Q: What do Megyn Kelly, Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens, Alex Jones, and Marjorie Taylor Greene all have in common?

A: They have all turned against Donald Trump for reasons other than him raping children.

California is investing $830,000+ to train 535 workers on cutting-edge cardiovascular tech developed by Edwards Lifesciences in Irvine.

We're doubling down on a nation-leading workforce built for the industries of the future.

A bombshell new report reveals that top military officials have kept Trump out of the room during Iran war operations because they fear his erratic behavior will put troops in harm’s way.

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Jane Roberts, who is married to Chief Justice John Roberts, made $10.3 million in commissions from elite law firms, whistleblower documents show New documents reveal Jane Roberts made $10.3 million from elite firms, raising questions about the Supreme Court justices' conflicts of interest.

John Roberts’ Wife Made Millions From Bribes

Jane Roberts was paid more than $10 million by a host of elite law firms, a whistleblower alleges.

At least one of those firms argued a case at the Supreme Court after paying hundreds of thousands of dollars.

www.businessinsider.com/jane-roberts...

After France, Denmark is moving too: its Digitalisation Ministry plans to phase out Microsoft, switching to Linux and LibreOffice in the coming months. The goal is clear—reduce dependence on a handful of global tech giants and strengthen digital sovereignty.

It’s going to be very close, Virginia. Please be sure to go to the polls today and vote YES! Every vote counts!!! 💙🗳️

#VoteYesVirginiaToday

Emails show Amazon colluding with other firms to raise prices, California authorities allege The previously redacted messages were unveiled as part of an antitrust battle with California attorney general Rob Bonta

Emails released on Monday by California’s attorney general show Amazon allegedly colluding with other companies to raise the prices of pet treats, khaki pants, eyedrops and other products sold online

What to know about Rice's whale, a rare species in the way of Trump's plans for more Gulf drilling Scientists fear that expanding oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico could push the giant mammal to extinction.

One of the world's rarest whales lives in only one place: the Gulf of Mexico, where the Trump administration wants to expand oil and gas drilling that scientists fear could push the giant mammal to extinction.
https://to.pbs.org/4sUKB5a

What to do when law enforcement demands ballots? Election officials are in the dark "This is a wake-up call, I think, for election officials and judges to make sure that they’re very well educated about the protections we have in law."

California prohibits ballots from leaving the custody of election officials — but that didn't stop a sheriff from seizing 650k ballots cast in last year's redistricting referendum.

Now, these officials are left wondering what to do if the same events play out in this year's midterms.

In voting rights win, Virginia agrees to stop mass voter purges near Election Day The dispute exposed a growing national tension between Republican-led efforts to aggressively purge voter rolls and federal protections designed to ensure eligible voters are not wrongly removed.

BREAKING: In a win for Virginians, a court greenlit an agreement barring the state from removing voters from the rolls within 90 days of federal elections.

The case challenged a policy — which purged 1.6k+ voters before the 2024 election — that flagged suspected noncitizens using outdated records.

Hungary must arrest Netanyahu if he visits, Magyar says Israeli PM Netanyahu, wanted by the International Criminal Court, is due to visit Hungary later this year.

Hungary’s Prime Minister-elect Péter Magyar said today that his country must take Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into custody if he enters Hungarian territory while wanted by the International Criminal Court.

Judge rules Trump administration violated the First Amendment in fight against ICE-tracking ICE Sightings - Chicago Land Facebook Group and Eyes Up developer won a preliminary injunction against the government.

Jorge L. Alonso said that the Trump Administration violated the First Amendment when it pressured Facebook and Apple to remove ICE-tracking groups and apps.

A mine despoiled the beauty of the rainforest. This Goldman Prize winner took action "We women are the land guardians and keepers," says Theonila Roka Matbob of Papua New Guinea, recognized for her efforts to repair the environmental and social harms caused by a copper and gold mine.

"We women are the land guardians and keepers," says Theonila Roka Matbob of Papua New Guinea, recognized for her efforts to repair the environmental and social harms caused by a copper and gold mine. n.pr/3QbDxTA

Wife of LA Clippers owner Steve Ballmer steps in to save NPR’s future with $80M gift NPR also received an anonymous $33 million donation in April

Wife of LA Clippers owner and billionaire Steve Ballmer steps in to save NPR with $80M

No more US military aid to Israel | Bernie Sanders The time is long overdue for members of Congress to listen to the American people and end US military aid to the extremist Netanyahu government

"Given the horrific and illegal behavior of the Netanyahu government over the last three years, the American people have had enough," writes @sanders.senate.gov.

What I Saw at a Maternity Ward in Kenya After the U.S. Cut Off Food and Foreign Aid Photographs tell a story of two mothers determined to help their babies gain enough weight to leave the hospital — only to face little to no food again.

A maternity ward doctor donated his own blood during surgery to keep a pregnant patient alive.

One woman gained fewer than 10 pounds over her entire pregnancy.

Another collapsed and had seizures during labor.

(Published Dec. 2025)

Thomson Reuters Shareholders Demand Investigation into ICE Contracts The shareholders explicitly cited multiple 404 Media investigations, including one that showed Thomson Reuters' CLEAR is integrated with a tool ICE uses to find neighborhoods to target.

NEW: On Wednesday shareholders in Thomson Reuters demanded the company’s board launch an investigation into whether its products have contributed to human rights violations, specifically with regards to Thomson Reuters’ ongoing sale of peoples’ personal data to ICE.

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SNAP work requirements don’t boost jobs, but drop participation, research finds | Colorado Newsline A new analysis suggests SNAP work requirements won’t enhance employment and will push more people off of food assistance.

As states enact stricter work requirements for the federal food stamp program, a new analysis suggests those requirements won’t enhance employment and will push more people off of food assistance.

From @stateline.org

Dozens arrested as protesters demand Schumer and Gillibrand block sale of bombs to Israel Dozens of protesters were arrested at a demonstration urging Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen.

Nearly 100 protesters were arrested during a demonstration calling on Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand to block the sale of thousands of U.S. bombs to Israel.

“California’s political establishment”??
What TF are you on about now? The state carries half the red states, makes good laws, 4th largest economy on earth. We make laws as you still break them. We have fewer Electoral College votes, handicapped by MAGA we’re still one of the few governing

They have an orange one that’s supposed to look presidential.
No one’s buying it

Ummm
After the Transition, people call me Jim

This pattern holds a crucial lesson for America’s current moment. As democratic norms erode and elections become increasingly tilted, anti-corruption movements offer what partisan politics cannot: the moral authority to unite society against a rigged system. When traditional opposition fails, these movements succeed because they transcend party lines, mobilizing citizens around a cause larger than any candidate: the fundamental fairness of the system itself. Research shows that in polarized societies, the most effective opposition doesn’t fight on the traditional left-right battlefield where positions are entrenched. Instead, it creates an entirely new axis of conflict.1 Framing the stakes as clean versus corrupt shifts debate from rigid ideological divisions to a universally resonant moral question: are you on the side of the people or a corrupt elite?

Truth is, Orbán is just the latest in long list of authoritarians to be defeated by anti-corruption politics.

A Democratic landslide is possible if they can credibly take up the anti-corruption mantle. But that can’t happen if voters see them as corrupt and beholden to wealthy donors.

We filed a notice in federal court that officers at Florida's “Alligator Alcatraz” are failing to comply with a court order to give people access to attorneys.

Guards cut off phone access for a day without warning and brutally beat and pepper sprayed people who spoke up.

This can't continue.

AOC: "I thought that fascist takeover attempts were going to be architected by evil geniuses. I was not expecting how unearned, nepotistic, mediocre, and just dumb so many of the people architecting this were going to be."

‘Everyone is Replaceable’: Death Rattles Oregon Amazon Facility A worker died at Amazon’s Troutdale warehouse last week. Employees were told to look away.

A worker died at an Amazon warehouse in Oregon last week.

For more than an hour, workers were instructed to continue working as the man lay dead.

One worker wanted to help, but a manager told them to “Just turn around and not look. Let’s get back to work," according to @thewesternedge.bsky.social.

Weaponizing differences to win an argument fails rhetoric as fast as any fallacy. A discussion about degrees or depth of misinformation may occasionally explain passion mistaken for information but we need to sort the facts and simply find relevance truth. I can’t examine a person’s motivation