Now in paperback. www.thelastamericanroadtrip.com

🚨🇱🇧 journalist Amal Khalil was killed in an Israeli airstrike in south Lebanon. Rescue workers who tried to reach her were fired on by Israeli forces and had to pull back. She remained trapped in rubble for 6 hrs before rescue workers could reach her.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ apnews.com/article/leba...

The group includes interpreters for the U.S. military, former members of the Afghan Special Operations forces and family members of American service members. More than 400children are among them.

Amazon, which saved $4B in taxes under Trump's Big Ugly Bill, has cut 30,000 jobs since last October. Verizon, which saved $2B, plans to cut 15,000 jobs this year. Meta, which saved $3B, plans to lay off 20% or more of its workforce. Trickle-down economics is a cruel joke.

"Adan" shared this photo from the Coachella CA where hes picking green beans. "I get paid 40 cents per pound. The work is exhausting - especially due to the excessive heat in the area. But this is how I support my family." #WeFeedYou

I believe all three of those "representatives" have challengers. Tom Suozzi certainly does (it's me). Please consider supporting my campaign. Unlike Suozzi, I am not a multimillionaire, and I am not taking corporate pac money. www.votewelch.com

If you’d like to hear more about how much this type of thing sucks for independent journalists and our need for journalism collectives, I got into it in-depth in my most recent conversation with @trentrichardnelson.bsky.social and @caitlinmoriah.bsky.social. www.liberalcurrents.com/liam-ramos-k...

Cravenness of Rs can still stun me Her son died uninsured so she advocates 4 exp Medicaid When she told then state rep Edward’s this he asked her if he had a job when he died She asked him-Are you saying my son was too lazy to live? “No but a lot of people just want a handout”

Oh man, lot of Late America vibes here. www.theassemblync.com/news/politic...

ICE terrorized children at the Whittier public library last year then peed all over the building when librarians wouldn’t let them in. Mayor Joe Viniateri loves ICE so now he’s out of a job. We love to see it!

A nationwide warrant has been issued in the first criminal charges against an ICE agent for on-duty actions during the enforcement surge in Minnesota.

My latest in the @bmj.com on needing to learn the lessons from the COVID Inquiry and implement its recommendations www.bmj.com/content/393/...

REGULATION GOOD

This important event is happening right now.

🚨 Record high of 40 Senators have just voted to block $300M of bulldozers to Israel. Blumenthal, Coons, Cortez Masto, Fetterman, Gillibrand, Rosen, Schumer voted w/ Republicans. Along with demolishing Palestinian homes, Israel used a bulldozer to kill 23-year-old American Rachel Corrie.

This is an incredible report from PBS Frontline that just dropped last night. Very intense and potentially triggering for many folks, but very, very good work.

The warehousing of human beings is a hallmark of authoritarian regimes. Trump’s regime is actively scouting, purchasing, and planning to convert 23 warehouses nationwide into new detention and processing facilities. This would massively expand ICE’s capacity for detentions.

anyone who says people opposing data centers are just nimbys need to stop echoing industry propaganda and see what it’s actually like to live near one

‘Everything is gone’: Israel destroys entire villages in Lebanon www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

And to be clear, there are still students out on the streets, facing real harm in order to show what's happening in the country.

I've studied so many concentration camps through history that held vulnerable people in just this kind of crowded squalor. You demonize people, you demand more arrests, this is what you get. It already has its own budget and its own momentum, and is on track to go much further, unless we stop it.

Currently re-watching this great series. If you haven't watched it and have any interest in art, history, amazing landscapes, or Iran, I strongly recommend it.

Montana has figured out a way to put the screws to Citizens United. Good. All states need to do what the gutless SCOTUS won't.

The woman being murdered in the video Trump posted was an immigrant. Her name was Nilufar Yasmin. She was from Bangladesh. Trump is weaponizing her death against communities like hers. Outstanding reporting from @pabloreports.bsky.social for Migrant Insider. migrantinsider.com/p/her-name-w...

Our burning of fossil fuels is melting sea ice and drowning emperor penguin chicks, putting them in danger of extinction. 😱

And apparently what's also boosting its margins is flying ICE detainees (including Liam Conejo Ramos) to their facilities. www.huffpost.com/entry/delta-...

UK DEFENCE MINISTER HEALEY: UK HAS RESPONDED TO INCREASED RUSSIAN ACTIVITY IN THE ATLANTIC NORTH OF THE UK

Front page of Lebanon’s leading Arabic language newspaper, An-Nahar, this morning. 🇱🇧 “Ceasefire for others Hell for Lebanon”

My story from yesterday on Israel’s attacks on Beirut and other parts of Lebanon www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/...

Trump's threat to obliterate Iranian civilization cannot be forgotten. There cannot be any coming back back from such a glaring and unequivocal sign of Trump's fundamental unfitness for the presidency. @jenrubin.bsky.social and me on this: newrepublic.com/article/2087...

Happening now: an anti-war protest is gathering in Chicago's Federal Plaza over US/Israeli attacks on Iran & Lebanon. Iranian & US officials announced a 2 week ceasefire yesterday. That's now in question after Israel extensively bombed Lebanon earlier today, reportedly killing over 250 people.

This is a breaking news story.

There is no ceasefire in Lebanon. Israel has been bombing Lebanon non-stop since last night. If anything Israel is expanding its war on Lebanon. You are being lied to

We didn't deserve this day.

RESULT: Democrats have flipped this school board seat in Tulsa. They ousted the conservative board member I wrote about here, who suggested that immigrant children endanger other kids.

A nasty habit I've developed is figuring out whether I'm within the blast range of a 2000lb bomb dropped on a "legitimate target" based on places the Israeli-American alliance has bombed during these wars. Very rarely am I out of range of these theoretical bombs.

🗣️📣 ATN: #GEORGIA‼️‼️ 👇

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@djbyrnes1.bsky.social reports from Brighton Park last night, where CPD Superintendent Snelling defended the department's handling of scenes caused by immigration agents. He also got the law wrong, and reprimanded the crowd for not being respectful enough:

Thank you to the incredible witnesses who spoke at my seventh Kidnapped and Disappeared immigration hearing. I will continue hosting these hearings to lift up the brave voices speaking out against the cruelty and devastation of Trump’s immigration crackdown.

As I had feared, RFK Jr. does indeed plan to unilaterally rewrite the charter for the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices so he can keep the unqualified, anti-vaccine members. The wording for the qualifications has been changed. My thanks to @tom.medsky.social for the heads up.

One of the biggest disinformation campaigns ever applied to cities involves the constant claims that “driving pays its way.” It’s actually MASSIVELY subsidized, while things like walking, biking, public transit & supportive housing for the unhoused actually SAVE PUBLIC MONEY. #UrbanTruth

Anjanette Young is moving "Past the Pain" of a botched police raid in her new book: "It's in me to fight back." blockclubchi.co/41DEZjR

embarrassing on all accounts

The death of Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a Blind Rohingya refugee who was left on the freezing streets of Buffalo by Border Patrol officers, was ruled a homicide. New from me at @motherjones.com. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Punished for protesting, talking to the press, having a toothache: More Dilley horror stories

Detainees repeatedly said that guards threatened or intimidated them for participating in protests or filing grievances—in some cases, destroying children’s letters and confiscating their art supplies. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

This is a news peg for a previous plea, that the Pulitzer board award the Miami Herald's Julie Brown a special citation, having missed the chance to give her the investigative prize years ago. www.pulitzer.org/prize-winner...

Saw my bud @chrisrabb.com today - he's running for Congress in PA-03! Endorsed by the DSA, WFP, Sunrise Movement and a bunch of other good folks! The true progressive in the primary! Send him a few bucks if you have the scratch! secure.actblue.com/donate/pak4r...

The poll of the weekend? The main Alaska pollster, ASR, released a poll of Alaska’s Senate race with Mary Peltola leading by 5 against GOP Senator Dan Sullivan. Even just putting this one in play is a big deal for Dems and their difficult path to a Senate majority.