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Your now twice weekly reminder that we're still in a Civil War

Here's a description of the Russian attempted access to NLRB from the whistleblower complaint. whistlebloweraid.org/wp-content/u...

If this is true (I'm not disputing it), then the response needs to be something vastly bigger and different than it is, because virtually all the people involved are by definition immune.

There's always been reason to believe DOGE was hacking govt systems. Now a whistleblower has substantiated it at NLRB, precisely the kind of data compromise labor unions worried about when they sued re DOL.

Here's a lawsuit I hope we'll see more like--fr Liberty Justice Center & Ilya Somin on behalf of 5 small businesses reliant on imports: wine importer, plastic pipe co, an electronic kit co, a fishing tackle co, & a woman's cycling apparel co. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Holy shit, Carole Cadwalladr’s TED appearance is incredible. *Unbelievably* brave to stand up in person in front of the people enabling tyranny, call it out directly, and call THEM out by name. “You are not gods. You are men; and you are careless.” Phenomenal. https://youtu.be/TZOoT8AbkNE

Putin has hit Ukrainian schools 1700 times, and all his attacks have killed 13,000 civilians including 600 children. War crimes like these do not occur by accident, but with intent. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ukraine-volodymyr-zelenskyy-russia-60-minutes

Canada's CBC News depicts PM candidate Mark Carney smiling over a bon mot w/ disgraced sex trafficker Jeffery Epstein. This shortly after coverage excoriating (rightly) the mayor of Peterborough for using the n-word while referencing its historical use by racists (versus aiming it […]

Worth your time. Carole Cadwalladr: This Is What A Digital Coup Looks Like #AI #Tech #politics https://warnercrocker.com/2025/04/10/carole-cadwalladr-this-is-what-a-digital-coup-looks-like/

Sounding like they no longer need to arrest, deport, or kill you to actually make you disappear. Trump administration overrode Social Security staff to list immigrants as dead #politics https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/04/12/trump-immigrants-dead-social-security/

Breaking: The United States.

This'll take awhile. I improved, but then didn't. So: Reminder...Personal note: It's been more than my hands, guys, it's been a shoulder thing too. Repetitive motion, blah blah.. resting up as much as I can. So, I'll be taking some real time off. I may boost, but don't want to type. I don't […]

"In my TED talk, I could feel waves of hostility coming from some people in the room. TED is ground zero of the AI gold rush. But there was also cheerleading and l’ve been overwhelmed by huge love and support from others who see exactly what is happening. It’s the weirdest time to be here. And […]

What a grim paragraph www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/u...

A little good news... Trump must face Central Park 5 defamation suit, judge rules https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5243055-defamation-lawsuit-trump-central-park/ #ImpeachDonaldTrump #NoRepublicansEverAgain #RepublicansOwnItAll #RepublicanKakistocracy #VoteBlueToSaveEverything […]

(AP) - US egg prices increased again last month to reach a new record-high of $6.23 per dozen despite President Trump’s predictions, a drop in wholesale prices and no egg farms having bird flu outbreaks. https://apnews.com/article/egg-prices-bird-flu-cpi-b0ded420e9f7c0a707277c9c63396a76

Meta is the enemy https://www.404media.co/facebook-pushes-its-llama-4-ai-model-to-the-right-wants-to-present-both-sides/

Martha Stewart went to prison for less market manipulation than Trump is doing.

'An enormous scam:' Senator accuses Trump of massive 'insider trading scandal' https://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-insider-trading/ #ImpeachDonaldTrump #InsiderTrading #NoRepublicansEverAgain #RepublicansOwnItAll #RepublicanKakistocracy #VoteBlueToSaveEverything #NoFascism #USPol

I hope she wins millions and backrupts his ass. “I want to hold this person accountable for what they did to me,” Jo Ellis, a pilot who has served more than 15 years in the Virginia Army National Guard, said in a statement to NBC News. “It’s become too common that people can say horrible things […]

“House Republican leaders on Wed scrapped plans to vote on Senate’s framework to advance key parts of Trump’s legislative agenda, a major setback that came in the face of opposition from hardline conservatives Spkr Johnson said chamber would vote on the measure Thurs” thereport.be/article/?app...

Willfully powerless. Via Sahil Kapur: House voted 216-215 to adopt this rule 👇 This is big: House Republicans tucked language into the budget res “rule” that bans the House from voting to terminate Trump’s emergency declaration used to impose tariffs. TL;DR lawmakers who vote for this are […]

Via Simon Rosenberg: Who else do we think he tipped off? Putin, MBS, his kids, Elon? Possible Trump made a whole bunch of people very, very rich today, illegally, of course. ‪Ron Filipkowski‬ ‪@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social‬ · 35m Trump tells his followers to buy stock in the morning, minutes […]

For people still wearing N95s and the like: The federal office that ensured masks met the N95 or KN95 standards has been destroyed. So any masks sold in the US could well be counterfeit or inadequate. https://www.ems1.com/public-health/hhs-cuts-eliminate-niosh-respirator-certification-staff

What are the tariffs on Russia, Hungary, Serbia, Turkey? Just curious. #tariffs #politics

The White House is refusing to release the list of 75 countries that have expressed interest in trade deals, despite NBC News requesting it. Shocked I am shocked - Folks be safe and be ready - this will not stop.

Air pollution has dropped significantly in #Paris in the last 15 years as a result of a deliberate strategy. Mayor @annehidalgo.bsky.social’s leadership has traded car space for green space, safe bike space, kid space.. and traded pollution for people. Good trade.

Several top officials at the #IRS, including the acting commissioner, resigned after the agency agreed to assist with deportation efforts — NYT

I genuinely wonder what would happen if the Murdochs said, "we break the glass bubble and report the truth until Trump reverses himself on the economy." WSJ is telling things straight, even the ed page. Imagine if Fox did so.