Websites break California privacy law at ‘industrial scale,’ survey finds – The Markup Tech companies like Google, Facebook and Microsoft are ignoring data controls mandated under California law, researchers say.

Tech companies like Google, Facebook and Microsoft are ignoring data controls mandated under California law, researchers say.

On Capitol Hill, RFK Jr. defends vaccine policies, ongoing shakeups | CNN US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. had another long day on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, with lawmakers questioning him on his vaccine views, agency shakeups and a proposed budget...

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I suspect that this is the energy that Dem primary voters are looking for right now:

Office Hours: Who Should Be the Democratic Candidate in 2028? Friends,

Who should be the Democratic candidate in 2028?

Please take my poll. I'm curios to hear your thoughts. robertreich.substack.com/p/office-hours-who-shoul...

Idk if true but according to this maybe 4 hrs from when it started today

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Medicare for All would save $450B a year.

Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.

Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.

It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.

It’s about priorities.

Trump: ‘There will be Voter I.D. for the Midterm Elections, whether approved by Congress or not!’ "I have searched the depths of Legal Arguments not yet articulated or vetted on this subject, and will be presenting an irrefutable one in the very near future," wrote Trump, who is not a lawyer.

Trump is saying that he will disregard Congress and issue an Excutive order that will violate the Constitution.

Here is my promise: If he does that, we will sue and we will win. Just like we did the last time. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

This is very compelling! Pete Buttigieg just gets it. The sheer humanity in this clip is why I like this man so much, everyone should watch it!!

Virginia voters approve redistricting plan that could boost Democrats’ seats in Congress Virginia voters have approved a congressional redistricting plan plan that could help Democrats win up to four additional U.S.

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Supreme Court casts doubt on Trump's bid to limit birthright citizenship as he attends arguments The Supreme Court is casting doubt on President Donald Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship in a consequential case that was magnified by Trump’s norm-breaking presence in the courtroom.

We need to call this what it is: a blatant attempt to trample on the Constitution because of politics.
 
If you were born in the United States, you are a citizen.

Thanks to health care cuts in Trump’s Big Ugly Bill, nearly 450 hospitals across the country are cutting services and risk closing.

That’s 6.6 million patients losing access and 275,000 workers left jobless. There's nothing beautiful about that.

We have a housing crisis in this country, and we need A New Way Home.

Here’s a look at my 5-pillar plan to leverage new and existing policy tools to make sure everyone in our communities has a safe, affordable place to call home.

For the full report:

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Betting the @splcenter.org sees a big jump in small dollar donations secure.splcenter.org/page/92241/d...

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The Trump EPA Official in Charge of Methane Regulations Helped Write an Oil Industry Argument Against Those Rules Before becoming a top official at the Environmental Protection Agency, Aaron Szabo was a lobbyist for the oil and gas industry. Metadata shows he helped draft a trade group’s 2022 letter to the EPA ob...

Before becoming a top official at the Environmental Protection Agency, Aaron Szabo was a lobbyist for the oil and gas industry.

Metadata shows he helped draft a trade group’s 2022 letter to the EPA objecting to controls on methane emissions.

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ICE detained more than 70 Minnesota children, data reveals Immigration officials detained more than 70 Minnesota children between Dec. 1 and March 10, a Sahan analysis of court records and federal deportation data shows.

"Nearly two dozen were held in custody for more than 20 days...Teens who were detained alone were sent to Christian youth shelters in Michigan, which made it hard for their families to find them. And nearly half of the children detained have since left the country." sahanjournal.com/immigration/...

Southern Poverty Law Center indicted on federal fraud charges related to past use of paid informants The Southern Poverty Law Center has been indicted on federal fraud charges related to its past use of paid informants to infiltrate extremist groups.

Trumped-up charges ?! apnews.com/article/sout...

Search - Explore Financial Disclosures From President Trump and 1,600 of His Appointees - ProPublica Use this database to explore potential conflicts of interest for President Donald Trump and his team. The documents disclose positions officials have held outside government, their assets and their de...

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No! ICE must be abolished! Pretending these agencies just need guardrails means you just believe they are poorly trained. They are not. They are trained to be corrupt & brutal. But you know this Senator. You know this.

Trump's approval on economy falls in AP-NORC poll, showing new warning signs for president A new AP-NORC poll finds that President Donald Trump’s approval rating on the economy has slumped over the past month as the Iran war drives prices higher.

New AP poll has Trump's approval down to 33 percent. On his handling of the economy it's 30-70:
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Trump announces indefinite extension of ceasefire as Iran stalls negotiations — The Washington Post The announcement came as talks set to take place between U.S. and Iranian delegations in Pakistani were postponed amid uncertainty about the broad strokes of a deal.

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Oil spills from the Iran war are visible from space | CNN Satellite images show oil swirling in the water after Iranian and US-Israeli strikes on oil facilities and ships. Experts fear an environmental catastrophe

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Newly approved mining in Minnesota may threaten waterways of a beloved nature preserve Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota is filled with more than a thousand lakes and rivers. But a recent vote in congress to allow mining nearby could threaten the preserve's waterways.

Last week, the U.S. Senate passed a devastating bill that will undo protections for the Boundary Waters. Listen to this feature on NPR's All Things Considered featuring Explorers Amy and Dave Freemans and @smith.senate.gov discussing what this means for the wilderness.
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Live Updates: Fed Chair Nominee Asserts at Hearing He Won’t Do Trump’s Bidding

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Sexual misconduct by lawmakers is widespread — but often goes unreported New data from the nonprofit National Women’s Defense League, shared first with The 19th, comes on the heels of the resignations of two members of Congress.

The majority of the allegations of workplace sexual harassment against members of Congress, 77 percent, involved misconduct against congressional staff, while 9 percent involved lobbyists and another 9 percent involved those not in formal political roles.