from last night’s show about the link between the governments of super powers throughout the world and domestic abuse….

WNBA star Brianna Turner has written an article denouncing the new invasive sex testing requirements of the IOC. www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

Effective 2025 federal tax rates paid by these corporations: Alphabet: 8.01% AT&T: 4.6% Meta: 3.57% General Motors: 3.09% Amazon: 1.37% Exxon Mobil: 1.31% Disney: -1.57% CVS Health: -3.88% Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5% This is what a rigged system looks like.

Called my Senator (voicemail as always). Called my Representative (uninformed intenr answered as always). Neither will bother to respond or criticize this:

Please help this lawyer. The DHS working with LAPD, shot and blinded an 18 year old named Tucker Collins on 3/28 in LA. His right eye has been surgically removed. We are asking anyone who has a video or has information to come forward by calling our office (310-693-5561) Jim DeSimone

The Constitution, not the president, decides who is a citizen.

GORSUCH: Do you think Native Americans are birthright citizens under your test? SAUER: Ah, I think ... so. I have to think that through.

WELKER: Do you agree with President Trump that the US has in fact won the war? LANKFORD: We are won or winning

I am often asked what laws I would recommend blue states adopt. While there is no one-size-fits-all approach, there are seven changes every state could adopt right now, for virtually no cost or administrative burden. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/seve...

Over a century ago in United States v. Wong Kim Ark, SCOTUS ruled that children born in the U.S. are citizens regardless of their parents’ nationality. We’re headed to SCOTUS on April 1 to defend birthright citizenship from President Trump’s attempt to overturn over 100 years of settled law.

BREAKING: The US Department of Justice dropped its lawsuit against Oklahoma after state election officials agreed to hand over voter data, including driver's license and Social Security numbers, on the condition that citizen privacy is protected.

A Tale of Two Parties in One Post:

An Afghan girl separated from her family at Kabul airport ended up in an evangelical Oklahoma home. Her uncle is still fighting to bring her back. https://ow.ly/5zcf50Yw28l

Your friendly reminder from Kevin Walling that every Democrat in the House voted for National Voter ID included in the Freedom to Vote Act. Not one Republican voted for it. The SAVE Act isn’t about Voter ID, it’s a voter suppression bill to help rig the midterms for Republicans.

Twenty-three people have died since October in ICE custody, as advocates warn about overcrowding and health care access. n.pr/4ujkO80

If President Trump tries to take control of the midterm elections by executive order, he'll be defying the Constitution in an attempt to trample the authority of Congress and the states and the rights of voters. The time to draw a line is now, says @walterolson.bsky.social. buff.ly/ok13K53

“Unpaywalling” is good not only for democracy but for business. Hear more about the importance of dropping paywalls with FPF board member @johncusack.bsky.social and FPF Chief of Advocacy Seth Stern on @wbez.org:

Oklahoma lawmakers in the Senate are weighing a proposal to use tax dollars to fund out-of-state organizations hoping to convince women not to end their pregnancies. www.kgou.org/politics-and...

Your Black History Moment Not in The Epstein Files.