House Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick resigns amid ethics investigation Florida US representative indicted in November for allegedly misusing more than $5m of federal disaster funds

Oh FFS — bye

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Yes! Why don’t they do that! @schumer.senate.gov — we know you can arrange or encourage this suggestion above. Especially since you effectively voted to keep this war going. Make this work. End it now. He’s a war criminal and should be arrested.

Just putting out there. What if we could get candidates to state whether or not they’d seek new leadership?

Who’s sleeping lately? Not me for some reason, even though I felt exhausted and as if I was getting sick. OMG don’t know I’m going to make it through tomorrow (today!)

I wrote a petition and had people email legislators in 2009 about the abysmal farm bill. They allowed Monsanto to take over our farms. On top of that they allowed Bayer to merge with them. Agent Orange and a pharmaceutical company in charge of the food. What could go wrong?

Welcome back!

A circular, orange-toned. close-up photo of Howard Zinn with his quote printed on a black ackground: “CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE IS NOT OUR PROBLEM. Our problem is civil obedience. Our problem is that people…have obeyed the dictates of leaders…are obedient…in the face of poverty, starvation, stupidity, war & cruelty…jails are full of petty thieves…grand thieves are running the country. That’s our problem.”

“CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE
IS NOT OUR PROBLEM.
Our problem is civil obedience.
Our problem is that people…have obeyed the dictates of leaders…are obedient…in the face of poverty, starvation, stupidity, war & cruelty…jails are full of petty thieves…grand thieves are running the country. That’s our problem.”

A young girl looking at book-filled library shelves: ACLU People Power: Returning the love to library workers: Library Workers are on the frontlines of the fight against book bans and censorship. People across the country are speaking up to say thank you to librarians and local libraries for safeguarding access to diverse stories and protecting our right to read. www.ALA.org

NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK April 19-26:
Library Workers are on the frontlines of the fight against book bans & censorship. People across the country are speaking up to say thank you to librarians & local libraries for safeguarding access to diverse stories & protecting our right to read :-)}
www.ALA.org

A poster that reads, “Believing a 12-year-old is mature enough to give birth to her rapist's baby, but needs parental approval to check out a book, is peak Republican.”

NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK

Believing a 12-year-old is mature enough to give birth to her rapist's baby, but needs parental approval to check out a book, is peak Republican.

Tomorrow, I’ll post a reminder to the GOP about book bans and censorship :-)}

(alongside images of the US, megaphones, Liam Conejo Ramos’ bunny hat, and signs that read “NO ICE WAREHOUSE,” “SHUTDOWN DETENTION CENTERS,” and “NOT HERE/NOT ANYWHERE”) NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION STOP ICE WAREHOUSE DETENTION APRIL 25, 2026

The regime is purchasing and converting warehouses to serve as concentration camps for the people ICE and Border Patrol disappear off the street — but local communities are fighting back. Join us at @detentionwatchnetwork.org's national day of action on Saturday: www.mobilize.us/disappearedi...

I think they are running while they can as well.

Why isn’t this the primary news everywhere?

Remember we are not seeing how many are fighting back.

Redistricting battle reaches Virginia as voters weigh new congressional map In Virginia, voters are heading to the polls on Tuesday for a high-stakes ballot measure that could reshape the state’s congressional map and potentially shift the balance of power in Washington. Supp...

Republican stating it will take away rural voices, forgetting about five rural states that have been gerrymandered to go all red. A teacher calls this a poison. She voted for Obama & Trump. Why are there so many of those?

If you’re in VA, then please vote “YES” tomorrow!
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US Mass Shooting Map: There have been 116 so far in 2026 Already, there have been 35% more mass shootings this year compared to the same time last year.

The Louisiana sheriff said 89, so I had to look it up, figuring it was higher. Today is the 110th day of this year.

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PBS News says that the deal President Obama made with Iran took high-level negotiations and 20 months. By comparison, it feels like we’re screwed.

DOJ’s First ‘Weaponization’ Report Is a Bust The document purports to show bias under the Biden administration—and fails spectacularly.

GIFT:

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Trump tells PBS News that ‘lots of bombs start going off’ if Iran ceasefire expires The statement came during a phone call with White House correspondent Liz Landers focused on the Iran war, as a U.S. delegation is preparing for more peace talks.

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Tracking the Trump family’s business deals and profits in his 2nd term In his second administration, President Trump’s family members, including his son-in-law Jared Kushner, and sons Eric and Don Jr., are expanding their business ventures, earning hundreds of millions o...

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Why does it feel as if so many CEOs are stepping down now?

Democrats should make the confirmation hearing on the nominee to be U.S. Attorney General all about the Epstein files.

If you won’t commit to release the files without redactions and prosecute the Epstein class, then you’re obstructing justice, not enforcing it.

We're seeing a number of people posting up about how #Anonymous should hack and release the fully unredacted #Epstein files. We get it, people want to see what's being hidden, hell, we'd like to know too. Yet there are issues many people who are demanding this, aren't thinking of. 🧵1/8 👇

Inside Look at Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch in New Mexico Reporting for TODAY, NBC News' Hallie Jackson sheds light on Jeffrey Epstein's New Mexico property, Zorro Ranch, that the late sex offender owned for decades and is being remembered as a house of horr...

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FBI investigating missing and dead scientists: What we know so far FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed his agency is investigating after a string of cases in recent years attracted public attention.

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Do you think they say “thoughts and prayers” because they mean it, need something to say, want to promote their phony religion, it’s automatic now or they just don’t care?

Court Finds Abortion Access Is Fundamental Right Guaranteed By Pennsylvania Constitution Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania voted 4-3 to rule the state's ban on public funding for abortion unconstitutional.

Finding that the Pennsylvania Constitution "guarantees a fundamental right to reproductive autonomy," the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania voted 4-3 on Monday to rule the state's ban on public funding for abortion unconstitutional.
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Strangest thing — I don’t fuss too much outside, but every now and then I use Scott’s products. Before I sat down to check BlueSky I wrote “Miracle Gro” on a shopping list. Well, I’m sure there’s an equivalent. Dollars talk as much, if not more, than the protests.

Mastercard and Deloitte have both dropped off the list of companies sponsoring Trump's Freedom 250. The list of corporate sponsors of the White House's Christian nationalist Rededicate 250 event, "rededicating our country as One Nation Under God," has been updated, as of today.

@schumer.senate.gov isn’t up for re-election until 2029. When we elect Dems this year we should consider those who would not vote for him as their leader.

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