Amazon is adding a 3.5% “fuel and logistics-related surcharge“ to all U.S. sellers due to rising gas prices from Trump`s Iran war.

The shopping list included luxury items like $6.9 million for lobster tail, $15.1 million in ribeye steak, and $2 million for Alaskan king crab, as well as musical instruments ($21,750 for a custom handmade Japanese flute), ice cream machines ($124,000), and sushi prep tables ($26,000).

The Trump administration is slashing food stamps. Here`s what they`re buying instead.
A handmade Japanese flute. Fruit basket stands. Sushi prep tables. While four million Americans face losing food assistance, the Pentagon recently had its largest single-month spending spree on…

(motherjones.com)

There was a flight carrying 3rd country nationals from US to Uganda today and it’s totally unclear what the agreement is between the two governments and how they will be treated when they arrive.
Just part of the Trump admin’s effort to undermine asylum and humane treatment of migrants globally.

this is the chaplain btw. wonder why he was fired.

MS NOW put together a supercut of the hopefuls to replace Bondi -- Blanche, Zeldin, Pirro, Schmitt, and Habba -- kissing his ass on TV
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76/ The amount of pain and misery that the US is heaping upon the world is staggering.
Everyone knows that fuel fertilizer food shocks are coming. While millions go hungry & governments are destabilized (phenomenalworld.org)

All but three (!) of the 1,651 refugees admitted into the United States in the three most recent months we have data are white South Africans.

For comparison, in 2024, the U.S. admitted 100,060 refugees. It`s an explicit white supremacist project.
(rpc.state.gov)

Greg Jaffe Helene Cooper and Eric Schmitt on the byline with a source on background saying the dismissal was tied to refusal to comply with Hegseth’s directive to remove the 2 black and 2 female officers from the promotion list to one star general
(nytimes.com)

At least they`re now directly saying they are putting a lot of energy into defrauding the American people...

Craig R. Brittain(craigbrittain.com): Jesse Watters: Where does the investigation of Tim Walz stand?

Todd Blanche, not answering the question: “We`re gonna pour our heart and soul into fraud cases all over this country.“

On January 15th, 2026, ICE opens, conducts, and closes an environmental review on the Williamsport warehouse. This is evidenced by ICE’s timeline and electronic signatures on the NEPA review form in their filing.

ICE then purchased the property the next day, January 16.

If you have the good fortune of not spending time on Elon Musk’s X, it is hard to grasp just how blatant the anti-Muslim hate coming from GOP lawmakers—and tolerated by their leaders—has become.

Republican Islamophobia has reached shocking new levels
The party`s leaders in Congress have done almost nothing to stop it.

(motherjones.com)

Here is my thread on Trump`s budget request, which I`ll update throughout the day.

He calls to cut domestic discretionary funding to the lowest level in the modern era.

Trump`s budget reimagines Americans` relationship with our govt, and proposes a country that does less to help people get by.

I made an Epstein accountability tracker

Iran may be helping Trump keep the scandal at arm`s length, but other pals of the sex pest are paying a price.

They’ve Paid a Price for Their Epstein Ties. Who’s Next?
As Trump and MAGAworld avoid Epstein accountability, other American elites have taken a hit

(contrariannews.org)

DHS Launches Massive “Less Lethal” Chemical Weapons Buying Spree by @sambiddle.com (theintercept.com)

You can use our new database to explore the financial disclosures — and potential conflicts of interest — of President Donald Trump and more than 1,500 of his appointees.

Here`s what Trump budget chief Russell Vought has disclosed:

Russell Vought - Explore Financial Disclosures From President Trump and 1,500 of His Appointees - ProPublica
Use this database to explore potential conflicts of interest for President Donald Trump and his team. The documents disclose positions officials have held outside government, their assets and their…

(propub.li)

Devastating is an understatement. This would ensure US social science would barely be a shell of itself for the foreseeable future, if ever back to its current status ever again.

Pam Davis-Kean, PhD(umpamdk.bsky.social): The NSF 2027 budget has noted that they will close out the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Science Program (SBE). This is not a good thing. nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/FY-202...

“Three Hundred Habeas Cases in Which the Government Has Defied Court Orders”

An extraordinary database of non-compliance, from @katherinepomps.bsky.social and @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org for @lawfaremedia.org.

www.lawfaremedia.org/article/thre...

Trump is so bent on loyalists—Bondi, Halligan, Pirro, Habba—who will implement his agenda, that he has undermined the department’s ability to function.

Pam Bondi traded her department’s independence for loyalty to Trump
The departing attorney general leaves a hallowed institution in ruins.

(motherjones.com)

This was entirely foreseeable, and many of us warned that if the Department abandoned all of its principles, the decent public servants in its ranks would abandon the Department.

DOJ Admits ‘Unprecedented’ National Security Staffing Challenges
The Justice Department acknowledged facing “unprecedented” national security workforce constraints due to high turnover compounded by rising overseas threats and new responsibilities, according to a d...

(news.bloomberglaw.com)

Trump-appointed toadies at DOJ have issued a finding that Presidential Records Act is unconstitutional and Trump therefore does not need to file it. No court was involved; just Trump`s own lawyers telling him what he wans to hear.

What does that mean?
(1/2)

www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/u...

So, we`re just not doing that whole Article 1 thing anymore, is that it?

Trump Directs Officials to Pay All D.H.S. Employees

(nytimes.com)

I said it back in early 2025 but Elon Musk seizing the Treasury`s payment systems and the federal payroll systems from career bureaucrats was one of the most important steps in achieving Trump`s coup against our Constitution and no one was paying attention

Jacob T. Levy(jacobtlevy.bsky.social): www.nyti (www.nytimes.com)

“Project 2025’s main ask was to cut USAID funding to at least 2019 levels! Read that again: literal Project 2025 was envisioning a world where the Trump administration would cut six years of USAID funding growth, not even mentioning the possibility of eliminating USAID as an independent agency.”

Everyone is misunderstanding what happened to USAID
I read 18 pieces reckoning with the end of USAID. Here`s what they get wrong.

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WSJ has a piece on the merchant sailors stuck aboard ships inside Hormuz. There are 20,000 of them (many from less privileged nationalities), effectively held hostage and running out of food.
(wsj.com)

BREAKING: Iran Shoots Down F-15 Fighter Jet After Trump Bragged They Had No Capability

Iran shot down a U.S. fighter jet as Trump threatened the country’s critical infrastructure and destroyed a bridge near Tehran.
(theintercept.com)

She helped the authorities deport her abuser. Then they deported her back to him.

She helped the authorities deport her abuser. Then they deported her back to him.
Immigrants in her situation “were given a promise that they would be protected as long as they were vulnerable.“

(motherjones.com)

Trump is serenaded with chants of “Four more years! Four more years!“ at the White House easter egg roll. He pumps his first in response.
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Remember when DHS agents had no choice but to shoot two Venezuelan men because the men had attacked them with a snow shovel and a broomstick?

New video shows they were lying about that one, too.
(nytimes.com)

A fintech credit card called Bilt is the subject of hundreds of complaints to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. But investigators can’t follow up. If they do, the company can report them via a tip line to get them fired. buff.ly/twAqcnP

When Consumer Protection Stops, Scammers Run Amok
Without the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, scammers are using the affordability crisis to prey on Americans. One case study is a credit card known as Bilt.

(buff.ly)

The 2025 numbers are really striking.
(kielinstitut.de)

Gerald Ford vetoed naming a post office after himself.

Trump: “Countries that can’t get fuel because of the Strait of Hormuz, like UK, which refused to get involved in decapitation of Iran: Number 1, buy from US, & 2, go to the Strait & just TAKE IT. The USA won’t be there to help you anymore, just like you weren’t there for us. Go get your own oil!“

Four-byline alert: 🚨

“.. A broker for Pete Hegseth, the US defence secretary, attempted to make a big investment in major defence companies in the weeks leading up to the US-Israeli attack on Iran, according to three people familiar with the matter.”
(ft.com)

Lmao the reason this leaked was because he wanted to buy IDEF, a totally illiquid BlackRock fund that trades ~$100k a day, instead of ITA which trades hundred of millions, so he had his brokers call up BlackRock and ask for a direct creation under his name. There’s so many layers of stupidity here.

tl;dr: NIH is running at about 60% of pre-Trump levels and NSF is running at about 20% of pre-Trump levels of funding-outlays (some directorates far below even that). Utterly catastrophic. An unforced disaster for U.S. society, and the world

Noam Ross(noamross.net): For #NSF and #NIH watchers, Grant Witness now has interactive data on numbers of grants and total funding obligations, broken down by institute and directorate, new awards and non-competitive renewals.

The stranglehold on new awards is still a disaster.

grant-witness.us/funding_curv...

“ICE agents will be stationed outside graduation events for the nation’s newest Marines to identify whether any of their family members are undocumented, according to the Marine Corps.“ www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

ICE agents will be stationed outside Marine Corps graduation events in South Carolina
As the U.S. continues to fight the war in Iran, the Marine Corps has boosted protection measures on bases, requiring everyone to present REAL IDs, passports or birth certificates to access any sites.

(nbcnews.com)

Officials at an Omaha-area high school ordered the student newspaper to remove this editorial cartoon criticizing ICE, then demanded prior review of articles about their censorship. Via @splc.org, which is advocating for the students: splc.org/2026/03/nebr...

Oral argument in Trump v. Barbara will reveal nothing new about the Fourteenth Amendment. It will reveal how gone this Court really is.

The Supreme Court Has Never Heard a Case As Easy As This One
This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis....

(talkingpointsmemo.com)

When the birthright citizenship decision comes out, people will say it could never have gone any other way, that the law was obvious. But the mere fact that SCOTUS took on the case is evidence enough that we are living in a time of democratic precarity.

If U Penn loses its appeal, it will be required to question every staff member to compile a list of Jewish staff members. They must then turn that list over to Kash Patel, who has appeared on rabidly antisemitic, Holocaust-denial podcasts at least eight times.

Clip from NPR report attached.

That’s one hell of a cover…..

So what this describes is ethnic cleansing www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/w...
(nytimes.com)

False. However, you are the only country stupid enough to elect a convicted felon and accused pedophile, whose only claim to fame is that as a third rate reality TV star.

BREAKING: Donald Trump announces that he was only a “SIMULATED PRESIDENT.“

“It will just open up naturally,” Trump says about the Strait of Hormuz. He also once said, at the beginning of the pandemic, that COVID would end by itself. “One day — it’s like a miracle — it will disappear“

You can see pretty clearly when the President decided to reassure a worried nation.

Ten minutes before oral arguments for the birthright citizenship case at the Supreme Court began on Wednesday, a hush came over the courtroom. President Trump walked in and came face to face with justices whom he has tried to bully and intimidate. He stayed for a little more than an hour.

Trump Attends Supreme Court Oral Arguments in a Presidential First
President Trump’s presence in the court puts him face to face with justices whom he has tried to bully and intimidate.

(nyti.ms)

“I can generalize” is Trump saying “I’m a fucken racist lalala” knowing that no national press outlet or pundit will say a goddamn thing about it.

Aaron Rupar(atrupar.com): Trump on Somali-Americans in Minnesota: “They`re low IQ. I can generalize. They`re low IQ people. They`re bad people.“

(Note that moments later he claims Indianapolis is in Minnesota)

***Leaked White House Video***

Trump criticized “stupid” Republican Supreme Court justices, even ones that he appointed, for being independent and ruling against him

You may have missed some of Trump`s 20+ wars, covert ops, armed interventions, and proxy wars. We`re keeping track...

More than 100 International Law Experts Warn: U.S. Strikes on Iran Violate UN Charter and May Be War Crimes at www.justsecurity.org/135423/profe...

Over 100 International Law Experts Warn: U.S. Strikes on Iran Violate UN Charter and May Be War Crimes
Over 100 international law experts sign letter on Iran War, UN Charter, and international humanitarian law.

(justsecurity.org)

Paula White compares Trump to Jesus during event with faith leaders: “You were betrayed and arrested and falsely accused. It`s a familiar pattern that our Lord and Savior showed us. Because of His resurrection, you rose up.“

The global trade war that Trump launched one year ago didn’t just temporarily raise tariffs.

It may have also broken the global system that lets technologies like Bluetooth work everywhere.

When the World Stops Syncing
The global trade war that Donald Trump launched one year ago didn’t just temporarily raise tariffs. It may have also broken the global system that lets technologies like Bluetooth work everywhere.

(politico.com)

New in PN: DOJ payout to Mike Flynn has J6-ers lining up at the trough

“Maybe the plan is to normalize theft, getting the public used to watching the president dole out taxpayer money to his supporters so that we’ll hardly notice when he hands himself almost a quarter billion dollars.“

DOJ payout to Mike Flynn has J6-ers lining up at the trough
The stage is set for the looting of federal coffers.

(publicnotice.co)

reminder that the number one issue that the press covered in 2016, the one they told voters was THE MOST IMPORTANT thing in the election, was Hillary Clinton`s compliance with Presidential Records Act record-keeping

Philip Bump(pbump.com): Oh, well, in that case

This story is insane. Married an American, arrested at her greencard interview, flown out of state, nearly killed multiple times when her diabetes was ignored and then mistreated. When she finally got out? Found out her credit card had been used illegally.

San Diego woman says her credit card information was stolen while she was in ICE custody

Hanne Engan, whom ICE arrested at her green card appointment, said her diabetes quickly escalated while at Otay Mesa Detention Center due to medical negligence.

(daylightsandiego.org)

Exclusive: FBI Director Kash Patel is pressing to release a decade-old investigative file involving Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-California), according to people familiar with the effort.

It is highly unusual for the FBI to release case files tied to a probe that did not result in criminal charges.

Kash Patel’s push against Democratic lawmaker raises concerns within FBI
FBI Director Kash Patel is pushing to post documents related to a Democratic lawmaker who has not been accused of wrongdoing, raising alarms within the Bureau.

(washingtonpost.com)

The Trump administration has delayed billions of dollars for projects to protect Americans from floods, wildfires and hurricanes. Local leaders are increasingly anxious. n.pr/48ieTXk

Trump administration cuts turned rural towns into sitting ducks for disasters
The Trump administration has delayed billions of dollars for projects to protect Americans from floods, wildfires and hurricanes. Local leaders are increasingly anxious.

(n.pr)

During the ICE occupation in Minneapolis, media flocked to cover the massive protests and mutual aid networks that had been built—and rightfully so. Less attention has been paid to the small farming and meatpacking towns in the rest of the state. buff.ly/8thSNSd

When ICE Blows Through Rural America
As the surge in Minneapolis winds down, small communities in Minnesota (like Willmar) fend off more arrests and lasting impacts.

(buff.ly)

Never thought I’d see the President of the United States threatening to commit blatant war crimes on social media, but here we are.

It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford. It’s about priorities.

NBC: Under intl law, hitting civilian infrastructure is prohibited. Why is POTUS threatening war crimes?

LEAVITT: POTUS has made it quite clear to the Iranian regime their best move is to make a deal or else

N: Which objectives would destroying a desalination plant help?

LEAVITT: Haley, go ahead

Stephen Miller allegedly urged Department of Homeland Security agents to “force confrontations” with protesters in Minneapolis in order to win a “PR battle.“ (trib.al)

An Apache attack helicopter conducting a training flight hovered near the pool area of musician Kid Rock’s mansion in the Nashville suburbs.

It also flew close to No Kings protests on Saturday.

The Army says it`s investigating violations of safety standards and other regulations.

(washingtonpost.com)

BREAKING: @democracydefendersfund.org just filed TWO lawsuits — against DOJ & DHS — for hiding records in the Tom Homan alleged bribe probe

$50K from undercover FBI agents, reported ... in exchange for government contracts

& the agencies won`t release the documents -TN

Western civilization includes Just War Theory and the Laws of Armed Combat.

Those aren`t PC niceties, they`re the legacy of centuries of philosophy, religion, tradition, and the accumulated lessons of bloody experience.

Hegseth doesn`t champion Western civilization, he rejects the civilized part.

Greg Sargent(gregsargent.bsky.social): Hegseth imagines himself defending “Western civilization.“ But the West has also made important contributions to the idea that there are moral limits on what we can do in war, from Cicero through Augustine, Grotius, Kant and more. He discards this inheritance. 6/

newrepublic.com/article/2083...

this is bizarre.
(apnews.com)

Carr has hardly been subtle about what he appears to believe his role is in the Trump administration: threatening and sidelining those in the media who broadcast commentary or interview politicians who speak counter to the Trump administration`s agenda.

Carr Counts Defunding and Threatening Media As Wins for Trump Admin
Carr Thinks Its His Job to Gut Legacy Media Federal Communication Commission...

(talkingpointsmemo.com)

New: The White House is signaling that reopening the Strait of Hormuz is not a must-have to end the Iran War, potentially setting the stage for Iran to continue to flex its strategic position over one of the world`s busiest oil shipping channels for the foreseeable future

White House: Reopening Strait of Hormuz Not Vital to Ending Iran War
Karoline Leavitt said reopening the Strait of Hormuz was not a “core objective“ of winning the Iran War for President Trump.

(time.com)

Trump told a lengthy story last week about negotiating over the price of Sharpie pens.

The company says it has no record of any such conversation.

“We don`t have any information about the conversation described.“

Trump imagines negotiation with Sharpie maker for $5 signature pens
Trump told a lengthy story about negotiating over the price of Sharpie pens. The company says it has no record of any such conversation.

(washingtonpost.com)

MS NOW lists off times Trump has told stories about conversations that never occurred:

“Trump interrupted a cabinet meeting to tell a story he fabricated or hallucinated about his favorite pen. Again, this is not the first time he`s been caught making stuff up.“

World War Trump

An analysis by The Intercept reveals that the “peace” president has embroiled the U.S. in more than 20 military interventions, armed conflicts, and wars.
(theintercept.com)

I have certainly had my differences with previous Directors of the US Patent and Trademark Office, but never before have I had reason to doubt that the director was acting independently of the president. Until today.
(youtube.com)

Q: President Trump has railed against mail in voting, but yesterday he voted by mail in Florida. How do you square that?

JOHNSON: Look, I think some states have handled mail-in balloting well. Florida is a good example of that. They don`t allow fraud. That`s not true in other parts of the country.

ABC reports that Mike Flynn’s reward for committing crimes for Trump will be $1.2M.
(abcnews.com)

“Dems Prepare for Trump to Seize Ballots and Interfere in the Midterms“

‘Our highest risk in 2026 and potentially in 2028 is the federal government trying to disrupt and undermine our elections,’ says Colorado’s secretary of state.

Dems Prepare for Trump to Seize Ballots and Interfere in the Midterms
‘Our highest risk in 2026 and potentially in 2028 is the federal government trying to disrupt and undermine our elections,’ says Colorado’s secretary of state.

(zeteo.com)

NEW: Last October, Border Patrol agents gassed Chicagoans after agents caused a major car crash on the southeast side.

I analyzed body cam videos that show agents Benito Nunez, Oscar Guillen, and Carlos Chavira ignored orders to end the pursuit—moments before they blew a tire and crashed.

Border Patrol agents ignored orders to end car chase before gassing Chicago neighborhood
DHS claimed federal agents intentionally hit a fleeing vehicle to try to stop the driver in Chicago’s East Side neighborhood last October—but videos of the 18-minute high-speed pursuit show they actua...

(unraveledpress.com)

Bogus claims of malicious prosecution could cost taxpayers hundreds of millions.

Donald Trump’s restitution scheme is among the greatest heists in US history
Bogus claims of malicious prosecution could cost taxpayers hundreds of millions.

(motherjones.com)

Well alright then. He’s just admitting it.

Molly Ploofkins(mollyploofkins.bsky.social): Trump: I won`t use the word war because they say if you use the word war, that`s maybe not a good thing to do. They don`t like the word war because you are supposed to get approval. So I will use the word military operation.

Let`s recap Grandpa`s day:

#1 Falls asleep while Hegseth says they killed Iran`s navy commander

#2 Burgum explains how we`ll lower gas prices for Americans & he interrupts to say

“Forget that, when is Venezuela gonna do a statue of me?“

#3 Rambles for 2 min about sharpies

Yeah... we`re fucked.

Just to be very clear: The Trump DOJ is stealing $1.2 million of your money to gift one of Trump’s cronies, who pled guilty to the crimes he was charged with, and whose suit against the government had already been tossed by a judge.

emptywheel(emptywheel.bsky.social): ABC reports that Mike Flynn’s reward for committing crimes for Trump will be $1.2M.

(abcnews.com)

Breaking WaPo:

Trump showed a classified map he retained from his first term in office to passengers on a 2022 private plane flight and retained another record so sensitive that only six high-ranking government officials had access to it, according to a prosecution memo released to Congress.

Trump showed classified map to passengers on his plane in 2022, memo says
The document offers a snapshot of an early moment in special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation and adds new shading to the public understanding of Smith’s probes.

(washingtonpost.com)

Every Justice Department or FBI employee who worked on the criminal investigations into President Donald Trump has been fired, resigned, or took early retirement, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said. https://cnn.it/4ddkUrI
(cnn.it)

i went into this expecting the medical grievance denial rate in federal prisons to be in like the 70–80% range

after crunching the numbers, i found that 98% of the 66,000 medical grievances lodged between 2014–2024 were rejected by BOP; less than 1,000 cases were granted relief in 10 years

Prison Policy Initiative(prisonpolicy.org): 🚨 Prison (www.prisonpolicy.org)

It`s not just that unilaterally paying TSA agents is illegal.

It`s that Trump has now repeatedly undermined the core of the congressional power of the purse. He`s not spending money that has been appropriated by law (impoundments) and he`s spending money that has not been appropriated.

These actions aren't just illegal, although they are that. They aren't just unconstitutional, although they are that. They are anti-constitutional: they strike at the core of one of the principles that allows our entire constitutional order to function.

From the Founding through the present day, the power of the purse has been understood as one of Congress's most potent tools against the executive: the executive can't do anything without money, and he can't spend money without Congress.

If Trump is able to get away with ignoring that, with arrogating the entire power of the purse to himself, then Congress has pretty much no way of checking him.

Also worth noting that, in Plutarch's telling--the telling that the Founding generation would have known intimately--it was Caesar's raiding of the treasury and threatening of the tribune Mettellus, who tried to defend it, that was one of the clearest signs that he intended to become a dictator.

“Mr. Buria [Hegseth`s chief of staff] told Mr. Driscoll [Secretary of the Army] that President Trump would not want to stand next to a Black female officer at military events, the officials said.“
(nytimes.com)

89% – percentage of disaster aid requests Trump has approved for states with a Republican governor and two Republican senators

23% – percentage of disaster aid requests Trump has approved for states with a Democratic governor and two Democratic senators
(politico.com)

Frequently, Trump claims he had nothing to do with the naming of things after himself.

Marketing or a cult of personality? Trump`s name and face are all over the place
Frequently, Trump claims he had nothing to do with the naming of things after himself.

(n.pr)

The Treasury Department plans to put President Trump’s signature on all new paper currency.

The move coincides with an ongoing effort to place his likeness on a coin, which has sparked criticism since federal law prohibits depicting a living president on U.S. currency.
(wapo.st)

Images show what experts say are U.S. land mines dispersed across a residential area in southern Iran.

Human rights groups have long called to ban land mines because of their propensity to harm or kill civilians, often years after conflicts have ended. https://wapo.st/4tf80OJ
(wapo.st)

in an administration defined by unforced errors, “accidentally giving Iran formal control of the Strait of Hormuz“ still might be a record-breaker

Before 2025, US federal funding provided 45% of the global cancer research budget. So yet another blow to everyone affected by cancer in the coming decades

Joshua Weitz(joshuasweitz.bsky.social): A 20% budget cut atop multiyear funding-induced cuts to research and direct terminations of projects underway will further degrade American leadership in science.

This is early news & not even a proposal or appropriations - precisely the reason to speak out now.

(rollcall.com)

Brendan Carr: “Look at the results so far — PBS defunded, NPR defunded, Joy Reid gone from MSNBC, Sleepy Eye Chuck Todd gone, Jim Acosta gone, John Dickerson gone, Colbert is leaving, CBS is under new ownership — & soon enough CNN is going to have new ownership as well”

#NoKings protest tomorrow 🤘🏼

The Declaration of Independence specifies 27 grievances with King George III and Britain.

Donald Trump and his regime have committed at least 20 of those same offenses highlighted in yellow.

#NoKings

Shipwreck(shipwreck75.bsky.social): An attack by the US and Israel has targeted a major water source in the city of Haftgel, located in Iran’s western Khuzestan province, reports Iran’s Fars news agency, citing a local security official.

NEW: For the first time, ProPublica has been able to quantify how many U.S. citizen children have been directly affected by Trump’s immigration crackdown: more than 11,000 kids had a parent detained — and that’s an undercount. 1/ 🧵 (propublica.org)

Exactly 5 minutes BEFORE Trump announced a 5-day delay in bombing Iranian power plants, someone purchased $1.5 billion worth of S&P futures in a single trade. Someone also sold $192 million in oil futures.

Trump and/or his cronies are engaging in market manipulation and insider trading.

Trump this morning reposted a call for him to serve a third term as a reward for “a stolen election”

They wear masks when they expect to break the law. When they don`t expect to, no worries about showing their faces. (bsky.app)

“People close to Trump are trading based on national secrets.“

Read @pkrugman.bsky.social on the latest incident of people making piles of cash using insider info about national security matters & how it could amount to treason.
(open.substack.com)