The media blackout of Jared Kushner’s historic, ongoing corruption scandal As Trump's son-in-law returns to Pakistan for more talks with Iran, major news outlets are largely ignoring an egregious conflict of interest.

open.substack.com/pub/populari...

04.20.26 Unfit for humans

open.substack.com/pub/judithle...

Viral victory: Iran is beating the land of tech bros in the social media wars With AI-generated comedy videos and lego animations of Trump, Iranian content creators are using humour in propaganda battle against US

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Mayor Mamdani Announces La Marqueta as First Site Identified for City’s Public Grocery Stores

www.nyc.gov/mayors-offic...

Meanwhile, the typical American will pay a federal income tax rate of 14.5%

This is what a rigged system looks like.

[Via @itep.org]

$30m an hour: big oil reaping huge war windfall from consumers, analysis finds Exclusive: Climate action blockers including Saudi Arabia, Russia and major fossil fuel firms set to make extra $234bn by end of 2026

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Deportation flights from San Diego have spiked since Trump took office Last year, nearly 120 deportation flights took off from San Diego International Airport and MCAS Miramar. In 2024, there were zero.

www.kpbs.org/news/border-...

These highly profitable corporations paid zero federal income taxes last year In 2025, Tesla reported $5.7 billion in U.S.

open.substack.com/pub/populari...

Not Everyone Can Do Everything. But Almost Everyone Can Do Something. A clear look at the civic, economic, and local actions that carry weight.

open.substack.com/pub/50501/p/...

04.15.26 In defense of draft-dodging

open.substack.com/pub/judithle...

It’s Not Enough to Defeat Orbánism. You Have to Drive a Stake Through Its Heart. First you have to beat the authoritarian. Then you have to reform the system that allowed him to subvert democracy.

open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

The Case Study of Mamdani’s First 100 Days A substantive exploration.

open.substack.com/pub/cmarmita...

“Your city and state can do everything mentioned here and even more. You can go find your city councilmember and state house representative. Tell them what you want, in person, persistently, and specifically.”

April 13, 2026 On April 12, the day of Hungary’s parliamentary elections, the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) posted on social media that it was closely watching the election and stood firmly behind ...

“Magyar + his party reminded Hungarians of the good in their country + reawakened their national pride. They promised voters a democratic state with the rule of law under a government that worked for the people. Just as there is a blueprint for destroying democracy, there’s also one for rebuilding.”

President vs. Pope: Trump Posts Pic of Self as Jesus, Pope Says Warmakers Have “Hands Full of Blood” The first-ever pope from the United States is clashing with the White House. Pope Leo XIV, head of the Catholic Church, which counts more than a billion people in the world as its members, has spoken ...

www.democracynow.org/2026/4/14/po...

Trump's 'Doctor' Explanation Made the Jesus Image Even Worse What Trump’s public conduct reveals when measured against the core teachings of Christianity.

open.substack.com/pub/50501/p/...

Trump lost his war on Iran, bigly His nonstop bullshitting can't change the facts on the ground.

open.substack.com/pub/aaronrup...

9 Times Trump Has Ridiculously Insulted Christians Sharing an image depicting himself as Jesus is just one of many ways the US president has denigrated the people who put him in the White House.

open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...

Trump Attack on Pope and Posting of Jesus Image Draw Widespread Criticism

www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/u...

Viktor Orbán’s Era Is Over: Hungarians Celebrate as Longtime Far-Right Leader Suffers Landslide Loss Official election results in Hungary show Péter Magyar and his opposition Tisza party won Sunday’s parliamentary election in a landslide, with more than the two-thirds majority needed to amend Hungary...

www.democracynow.org/2026/4/13/hu...

Hungary's Election: Voting Works! "A critical tool in making a better world."

open.substack.com/pub/lizadonn...

Turning the Tide on Autocracy Hungarians are showing us the way

open.substack.com/pub/marytrum...

Criminal Cases Are Being Built Against Trump and His Cabinet in All 50 States Guess where it starts?

open.substack.com/pub/cmarmita...

Hungary Changed their Story. Trump Raised the Stakes. Tax Day action, democracy training, anti-ICE organizing, higher-ed mobilization, Earth Week, and the lesson from Hungary.

substack.com/@50501/note/...

Following the Money What Republican super PAC spending tells us about the state of play in the Senate

open.substack.com/pub/wolvesan...

Hungary Triggered the Countdown. Trump's Regime Has Already Peaked and the Fall Has Begun. The structural mechanism that just ended Orbán carries zero override function, and the same mechanism is already running in America.

open.substack.com/pub/wendy664...

What Viktor Orbán’s Landslide Defeat Can Teach Anti-Fascists Across the World Philosopher Jason Stanley, who has been visiting Hungary for over 15 years, breaks down the historic defeat on Sunday of Trump, Putin, and Netanyahu’s top EU ally.

open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...

Orban Falls: a Huge Win For Accountability and a Big Loss for MAGA Orban, who was described as "Trump before Trump," falls after a massive, organized resistance to his corrupt, authoritarian 16-year rule. What does this mean for MAGA & global right-wing movements?

open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...

Hungarian opposition ousts Viktor Orbán after 16 years in power Péter Magyar’s Tisza party wins election as prime minister concedes defeat, in result likely to reshape ties with EU

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Hungary election live: Viktor Orbán concedes defeat in Hungarian election after 16 years in power Long-serving prime minister beaten by opposition after early results showed clear lead

Hungary election live: Viktor Orbán concedes defeat in Hungarian election after 16 years in power www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Sophist Originalism: The Fraud at the Heart of the Federalist Society The lie that killed democracy.

open.substack.com/pub/cmarmita...