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“Since March 1, WHO has verified over 20 attacks on health care in Iran, resulting in at least nine deaths, including that of an infectious diseases health worker and a member of the Iranian Red Crescent Society.” www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/...

I’m seeing a lot of local leaders in Maryland celebrating ICE’s recent court declaration as a victory — that ICE is “backing down” and reconsidering using the warehouse for immigration detention. That’s not what the documents say. 🧵

We’re challenging President Trump’s executive order that aims to heavily limit our ability to vote by mail. President Trump, we’ll see you in court.

The Trump administration has delayed billions of dollars for projects to protect Americans from floods, wildfires and hurricanes. Local leaders are increasingly anxious.

Editorial cartoonist Mike Luckovich weighs in on Trump firing of Attorney General Pam Bondi, his most loyal sycophant.

More than 10,000 veterans lost their homes to foreclosure since May of last year, when the Trump admin shut down a key safety net in the VA home loan program, according to the latest industry data. That is the highest pace of foreclosures for VA loans in a decade.

Breaking News: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired the Army’s top general, reflecting his ongoing grievances with the Army, officials said.

“This latest attempt to eliminate essential staff at the CFPB would reduce the bureau to an empty shell, unable to fulfill the functions the CFPB is statutorily required to engage in,” - NCLC's Chi Chi Wu.

in which The Economist goes 2/2

Mohammad Nazeer Paktyawal, a 41-year-old father who supported the U.S. Army, died one day after being held in ICE detention. He is now the 12th person to die in ICE custody this year. This cannot become our new normal.

Cecilia Wang, you were absolutely phenomenal today. Birthright citizenship could not have a better champion and advocate! LDFxACLUxLULACxAsianLawCaucusxDemocracyDefenders

“Experts describe ‘surveillance wages’ as a system in which wages are based not on an employee’s performance or seniority, but on formulas that use their personal data, often collected without employees’ knowledge.”

‘Power to the People, Y’all’ will premiere in Winston-Salem, NC, at the RiverRun International Film Festival on April 18th.  Producer: Tressie McMillan Cottom Director, Cinematographer & Editor: Holland Gallagher Cinematographer: Patrick Lebby Producer:Johnica Rivers Key Art: Shefon N. Taylor

If the Trump administration allows private companies to engage in offensive cyber operations, it would be an unprecedented break from U.S. military convention with major consequences for U.S. national security, the rule of law, and international stability, writes Ronald J. Deibert.

🚨 BREAKING: We won!! 👏 A court has ruled that the Trump admin broke the law by forcing people to follow its backwards, partisan agenda in order to get essential housing funds. Everyone needs a place to live. Housing should never be a partisan issue. Read our shared statement: buff.ly/v4MIg9J

Ponds vary in size and in character. Pond is an ugly word; I prefer pool. Pool rhymes with cool, and that is what a pool ought to be— #gardening

Every Tomahawk Cruise Missile costs you $3.M. You. It costs you. Our war plan is so poorly conceived that in addition to killing Iranian school girls with them we’re using them to shoot down $20,000 drones because our leadership isn’t just immoral it’s incompetent.

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NPR, PBS and others demonstrated that President Donald Trump’s anti-media funding executive order is unlawful, a federal court in Washington said

BREAKING: Average diesel prices have set a new record in Florida ($5.73/gal) and Arizona ($6.07/gal) today

Cash pile grew for most income cohorts in Q4, even after adjusting for inflation... except the bottom 20%. Augur Infinity augurdigest.com/p/au...

Don’t sleep on those.

#USAnews 🇺🇸 #DonaldTrump 🏴‍☠️🐀🤡 - Here's MOST LIKED photo from yesterday's of HUNDREDS OF DEMONSTRATIONS of #NoKings across America against Dictator Donald Trump and his Mafia family who daily are milking the US Treasury of millions w/blessings by #MAGA & #Republicans. We Canadians feel so sorry for all

That UK government ever considers asserting its contractual rights against a major supplier is rare and welcome. And here, this is especially welcome. This will not be easy but it can be done, but it is good it is being seriously considered at all. www.ft.com/content/2d2b...

Green Party leader Zack Polanski may have won his campaign to kick pro-Trump US data spy company Palantir out of the NHS. UK ministers have sought advice on triggering a break clause in Palantir’s contract to eject the controversial American company from NHS England data systems.

Today, on National #VietnamWarVeteransDay, we pause to honor the incredible courage and sacrifice of all who served. To our Vietnam veterans: thank you for your service, and welcome home.

Regenerative farmers not affected by rising cost of fertilizer. "‘We produce all of our own compost from bedding from [livestock], as well as kitchen waste & garden waste,’ [Meghan Sapp] explains. ‘We also grow fava beans, which fix nitrogen in the soil...'" www.euronews.com/2026/03/28/e...

A politician with the guts to say it: "No American child from the blue collar or the middle class should have to die fighting in Iran. Let the Epstein class fight the Epstein War." - Premier Wab Kinew at the NDP national convention, Winnipeg.

Heading to a protest this weekend? We’ve got resources for you. 🧵 (1/7)

Trump administration is taking money Europeans and others have paid for arms for Ukraine and other purposes, not delivering said arms, and spending their cash to help with self-created Gulf mess. This is not a trustworthy power. Credibility incinerated.

In 1723, when the first stone of the Old North Church was laid by the Rev. Samuel Myles, the rector of King's Chapel, he declared: "May the Gates of Hell never prevail against it." This quote appears prominently in this document, which we recently saw at the Massachusetts Historical Society.

Can’t make it to our third #NoKings protest tomorrow? Tune in to this livestream to watch flagship No Kings rally at the MN State Capitol, featuring Bruce Springsteen, Joan Baez, Jane Fonda alongside national and local activists and leaders. #NoKings2026 Join at 1.30 pm CT:

Our journalists will be covering the No Kings protests Saturday, on the ground across the country. Live coverage starts at 10 a.m. ET Saturday. #FairFearlessFree #LocalJournalism #ReportLocal

The Strait of Hormuz is not just an oil chokepoint "More than 30 percent of the world’s trade in ammonia, nearly 50 percent of urea, and 20 percent of diammonium phosphate – all key for the fertiliser and agriculture sectors – are transported through the strait." www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...

"Unlike oil, fertiliser cannot be rerouted; there are no pipelines for ammonia or urea. When the strait closes, the nitrogen supply chain simply stops. Synthetic nitrogen fertilisers feed roughly 48 percent of the global population."

"The Strait of Hormuz is the only major commercial artery on earth named after a god. The name derives from Hormoz, the Middle Persian rendering of Ahura Mazda – the Zoroastrian deity of wisdom, light, and cosmic order." www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...

#FolkloreThursday #Folklore

The Strait of Hormuz is not just an oil chokepoint "More than 30 percent of the world’s trade in ammonia, nearly 50 percent of urea, and 20 percent of diammonium phosphate – all key for the fertiliser and agriculture sectors – are transported through the strait." www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...

The first #IranWar GHG emissions estimate is out. And in 2 weeks it's been more than the combined annual emissions of the 84 least emitting countries www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Since the war started, 40% of academics reported self-censoring on Iran - double the prewar number and a troubling trend. Pahlavi supporters attacking scholars is making discussion of Iran as toxic as Israel/Palestine. And that’s really bad. abuaardvarkghost.ghost.io/what-middle-...

Friends of the Earth is not alone when it says: We are watching closely and will take all available means to ensure that federal laws and mandates are followed to the fullest extent.

The solution to our country’s ‘fuel crunch’ is not in loopholes that let Big Oil destroy our endangered species’ habitats. It’s stopping unnecessary war and leading us into a clean energy future.

Trump’s Interior Department just announced a meeting of the Endangered Species Extinction Committee (aka the God Squad) later this month. The meeting will cover an exemption under the Endangered Species Act for oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. foe.org/news/trump-a...

Prominent Climate Scientist Resigns From NASA, Citing Trump’s Attack on Science. @drkatemarvel.bsky.social joins 95,000 people leaving Federal science agencies. Story by @eniiler.bsky.social Gift link: nyti.ms/4butGQU

Congressional Alert: Rep. Al Green Investigates Suspicious Noem-Linked DHS Contracts. You can access and listen to Congressman Al Green’s remarks to the witness by clicking here: youtu.be/1kmqK5h6dzw?...

“The problem, as I see it, is that you both are extremely adept at pushing each other’s buttons.”

Pay no attention to the grifter behind the curtain #stocktrading