INBOX: Pander-brand Republican Red Winery is marketing a new magnum to celebrate the United States' war of choice against Iran, promising "a long, smooth finish — like a successful operation." Asking $124 for a 1.5L, but ̶s̶u̶c̶k̶e̶r̶s̶ loyal customers can buy sight-unseen for $99 right now!

Just found two things I’ve been looking for for several weeks now. Both were used as bookmarks. Note to self: if you’ve misplaced it, it’s in a book.

Social media is trying to sell you on lymphatic drainage massage. Is that really something you need? 19thnews.org/2026/03/lymp... via @19thnews.org

Young women feel left behind under Trump’s economy 19thnews.org/2026/03/youn... via @19thnews.org

When the fight for equality comes at survivors’ expense 19thnews.org/2026/03/dolo... via @19thnews.org

Georgia mother released on bond as judge questions abortion-related murder charge 19thnews.org/2026/03/geor... via @19thnews.org

Meta and YouTube ordered to pay $3 million to young woman in social media addiction trial 19thnews.org/2026/03/soci... via @19thnews.org

The world has vastly overestimated the amount of ink I (anyone?) want to read about Lindy West.

New: Pete Hegseth’s pastor and close spiritual advisor says he wants Texas Democratic state Rep. James Talarico to die. “We want him crucified with Christ,” Brooks Potteiger said of Talarico, as the podcast host said he prays “that God kills him.” www.huffpost.com/entry/pete-h...

The ProPublica Guild has voted to walk off the job if ProPublica doesn’t agree to a ban on AI-related layoffs, as well as “just cause” for firings, seniority provisions during layoffs, and wage increases. www.niemanlab.org/2026/03/prop...

Hell yes. See ya in the 5-hour line. thehill.com/policy/trans...

Ohioans! Monday, April 6th, I am talking about my book, You Must Stand Up, with former Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley, now the president of PPSWO. I'll have lots of up-to-date, Ohio-specific information ready about state leg moves etc. Join us! www.weareplannedparenthoodaction.org/a/ppswoa-bec...

Trump has detained the parents of more than 11,000 U.S. citizen children www.propublica.org/article/trum...

The changes made by Republican state lawmakers to Ohio's voter-passed weed law took effect on Friday, including new criminal charges, along with the state's new intoxicating hemp ban — which includes THC and CBD beverages ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/20/n...

I am not up-to-date on statistics about where internet routers are manufactured but I have to think a great many of them are not made in the United States. So, we just ... won't have wireless internet?

COLLINS: Who's idea was it to put ICE in airports? TRUMP: Mine. That was like the paperclip. Do you know the story of the paperclip? 182 years ago a man discovered the paperclip. It was so simple. And everybody that looked it thought, 'Why didn't I think of that?' ICE was my idea.

And when all other norms have been breached, this they hold onto.

A little Orwell in small town, WV on a spectacularly beautiful spring day perfect for a hike at my favorite spot

I analyzed over 10 years of anti-trans legislation. Over 330 bills have passed, with ~300 of them in just the last 5 years. There is no precedent in American history for so many bills to target one particular minority group like this in such a short timeframe. www.thedissident.news/the-ratchet/

Cubans queue for water in Havana amid fuel and power crisis reut.rs/4uNpdAy

If you're looking for a free movie streamer, see if your local library does @kanopy.com. They've currently got The Zone of Interest, Minority Report, I Saw the TV Glow, The Conversation, the original Indian Jones movies, etc. Also rare older stuff like Trace of Stones (1966). Kanopy is neat.

Looking ahead to the midterms, our latest survey shows that 3 in 4 adults who had Marketplace coverage in 2025 and are registered to vote say health care costs will affect their decision to vote and which party’s candidate they will support. https://on.kff.org/3NKfN84

Are you a political newcomer who started out as a No Kings protester and are now running for public or party office? I want to talk to you! DMs open, Signal in bio and email very findable.

Signs of life enduring after Georgie’s Great Pilea Massacre of 2026

The women leading the farmworker movement won’t let it be defined by Cesar Chavez 19thnews.org/2026/03/wome... via @19thnews.org

Come for the politics updates, stay for my update on Afroman's victory in an Adams County, Ohio, defamation trial this week. I hope everyone's weekends have lots of Lemon Pound Cake in store.

Another confusing week made a bit cleared with a great panel of @kirk-bado.bsky.social, Editor @NationalJournal.com Hotline @amandabecker.bsky.social National Reporter @19thNews.org and @cameronjoseph.bsky.social, Politics Editor @Politico.com bit.ly/Click-2-Listen YouTu.be/96kjJb7PIEE

CBS News employees received the following message from Bari Weiss and Tom Cibrowski informing them that massive layoffs are taking place.

My 74yo mother just send a link to Lemon Pound Cake to the family group chat.

Afroman has won lawsuit brought by Adams Cty (very white, deeply racist, KKK history) law enforcement accusing him of defamation for his "Lemon Pound Cake" using security footage of a raid on his home that resulted in no legal action local12.com/news/local/j... www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xxK...

The public prosecutor's office in Milan has opened an investigation into claims that Italian citizens travelled to Bosnia-Herzegovina on "sniper safaris" during the war in the early 90s. Different rates were charged to kill men, women or children. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Between 1/1/25 and 2/16/26, 363 pregnant, postpartum and nursing immigrants were deported. Sixteen miscarriages were recorded during that time period. In total, 498 pregnant, postpartum and nursing people were reported as “booked out” of ICE detention. 19thnews.org/2026/03/ice-... via @19thnews.org

Americans are losing HIV care. The Real Housewives want you to know about it. Definitely some of the most glamorous Hill reporting I've done!

Carol on DTF St Louis is an alarmingly unhinged, truly unappealing character.

Fans relish Venezuela baseball win against US www.semafor.com/article/03/1...

I look forward to celebrating Dolores Huerta Day in a couple of weeks.

PETERS: You called Alex Pretti 'a deranged individual that came in to cause max damage.' Can we expect those kind of quick responses if you are confirmed as secretary? MARKWAYNE MULLIN: No sir. Those words probably should've been retracted. I shouldn't have said that. I regret those statements.

Not sure this is a thing. But okay, MM!

Dolores Huerta's accusation shatters what was a widely celebrated—and seemingly egalitarian—bond between two of the most influential Hispanic activists in U.S. history. “He used some of his great leadership to abuse women and children—it’s really awful." www.nytimes.com/2026/03/18/u...

We really can't have any heroes, can we.

after Charlie Kirk died pundits like Ezra Klein praised his "hard conversations" with students. under the higher ed backlash he helped start, the real hard-to-have conversations are about gender, race, sexuality, protest. the feminists touring colleges with academic bans: @us.theguardian.com

It's here. 60 interviews, including with top aides and family. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/18/u...

Widows are waiting months for the benefits meant to help them after loss — Cuts to thousands of Social Security jobs led by Elon Musk’s DOGE have created a backlog that leaves grieving families struggling to access survivor benefits. 19thnews.org/2026/03/wido... via @19thnews.org

"This does not mean that this last year has been for nothing," @katmabu.bsky.social speaks to the crowd for the first time in Andersonville tonight, conceding her race for Democratic nominee for U.S. Congress to Evanston mayor Daniel Biss.

Juliana Stratton wins Democratic primary, set to become Illinois’ second Black woman senator — The lieutenant governor is all but certain to make history, becoming one of three Black women to serve in the Senate at the same time 19thnews.org/2026/03/illi... via @19thnews.org

Look at what this moment means to Venezuela 🇻🇪

About 200,000 immigrant truckers will begin to lose their commercial driver’s licenses under a Trump administration rule that takes effect today, straining the industry responsible for moving goods across the U.S. as energy costs surge amid the war in Iran. https://wapo.st/40ALq6V

Kat Abughazaleh, whose scrappy House campaign slogans “What if we didn’t suck?” and “I’m done waiting for change” reflected a push for new party leadership, has lost her Chicago-area Democratic House primary to Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss. 19thnews.org/2026/03/illi... via @19thnews.org

Women and girls are taking Grok to court over sexualized AI deepfakes 19thnews.org/2026/03/wome... via @19thnews.org

‘I’m sick of stupid’: from excoriating Noem to breaking with Trump, Sen. Thom Tillis goes for fiery final act in Congress www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...