Senate Adopts G.O.P. Budget, Defeating Democrats’ Affordability Proposals

Come November, we will not forget. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/u...

Keep your heads up @splcunion.bsky.social. Thank you for your important work.

Republicans Had an Earth Day Plan to Limit Species Protections. It Flopped.

Today's moment of hope/beauty/inspiration:
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/c...

Friends and allies in Westchester, if you plan to attend this May Day event, please register (link is available via QR code below. Please remember, no sticks or poles for the signs you carry (other than cardboard ones).

The History of Earth Day: How the Movement Began | Ocean Blue Project This history of Earth Day holds some amazing lessons for us all. Have you ever wondered if one person really can make a difference?

Today's moment of hope/beauty/inspiration:
Earth Day was founded on this day in 1970 when 20 million Americans came together to protest the impact of pollutants on our planet.
oceanblueproject.org/the-history-...

"This is an important thing to think about."

Chicago Public Schools, CTU agree to make May 1 day of civic action; school will remain in session Chicago Public Schools has agreed with the Chicago Teachers Union to declare May 1 a day of civic action, the union and the school district said.

May Day has been declared a day of civic action in Chicago schools, which means buses will be provided for students and educators to join the rally in Union Park.

Ossoff: "You were talking earlier about Jared Kushner. The guy leading our diplomacy in the Middle East is bringing in billions from Middle Eastern princes and sheiks and going around the region asking for billions more while he conducts nuclear diplomacy on behalf of the country. It's obscene."

Majority Of Voters Blame Trump For Recent Rise In Gas Prices, Trump Job Approval Holds Steady At 38%, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; 64% Think Threat To End 'A Whole Civilization' Was U... "From regular to premium to diesel, for many, pain at the pump rhymes with Trump. Sixty-five percent of voters say, 'when filling 'er up,' the president shoulders blame for the price spike," said Qui...

Today's moment of hope/beauty/inspiration: the truth will out as people are waking up.
poll.qu.edu/poll-release...

Federal Judge Vacates Kennedy Declaration, Permanently Blocks Trump's Trans Youth Care Hospital Threats The judgment overturns the Kennedy Declaration which has been used to force 40 hospitals to drop trans youth care.

Today's moment of hope/beauty/inspiration: www.erininthemorning.com/p/federal-ju...

Today's moment of hope/beauty/inspiration:

(alongside images of the US, megaphones, Liam Conejo Ramos’ bunny hat, and signs that read “NO ICE WAREHOUSE,” “SHUTDOWN DETENTION CENTERS,” and “NOT HERE/NOT ANYWHERE”) NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION STOP ICE WAREHOUSE DETENTION APRIL 25, 2026

On April 25, join a local event in defense of immigrants in your community. As the regime buys up warehouses to convert into concentration camps, it’s critical that we come together to oppose the literal warehousing of people in our country: www.mobilize.us/disappearedi...

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Register at: www.mobilize.us/mayday/event...

White Plains, NY May Day 2026: Workers Over Billionaires · May Day Strong Because when the billionaires break every rule, it’s going to take more than a rally to stop them. **Our Demands for May 1st** - Tax the rich so our families, not their fortunes, come first. - No I...

Neighbors in Westchester, please sign up: www.mobilize.us/mayday/event...

Senate Republicans Again Block Bid to Limit Trump’s Iran War Powers

We will remember in November:
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/u...

URGENT PLEA TO THE FOUR LIVING FORMER PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES Please Send this Message to All Your Contacts and Social Media Connections

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The New Yorker on Instagram: "Donald Trump’s war in Iran “stands as a strategic failure and a moral calamity,” David Remnick writes. Read our editor’s full remarks at the link in our bio." 854 likes, 34 comments - newyorkermag on April 15, 2026: "Donald Trump’s war in Iran “stands as a strategic failure and a moral calamity,” David Remnick writes. Read our editor’s full remarks at the l...

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Today's moment of hope/beauty/inspiration: working towards May Day Strong: maydaystrong.org

Protecting ourselves from Trump’s descent into madness. April 14, 2026

Today's moment of hope/beauty/inspiration:
"We must condemn Trump’s depraved statements. Every one of them. Not because condemnation will change Trump, but because lack of condemnation will change us. Someone must speak for human decency and social norms."
roberthubbell.substack.com/p/protecting...

Trump Administration Live Updates: Pope Leo Says He Has ‘No Fear’ After President’s Attack

One truly has to wonder how Catholic MAGAs sleep at night, as it is impossible to reconcile Trump's utter contempt and disrespect for the Church and its pope.
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04...

Cartoon by Gábor Pápai, a well-known Hungarian political cartoonist.

The past terrifying week has caused me to wonder: How the hell did we get here? And how do we change course? Some thoughts... robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-how-the...

Today’s moment of hope/beauty/inspiration:

Artemis II was overshadowed by other bad things in the news but what it accomplished was frankly amazing. We are capable of incredible and unprecedented things. I’m in awe at how far we safely sent humans into space.

Jess Craven (@jesscraven101) Amazing. This is how Bruce Springsteen opened his concert in Los Angeles last night. 🔥🔥 Footage from @margaret_nagle on Threads.

Today’s moment of hope/beauty/inspiration : substack.com/@jesscraven1...

Add the law firms.