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Wednesday, April 15, 2026
French woman, 86, held by ICE after moving to US to marry 1950s sweetheart
The family of Marie-Thérèse, from Brittany, fear for her health after she was cuffed and placed in a detention centre…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/14/marie-therese-billy-ice-arrest-us-france
US edges closer to popular vote deciding winner of presidential elections
Under the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, states would assign their presidential electors to the winner of the popular vote, regardless of the results within the state. The compact takes effect when states representing a majority of electoral votes – 270 of 538 – pass the legislation and thus would determine the winner of the presidential contest. With Virginia, the compact now has 222 electors...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/14/majority-vote-for-president-us-constitution
FBI arrests California man shot by ICE on ‘assault’ charges
Hernandez is the latest person to be injured by immigration officers and then criminally prosecuted by the US Department of Justice (DoJ). In the Los Angeles region, the DoJ has consistently failed to win convictions against people accused of assaulting immigration officers, suffering a string of embarrassing dismissals and acquittals in recent months...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/14/fbi-arrests-california-man-shot-ice-assault
House Democrats call for commission led by JD Vance to oust Trump
Measure by Jamie Raskin follows statements by Trump about annihilating Iran and post depicting himself as Jesus…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/14/congress-25th-amendment-commission-trump-jd-vance
Democrat Ro Khanna to introduce bill to stop US gasoline exports amid Iran war
Congressman says keeping gas supplies at home could lower costs for Americans amid price hikes sparked by war…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/14/ro-khanna-bill-stop-gas-exports-iran-war
Iran war escalation could trigger global recession, IMF warns
Growth forecasts cut for US and global economy, while UK suffers sharpest downgrade in G7…
Mass Arrests by Trump's ICE, CBP Repeatedly Fail Under Scrutiny — ProPublica
Protesters Detained: ProPublica and FRONTLINE found more than 300 people who were arrested during immigration sweeps and accused of crimes like assaulting or interfering with law enforcement. Cases
Collapse Under Scrutiny: Over and over, cases against protesters fell apart, often because statements made by the arresting officers were debunked by video footage.
Chilling Effect: Experts said arrests, even without convictions, can quash dissent. “I don’t want to be assaulted again. I don’t want to wind up back in federal prison,” a protester said...
https://www.propublica.org/article/caught-in-crackdown-ice-cbp-doj-trump-arrests-convictions
Trump Is About to Drop a “Nuclear Weapon” on Trans Youth Health Care – Mother Jones
The rule would deliver an ultimatum to hospitals: Stop providing the treatments to trans kids or get kicked out of the federal Medicaid and Medicare programs...
GOP holdouts not giving up on amendments to Section 702 extension - Live Updates - POLITICO
Rep. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio) is seeking consideration of an amendment to the bill reauthorizing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA, that would prevent data brokers from selling information to the federal government, according to text of the provision obtained exclusively by POLITICO...
House GOP ramps up pressure on ActBlue - Live Updates - POLITICO
Democrats have largely insisted that the House GOP probe into ActBlue, which powers Democrats’ online fundraising advantage, is politically motivated and without evidence. President Donald Trump has also repeatedly called for probes into the donor platform...
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/04/14/congress/act-blue-house-gop-investigation-00871659
Thune says Senate GOP ‘prepared’ to fill potential Supreme Court vacancy - Live Updates - POLITICO
The president remains very interested in the possibility of placing Sen. Ted Cruz on the court, according to two other people granted anonymity to describe Trump’s thinking. The White House did not respond to a request for comment on the president’s current thinking...
Trump’s decision to blockade Iran ups the ante on prices - POLITICO
Trump’s blockade of Iran is rippling beyond oil, squeezing fertilizer and helium supplies and raising the risk of higher food prices and wider economic disruption…
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/14/trump-iran-oil-prices-00869939
Appeals court orders judge to end contempt investigation of deportation flights | PBS News
Childs said the court's majority has trampled on Boasberg's authority "in a way that will affect not only these contempt proceedings but will also echo in future proceedings against all litigants." "
Now, any litigant can argue, based on their preferred interpretation of a court's order, that they did not commit contempt before contempt findings are even made," Childs wrote in her 80-page dissent...
Who is Péter Magyar, who beat Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán? : NPR
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán lost his bid for a fifth consecutive term on Sunday after voters turned out in numbers not seen since the fall of communism in the 1990s
https://www.npr.org/2026/04/13/nx-s1-5783657/peter-magyar-hungary-prime-minister-orban-election
DOJ says Biden unfairly targeted anti-abortion activists : NPR
"DOJ's current leaders' textbook cruelty and hypocrisy are on full display in this report. They insist on zealous advocacy by career staff in advancing the President's priorities, while shaming and firing those who did just that in the prior administration," Young, with Justice Connection, said in a statement. She was referring to Bondi's memo that required department attorneys to "zealously" defend and protect the interests of the U.S., as set by the president.
"They've put career employees on notice: if they do their jobs, they face potential termination if future political leadership disagrees with the policy goals of prior leadership," Young added…
https://www.npr.org/2026/04/14/g-s1-117430/doj-biden-weaponization-report
Humans are having fun impersonating AI chatbots : NPR
The website Your AI Slop Bores Me takes its name from a meme people on social media use to criticize AI-generated content. The site — a fake AI chatbot — has only been around for about a month. But its creator, Mihir Maroju, said it's already received more than 25 million unique visitors and nearly 280 million total hits.
"People are spending hours on the site," the 17-year-old high school graduate in Puducherry, India said in an interview with NPR. "I didn't really expect it to be so addictive."…
https://www.npr.org/2026/04/14/nx-s1-5776842/ai-chatbot-comedy-ben-palmer-chatgpt
Why Congress is fighting over a central tool of American surveillance : NPR
But a number of lawmakers, both Republicans and Democrats, are concerned that FISA 702 allows for the federal government to spy on the communications of American citizens without a warrant, violating their constitutional right to privacy…
https://www.npr.org/2026/04/14/nx-s1-5768270/what-to-know-about-section-702-surveillance
Global shortage of natural gas benefits U.S. companies in Iran war : NPR
"We have a shortage of natural gas," U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright told the crowd. "Where is that natural gas gonna come from? It's gonna come from continued ramps, continued investments to grow United States LNG exports."… 
Consumers Energy risks losing out on rate hikes without virtual power plant tech
A VPP is technology that can aggregate thousands of small sources of electricity to reduce stress on the electric grid. If enough of these sources are tapped, a VPP could potentially reduce the need to build a new gas power plant...
Michigan group spotlights Black Maternal Health Week and the risks Black women face giving birth
Danielle Atkinson, the executive director of the public policy-focused group Mothering Justice, pointed to federal data that show Black women are 3-4 times more likely than their white counterparts to die of childbirth-related complications — a disparity that persists even when factoring in things like education and income level.
“It really speaks to the barriers, the economic barriers, the racial issues in our healthcare system and society, and how they have an effect on the lives of our people who are birthing,” Atkinson said...
US military says it killed two people in another boat strike in eastern Pacific
The administration has argued the strikes are lawful under the rules of war, saying the US is in an armed conflict with traffickers, but legal experts have rejected that rationale...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/13/us-military-vessel-strike
Trump deletes post with AI image of himself as Jesus-like figure after outcry
The US president’s conservative, Christian supporters decried the Truth Social post, calling it ‘disgusting’…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/13/trump-ai-image-christ-like-figure-backlash
Artemis and Our Shared Humanity (Andrew Seidel; One Nation, Indivisible podcast Episode #058)
Donald Trump threaten genocide via nuclear attack while science lands four astronauts back on this floating rock after launching them around the moon. Andrew discusses these two polar opposites, the calls to remove Trump under the 25th Amendment, whether impeachment might be better, and the toxic masculinity documentary on Netflix. In the final segment, Andrew delves into the beauty of the Artemis mission.
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Interview:Elie Mystal’s article on impeachmentAstronaut Koch’s reflections on ArtemisCosmonaut Sergei Krikalev’s interview
How Mrs. Frazzled Helped Eric Swalwell's Victims Speak Out (Find Out podcast on YouTube)
The California Governor's race was rocked this week when five women came forward to speak out against gubernatorial candidate, Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA), for sexual assault. To speak more on this our guest, influencer Mrs. Frazzled, broke the story and walks us through the process of giving these brave women a voice. We'll learn more about how Mrs. Frazzled exposed Swalwell's record concerning infidelity, harassment, and using his Snapchat account to lure women. It's another shameful reminder of how women are never believed and how men in higher office leverage their power to silence their victims.
We also learn about the online blowback Mrs. Frazzled has received for breaking the story and the most outrageous accusations people have made about her. We take the time to prove that she is not a Russian agent and has no motive to throw the California Governor's race to the Republicans. In fact, it's better to learn about this now than after ballots are sent out to California voters on May 4th. Especially since the Republicans were ready to expose Swalwell on this as part of their "October Surprise".
01:28 How Did You First Get Connected With These Women?
02:09 Was It Just Woman That Started & Then Snowballed?
11:27 There Are More People With Stories To Tell
12:46 What Happens Next?
16:48 Republicans Had This Story
20:30 You Get A Lot Of Pushback
27:33 What Were They Afraid Of Happening If They Came Forward?
32:20 He Just Pissed So Many People Off
36:18 So Happy This Was Finally Coming Out
38:38 You Were Accused Of Treason
41:02 Come Flying Out With The Screenshots
44:35 To See People Attacking Her For Doing The Right Thing
50:26 It's Not Going To Deescalate If He Gets More Power
53:25 You A**holes Still Voted For Trump
We also learn about the online blowback Mrs. Frazzled has received for breaking the story and the most outrageous accusations people have made about her. We take the time to prove that she is not a Russian agent and has no motive to throw the California Governor's race to the Republicans. In fact, it's better to learn about this now than after ballots are sent out to California voters on May 4th. Especially since the Republicans were ready to expose Swalwell on this as part of their "October Surprise".
01:28 How Did You First Get Connected With These Women?
02:09 Was It Just Woman That Started & Then Snowballed?
11:27 There Are More People With Stories To Tell
12:46 What Happens Next?
16:48 Republicans Had This Story
20:30 You Get A Lot Of Pushback
27:33 What Were They Afraid Of Happening If They Came Forward?
32:20 He Just Pissed So Many People Off
36:18 So Happy This Was Finally Coming Out
38:38 You Were Accused Of Treason
41:02 Come Flying Out With The Screenshots
44:35 To See People Attacking Her For Doing The Right Thing
50:26 It's Not Going To Deescalate If He Gets More Power
53:25 You A**holes Still Voted For Trump
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