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Phone footage appears to contradict Israel's account in troops' killing of 15 Palestinian medics A video on the phone of one of 15 Palestinian medics killed by Israeli forces in Gaza shows that their emergency vehicles had their lights and sirens flashing when they came under a barrage of gunfire...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Phone video from one of 15 Palestinian medics killed by Israeli forces last month appears to contradict Israeli claims that the medics’ vehicles did not have emergency signals on when troops opened fire on them in southern Gaza.

DHS officials ask IRS to use tax data to locate up to 7 million immigrants The agencies have still not reached an agreement on sharing information. But immigration officials now say they’re seeking records on millions of people suspected of being in the United States without...

🚨 SCOOP 🚨

DHS is asking IRS to locate **7 MILLION** suspected undocumented immigrants using confidential tax records.

It’s a massive escalation by DHS to use the tax system for mass deportation.

IRS officials are aghast, say it’s likely illegal.

Video shows Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s ex-husband berating three Muslim women | CNN Three young Muslim women say they were praying in an empty parking spot at Avalon Mall in Alpharetta, Georgia, when they were interrupted by a man driving a Tesla Cybertruck who began hurling profanit...

Marjorie Taylor Greene's ex husband caught on camera (in a douche cybertruck) berating some Muslim women.

The new GOP is filled with hate for people who do not look and worship like them.

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This is a good, funny sign. But it gets at a key element of what Social Security does. Middle aged people who aren't fully supporting aging parents can fund their kids education. It runs through the whole life cycle.

Thousands of Minnesotans showed up today to say: Enough is enough.

Hands off our Medicare, Medicaid & Social Security.

We stand for democracy & a strong economy.

No to billionaires like Elon Musk running our country.

Quit sending me this shit

NEW: European and NATO officials emphasized that a strong Ukrainian military backed by European security guarantees remains the most effective deterrent against future Russian aggression to ensure long-term peace in Ukraine and Europe. 🧵(1/7)

Full report: isw.pub/UkrWar040525

This is a very big deal. Trump is systematically dismantling the protections against foreign (e.g. Russian) interference in our elections.

Live updates: Trump tariffs start to take effect as markets reel from trade war | CNN Politics Some of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, which have sent markets plunging and deepened a global trade war, are now in effect. Meanwhile, protesters are gathering across the US to rally against Trump ...

“The Nimitz Library at the US Naval Academy has removed 381 books related to race, gender and sexuality, [including] ‘I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,’ an autobiography from famous author Maya Angelou.”

“When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.”

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Rare virus that killed Gene Hackman's wife linked to 3 deaths in California town The latest death was the third from hantavirus in Mammoth Lakes since early February, health officials there said.

Public health officials in California confirm that three people in the town of Mammoth Lakes have died from hantavirus, the same virus that killed actor Gene Hackman’s wife in February.

Hahahaha! Love this!
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Glenn Thrush & @GlennThrush NEWS: The DOJ prosecutor who questioned the Trump administration's decision to deport a Maryland man to El Salvador has been placed on indefinite paid leave for a "failure to zealously advocate" for the department — less than 24 hours after defending the gov't in federal court.

Via New York Times: “The DOJ prosecutor who questioned the Trump administration’s decision to deport a Maryland man to El Salvador has been placed on indefinite paid leave for a “failure to zealously advocate” for the department — less than 24 hours after defending the gov’t in federal court.”

Alright, Studio City! Another great sign.

This kid gets it 🏅

@maddow.msnbc.com St.Paul rally! 4/5/25.

Whew, this rally sign is 🔥:

Not content with addressing the German far right AfD party, Musk today addressed the Italian far right Lega party, led by the pro-Putin, anti-gay, anti-Islam Matteo Salvini.

Musk’s politics are pretty clear - and pretty dangerous.

My favorite sign in today's protest at Rancho Cucamonga, CA. We had about 500 protesters which is quite surprising for a "don't rock the boat" city.

This is not legal. The IRS is not allowed to share taxpayer information (without the taxpayers permission) w/other parties except in a set of limited instances. They'd need a court order to do this.

JP Morgan raised its probability of a U.S. and global recession to 60% — up from 40% last month, citing rapidly growing tariff-related stress on markets and diminishing investor confidence.

These are key elements of a suspected Russian-run sabotage plot that led to three parcels being detonated at courier depots in Britain, Germany and Poland last summer, a person with knowledge of the Polish investigation told Reuters reut.rs/3RzCrhA

THIS. #HandsOff

LOL, what a slimeball. Both Musk and the "shoo-in."

"Do you want a good government or a country that's in ruins?"

This interview was too good not to share in its entirety. So meet Grant, a 15-year-old student from Princeton, New Jersey, who spoke to our reporter at the #HandsOff rally there.

He has some thoughts.

North Carolinians, check to see if your vote for Riggs was thrown out. You have 2 weeks to correct it!

Anti-Trump Protests Get Underway Across the Country Demonstrators packed the streets in cities and towns to rail against government cutbacks, financial turmoil and what they viewed as attacks on democracy.

“Concerns varied by location. In Ketchum, Idaho … one sign showed Smokey Bear and read, ‘Only you can prevent forest fires. Seriously. We’ve been defunded. It’s just you now.’”