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BERNIE SANDERS: Americans do not want us to continue spending billions of taxpayer dollars in support of the illegal, horrific war policies of Netanyahu

NEWSMAX: Your reaction?

REP. JOHN ROSE: As I listen to Sanders's comments, they border on being antisemitic

Congress overturns ban on mining near the Boundary Waters • Minnesota Reformer Environmental protection groups like Save the Boundary Waters say mining for copper and other heavy metals inevitably leaches sulfuric acid, toxic metals and other pollutants into surrounding water sy...

Congress overturns ban on mining near the Boundary Waters minnesotareformer.com/2026/04/15/c...

Maine becomes first US state to pass data centre construction ban Closely watched legislation could provide a blueprint for others considering moratoriums

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"Because the buffer zone now covered such a large area, snipers couldn’t be used everywhere and Palestinians were murdered instead by quadcopter drones equipped with grenade launchers. "

Eyal Weizman · All they will find is sand: Gaza’s Yellow Line Most of the Gaza Strip – cities, refugee camps, schools, universities, mosques, the health infrastructure, agriculture...

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Harmeet Dhillon Is Not Wasting Any Time She arrived at the Department of Justice with radical changes in mind. One year later, she has completely reshaped the Civil Rights Division.

I profiled Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, who pushed out roughly 70 percent of the Civil Rights Division's lawyers, turned DOJ's civil rights enforcement on its head, and is now reportedly in the running for attorney general

It’s a great moment to remember that in the leadup to this popular uprising, the first major gut-punch was delivered by Budapest Pride. Poetic justice. 🇭🇺🏳️‍🌈

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I feel sick to my stomach waiting around to see what atrocity Trump has in mind for the people of Iran this evening. It's hard to fathom our other elected leaders aren't able to check him in any meaningful way. It's an indictment not just of voters but of our whole system. We're ruled by a mad king.

He spent years investigating Opus Dei, a Catholic group accused of a vast conspiracy of abuse. Then Pope Leo asked to meet Gareth Gore’s 2024 book Opus alleges decades of manipulation, which the group has denied. He believes the pope wanted to send a clear message

He spent years investigating Opus Dei, a Catholic group accused of a vast conspiracy of abuse. Then Pope Leo asked to meet

“How lucky is the United States that everytime they look for democracy in other countries they find oil instead”- Spain Deputy Gabriel Rufián

This is an actual post. This is not funny. This is beyond desperate. This is a deeply unwell man who doesn’t belong anywhere near the levers of power. Every member of his cabinet and Congress is complicit in not demanding his removal now.

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This OLC opinion declaring the Presidential Records Act invalid makes a number of astonishing claims, including that retention of presidential records serves no valid legislative purpose. . . . www.justice.gov/olc/media/14...

Paper Finds That Leading AI Chatbots Like ChatGPT and Claude Remain Incredibly Sycophantic, Resulting in Twisted Effects on Users A study found that sycophancy is pervasive among chatbots, and that bots are more likely than human peers to affirm a person's bad behavior.

A new study found that sycophancy is a pervasive function of leading chatbots, which are likely to give users bad/antisocial advice when asked about real-world interpersonal conflicts -- warping users' judgement and promoting dependence.

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Pentagon Wants It to Be Illegal for Reporters to Ask “Unauthorized” Questions The Trump admin wants to make it illegal for reporters to ask "unauthorized" questions of the government — a broadside attack on free speech.

"What was once a fringe, failed legal theory concocted by some local cops in one Texas border city is now the official position of the federal government’s lawyers."

At CPAC, the shah's son promises to "make Iran great again" Iranian-Americans flocked to the conservative conference to see Reza Pahlavi.

At CPAC, the shah's son promises to "make Iran great again"

Democrat Flips Seat In Florida Special Election For Mar-A-Lago District Democrat Emily Gregory defeated Republican Jon Maples, who had been endorsed by President Donald Trump.

Democrat Emily Gregory defeated Republican Jon Maples, who had been endorsed by President Donald Trump.

Referendum defeat brings Italy’s Meloni crashing down to earth The opposition senses the high-flying prime minister can now be beaten in an election expected next year.

Italian right-wing Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's crushing defeat in today's referendum on judicial reform has shattered her aura of political invincibility, and her opponents now reckon she can be toppled in a general election expected next year.

Did you verify that these talks are even taking place?

Did you verify that these talks are taking place?

Trump Has Detained the Parents of More Than 11,000 U.S. Citizen Kids A ProPublica analysis of new ICE data shows that Trump has detained parents of U.S. citizen children at about twice the rate that Biden did, and moms have been deported four times as often.

NEW: Trump Has Detained the Parents of More Than 11,000 U.S. Citizen Kids

A ProPublica analysis of new ICE data shows that Trump has detained parents of U.S. citizen children at about twice the rate that Biden did, and moms have been deported four times as often.

Journalists need to verify his statements before repeating them or be complicit in his market manipulation

Royer Perez-Jimenez was 19 years old. He died by suicide at 3am on March 16 at Glades County Detention Center in Florida. He is the 2nd person to die in ICE custody this week, the 13th this year, and the 42nd under Trump. 🧵

The war makes it more urgent for journalists to call out Trump’s derangement | Press Watch The commander-in-chief is unfit for duty.

I've been struggling with how to express my dismay at the war coverage by our top newsrooms, and how it dances around the central fact that Trump is deranged and unfit to command. I finally wrote something. Please read it. presswatchers.org/2026/03/the-...

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Thank you Country Joe
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And hundreds if not thousands wounded and dead across the region.