Image description Table titled "Independent Voters in Multiple States Support Blocking Weapons Transfers to Israel." In January, the Trump administration announced the delivery of over 20,000 bombs to Israel, including bombs used in military operations in Gaza, Iran, and Lebanon. The U.S. Senate will soon hold a vote on whether to stop the transfer. Respondents were asked whether they would approve or disapprove of the Senate voting to stop the transfer; percentages reflect those who strongly or somewhat approve. In California, 79% of Democrats, 76% of Independents/third party, and 35% of Republicans approve. In Colorado, 85% of Democrats, 60% of Independents/third party, and 36% of Republicans approve. In Arizona, 74% of Democrats, 62% of Independents/third party, and 35% of Republicans approve. In Michigan, 67% of Democrats, 60% of Independents/third party, and 30% of Republicans approve. Based on April 6–13, 2026 surveys of 2,164 likely voters across AZ, CA, CO, and MI.

Our poll with @imeupolicy.bsky.social finds that voters in multiple states support blocking weapons transfers to Israel, including California (67%), Colorado (61%), Arizona (58%), and Michigan (53%).

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How Sunn O))) Taught Us to Listen Beneath the Surface The drone metal's noise is as beautiful and brutal as you give it a chance to be.

How Sunn O))) Taught Us to Listen Beneath the Surface. The drone metal's noise is as beautiful and brutal as you give it a chance to be.

Zohran Mamdani on CBS — “Socialist politics can flourish anywhere, because there is only one majority in this country, and that is the working class. It’s time we have a politics that puts them at the heart of what we’re doing, not in the appendix.”

America’s Mayor can’t miss.

A white-throated sparrow perched in a dogwood which has reddish colored bark. The backdrop is blurred out reddish-gray. It is looking downwards to the left, sporting very bright, fresh looking plumage.

A White-throated Sparrow with very crisp markings. #birds #birding

everything about DOGE was fucking wildly illegal and everyone involved in it should spend time in prison and have their assets seized

Small business tyrants want the state to assure they have a highly exploitable, easily disposable workforce to maximize their profits and keep their faulty precarious ventures afloat in a system destined to consume them—and the assurance of a non-citizen status is how to do that.

Republicans deployed a little-known law to open Minnesota wilderness to mining Legal experts say the use of the Congressional Review Act to open mining near the Boundary Waters could drastically reshape U.S. public lands protections.

there is such a magic to sitting on a tiny island in the boundary waters, seeing more stars than you could have imagined were up there, hearing the loons

i hope we do not rob future generations of experiencing it

It shocks me how many businesses still don’t seem to get that Trump’s cultural revolution did not actually happen

the president of the united states is personally looting the treasury to the tune of literally billions of dollars and that he is not being immediately removed from office and tried for high crimes against this country is a devastating indictment of every part of our political system

A CEO of a medical insurance being gunned down was the basis of months of soul searching articles, this daily occurrence in the American Healthcare System is rarely examined and is considered good business.

resign, you warmongering piece of shit

I fucking despise these people

"It's a Stanzo, it's nice"

Really such a terrifying reality that dudes will kill their wives or girlfriends over rejection or a break up. It happens so often that it’s barely a topic of conversation or seen as the epidemic that it is.

free speech is when you're free to shut up and sit there while i give a speech

this is incredibly sad

Facebook and Instagram Tighten Censorship Rules for Saying “Antifa” Meta’s new rules let it ban users or suppress comments that include the word “antifa” alongside “content-level threat signals.”

Meta recently added new restrictions around "Antifa content" on Facebook and Instagram. Internal documents I reviewed show it applies when a user merely uses the word "Antifa" in a post.

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Opinion Editorial Board America’s income tax is progressive The rich already pay more than their fair share

Unbelievable stuff from the Washington Post on behalf of Jeff Bezos today.

BREAKING: The head of Iran’s Forensic Medicine Organisation, Abbas Masjedi Arani, says the authorities have identified the bodies of 3,375 people killed during the US-Israel war on Iran.

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Unless space travel is about establishing whites-only colonies or bringing back slavery in space, Musk is not interested (and yes, the idea of white people escaping the planet is a real one in accelerationist circles).

Contrary to public perception a huge % of pregnant teenagers in the 1990s were impregnated by adult men. The younger they were, the larger the average age gap between mother and father was. Fixing teen pregnancy was in part a clampdown on statutory rape. That's what conservatives want to reverse.

Iranian national soccer players pose solemnly with tiny purple and pink backpacks in front of them

Wow 🥺 The Iranian national soccer team players with tiny backpacks as tribute to honor the children and teachers killed at the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls' elementary school in Minab, Iran ❤️‍🩹

nonzero chance he believes Ric Ocasek's name was actually "The Cars"

The $117 billion tax break Trump handed the 1% is more than federal spending on:

-The Agriculture Department at $89.2 billion
-The Education Department at $46.9 billion
-The Labor Department at $22.7 billion
-The Energy Department at $20 billion

The rich are getting richer by robbing us.

Hospitals in Beirut struggle to deal with casualties after Israeli attacks

Hospitals in Beirut struggle to deal with casualties after Israeli attacks https://aje.news/l5m86y