Nonprofit libraries ordered by State Department to stop processing passport applications The agency, which regulates U.S. passports, began issuing cease and desist orders to not-for-profit libraries in late fall, informing them they were no longer authorized to participate in the Passport...

Step 1: make it so women need a passport or RealID to vote
Step 2: further limit the places where you can get a passport

The reason it’s never been grappled with before is because it’s obvious, but the president has ordered all sorts of obviously illegal things so here we are. #47 is hoping for the Supreme Court to complete some insane “legal” gymnastics to approve his vanity project.

DOJ raises 'national security' concerns in legal fight over Trump ballroom The administration has asked a judge to stay any injunction he might issue to halt construction of President Donald Trump's ballroom, citing national security.

“…questions judges have never grappled with before, including whether a 1912 statute prohibiting the construction of federal buildings absent congressional auth applies to the president.” 5th grade civics, 3 branches of fed govt. Power given to congress is a check on the exec and <lol> Judicial.

The Oligarchs Pushing for Conquest in Greenland Trump’s fixation on filching the island territory from Denmark may seem like the demented ravings of a mad king. But to a cohort of plutocrat weirdos, it makes perfect sense.

The Oligarchs Pushing for Conquest in Greenland newrepublic.com/article/2051... via @newrepublic.com

18.7.1 is pretty important for security, but 26.0.1 has some bugs (particularly reports of app crashes/not starting) to work out(or for app devs to work out)

Et tu, Portillo’s?

Supreme Court rules Trump can rapidly deport immigrants to Libya, South Sudan and other countries they aren’t from A federal judge had previously blocked the Trump administration’s plans to deport immigrants to third-country destinations, but some of them have remained detained in another African county, Djibouti.

Now a Spanish speaker can be arrested, have no opportunity to mount a legal defense or gather evidence regarding their citizenship status, and be sent to a country where nobody speaks Spanish & 47% of the population was starving before Republicans canceled aid. theconversation.com/supreme-cour...

CDC can no longer help prevent lead poisoning in children, state officials say Under Trump, the CDC’s Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program was cut.

Pro-life up until birth, then they gotta fend for themselves

If you ever get stuck in a time loop a la Groundhog Day or Omni Loop, message me. I have a protocol and I won’t try to say you’re crazy. Will only take one loop to verify.

Earnify (from bp +amazon) is probably my favorite fuel 💵 saving app. $.10/off on Fridays probably surpasses the price most gas stations seem to add for the weekend 🧐

Fun new song if you’re a Green Day fan

RFK Jr. is wrong about autism His lies endanger neurodivergent people — and everyone else.

New in PN: RFK Jr. is wrong about autism

"The Trump administration's attack on difference, the idea that people who are different are a tragedy and a burden and that they have nothing to contribute — that is fascism. And it is a danger to almost everyone."

Request for Pentagon press corps:

Has anyone been able to ask Hegseth to his face, "Mr Sec., you pledged during confirmation that you would not 'take another drop' of alcohol if confirmed.

'Can you confirm that you have honored that commitment? Have you had any alcoholic drink since taking office?

have been very troubled by the way people who i know dont give a shit for womens safety have been proliferating the claims of Abrego Garcia being abusive and @kattenbarge.bsky.social has laid out the argument to this here beautifully. Nothing about that helps Sura get what shes advocating for rn.

If you ever wondered whether enduring a few minutes with JD Vance was a soul-crushing experience...

Pay no attention to:
a) the man behind the curtain
b) the stock market
c) the unlawful disclosure of national defense information
d) the Constitution

Catholic politician who a large portion of the world distrusts meets the Pope who has called him out on bad theology, shortly before the Pope dies.

Yeah, this doesn’t look good. This timeline has really went off the rails.

Haha we’ll take half of it if you want, there are some things that work great and some we don’t use up for a few weeks

Reforming our system for a ranked choice voting or other multiparty-friendly system will allow middle-ground independent politicians that are actually more responsive to local needs rather than the party line (the party donor list)

Can our system “get the fundamentals right”, though? With two behemoths of political parties duking it out, a large group of people are able to be tricked into “fighting a culture war”/“sticking it to the elites” instead of advocating for the things that actually make a difference in their lives

Here's how to use nasal spray right and more tips for managing spring allergies Here's the lowdown from allergy doctors on how to get relief, from which medicines to use — and how to best use them — to tips for keeping pollen out of your home.

Here's the lowdown from allergy doctors on how to get relief, from which medicines to use — and how to best use them — to tips for keeping pollen out of your home.

Why is no one talking about the millions of Americans the House GOP wants to uninsure? Thank Punchbowl.

www.thefarce.org/why-is-no-on...

The most convincing explanation I’ve heard for pro life millionaires (who then lobby for cutting funding for education and life saving children’s care) is that they are seeking cheap, traumatized, low-education workers (and a way to control mothers/potential mothers)

I went from maybe one spam call a week to two a day and climbing… it’s almost like someone fired half the people who were in charge of enforcing laws against unsolicited calling (and arguably the half that cared more about it)

I don’t know if this phisher designed for the “.com-“ to be at the right place to trigger a new line or if they got lucky, but it’s the first time I’ve seen that twist on the whole “legitimateSite.com-scamDomain.com” tactic

Matt Mikalatos on Substack An ICE agent said, “No, he’s not the one.” And then came the reply that would see 19-year-old Merwil Gutiérrez, a legal migrant to the US, illegally deported to a US-funded extra-national prison: “Tak...

‘The Holocaust Encyclopedia makes this distinction:
”What distinguishes a concentration camp from a prison (in the modern sense) is that it functions outside of a judicial system. The prisoners are not indicted or convicted of any crime by judicial process.”’

Next El Sal to be for other “criminals”

We’re still in this fight