* Most of this was done by Sunday. A bunch of new stuff isn't making cut off. Sorry.

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* "Trump says Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a ceasefire:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/16/trump-iran-war-israel-lebanon-ceasefire-00876638

* "What we know about the ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy32277e58o

* "‘Everything is gone’: Israel destroys entire villages in Lebanon:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/12/how-israeli-offensive-destroyed-entire-villages-in-lebanon

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* "Trump’s mixed messages and Iran’s bombs kept the Kurds out of the war:" https://archive.ph/90aB8

* "Trump says he won’t apologize to Pope Leo and explains his reason for posting much-criticized meme:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-pope-leo-xiv-02f6b4554ea4b83af02af15987ae1f2d

* "Pope slams ‘tyrants’ who spend billions on wars days after Trump attacks:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/pope-slams-tyrants-who-spend-billions-on-wars-days-after-trump-attacks-2496731203630

* "Trump deletes post with AI image of himself as Jesus-like figure after outcry:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/13/trump-ai-image-christ-like-figure-backlash

* "Trump learns harsh lesson in backlash over Jesus image; embarrasses Christian supporters:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/trump-learns-harsh-lesson-in-backlash-over-jesus-image-embarrasses-christian-supporters-2496443971897

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* "Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán concedes defeat in a European electoral earthquake:" https://apnews.com/article/hungary-election-orban-magyar-trump-1a4eb0ba6b94e0c80c3cd18bd36254ab

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*** Immigration/I.C.E/Autocracy/Slow Motion Civil War/Violent Illegal Occupation of Blue Cities News (Sort likely a little rough)***

* "Gay adult film star banned from US for 10 years following 'painful' interrogation:" https://www.advocate.com/news/people/milo-miles-banned

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* Some items below this point may be older.

* There is a "Stop Ice" National day of Protest April 25 2026.

* "Nationwide General Strike Planned for May 1: No Kings Organizer:" https://www.commondreams.org/news/no-kings-general-strike

* "President Trump isn't making sense | Opinion:" https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/03/18/trump-iran-cognitive-decline/89197688007/

* "Trump interrupts a Cabinet meeting dealing with the Iran war and rising prices to talk Sharpies:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-cabinet-sharpie-pen-iran-war-153a483dc7fcb6c110c69a47481287ae

* "Trump claims Democrats want to ‘change the sex of your kid’ during tarmac rant:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-democrats-transgender-kids

* "Donald Trump posts gruesome murder video to Truth Social:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/donald-trump-posts-murder-video

* "A Presidential Library Fit for a Real-Estate Mogul:" https://archive.ph/gjtl0

* "A White House Staffer Appears to Run Massive Pro-Trump X Account:" https://www.wired.com/story/a-white-house-staffer-appears-to-run-massive-pro-trump-meme-page/

* "US Treasury plans to put Trump’s signature on new paper currency in first for sitting president:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-currency-signiture-treasury-first-d919877e39f907eba1172a07920ea80e

* "Judge orders White House ballroom construction to halt in a ruling that leaves Trump seething:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-white-house-ballroom-construction-halted-9cafc70569a3a05fcbaa6cafddbeace4

* "Trump says White House ballroom plans include 'massive' underground military complex:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/trump-white-house-ballroom-underground-military-complex-rcna265822

* "Trump goes off the deep end after judge halts his ballroom pet project:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/trump-goes-off-the-deep-end-after-judge-halts-his-ballroom-pet-project-2494621251509

* "Trump too busy with ballroom and money-making schemes to focus on war, says Murphy:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/trump-too-busy-with-ballroom-and-money-making-schemes-to-focus-on-war-says-murphy-2494594115752

* "Trump polling ‘in the toilet’ as his campaign promises crumble, says Hayes:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/trump-polling-in-the-toilet-as-his-campaign-promises-crumble-says-hayes-2493953603637

* "A Nursing Home Owner Got a Trump Pardon. The Families of His Patients Got Nothing.:" https://www.propublica.org/article/joseph-schwartz-trump-pardon-skyline-nursing-home-patients

* CW: CSA. "Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump gets prison sentence for possessing 'enormous child pornography collection':" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/jan-6-rioter-pardoned-by-trump-sentenced-child-pornography-collection-rcna265963

* "Judge deals Trump setback in civil suits over Capitol riot:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/31/trump-setback-civil-suits-capitol-riot-00853761

* "Trump doesn't have to turn over presidential records, Justice Department says :" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/justice-department-says-trump-not-turn-presidential-records-rcna266434

* "Pentagon has no plan to stop Trump sons profiting from defense contracts: Warren, Blumenthal:" https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/25/warren-pentagon-corruption-trump-children.html

* "Trump Jr. Balks at Failed Supoena Attempt: ‘Who’s the Criminal?’:" https://archive.ph/OOSqG

* "Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche Says He'll Tell Donald Trump 'I Love You, Sir' if He's Fired:" https://people.com/acting-attorney-general-todd-blanche-says-tell-donald-trump-i-love-you-sir-if-fired-11945545

* "Project 2025 is a massive success with ICE in airports, civil rights eroding & elections in flux:" https://www.advocate.com/opinion/project-2025-is-successful

* "Trump Is Trying to Override Our Voting System:" https://archive.ph/T7gQi

* "Trump signs order directing creation of a national voter list, a move already facing lawsuit threats:" https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-mail-voting-elections-47cc334b1fb7742244a9c4f176b355cd

* This is blatantly unconstitutional, but I don't trust SCOTUS. "Trump signs order limiting mail-in voting:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/31/trump-executive-order-limiting-mail-in-voting-00853296

* "Trump casts Florida mail ballot as he pushes Congress to severely limit that voting option:" https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-vote-by-mail-bd52fd205f4484237d5b77d2e7319350

Yet more proof Republicans know they are lying about mail ballots being somehow illegitimate.

* "Report exposes a Trump scheme to override midterm vote with bogus crisis:" https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow/watch/report-exposes-a-trump-scheme-to-override-midterm-vote-with-bogus-crisis-2495371331582

* "Maddow sounds alarm on Trump use of scandal-plagued DHS to mess with elections: ‘Watch this space’:" https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow/watch/maddow-sounds-alarm-on-trump-use-of-scandal-plagued-dhs-to-mess-with-elections-watch-this-space-2494448707974

* "The Real Election Threat: Tech Oligarchs & Algorithms | The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart:"

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* "Defense Secretary Hegseth intervened to stop promotions of Black and female officers:" https://www.npr.org/2026/03/27/nx-s1-5763863/hegseth-soldiers-promotions

* "Backlash grows after Pete Hegseth alters military general promotions list:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/hegseth-general-promotions-bree-fram

* "Trump wouldn’t ‘want to stand next to a Black female officer,’ Army chief was told: NYT:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/trump-wouldn-t-want-to-stand-next-to-a-black-female-officer-army-chief-was-told-nyt-2494142531770

* "Hegseth ousts top Army general:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/02/hegseth-ousts-top-army-general-00856755

* "US army raises upper age for recruits to 42 and scraps marijuana restrictions:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/25/army-max-enlistment-marijuana-restrictions

* "Automatic U.S. military draft registration planned by December, filing shows:" https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/09/military-draft-registration-automatic-iran-war.html

* "Pentagon will remove media offices after judge reinstates New York Times press credentials:" https://apnews.com/article/pentagon-policy-news-reporters-hegseth-85b3c3cc7c71962d493037e69531d6fd

* "Trump's VA killed a home loan program. Vets are now losing their homes because of it:" https://www.npr.org/2026/04/02/nx-s1-5750814/veterans-mortgages-foreclosure-va-rescue

* "Transgender military community gathers to honor its own as Trump’s ban grinds forward:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/albert-cashier-transgender-military-awards

* "Kash Patel Confirms UFC Fighters Will Train FBI Agents This Week, Calling It A “Historic Opportunity”:" https://deadline.com/2026/03/kash-patel-ufc-fighters-train-fbi-agents-1236750897/

* "FBI Sought Kash Patel’s Phone Records For Over Two Years—Here’s What We Know:" https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacharyfolk/2026/03/24/fbi-sought-kash-patels-phone-records-for-over-two-years-heres-what-we-know/

* "How Corey Lewandowski Wielded Power Inside D.H.S.:" https://archive.ph/YxadH

* "White House Heard Lewandowski Kickback Allegations, Did Nothing:" https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/trump-heard-lewandowski-kickback-claims-did-nothing.html

* "Exclusive: Dems Say Republican Investigation Into Noem, Lewandowski Is a Farce:" https://www.thebulwark.com/p/exclusive-democrats-say-republican-investigation-into-noem-lewandowski

* "Pete Buttigieg spotlights ethics concerns about Trump Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/pete-buttigieg-sean-duffy-corruption

* "C.D.C. Pauses Testing for Rabies and Pox Viruses:" https://archive.ph/3oQn9

In my opinion, rabies is the worst thing than can happen to you, and we're dismantling everything we've done to fight it.

* "Judge blocks RFK Jr.’s dangerous vaccine policy changes. Ex-CDC leader calls it ‘big news’:" https://www.advocate.com/health/judge-blocks-rfk-vaccine-changes

* "ACIP government vaccine panel meeting postponed after judge voids RFK Jr.’s appointments:" https://www.advocate.com/health/acip-vaccine-meeting-postponed

* "F.D.A. Reverses Decision and Agrees to Review Moderna’s Flu Vaccine:" https://archive.ph/oUUVZ

* "Windows shot up in CDC shooting haven’t been replaced months later:" https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/windows-shot-up-cdc-shooting-havent-been-replaced-months-later/ANINW2S4KVEU7PF3AS25OZ5NY4/

* "Federal judge blocks RFK Jr. from limiting care for trans youth:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/judge-rebukes-rfk-transgender-care

* "Federal judge rebuffs Trump administration push to restrict gender-affirming care for minors :" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/maryland-judge-trans-health-care

* "These moms are risking arrest to protect gender-affirming care for trans youth:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/moms-protesting-for-trans-kids

* "RFK Jr.’s HHS proposes scrapping protections for LGBTQ+ kids in foster care:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/lgbtq-youth-foster-care-hhs

* "Former DOGE staffer says ChatGPT helped feds cancel grants mentioning ‘LGBTQ+’:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/doge-chatgpt-dei-lgbtq-grants

* "The Quiet Way Trump Has Made Life Easier for Polluters:" https://newrepublic.com/article/206814/epa-enforcement-trump-polluters

* "Oil flows again through controversial California pipeline after Trump order:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/17/oil-california-pipeline-iran

* "Trump administration to pay French company $1B to drop U.S. offshore wind leases:" https://www.npr.org/2026/03/23/g-s1-114868/trump-totalenergies-offshore-wind-leases

It would be so much cheaper to simply use the wind power, especially during an oil crisis.

* "Trump to pay 1 billion taxpayer dollars to stop wind farms:" https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-to-pay-1b-taxpayer-dollars-to-stop-wind-farms-2493364803853

* "Oil flows through Santa Barbara coastal pipeline for first time in decade amid Trump fight with California:" https://archive.ph/vtZOO

* "Trump Administration Approves Ultra-Deepwater Oil Drilling Plan:" https://archive.ph/VcH83

* "US FEMA resumes key disaster prevention program that it canceled last year:" https://archive.ph/sYtkE

* "FEMA official who has claimed to be teleported is ‘unfit’ for role, Democrats say:" https://mississippitoday.org/2026/03/25/fema-official-claimed-to-be-teleported/

* "FEMA Official Gregg Phillips—the Waffle House Guy—Has Been Saying Even Crazier Stuff Than We Thought:" https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a71017816/fema-official-gregg-phillips-waffle-house-removed-from-post/

* "What New Department of Education Banner Labels Charlie Kirk Raises Eyebrows:" https://www.newsweek.com/what-new-department-education-banner-labels-charlie-kirk-raises-eyebrows-11603180

* "The depleted Education Department will move out of its headquarters:" https://www.npr.org/2026/03/26/nx-s1-5762974/education-department-building

* "Trump administration undoes civil rights settlements that found discrimination against trans students:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-trans-student-settlements-reversed

* "Federal workplace rights agency says Trump’s government can limit transgender employees’ bathroom usage:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-eeoc-transgender-employee-protection

* "Trump administration is erasing history and science at national parks, lawsuit argues:" https://www.npr.org/2026/02/18/nx-s1-5718006/trump-national-parks-lawsuit

* "DOGE Tapes Are a Catastrophe:"

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* "DC Bar moves to sanction Ed Martin for DEI push:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/10/dc-bar-sanction-ed-martin-dei-00821092

* "U.S. Judge says Kari Lake broke law in overseeing Voice of America:" https://www.npr.org/2026/03/08/nx-s1-5741594/u-s-judge-kari-lake-broke-law-voice-of-america

* "Voice of America staffers sue, alleging Kari Lake put on propaganda:" https://www.npr.org/2026/03/23/nx-s1-5756465/voice-of-america-staffers-sue-alleging-kari-lake-put-on-propaganda

* "Citing First Amendment, federal judge blocks Trump order to end funding for NPR and PBS:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-npr-pbs-funding-executive-order-fbd9500e5f7400deab84ead188c35694

* "FCC’s Carr urges broadcasters to air ‘patriotic, pro-America’ content:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/20/fccs-carr-urges-broadcasters-to-air-patriotic-pro-america-content-00791260?ICID=ref_fark

* "Trump's FCC Censorship Backfires:"

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* "8 states file emergency motion to block Nexstar-Tegna merger after FCC approval:" https://www.nbcnews.com/business/media/8-states-file-emergency-motion-block-nexstar-tegna-merger-fcc-approval-rcna264485

* "Billy Porter says work is drying up for Black & queer artists in Trump's America:" https://www.advocate.com/news/culture/billy-porter-trump-kennedy-center

* "Ric Grenell’s very ‘normal gay’ implosion:" https://www.advocate.com/opinion/ric-grenell-normal-gay-implosion

* "Judge rules Democratic lawmaker must be allowed to attend Kennedy Center board meeting:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/judge-rules-democrat-joyce-beatty-attend-kennedy-center-board-meeting-rcna263529

**** Corruption of the Justice System, Pushback, and Related ****

* "DOJ's Horrendous Settlement With Ticketmaster:"

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* "Justice department drops charges against veteran who burned US flag:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/14/justice-department-drops-flag-burning-charges-veteran

* "DOJ says it will keep defending Trump’s attacks on law firms, 24 hours after saying it wouldn’t:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/03/trump-justice-department-law-firms-00809639

* "Jerome Powell Didn’t Ask for This Sh*t:" https://www.thebulwark.com/p/fed-chair-jerome-powell-didnt-ask-for-this-sht-trump

* "Lawyer project preserves record of radical DOJ corruption under Trump:" https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow/watch/lawyer-project-preserves-record-of-radical-doj-corruption-under-trump-2488862275520

* "Judge rejects NJ US Attorney 'triumvirate’ in latest blow to Trump prosecutors:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/09/new-jersey-us-attorney-leaders-ruling-00819403

**** Trump/Epstein/Maxwell, etc. CW: CSA ****

* "He Built the Definitive Epstein Database—and It Consumed His Life:" https://www.wired.com/story/he-built-the-definitive-epstein-database-and-it-consumed-his-life/

* "Foreign hacker reportedly breached FBI servers holding Epstein files in 2023 :" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/11/fbi-epstein-files-hacker-break-in

* "Justice Department publishes documents with sexual assault allegations against Trump:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/05/donald-trump-epstein-files-allegations-00816123?user_id=66c4c273600ae150758fb422

* "The Epstein files and the danger of transparency without accountability:" https://www.advocate.com/opinion/epstein-files-need-accountability

* "Key background details in Epstein-Trump accuser’s FBI interview verified:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/key-background-details-in-epstein-trump-accuser-s-fbi-interview-verified-2491697731952

* "Protestors gather outside of Epstein’s Zorro Ranch demanding justice:" https://www.krqe.com/news/new-mexico/protestors-gather-outside-of-epsteins-zorro-ranch-demanding-justice/

* "What Melania Trump’s bizarre Jeffrey Epstein press event reveals about a White House in chaos:" https://www.advocate.com/opinion/that-melania-trump-press-conference

* "Melania Trump stages bizarre announcement denying links to Jeffrey Epstein despite evidence:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/melania-trump-stages-bizarre-announcement-denying-links-to-jeffrey-epstein-despite-evidence-2495837251846

* "Video of Clinton depositions in Epstein investigation released by House Republicans:" https://www.npr.org/2026/03/02/nx-s1-5732871/bill-clinton-hillary-clinton-depositions-epstein-files

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* "Sharing a stage, Justices Jackson and Kavanaugh spar over Supreme Court orders favoring Trump:" https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-kavanaugh-jackson-emergency-appeals-84fa9402f5b449316d2cd28bdda1d06b

* "Supreme Court sides with parents in lawsuit over California’s ban on ‘forced outing’ of students:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/02/supreme-court-sides-with-parents-in-lawsuit-over-californias-ban-on-forced-outing-of-students-00808138

* "The Supreme Court’s conversion therapy ruling is being misunderstood:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/supreme-court-conversion-therapy-explained

* "Supreme Court denies appeal in AI-generated art case:" https://www.courthousenews.com/supreme-court-denies-appeal-in-ai-generated-art-case/

* "Steve Bannon wins Supreme Court order likely to lead to dismissal of contempt of Congress conviction:" https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-capitol-riot-bannon-trump-4a4cf324096fc1bfed204d42b54d191e

* "Lower Immigration And Zero Net Job Creation Dim U.S. Growth Prospects:" https://www.forbes.com/sites/stuartanderson/2026/03/22/lower-immigration-and-zero-net-job-creation-dim-us-growth-prospects/

* "Surprise Drop in US Payrolls Casts Doubt on Steadying Job Market:" https://archive.ph/bnKFn

* "The Fed holds interest rates steady as the economy faces deep uncertainty:" https://www.npr.org/2026/03/18/nx-s1-5750485/federal-reserve-policy-meeting-inflation-gas-iran-jobs

* "The U.S. economy lost 92,000 jobs in February, stoking labor market worries:" https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/2026-labor-market-set-begin-taking-shape-february-jobs-report-rcna261994

* "Energy, food prices surged in February — before Iran fighting started:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/11/inflation-iran-oil-energy-food-economy-trump-00822622

* "The fragile economies at the heart of rural hospitals:" https://archive.ph/G9tyT

* "1 in 10 ACA enrollees dropped their coverage due to rising health care costs: Poll:" https://abcnews.com/Health/1-10-aca-enrollees-dropped-coverage-due-rising/story?id=131178596

* "Trump’s new budget turns the FBI into the gender police:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-gender-extremism-fbi

* "House narrowly rejects limits on Trump as Iran war drags on:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/16/house-rejects-trump-limits-iran-war-00876707

We need to flip 2 votes for the next time Democrats put this forward.

Please tell Democrat Jared Golden of Maine what you think of him siding with Trump.

Please thank Democrats Henry Cuellar of Texas, Greg Landsman of Ohio and Juan Vargas of California for doing the right thing this time, and Republican Thomas Massie of Kentucky for siding with peace.

It is really important to pressure Republican House members if you have one, because this vote was so close and another will come around.

* "Bernie Sanders’ effort to block US weapons sales to Israel fails in Senate:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/15/bernie-sanders-pushes-military-block-israel

* Sometimes the pressure works: "Fisa surveillance vote sparks fierce debate as Congress splits on warrantless monitoring:" https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/15/fisa-surveillance-renewal-debate

* "House advances measure to protect Haitian immigrants:" https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/04/15/congress/house-advances-petition-to-protect-haitian-immigrants-00873710

* "Dems file 6 impeachment articles against Hegseth:" https://www.axios.com/2026/04/15/iran-war-pete-hegseth-congress-impeachment-articles-democrats-reflecting-search-interest-order

* "Florida Democrat found guilty of House Ethics violations:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/27/sheila-cherfilus-mccormick-guilty-ethics-00848019

* CW: Rape. "Swalwell to resign from Congress:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/13/eric-swalwell-resign-from-congress-00869957

* CW: Rape. "California woman says she was raped by Rep. Eric Swalwell in 2018:" https://apnews.com/article/eric-swalwell-congress-rape-accusation-california-bd42cd883afdcb20990c3fa4b0d82f9d

* "Tony Gonzales says he will resign from House:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/13/tony-gonzales-says-he-will-resign-from-house-00870140

* CW: Sexual Misconduct, Domestic Violence. "Cory Mills Under Pressure After Sexual Misconduct Claims:" https://www.newsweek.com/cory-mills-pressure-resign-sexual-misconduct-claims-11830737

* "‘George Santos with a gun’: GOP Rep. Cory Mills faces new calls to resign:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/george-santos-with-a-gun-gop-rep-cory-mills-faces-new-calls-to-resign-2496570435513

* "Trump chooses establishment pick to head CDC:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/16/trump-cdc-nomination-00877436

* "Trump’s Fed Pick Discloses Vast Wealth Ahead of Confirmation Hearing:" https://archive.ph/D4vyZ

* "Thune says Senate GOP ‘prepared’ to fill potential Supreme Court vacancy:" https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/04/14/congress/thune-ready-to-fill-possible-scotus-vacancy-00871750

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* Our until Midterms is to survive, to build grassroots resistance, to do all in our power to slow the republican Christo-fascist agenda, and to prepare for 2026 in case there is still Democracy.

"Take action with Indivisible:" https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/

Trump 2.0 Indivisible Guide.  https://indivisible.org/resource/guide

If you can't safely contact them in person, here are some other options for contacting your Congress Critters:

Five Calls to your critters: https://5calls.org/

Here is one that will send your reps a fax: https://resist.bot/

And another: https://faxzero.com/fax_senate.php

Snail Mail Campaigns: https://conuly.dreamwidth.org/3622760.html

"Congress. gov:" https://www.congress.gov/

White house (Possibly Dangerous): https://www.whitehouse.gov/

ACLU advice for writing to your Critters: https://www.aclu.org/writing-your-elected-representatives

This tracks legislation: https://www.govtrack.us/

"The Public Comment Process (+ how to write effective public comments):" https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/781844516804149248?source=share

"Swing Left:" https://swingleft.org/

Run for Something: https://runforsomething.net/

"Vote Smart:" https://justfacts.votesmart.org/

Protests: "50501 Events:" https://www.fiftyfifty.one/events

"ICE Raids Toolkit: Defend Against ICE Raids and Community Arrests:" https://www.immigrantdefenseproject.org/raids-toolkit/

Contains a raid tip hotline amoung other things. "Know Your Rights
LEARN HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY:" https://wearecasa.org/know-your-rights/

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* "Minnesota elections office subpoenaed in non-citizen voting probe, official says:" https://archive.ph/a4U6m

There is no evidence, but I don't trust them not to manufacture some in cases where they grab materials, etc.. now they've weaponized the entire federal government.

* "Republican states are pushing through their own versions of the SAVE America Act:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/25/republican-states-save-america-act-00844237

* "Voting rights groups sue Texas over removal of potential noncitizens from the voter roll:" https://www.texastribune.org/2026/03/27/texas-save-database-voter-rolls-removal-dps-secretary-of-state/

* "Governor Rhoden signs South Dakota SAVE Act:" https://www.dakotanewsnow.com/2026/03/26/governor-rhoden-signs-south-dakota-save-act/

* "Colorado appeals court overturns Tina Peters’ sentence in election security breach:" https://coloradosun.com/2026/04/02/colorado-court-of-appeals-overturns-tina-peters-sentence/

* We are in primary season. States vote at different times, so I beg ALL of you to check when your state is voting. If you are in an in-person vote state, research ahead of time so you can vote for the candidate with views closest to your own. If you vote by mail, take the time to look them up when your ballot comes.

THIS is how you move the party further LEFT.

PLAN YOUR VOTE!!!

Primary schedule here:

* "2026 Statewide Primary Calendar:" https://www.270towin.com/2026-state-primary-calendar/

I don't know where you live, so I can't link this for you, but I find the Progressive Voter Guide online very helpful in narrowing down candidates in the often packed primaries where I live.

I also suggest looking at things like volunteer work and endorsements, because it really, really helps with things like sheriff and judicial elections, but can be useful in all sorts of primaries when you have multiple good options.

REMEMBER: Don't just vote for the big things like US Congress. Vote in every State and local race down to the smallest and on all the referendums.

State and local elections have a massive impact on your quality of life.

* "Progressive Democrat Analilia Mejia wins New Jersey special election for US House:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/16/progressive-democrat-analilia-mejia-wins-new-jersey-special-election-for-us-house

* "Democrat Analilia Mejía joins Chris Hayes after defeating Republican in N.J. special election:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/democrat-analilia-mejia-wins-nj-special-election-ap-projects-2496733251599

* "Mayor Mamdani appoints trans woman to run first-ever NYC Office of LGBTQIA+ Affairs:" https://www.advocate.com/news/mamdani-office-lgbtqia-affairs-nyc

* CW: Sexual Assault. "Eric Swalwell’s governor bid is collapsing as top Democrats turn on him:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/eric-swalwell-support-collapses

* "New Bryon Noem bombshell puts Kristi Noem’s anti-trans politics under harsher spotlight:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/bryon-noem-kristi-noem-hypocrisy

* CW: CSA. "Alaska legislator's chief of staff arrested on child sex crime charges :" https://alaskapublic.org/news/public-safety/2026-02-20/alaska-legislators-chief-of-staff-arrested-on-child-sex-crime-charges

* "Tennessee passes campus protest crackdown bill named after Charlie Kirk:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/charlie-kirk-act-tennessee

* "Wyoming governor signs ban on abortions after about 6 weeks but cites misgivings:" https://apnews.com/article/wyoming-abortion-ban-cardiac-activity-gordon-dc7873edfea37389568434cf781ac9eb

* "Idaho governor signs bill to force teachers, doctors to out transgender minors to their parents:" https://idahocapitalsun.com/2026/04/10/idaho-governor-signs-bill-to-force-teachers-doctors-to-out-transgender-minors-to-their-parents/

* "Republican Ohio House passes drag ban targeting transgender Ohioans:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/drag-ban-ohio-house-passed

* "Ohio queer motorcycle club responds to anti-LGBTQ+ laws by teaching how to fire guns:" https://www.advocate.com/news/ohio-transgender-gun-lessons

* "South Carolina Senate passes bill restricting transgender students’ bathroom use:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/south-carolina-trans-bathroom-bill

* "Florida Republicans pass bill empowering Ron DeSantis to oust local officials who support LGBTQ+ Pride:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/florida-anti-pride-bill-passes

* "Oklahoma House votes to block birth certificate changes for transgender people & to ban Pride flags:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/oklahoma-birth-certificate-pride-flags

* "New Hampshire House advances transgender bathroom bill, breaking with New England:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/new-hampshire-trans-bathroom-bill

* "Iowa bans cities and towns from protecting transgender citizens’ civil rights:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/iowa-kim-reynolds-anti-trans

* "Virginia Republican names bill for swimmer whose fifth-place tie with trans athlete launched lucrative career:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/john-mcguire-riley-gaines-act

* "Could Minneapolis welcome bathhouses back for the first time since the late 1980s?:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/minneapolis-explores-licensing-bathhouses

* "Pennsylvania House approves Malcolm Kenyatta’s marriage equality bill to update outdated state law:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/pennsylvania-house-marriage-equality-bill

* "Stochastic Activism:" https://cmarmitage.substack.com/p/stochastic-activism

* "Texas suspect charged in firebombing of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s San Francisco home:" https://www.advocate.com/news/crime/arrest-sam-altman-attacks

* "New York robber on the run after stealing just $605 from six banks across city:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/24/new-york-city-bank-robber-on-the-run

* "Former Biden HHS leaders hail syphilis breakthrough as Trump dismantles the system behind it:" https://www.advocate.com/health/sexual-health/doxypep-syphilis-biden-hhs

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* "Lāʻie community unites after unexpected neighborhood flooding:" https://www.khon2.com/kona-low/la%CA%BBie-community-unites-after-unexpected-neighborhood-flooding/

* "Here’s what to know as the scope of damage from Hawaii’s floods becomes clearer:" https://wtop.com/national/2026/03/heres-what-to-know-as-the-scope-of-damage-from-hawaiis-floods-becomes-clearer/

* "How to Help Those Impacted by the Hawaii Floods:" https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2026-03-25/how-to-help-those-impacted-by-the-hawaii-floods

* "Donate to Maui Rapid Response:" https://www.mauirapidresponse.org/donate-mrr

* "Donate to The Stronger Hawai‘i Fund:" https://www.hawaiicommunityfoundation.org/stronger-hawaii-donate

* "Kāko‘o Mai: Emergency Relief for Flooding:" https://givebutter.com/support-the-north-shore-community-4jobpv

* "United Way Hawai‘i:" https://hiuw.org/how-to-help/give.html

* "Lāhui Foundation Post-Flood Recovery Efforts 2026:" https://donorbox.org/lahui-foundation-post-flood-recovery-efforts-2026

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* "The Artemis Accords:" https://www.nasa.gov/artemis-accords/

* "The best photos from NASA's first moon mission in more than 50 years:" https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/photos-nasa-artemis-ii-moon-mission-rcna266561

* Thoughts on Watching Artemis II Coverage:

I keep thinking about how excited my dad would have been about Artemis. He cared so much about NASA, about space exploration, about science.

Over the decades I has often pictured my parents, my mom pregnant with me holding hands and eating her homemade caramel corn, watching the moon landing together. I like to think of them that way, young and still at the start of everything, and so very alive, all their worries put aside for something hopeful and amazing they'd spent most of their lives hoping would happen.

I also keep thinking about how exciting it was when Sally Ride came to school as a kid, how I'd grown up with science fiction and how the space program was so full of hope. She was amazing, and I was glad I got to meet her briefly after her talk. She was just so inspiring and so human. Even though her speech taught me that I'd never go to space, it made me so glad people like her were doing it.

I want people cooperating to do science.

I want governments cooperating to do great and important things.

I want people looking up and having a moment of wonder about what humans can achieve with skill and knowledge and cooperation, because that feels like hope.

* Very early Sunday morning, I snuck over to Nearby grocery, which is over-priced, but has a number of things that are hard to get anywhere else and also is one of the few places I can use the secondary food card, the one I must use every month as it won't roll over and which as weird restrictions on what can and can't be bought, so you have to guess what is covered and there are occational terrible surprises at check out.

I had planned to wait until later in the month, but I had a 10% on all groceries off coupon and I could think of aproximately the benefit amount's worth of groceries that I needed, plus I really wanted their bagels, which are not covered as the government conciders bagels "unhealthy" foods, unlike bread and burger buns, which are covered. Did I meantion how nonsensical the "healthy" vs. "Unhealthy designation is? I was not sure how the benefit card and the coupon would interact, as I could see that when and how they applied the coupon would effect whether or not the benefit card would have left overs on it and I having to make the difference up in cash. This benefit card can't be used with EBT and there are weird rules about how it counts things generally.

Now was a good time to do it, as this is the most I am ever likely to ever spend at once at Nearby Grocery during the coupon period, and I had my Emergancy Twenty on me, which meant I could gamble by picking up bagels and a couple other things I know the card doesn't cover. (Go ahead and judge me, but sometimes I can get half price high end ice cream there, for example, if I keep an eye out. There's a list of these things I check when I'm in there. Brand name cereal is super expensive, so I always check the cereal aisle for surprise half price sales).

We like to shop there either very late or very early and between 6 and 7AM is one of the sweet spots. No lines, no crowds, no one's bought all the good bagels yet. <.< >.> Look, I can't get bagels like hoome here, but the cheese ones make really good sandwiches, okay? And this is the store in town with the best selection of philly brand cream cheese flavours. I have very few pleasures left to me in life, I must savour the ones I still have.

So I zip around with my cart. Alas the startlingly extreme sale on the good yoghurt ewas over, but I'd expected that. I collected my benefit's worth, plus about fifteen extra in non-covered stuff. I even remembered to pick up coriander. I hobbled to the check out.

They clearly applied the discount at the end, because the card took it's full amount ant I ended up scraping a dollar and change out of the coin pouch. Score! It could not have gone better, really.

So I had my bagel sandwiches and I will have some tomnight as well. I have a nice store of good cream cheese flavours I didn't have to pay for. I got literally everything I'd hoped to get with the emergancy twenty intact.

So many defeats and horrible happenings in the world, so I take my victories where I can.

I still haven't touched my bureaucracy and I know more bureaucracy will be on it's way shortly, but I keep waking up with the shakes, and everything takes ages. For now fridge full and litter boxes clean will have to do.

The great Waterfox untangling took about three hours spread over two days, which again well beats out Forefoxe crashes which are in the 10-20 hour range depending on when they catch me. I am glad to have waterfox sorted finally as it was making me crazy trying to work with it like that. So let's call this another small victory.

* I went to bed early Sunday, as I was exhausted and I knew it was even odds of fire inspection. I actually had time to read about rat behavior for a while while petting Livia in the morning. I was just contemplating doing my daily physio when the fire alarm went off. Livia scrambled off for the secure hide and I started pulling on clothes. Squirrel went out to check and they were starting at the far end of our floor, which meant there was time to reconfigure bedding and cover the bed. The alarm here is louder than anywhere I've ever lived and extremely hard on the nervous system. I don't do well with the fast flashing lights either, but better to overload my sensory system than a deaf person die in a fire, so I'm not angry about that.

By the time I poked my head out into the hall, I could hear them just on the other side of the fire door, so I waited, rather than risk them moving past us with a too soft knock. Usually, the HoA come to snoop during inspection, but it started so early, I think they hadn't gotten their shit together, so the fire inspectors were in and out pretty fast.

I did my physio and then went on by library run. Livia was still in hiding when I got back, so I ate and did lungs. I'd settled in at the computer before she came out for her loves. I ended up going out again later to see a friend. In the shirt time I was open, my shirt gathered an alarming amount of visible pollen. O.o

I ended up having to go out again Tuesday, as I am nearly out of algae wafers. The local indie pet store is really mostly for cats and dogs, but they do carry the mini wafers. Given the size of my plecoes I prefer large, but the world doesn't end if they have to deal with multiple mini wafers instead of half a big one and it's a lot less gas. There was a check for me, from a kind benefactor that will catch up the bills I fell behind on because taxes, so I changed my itinerary to hit downtown first.

Stopped at the light that takes me out of my neighborhood and on to the big feeder road, my book on CD ended, which is perfect. It was overdue, but it had one more CD to finish, so I didn't return it the day before as I should have. I added the library to the list.

I am exhausted. This is too much walking for me really, but it is productive. Big bill is paid, and I can pay second biggest bill tomorrow. Progress.

* Wednesday morning's insurance scammer harassment involved two calls in less than half an hour. I couldn't get back to sleep, so I gave up and read about yersina pestis evolution and ancient world plagues until it was time for a short visit from Techie Millennial. Then I did my physio. After lunch I dragged myself out into the garden to try to scoot heavy things around. I did manage the most important part of the garden rearrangement. Just. I am concerned about the next part, because I am going to have to lift heavy things. Luckily not far or even high, but if my body gives out midway, I'm kind of fucked. I weeded a bit while I was out there and I do think this arrangement is going to take better advantage of the bush that was my nemesis for over a decade being gone.

This was most of the Wednesday spoons, so I had to put of fish and cat maintenance and bureaucracy yet again. Maybe tomorrow if it is also not raining. (It rained a lot Tuesday). Mostly I don't mind getting wet, but If I'm going to be crawling around and sitting on the dirt in front of the patio, I would rather it not be in the the rain. Soaked in mud is not as bad as sticky, but it's rough with my sensory issues and it's been colder since the Tuesday rains and my body is bad at temperature regulation at the best of times. Add cold mud and physical strain that will definitely hurt my shoulder and… yeah. So best it not be rain.

I waited several weeks hoping for help, but no dice, and the longer I wait, the more plants get injured in the reshuffle.

Livia's mood seems to be improving now spring is here, which is a relief.

* Six Insurance scammer phone calls today, plus a real one I needed to answer about medications. The your medicare has been flagged and you could lose your benefits one is back this week. I thought I'd blocked them all but Monday they called once and each day since until Thursday when they called twice. Fuckers got all new numbers, I bet. The dementia trickers are down to one a day, so I'm hoping I'm blocked most of there's. There is now one that has a slightly different script and organization name, like this scam is being plagiarized off the other Dementia trickers, but they are changing things slightly to avoid getting caught. They call once a day starting late last week. And I still haven't eradicated the death benefit assholes, even though they no longer call every day. I think they may have changed their numbers too, as they were silent for a week. Sigh.

All but the original dementia trap people and the real meds call were clustered tight together, so I'd start to drift off and the phone would ring again. I gave up and read 1st Pandemic Plague statistics until it was time to do physio and start changing my pillow cases. I got half way through before I needed a long nap. One of the big support pillows isn't really anymore despite the extra foam. I have given in and dragged a lumpy half dead pillow out of the hall closet where I banished it during the Great Contractor disaster last summer. I have combined them, which at least means I could add some extra foam to the other big support pillow. No clue If the Frankenpillow will work as it looks a little high for proper hip support, but we'll see.

I did just manage to do the rest of the garden rearranging, discovering three more problems out there in the process. Sigh. This took most of the spoons, but I did manage litter after lungs and food.

I really need to do all this bureaucracy, but I am wrung out and exhausted.

* "Trump Rages at Pope Leo, JD Vance Fumbles Iran Deal & Hungary Ousts Viktor Orban | The Daily Show:"

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* "JD Vance Fails | Trump Got Nothing From Iran | Our Savior In Chief:"

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* "President Trump And The Doordash Grandma:"

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* ""He's The Antichrist" | Teleportation Juice | America's Not Making Enough Babies:"

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* "Americans Can't Afford 7-Eleven | A Day Beyond Trump | JD Vance: The Pope Should Be Careful:"

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* "GMCU (Greek Mythology Cinematic Universe):" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/m4EVK7eUlCk

* "Laughing Lusty Loki:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/w-D0h-aioKc

* "Hefty Hauling Hammers:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/jKogBf2i1fI

* "Enchanting Eleanor (Aquitaine):" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ojtiHKXiZJY

* "Princely Parenting:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/owC05aSm4YM

* "Crusade Cavalcade 2 Silly Seiges (Acre):" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/km5BbmGyugg

* "Escaping Edward Escapades:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/BBhpFlbXZqs

* "Whimsical Weddings:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/y5Wv5I_dT8Y

* "Sengoku Samurai Sagas 4:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/CJhf85I4VmE

* Pre-Industrial Worldbuilding: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/814040962943926272/and-dont-forget-how-much-people-loved-colour-and

* "Kind-hearted Kids 9:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-V3J3-23O8c

* "Trump Making Calls Cold Open - SNL:"

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* "Fashion District Robbery - SNL:"

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* "What If I Told You - SNL:"

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* "Beastomorphs - SNL:"

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* "A Message From First Lady Melania Trump:"

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* ""Antichrist Superstar":"

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* "Ken Burns Presents: The Chimp Civil War:"

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* It is Poetry Month again. I post them here if you are interested: https://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/tagged/Poetry

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* Full list of Resistance and charity links has been migrated to my profile as it was getting out of hand.

The help links are at the bottom under the cut.

* "Transcontinental Pipeline:" https://tcpipeline.org/steps/

* "Donate to Kansas ACLU:" https://action.aclu.org/give/support-aclu-kansas

* "Project Salt Box:" https://projectsaltbox.substack.com/

* "When the Feds Come to Your City: Standing Up to ICE :" https://crimethinc.com/2025/12/03/when-the-feds-come-to-your-city-standing-up-to-ice-a-guide-from-chicago-organizers

* "MASTER LIST OF WAYS TO HELP IN MINNEAPOLIS:" https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/807223113540599808?source=share

* "Here are Minnesota groups that need your help organizing against ICE and DHS operations:" https://www.advocate.com/news/minnesota-mutual-aid-groups-ice

* Links to Help organize in advance of ICE Occupation: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/807226885129060352?source=share

* "Swing Left:" https://swingleft.org/

* Contains link to trans girl sales pages. "Trans Girl Scouts On Cookie List Sell 71,000 Boxes Of Cookies And Growing:" https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/trans-girl-scouts-on-cookie-list

* "2026 Statewide Primary Calendar:" https://www.270towin.com/2026-state-primary-calendar/

* "The List of Shame: People frequently ask us about whether their specific US state is trying to enact a social media age verification law so they can call their state representatives and yell at them about it!:" https://dw-advocacy.dreamwidth.org/1493.html

* "Keep Android Open:" https://keepandroidopen.org/

* "Taking action against AI harms:" https://www.anildash.com/2026/02/23/taking-action-ai-harms/

* "Resist and Unsubscribe:" https://www.resistandunsubscribe.com/

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