Good Morning—

While Bernie and AOC packed L.A. with a message of solidarity, Trump’s campaign continues pushing mass deportations, revoking protections for Afghans and Cameroonians, and winking at war crimes with his “you have to put up or shut up” diplomacy on Ukraine—hours before a Russian missile killed over 30 civilians.

Meanwhile, the GOP is busy trying to erase votes in North Carolina, ignore pronouns in the White House press room, and apparently—according to one judge—deport college students over paperwork. Pete Hegseth is being called a “dumb effing individual” by House Democrats, and Trump’s inner circle is split between Elon Musk’s contrarian cosplay and ICE dragging people from their desks like it’s a dystopian TikTok trend.

On the tariff front, one CEO just called it “the end of days.”

But hey, the bees are disappearing again. So at least the ecosystem and democracy are crumbling together—symmetry matters.

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This Day in History:

On April 13, 1861, Fort Sumter surrendered to Confederate forces after a 34-hour bombardment, marking the official start of the American Civil War. In 1870, the Metropolitan Museum of Art was founded in New York City, destined to become one of the most iconic and comprehensive art museums in the world. On April 13, 1964, Sidney Poitier made history as the first Black actor to win the Academy Award for Best Actor, honored for his role in Lilies of the Field. During the Apollo 13 mission in 1970, an oxygen tank explosion forced NASA to abort the lunar landing, sparking a tense but ultimately successful mission to bring the crew home. And in 1997, Tiger Woods won the Masters Tournament, becoming the youngest champion at age 21 and the first golfer of African heritage to claim a major title—redefining the sport’s history in the process.

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• Bernie Sanders' Crowd Size 'Biggest' Ever at LA Rally With AOC—Staff
• Trump: Russia-Ukraine Talks ‘Going OK,’ but Point at Which ‘You Have to Put Up or Shut Up’
• Russian Missile Strike on Ukrainian City Kills Over 30 People
• US ‘Demands Control’ From Ukraine of Key Pipeline Carrying Russian Gas
• ‘So-Called Secretary of Defense’: Dem Leader Hakeem Jeffries Rips Pete Hegseth as ‘Dumb Effing Individual’
• Musk Goes Where No Other Trump Adviser Can: Publicly Disagreeing With the President
• Buttigieg Says Left Won’t Have Its Own Joe Rogan: ‘That’s Not How It Works’
• Texas GOP Braces for Explosive Senate Primary
• Trump’s Retribution Sends a Chilling Message to Dissenters
• White House Ignores Preferred Pronouns and the Journalists Who Use Them

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• Owner of NJ Sushi Joint Convicted of Spying for China and Let Back on the Street Nabbed by ICE
• ‘One Million.’ The Private Goal Driving Trump’s Push for Mass Deportations.
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• 'Bloodless Coup': NC Supreme Court Partially Upholds GOP Vote-Tossing Effort
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• As Tariffs Put Trade Between China and the US in Peril, Chinese Businesses Ponder the Future
• DOGE Goons Physically Drag Social Security Worker From Desk
• Witkoff Spoke Briefly With Iranian Counterpart Amid Trump’s Nuclear Pressure Campaign
• FBI Analyst Targeted in Kash Patel’s Book Placed on Leave
• US Immigration Judge Rules Palestinian Columbia Student Khalil Can Be Deported

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Buttigieg says the left won’t have a Joe Rogan. Is that a good thing?

🔹 Yes, we don’t need bro-pod rage bait
🔹 Depends on the messenger, not the mic
🔹 The left should build platforms, not personalities

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• The Bees Are Disappearing Again
• British Government Takes Control of Country’s Last Major Steel Mill
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• Your Tribalism Is Dumb
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• Phones, Other Electronics Exempt From New Tariffs, Trump Administration Says

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