"This is an important thing to think about."

They’re Hollowing Out the Forest Service

What’s happening to the U.S. Forest Service? Jim Pattiz says this is not routine restructuring, but a major effort to hollow out a public agency and shift power over public lands.

Listen to the full interview at kpfa.org

#KPFA #DemocracyNow

This chart shows the wildfire activity in the US over the last 10 years by month. 2026 us so far off the chart it should have it's own chart. The el Nino isn't even here yet. Wait until you see how bad this summer will get.

Looking like 2024’s record sea surface temperatures may soon be broken - and that’s *before* the El Niño predicted for later this year kicks in, further supercharging climate impacts.

It’s time for emergency action at a wartime scale both to prepare and to cut emissions.

16- year-old honor student Aysia Banks is missing from Charlotte North Carolina, If you see her please call 911. SHARE'any leads or tips contact the CMPD at 704-334-1600

This is happening more and more) 👀 This is someone baby"Girl.

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"We Don't Talk About Bruno" - 'Songs in Sign Language' YouTube video by CartoonBrew.com Official

I haven't heard a single post about this anywhere--
disney's had their animators reanimate some of their recent iconic songs in ASL?? here's "we don't talk about bruno"??? this is amazing???

www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBrv...

Maddow: "Do we think our servicemen and women are in good hands? Do we think that there is care being taken in terms of what they're risking their lives for?"

I thought I could save my little one's life as quickly as possible, but I didn't realize how incredibly difficult it would be.

My child's condition worsens every day, and I'm still far behind. I don't know why people haven't donated.
Please share this link with your friends.

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Remember that you can repurpose Customer Service to your own ends now

In Our Glorious AI Future, There Will Be No Such Thing as Money (For You) “In the future, there is such a thing as money. But there’s no such thing as your money. All the money is our money.”

"Honestly, you should be thankful we’re freeing you from the burden of having massive amounts of money... We’re going to have to spend a good chunk of it on bunkers and machine-gun-wielding robot dogs to protect us from the mass social unrest we’re creating."

Tim Cook donated $1M to Trump’s inauguration.

He fawned over Trump and gifted him a 24-karat gold plaque (as Apple lobbied for tariff exemptions).

Apple donated to Trump’s White House ballroom.

And it removed ICE tracking apps from its stores following a demand from the DOJ.

Remember this.

A burger and fries in a tray. Headline reads “Five L.A. Menus to Stretch Your Recession-Era Dollar”

Recession menus are the new happy hours. Here's how restaurants in L.A. are coping with today's economy, from Long Beach to West Covina.

The full guide: lataco.com/recession-me...

By Julianne Le

Chief Justice’s Wife Made $10M+ as Legal Recruiter: Report At least one of the firms reportedly had a case before Chief Justice Roberts.

The corruption is just stunning.

www.thedailybeast.com/chief-justic...

Groups Sue Administration Over Approval Of Ultra-Deepwater Oil Drilling Project In Gulf Five Gulf and environmental groups have sued the Trump administration over its approval of BP’s new ultra-deepwater oil drilling project in the Gulf of Mexico.

"BP’s first completely new oilfield in the Gulf since the company’s Deepwater Horizon disaster 16 years ago.

It will be deeper than Deepwater Horizon, and in riskier waters... drilling 6 miles below the sea floor, deeper than the height of Mt. Everest"

www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2026/04/grou...

A woman standing outside the Costco in Santa Cruz recently held a sign saying they had taken her dog in the last sweep

The mighty @gilduran.com, one of the great modern chroniclers of the broligarchy, was suspended from Twitter for the tweet below against Palantir!

He joins The Left Hook at 530 pm ET

@tparsi.bsky.social joins us at 6 pm ET to discuss the Iran War debacle.

thelefthook.substack.com

No paywalls.

Lawsuit plaintiff arrested by ICE; Attorneys alleging 'Shocking act of retaliation' ICE on Thursday arrested a plaintiff involved in a class action lawsuit challenging Los Angeles immigration raids, prompting concerns from lawyers of retaliation and calls for his release.

www.latimes.com/california/s...

The Ambassador is probably only concerned with his own insider trading, and hasn’t even bothered to give a thought about Putin or his job.

In reply to your newsletter, I’m happy to hear your stance on Instagram. If you do ever give into St. Martin’s and post there for the occasional book release, though, I won’t begrudge you.

Say what you will about the worst members of the Roberts Court, but they all make sure their wives are in on the grift.

Jane Roberts, Martha Alito and Ginni Thomas are equal partners with their husbands in the grand project of destroying the United States and enriching themselves in the process.

What else would Krasnov do?

Bust up big corporations and tackle Wall Street’s greed.

Get big money out of politics.

Strengthen unions and boost wages.

Pass Medicare for all, paid leave, universal childcare, and so much more...

This is the agenda Democrats need to fight for.

It's not enough to simply be anti-Trump.

What You Can Do NOW The 10 Most Important Ways to Resist Now. (Revised, Updated, Expanded.)

In light of Trump’s increasingly cruel and bonkers behavior, many of you want to know: “What can I do now?” Here are 10 recommendations. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-you-can-do-f4a

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This is exactly right. It’s not a dilemma though. It’s a line in the sand that will at once once collapse what remains of the rule of law and regulatory infrastructure designed to protect the public.

Palantir recently published a 22 point manifesto.

TL;DR DEI is bad, fascism is good.

Palantir posts mini-manifesto denouncing inclusivity and ‘regressive’ cultures | TechCrunch Palantir's ideological bent has come under more scrutiny as it's worked with ICE and positioned itself as a defender of "the West."

Any candidate that takes money from Palantir should not receive your vote.

Co-founder Joe Lonsdale is pouring millions into a PAC to buy off Democrats, especially in California.

techcrunch.com/2026/04/19/p...

Honestly, all of the above

“We must learn to live peacefully live the gentle dolphin”

Marine Biologist: these species of dolphin are entirely covered in scars from fighting all day every day. They hunt sharks for fun and the juveniles get high off of puffer fish.