Verdant Square Network1d ago

Far-Right Religious Leaders Advising Trump See Iran as an End Times Holy War https://theintercept.com/2026/04/04/paula-white-iran-war-christian-evangelicals/

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Far-Right Religious Leaders Advising Trump See Iran as an End Times Holy War

By making the case that the war with Iran is a holy crusade, the evangelicals around the president are making it impossible to end.

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Verdant Square Network2d ago

DHS Launches Massive “Less Lethal” Chemical Weapons Buying Spree https://theintercept.com/2026/04/03/less-lethal-chemical-weapons-tear-gas-protests/

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DHS Launches Massive “Less Lethal” Chemical Weapons Buying Spree

Federal agents’ indiscriminate use of tear gases and “less-lethal” projectiles has become a mainstay of protest crackdowns.

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Verdant Square Network2d ago

Iran Shoots Down F-15 Fighter Jet After Trump Bragged They Had No Capability https://theintercept.com/2026/04/03/iran-war-fighter-jet-shot-down-trump/

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Iran Shoots Down F-15 Fighter Jet After Trump Bragged They Had No Capability

Iran shot down a U.S. Air Force F-15 fighter jet as Trump threatened the country’s critical infrastructure and destroyed a bridge near Tehran.

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Verdant Square Network2d ago

Grandmother Faces Trial in Alabama for Wearing Penis Costume to No Kings Protest https://theintercept.com/2026/04/03/penis-costume-no-kings-protest-alabama-censorship/

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Grandmother Faces Trial in Alabama for Wearing Penis Costume to No Kings Protest

The 62-year-old was arrested for wearing a penis costume to an Alabama No Kings protest — then prosecutors doubled down.

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Verdant Square Network2d ago

Trump’s Holy War Abroad and at Home https://theintercept.com/2026/04/03/trump-christian-right-iran-evangelicals/

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Trump’s Holy War Abroad and at Home

Investigative Journalist Sarah Posner on how the Christian right’s end times views are shaping U.S. foreign and domestic policies.

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GrumpyOldFart2d ago

“US is lying through its teeth about Iran war casualties — and people are noticing”

by Joe Glenton in The Canary

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“The US is still hiding casualty figures from its failing Iran war. The Pentagon is ‘cooking the books’ on the number of soldiers killed and wounded by using outdated reporting to keep the public in the dark. The #Intercept’s Nick #Turse reported on 1 April:

Almost 750 U.S. troops have been wounded or killed in the Middle East since October 2023, an analysis by The Intercept has found. But the #Pentagon won’t acknowledge it”

https://www.thecanary.co/global/world-news/2026/04/02/us-is-lying-through-its/

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US is lying through its teeth about Iran war casualties — and people are noticing

Hundreds of US personnel have been killed or injured in the region since the US launched a war on Iran just over a month ago

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Verdant Square Network2d ago

The Intercept’s Press Freedom Defense Fund Leads Cohort Fighting Trump’s Unconstitutional Media Attacks https://theintercept.com/2026/04/02/press-freedom-defense-fund-law-firms-amicus-brief/

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The Intercept’s Press Freedom Defense Fund Leads Cohort Fighting Trump’s Unconstitutional Media Attacks

A cohort of 42 media and press freedom advocates, led by The Intercept’s Press Freedom Defense Fund, filed an amicus brief opposing Trump's attempts to censor the press.

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Verdant Square Network2d ago

Mother of the Last Afghan in Guantánamo Bay Begs Trump to Free Her Son https://theintercept.com/2026/04/02/guantanamo-bay-mohammad-rahim-release-trump/

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Mother of the Last Afghan in Guantánamo Bay Begs Trump to Free Her Son

Mohammad Rahim’s mother called it her “most earnest and final hope” to see him again while she’s still alive. He has never been charged with a crime.

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Verdant Square Network3d ago

Bernie Sanders Backs Claire Valdez in NYC House Race Dividing Left and Progressives https://theintercept.com/2026/04/02/bernie-sanders-claire-valdez-congress-nyc/

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Bernie Sanders Backs Claire Valdez in NYC House Race Dividing Left and Progressives

Sanders waded into the New York City race by backing the socialist candidate over Antonio Reynoso to replace Nydia Velázquez.

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Verdant Square Network3d ago

Iranian Americans Have Turned Against the War, New Poll Finds https://theintercept.com/2026/04/01/iranian-americans-against-war-poll-israel/

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Iranian Americans Have Turned Against the War, New Poll Finds

At the start of the war found Iranian Americans split on the war. Now a NIAC poll found that two-thirds want to see it end.

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