It’s TACO Tuesday again.

She raised concerns about her company's contracts with ICE. Then she lost her job Billie Little had worked for Thomson Reuters for about two decades. She was fired after questioning whether federal immigration agents unlawfully used their products.

A Thomson Reuters employee says she was fired after raising concerns inside the company.

NPR reports Billie Little, who worked in the Westlaw division, warned about possible unlawful use of company tools by ICE.

She was let go shortly after. www.npr.org/2026/04/21/n...

David Ellison has time for a party in Washington.
Congress is still waiting. 🏹
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BREAKING: Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer has resigned, becoming the latest woman in Trump’s Cabinet to step down during internal turmoil.

Her exit follows an investigation by Inspector General Anthony D’Esposito into allegations of misconduct, which she denies.

8 children between the ages of 1 and 14 are dead after a mass shooting in Louisiana, police say A gunman in Louisiana killed eight children in domestic-related shootings at two different homes early Sunday, police in Shreveport said. The victims ranged in age from one to about 14 years old, sai...

The horrors never end. www.yahoo.com/news/article...

The Last Neutral Ground In a divided media landscape, local radio may be the last place reality still exists

Local news radio may be the last neutral ground in a fatally divided country.

The question is whether we can build on it — and survive.

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A federal judge has blocked the Nexstar-Tegna merger until an antitrust lawsuit is resolved.

U.S. District Court Chief Judge Troy L. Nunley found that eight attorneys general and DirecTV were likely to prevail in their legal bid to stop the merger.

NPR just pulled in $113 million from private donors after losing federal funding.

$80 million came from Connie Ballmer — the biggest gift from a living donor in its history.

Sean Hannity is part of the chorus attacking Pope Leo, making the argument that religious figures need to stay out of politics. How about political figures staying out of religion? And how about religious figures like Franklin Graham, Paula White, etc., staying out of politics?

Some Republicans defend Trump's attacks on the Pope by saying, "The Pope is a religious figure. He should concentrate on that and stay out of politics." And I'm wondering about Franklin Graham, MAGA churches, Paul White, et al.

RFK Jr ‘cut off a dead raccoon’s penis’ US politician’s antics about a “freezer full of roadkill” and “weird family” told in new book

We live in the dumbest timeline. www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026...

War And the Death of Radio - Disciples of Democracy Podcast Episode · Disciples of Democracy · April 16 · 44m

Podcasting, I am in you. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...

“I still think if there is a future for radio, it’s in small towns.”

Stations are going dark across the country.
But the opportunity isn’t gone — it’s just been abandoned.

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Key Trump lawyer who tried to overturn 2020 election permanently disbarred Eastman has remained active in election denial circles, continuing to push conspiracy theories about voting and elections.

🚨BREAKING: The California Supreme Court permanently disbarred John Eastman — a key architect in President Donald Trump’s failed attempt to overturn the 2020 election — delivering one of the most consequential professional penalties yet for an election denier. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Gas stations near me are flirting with 7 bucks a gallon. So... transportation or groceries? Groceries or prescriptions? Time to make hard choices.

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Everything Trump has done in his second term makes perfect sense... if you understand this one thing about him.

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JUST IN: Rep. Eric Swalwell of California says he will resign from Congress after multiple sexual assault allegations. He's already suspended his campaign for governor.

How Independent Media Led to Orbán's Fall He controlled the media. He controlled the message. It still wasn’t enough.

Independent media was on the Swalwell story before major media picked it up. Yet another example of how important independent journalists are. That's the kind of stuff I'm covering on Archer's Line. www.therobarcher.com/p/orban-fall...

You can control the media.
You can control the message.

You can’t control reality forever.

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'Let's hang him': GOP lawmaker floats death penalty for Eric Swalwell Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) called for the hanging of Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) following allegations of sexual misconduct against him.In an interview on Monday, MAGA influencer Benny Johnson asked Ogles w...

Andy Ogles is in for a big surprise when he hears about allegations against the leader of his party. www.rawstory.com/ogles-hang-s...

The President of the United States has posted an attack on the Pope, followed by a picture of himself as Jesus healing someone.

JUST IN: Viktor Orbán was defeated in Hungary despite backing from both Trump and JD Vance. But will he leave office peacefully?

RCA built a broadcast network to sell radios.
A hundred years later, OpenAI is taking a page from that playbook.
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Peace talks with Iran have failed. Meanwhile, Trump and Rubio are at a UFC event.

JUST IN: The Manhattan DA's office has launching an investigation into sexual assault allegation against Eric Swalwell.

America After Trump What if there’s no way back?

Some of the damage being done to our institutions and international relations may not ever be fixed. What if there's no way back? www.therobarcher.com/p/america-af...

Swalwell loses campaign chairs, endorsements over sexual assault allegations Rep. Eric Swalwell’s (D-Calif.) campaign for California governor lost two co-chairs and key endorsements on Friday after the San Francisco Chronicle reported on allegations that he&n…

Rep. Eric Swalwell’s campaign for California governor lost two co-chairs and key endorsements today after the San Francisco Chronicle reported on allegations that he sexually assaulted a former staffer. thehill.com/homenews/cam...

The price of regular gas in the US jumped 25% from February to March, the highest monthly percentage increase on record, according to data from the Energy Information Administration.