She raised concerns about her company's contracts with ICE. Then she lost her job Billie Little had worked for Thomson Reuters for about two decades. She was fired after questioning whether federal immigration agents unlawfully used their products.

Billie Little had worked for Thomson Reuters for about two decades. She was fired after questioning whether federal immigration agents unlawfully used their products. n.pr/3Ovl8k8

EFF to State AGs: Investigate Google's Broken Promise to Users Google's Failure to Warn Users About Law Enforcement Demands for Data Is Deceptive

Today, EFF sent complaints to the attorneys general of California and New York urging them to investigate Google for deceptive trade practices over Google's broken promises to users targeted by the government 🧵(1/4) www.eff.org/press/relea...

An Israeli strike targeted a marked press car in southern Lebanon on Saturday, killing Ali Shoeib of Al Manar TV, reporter Fatima Ftouni of Al Mayadeen TV, and her brother, freelance cameraman Mohamed Ftouni.

Israeli attacks prevent Lebanese from burying their dead in ancestral lands

"One week after losing their mother and brother in an unprecedented wave of Israeli strikes on Beirut, Ali and Wael Sabbagh are unable to bury their loved ones in their ancestral city of Nabatieh."

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Epstein files don't confirm debunked 'pizzagate' conspiracy theory revived by Vance Vice President JD Vance falsely suggested an email in the Epstein files mentioning pizza and grape soda might verify the long-debunked rumor.

Oopsy, oopsie, Vance failed the facts again; no daisies for him. #pizzagate #PopeGate #PantsOnFire #looser #EpsteinFiles
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Pope warns of world ravaged by ‘tyrants’ in the wake of Trump attacks Pope Leo warned that the world is being ravaged by “tyrants,” in forceful comments made after President Donald Trump attacked the pontiff for his stance on the war with Iran.

“The world is being ravaged by a handful of tyrants, yet it is held together by a multitude of supportive brothers and sisters,” Leo said in a speech during a visit to Cameroon’s largest city, Bamenda, on Thursday. Putin, Trump, Netanyahu... this means you. www.wthitv.com/news/pope-wa...

It's all @joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social 's fault for not calling himself Joshy Josh Josh. You do realize you can change your name without marrying a Trump, Kushner, or Vance?

Over a century late and billions of dollars short. #TaxWealth #WealthTax #TaxBillionaires #TaxTheRich #TaxFascists #oligarchy #racism #classism #castes #whitesupremacy #neonazis

Progress that shows what a capitulating corporatist POS Hochul is that the compromise wasn't for $2.5+ million second homes for anyone & making the tax progressive so that as the home #, value, and wealth go up, the tax rate goes up. #TaxWealth #WealthTax #ProgressiveTax #BillionaireTax #TaxTheRich

NEWS: Huge first win for Mayor Mamdani’s tax-the-rich plans in NYC.

Mamdani just secured a deal with Gov. Hochul to create the state’s first-ever tax on $5 million+ second homes owned by ultrawealthy out-of-state residents.

Dark Money Is Flowing Into Trump’s Legacy Projects Funneling millions to the Trump administration through undisclosed donations, a slew of corporations and lobbyists are potentially violating disclosure laws to help bankroll the president’s ballroom a...

#DarkMoney Flowing into Trump's Legacy Projects: Funneling millions to Donald through undisclosed #bribes, a slew of corporations & lobbyists are violating disclosure laws to bankroll his ballroom & pet projects.
jacobin.com/2026/04/dark... via @jacobinmag.bsky.social by @veronicaricco.bsky.social

Congressional Black Caucus to Support Spying Powers Used on BLM Activists - The American Prospect The Congressional Black Caucus will support the clean reauthorization of FISA Section 702, a warrantless surveillance authority that has been used to spy on African Americans.

The Prospect has learned that the Congressional Black Caucus will support a clean reauthorization of a warrantless spying program that expires in a week, despite its past use to surveil Black Lives Matter activists. @jamesjbaratta.bsky.social and Dan Boguslaw report.
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You’re paying taxes — why aren’t billionaires? In California, roughly 200 billionaires collectively hold about $2 trillion in wealth. Yet much of that fortune goes virtually untouched by income taxes. Why? Because it isn’t treated as “income” a…

Billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, and others have disproportionate influence on American politics, effectively using their wealth to buy a big enough sound system to drown out the free speech of ordinary Americans. And they benefit from that:
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Trump Rages at Pope Leo, JD Vance Fumbles Iran Deal & Hungary Ousts Viktor Orban | The Daily Show YouTube video by The Daily Show

Trump Rages at Pope Leo, JD Vance Fumbles Iran Deal & Hungary Ousts Viktor Orban
youtu.be/g6k55WQ5GAk

Trump's Iran War Is Tearing Apart His Catholic–Evangelical Coalition Once allies opposing abortion, gay marriage, and supporting Trump, the war broke them.

Trump's Iran War is tearing apart his Catholic–evangelical coalition

Spanish PM Says Ceasefires 'Always Good News,' But Trump Deserves No Praise "The government of Spain will not applaud those who set the world on fire just because they show up with a bucket," said Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.

"The government of Spain will not applaud those who set the world on fire just because they show up with a bucket," said Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.

The political effects of X’s feed algorithm - Nature Among users initially on a chronological feed, 7 weeks of exposure to X’s algorithmic feed in 2023 shifted political attitudes and account-following behaviour in a more conservative direction compared...

It makes sense: A study in Nature released last month found that X’s feed algorithm “promotes conservative content and demotes posts by traditional media.”

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NEW: Data shows out of the top 100 most-viewed X accounts posting about politics in February 2026, 74 were conservative-leaning and 26 were liberal-leaning. 📉

Keep reading for why...

She wasn't hired for ratings. She was hired as part of an ongoing fascist ideological project. So she is succeeding.

Seeking a Second Passport For some Americans, citizenship in a country their ancestors fled is now an insurance plan.

Americans are scrambling to secure secondary passports during Donald Trump’s second term. “People are seeking an exit plan,” one lawyer said. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

Trump stooge “FCC Chairman Brendan Carr waived a rule that bars a single company from owning TV stations reaching more than 39% of U.S. households. The combined entity would cover at least 60%.”

Oligarchy 🤝 authoritarianism 🇺🇸

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Don’t Fall for the Folk-Tales - Racket For years, the watchdog group Revolving Door Project, which scrutinizes executive branch appointees, has raised concerns about Folk's career trajectory.

this is a must-read piece from rod adams of the new justice project on anders folk's career history as he runs for hennepin county attorney. meticulously researched, just a laundry list of reasons he can't be elected to succeed mary moriarty. it would set us back

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Trump wants $200 billion for bombs. Here's what that could buy instead. 7 years of free school lunches. 3 years of Medicare dental coverage. 2,000 Trump heads on Mt. Rushmore.

7 years of free school lunches. 3 years of Medicare dental coverage. 2,000 Trump heads on Mt. Rushmore. 2.8 million public school teacher salaries. 2,857 luxury 737 jets, bedroom included. 378 years of federal public broadcasting funding. 500 more White House ballrooms. 2,666 Melania sequels.

The Red-State War Against Blue Cities St. Louis has a Missouri problem. But like many other Democratic cities in Republican states, it can fight back by expanding.

Missouri Republicans have a plan to bankrupt St. Louis and lure the ultra-wealthy with tax cuts. This will not work—rich people don’t want to move to Missouri, @devintoshea.bsky.social writes lovingly. www.thenation.com/article/poli...

Now if we or @rollingstone.com can educate @jordanklepper.bsky.social of @thedailyshow.com on the difference between the extreme dangers of drunkness and simply getting high. You don't get blackout high, but he seems to have a strange obsession with waffle-like pastries. Sugar comas?

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington DC. (Photo by Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Sanders: “To give another 20K bombs to a country which committed genocide in Gaza happens to be among many other things, forget the moral issue, happens to be in violation of American law — you don’t sell arms to countries that violate international law & human rights. Clearly Israel has done that”

and @joncooper-us.bsky.social ... even if we get that, will it end up about as useful as impeachment? We do have the ability to run against/replace them with candidates who actually like those campaign issues and can win by running on them again and spotlighting Fetterman, et al.'s lies/reversals.

America's media monopoly problem is about to get a whole lot worse.

Modesto license plate readers shared data with federal agencies, police say The Modesto Police Department says its automated license plate reader system was improperly connected to multiple federal agencies, despite a California law restricting how that data can be shared.

Modesto improperly shared automated license plate reader data with federal agencies in violation of state law. “When the data gets loose from California, other agencies don't have to play by our safeguards," EFF’s Adam Schwartz told CBS Sacramento.
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Voters in This State Overwhelmingly Said Yes to Limiting Money in Politics. Then the State Legislature Had Its Say. Some 78% of Oregon voters approved limiting campaign contributions in 2020. Four years later, the Legislature finally adopted limits, but an advocate for tighter controls says recent changes render Or...

Even after Oregon voters overwhelmingly approved campaign contribution caps, the state Legislature dragged its feet on passing limits — and it’s since loosened them.

By @robwdavis.bsky.social