Whistleblower says Trump officials copied millions of Social Security numbers A whistleblower complaint says that the personal data of over 300 million Americans was copied to a private cloud account to allow access by members of the Department of Government Efficiency team.

A whistleblower complaint says that the personal data of over 300 million Americans was copied to a private cloud account to allow access by members of the Department of Government Efficiency team.

If paying attention to news since Gov. JB Pritzker's speech yesterday regarding potential military occupation of Chicago, it was reported largely in soundbites.

Here's his speech in its entirety, thanks to activist and author @riverasun.bsky.social, who posted the link to CBS News.

#RESIST

Trump, The Insurrection Act, & Martial Law: What We Know About the History & Influencers The Jack Hopkins Now Newsletter #360

Troops in U.S. cities. Talk of the Insurrection Act. Whispers of Martial Law getting louder. This isn’t alarmism—it’s the moment we’re in. Here’s how we got here, what it means, and why looking away now would be a grave mistake.

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A 17-year-old civil rights demonstrator, defying an anti-parade ordinance of Birmingham, Ala., was attacked by a police dog on May 3, 1963. On May 4, 1963, during a meeting at the White House with members of a political group, President Kennedy discussed this photo, which had appeared on the front page of that day's New York Times. The image helped turn the tide of public opinion in favor of the civil rights activists.

Our Racist-in-Chief signed an EO calling for the dismantling of the Civil Rights Act.

Congress may be passive but we are not. The showdown will be in the streets. If you haven't, sign up with a local action group or national effort like Indivisible or 50501. Tyrants must be overthrown.

Pope Francis skipped the Vatican's official meeting with Vice President JD Vance Saturday, instead having his No. 2 give the vice president a lecture on compassion, according to a Vatican statement.

#withalttext and source archive.is/TMkoR

Tonight is the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere’s midnight ride. May his memory remind us all to resist the tyranny forming in our government.

🚨ATTENTION CDC AND ALLIES!🚨

We have power together. To see our strength and build community, we ask that you wear something 💚green💚 to work on WEDNESDAY to show solidarity and readiness to defend public health.

Please spread the word!
#courageiscontagious #wearthecolor #spreadthecolor

The Social Security Administration Is Gutting Regional Staff and Shifting All Public Communications to X The SSA’s shift to Elon Musk’s X comes as the agency plans to cut its regional office workforce by roughly 90 percent, WIRED has learned.

No conflict of interest here.

www.wired.com/story/social...

Photo of a gray-brown otter with a white chest. He is holding a rock in front of him with both hands and looking down fondly at it. His fur is spiky and slightly wet. He has long white whiskers and a small wrinkled brown nose. The caption reads "Did you know? Otters have a pocket in their skin to keep their favorite rock in. Some keep the same rock their entire lives."

It's been a heavy week! The only heaviness these otters have to worry about is the weight of their favorite object. Rock on, otters! 🪨🦦

Goodnight!

Who did this?

The entire permanent staff of the Division of Environmental Health Science and Practice was laid off. This division addresses issues such as asthma and air pollution, climate change and health, childhood lead poisoning, and cancer clusters.

Hands Off! Brainerd Fights Back · Hands Off # Brainerd Lakes Area Indivisible presents ## HANDS OFF! Rally **🗓 Saturday, April 5 | ⏰ 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM** 📍 *Washington & 6th St, Brainerd* 🎨 *Poster-making at 10:30 AM @ UCC – 415 Junipe...

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The DOGE Axe Comes for Libraries and Museums The Institute of Museum and Library Services has long received bipartisan support. But after years of trying, President Donald Trump has delivered it a crushing blow.

The Trump administration, with Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency, has gutted a small federal agency that provides funding to libraries and museums nationwide.

This threatens student field trips, classes for seniors, and access to digital library services.

Pay special attention to that last part.

Top Officials Placed on Leave After Denying DOGE Access to Federal Payroll Systems DOGE demanded full access to a US Department of the Interior system that handles even the Supreme Court's paychecks. When top staff asked questions, they were put on leave.

I didn’t hear about this at work…

Good job DOI. Let’s support those who were put on leave!

Anyone have more details?? Please reply or DM me.

www.wired.com/story/doge-a...

So we could lose $200B in tourism, $100B in immigrants paying taxes, $100B in weapons manufacturing, $500B in lost tax revenue from firing IRS employees… is it sinking in yet?

Exclusive: Trump Admin Spies on Social Media of Foreign Students Ideological purge of foreign students revealed in new leaked directive

New Rubio order (leaked to me) directs the State Department to spy on student visa holders and applicants social media for "a hostile attitude toward U.S. citizens or U.S. culture (including government, institutions, or founding principles).”

www.kenklippenstein.com/p/exclusive-...

This is the best use of 2 minutes and 15 seconds of your time today! Please watch it yourself and then share it. 💗

Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.

Another day, another page from the Nazi playbook.

All those bozos lied under oath yesterday saying no war plans were shared in that Signal thread. Atlantic first thing this morning: “oh yeah? eat shit.” This is like the most hopeful thing that’s happened since this nightmare started.

@theatlantic.com doing me proud. Thank you 🙏🏻🇺🇸👊🙏🏻

In a world that is so chaotic... Here is two pictures from this weekend of the sweetest kitty, Rowena! 💜✨

Trump Says Recession Unfortunate But Necessary Step To Get To Depression WASHINGTON—Warning that Americans should brace themselves for an economic “period of transition,” President Donald Trump told reporters Monday that a recession would be an unfortunate but necessary step on the way to all-out depression. “Look, what we’re doing is very big and will cause some pain, but that pain is necessary to cause total economic […]

Trump Says Recession Unfortunate But Necessary Step To Get To Depression
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UPDATE: From the original poster of the letter on FB:

Russia’s war on Ukraine will end when Moscow stops waging it. Yet, three years in, political discourse in Washington has muddied what should be obvious: the war cannot be resolved with a handshake or a simple “deal.”

This is an unprovoked war of aggression

thehill.com/opinion/inte...

One more time for the people in the back.

French Senator Claude Malhuret:

"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."

Spectacular!
Saturn, Mars, Venus, Jupiter and crescent moon just before sunrise.

📸 Ren Theelen

Donald Trump is embarrassing the United States on the world stage. We are a country that stands up to dictators and fights for democracy.

Minnesota stands firmly with our allies in Ukraine.

We apologize to our Ukrainian supporters. We are embarrassed by how our president and vice president have behaved. We are fighting to redeem the soul of America. 🇺🇸