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Governor Shapiro has joined Bluesky:

US hairdressers and aestheticians report clients are opting for less expensive services and canceling appointments—worrying signs that US consumers are retrenching

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.

Effective immediately, the government says it will begin screening immigrant social media for activity that officials think indicates support for antisemitism.

The message is: crowd large. Many politicians, administrators, and business leaders, in bowing to Trump, have drawn confidence and comfort from the perceived vibe shift. Events like this puncture that delusion.

www.propublica.org/article/elon...

Nation Could Have Sworn Russell Brand Was Already Convicted Sex Offender

Donald Trump has committed the most profound, harmful and unnecessary economic error in the modern era. Almost everything he said—on history, economics and the technicalities of trade—was utterly deluded econ.st/3YbbFjq

President Donald Trump's approval rating fell to 43%, the lowest since his return to office, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found.

Tesla's sales aren't just cratering in the US and Europe. China sales for the first quarter massively dropped -- in the quarter Tesla sold 172k cars <down> 28.3% from Q4 <down> 21.8% year on year

Musk is worried why more money isn't going to him for his toy rockets to no where. Meanwhile, Musk has paid over $300M in taxes to China and $0 in taxes in the U.S.

Musk has so much to say about German and French and British and Ukrainian and South African internal politics but never a word about China or Russia. Strange, right? 🤔 www.politico.eu/article/elon...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=yG1T...

The Trump Administration admits to an “oversight” in the deportation to the mega-prison in El Salvador an immigrant who has PROTECTED LEGAL STATUS since 2019… But now claims: “Oops, we can’t bring him back.”

NEW: DOGE is trying to gift itself a building worth $500 million, court filings show. It's the culmination of a dramatic battle between DOGE and the United States Institute of Peace, a Congressionally funded think tank. www.wired.com/story/doge-t...

Guess who showed up to defend Tesla? The Proud Boys, armed militias, and at one event in Idaho, and a guy dressed as Hitler. More on the "Tesla Takedown" protests here:

Musk claiming Tesla and DOGE protesters are paid by Soros is the most Nazi thing he has ever done. It is demonstrably false, hypocritical, antisemitic and plainly self enriching. What a red band wearing tit

Hey America, this is how you deal with corrupt right-wing goons. Are you taking notes?

Trump Text Fiasco Suddenly Worsens as MAGA Knives Come Out for Hegseth newrepublic.com/article/1933... via @newrepublic.com

Current and former U.S. military pilots expressed bewilderment after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth refused to acknowledge that he should not have disclosed sensitive information in an unsecured group chat. “If you can’t admit when you’re wrong, you’re going to kill somebody,” one pilot said.

They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.

www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

Toronto is no longer providing financial incentives for Tesla vehicles purchased as taxis or ride shares due to trade tensions with the United States, the city's mayor, Olivia Chow, said reut.rs/3DPWR2O

⚡️ Zelensky arrives in Finland to discuss security and strengthen ties. "Europe should be at the table, and everything that concerns Europe's security should be decided together with Europe," President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Telegram, announcing his arrival in Finland.

A 2024 GAO report found the IRS netted a savings of $13,000 for every additional hour spent auditing wealthy individuals’ tax returns. Watch reporter @andykroll.bsky.social break down how DOGE cuts to the IRS could cost more than DOGE will ever save ⤵️ 📽️: @josesepulveda.bsky.social

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has suggested allowing bird flu to spread, so as to identify birds that may be immune. Veterinary scientists said that would be inhumane, dangerous and have enormous economic consequences.

Safety researchers claim Elon Musk’s auto company has a long history of potentially misleading stats. Now it looks like DOGE is following suit.

Germany investigates after national with green card arrested at US border

This is gibberish.

According to the report, the couple has "been thinking a lot about Bartell's vote for Trump."

⚡️ France to 'reject any demilitarization of Ukrainian army,' French defense minister says. France will not accept "any demilitarization of the Ukrainian army," French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on March 11, The Guardian reported.

BREAKING: Unions representing federal workers file an emergency motion to block the Trump administration from illegally destroying classified USAID records.

A federal judge has just ordered DOGE must open its records to the public under federal law.