TODAY'S TOP MADDOWBLOG POSTS
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The wars in Iraq and Vietnam became as unpopular as the war in Iran is now, but it took years, not months.
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How, exactly, are negotiations with Iran supposed to produce an agreement that all parties can trust if Trump’s envoy makes offers that Trump opposes?
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How, exactly, are negotiations with Iran supposed to produce an agreement that all parties can trust if Trump’s envoy makes offers that Trump opposes?
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In his first term, the president said he’d “easily” reduce the debt, but he delivered the opposite results. In his second term, it’s happening again.
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In his first term, the president said he’d “easily” reduce the debt, but he delivered the opposite results. In his second term, it’s happening again.
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The secretary appears to envision a political environment in which people say what he says, believe what he believes and support what he supports.
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The secretary appears to envision a political environment in which people say what he says, believe what he believes and support what he supports.
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STORIES WE'RE KEEPING AN EYE ON
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- Pope Leo picks formerly undocumented immigrant to lead West Virginia Catholics
(Washington Post)
- "The Fox News contributor is the founder of a supplement business that develops 'clean, thoughtfully crafted tinctures'...
"Her Instagram account is peppered with dubious wellness claims such as 'rosemary and sage decrease Alzheimer’s risk'...”
(Ars Technica)
- "ICYMI: Some real gems in a now-moving Senate package of Trump nominees to be U.S. Attorneys.
Darin Smith, up for the job in Wyoming, has never even tried a case in a federal or state court.
He also participated in the Jan. 6, 2021 protests at the Capitol. 🇺🇸 "
Senate Moves Forward With 3 Wildly Unfit Nominees To Be Trump's U.S. Attorneys — One participated in the Jan. 6, 2021, protests. Another compared prosecutions of the rioters to the Salem witch trials. The third embraced a Jan. 6 conspiracy theory.
(Jen Bendery shares HuffPost)
- Update: Meenu Batra was released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention on April 30.
A federal judge in Brownsville mandated her release that same day through a temporary restraining order, writing that her detention likely violated her constitutional right to due process.
(Texas Observer shares a link to its updated article)
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đź—ş️ REDISTRICTING UPDATE
This is where the redistricting battle stands after SCOTUS ruled this week in Callais v. Louisiana to gut the Voting Rights Act, and effectively invalidate a key tool used to fight racially discriminatory maps.
Here's where state efforts currently stand👇️
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(Thread from Democracy Docket)
- All the major school districts in North Carolina are closed for May Day.
Teachers organized and got school boards to close!
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(Mike Elk)
- Made a #MayDayStrong zine! Here's what we're all doing on Friday, May 1, 2026, friends -- and why! Check out the zine in this thread and check out maydaystrong.org for events near you!
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(Thread from Greg Pak)
- Poll: Trump’s Iran war reaches Iraq- and Vietnam-era disapproval levels
(Washington Post)
- NEW: Trump diverted >9,100 FBI personnel to work on immigration during the first 9 months of this term, per public records I obtained. He multiplied them by a factor of 23 - from 279 before he took office to >6500 by September.
(Akela Lacy with a thread and a link to the Intercept)
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