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# Indigenous
Trump’s border wall expansion just bulldozed an ancient tribal site. Trump Bulldozed a 1,000-Year-Old Archeological Site to Make Room for a Second Border Wall. DHS was in talks with the wildlife refuge that hosts the ancient site to make sure it was protected, a local archeologist said.
https://theintercept.com/2026/04/30/arizona-archeological-site-bulldozed-border-wall/
# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
Rand Paul introduces amendment to end birthright citizenship. The amendment is unlikely to clear the chamber or be ratified. The Supreme Court has already heard oral arguments in the matter, though the timeline for releasing its decision remains unclear.
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/rand-paul-introduces-amendment-end-birthright-citizenship
ICE Wants to Go After Dissenters as well as Immigrants. The Trump administration is being open about its plans to violate Americans’ First and Fourth Amendment rights.
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/ice-wants-go-after-dissenters-well-immigrants
ICE’s interest in high-tech gear raises new questions: ‘What is it for?’ The immigration agency’s surveillance tools and increased access to government databases draws privacy concerns.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/26/ice-high-tech-surveillance-lower-privacy-guardrails-00705401
A Redditor Criticized ICE. Trump Is Trying to Unmask Them by Dragging the Company to a Secret Grand Jury. An ICE summons to get the user’s identity failed. Advocates worry the move to a grand jury signals an escalation of the war on dissent.
https://theintercept.com/2026/04/10/reddit-ice-protest-grand-jury/
Republicans Advance New ‘Slush Fund’ for ICE While Taking Food Aid From Millions. “They don’t need more funding,” one Democratic lawmaker said of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, “they need to be disbanded.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/republicans-ice-budget
10-year-old boy faces deportation alone after mother detained in Houston. The boy and his mother currently have a pending asylum case. In the meantime, his guardian is still waiting for more information regarding the Department of Homeland Security’s request to deport him.
https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/10-year-old-boy-faces-deportation-alone-after-mother-detained-in-houston-texas-venezuela-immigration-crisis-court-judge-custody-homeland-security
200 Border Patrol agents headed for Texas amid illegal crossings surge
https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/immigration/border-coverage/200-border-texas-illegal-surge/
US will deny visas to applicants who say they fear persecution at home. Directive claims that new process is due to ‘the high number of aliens claiming asylum’ in the US
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/28/us-applicants-visa-refusal-immigration
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
IRS weaponized Johnson Amendment to target conservative pastors while ignoring liberals, DOJ finds.
https://justthenews.com/government/federal-agencies/irs-weaponized-johnson-amendment-target-conservative-pastors-while
1 in 3 Dollars Earned Goes to Taxes. Why? It’s galling to hand over a third of everything you earned last year to government to waste, fraud, and abuseopens in a new tab. Last year, the federal government took just over $5 trillion. States and localities took another $2.5 trillion. Out of a total personal income of just $26 trillion, that’s 1 in 3.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/04/30/one-in-three-dollars-taxes/
Is the UN Rolling Back Women’s Progress To Pay Its Debts? Reports indicate that the United Nations is facing a severe financial crisis driven by unpaid dues—primarily from the United States—which has forced significant budgetary,, and operational cutbacks, resulting in a contraction of support for women’s organizations and gender-equality programs.
https://www.truthdig.com/articles/is-the-un-rolling-back-womens-progress-to-pay-its-debts/
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Son, Finn, Raising $100 Million For An Investment Fund Tied To His Dad’s MAHA Movement
https://www.trialsitenews.com/a/the-fund-the-movement-and-the-gray-zone-inside-finn-kennedys-health-venture-bet-196a9e60
# Employment / Labor / Unions
How an obscure federal agency threatens to upend union disputes. The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service began delaying and denying union requests for arbitrators to hear grievance cases, a move that has shocked longtime experts. President Donald Trump’s executive order on exclusions from federal labor-management relations programs and subsequent Office of Personnel Management rule making has resulted in “irreparable harm” to the labor group.
https://fedscoop.com/radio/doj-charges-a-special-forces-soldier-with-using-classified-information/
# General News / Camp Mystic
Camp Mystic drops summer reopening plan over outrage by families and Texas lawmakers
https://apnews.com/article/texas-floods-camp-mystic-reopening-27c49f3d478c3923dfff0cd97824382b
# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
King Charles Lies to Epstein Survivors After Refusing to Meet Them. Ahead of his speech to Congress, King Charles rebuffed survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse.
https://newrepublic.com/post/209619/king-charles-epstein-survivors-speech-congress
# Gov / Politics
White House makes ‘two Kings’ post with photo of Trump, King Charles
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5854013-white-house-kings-trump-charles/
Trump planning for an extended blockade of Iran in ongoing effort to force nuclear agreement
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/29/trump-iran-nuclear-deal-blockade
34,000 dead people found on voter rolls prompts expert to slam Dems for resisting ‘commonsense’ cleanup
https://www.aol.com/articles/34-000-dead-people-found-155204053.html
King Charles completely changed how the US feels about him – and forced people to care about forgotten Americans
https://www.the-sun.com/news/16296348/king-charles-forced-americans-us-trip/
US asks to move Dark Eagle hypersonic missiles towards Iran. Donald Trump under increasing pressure to either break impasse in negotiations or deliver decisive blow to end costly two-month conflict
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/04/30/us-asks-to-move-dark-eagle-hypersonic-missiles-towards-iran/
Trump ‘probably’ considering pulling U.S. troops out of Italy, Spain. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he is considering removing U.S. military troops from Italy and Spain, due to the country’s lack of assistance during the Iran military conflict. The President said he would carry out a review of US military presence in Europe after public criticism of the US-Israeli war on Iran
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/may/01/donald-trump-us-troops-italy-spain-germany-nato-europe-latest-news
Is the US “problematic”? A Reflection on the Political Violence Gripping Our Nation
we ought to think about what this political violence represents. To me, it symbolizes a deeper problem within our own society, culture, and political system.
https://cole.house.gov/media/weekly-columns/reflection-political-violence-gripping-our-nation
How ICE Spies On American Citizens | Incognito Mode
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QUG8czGScU
More Details Emerge of Trump’s Secret Use of ICE to Spy on Critics. Privacy groups are pushing Big Tech to notify users about federal surveillance after anonymous ICE critics were exposed.
https://truthout.org/articles/more-details-emerge-of-trumps-secret-use-of-ice-to-spy-on-critics/?utm_source=Truthout&utm_campaign=075b138f99-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_04_30_08_46&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_bbb541a1db-075b138f99-650963661
Major US Wars Since Korea Killed Over 4 Million Civilians, Cost Nearly $6 Trillion: Trump’s Iran War is killing almost twice as many civilians per day as Afghanistan and, during the first week, cost nearly three times as much per day as Iraq. US President Donald Trump’s war in Iran has passed the two-month mark with little to show for it besides thousands of dead civilians, gas prices exceeding $4 a gallon, and tens of billions of dollars in taxpayer funds spent.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/us-war-4-million-causalties
Violence Is the USA’s True God and Pete Hegseth Is High Priest. How can it be that the hell of war is so fully a part of the American identity, preparation for which consumes half the national budget every year?
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/violence-is-us-god
Democratic senators warn Trump administration against taking ‘any illegal activity’ to stymy voting
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5857879-democratic-senators-trump-voting-ssa-dhs/
Trump’s impulsive foreign policy is tearing apart the global order. Historian Daniel Immerwahr examines the president’s “hit-and-run” foreign policy and what he calls the “doom spiral of Trumpism.”
https://revealnews.org/podcast/trump-foreign-policy-imperialism-iran/
Republican lawmaker who’s been MIA for over a month finally speaks out about lengthy and continued absence. Tom Kean Jr. is facing a tough reelection bid in November, yet has missed more than 50 roll call votes since March 17
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/tom-kean-congressman-missing-absent-b2966095.html
Hakeem Jeffries Shreds Karoline Leavitt’s Violent Rhetoric Criticism: ‘Get Lost, Clean Up Your Own House.’ The House Minority Leader railed at the “stone-cold liar” White House press secretary for having the “nerve” to “lecture us about civility.”
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/hakeem-jeffries-slams-karoline-leavitt-accusing-dems-violent-rhetoric_n_69f0f8bae4b0e475dfdcf082
# Gov / Politics / Global
Iran’s Leader Resurfaces With Threat: Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has resurfaced following weeks of absence with an ominous threat directed at the United States, promising to “dismantle” the US role in the Persian Gulf and stating that American forces belong at the “bottom of its waters”
https://www.the-independent.com/bulletin/news/iran-mojtaba-khamenei-statement-us-trump-b2968037.html
Iran Relays New Peace Deal to US
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/iran-sends-fresh-peace-proposal-145444701.html
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations (UN)
Inside the Supreme Court’s conflict with a Trump-appointed judge
https://www.alternet.org/texas-voting-map-scotus/
Supreme Court sharply limits use of race in redistricting in a win for Republicans. The court agreed with Republicans that the congressional map Louisiana drew is a racial gerrymander, making it harder for civil rights plaintiffs to challenge future maps.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-limits-use-race-redistricting-win-republicans-rcna245856
A U.S. appeals court will hear arguments Thursday over whether the Pentagon can censure Sen. Mark Kelly and lower his retirement rank after Kelly told service members to reject unlawful orders. A lower court ruled in Kelly’s favor.
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5735641-judge-rules-against-pentagon-kelly/
Supreme Court Decision Could Undo Decades of Gains by Black Women Lawmakers. In a scathing dissent, Justice Elena Kagan said the court’s conservative majority has completed its “demolition” of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
https://eji.org/news/supreme-court-undermines-black-political-participation-in-devastating-ruling-on-voting-rights-act/
US charges governor of Mexico’s Sinaloa state and 9 others with drug trafficking and weapons charges
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/29/politics/us-charges-mexican-officals-drug-trafficking-weapons
Donald Trump torpedoes own legal case against James Comey, admits ’86 him’ doesn’t only mean ‘kill him’
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/donald-trump-torpedoes-own-legal-case-against-james-comey-admits-86-him-doesnt-only-mean-kill-him/
The Black Caucus is the ‘conscience of Congress.’ Supreme Court ruling has it bracing for a big hit. Black members of Congress are bracing for a crippling shake-up of their ranks after a Supreme Court ruling gutted a key section of the Voting Rights Act that had protected minority communities in political redistricting and helped boost their representation.
https://www.wbrc.com/2026/04/30/black-caucus-is-conscience-congress-supreme-court-ruling-has-it-bracing-big-hit/
# Military / Global
‘This Is Piracy’: Israel Condemned for Seizure of Gaza-Bound Flotilla Near Greece. “How on Earth,” asked the UN’s top Palestine expert, “is possible that Israel is allowed to assault and seize vessels in international waters just off Greece/Europe?”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/israel-flotilla-piracy
# Science / Research
Scientists discover way to stop disease-carrying mosquitoes before they’re born
https://yscscicomm.sites.yale.edu/science-writing/biting-back
Administration Uses Records Policy to Jail Scientist While Being Sued for Records Abuses. The records charges are a thin veil for the administration’s continued attacks on public health, one commentator said.
https://truthout.org/articles/admin-uses-records-policy-to-jail-scientist-while-being-sued-for-records-abuses/
# Security / DHS / Communications / Surveillance
DHS funding bill heads to Trump, ending shutdown for department employees. After months of delays and three shutdowns, lawmakers move forward while punting immigration funding fight.
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/04/30/congress/trump-dhs-legislation-ends-record-shutdown-00902034
Trump signs Homeland Security bill into law, officially ending shutdown
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5858989-record-dhs-shutdown-ends/
42 House Democrats Join GOP in Passing Warrantless Mass Surveillance Bill. “It was these Democrats’ responsibility to stand up against this administration, and they voted to stand down instead,” said one campaigner.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/fisa-section-702-reauthorization
# Social Services / Programs / Social Security
Social Security Benefit Cuts Are Coming — and President Trump Shoulders Some of the Blame
https://247wallst.com/investing/2026/04/30/social-security-benefit-cuts-are-coming-and-president-trump-shoulders-some-of-the-blame/
No more full Social Security COLA for all? New proposal can help preserve program, but would hurt millions of US seniors
https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/no-more-full-social-security-120000988.html
# Technology / AI / Data Centers / Robotics
70+ data centers are planned in Central Texas. What they could mean for your health. Unchecked Data Center Growth Poses Grave Threat to Texas Grid and Water, Public Citizen Says Ahead of TX House Data Center Hearing. Advocacy group calls for community-centered regulations as statewide resistance grows against corporate tax handouts and the strain on local resources
https://www.citizen.org/news/unchecked-data-center-growth-poses-grave-threat-to-texas-grid-and-water-public-citizen-says-ahead-of-tx-house-data-center-hearing/
Quantum Computing Is Coming for Your Passwords: Unlike conventional computers, quantum computers can use Shor’s algorithm to easily break the asymmetric encryption (RSA/ECC) that protects online data, and use Grover’s algorithm to speed up password hash cracking
https://www.cio.com/article/4058026/quantum-computing-is-coming-for-your-data-heres-how-to-stay-secure.html
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