Automatic registration for US military draft-eligible men to begin in December Automatic registration into Selective Service was mandated in December 2025, when President Donald Trump signed into law the fiscal year 2026 NDAA.

If you can automatically register people for the draft, then you can automatically register people to vote. www.militarytimes.com/news/your-mi...

These 2 things happened, one right after the other.

Trump tells NBC that Israeli is “scaling back” Lebanon war. “I spoke with Bibi and he’s going to low-key it."

Also:

Netanyahu issues statement: “There is no ceasefire in Lebanon”

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Big questions about Melania Trump's immigration status linger "Immigration law doesn't exist for the purpose of keeping criminals out," he said. "It exists to protect all aspects of American life. The work site, the welfare office, the education system, and everything else."

Speaking of Melania Trump and press conferences, this year marks ten years since her husband promised she’d hold a press conference to address questions about her immigration history. We’re still waiting: www.inquirer.com/philly/news/...

Likely Because some big story is going to break and she’s trying to get ahead of it

They really are the Party of Values.

It’s just that the values are really, really bad ones.

Of course. The Supreme Court moved to open the door for throwing out the contempt conviction of Steve Bannon, Trump’s longtime political ally. The justices acted at the request of the Trump administration, which had pushed the court to help erase the conviction from his record.

Opinion | I’ve Covered Women in the Workplace for 15 Years. Something Alarming Is Happening.

“The erasure of women from the national narrative has long been a key strategy authoritarian leaders use to destroy democracies.”

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a man with a mustache is sitting at a table with his eyes closed and says these people . ALT: a man with a mustache is sitting at a table with his eyes closed and says these people .

Just a quick reminder that Ronald Reagan yanked the solar panels off the White House. If America had remained on the path Jimmy Carter set us on, nobody would be talking about the Strait of Hormuz or gas prices right now.

Republicans have been fucking America and the world for decades.

America Lost. Iran Won. Trump Shat the Bed. America will leave Iran weaker; the Islamic Republic will be stronger.

"Imagine America pulling out of NATO in 1950 and inviting the Soviet Union to form its own alliance system and figure out Europe on its own. That’s the scale of this insanity."

A Nursing Home Owner Got a Trump Pardon. The Families of His Patients Got Nothing. At least three families won multimillion-dollar wrongful death suits against former Skyline Healthcare owner Joseph Schwartz. They haven’t collected a cent.

Nursing home owner Joseph Schwartz:
• paid himself $5M as a “ghost employee”
• diverted tens of millions owed to taxpayers & employees
• failed to pay at least 3 multimillion-dollar judgments awarded to grieving families

He also received a Trump pardon.

🚨 Christina Koch has officially become the farthest any woman has ever traveled from Earth

April 4, 2026 On Thursday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired the U.S.

April 4, 2026

I'm worried that Donald is at Walter Reed tonight and might make it thorough the night. 🙏

They don't worship, they co-opt his name to grift and manipulate. They resemble the man in NOTHING..

Captured by @jaredpoland.bsky.social: No Kings protesters are converging on the National Mall.

Are you out at protests? Share your posters and messages here.

Handmade sign on a rectangle of cardboard, in black marker and red paint. “TO DO<br>☒ buy milk<br>☒ feed the dog<br>☐ hold them accountable<br>☐ never let this happen again”

see you there

What a beautiful way for a community to physically instantiate a story about itself that will long serve as an inspirational reminder to future generations of “who we are.”

FINLAND TO CHECK WEAPONS DELIVERIES TO UKRAINE: Finland’s defense minister announced that they will verify whether US weapons purchased by NATO members are reaching Ukraine, following reports that the Pentagon might redirect that equipment to the Middle East.

The Villages retirement community in Florida have turned out in huge numbers for No Kings. William Steiner, our Villages correspondent, says that the turnout is twice as big as last year's.

Amazing! We have friends everywhere! London is holding its largest protest against the far right today marching in solidarity with No Kings (Tyrants) Day!

Seen at a No Kings protest in Naples, FL

50501 — 50 protests, 50 states, 1 movement Join the movement to uphold the Constitution and end executive overreach. 50 protests, 50 states, 1 day: #50501.

No one wants a world that is polluted, has mass environmental issues solely caused by humans, endless wars, sky high inflation & prices, and countries run by dictators and oligarchs. Wake up! #NoKings3 today, March 28, 2026. ❤️ #LoveAmerica 🖕🏻 #StopFascism 🖕🏻 #DumpTrump 🖕🏻 #AbolishICE www.fiftyfifty.one

Are moms really worried we’re gonna have a draft? Or is that Bartiromo setting her up to say don’t worry?

Mojtaba Khamenei is widely considered to be more hardline, ideological, and violent than his father.

Donald is smart that way.

Reports of Ukraine’s Demise Are Still Exaggerated Four years after Russia began its invasion, some pundits are still forecasting doom and gloom. Never trust a weatherman.

Notre Dame professor of international relations Michael Desch’s article on Ukraine's war effort "treats facts the way Russian officers treat their conscripts." ICYMI @cathyyoung63.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4088CJp

This Weekend in Politics, Bulletin 323. … Trump was widely criticized for wearing a campaign hat he’s selling on his website for $55 during the dignified transfer ceremony for the soldiers killed during his Iran War.

This Weekend in Politics, Bulletin 323. Everything you need to know about what happened today in politics. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...