Gov. JB Pritzker fights back against HHS autism data collection — Axios Chicago Gov. JB Pritzker signed an executive order last week prohibiting state agencies from sharing autism-related data outside the state without consent from an individual or guardian.

RFK’s attempts to set up an autism data base hits a roadblock after Pritzker signs an executive order prohibiting state agencies from sharing private autism data outside the state without the consent of the individual or parents.
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
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🇺🇸 Kellogg: Russia will not win the war. In the last 1.5 years, Russia hasn’t achieved serious victories—no capture of Kyiv, no progress west of the Dnipro, and no capture of Odesa. They’ve lost hundreds of thousands of soldiers with minimal progress.

International students stripped of legal status in the US are piling up wins in court Some international students in the U.S. who have had their legal status terminated in recent weeks have found a measure of success in court, with federal judges around the country issuing orders to re...

👏International students stripped of legal status in the US are piling up wins in court
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Military support for Ukraine | Federal Government War in Ukraine: This list provides an overview of Germany’s lethal and non-lethal military support for Ukraine.

🇩🇪 Germany expands military aid to Ukraine:

🔹 MRAPs: Now 269 (was 203)
🔹 GEPARD ammo: 330,000 rounds (was 292,000)
🔹 Zuzana 2 SPGs: 9 (was 6)
🔹 155mm shells: 454K (was 427K)
🔹 VECTOR drones: 619 (was 549)
🔹 HF-1 drones: 1,050 (was 900)

and much more.

www.bundesregierung.de/breg-en/news...

Two people embracing. The man, Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez, hugging his mother. Overlayed text reads: 'UPDATE ON JUAN CARLOS LOPEZ-GOMEZ.' Below, a quote: 'The Moment: Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez reunites with his mother after release.' Image Source: DailyKos.com.

Two people embracing. The man, Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez, hugging his mother. Overlayed text reads: 'JUAN CARLOS LOPEZ-GOMEZ RELEASED.' Below, additional text states: 'According to news publication The Independent, Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez was released from custody Thursday evening after Leon County Judge LaShawn Riggans claimed that she did not have jurisdiction to release him due to ICE's request that he remain in detention.' Image Source: DailyKos.com.

🚨 BREAKING: Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez has been released from ICE custody! His story highlights the urgent need for due process and protection of citizens' rights. #50501 #JuanCarlosLopezGomez

JUST IN: The DC Circuit has partially blocked a lower court order aimed at preventing the dismantling of the CFPB.

Large swathes remain in place, including requirement that CFPB maintain a physical office and retain records.

The 8 parts of the original order are on the right:

DC Circuit en banc (full court) REINSTATES fired MSPB & NLRB members Cathy Harris & Gwynne Wilcox. Humphreys Executor LIVES for now. Govt's stay pending appeal denied. Appeal will now be heard by panel first. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

N.Y. tells Trump administration it won’t comply with anti-DEI school order The New York State Education Department said Trump can’t force public schools to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs or withdraw funding as punishment.

Well done, New York. More states need to step up.

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Byline Podcast: Tackling Trump's Tariffs Adrian Goldberg discusses President Trump's imposition of tariffs on America's trading partners. With Scott Lucas, a professor of US international politics at UCD Clinton in Dublin, and Jen Hassum,...

"When the economy tanks, it will not tank because the globalists are ripping off the US. It will tank because Trump has brought these measures in."

@scottlucas.bsky.social @hassum.bsky.social on #TrumpTariffs

@goldbergradio.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social

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Trump Tyranny Tracker: Day 75-77 April 4-6, 2025

Trump Tyranny Tracker: Day 75-77 Weekend Roundup is out!

The daily tracker documenting the latest in corruption, power consolidation, civil & human rights abuses, and weaponization of government news.

I apologize for missing Friday's tracker & included the important stories in the weekend roundup

Cecilia Vega: You're saying that there are Venezuelans who very well may have no gang ties that are right now in one of the hardest of hardcore prisons in the world that may never get out, they may never see the light of day again.

Lee Gelernt: That's what I'm saying.

Republicans in Congress can repeal every tariff tomorrow and take Trump’s tariff authority away from him. But they choose not to. So every Republican in Congress owns EVERY SINGLE BIT of this. You can’t hide from the voters forever.

Something so profoundly fucked up with this.

My evening thought is that I suspect a great many Americans, in the period after 1989, grew very used to a world in which it didn't matter *that* much who they elected (to them).

They had the rule of law, the most prosperous economy in human history, the long peace.

But it always mattered.

The main American product the US government is angry Europeans refuse to buy: their bullshit

Trump Tyranny Tracker: Day 73 April 2, 2025

Trump Tyranny Tracker: Day 73 is out!

The daily tracker documenting the latest in corruption, power consolidation, civil & human rights abuses, and weaponization of government news.

Americans, it is so important that you call your senators RIGHT NOW & demand that they join Cory Booker in his filibuster.
You can quickly find your senators & their contact information by using the below link.
Do not let them waste this moment 🙏

https://www.congress.gov/members/find-your-member

Pennsylvania Must Count Undated Mail-In Ballots, Federal Court Rules Read more here.

VICTORY: A federal judge ruled Monday that Pennsylvania must count undated or wrongly dated mail-in ballots, finding that a previous law rejecting such ballots violated the First and 14th Amendments. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

How to Save a Democracy Americans can learn from opponents of authoritarianism elsewhere.

"The problem with a delayed response is that the more power leaders with authoritarian tendencies accumulate, the harder it is to mount an effective resistance. The opposition is thus more likely to succeed if it acts early..."

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The Big List of Protests The BLOP hosts a large and detailed list of upcoming protest events submitted by users across the United States.

🆘 SAVE OUR DEMOCRACY! 🆘

Ways to connect & get involved...

📣 #HandsOff Mass Mobilizations
Sat, 4/5/2025: is.gd/hzHI6G

📣 #TeslaTakedown continues:
Find one: is.gd/51p2Ig

📣 The Big List of Protests #BLOP
By state & date, submit your own event:
theblop.org

Hit up electeds:
☎️ 5 Calls 5calls.org

“We’re Americans” 🇺🇸 😕

So when do the Allies land in the US and liberate us from Trump?

JD Vance is a TEMU version of Zelenskyy

This tweet wins the day

Istanbul. Over 2 million people joined the demonstration.

Brian Tyler Cohen (español) Brian Tyler Cohen es un anfitrión político progresista conocido por desglosar los principales contenidos políticos americanos. Y aun cuando su canal de inglés cuenta con sobre un (1) billón de visuali...

A couple of years ago, I noticed that Dems were losing ground with Latino voters. I launched a Spanish-language YouTube channel to reach those people. That channel is now on its way to 300,000 subscribers and has nearly 50 million views. We have be aggressive and go into spaces we're not already in.

The CDC Buried a Measles Forecast That Stressed the Need for Vaccinations The move — along with the CDC’s explanation — is a sign that the nation’s top public health agency may be falling in line under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime critic of vaccines.

This week, as the number of confirmed measles cases rose to 483, the CDC buried a report that would’ve stressed the importance of getting vaccinated.

The move was “not normal at all,” one agency staff member said.

By @sheinvestigates.bsky.social

5 DAYS LEFT TO REGISTER! Feeling frustrated? Fired up? Ready to lead? The time to act is NOW. MomsRising is partnering w/ @vrlaction.bsky.social @emilyslist.bsky.social @arenasummit.bsky.social @emergeamerica.bsky.social & more to turn our energy into action. voterunleadaction.org/RunAsYouAre2...

Only white pandas from here on out.

YouTube video by PBS NewsHour WATCH: Michigan lawmaker says, ‘We will not let hate win’

"I am the biggest threat to your hollow, hateful scheme."
If you're hearing a lot about MI State Senator @mallorymcmorrow.bsky.social lately, here's the moment in 2022 that launched her into the national spotlight.

Give her "Hate Won't Win" speech a listen. We need this 🔥!
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