EU to force replaceable batteries in phones and tablets from 2027 SMARTPHONES and tablets sold in Europe will have to feature replaceable batteries starting next year, according to EU rules, amid efforts to slash

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Among Dems - "Do you consider yourself more a member of..."

🟢 A Progressive Movement: 55%
🔵 The Democratic Party: 45%

NBC / April 13, 2026

Everything the Ellison family could own if Paramount buys Warner Bros:

Paramount+
CBS
CNN
Showtime
HBO
Warner Bros
TNT
TBS
MTV
DC Studios
Nickelodeon
Comedy Central
Cartoon Network
And more...

This is a rotten deal that the Trump regime has rubber stamped.

State AGs must step in and block it.

BREAKING

The Speaker of Iran’s parliament says that President Trump has repeatedly lied today and that the Islamic Republic of Iran is closing the Strait of Hormuz as long as the US military’s blockade remains in place.

I am vindicated by assuming no one knows or gives a shit about Hasan Piker (Or any streamer)

80% of Democratic primary voters in Michigan don't know who he is/don't know him enough to have an opinion according to this same poll and his net-favorables are at like +5% among those who do lmao

Among Michigan Dems - Net-Favorables:

Sanders: +79%
Whitmer: +75%
AOC: +62%
Slotkin: +54%
Stevens: +28%
El-Sayed: +28%
McMorrow: +26%
Piker: +6%
AIPAC: -28%

Data For Progress / April 8, 2026

"You said that Iran pioneered the use of terrorism in the Middle East. Actually that was the Zionist gangs, the Stern Gang and the Irgun... bombed the King David Hotel..."

I factchecked a lying Israeli military spokesman on 'Piers Uncensored.'

Full show: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkk1...

58% of Americans say protecting the environment is more important even if the economy suffers some

Despite Apocalyptic Warnings, California Fast Food Wage Hike Didn’t Kill Jobs UC Berkeley study finds employment held steady — and only pennies were added to menu prices.

A new report from the University of California shows that the state's decision to raise the minimum wage for fast food workers to $20/hr didn’t hurt jobs, or raise prices much.

Data from over 2,000 restaurants shows that the $20/hr minimum wage didn’t reduce employment.

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Canada

On 9 April 1989, Soviet forces murdered Georgian independence protesters in Tbilisi. Two years later, the USSR collapsed. Today, as for the last 18 months, protesters in Tbilisi are again standing up against authoritarian repression and against domination by Moscow.

A chart from Our World In Data, showing the shift away from coal power in the UK - nearly 70% of electricity production in the late 1980s, to less than 0.1% in 2025.

There's a lot being shared right now about China's incredible shift towards renewable energy - and rightly so.

But this, from the UK, is equally astonishing & encouraging.

It's not just that change can happen. It's that it *is* happening.

(Via climateactapp.substack.com/p/your-daily...)

Reminder:

Most Iranians have not had access to the outside internet for 41 days.

In total, with the two major shutdowns, most Iranians have not had access to the outside internet for over half of 2026.

Traders place large $950 million bet on oil price falling hours ahead of ceasefire Investors placed an approximately $950 million bet on oil prices falling just hours before the U.S. and Iran announced a ceasefire, the latest large wager on the direction of the world's most traded commodity ahead of a major policy ​announcement by President Donald Trump.

Traders place large $950 million bet on oil price falling hours ahead of ceasefire reut.rs/4sqK0r8

Lebanon is one of the most surprising clean energy stories in the world.

Solar went from <1% of electricity in 2020 to nearly 30% by 2024.

Not because of policy - because the state grid collapsed and people installed rooftop solar out of sheer necessity.

the way people have absolutely zero principles genuinely disturbs me. they believe nothing and will say anything that brings them their next paycheck. this is no way to live. it’s disgusting. i do not understand how this isn’t a bot and an actual real human being

Do not stop organizing against trumps imperialist aggression. This won’t be the last threat and he won’t be the last president that makes these threats. Let today ignite in you the desire to get involved in anti imperialism. We need the power to stop this

Reporter: How is it taking care of the Iranian people if you are bombing them?

Trump: The Iranian people—when they don't hear bombs go off, they are upset. They want to hear bombs

Proud to see Zeteo in there as the sixth-fastest growing progressive YouTube channel in the first quarter of 2026, just 10k subscribers behind my old employers, MSNBC, and ahead of Joe Rogan, Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens et al.

Have you subscribed? youtube.com/@zeteo

Copy on top of image “Promises made.” Screenshot of tweet from @PEWilliams “We now have an answer to the question of "is NYC just doing good social media posts about service delivery, or is service delivery actually changing?" NYC DOT closed pothole work orders per month, 2024-2026 March 2026 spike (3,946) is the highest single month since at least 2020. Source: NYC Open Data, dataset updated 3/31/26.” Copy on bottom of image “Promises kept.”

Child immigrant suffered alleged sexual abuse in federal custody, family says An immigrant family is grappling with the ordeal suffered by a 3-year-old girl who endured alleged sexual abuse while her father fought for five months for her release from federal custody

abcnews.com/US/wireStory...

Screenshot of NYC child care map with mayor Mamdani overlaid. Text on screen “NYC finally has a childcare map. Parents can now easily search for childcare facilities based on cost, distance, age and more at nyc.gov/childcare”

Screen shot of Amanda litman’s tweet and screenshot of the nyc child care map Text on screen “Cannot emphasize enough what percentage of messages in neighborhood mom chats are "does anyone have a spreadsheet of all the childcare places around here" - this is a small thing that's a big service. Explore NYC's map of V Find childcare near work or home childcare providers at V Sort by age, cost, and care setting nyc.gov/childcare Contact providers”

Every day, we're pursuing small changes that make a huge difference: like building a map of licensed childcare providers in New York City at @ nyc.gov/childcare.

Image uploaded from tweet

🚨 Arsenal’s last two games…

🏆❌ Carabao Cup: lost the final vs Manchester City.

🏆❌ FA Cup: lost quarter finals vs Southampton.

Trump’s 2027 budget requests $1.5 trillion for military spending. What it cuts: $234 million from worker protection agency funding $82 million from the USDA Rural Business Service $1.6 billion from the NOAA, which monitors natural disasters $354 million from minority-serving institutions like HBCUs $5 billion from NIH funding $1.3 billion from FEMA grants $40 million from the DHS Office of Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction $2 billion from humanitarian assistance funding $3.4 billion from NASA science and research programs Fully eliminates the HUD Community Development Block Grant program Fully eliminates HUD’s Fair Housing Initiatives Program Fully eliminates Job Corps Fully eliminates the Food for Peace program Fully eliminates LIHEAP, which helps struggling families with energy bills and energy crises Fully eliminates multiple SBA Entrepreneurial Development Programs

A closer look at Trump's 2027 budget

Asylum-seekers stuck in limbo as U.S. orders them to countries they've never been to More than 13,000 immigrants who were living legally in the U.S., waiting for rulings on asylum claims, have faced so-called third-country deportation orders, destined for countries where most had no t...

More than 13,000 immigrants who were living legally in the U.S., waiting for rulings on asylum claims, suddenly faced so-called third-country deportation orders, destined for countries where most had no ties, according to the nonprofit group Mobile Pathways. https://to.pbs.org/3OfRi2Q

66% of Iranian Americans oppose Trump's illegal and idiotic war on Iran.

Washington State’s 9.9% ‘Millionaires Tax’ Signed Into Law The law applies a 9.9% income tax on income over $1 million.

The law applies a 9.9% income tax on income over $1 million.

RUBIO: “Imagine if Iran spent billions on its people instead of weapons... They’d have a much different country.”🤔😕

Unreal. @marcorubio Do you even hear yourselves? Your shameless hypocrisy is killing us

A history of the top marginal tax rates on the wealthiest Americans:

1940: 81%
1950: 84%
1960: 91%
1970: 72%
1980: 70%
1990: 28%
2000: 40%
2010: 35%

For 50 years, corporate backed politicians in Congress have slashed taxes to line the pockets of their wealthy donors.

Mayor Mamdani and DEP workers placing a new sewer grate

New York, we’ve got your back: we’re upgrading 6,700+ catch basins, storm drains, and slotted manhole covers so that when it rains, no one can catch you slipping. 

This is a $108M investment in more reliable infrastructure, flood prevention, dry streets, and dry socks for New Yorkers.