Efforts to label protest as domestic terrorism are rising. Yessenia Funes urges environmental journalists to examine the impact—starting with Standing Rock’s return and what comes next.

Efforts to label protest as domestic terrorism are rising. @yessfun.com urges environmental journalists to examine the impact—starting with Standing Rock’s return and what comes next.

@ejtodaynews.bsky.social

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May 1st is Economic Blackout Day, with Ezra Levin of Indivisible. A recording from Allison Gill's live video

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The United States is destroying itself | Rebecca Solnit The daily news can’t adequately convey the administration’s sabotaging of our government, economy, alliances and environment

“The United States is being murdered, and it’s an inside job. Every department, every branch, every bureau and function of the federal government is being fatally corrupted or altogether dismantled or disabled.”

Articles about Jared Kushner's diplomatic role with Iran that mention Kushner has received billions from the Saudi government (2/28-4/19):

NYT: 5 of 58
WashPost: 1 of 43
WSJ: 0 of 40
AP: 0 of 26
CNN Wire: 0 of 18
NY Post: 0 of 17
Chicago Tribune: 0 of 4
LA Times: 0 of 4
Boston Globe: 0 of 2

Is that a David Horsey cartoon? You should include signature/credit it.

Alt text: Screenshot of a post on X (formerly Twitter) by Abdulkhaleq Abdulla (@Abdulkhaleq_UAE), with a verified badge. The post reads: “This is what I told Reuters today: The UAE no longer needs America to defend it, as it has proven during the Iranian aggression that it is capable of defending itself with distinction. What the UAE needs is to acquire only the best and latest weapons that America has. Therefore, it is time to think about closing the American bases, as they are a burden and not a strategic asset.” The post is labeled “Translated from Arabic by Grok” and shows a timestamp of 10:21 AM · 4/19/26 with 139K views.

NEW: UAE scholar Abdulkhaleq Abdulla says the UAE no longer needs U.S. protection, calling American bases a “burden, not a strategic asset” and suggesting they should be closed. The United States’ standing in the region has been obliterated.

What does Erik Prince say?

Exclusive: Trump administration blocking appointments to key panel overseeing voting machines, officials say One official described the blocks as “f****** crazy.”

Trump Blocks Voting Machine Standards Committee Appointments

Trump is blocking qualified experts to a federal standards committee for U.S. election voting equipment.

Endangering certification of defective voting machines.

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NIGHTS OF BLUE SKIES
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DAY 18 APRIL 2026

TODAY JOY

PRESIDENT BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA MET WITH MAYOR ZOHRAN KWAME MANDAMI FOR THE FIRST TIME
Diversity is America

How wonderful singing with the chicken in the BRONX

We need more of this
More like the two of them
To turn the wheels

“An overwhelming majority of the world’s people — 80–89% …— want their governments to take stronger climate action. But this overwhelming majority does not realize it’s a majority, partly because its existence is not reflected in most news coverage.” @doctorvive.bsky.social @michaelemann.bsky.social

"In public, Chief Justice John Roberts has cultivated a reputation for care & caution. The papers reveal a different side of him. At a critical moment for the country & the court, he acted as a bulldozer in pushing to stop Mr. Obama’s plan to address the global climate crisis."

EXPOSED: How Viktor Orbán Bankrolled the Network Around Reform UK As Hungary’s Prime Minister suffers a historic electoral defeat, Byline Times maps out how his government’s funding arm channelled hundreds of thousands of pounds into organisations at the heart of Britain’s hard right.

EXPOSED: How Viktor Orbán Bankrolled the Network Around Reform UK

As Hungary’s Prime Minister suffers a historic electoral defeat, Byline Times maps out how his government’s funding arm channelled hundreds of thousands of pounds into organisations at the heart of Britain’s hard right.

To the people complaining these sex abuse cases have created a world where men now have to think 10 times before they touch a woman.

Yes, that's the point.

It's called consent. Welcome to human decency.

Chuck Schumer's two votes tonight in favor of bombs and bulldozers to Israel is yet another reason Senate Democrats must vote to remove him as leader post the midterms.

See Day One actions of Hungary’s new PM: dissolved state-controlled media.

Hungary's New PM Just Showed Us What Courage Looks Like. Where's Ours? Hypothetically, if I was elected President, here are the opening salvos of restoration

Hungary just elected a new PM who wasted zero time — he shut down state propaganda, called out the corrupt officials by name, and started the reckoning on day one. It made me want to write down exactly what that should look like here. So I did.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

Meanwhile, the typical American will pay a federal income tax rate of 14.5%

This is what a rigged system looks like.

[Via @itep.org]

Still a conspiracy. Just not a theory any more.

In a First for the U.S., Renewables Generate More Power Than Natural Gas In March, for the first time, renewables supplied more power to the U.S. than natural gas, a milestone in the transition to clean power. However, rising power demand is complicating the shift away from fossil fuels by extending the lives of many aging coal power plants.

In a first last month, renewables supplied more power to the U.S. than natural gas, a milestone in the shift to clean energy.

Illiberalism Is Not Inevitable If Viktor Orbán can lose, then his Russian and American admirers can lose too.

How did Magyar win? A long running grassroots campaign in rural and small town Hungary; a refusal to be distracted by government propaganda; a focus on economic issues and corruption; a central promise to bring back democracy and the rule of law

The Vatican just hit the 'NUCLEAR' button over Trump's Iran War YouTube video by MS NOW

Beautifully expressed — how can we not be appalled by Trump’s rhetoric? @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social @nicollewallace.bsky.social @warnock.senate.gov youtube.com/watch?v=bMSO...

Victor Orbán’s removal sends a timely signal.

Corrupt kleptocratic Christian nationalism was on the ballot in Hungary today — just as it will be on the ballots that Americans will cast in November.

It was repudiated abroad — may it be repudiated here in November (and beyond).

Viktor Orbán’s son-in-law defends fortune as Hungary’s elite face backlash Prime minister has been accused of favouring family and friends, but István Tiborcz insists he does not benefit

all over the world, these guys are just exact xerox copies of each other.

in this case, "istvan" is pronounced "JAYR-id"

You can’t know everyone’s story or struggles. Be kind. It costs nothing but the dividends are priceless.
#KindnessMatters #MentalHealthMatters

If you have a choice, choose positive. You get out of the universe, what you put into it.
#PositiveWaves

What Viktor Orbán’s Landslide Defeat Can Teach Anti-Fascists Across the World Philosopher Jason Stanley, who has been visiting Hungary for over 15 years, breaks down the historic defeat on Sunday of Trump, Putin, and Netanyahu’s top EU ally.

“…the global fascist bargain: selling out the economic and political future of (a) country to oligarchs and autocrats in exchange for state repression of intellectuals, artists, journalists, immigrants, Muslims, atheists, and the LGBTQ community” @maddow.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...

What Viktor Orbán’s Landslide Defeat Can Teach Anti-Fascists Across the World Philosopher Jason Stanley, who has been visiting Hungary for over 15 years, breaks down the historic defeat on Sunday of Trump, Putin, and Netanyahu’s top EU ally.

‘Orbán promised Hungary’s white Christians a return to “glory”—to morality, traditional Christian values,the white Hungarian family. What he delivered: corruption & economic ruin. Those who benefited from his rule: his family, friends, his oligarchs.’ @aclu.org
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Seems important to note that the Chicago Pope is on the same page as most Americans & that if there's any tension, it's between the Vatican and the Trump admin.

What Israel is doing to Lebanon is obscene, carpet bombing civilians, massacring people in their hundreds, total disregard for human life. Truly plumbing the depths of evil. The single greatest source of violence and instability in the region and it's not even close.

Was he also talking to Netanyahu as well as MBS?
Tangled webs etc.

If that is the case, a higher up likely made the call—Putin? Bibi?