Kash Patel sues the Atlantic over article alleging excessive drinking Magazine has stood behind the story, which was written by veteran national security reporter Sarah Fitzpatrick

Kash Patel sues the Atlantic over article alleging excessive drinking www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

No, Western Marxism Wasn’t a CIA Plot Gabriel Rockhill’s polemic against Western Marxism seeks to condemn a set of postwar left-wing intellectuals such as Herbert Marcuse. Heavy on innuendo but light on evidence, the result is more like a...

No, Western Marxism Wasn’t a CIA Plot jacobin.com/2026/04/revi...

Republican senator criticizes Trump’s ‘holy war’ with Pope Leo Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana, a long supporter of Trump, says president’s feud with the pope is a ‘distraction’

Republican senator criticizes Trump’s ‘holy war’ with Pope Leo www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Federal judge unloads on ‘unserious’ RFK Jr., says anti-trans policy showed his ‘cruelty’ Judge Mustafa T. Kasubhai vacated the “Kennedy Declaration,” finding it unlawfully attempted to override medical standards and restrict care for transgender youth.

Federal judge unloads on ‘unserious’ RFK Jr., says anti-trans policy showed his ‘cruelty’ www.advocate.com/politics/nat...

Automatic Draft Registration Would Expand U.S. Surveillance State: Antiwar Activist The federal government is preparing to begin automatically registering eligible U.S. men ages 18 to 26 for the military draft pool. The U.S. hasn’t had a military draft since 1973, but it still mainta...

The federal government is preparing to begin automatically registering eligible U.S. men ages 18 to 26 for the military draft pool, according to new rules that were tucked into the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act.

Trump tells Iran to make deal or it will be his ‘honor’ to attack infrastructure Trump falls back on threats to civil infrastructure over Hormuz closure

BREAKING | Trump tells Iran to sign deal with US or ‘the whole country is going to get blown up’

Michigan gas station clerk saves teen from alleged kidnapper after she whispers ‘help’ In Hamtramck, Abdulrahman Abohatem placed himself between 16-year-old girl and man before police arrest

Michigan gas station clerk saves teen from alleged kidnapper after she whispers ‘help’ www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

The U.S. War on Iran Hurts Ukraine and Helps Russia - New Politics The U.S. government spent more money attacking Iran in the first two weeks than it did on military aid to Ukraine over four years.

The U.S. War on Iran Hurts Ukraine and Helps Russia newpol.org/the-u-s-war-...

Anti-Regime and Anti-War Statement - New Politics We, a group of Baluch abroad, while opposing this reactionary war and emphasizing the necessity of overthrowing the Islamic Republic, declare our solidarity with Iran’s progressive forces.

Anti-Regime and Anti-War Statement newpol.org/anti-regime-...

“There are voluntary speed reductions on the west coast, but there is evidence that those aren’t effective. The compliance rate isn’t high enough....”

"The ENP gray whale population has been in decline due to malnutrition and starvation from climate-driven prey shifts in the Arctic, according to Slaathaug. The Southwest Fisheries Science Center estimated a population total of about 13,000 whales, its lowest count since 1970."

Gray whales, once rare in San Francisco Bay, dying there at alarming rates Researchers find increase in whale deaths in the Bay, largely because of collisions with vessels on busy shipping route

Gray whales, once rare in San Francisco Bay, dying there at alarming rates

"for more than 40% of the whale carcasses, the cause of death was blunt force trauma consistent with vessel strikes...." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

"Blair said that Starbucks’s record on unionization instills fear in workers of being retaliated against, but the unity in workers coming together to improve their workplace has offset those fears."

"He said that workers at the store began discussing unionizing after realizing they had similar experiences of feeling they had been treated unfairly."

Employees at first ever Starbucks store seek to unionize amid fight for contract Store opened in 1971 in Seattle’s Pike Place Market joins growing unionization campaign across the coffee chain

Employees at first ever Starbucks store seek to unionize amid fight for contract www.theguardian.com/business/202...

US extends waiver allowing countries to buy Russian oil – as it happened This blog is now closed

US extends waiver allowing countries to buy Russian oil – as it happened

'The UN children’s agency said it was “outraged” after two truck drivers it contracted to deliver clean water to families in Gaza were killed by Israeli fire.' www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Hegseth channels his inner Tarantino with fake Bible verse from Pulp Fiction The defense secretary said his prayer drew on Ezekiel, but wording closely matches Quentin Tarantino dialogue

Hegseth channels his inner Tarantino with fake Bible verse from Pulp Fiction www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

‘Popesplaining’ Vance out of depth in argument over whether Iran is a just war Trump administration has riled head of Catholic church over use of theology to justify conflict in Iran

‘Popesplaining’ Vance out of depth in argument over whether Iran is a just war www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Trump nominates Erica Schwartz, ex-deputy surgeon general, as CDC director Schwartz was deputy surgeon general under Trump’s first administration and is a rear admiral in the US Coast Guard

Trump nominates Erica Schwartz, ex-deputy surgeon general, as CDC director www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

The Dog’s Gaze by Thomas Laqueur review – the art of the canine, from Velázquez to Picasso A clever and beautiful survey of dogs in painting, with a brilliant interpretation of their role at its heart

The Dog’s Gaze by Thomas Laqueur review – the art of the canine, from Velázquez to Picasso www.theguardian.com/books/2026/a...

LA County quality of life hits record low, UCLA survey finds L.A. County residents are less satisfied with their quality of life than at any point in more than a decade, according to a new UCLA report.

LA County quality of life hits record low, UCLA survey finds abc7.com/post/la-coun...

Feeling miserable? You're not alone. L.A. County residents report decade-low quality of life Since the pandemic, L.A. County residents have felt their quality of life has declined, but this year marked the lowest satisfaction level over the last decade.

Feeling miserable? You’re not alone. L.A. County residents report decade-low quality of life www.latimes.com/california/s...

Is the pope Catholic? JD Vance thinks he has an answer | Marina Hyde When it comes to theology, Donald Trump’s vice-president clearly knows best. Are we about to see an American break with Rome, asks Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

Is the pope Catholic? JD Vance thinks he has an answer

"maybe Trump has designs on hell, viewing it as a totally unexploited real-estate opportunity to create some kind of Stygian Riviera." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

i think folks might be unfamiliar with "the pharisees", so let's make it clear: he's saying the jews run the press, and that they are conspiring to undermine the military. it's not just antisemitism, it's indistinguishable from nazism.

So Christ-like.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

Ukraine hits major Russian oil refinery in Krasnodar Krai, media, officials report The Tuapse Oil Refinery, a Rosneft facility, is one of the 10 largest refineries in Russia.

⚡️Ukraine hits major Russian oil refinery in Krasnodar Krai, media, officials report.

Lawyer John Eastman Disbarred for Efforts to Overturn 2020 Election The California Supreme Court upheld a lower court’s decision that said Mr. Eastman, had violated the rules of professional ethics.

The California Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the lawyer John Eastman disbarred for his role in seeking to overturn the 2020 election in favor of Donald Trump.

“The most dramatic and drastic climate changes we see in the last 100,000 years of Earth history have been when the Amoc switched to a different state.”

“I argued this when we thought the chance of an Amoc shutdown was maybe 5%, and even then we were saying that risk is too high, given the massive impacts. Now it looks like it’s more than 50%.”

Critical Atlantic current significantly more likely to collapse than thought Scientists say finding is ‘very concerning’ as collapse would be catastrophic for Europe, Africa and the Americas

Critical Atlantic current significantly more likely to collapse than thought www.theguardian.com/environment/...