Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes visited Flagstaff for a town hall on April 15 at the Coconino Center for the Arts to hear from residents and update them on federal lawsuits against the Trump administration. |Via @tayjadephotography.bsky.social

Article 1 Section 8 CONGRESS shall have the power... To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water; To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations NOT THE PRESIDENT. NOT DOGE.

Could it be that @kpmgus.bsky.social, as the internal control auditors of the Treasury, is the most important firewall to protect the country now ? @aoc.bsky.social @schumer.senate.gov @ericswalwell.bsky.social @stephruhle.bsky.social Can someone interview them ?

JUST IN: USDA Confirms Detection of Bird Flu Genotype D1.1 in Nevada Dairy Cows. This marks the first detection of this virus genotype in dairy cattle. Previously, all detections in dairy cattle have been linked to HPAI H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b, genotype B3.13.

NEW: According to a source, the DoJ has sent out 14 memos in the last half hour including: Reviving the death penalty Sanctuary jurisdiction directives Rescinding environmental justice directives And restoring the integrity and credibility of the DoJ:

Hiring freeze ordered at US Dept of Veterans Affairs, which operates dozens of hospitals, 100s of clinics and veterans benefits programs nationwide

Devastating for scientists and their research, and everyone who benefits from that research. I’m not sure if everyone outside academia is aware that a delay or “pause” in grant funding often means the researchers themselves are lost from the field, along with their expertise.