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According to the Republican candidates for the #CAgovDebate, every homeless person is a drug addict or mentally ill.

#KatiePorter corrected this by saying many homeless work full-time and live in their car.

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Israeli soldiers using sexual assault to force Palestinians out of West Bank, report says Experts say attacks, also carried out by settlers, are leading girls to quit school and enter early marriages

“There was a discussion in the Knesset about whether or not it is OK to rape a Palestinian. Even the prime minister didn’t say that Israel opposes raping detainees.”
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

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Picture of Greek pottery depicting Odysseus on a ship, with text: "The CDC says you can sail right past sirens without earplugs or tying yourself to any mast."

Picture of Greek pottery depicting Odysseus on a ship, with text: "The CDC says you can sail right past sirens without earplugs or tying yourself to any mast."

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Virginia judge blocks redistricting referendum from being certified A Virginia judge blocked the state from certifying the results of Tuesday's congressional map referendum.

"The Virginia Supreme Court overruled two previous orders from the circuit court to block the referendum vote. The state's highest court is still expected to hear those cases."
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Lawmakers seek to override state data privacy laws with new bill Pair of bills would create a national standard and prevent individuals from suing companies.

"Last year, he formed a task force to build support from Republican members and hear input. The strategy is to first ensure Republicans have enough votes to advance the measure though committee, and then work on getting Democratic support, according to committee staff."
www.cnbc.com/2026/04/22/d...

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Israel just killed another Lebanese journalist, Amal Khalil — then reportedly bombed rescue workers trying to help her.

(Although from the @wsj headline you’d never know who killed her🤔)

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A detailed, symbolic painting inspired by the movie "Pulp Fiction," featuring Samuel L. Jackson's character depicted as a Jesus-like figure with a glowing halo and radiant hands, blessing a sick man lying in a hospital bed. Surrounding them are other characters from the film—John Travolta and Uma Thurman—both praying, and a nurse and another man watching solemnly. Above, three cherubic angels with the faces of other "Pulp Fiction" characters float in the sky. The background includes iconic American symbols such as the U.S. Capitol, the Statue of Liberty, an American flag, flying bald eagles, military jets, and fireworks, blending religious imagery with patriotic and cinematic elements.

A detailed, symbolic painting inspired by the movie "Pulp Fiction," featuring Samuel L. Jackson's character depicted as a Jesus-like figure with a glowing halo and radiant hands, blessing a sick man lying in a hospital bed. Surrounding them are other characters from the film—John Travolta and Uma Thurman—both praying, and a nurse and another man watching solemnly. Above, three cherubic angels with the faces of other "Pulp Fiction" characters float in the sky. The background includes iconic American symbols such as the U.S. Capitol, the Statue of Liberty, an American flag, flying bald eagles, military jets, and fireworks, blending religious imagery with patriotic and cinematic elements.

This is great! 😂

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It can be done, and IMO it should be.

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Cows go back to the barn, and chickens come home to roost.

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This Earth Day Ad hits HARD.

Trump spent billions of our tax dollars to CANCEL green energy contracts, good jobs for us and Mother Earth herself.

SHARE THIS EVERYWHERE!

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#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory

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A good trailer doesn't mean the film is good...
And I'm interested, which rarely happens with major studio films.

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From Twitter: 

Beth Bourne posted a screenshot of an SPLC Hatewatch article about bomb threats to our library, schools, and teachers after Libs of TikTok amplified the story that Bourne’s anti-trans event at our public library was shut down for violating the library’s policies on misgendering patrons. 

She wrote, “The SPLC blamed me (and @LibsOfTikTok) for a series of school bomb threats in Aug-Sept 2023 in Davis, California. 

“I’m willing to bet my house that the bomb threats were false flags orchestrated by the SPLC.”

From Twitter: Beth Bourne posted a screenshot of an SPLC Hatewatch article about bomb threats to our library, schools, and teachers after Libs of TikTok amplified the story that Bourne’s anti-trans event at our public library was shut down for violating the library’s policies on misgendering patrons. She wrote, “The SPLC blamed me (and @LibsOfTikTok) for a series of school bomb threats in Aug-Sept 2023 in Davis, California. “I’m willing to bet my house that the bomb threats were false flags orchestrated by the SPLC.”

Beth Bourne is our local Mom for Liberty, and Harmeet Dhillon, currently Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, is her pro-bono lawyer.

When the story about SPLC being investigated broke, I suspected Dhillon’s influence.

Now I suspect stronger:

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Different. (Fake math.)

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Sealing the internet: How Putin wants to cut Russia off from the rest of the world Controlling information has become a matter of survival for the Russian leader. Since 2019, he has sought to create a 'sovereign RuNet' under his control and cut off from the world. The technical implementation of this project has accelerated since the start of the war in Ukraine in 2022.

Sealing the internet: How Putin wants to cut Russia off from the rest of the world

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Good article; I usually read anything from this magazine in print that's long or longish. I retain more that way, IMO. However, this article is probably readable on screen even for me :^)

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Absolutely ridiculous top line figure; yes, they need to invest in and integrate drones into our defense. But heaven forbid that they should cut literally anything else!

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Investors lost billions on Trump’s memecoin. Another gala won’t fix that. If Dems take Congress, Trump may face reckoning for “pay-to-play” memecoin galas.

If Democrats retake control of Congress this fall, they may succeed in quickly passing legislation banning the president and his family from profiting off a shady token that has deeply disturbed government ethicists.

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A tax-cutting prop is heading to California's ballot. Can Sacramento deal? A Howard Jarvis-backed measure that would gut local transfer taxes and target LA's mansion tax is officially headed to California's November ballot.

Tax the rich by any means possible.

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The acting head of the CDC has canceled publication of a study showing the Covid vaccine sharply cut hospitalizations and emergency visits last winter.

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Midtown Sacramento passenger train station approved for Central Valley service Construction of a passenger train station in Midtown Sacramento will start next year, routing trains to the Central Valley and Bay Area.

"The Midtown station could ultimately mean an additional seven passenger trains will go through the heart of the city each day, according to available plans."
www.abridged.org/news/midtown...

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Heck yes!

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Pay Later Grocery Loans are Surging A new report shows that many Americans are using Buy Now Pay Later loans for everyday expenses like groceries, complete with late fees and credit reporting.

Everyone is talking about the stock market and oil when we should be talking about families and groceries. shero.substack.com/p/pay-later-...

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Taps...

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It isn't *bad* to lower fares, but other factors have greater impact.

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The Shreveport shooting shows how Black women and children are at a higher risk of domestic violence Cerina Fairfax in Virginia and Nancy Metayer in Florida were also killed by their husbands, yet deaths of Black women are least likely to garner calls for policy change

"[T]he ease with which domestic abusers in the US can get their hands on guns means that these already traumatic situations can easily turn deadly. More than half of female homicide victims in the US are killed by a man they know."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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The Brits appear ready to shame the US news media into covering this, distracted as they are by gazing at their own navels ...

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CNN compilation of Trump repeatedly saying the war in Iran will end "pretty soon." If this were only a comedy skit, it might be humorous. As it is, this is tragic.

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This is a damning data point as we try to estimate if Warsh would withstand political pressure from Trump.

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Israeli soldiers using sexual assault to force Palestinians out of West Bank, report says Experts say attacks, also carried out by settlers, are leading girls to quit school and enter early marriages

"Sixteen cases of conflict-related sexual violence were recorded by researchers for the West Bank Protection Consortium over the last three years, a figure that is likely an under-reporting because of the shame and stigma faced by survivors."
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

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