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Today is the day we honor those who died overseas stopping the same thing many of you are ignoring here at home--fascism.

A Shattered Nation Longs To Care About Stupid Bullshit Again theonion.com/a-shatt...

A record number of Americans applied for British citizenship in the first three months of this year, and for the right to live and work in Britain indefinitely, according to official data.

As wearable technology, like the Oura Ring, becomes more ubiquitous, some users say having so much data about their bodies is making them more anxious. nyti.ms/4kvbB6X

After three years of intensive negotiations, the World Health Organization on Tuesday adopted the world’s first agreement on how to cooperate and respond to future pandemics — without the support of the United States.

Do I need to spell out who this bill is really for?

Colorado oil and gas companies have pumped at least 30m lbs of secret chemicals into the ground over the past 18 months without making legally required disclosures, according to a new analysis.

“Habeas corpus is the legal principle that requires the government to provide a public reason for detaining and imprisoning people. If not for that protection, the government could simply arrest people, including American citizens, and hold them indefinitely for no reason.”

Some of the CDC's main channels for communicating urgent health information to the public have gone silent.

Google, AI firm must face lawsuit filed by a mother over suicide of son, US court says reut.rs/3ZtVMFg

US consumer sentiment sinks to second-lowest level on record https://www.ft.com/content/47e081c2-49ef-48fe-9b30-02a020944138

Verizon Communications said it is ending diversity, equity and inclusion programs after the Trump administration opened a probe and as the US telecom carrier seeks approval to purchase Frontier Communications reut.rs/43jxOOq

#ResistanceRoots Today in history, 1918: Henry Johnson and Needham Roberts become the first Americans to receive the French Croix de Guerre. Members of the African American 369th Infantry Regiment, they defended their position against an onslaught of Germans, holding the French line. /1

@rosie.com I know you’re just a comic, actor, philanthropist, etc., but my partner’s company just fired a very nice lady. It’s an evil company full of “at will” contracts. We feel like evil is winning. I’m not gonna cry, but I am real mad.

Mallrats is an Easter movie, in case anyone needed that info today.

Now get your sorry asses out there and work before all our produce goes bad!!

Corporate sponsors for the usually apolitical event held on the White House South Lawn include tech giants Meta, YouTube and Amazon.

Tesla Takedown in Boston Tons of ppl in town for the Marathon So much support and thanks from passing German, Irish, Mexican visitors Back to it Monday! Boston Strong! @maddow.msnbc.com

Yep, sadly true!

Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Brendan Loper. #NewYorkerCartoons Sign up for our free humor newsletter to never miss a Daily Cartoon: nyer.cm/PJhMpSk

A Delaware judge finds the right-wing network aired false and defamatory statements about Dominion Voting Systems' role in the 2020 presidential election. A jury trial is slated for late April.

Biggest insider trading market manipulation scheme in history. They aren't even bothering to hide it.