Indiana's ban on student IDs for voting reinstated by appeals court The decision reverses — at least for now — a major win for voters handed down last week by the district court, which found that Indiana’s law targeting student IDs likely violates the Constitution.

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Tariff refunds begin on Monday. These retailers are due big paydays U.S. importers, such as Walmart and Target, could be in line for billions in tariff refunds as the government launches its claims-filing portal on Monday.

Big retailers like Walmart and Target are set to get refunds from the Trump admin for tariffs that were deemed illegal by the Supreme Court.

What about the American people who paid a substantial portion of those tariff costs?

They get nothing.

I would like to see some reporting on how and under what circumstances a member of the military can and should refuse an illegal order. Is anyone prepared to advise them, or support them?

Tesla saved $400 million on its federal taxes by shifting billions of its U.S. profits to countries with lower tax rates.

Yes: While you paid your taxes in full, giant corporations maneuvered to pay as little as possible — and it’s all perfectly legal for them.

The system is rigged.

Rachel Maddow just played this video of Jon Ossoff talking about Trump crime family grifter Jared Kushner. Ossoff is Maddow's guest tonight. 🙌💪👏✊️👇

How the American oligarchy went hyperscale The AI boom is fueling a literal and metaphorical power grab by tech billionaires—and forcing a reckoning.

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Sam Altman’s Stargate datacenter in Abilene, Texas, will be “roughly the size of New York’s Central Park," while OpenAI’s Project ­Jupiter in New Mexico could be larger still. Amazon and Anthropic are developing Project Rainier on 1,200 acres outside Indiana.

Italy passed a law that allows up to 3 days off to care for ill pets.

Trump schedules controversial drilling auction in Alaska wildlife refuge The Trump administration has officially scheduled an auction for the rights to drill in a controversial spot: a wildlife refuge in Alaska. The auction, in which companies will be able to bid for th…

It just never ends. The Trump administration has officially scheduled an auction for drilling rights in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Companies can bid for the right to drill in ANWR starting June 5.

“Part of me is glad he’s wasting his time on bullshit, because it’s less dangerous for rule of law, for the American public,” one official told me, “but it also means we don’t have a real functioning FBI director.”

Drone footage from the Great Barrier Reef Foundation captures 64,000 green sea turtles near Raine Island in Australia's Great Barrier Reef. #AGoodPlace

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$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 b

While death and destruction rained down on Iran during the war’s first month, the world’s 100 biggest oil and gas companies brought in an extra $30 million per HOUR in windfall profits.

Yes, $30 million per HOUR.

All because of the deadly and reckless decision making of one man.

Apple is closing its first unionized store in the country.

Reminder that Apple spent $700B+ on stock buybacks over the past decade.

CEO Tim Cook raked in over $74M in compensation in 2025 — 650 times the median Apple employee's pay.

The greed of union-busters knows no end.

Pete must think the God of War will provide 🤬

What I Saw Inside the Kennedy Center I spent 10 months working at the institution because I thought I could help protect it. What I observed there is far worse than the public knows.

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ICE agent charged with assault by Minnesota prosecutors, arrest warrant issued Minnesota state prosecutors continue to investigation the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis.

Cool! Now do the other 20,000 agents. www.cnbc.com/2026/04/16/i...

“He cheated on the golf course. He cheated on his taxes. He cheated on his wives. He cheated the business contractors he stiffed. He tried to cheat in the 2020 election. And now he’s trying to cheat on the 2026 midterms - because he knows he can’t win.”

Dear God, don't know if you noticed, but
Your name is on a lot of quotes in this book
Us crazy humans wrote it, you should take a look
And all the people that you made in your image
Still believing that junk is true
Well, I know it ain't, and so do you, Dear God
~XTC

Somehow I stopped reading at "he probably pegged him"

Graphic from the Washington State Board of Education showing that vouchers primarily benefit high-income households. They turn taxpayer dollars into subsidies for the wealthy.

In some states, most voucher recipients were already enrolled in private schools, meaning the programs effectively became a tax break for affluent families. Today, white families are more likely to use vouchers, while Black and Hispanic students remain in intensely segregated public schools. /9

This photo shows students a crowded segregated classroom at Boykin Elementary School in Wilcox County, Ala., in 1966. One of Wilcox County's segregation academies survives there today, and the county’s schools remain almost entirely segregated. Photo credit: Bob Fitch Photography Archive, Stanford University Library.

While they can no longer legally discriminate, they often remain de facto segregated. Many still have overwhelmingly white student bodies that do not reflect their local community’s demographics. Some of these schools now receive millions in public funds through modern voucher-style programs. /6

Students protest integration in Birmingham, Ala., in 1963, with signs reading "We Want Private Schools" and "Keep West End White." Some of the students are waving Confederate flags. Photo credit: Bettmann Archive via Getty Images.

#ResistanceRoots

The Supreme Court’s ruling in Brown v. Board of Education (1954) spurred massive resistance to school integration. White parents began founding “segregation academies” to ensure a white-only education for their children. In many cases, these schools were funded by the states. /1

The backlash has arrived

Aliya Rahman Files Complaint Against DHS, Sets Stage For Federal Lawsuit The Minneapolis resident was in a viral video of federal immigration enforcement agents dragging her out of her car on her way to a doctor’s appointment.

JUST IN: Aliya Rahman, the Minneapolis woman whose violent arrest by ICE agents in January was filmed and went viral, today filed a complaint against DHS over its agents' "brutal tactics and conduct."

A first step for suing the federal govt, which she intends to do. www.huffpost.com/entry/aliya-...

Critical Atlantic current significantly more likely to collapse than thought Scientists say finding is ‘very concerning’ as collapse would be catastrophic for Europe, Africa and the Americas The critical Atlantic current system appears significantly more likely to collapse than previously thought after new research found that climate models predicting the biggest slowdown are the most realistic. Scientists called the new finding “very concerning” as a collapse would have catastrophic consequences for Europe, Africa and the Americas. The Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (Amoc) is a major part of the global climate system and was already known to be at its weakest for 1,600 years as a result of the climate crisis. Scientists spotted warning signs of a tipping point in 2021 and know that the Amoc has collapsed in the Earth’s past. Continue reading...

Critical Atlantic current significantly more likely to collapse than thought

Minnesota lost 6,100 jobs in February; state officials link decline to ICE surge Minnesota lost about 6,100 jobs over the month — double the rate of decline seen nationally. State officials say federal immigration enforcement actions likely played a significant role.

Minnesota lost about 6,100 jobs over the month — double the rate of decline seen nationally. State officials say federal immigration enforcement actions likely played a significant role.

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Amazon will pay $20.5 million to settle allegations that two of its Oregon data centers helped contaminate groundwater.

This is exactly why communities across the country are organizing to stop data centers — and winning.

Never doubt your power to change the system.

Missouri town fires half its city council over data center deal Residents of a St. Louis suburb turned out in droves to unseat four incumbents just days after the council approved a development agreement for a $6 billion data center.

Voters in a small Missouri town, unhappy with the city council’s approval of a $6B data center, ousted all four incumbent council members running for reelection

Project 2025: The right-wing conspiracy to torpedo global climate action The GOP threatens to weaponize a potential second Trump term against any and all domestic climate action. But what happens in the United States doesn’t stay in the United States.

Since Viktor Orbán’s approach to governance in Hungary was cited by the Heritage Foundation as their blueprint for #Project2025 (kettering.org/the-global-d...) it seems like a good time to re-up this piece in Aug '24 piece in @thebulletin.org: thebulletin.org/2024/08/proj...

How Alice Hamilton Waged a One-Woman Campaign to Get the Lead Out of Everything At first a crusader for workplace safety, the trained physician railed against the use of the toxic and ubiquitous material

I only learned of Alice Hamilton last year. A badass: “…she walked right up to Charles Kettering, head of research for General Motors, and declared, “You’re nothing but a murderer.”
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