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“Donald Trump's administration has quietly restarted an oil pipeline system in California, ignoring state law and court orders in the process.” - Apr 4, 2026
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-oil-2676665609/

#Environment #Trump #California

'Disturbing new threat' from Trump admin as lawmakers brace for oil power grab: analyst

Donald Trump's administration has quietly restarted an oil pipeline system in California, ignoring state law and court orders in the process.The 122-mile onshore pipeline ships oil from three offshore platforms off Santa Barbara. But the shutdown on said line has been in effect since 2015 following ...

Raw Story

3-year-old immigrant suffered alleged sexual abuse during months in federal custody, family says
https://apnews.com/article/immigration-texas-trump-detention-abuse-b799ace25087c594339298685438e888?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Politics @politics-AssociatedPress

Toddler suffered alleged abuse while in federal immigration custody

An immigrant family is grappling with the ordeal suffered by a 3-year-old girl who endured alleged sexual abuse while her father fought for five months for her release from federal custody. She had been placed in a foster home after immigration officials separated her from her mother when they crossed the border illegally. Attorneys had to file a lawsuit to reunite her with her father, a legal permanent U.S. resident. Under the Trump administration, the average custody times for children cared for by the Office of Refugee Resettlement have grown from 37 days to almost 200 days in federal custody.

AP News
Nothing captures my mood like these dollar store Peeps.

30 years ago today
Bikini Kill released their second studio album, Reject All American, April 5, 1996

It features the singles "Statement of Vindication," "Capri Pants," and "Jet Ski."

#punk #punks #punkrock #womenofpunk #kathleenhanna #kathiwilcox #bikinikill #history #punkrockhistory #otd

A 1% annual wealth tax on billionaires in Illinois would, by itself, balance the budget.

A 2% wealth tax on billionaires would pay for universal single payer healthcare for everyone in Illinois.

Tax the billionaires.

Calligraphic falconer. Torah, Germany ca. 1250-1299. BL, Add 21160, fol. 181v.
#medieval #MedievalArt

U.S. destroys major bridge in Iran; IRGC claims strike on Amazon data center; Trump imposes 100% tariff on brand-name drugs

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/us-destroys-major-bridge-in-iran

Lake Corpus Christi stands at just over 9% capacity, and Choke Canyon Reservoir, the city’s other primary source, is below 8% full. A formal Level 1 #water emergency, requiring mandatory cuts across all users, could be declared as early as May. https://www.texasobserver.org/corpus-christi-water-crisis-climate-projections/

#environment #ClimateChange #politics #USpol #news #drought #GulfCoast #Texas

The Corpus Christi Water Crisis Isn't Exceptional. It's Early.

When drought cycles outpace infrastructure planning, a water emergency is not a surprise—it’s a forecast.

The Texas Observer

“It’s honestly been eye opening (in a bad way) to see how special interests work in our system” says the Head of Politics at Kalshi, which pays Donald Trump Jr. to sit on its advisory board and has spent over a million in lobbying over the past ~year. The government has just filed a lawsuit to intervene to protect Kalshi from several state regulators.

#Kalshi

How Trump’s Son in Law Became a Foreign Agent

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