https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-KkbwtQgjc
Friday, April 3, 2026
Rationale for Iran war questioned after Trump says ‘I don’t care’ about regime’s uranium stockpiles
US president's apparent decision to leave highly enriched uranium in hands of regime creates a more risky scenario than before the war began, experts say…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/02/trump-iran-war-rationale-uranium-stockpiles
‘If he’d stayed on the golf course, we’d be in a better place’: experts on Trump’s tariffs, one year on
Investors quickly understood that chaos was an essential tool in Trump's armoury. Almost as soon as he was inaugurated, there was a steady decline in the value of the dollar against other currencies. Investors sold assets denominated in dollars and bought assets elsewhere: Europe, Asia, South America.
"If you think that discouraging investors from buying assets in the US is a victory, then you don't believe in a growing economy," said Dario Perkins, the head of global research at the consultancy TS Lombard. "If it was possible for Trump to have spent the last 14 months on the golf course, we would be in a better place."…
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/02/trump-liberation-day-us-tariffs-trade
Detroit man freed 27 years to the day after wrongful conviction
A Detroit man is now free after spending exactly 27 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit.
Roy Blackmon was released from a state correctional facility in Ionia on Tuesday, after a judge agreed to vacate his convictions from a 1998 murder. His lawyers with the University of Michigan Law School's Innocence Clinic say his convictions rested solely on the testimony of witnesses who were coerced into implicating him by Detroit police officers at the time...
The anti-Maga talkshow: after 70 years, PBS’s The Open Mind still has it
For decades, the TV programme has made a quiet case for depth, civility and political conversation that doesn't insult your intelligence…
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/apr/02/the-open-mind-pbs
EPA flags microplastics, pharmaceuticals as contaminants in drinking water : NPR
Their inclusion on the list gives local regulators a tool to evaluate risks in their water supply, the EPA says, and it can set the stage for more research and regulatory action — but doesn't actually guarantee that will happen...
https://www.npr.org/2026/04/02/nx-s1-5771155/epa-microplastics-pharmaceuticals-drinking-water
Have Trump's tariffs worked? Here are where things stand : NPR
A year ago, President Trump ordered double-digit tariffs on virtually everything the U.S. imports.
In a ceremony at the White House, he promised that jobs and factories would come "roaring back" to the country as a result, that consumer prices would fall and that April 2 would go down in history as "the day we began to make America wealthy again."
One year later, many of Trump's import taxes have been struck down by the Supreme Court. But the president remains committed to tariffs.
Here's where things stand on the first anniversary of "Liberation Day."…
Trump’s VA killed a home loan program. Vets are now losing their homes : NPR
More than 10,000 veterans lost their homes to foreclosure since May of last year, when the Trump administration shut down a key safety net in the VA home loan program, according to the latest industry data. That is the highest pace of foreclosures for VA loans in a decade.
Another 90,000 vets are heading toward foreclosure. This comes after a years-long debacle inside the Department of Veterans Affairs has whiplashed thousands of vets between various enacted and canceled programs and left many of them on the brink of losing their homes — often through no fault of their own…
Democrats sue to block Trump's executive order targeting mail ballots | PBS News
Democrats sued Wednesday to block President Donald Trump's latest executive order restricting mail voting, arguing that the U.S. Constitution empowers states and Congress, not the president, to determine who is eligible to vote by mail...
Trump claims Iran war ‘nearing completion’ and seeks to justify conflict in prime time address
Oil prices rose and Asian stocks traded lower immediately after Trump's address, which did little to soothe investor concerns over the closure of the strait of Hormuz. The US president reiterated his call for other nations to help secure the global oil chokepoint: "Grab it and cherish it."…
"We're going to bring them back to the stone ages, where they belong," he said, even as he said "discussions were ongoing".
Democrats criticised Trump's address as "incoherent" and doing little to answer "the most basic questions the American people".
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/01/trump-iran-war-address-white-house
Global super-rich may have hidden $3.55tn from tax officials, says Oxfam
Charity calls for a levy on the very richest and the closing of tax loopholes in its report on offshore wealth…
Oil price jumps and markets slide after Trump warning to Iran
Brent crude rises 8% as US president vows to hit Iran 'extremely hard' over coming weeks…
Volatility hits Wall Street and U.S. oil tops $110 a barrel | PBS News
Wall Street is worried that higher energy prices are adding to already stubbornly high inflation. Rising fuel prices take a bigger chunk out of consumers' wallets in several ways. Directly, gasoline prices in the U.S. have surged 36 percent from a month ago to average $4.08 per gallon, according to the auto club AAA.
Indirectly, rising fuel prices tend to make a wide range of services and goods more expensive. Flights become more expensive as airlines raise ticket prices to offset rising fuel costs. Consumer goods become more expensive as shipping and transportation costs rise.
Inflation has been stubbornly above the Federal Reserve's 2% target. The war and its corresponding surge in energy prices effectively pushes inflation higher and that has dashed hopes for the Fed to cut interest rates. Wall Street had hoped for the central bank to cut rates in order to help offset a weakening job market. Lower interest rates could help stimulate the economy by lowering borrowing costs, but they also risk worsening inflation...
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/volatility-hits-wall-street-and-u-s-oil-tops-110-a-barrel
Stevens seeks to restore Social Security Administration staffing
Michigan Congresswoman Haley Stevens (D, MI-11) is introducing new legislation to bring back thousands of jobs at the Social Security Administration.
The Trump Administration cut those roles last year as part of mass federal layoffs.
Stevens said the result has been worse customer service at the agency, and Michiganders not getting value for their tax dollars...
Benson promises “swift action” against Trump's mail-in voting executive order
Not only was the order a response to a nonexistent problem, said Benson in a statement, but it's also "illegal on its face. States run elections, not the president," Benson said.
According to the U.S. Constitution, states are able to set the "Times, Place, and Manner" of federal elections, and Congress is able to enact changes...
'What the hell did he just say?' GOP Iran worries build after Trump speech. - POLITICO
"A quick recap and a path forward would've been helpful. Instead, it was nonsense left for Sean Hannity to articulate."…
Trump fires Bondi as attorney general | PBS News
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says Pam Bondi is out as his attorney general, ending the contentious tenure of a loyalist who upended the Justice Department's culture of independence from the White House, oversaw large-scale firings of career employees and moved aggressively to investigate the Republican president's perceived enemies.
The announcement follows months of scrutiny over the Justice Department's handling of files related to Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking investigation that made Bondi the target of angry conservatives even with her close relationship with Trump. She also struggled to satisfy Trump's demands to prosecute his political rivals, with multiple investigations rejected by judges or grand juries...
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Bypassing Congress, Trump says he'll sign order to resume pay for Homeland Security | PBS News
Democrats in both chambers were aligned last week with the Senate funding plan passed with bipartisan support. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer of New York on Wednesday blamed Republicans for not acting more quickly.
"Republican divisions derailed a bipartisan agreement, making American families pay the price for their dysfunction," Schumer said...
Trump warns Tehran ‘more to follow’ after strike destroys Iran’s largest bridge
Eight people reported killed in attack on newly completed suspension bridge after strike splits structure in half…
How The Republican Party Played Christians Like A Fiddle
How did the Republican Party become the "Christian" party? In this video, I break down the real history behind how the GOP turned the Christian community into its most loyal voter base, not through shared faith, but through calculated political strategy.
This isn't opinion. Everything in this video is historically documented.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLw840fuSdw
Trump polled advisers about replacing Tulsi Gabbard as intelligence chief
Exclusive: Pressure intensifies for Gabbard after president's displeasure with Iran war testimony…
A year later, here's where things stand on Trump's manufacturing revival - POLITICO
Manufacturing payrolls actually declined slightly over the past year, with 98,000 fewer jobs year-over-year based on the most recent data from the Labor Department. There are 29,900 fewer auto manufacturing jobs and 18,000 fewer wood manufacturing jobs — both sectors the president has tried to protect with trade barriers. New, higher tariffs on steel and aluminum, moreover, have hindered the construction of factories. The industry's hiring rate — often a reflection of confidence in the economic outlook — is lower now than it was at the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic...
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/02/manufacturers-still-waiting-trump-tariff-promises-00854987
Fact check: Perry Johnson’s $4,747 plan overstates Michigan tax cut savings
Johnson's proposal, in particular, has sparked several reader inquiries as part of Bridge Listens, our non-scientific survey of election year issues.
Among them: Johnson says he will eliminate income tax, my question is, what revenues will be used to fund the state's operations? — Arlon from Sault Ste. Marie
Can cutting 2 cents from every state dollar spent actually replace state income tax? — Bean from Brimley…
‘On a whole other level’: rapid snow melt-off in American west stuns scientists
Experts say brutal March heat has left critical snowpack at record-low levels – and key basins in uncharted territory…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/01/snowmelt-american-west
LIVE DEBATE [God is NOT a good father!] 1-5-2026 (Justin at DZ Debates on YouTube)
TIMESTAMPS
- 29:40 Roro [Atheist Philbro] - Starts on the Contingency Argument and modal collapse (“there are no contingent truths”); Caller leaves
- 34:20 Jen - No religion is totally right or wrong; Brings up the Eurantia Book
- 43:35 Chevelle - Thanks Justin for the help deconstructing
- 57:20 Jacob [LDS] - Why does God allow children to starve and does that make Him good? Call turns combative quick
- 1:29:00 Jimmy Snow cameo
- 1:34:40 Demi - Why do we go to Hell? Small crashout and runs
- 1:44:48 Basic Information - Caller “would LOVE to level some dangerous cities”; Caller justifies unaliving innocents when destroying cities like Nineveh; Is Hell just and would a good father send his children there?
- 2:30:55 Josh [Atheist] - Was slavery transactional in Exodus 31?
- 2:52:57 Breezy - Caller doesn’t know if it would be fair to light someone on fire for lying; If God did, would that make him a good father? What made Justin leave the faith? Some on science and evolution
- 3:35:12 Clark [Agnostic] - What are the flaws of the contingency argument?
- 3:41:10 anon123 - The definition and the privation of God; Phone issues so caller gets dropped
- 3:50:20 Rob gets rejected
- 4:04:28 Emir [Atheist] - Why was Noah upset with his sons for uncovering his nakedness in Genesis?
- 4:13:20 Superchats and wrap-up
Interview:
LIVE DEBATE [God is Fiction] 1-9-2026
TIMESTAMPS
- 12:32 Besog (I think?) - Bad faith caller; Wants to defend a deistic God; Caller intuits God
- 40:40 Cole - Caller is a Christian but doesn’t believe in the Christian God as the Bible presents him; The Bible isn’t divinely inspired and is not necessarily true
- 1:01:00 Mikeyaces - If God is all good, why does the Sun give us cancer? Reply: because it is necessary suffering; Call goes in circles and caller backtracks a lot; Gets a little into moral argument
- 1:41:40 Belteshazzar - God’s laws are always right but slavery isn’t good because God didn’t tell the Americans to do it; Claims the Bible is false and gets dropped
- 2:06:35 Dirk - The Sun is good and cancer is a result of disrespecting the Sun; Humanity has turned away from the Sun
- 2:25:05 Sudharsan [Atheist] - Wants to know how to refute the Kalam cosmological argument for God
- 2:37:10 Justin and Thinker discuss Thinker’s deconstruction and chat a little
- 2:47:40 David [Jewish Atheist] - Wants to talk about Paul’s poor writing style
- 3:01:45 Kyle [Atheist] - If he was crucified as a criminal, why would Jesus have a special tomb?
- 3:06:00 The Elf Chronicles - Starts off topic then leaves
- 3:13:50 Bolocrime - Is it just to punish future generations for crimes committed by their ancestors? Was it good to slaughter the Amalekites for what their forefathers did? How about if people have to eat their young?
- 3:48:43 (Bolocrime) - Other unjust punishments from God (Malachi 2:3); Caller reps for YaJew and call goes sideways discussing Israel
- 4:21:00 Are You Aware (Friendly) - Have evangelicals colonized Judaism? If Peter wrote Peter, would he be a first-hand witness?
- 4:28:32 Lerian [Catholic] - People have an innate sense of good; Caller: it is good that God condones slavery and caller keeps comparing slavery to working a job; Caller claims war brides can consent
- 4:57:27 (Lerian) - Slavery can be okay when it is a “natural consequence; Caller defends the death penalty; Slavery vs the penal system; Popes and slavery
- 5:36:00 (Lerian) - Caller would burn down the orphanage but stops at baby paste because “it isn’t in God’s nature”
- 5:55:23 Superchats and wrap-up
Interview:
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