Thousands of Minnesotans could lose access to federal food benefits beginning Wednesday, April 1, due to changes to work rules for SNAP. Here's a breakdown of those changes.

“Fascists rejected reason... denying objective truth in favor of glorious myth articulated by leaders who claimed to give voice to the people.” - Timothy Snyder #RadioFreeAmerica

The government says journalists and sources who are living in the United States illegally don’t have First Amendment rights. But the First Amendment was written to limit government power, not let officials decide whose voices are worth hearing.

Sharing this cool tool developed by a team at Emory that projects the real-world consequences of reduced vaccine coverage for three vaccine preventable diseases: Rotavirus, Pertussis (Whooping Cough), and Pneumococcal Disease.

More than 10,000 veterans lost their homes to foreclosure since May of last year, when the Trump administration shut down a key safety net in the VA home loan program, according to the latest industry data. The highest pace of foreclosures for VA loans in a decade www.npr.org/2026/04/02/n...

The Senate on Thursday sent a bipartisan funding deal to reopen the Department of Homeland Security back to the House, which convened for a two-minute session and took no action to pass it. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04...

Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius): "This is a small plover. Their breeding habitat is open gravel areas near freshwater, including gravel pits, islands and river edges" Thank you Amila K Madige for sharing this info and your splendid photo taken in the UK. #LittleRingedPlover #RingedPlover

14th Amendment (1868): “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.” Seems pretty clear to me.

The finding is an indication Trump will be reluctant to give all of his official records to the National Archives at the end of his term, as presidents have done for nearly a half-century under the Presidential Records Act of 1978. www.axios.com/2026/04/01/t...

This is not the first time the CDC has paused some of its lab testing. But it is pausing more kinds of tests than ever before, and it is not totally clear why, said Scott Becker, chief executive officer of the Association of Public Health Laboratories apnews.com/article/cdc-...

Both Republicans and Democrats raised concerns that the prior procedure allowed then-Secretary Kristi Noem to direct government contracts to her allies www.politico.com/news/2026/04...

- Letter sent to President Trump, Health Secretary Kennedy, Medicare Chief Oz, and FDA Commissioner Makary - Coalition cites FDA's reduced flexibility in rare disease drug approvals - Two-thirds of surveyed biotech firms ​report fundraising challenges www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

( how the U.S. has abandoned the Ukraine since the start is shameful ) www.reuters.com/business/aer...

(Darwinism in action) - FDA's stricter trial requirements and low U.S. vaccine uptake hinder study progress - Pfizer and BioNTech cite slow enrollment, not safety concerns, for stopping trial - Moderna's study faces similar struggles, sources say www.reuters.com/business/hea...

A federal appeals court has put on hold a California judge's nationwide ​rulings barring the Trump administration from detaining people arrested in its immigration crackdown without giving them a chance to seek release on bond. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

- Trump said in 2020 that he could leave treaties - Congress passed law in 2023 barring unilateral NATO withdrawal - No NATO member has ever withdrawn from the 77-year-old alliance - As senator, Rubio helped lead effort to prevent unilateral withdrawal www.reuters.com/business/aer...

- Ending the war without a deal could leave Iran emboldened - Trump says war could end in weeks, even without a deal - Gulf states fear paying price for a war they had no say in - Iran could retain leverage over Hormuz, energy flows www.reuters.com/world/middle...

(Finally some good news in 2026 ) screenrant.com/supernatural...

A federal appeals court late Wednesday rejected the Trump administration's push to impose new conditions on homelessness funding, saying implementing them "would be immediately destabilizing and disastrous." The ruling upheld a lower court's preliminary injunction www.npr.org/2026/04/01/n...

(What a fu**ing toddler.) apnews.com/article/nato...

(Sh** like this is why Congress is SUPPOSED to reign in executive power) A plan briefed to Trump last week to insert ground forces to remove Iran’s nuclear material would be a very difficult endeavor of a type never before attempted in wartime www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

First track returns to the Senate plan to fund most of the department, with the exception of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Border Patrol. On the second track, Republicans would try later to fund those agencies through party-line spending legislation apnews.com/article/home...

The death of a nearly blind refugee who didn’t speak English and was found dead in February in New York state days after Customs and Border Protection officers left him outside a coffee shop was a homicide, a state medical examiner’s office said Wednesday www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

If a deal to end the war cannot be reached the U.S. would bomb all of Iran's power plants and its oil fields. That would have devastating consequences for Tehran's civilians and the future of Iran, while likely inciting retaliation on America's allies in the region. www.axios.com/2026/04/02/t...

A federal judge found on Wednesday that U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials had violated a previous order regarding warrantless arrests, and ordered agents operating in her judicial district to fully document their reasons for making any future stops. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/u...

The medical examiner in Buffalo has ruled that the death of a nearly blind man left alone by Border Patrol agents on a frigid night was a homicide, a finding that could lead to criminal charges. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/n...

Trump is seeking a federal court’s approval to fire more than half of the remaining staff at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — a step back from the White House’s prior attempts to eliminate at least 90 percent of the bureau’s staff and shutter the agency. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/u...

Under the plan, which the House rejected last week, a regular spending bill would fund the bulk of the department and Republicans would seek to fund President Trump’s immigration crackdown through a separate process aimed at skirting a Democratic filibuster. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04...

The diseases were removed from a list of tests the agency conducts for state and local health departments. Experts worry that with drastic staff reductions, the testing may not resume. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/h...

Experts say brutal March heat has left critical snowpack at record-low levels – and key basins in uncharted territory www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

An analysis from Penn Wharton Budget Model shows that baby boomers and the Silent Generation received an estimated $2.7 trillion in federal outlays last year. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Questions about who’s really in charge of the agency as Treasury Sec Scott Bessent holds the title of acting IRS commissioner. Fueling the scrutiny is the fact that Bisignano also serves as commissioner of the Social Security Administration www.politico.com/news/2026/03...

Watch the launch live stream, set to start at 12:50 p.m. Eastern time, here. www.npr.org/2026/04/01/n...

Don’t believe anything today.

Some children could end up stateless, should their parents' home nation(s) refuse to grant them citizenship after a U.S. birth. www.axios.com/2026/04/01/b...

Archerfish showcase their incredible hunting skills, shooting down insects from 3 meters away with precision. A true aquatic marvel in action!

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Nice. www.wired.com/story/apple-...

Water fluoridation is considered one of the top 10 public health achievements, yet since its introduction in the US in 1945, unfounded fears and conspiracy theories have swirled about the practice.