Rep. Rosa DeLauro, top Dem on the House appropriations panel, says DHS is *choosing* not to pay TSA workers while paying its other employees. She says: 85% of ICE + CBP are being paid 75% of Secret Service 0% of TSA workers "The Department made that decision," DeLauro says on the House floor.

While you can rarely predict all downstream consequences, you CAN choose to "lean toward the good." Living your best values matters.

"Although 'it should be obvious' that Villarreal's arrest 'violated the First Amendment,' Sotomayor writes, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit held that the local officials responsible for it were shielded by qualified immunity.." 1/ reason.com/2026/03/24/a...

"'When women come forward, instead of receiving support, they’re often attacked or not believed. We’ve seen this throughout history,' [Dolores] Huerta told Latino USA, adding that she would deal with the criticism if it arises." 1/ mailchi.mp/19thnews/whe...

Kat Abughazaleh loses primary election bid for Illinois U.S. House seat 19thnews.org/2026/03/illi... via @19thnews.org

Ordinary Americans can sometimes be fooled but we aren't dumb.

"The military strike appears to have destroyed a cattle and dairy farm, not a drug trafficking compound, according to interviews .. in San Martín, the remote farming village in northern Ecuador where the strike took place" The problem is not American military prowess www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/w...

Excerpts from the speech to the Australian Parliament by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen: 1/ m.youtube.com/watch?v=9u60...

MacFarlane: I think the rise of independent journalism is an unparalleled thing. They want—hopefully—what I do: speak directly, one-on-one, point-blank, conversationally, and simply explain the news. There’s no way any vertical integration can stop that.

"A non-profit that assists conscientious objectors said its phone has been 'ringing off the hook' with US service members who object to serving in the US-Israel war on Iran." 1/ www.middleeasteye.net/news/many-us...

"[I]n recent years, Columbus also has been recognized as a primary example of Western Europe’s conquest of the New World, its resources and its native people." 1/

"The attack occurred .. in the south 'There was an initial attack that hit a house near his parish, wounding one of the parishioners. Father Pierre rushed to his aid with dozens of young people. It was then that another bombing occurred at the same house...'" 1/ www.ewtnnews.com/world/middle...

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⚡️European officials react to reports that Hungarian FM briefed Kremlin on confidential EU meetings for years. "The news that Orban's people inform Moscow about EU Council meetings in every detail shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone," Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk wrote.

If America, once again, runs roughshod over international law by taking out Iranian oil refineries & gas fields — civilian infrastructure — it will soon have no leg to stand on when it condemns other nations for committing war crimes & trampling on international humanitarian & sovereignty guardrails

The tragedies that've plagued Lebanon since its civil war in the 70s & 80s are heart-wrenching The Lebanese just can't seem to catch a break When will Lebanon find an exit ramp from the Iran-Israeli proxy war and fulfill the popular majority's desire to evolve to a bona fide secular democracy? 1/

My prayer for this Sunday: Albeit hard to accept, but the majority of GOP politicians are assuredly living a dangerous illusion. Let not their complicity — whether as outright appeasement or subliminal, flaky denialism — prop open the gates for the looming destruction of the American Experiment 1/

Good morning! Little Harbour Newfoundland & Labrador photographed by Ray Mackey Photography. That's some iceberg.

Robert S. Mueller III, former FBI director & special counsel for the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election — a true patriot & true believer in foundational American values — passed away yesterday at 81 A Marine vet, he received the Bronze Star & Purple Heart. RIP

"China is the only country that has offered to mediate between the warring nations in the Iran war, but Beijing is far from neutral." 1/ www.indiatoday.in/world/story/...

"There’s still a lot of usable uranium in spent nuclear fuel when it’s pulled out of reactors. Getting more use out of [it] could cut down on both waste and the need to mine new material, but the process is costly, complicated, and not 100% effective." 1/ www.technologyreview.com/2026/03/19/1...

"[A]llowing models to train on & learn from classified data would be a new development that presents unique security risks It would mean sensitive intel like surveillance reports or battlefield assessments could become embedded into the models themselves" 1/ www.technologyreview.com/2026/03/17/1...

"The San Francisco firm has set its sights on building what it calls an AI researcher,.. pulling together multiple research strands, including work on reasoning models, agents, and interpretability." 1/ www.technologyreview.com/2026/03/20/1...

"The New York Times found extensive evidence that Chávez had groomed multiple little girls while leading the farmworkers movement Huerta worked alongside Chávez for decades, helping found the UFW with him and fellow activist Gilbert Padilla." 1/ www.axios.com/2026/03/18/c...

Highlights from a speech by Finland's PM: We are at a crossroads btw a new world order based on * "conflictual multipolarity" (deals, transactions, spheres of influence) vs. * enhanced cooperation & fair multilateralism rooted in int'l institutions, rules, & norms. 1/ youtu.be/FZcMo9uCw7E?...

The massive infusion of PAC money into the crowded Democratic primary in Illinois's 9th district — much of it almost certainly designed to split the vote in a way that would serve wealthy special interests — screams for adoption of #RankChoiceVoting in all primaries across the country 1/

"Over 20 masked settlers raided a Palestinian community in the northern West Bank overnight into Friday, attacking residents and human rights activists and stealing hundreds of livestock, witnesses told Haaretz." 1/ www.haaretz.com/west-bank/20...

"For decades, Israel has employed a slew of measures designed to make life in dozens of Palestinian communities throughout the West Bank miserable." 1/ www.btselem.org/publications...

"Yesh Din, an Israeli rights group, tracked more than 50 incidents of settler violence against Palestinians in the first four days of the war with Iran... The surge in violence comes as much of Israel and the world’s attention is focused on the regional war with Iran." 1/ apnews.com/article/isra...

"[IDF] soldiers opened fire on a car in the village of Tammun in which Ali Khaled Bani Odeh[,37], his wife Waad[,35], &and their four sons... Odeh, Waad, Mohammad[,5,] & Othman[,7,] were shot in the head & died, leaving behind 2 injured children." 1/ www.commondreams.org/news/idf-kil...

"Asked about De Wever’s comments on Monday, Lithuania’s foreign minister, Kęstutis Budrys, recalled the demands Russia had laid down in 2021 shortly before its full-scale invasion of Ukraine." 1/ www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

On this day in 1962, a quiet marine biologist named Rachel Carson published a book called ""Silent Spring."" Within months, it would become one of the most consequential works of nonfiction ever written — and one of the most viciously attacked.

"When authority or power is ambiguous and left to interpretation or influenced by political objectives, the outcome is a vulnerable democracy and a destabilized world." 1/ msmagazine.com/2026/03/03/e...

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"The French government has drafted a proposal to end the war in Lebanon that would require the Lebanese government to take the unprecedented step of recognizing Israel" 1/ www.axios.com/2026/03/14/i...

No better time than the present to start thinking globally...

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"Over 1,400 people have been killed and 18,000 injured in Iran since the start of the US-Israeli war against the country on February 28. ... According to a recent Ipsos poll [of adults of age 18+], only 27% of the US public supports the attacks on Iran." peoplesdispatch.org/2026/03/13/t...

What I always hear: “We can’t afford to pay our workers more than $15 an hour.” What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.” Funny how that works.

The is the federal government telling news stations to provide favorable coverage of the war or their licenses will be pulled. A truly extraordinary moment. We aren't on the verge of a totalitarian takeover. WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF IT. Act like it.

“[The Israelis] are not after security, they are after more land. So as long as they don’t give up this idea, there will always be a war in the Middle East.” — Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan apnews.com/article/turk...

They’ve found another immigrant tragically dead on the street after being released from ICE custody. My latest piece for Substack: substack.com/@katiephang/...

Gideon Levy says "war fever has taken over the country, with polls showing 93% support for the US-Israeli war in Iran, Lebanon & beyond — at least among the Jewish public. 'As long as the American support is so massive, so blind & so automatic, this will go on'" www.democracynow.org/2026/3/13/gi...

⚡️NEW: Mass Expulsion in Lebanon as Israel Expands War: “We Don’t Know Where to Go” Israel issued a sweeping displacement order for the entire region south of Litani River as it escalated... By Lylla Younes www.dropsitenews.com/p/lebanon-hezbollah-army-israel-war-displacement-litani-river-beirut

The vast majority of southern Lebanon is now under displacement orders by the Israeli military. That is approximately 15% of the country, says reporter Lylla Younes from Beirut. https://www.democracynow.org/2026/3/13/lebanon_lylla_younes

"When Russia launched its full scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, .. [European leaders] understood the importance of naming what had happened as an illegal act of aggression, and of seeking to hold those responsible accountable." 1/ www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

"Mr. Hegseth vowed that U.S. forces would allow 'no quarter, no mercy for our enemies.' To give 'no quarter' means to continue to attack an enemy who is wounded and out of the fight, a violation of international law." www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/u...

"In the early hours of [Iran's] escalation [targeting Gulf oil & gas infrastructure], other strategic facilities were also targeted in attacks that went largely unnoticed." 1/ english.elpais.com/internationa...

"The US projects an image of an administration both belligerent and unprofessional, epitomized by Steve Witkoff, Trump's special envoy on all sensitive issues." 1/ www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...