Today, Trump declared his intention to commit war crimes to the whole world. The Republican Party and mainstream media appear to support this plan by their silence and not calling Trump’s plans criminal.

The DOJ quietly closed 23,000+ criminal cases in the first six months of Trump’s second administration, abandoning hundreds of investigations into terrorism, white-collar crime, drugs and other offenses as it shifted resources to pursue immigration cases. 🔗 Full story: https://propub.li/4e5vZLL

50-year-old pizza chain files for bankruptcy - Newsweek

Data centers are straining the grid. Can they be forced to pay for it? - Grist

A deadly bacterial disease is making a comeback as vaccine rates fall - NBC News

The Iran war is changing how millions of people cook — and what they eat - Grist

‘Unhinged madman’: US politicians react to Trump’s expletive-laden threat to Iran - The Guardian

A group linked to tech billionaire Peter Thiel contributed $2.5 million to the PAC that sparked outrage last month by sending out mailers targeting Black voters that compared the referendum to the Ku Klux Klan and Jim Crow-era voting restrictions.

NPR: “Lebanon's government says at least 54 health workers are among more than 1,400 people killed by Israel during the current invasion. Some human rights groups say first responders are being targeted” www.npr.org/2026/04/05/n...

substack.com/@jojofromjer... Trump’s post is evidence for The Hague so that a proper war crimes investigation can be launched.

www.salon.com/2026/04/03/a... Trump wants to use our tax dollars for a military coup.

Trump Administration Targets Bison on Federal Grazing Lands - Inside Climate News

I’m A Psychologist Who Specializes In Narcissists. Here’s What We Need To Do To Stop Trump. - BuzzFeed

The Risk of Targeting Water Desalination Plants In The Iran War - TIME

Trump administration proposes massive budget cuts to science - Scientific American

The Invasive Species Devouring North American and European Forests - VICE

Life and death aboard ships stranded near the Strait of Hormuz - The Wall Street Journal

“It broke our home”: Family demands answers after death of man abandoned by border agents - The Guardian

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...

Trump collected $195B in tariffs businesses paid it, and costs got passed to you. He said it would pay debt, send $2K checks, fund the military, and replace income taxes. Now courts say much of it was illegal and this administration could owe $90B it has already spent! #USDemocracy #Pinks

Writer, researcher and columnist John Mac Ghionn issued a dire warning Saturday that the United States was not only inching towards a recession, but one so severe that it may go on to "redefine the word retroactively.

"The president has launched our nation and our great military into a war of choice, risking American lives and resources, ignoring American law, and endangering our allies and partners. It does nothing to help with the urgent problems here at home that Americans face every day..." Pete Buttigieg

DHS proposed drastic restriction of asylum-seekers obtaining work permits. Public comment on the rule ends midnight 4/24/26. Please take 5 minutes to submit a comment opposing it & forward this info. DHS must answer each comment so more comments prolong this. #Immigrants #PINKS tinyurl.com/4bbm5bek

The Boss didn’t mince words: Trump is a narcissist, flagrant, toxic and actively trying to destroy democracy. If you’re still defending Trump after this era, you’re not confused you’re choosing it. And that choice has consequences. #USDemocracy #Pinks youtube.com/shorts/vNqoT...

"These rulings...aren’t enough to protect democracy all by themselves or to keep the rule of law intact," writes @sulliview.bsky.social. "That’s going to be up to a citizenry that cares enough not only to vote but to restore and rebuild America’s damaged institutions for its long-term future."

You can use our new database to explore the financial disclosures — and potential conflicts of interest — of President Donald Trump and more than 1,500 of his appointees. Here's what Trump budget chief Russell Vought has disclosed:

"The strike is mostly led by immigrant workers," union leader Kim Kordova says of the historic JBS strike in Colorado. "This workforce is made up of workers that speak around 57 different languages from all over the world, doing this really important work, feeding our communities."

When an insurance company is deciding whether to pay for your medical treatment, it generates a file, which should contain all records associated with your case, including documents explaining why the claim was denied. You have a right to see this file. (Published May 2023)

The French president urged countries to band together to avoid becoming “vassals” or face the “dominance” of China or the “unpredictability” of the U.S.

A viral clip posted to X on Thursday showed Florida Republican gubernatorial candidate James Fishback blowing up at a Black voter and telling him he should be "lynched" for asking about the allegations of inappropriate behavior with teenagers.

Researchers at Stanford University modeled how many people could die or be disabled in 25 years if vaccines for polio, measles, rubella or diphtheria were no longer available. We decided to illustrate it.

BREAKING: One of the F-15 pilots on the downed U.S. fighter jet was rescued and is alive, a U.S. official says.

NEW: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has taken steps to block or delay promotions for more than a dozen Black and female senior officers across all four branches of the military, according to nine U.S. officials familiar with the process.

“They were going to come. It was going to be a big thing. We were going to go to the beach right after. All those plans had to go out the window because they said ICE would be here."

The Trump administration is working to create a database of intimate details about every U.S. resident, which is "a giant honeypot for bad actors," @freedom.press's Lauren Harper told 1A. If breached, it could cause an "identity theft nightmare." Listen:

substack.com/@juddlegum/n... “2026 campaign ads should just be clips of Trump saying stuff like this.”

I wonder if a military coup attempt may happen before too long in the US. Historically, coups are what the US does abroad, but the sort of instability and institutional incompetence we're seeing coupled with a vastly unpopular war means this might be the most likely time.