I have not been paying enough attention to Ossoff for 2028 (he's Georgia's 1st Jewish senator, he was raised as a Reform Jew, just like me!)....this is good 👇

Peter Schiff: The most likely explanation for Trump's Truth Social lies about Iran on Friday, is market manipulation. If so, Trump insiders must have made billions. The next likely possibility is that Trump is either delusional, incompetent, or a combination of both. Either way it's not good.

2/ and I think it’s safe to predict that these people will service connections to the interests that value timber more highly than those that value, say, water filtration, much less backpacking.”

As to the Swalwell report:

1. The truth should be worked out via legal process.
2. Dems can't have anyone facing such allegations as a candidate.
3. MAGAs wouldn't care about this; that's immaterial.
4. Politics is informing how some folks are responding; that's also immaterial.

Democrats reaction to the Swalwell story is appropriate.

If he was a Republican, he’s go up at least 5 points with their primary voters.

Police in Venezuela block protesters calling for higher wages, pensions Cost of living issues have persisted in Venezuela since the US abducted former President Nicolas Maduro in January.

Cost of living issues have persisted in Venezuela since the US abducted former President Nicolas Maduro in January.

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This Friday: Spheres of Influence — Biosphere to Manosphere

Climate. Culture. Power.

What’s shaping this moment—and how we respond.

We organize. We engage. We win. @janeclimatepac.bsky.social , @mattroyer.bsky.social
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Yes! Please call in or message me your question! I will get to all of them.

Iran demands fees for ships passing Hormuz during ceasefire Oil exporter’s union says fees to be paid in cryptocurrency and vessels monitored for weapons

FT scoop - Iran will demand that shipping companies pay tolls in cryptocurrency for laden oil tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz. One official says it could be equivalent to $1 per barrel of oil www.ft.com/content/02ae...

JD Vance in Hungary: "You should never have a foreign head of state threatening the head of government of an allied nation. It's preposterous, it's unacceptable."

Hashmi: Why I voted yes At its core, this referendum is about fairness. It is about whether voters will continue to have the power to choose their representatives, or whether Donald Trump will be allowed to rig the system…

Hashmi: Why I voted yes cardinalnews.org/2026/04/07/h...

Yeah… I feel this too.

Loving your country shouldn’t mean constantly apologizing for what it’s doing.

But that’s not why Trump canned her.

War Clarifies Trump’s Spending Priorities: The Military, Not Child Care

War Clarifies Trump’s Spending Priorities: The Military, Not Child Care www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/u...

Capitol Newbies: The University of Missouri students bringing regional reporting back to Washington, DC. The University of Missouri students bringing regional reporting back to Washington.

Capitol Newbies: The University of Missouri students bringing regional reporting back to Washington, DC.! 🦋
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My latest: Susan Rice is right. Now Netflix must choose.

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At his State of the Union tomorrow, Trump is sure to brag that his economy is booming. But Americans know that jobs are hard to find these days — under Trump’s watch, the number of unemployed job seekers surpassed the number of openings.

How Political Chaos Is Affecting Americans’ Mental Health - Dame Magazine As political instability rises, so do anxiety, depression, and disengagement. New research shows how national turmoil is reshaping Americans’ mental health.

If you’ve felt exhausted, anxious, or numb in the face of nonstop political turmoil, you’re not imagining it and you're definitely not alone.

@sarahsloat.bsky.social looks at the research on the psychological and physical toll of polycrisis.

Ted Lieu: “Donald Trump is in the Epstein files thousands and thousands of times. In those files, there are highly disturbing allegations of Donald Trump raping children … of Donald Trump threatening to kill children. So I encourage the press to go look at these allegations.”

Tricia McLaughlin’s Top Five Lies The outgoing Homeland Security flack’s pattern of mendacity.

"Of people booked into ICE custody since October 1, 2025, 73 percent had no criminal conviction, and only 8 percent had a violent or property criminal conviction." You would not know that if you listen to Tricia McLaughlin.

Was this recent ? Thanks

Meanwhile, in Germany, the public weighs in on what they think of the Epstein Administration.

#BrutalButAccurate

This is only a small aspect of the horror, but I doubt that the $190 on the commissary account plus whatever possessions they managed to bring into Dilley were all this family owned. What is happening to the money and possessions of deported immigrants?

Opinion | Trump Is Raising Billions in Federal Funds. That’s Not a Good Thing.

Trump Is Raising Billions in Federal Funds. That’s Not a Good Thing. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/o...

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New SAVE Act Bills Would Still Block Millions of Americans From Voting The “show your papers” requirement is an attack on the freedom to vote.

www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...

No EPA administrator in history has so brazenly corrupted the agency’s core mission. The EPA’s foremost purpose is to “protect human health and the environment”. With Lee Zeldin at the helm, the EPA is doing the opposite. app.sosha.ai/s/xfv8AThm

I signed this petition calling for EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin’s immediate resignation. Join me! app.sosha.ai/s/0CzcBuEW