Trump appointee Ed Martin claims executive privilege in bid to evade misconduct charges Martin appeared to claim he couldn't be charged with misconduct because the president and federal attorneys are indistinguishable.

🚨BREAKING: Ed Martin, the hardline MAGA Republican serving as President Donald Trump’s pardon attorney, is attempting to claim executive privilege in a bid to evade misconduct charges from attorney ethics regulators in Washington, D.C. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

We Mapped Out Where the Best Spring Blooms Are In NYC A guide to which neighborhoods have the species that are blossoming now, according to city arborists and data.

we made something nice for y’all, enjoy 🌸❤️ the magnolia locator is my fav part

It’s springtime in NYC which means some of the best blooms are about to happen.

Check out our map to see which trees near you will flower: www.thecity.nyc/2026/04/08/s...

Re-upping from last night. This offense deserves attention.

"After a few moments of laughter..."

The No Kings organizers with a fun, tidy response to Mike Johnson's shenanigans.

Federal tactics on Portland protesters escalate, hours after judge rules against Trump Hours after a federal judge paused the Trump administration’s plans to deploy 200 members of the Oregon National Guard to Portland, federal law enforcement officers escalated the tactics used on prote...

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For the Smallest Men in the World And a celebration of them.

For the Smallest Men in the World
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Stephen Miller, JD Vance, and Trump are all talking retribution for Charlie Kirk’s assassination. That’s the exact wrong conversation. There’s been too many of these. They have to stop!

Whoopsy

John Lewis National Day of Action Informational Session · John Lewis Actions Come learn how you can participate in the National John Lewis Day of Action! “Get in good trouble, necessary trouble, and help redeem the soul of America.” – Congressman John Lewis Our freedoms are ...

ANNOUNCING the NEXT National Day of Action:

John Lewis National Day of Action - July 17!

If you are interested in hosting an event, please sign up to learn more!

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Take the Quiz: Meet Your Mayor 2025 Candidates for NYC mayor told us where they stand on issues. Which is the top match for you? Find out before heading to the polls.

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Charles is taking off his glasses…
Right now: Jennifer Rubin andJoyce Vance

Yup.

Army Navy Air Force Marine Corps Coast Guard Space Force WTF Military MARTIAL

Army to Soldiers: Reenlist by Monday if You Want to Claim Incentives While it is not unusual for the Army to curtail incentives after meeting its retention goals, the troops were given little heads-up on the matter.

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Thank you for CREATING #NationalLibraryWeek.

Fear has a way of being contagious.

But courage is also contagious.

Hi. #ForOurLibraries

Take Action To Save Federal Funding for Libraries! Trump is attempting to destroy federal funding for libraries. We need you to take action today! That's why we made it easy to contact your reps, sign petitions, and learn about the Institute of Museum...

Our friends at @everylibrary.bsky.social have made it super easy to take action—whether it's signing their petition against the budget cuts to writing a letter to your rep: action.everylibrary.org/saveimls2025

Inside ICE Air: Flight Attendants on Deportation Planes Say Disaster Is “Only a Matter of Time” Current and former flight attendants for GlobalX, the private charter airline at the center of Trump’s immigration crackdown, expressed concern about their inability to treat passengers humanely and t...

“It was as if the detainees’ lives were worthless,” another said.

The flight attendants who spoke with ProPublica believed those lives were not worthless. That, many of them told me, is why they no longer fly for ICE Air. It’s also why they decided to share their stories: tinyurl.com/bdz5dc5f 10/

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Federal Government's Growing Banned Words List Is Chilling Act of Censorship - PEN America Banned words list 2025: The federal government is banning a growing number of words to comply with executive orders from President Trump.

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Sen. @booker.senate.gov : “I rise with the intention of disrupting the normal business of the United States Senate for as long as I am physically able. Our constituents are asking us to acknowledge that this is a crisis. So I am going to stand here until I no longer can.”

This is so flippin TWISTED. My hair is on fire again.

Photo of Nate Cavanaugh, the twenty-something DOGE affiliate who is the new acting president of USIP. He is a young white man with brown hair and blue eyes. He’s wearing a black shirt and smiling at the camera.

Rubio and Hegseth have installed this twenty-something DOGE affiliate, Nate Cavanaugh, as acting president of the U.S. Institute of Peace, per filing.

Before DOGE took control of USIP, the duly appointed president was George Moose, a career diplomat who first joined the foreign service in 1967.

😡 Because The Heritage Foundation says: “The U.S. Institute of Peace Is Politicized and Unaccountable”