ICE Agent Who Killed Renee Good in Minneapolis Gets Cushy New Job | The New Republic
https://newrepublic.com/post/209615/ice-agent-killed-renee-good-minneapolis-new-job
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Gov. Gavin Newsom has tried to cast himself as one of Trump’s biggest foils. But advocates say that far from being a hero, Newsom is still part of the problem.
Afghan father, former U.S. military ally, dies in ICE custody in North Texas - CBS Texas
https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/afghan-father-former-u-s-military-ally-dies-in-ice-custody-in-texas/
And so it begins?
Samsung starts winding down chip production six days before planned 18-day strike — company enters 'emergency management mode,' daily losses could hit $2 billion | Tom's Hardware
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/samsung-starts-winding-down-chip-producton-six-days-before-planned-18-day-strike
Arab Americans in Michigan warn centrist Democrats attacking Hasan Piker: ‘They haven’t learned from 2024’ | Michigan | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/06/michigan-senate-race-democrats
Replying to
@georgetakei I watched the whole 60 Minutes segment, and it made me even sorrier that I don't believe in a supreme being. I'd love to be the kind of Catholic my MAGA Catholic family hates
Cue the next kidnapping?
Trump administration prepares to seek Raúl Castro indictment as it pressures Cuba, AP sources say https://apnews.com/article/raul-castro-cuba-doj-indictment-trump-40939c6644185652649bc90d4e445394?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=share
It's official: No woman in England or Wales can be prosecuted for an abortion any more
https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/reports/a71163004/england-wales-decriminalise-abortion/
@mordecai@chaos.social !!!
Good god. Trump fired the entire National Science Board without explanation on Friday afternoon.
@pluralistic@mamot.fr in the New Yorker! Congrats!
newyorker.com/books/book-currents/cory-doctorow-on-the-high-cost-of-living-with-the-ultra-rich
Because the cruelty is the point
Why Have Immigration Agents Detained American Leo Garcia Venegas Three Times? — ProPublica
https://www.propublica.org/article/immigration-leo-garcia-venegas-arrests-detentions-citizens-ice-dhs
It's International Conscientious Objector Day! In addition to my work with @militarylawtaskforce.okpeace.org.ap.brid.gy and Center on Conscience and War, it's been part of all my writing-- including this chapter for the Oxford Handbook of Peace History.
https://academic.oup.com/edited-volume/42641/chapter-abstract/378930381?redirectedFrom=fulltext
Via @blueeknox:
"2026 diplomacy is wild… we’ve gone from trade wars to floral subtweets 🌹😂
At this rate the next summit is just world leaders exchanging gardening tips and emotional support compost."
https://nypost.com/2026/05/15/us-news/xi-vows-to-send-seeds-after-trump-admires-his-most-beautiful-roses/
Via @theserfstv.bsky
Data centers are responsible for a 76% increase in the cost of electricity in the largest US grid
Replying to
@Alice@beige.party I was thinking abt getting a pair because my real ones are stumps, but yr making me reconsider it
" It is absurd and insulting to believe that adult men who have some of the most powerful jobs in the world cannot exercise self-control. It is a story about powerful people who could control everything else, including the rooms where this happened, including the people in those rooms, including in many cases the years between the conduct and the disclosure. They controlled the silence. The resignations only happened when the silence broke."
https://andreangoldstein.substack.com/p/resignations-are-not-accountability
Because life is a casino, sez her over lord
MAGA rep already wants Trump to pardon soldier who bet big on Maduro's capture - Raw Story
https://www.rawstory.com/maduro-2676807933/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=69eabfa71ee3610001a27ce4
60 veterans arrested for protesting. Video shows some on wheelchairs https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXXLihzkbC1/?igsh=NDhrNnR3Z3owbG12
Trump-backed transgender erasure threatens women’s museum | Advocate.com
https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trans-women-erased-womens-museum?mrfcid=2026041769e29320c534331e199769ed
Todd Blanche decided to pick his battles?
LGBTQ+ groups win as Trump administration agrees to fly Pride flag again | AP News
https://apnews.com/article/stonewall-rainbow-flag-trump-lgbtq-historic-preservation-ac4ab59d3251476139700db6687828ca?user_email=8c628354c400ffa13bbb5edb8c3bad05c7cb54bc7f8b1033f8658833866af289
William Saletan, via @muckrack@mastodon.social: “Add this to the list of things that typically happen in authoritarian countries — and are now happening in the United States.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/us/politics/fbi-times-reporter.html
Philly queer bar owner responds to racism allegations | Advocate.com
https://www.advocate.com/news/culture/philadelphia-queer-sports-bar-controversy
"Like a funeral parlor attendant who dressed up the corpse, made it look good enough for the funeral — good enough to sell — and is getting away with half a billion dollars. Un-be-lieve-
able.”
https://variety.com/2026/film/features/david-zaslav-warner-bros-exit-paramount-sale-1236726226/ via @variety
When ‘national security’ is code for ‘bury the truth’
https://freedom.press/issues/when-national-security-is-code-for-bury-the-truth/
When yr own govt declares war on anti-fascism.
How Trump’s New Counterterrorism Strategy Puts You at Risk
https://theintercept.com/2026/05/15/trump-terrorism-left-groups-antifa-christian-gorka/
“Paramount acting so quickly to punish a journalist that disagreed with the powers that be is a warning of the kind of management style that would control more than a third of the industry if the merger goes through.”
https://www.avclub.com/hollywood-blacklist-paramount-ankler-retaliation-ahead-of-warner-bros-merger
Advocates fear homeless Philadelphians may be moved or hidden during the World Cup
https://www.inquirer.com/politics/philadelphia/philadelphia-homelessness-world-cup-250th-20260424.html
Thank fired Phillies manager Rob Thomson for all the winning but don’t blame him for the flawed roster
https://www.inquirer.com/phillies/phillies-rob-thomson-fired-roster-team-record-20260428.html?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=android&utm_campaign=app_android_article_share&utm_content=QZS6TG6DDFGCFIJGBLQ3HMBIAY
Via @bettybowers@mstdn.social
Trump always appoints questionable people.
Former Secretary of the Navy John Phelan never served in the military but did fly at least twice in Epstein's plane.
His successor, Hung Cao, claims to have been “blown up” in combat. But there is no Purple Heart or other evidence to support such claim.
@margaretcho@bird.makeup turned down #HeatedRivalry, ' concerned her criticism of the Trump administration would make her a target for detention at the Canada border."
https://www.out.com/celebs/margaret-cho-heated-rivalry?
NB @linuxandyarn@hachyderm.io
Via @scotthortonshow@bird.makeup
The Emiratis leave OPEC and OPEX+, essentially because they feel the organization is dominated by the Russians and Saudis and their interests are not reflected in outcomes. A significant development. https://www.wsj.com/articles/saudi-arabia-and-u-a-e-clash-over-oil-yemen-as-rift-grows-ff286ff9
This explains why I wanted to watch #MadMen with you. @linuxandyarn@hachyderm.io
https://www.liberalcurrents.com/the-historical-sensibility-of-mad-men/
I am SO proud of my adopted city.
https://share.inquirer.com/zLEhBX?utm_source=social&utm_campaign=gift_link&utm_medium=referral
Chatrie: Supreme Court to Decide Whether Using Google Maps Gives Permission to Track Your Location | Balls and Strikes
https://ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/chatrie-supreme-court-geofence-warrants/
Via @carlbergstrom.bsky
More details on the firing of the National Science Board.
The NSF now has no director, deputy director, or board. They have issued almost no new awards in 2026. The plan appears to be to completely destroyed the agency.
The details are horrifying and have Russ Vought written all over them.
https://bsky.app/profile/carlbergstrom.com/post/3mkkkucu7ys2m
Greg Sargent talked to Jamie Raskin about the settlement:
"Here's the rub. The slush fund will be drawn from a larger Treasury Department fund. The latter compensates actual victims of the government.
But the new one will be put under Trump's direct control in a new way and untangled from any oversight, Raskin notes."
https://newrepublic.com/article/210521/trump-settlement-irs-slush-fund
While Everyone Fights over Oil, China's Come up with a Radical Alternative: Building Airplanes Powered by "Water" https://share.google/vSSP3PL0YVjiL8WFL
Omg
EXCLUSIVE: State Dept. Finalizing Plan to Put Trump Picture on U.S. Passports
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/exclusive-state-dept-finalizing-plan
Via @gbrockell@journa.host
Here’s something I wrote about how ICE flights are getting longer and the shackling crueler: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/01/omni-ice-deportations-charter-flight-stonepeak-private-equity/
The body count grows. Thank you to Thomas Edsall for tallying the damage. It hurts to read: must have hurt to write
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/opinion/trump-legacy-history-presidents.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
Had to happen, #phillies
Hard to get why they wouldn't want to visit a country fronted by a racist madman, right?
“You see the ICE people going around and just pulling people from the streets just because they look foreign and you don’t get the feeling that anybody would protect me, you know?”
https://bsky.app/profile/bobgeiger.bsky.social/post/3mk67it2eq224
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/21/travel/world-cup-travelers-united-states
Senate Democrats Are Still Waffling When Asked About Trans Rights | Them
https://www.them.us/story/senate-democrats-are-still-waffling-when-asked-about-trans-rights
Even the campaign donors don't survive when they acknowledge reality exists.
Pentagon abruptly announces that Navy Secretary John Phelan is departing | AP News
https://apnews.com/article/pentagon-navy-secretary-phelan-cao-3a871b87f1a31c1c7168f69e8fe4f7b5?user_email=8c628354c400ffa13bbb5edb8c3bad05c7cb54bc7f8b1033f8658833866af289
Trump says quiet part out loud on why he's bombing Iran: 'It’s more for public relations' - Raw Story
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-iran-2676898836/
Tal Anderson On The Pitt's Earnest Portrayal Of Autistic Life
https://aftermath.site/the-pitt-autism-representation-tal-anderson/
NB @linuxandyarn@hachyderm.io