“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."

"Four Catholic faith leaders washed feet and offered Communion to 14 DHS detainees at the ICE facility in Broadview IL on Holy Thursday..." "Outside in rain and heavy winds, 50 Catholic faithful held a Holy Thursday liturgy, blessed the delegation and held their own Washing of the Feet ritual..."

"The warehouse currently has 4 toilets, 2 water fountains and an 800-gallon-per-day water allocation. "A facility housing 1,500 people would require roughly 200,000 gallons of water per day, according to local utility estimates... www.projectsaltbox.com/p/ice-approv...

Maybe we shouldn’t have gloated about Iran having no air defenses left when Iran clearly still has air defenses? Just a thought.

"Homeland Security Department pauses warehouse purchases as internal revolt, legal challenges, and political infighting cloud the program's future..." www.projectsaltbox.com/p/dhs-pauses...

Best headline of the week: Hegseth Says U.S. Troops Are Fighting for Jesus. The Pope Disagrees. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/w...

Trump is calling for a record $1.5T defense budget. Roughly half of this spending will go to private contractors, many of whom routinely price-gouge the government. Reminder that Don Jr. and Eric Trump are big investors in drone companies looking to obtain defense contracts. See the problem?

Pam Bondi is no longer the Attorney General, but she is still an officer of the court. It’s time for the Florida Bar and Congress to do their jobs. My latest on why the rule of law must finally catch up:

“‘All I’m going to say is that I stand by my decision,’ she said… “Much of the audience at the board meeting broke into cheers and applause after her statement. Chants of ‘shame’ were heard as board members voted to fire her...” www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...

The Iran War has worsened the already-declining demand for international travel, travel advisors say.

Average U.S. gas prices per gallon on April 3, per AAA: • Regular: $4.09 (⬆️ $0.01 from yesterday, ⬆️ $0.98 from one month ago) • Premium: $4.97 (⬆️ $0.01 from yesterday, ⬆️ $0.99 from one month ago) • Diesel: $5.53 (⬆️ $0.02 from yesterday, ⬆️ $1.64 from one month ago)

BREAKING: 23 Democratic attorneys general sued to block Trump’s new executive order targeting mail voting, arguing it unconstitutionally violates states’ power to oversee elections. The lawsuit marks the fourth legal challenge to the order, which the president signed three days ago.

"Under Bondi, in the first six months of Trump’s administration, DOJ quietly closed more than 23,000 criminal cases, abandoning hundreds of investigations into terrorism, white-collar crime, fraud, and drugs..." www.propublica.org/article/trum...

Never forget that this was how The Washington Post greeted Pam Bondi's nomination. Support independent pro-democracy media. Support Democracy Docket. bit.ly/4qmEiFz

There’s currently a frantic search taking place for two US pilots who were shot down in Iran, and this idiot is talking about taking the oil.

When the nation’s top lawyer treats the law like a political weapon, the damage doesn’t end when she’s shown the door. The Florida Bar previously refused to investigate Pam Bondi because she was a sitting federal officer. Now that shield is gone. I wrote about what accountability could look like.

Sound familiar? “He wanted it big. He wanted lots of gold, lots of marble. He wanted visitors awestruck by his architectural expansion of the country’s symbolic seat of power.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

may this define her for the rest of her life. she was willing to stoop this low and still got fired. girl, bye.

every so often, I rewatch this amazing 2-minute clip of Jane Fonda being interviewed about gay rights in 1979. her warmth, tone, and words are extraordinarily inspiring. “I hope they use me. What am I here for if not to be used by good people for good things?” www.youtube.com/watch?v=01wK...

Bad immigration economics assumes every extra person is one less seat. Good economics notices they also bring a seat, a side dish, and demand for the bloke selling drinks. The first story is fear; the second is how economies work.

Vital read re modern strongman tactics. “Pay attention, because this may be the future of electoral politics: Multiple politicians from several countries are shoveling propaganda at an electorate in order to build terror of an enemy that doesn’t exist at all.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

🚨 THIS JUST IN: With over 100 protests still to come, we can already estimate that at least 8 million people participated in No Kings protests today. That makes No Kings 3 the largest single day of protest in American history. #NoKings

#NoKings Cincinnati, Ohio. Protest matters. This will help to get us through.

Gorgeous look at the #NoKings demonstration in Savannah via @savindivisible.bsky.social

#NoKings in Cincinnati. Stellar turnout!

Omg! Huge shoutout to San Francisco, CA! Ocean Beach, you crushed it! 🌊

Jimmy Kimmel showed up to protest at No Kings. You know this will make Donald big mad. 🍿

Massive no kings rally here in Missoula, Montana.

The No Kings 3.0 rally in Ferndale, Michigan, a mile north of Detroit was joyful. The main North-South thoroughfare, Woodward Avenue was slowly crawling at times and instead of drivers being angry all they honked and cheered happily.

POV: You made history by joining the LARGEST protest in United States history! #NoKings Use the energy’s from today’s historic day to meet your neighbors (if safe) and start a group chat on Signal. The most important resistance work is hyper localized 🤝 #WeSayNoKings

US Senator Bernie Sanders speaks before of the largest protest rally in the history of Minnesota #nokings

Keith Ellison: I want you to know, as your Minnesota Attorney General, that justice is not optional. Accountability is coming.

Jane Fonda: Becca Goode, the wife of Renee Goode, has asked me to read a statement, which I am honored to do.

DENVER BREAKS NWSL ATTENDANCE-RECORD 🚨 The Summit make history with 63,004 fans in attendance for their inaugural season home opener at Empower Field. The vibes are HIGH when you get to witness historic moments like this 💚

Bruce Springsteen. #NoKings

Holy New York.

Stacey Abrams speaking on the 10 steps to authoritarianism — damn she is a POWERFUL speaker #NoKings #Albuquerque

The San Diego crowd is so massive that we can’t see the begging or end of the march! #NoKings #NoKings3 #NoKingsSD

To whoever did this at the #NoKings in Boston: Thank you.❤️ It made me tear up. And we must to be reminded of needless damage to humanity that results directly from the careless, bellicose bluster coming from the Pentagon and White House.

Boston is just getting ready, and Louisville has a great turnout! 👏

MN State Capitol. #NoKings

The crowd is growing here in St. Paul Minnesota at the State Capitol. There are about 40k people here right now with multiple marches still coming. The temperature has warmed up to a balmy 39 degrees, the sun is out and everybody is having a great time. ❤️#NoKings

Mona Charen is at the No Kings protest in McLean, VA and spoke to Tyler and Susan about why they showed up: “We have a responsibility for our children and grandchildren”

Thousands of folks showed up at the No Kings rally in Morristown, New Jersey!

Atlanta is showing up to say no ICE, no war, No Kings. #NoKings

Amazing turnout TN, NH, IN, MI, MN, ID, WI, IA, and SC. You showed up!