Last year, the flu vaccine saved 12,000 lives and prevented over 100,000 hospitalizations according to the CDC.

A "Little Free Library" filled with only Merriam-Webster Dictionaries

Happy National Library Week to whoever did this.

150,000 Illinois households may lose federal food assistance beginning May 1 Article Summary Due to changes from President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, some immigrants are no longer eligible

The Trump administration is kicking 150,000 Illinoisans off of SNAP on May 1.

He's ripping away help from Illinoisans as the cost of their groceries, gas, and utilities continues to rise.

Make sure to check your status at abe.illinois.gov.

Federal judge calls RFK Jr. an “unsafe” leader in order protecting trans youth health care The broad ruling was designed to deflect future attacks on gender-affirming care for kids.

NEW: In a scathing ruling describing RFK Jr. as an “unserious” and “unsafe” leader, a federal judge in Oregon issued an order that will protect doctors and hospitals, and the transgender kids they treat.

I Know the SPLC’s Flaws Better Than Most. This Investigation Still Looks Like a Witch Hunt. MAGA has wanted to take down the SPLC for years. Now it has the DOJ to try.

"...it was almost inevitable that a weaponized DOJ would try something like this. Discrediting the SPLC is a way of retroactively rehabilitating everyone the SPLC ever exposed."

DOJ now defending bribery, child molestation, and the Klan. Don’t know how anyone with any sense of decency would work there

I know it's big typical indictment talk, but it is unhinged the way HAVING A MAILING LIST is described here (along with HAVING A DONATION LINK) as if it is an element of a criminal conspiracy—when every MAGA grifter does also and they don't put out 990s

If I have to repost this piece a dozen times to get people to subscribe to Scratch, I will. We are an entirely reader-supported, worker-owned co-op that is aggressively anti-AI, not on Substack, and whose focus is publishing/media.

We’re betting everything on our ethics & our work. talkscratch.com

Emergency rental assistance Minneapolis residents at risk of eviction can get help paying rent and utilities YOU CAN RECEIVE ASSISTANCE IF: • You live in Minneapolis. Your household income is at or below 30% of the area median income (AMI). You received a 30-day eviction notice from your landlord. ALREADY RECEIVED AN EVICTION COURT SUMMONS? If you already have an eviction court summons, start an application through one of the following: > Visit RentHelp Hennepin at renthelphennepin.hdsallita.com • or call Tenant Resource Connections, 612-767-9737 HOW TO APPLY Contact one of these organizations They will check if you qualify and help you start your application. Comunidades Latinas Unidas en Servicio (CLUES) Languages: English, Spanish • Call 612-243-0688 Email Housing@CLUES.org Visit https://clues.org Isuroon Languages: Arabic, English, French, Pashto/Dari, Somali Call 612-389-0679 Email Housing@lsuroon.org Visit https://isurron.org Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center (MIRC Languages: English, Ojibwe • Call 612-728-2000 ask for rent assistance Email cbaesler@miwrc.org Visit www.miwrc.org Tenant Resource Connections Languages: English, French, Russian, Somali, Spanish (interpretation available) Call 612-767-9737 Visit www.hennepincounty.gov/services/ assistance/housing/eviction-prevention Please note: Hennepin County manages this program. The City of Minneapolis cannot access the application system or help with applications. For more information, visit the City's website at: minneapolismn.gov/emergency-rent ‹ Scan the OR code to learn more For reasonable accommodations or alternative formats please contact Rental.Assistance@minneapolismn.gov. People who are deaf or hard of hearing can use a relay service to call 311 at 612-673-3000. Para ayuda, Ilame al 311. Rau kev pab, hu 311. Hadii aad caawimaad u baahantahay, wac 311.

Asistencia de emergencia para el alquiler Los residentes de Minneapolis en riesgo de desalojo pueden obtener ayuda para pagar el alquiler y los servicios públicos. USTED PUEDE RECIBIR ASISTENCIA SI: / Vive en Minneapolis. « Los ingresos de su hogar son iguales o inferiores al 30% del ingreso medio del área (AMI, por sus siglas en inglés). SI YA TIENE UNA CITACIÓN JUDICIAL DE DESALOJO, INICIE UNA SOLICITUD A TRAVÉS DE UNO DE LOS SIGUIENTES MEDIOS: > RentHelp Hennepin a renthelphennepin.hdsallita.com ( Conexiones de recursos para inquilinos, 612-767-9737 CÓMO HACER LA SOLICITUD Si necesita ayuda urgente para el alquiler, póngase en contacto con una de estas organizaciones. Comprobarán si cumple los requisitos y le ayudarán a iniciar su solicitud. Comunidades Latinas Unidas en Servicio (CLUES) Idiomas: inglés, español • Llame al 612-243-0688 * Envie un correo electrónico Housing@CLUES.org Visite el sitio web de CLUES https://clues.org Isuroon Idiomas: árabe, inglés, francés, pashto/dari, somalí 凶 Llame al 612-389-0679 Envie un correo electrónico Housing@Isuroon.org Visite el sitio web https://isurron.org Centro de Recursos para Mujeres Indígenas de Minnesota (MIRC) Idiomas: inglés, ojibwe • Llame al 612-728-2000 y solicite ayuda para el alquiler. 凶 Envie un correo electrónico cbaesler@miwrc.org Visite el sitio web de MIWRC www.miwrc.org Conexiones de recursos para inquilinos Idiomas: inglés, francés, ruso, somalí, español (servicio de interpretación disponible) Llame al 612-767-9737 Visite el sitio web del condado de Hennepin www.hennepincounty.gov/services/ assistance/housing/eviction-prevention

Kaalmada Kirada ee xaalada degdega ah Dadka dagan Minneapolis ee khatarta ugu jira in laga saaro guryaha waxay heli karaan caawimaada bixinta kirada iyo korontada. WAXAAD HELI KARTAA KAALMO HADDII: & Aad ku nooshahay Minneapolis. Dakhliga reerkaagu yahay ama ka hooseeyo 30% dakhliga dhexe ee deegaanka (AMI). Haddi aad hore u haysatey yeedhmo maxkamadeed oo guri saarid la xiriirta, ka billow codsiaa mid ka mid ah meelahaan soo socda: > RentHelp Hennepin renthelphennepin.hdsallita.com Tenant Resource Connections, 612-767-9737 SIDA LOO CODSADO Haddii aad u baahan tahay kaalmo kiro oo degdeg ah, la xidhiidh mid ka mid ah ururadaan. Waxay eegi doonaan inaad u galanto waxayna kaa caawinayaan inaad bilowdo codsigaaga. Comunidades Latinas Unidas en Servicio (CLUES) Luugadaha: Ingriis, Isbaanish • Wac 612-243-0688 • limeylu dir CLUES Housing@CLUES.org Boogo webseedka CLUES https://clues.org Isuroon Luugadaha: Carabi, Ingriis, Faransiis, Pashto/Dari, Soomaali & Wac 612-389-0679 • limeyl udir Isuroon Housing@Isuroon.org Boogo webseedka suroon https://isurron.org Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center (MIWRC) Luugadaha: Ingiriis, Ojibwe Wac 612-728-2000 kadibna codso kaalmada kirada limeyl udir MIRC cbaesler@mirc.org Boogo webseedka MIWRC www.miwrc.org Tenant Resource Connections Luugadaha: Ingriis, Faransis, Af-Ruush, Soomaali, Isbaanish (tarjumaad ayaa la heli karaa) Wac 612-767-9737 Boogo webseedka Degmada Hennepin www.hennepincounty.gov/services/ assistance/housing/eviction-prevention

Kev pab them nqi xaub tsev thaum muaj teeb meem Cov pej xeem Minneapolis uas yuav raug ntiab tawm tsev kuj thov tau kev pab thev ngi xaub tsev thiab ngi dej ngi fais fab. KOJ MUAJ CAI TAU KEV PAB YOG TIAS: ‹ Koj nyob hauv Minneapolis. Tag nrho cov nyiaj uas koj tsev neeg tau yuav tsum tsis tshaj 30% ntawm cov nyiaj uas cov neeg nyob ntawm koj thaj tsam feem coob tau (AMI). YOG LUB TSEV TXIAV TXIM TWB SAU NTAWV TUAJ QHIA KOJ TIAS KOJ YUAV TSUM TAWM LUB TSEV, CES KAV TSIJ MUS UA NTAWV THOV NTAWM IB QHO NTAWM NO: > RentHelp Hennepin renthelphennepin.hdsallita.com 6 Tenant Resource Connections, 612-767-9737 UA NTAWV THOV LI NO Yog koj xav tau kev pab them nqi xaub tsev thaum muaj teeb meem, ces tiv tauj ib lub koom haum hauv qab no. Lawv mam li saib seb koj puas tsim nyog tau kev pab ces lawv mam pab koj ua ntaub ntawv thov. Comunidades Latinas Unidas en Servicio (CLUES) Hais yam lus twg: Lus Askiv, Mev • Hu rau 612-243-0688 * Email rau CLUES Housing@CLUES.org Mus saib CLUES lub vej xaij https://clues.org Isuroon Hais yam lus twg: Lus Alas, Askiv, Fab Kis, Pashto/Dari, Xamalis Hu rau 612-389-0679 Email rau Isuroon Housing@Isuroon.org Mus saib Isuroon lub vej xaij https://isurron.org Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center (MIRC) Hais yam lus twg: Lus Askiv, Ojibwe Hu rau 612-728-2000 thiab thov kev pab them nai xaub tsev • Email rau MIWRC cbaesler@miwrc.org Mus saib MIWRC lub vej xaij www.miwrc.org Tenant Resource Connections Hais yam lus twg: Lus Askiv, Fab Kis, Las Xias, Xamalis, Mev (muaj cov uas thais lus) Hu rau 612-767-9737 Mus saib Hennepin County lub vej xaij. www.hennepincounty.gov/services/ assistance/housing/eviction-prevention

Minneapolis residents are now able to apply for rental assistance funded by the City of Minneapolis. On February 5 and March 26, the Minneapolis City Council approved funding to support renter households after the devastating and continued impact of Operation Metro Surge. 1/

Support Us Your support is critical to the work of the Southern Poverty Law Center.

www.splcenter.org/support-us/

LAUSD to Minimize Screen Time, Encourage Pen and Paper Work Los Angeles Unified School District this week is expected to pass a resolution keeping students off screens until second grade and requiring schools to produce itemized contracts related to classroom ...

Good. More and more parents and educators and boards are starting to wake up. It’s one of the silver linings in the over-the-top AI push. May these waves build into a tsunami against overreaching edtech.

"Court documents show Trump knew he was going to tear down the East Wing at least two months before doing so, but he never told the public."

Sullivan & Cromwell Files Emergency 'Please Don't Sanction Us For All These AI Hallucinations' Letter - Above the Law When the firm that represents OpenAI can't even check its own cite-checking.

No one is safe.

Trump fought to keep the ballroom fundraising contract secret. Here’s what’s in it. The agreement governing hundreds of millions in private donations was kept secret until a watchdog group sued and a judge ordered it disclosed.

Breaking news: The Trump administration’s fundraising arrangement for the White House ballroom project shields donor identities and excludes the White House from conflict of interest requirements, according to records obtained by The Post.

While Trump is an indictment of the GOP, to an extent, he is also an indictment of Democrats.

He is proof of how far the party allowed the Overton window to move rightward.

The party needs fighters. Hopefully this midterm, we see a new class of Dems ready and willing to kick fascist teeth.

If this were truly a party of AOCs and Zohran Mamdanis and Ilhan Omars and Rashida Tlaibs, this wouldn’t be an issue.

But it’s a party mostly of folks like Booker, who like to be seen as opposition but don’t have the stomach for actually being it.

His message is essentially: “You should have sucked it up. It’s your fault we lost.”

In the absence of substance, this is all Dems like Booker can muster.

People have been begging the Democrats for a decade to give them something to vote FOR rather than just against.

This has been the response.

I bet disillusioned voters on the left will love being lectured to “vote blue no matter who” by Cory Booker, who voted to approve MAGA felon and family member of the President, Charles Kushner, as the US Ambassador to France

Mazikaa Enterprises is creating spaces of expression for San Diego’s SWANA community In western spaces, Layan Amkieh found that SWANA (Southwest Asian and North African) voices were sidelined. She hopes to change that.

I have a new report out on the Times of San Diego, profiling Layan Amkieh co-founder of Mazikaa Enterprise who is creating community events celebrating SWANA cultures in San Diego. From identity pressures to building 'emotional lifelines', read more down below.
timesofsandiego.com/life/2026/04...

Y'ALL

I'M HIRING A PSYCH FACILTY POSITION

Come work with wonderful students, kind colleagues, and a boss who I like to think is a decent human (it's me...I'm the boss😂)

heritage.edu/wp-content/u...

It’s AI. This page routinely posts slop and unverified information.

This has upgraded to a PDS (Particularly Dangerous Situation) for Colorado tomorrow. (Salida down through Alamosa area)

This is a VERY big deal. It’s the first time NWS has issued this in CO. Share widely. If things catch fire it will be not good.

Such an interesting thread on publishing in Iceland, and publishing a book translated into English before it's published in its original language.

Also, "And blurbs aren't really a thing here, either, for some reason."🤯

Orange County further restricts ICE’s use of its jail The new agreement the county seeks states a person can be released after 48 hours if ICE hasn’t picked them up.

Orange County is doing everything it can to limit cooperation with ICE while technically staying within the boundaries of FL law that requires local governments to maintain these agreements. DeSantis is infamous for removing local elected leaders who he feels defy his singular authority.

#1 in United States v. Southern Poverty Law Center, Inc. (M.D. Ala., 2:26-cr-00139) – CourtListener.com INDICTMENT as to Southern Poverty Law Center, Inc. (1) Count(s) 1-6, 7-10, 11. (Forfeiture Allegations) (MLF) (Entered: 04/21/2026)

NEW: Here is the SPLC indictment: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

FBI cuts ties with Southern Poverty Law Center, Anti-Defamation League after conservative complaints FBI Director Kash Patel says the bureau is cutting ties with two organizations that for decades have tracked domestic extremism and racial and religious bias, a move that follows complaints about the ...

Here was the prelude to the prelude: apnews.com/article/fbi-...

Blanche // Our Indictment alleges Southern Poverty Law Center secretly funneled MORE THAN $3 MILLION IN FUNDS to white supremacist & extremist groaps including: $ 1M + National Alliance affillate $300K+ Aryan Nations affilate $270K + "ente the Right" member $140K+ Elia National Alliance Chairman $73K + Farmer KKK members $19K+ pressient Efelon

Blanche and Patel

BREAKING: DOJ announces charges against the Southern Poverty Law Center based on allegations of paid informants in an indictment in the Middle District of Alabama.

"This investigation is very much ongoing," FBI Director Kash Patel said.

Law Dork | Chris Geidner | Substack The Supreme Court, law, politics, and more. Click to read Law Dork, by Chris Geidner, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.

This sounds like an absolutely unreal case to bring, Blanche couldn't give a coherent justification for it, and we know how Patel felt about the SPLC.

More to come once I get the indictment.

Support my independent legal journalism; subscribe to Law Dork now. www.lawdork.com

Worth noting how many organizations like SPLC neutered themselves and the work that they do, trying to avoid this very moment. Especially since Trump won again. But MAGA was always going to come for them. And eventually, we'll all be targets. No matter how much we tried to remain nonpartisan, etc.

Voters Ousted This Pennsylvania Sheriff After He Signed Up to Collaborate With ICE A populous swing county replaced its GOP sheriff on Tuesday after months of controversy over his joining ICE’s 287(g) program. The Democratic winner promises he’ll end the contract.

A Democrat who was elected sheriff in Pennsylvania last fall hopes others are watching: “It sends a message to elected public safety officials across the country that partnering with ICE is a loser in a district that’s remotely a swing district.”