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"We now know that ICE officers use a rubric to help determine whether someone is a Tren de Aragua member," write three experts on Venezuela. "Many young Venezuelans, like young people everywhere, borrow from the global culture of iconic symbols and get tattoos. That doesn’t mean they're in a gang."

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A Southeast Louisiana jury ruled oil company Chevron must pay more than $740 million dollars to restore damage it caused to coastal wetlands following a landmark trial more than a decade in the making.

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Judge Angel Kelley granted a permanent injunction tonight barring the NIH from implementing its plan to cap funding for overhead at 15 percent in federal grants (one of the very first research/science lawsuits back in Feb.) Trump administration essentially just folded so it can prepare to appeal.

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Breaking News: Los Angeles County agreed to pay $4 billion to settle claims of child sex abuse in its juvenile detention and foster care systems. nyti.ms/4ctTPOI

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More than 500 law firms on Friday threw their support behind some of their embattled peers, declaring that President Trump’s recent crackdown on the law firm industry poses “a grave threat to our system of constitutional governance and to the rule of law itself.”

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The U.S. agricultural industry is bracing for the potential of tens of billions of dollars in losses after China on Friday announced a 34% retaliatory tariff on all U.S. products. China’s counterpunch to the Trump administration’s policies will hit American farmers hard.

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A coalition of 21 state attorneys general filed a lawsuit on Friday challenging the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the federal agency charged with supporting the nation’s libraries.

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The New York State Education Department on Friday issued a defiant response to the Trump administration’s threats to pull federal funding from public schools over certain diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

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Canadian officials have said new tariffs will hurt both economies and have pledged a firm response following Trump's announcement.

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@seattlecouncil.bsky.social the defund movement created CARE crisis team, funded co-lead… stop the propaganda and stop that Resolution. Its trash. Hold SPD accountable and stop bailing them out when leadership keeps failing actual officers. CARE answers calls that SPD is not needed for.

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This is why MHA increases on middle housing is a horrible idea. @ericacbarnett.bsky.social @seattlecouncil.bsky.social

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Cathy Moore Wants to Make it More Expensive to Build Middle Housing Moore says imposing fees on small developments in former single-family areas would not depress new housing development, contradicting the city's own analysis publicola.com/2025/04/01/c...

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UPDATE: Hours after filing our amended petition, a federal judge ordered Rümeysa Öztürk can't be removed from the U.S. until further court order. The government must respond to the amended petition by Tuesday at 5pm. This is a critical next step. We won’t stop until Rümeysa is free.

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Elon Musk failed to fend off an investor lawsuit claiming he manipulated the stock price of Twitter months before he bought the company in 2022 by concealing how much stock he’d acquired.

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Hundreds of NOAA workers, including National Weather Service meteorologists, have been laid off. @ejreports.bsky.social joins us to discuss her reporting on experts' concerns about forecast accuracy for the next hurricane season, for Wabe and @gristnews.bsky.social.

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🚨This. Is. How. You. Do. It. 🚨

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I think there is going to be a Red Rural Recession and soon if all the cuts continue as is All the firings, cancelling of grants and contracts with companies , the closing of offices, disproportionately impact small towns, cities and states. Their finances will be turned upside

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New: Here is lawsuit WI attorney general Josh Kaul just filed to prevent Elon Musk from paying people $1 million each to vote in Wisconsin Supreme Court race. "A blatant attempt to violate Wisconsin law. This must not happen...The offer has not been withdrawn." www.wisdoj.gov/PressRelease...

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They hate immigrants so much they'll repeal child labor laws

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Mark your calendars, Seattle, and come out to support tenant power and fundraise for Be:Seattle. 4/12 @ noon. Hope to see you there!

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Department of Health and Human Services will lay off 10,000 workers in a major restructuring plan

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Wait, why are we talking about CCTV cameras in a presentation about gun violence prevention? Data shows CCTV cameras aren't effective for reducing violent crime. Oops.

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This meeting is truly something. CM Solomon just asked how the City can support community violence prevention efforts financially when they're facing a $47M shortfall. Claudia Gross-Shader from the Office of City Auditor's response? We can share with organizations what is and is not effective. ???

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The audit on gun violence really makes SPD look bad, and everyone in this meeting is both defensive and talking about how great SPD actually is.

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A court order blocking President Trump's freeze on $3 trillion in federal grants, loans and other financial aid will remain in place for now, a federal appeals court said reut.rs/4hRZ7Vl

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Column: Amid Trump’s chaos, the Key Bridge response reminds us of how things should work

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"[I]t’s essential that Trump’s judicial appointments be thoroughly vetted with regards to their approach to the core constitutional principle that no president enjoys unchecked power to unilaterally dismantle our democracy."

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Arizona officers who beat deaf Black man with cerebral palsy are suspended

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Video footage obtained by NBC News shows the moment Rumeysa Ozturk was arrested. Oztur is a Turkish national and doctoral student at Tufts University with a valid student visa, her lawyer says.

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Trump's entire administration is defined by madness–rewriting history to blame all of our current problems, including Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, on Joe Biden, boasting about being a king and claiming the EU "was formed for the sole purpose of taking advantage of the United States.”

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The Trump administration lost a round Wednesday night in its attempts to use a wartime law for deportations of Venezuelans accused of gang ties. By @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social

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Rather than bunker down, Sanders is in the arena, communicating that he is a fighter, that he’s not cowed, and that he’s willing to take on Trump and his kleptocratic regime.

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