‘Uber for nurses’: gig-work apps lobby to deregulate healthcare, report finds Growing use of AI tech comes at expense of workers’ rights, protections and pay, report warns

State governments need to crack down on this blatant effort to expand misclassification.

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Expect Walz to be arrested or have his passport revoked. These media monsters are controlling our Goverment with their lies. They have direct access to the President.

Annual flu vaccine no longer required for U.S. military, Hegseth says The move alarmed some public health experts, who warned that it would weaken troop readiness.

NOT SO FUN FACT—half of all U.S. war casualties during WWI were due to influenza. Today—Trump’s War Secretary remove the flu vaccine requirement for all U.S. military. Plus, bragging about this to all enemies is just absolute idiocy. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

US warns it will run out of money to pay airport security workers in coming weeks U.S. airports could face a new wave of long security lines as early as May after ​the nation's homeland security chief said on Tuesday that he will run ‌out of money to pay for 50,000 workers due to a partial government shutdown.

U.S. airports could face a new wave of long security lines as early as May after the nation's homeland security chief said on Tuesday that he will run out of money to pay for 50,000 workers due to a partial government shutdown.

American Oversight Sues for Hegseth “Kill Everybody” Boat-Strike Records - American Oversight The defense secretary displays a pattern of reckless disregard for proper security protocols and rules of engagement.

At least 181 people have died in the Trump admin’s boat strikes in the Eastern Pacific and Caribbean.

Last year, we sued to get the legal justifications for these strikes.

The administration still hasn’t provided them — and the death toll keeps climbing. americanoversight.org/american-ove...

Southern Poverty Law Center says it is under Justice Department investigation The nonprofit on Tuesday said it is “the latest organization targeted by this administration.”

The Southern Poverty Law Center, which is best known for its tracking of hate groups, said that the Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into the nonprofit regarding their use of informants.

The Olympics’ trans policy polices womanhood | Moira Donegan Sports bans have humiliated trans women and girls across America. Now, the Olympics joins in

The requirement that women–not men–have their sex monitored, tested &proven legitimizes the distorted fantasy that men are trying to pass as women to win women’s sports competitions(why would they when women athletes are paid much less?) @moiradonegan.bsky.social
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Wrong. Negotiators were not "bedeviled" by such things from 2015 to 2018 - because a deal was in place to address them. Trump left it. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04...

Militant Anarchist Experiences in the Antiglobalization Era with Tomas Rothaus and CrimethInc. YouTube video by Firestorm Books

Thanks to the @firestorm.coop for making this possible!

"Tomas Rothaus, the author of "Another War Is Possible," and a comrade from @crimethinc.com reflect on the heady days of the movement against corporate globalization, hard won lessons, & what it means to stay in struggle over a lifetime."

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A Jesus statue gets more empathy than Palestinians in Israel Israeli Leaders This Week Condemned Behavior by an IDF Soldier That They Themselves Fostered – Conduct That Would Go Unpunished if Directed at the 'Right Enemies'

A Jesus statue gets more empathy than Palestinians in Israel

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Warfare in a Box | Benjamin Fogel South Africa’s Executive Outcomes offered a modern army for hire.

Executive Outcomes wasn’t the first private military contractor, but it was the first to reimagine the mercenary for the new millennium. The product of the South African Border War, it offered a modern army for hire.

About 54% of U.S. adults (ages 16-74) — roughly 130 million people — read below a 6th-grade level.

Why does nobody talk about this?

Trump extends ceasefire in Iran, citing 'seriously fractured' Iranian government

Trump extends ceasefire in Iran, citing 'seriously fractured' Iranian government.

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5 times Israelis desecrated Christian sites in the past two years An image of an Israeli soldier smashing a Jesus statue in Lebanon went viral. This is the latest of many Israeli attacks on Christians from Gaza to Jerusalem.

Via israelpalestinenews.org

#IsraelisATerorristState #ZionistsAreWarCriminals #DismantleApartheidIsrael

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I’m glad that the Mad King isn’t going to commit war crimes right now, while once again it is obvious this bumbling fool has no idea what he’s doing.

Penis costume protester prevails in court Alabama officers said the woman's costume created a public safety threat and arrested her at an October

Penis costume protester prevails in court

Alabama officers said the woman's costume created a public safety threat and arrested her at an October "No Kings" rally.
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British universities paid security firm to ‘spy’ on pro-Palestine students Investigation reveals how Horus, a company led by ex-military intelligence officials, was hired during protest movement.

Twelve British universities paid a private firm run by former military intelligence officials to “spy” on student protesters and academics, including those who have expressed solidarity with Palestine www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/...

Fractures Emerge Between GOP’s Pro-Pedophilia, Extremely Pro-Pedophilia Wings

The courts prematurely killed the SAVE student loan plan without evaluating the merits of Missouri v Biden.

So our members filed a motion to intervene.

What the Dept. of Ed just said in their response is actually pretty mind-boggling.

They admit debtor interests don't matter.

20. The pervasive intolerance of religious belief in certain circles must be resisted. The elite's intolerance of religious belief is perhaps one of the most telling signs that its political project constitutes a less open intellectual movement than many within it would claim.

This bullet point from Alex Karp/Palantir’s latest diatribe strikes me as the best representation of the whole project.

“The elite’s intolerance of religious beliefs…”

Let me stop you right there, Alex. You just made that up. That isn’t a thing in 2026 America.

The @bencollins.bsky.social media empire is about to get bigger.

Washington demands Cuba privatize, open to foreign investors, and pay back seized assets, or else. Economic coercion paired with military buildup is the playbook of an empire

Palantir Issues Ominous Corporate Manifesto A summary of Palantir CEO Alex Karp's book put the firm and its controversial leader's ominous worldview in stark relief.

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Trump's approval on economy falls in AP-NORC poll, showing new warning signs for president A new AP-NORC poll finds that President Donald Trump’s approval rating on the economy has slumped over the past month as the Iran war drives prices higher.

New AP/NORC poll: "President Donald Trump’s approval rating on the economy has slumped over the past month as the Iran war drives prices higher...with even Republicans showing less faith in his leadership."

Overall approval: 33% (-5 from March)

Approval on the economy: 30% (-8% from March)

While I understand the health motivation for this, and I really do, I remain deeply uncomfortable about the idea that we can create a subsidiary group of adults who don’t have all the same freedoms as other adults (yes, even to chose to do stupid dangerous shit). 1/2

Prominent Civil Rights Group Says It Is Under Federal Investigation

SPLC says it's being investigated by the DOJ, months after cutting FBI ties with them & the ADL. This is an outrage.

Dragging the groups who track white supremacists into court is a green light for the white supremacists.

Jews get less safe. Democracy gets weaker. And they're doing it in our name.

We fucking warned y’all that this was the goddamned end goal for those smart glasses.

Susan Collins votes yes to proceed to the budget resolution, the first step in the process of giving ICE and CBP another $70 billion of funding.

Steve Baker finally catches his much deserved libel lawsuit.