"The oil industry's allies in Congress are ignoring public opinion and the undeniable realities of the climate crisis by moving to drill on the sacred Coastal Plain and endanger the freedom of local communities," said a critic of Trump's lease sale for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

"Movements built on resentment weather badly in daylight. Rage ages faster than devotion." wendy664.substack.com/p/the-damage...

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It's reverse Robin Hood.

Keep asking folks you know across the country to call their Senators’ offices. Senate switchboard: (202) 224-3121 If you want to follow along live, we’re posting updates here. www.savetheboundarywaters.org/live-updates...

"Today, more than 80% of the Democratic caucus stood with the American people and voted to block US military aid to Netanyahu and his horrific, illegal wars," said @sanders.senate.gov

This is what we’re fighting for! Because of you, calls are coming in strong and your voices are being heard in the Senate. It’s making a difference. Keep going!!! Call 202-224-3121 and tell your Senators to vote NO on House Joint Resolution 140.

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Orbán's electoral crushing is a far greater achievement than most people outside Hungary realise. He systemically consolidated power for 16 years, fixed the electoral map, abused govt power for political purposes & censored media. The hurdles that Hungarians overcame for this moment were immense.

From @kimlanelaw.bsky.social “lots of lessons here for the US - in particular that Magyar went to Orban strongholds for years and persuaded Orban supporters in person that their lives could be better. He knew he had the cities -- and he needed the villages to win this sort of victory.

In competitive authoritarianism, leaders abuse state power to tilt the electoral playing field in their favor, manipulate the media environment and minimize opposition voices, maybe even steal close elections by lying about fraud. But they usually can't overcome a large majority voting against them.

Hungarians showing how to win big in an unfair election: organize AND protest AND vote AND demand profound change.

JD Vance abruptly wraps up his very short news conference in Pakistan, and while he walks away ignores questions about the Strait of Hormuz and whether the failure of the negotiations means the US is headed back to war

Missed this yesterday-

More than 100 local artists and students contributed pages to the coloring book, “Draw Together.” The images range from monarchs to a raccoon with birthday cakes, hearts and “love” written in several languages, and a family of loons with the words “You belong here” floating above.

on why NOT to use the TACO taunt

If you're in the room where it happens and you did nothing to stop it, you made it happen. War Criminal Cabinet. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/u...

Absolutely essential wisdom from @andreapitzer.bsky.social laying out why "concentration camps" is not merely apt but essential terminology and rousing us to act now, while we still have the freedom to do so, to #CloseTheCamps and #BringThemHome substack.com/home/post/p-...

“Until something is relatively more formal than what it’s been, it’s going to be on a ship-by-ship basis, in which case it’s still going to be almost zero flow for the oil market,” said Neil Crosby, head of oil research at Sparta, an oil analytics firm. www.wsj.com/world/middle...

NEW: Trump’s effort to push the SAVE America Act has so far been met with resistance. While the measure remains stalled in the Senate, that hasn’t stopped some GOP-led states from proposing their own versions of the bill. Here's a state-by-state breakdown of where those efforts stand👇

Markey: "They were planning an actual genocide -- a destruction of a civilization. That's why Trump should be impeached, that's why Democrats should file impeachment articles against Trump, that's why the 25th Amendment to remove me should be invoked."

How to make a huge banner: vimeo.com/1104592443

As Trump threatens scorched-earth attacks on Iran, a joint advisory from US agencies warns Iran-linked hackers have hit US critical infrastructure: "In a few cases, this activity has resulted in operational disruption and financial loss." www.wired.com/story/iran-l...

It is very easy to become accustomed to Trump’s ravings, and laugh them off. That’s a dangerous thing to do. When Trump states: “A whole civilization will die tonight,” he is threatening to commit genocide. We can’t allow that to happen. Congress must end this war NOW.

I am here for messaging that the THREAT alone - regardless of if it's carried out or walked back - should end his presidency. The die is already cast. You cannot wield the power that man has and say that kind of shit.

"The danger is that we want to believe it can’t happen here, or it can’t happen again, or it can’t happen to people I know and love, or it can’t happen to me," @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social shares in episode 1487. Read "The Problem with Early Warnings" by Charles Rafferty: bit.ly/4crVGoy

NEW: Ratcliffe told Trump that Bibi's war with Iran proposal was "farcical." Rubio chimed in and called it "bullshit." General Caine said it was an "over-sell." Vance said it would cause chaos and untold numbers of casualties. Cheung said people didn't vote for it. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/u...

“It’s difficult to cover him in a way that conveys how unhinged he is. Journalists are trained to be like, ‘OK, what did he say that was newsworthy?’ So you convey that to your audience. But in reality, when you actually watch, you see he's full of hatred, lying constantly, and very incoherent.”

Rep. Ansari: "Donald Trump is trying to normalize language that essentially threatening genocide, threatening the potential use of nuclear weapons ... how is nobody trying to restrain this madman who is trying to get all of us killed. This is a nightmare scenario. It's apocalyptic."

Ansari: "Every person in this country needs to be calling R members of Congress relentlessly. Of all of the issues that have come up over last year, all have been devastating, but we're talking about potential for nuclear war here. That is the language Trump is using & we shouldn't pretend it's not"