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Rock n’ Roll Expat in Mexico; Upper Michigander; ex-NewYorker; singer/songwriter/drummer/guitarist; vinyl junkie; sensible progressive
ICE Warehouse Concentration Camps Put on Hold as DHS Corruption Spills Into Full View

Federal investigators are starting to wonder why DHS has been paying tens of millions more for ICE warehouses than the buildings are worth.

Jezebel

Judge rules Trump order eliminating NPR, PBS funding unconstitutional

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/03/31/trump-npr-pbs-funding-unconstitutional/

Judge rules Trump order eliminating NPR, PBS funding is unconstitutional

A federal judge struck down part of Trump’s order cutting NPR and PBS funding, calling it viewpoint discrimination and a First Amendment violation.

The Washington Post

‘The Geneva Convention specifically prohibits attacks on drinking water, so Trump’s threat to attack the desalination plants that make seawater drinkable is…not only stupid…but “also, quite obviously,...very illegal.”‘

https://open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/march-30-2026?r=1j5iw&utm_medium=ios by @hcrichardson.bsky.social

March 30, 2026

Showing reporters on Air Force One a series of posterboard images of his new ballroom last night, Trump told them: “I thought I’d do this now because it’s easier.

Letters from an American
#Trump is "winning" his unconstitutional #IranWar so much that he's committing war crimes by attacking civilian infrastructure, & threatening many more, including oil production that will keep global energy prices high for YEARS, if Iran doesn't open the strait of Hormuz immediately. You can tell how well this is going by the cheap gas prices, oh wait...
https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-israel-trump-lebanon-march-30-2026-8abb0ee50be4cd8dd9ddde3a9d846ef8
Trump again threatens widespread destruction in Iran if a deal is not reached soon

U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening widespread destruction of Iran’s energy resources and other vital infrastructure, potentially including desalination plants that supply drinking water. Trump leveled the threats Monday, saying the U.S. would strike if a deal to end the war is not reached “shortly.” Iran, meanwhile, struck a key water and electrical plant in Kuwait, and an oil refinery in Israel came under attack. A drone hit a Kuwaiti oil tanker in Dubai waters, causing a fire. Israel and the U.S. launched a new wave of strikes on Iran, as the war raged with no end in sight.

AP News

Republicans Plot Gutting Health Care to Pay for Trump’s Iran War

https://newrepublic.com/post/208342/republicans-health-care-cuts-donald-trump-iran-war via @newrepublic

Republicans Plot Gutting Health Care to Pay for Trump’s Iran War

Republicans continue to find new ways to make you pay more for the sake of Donald Trump’s vanity projects.

The New Republic
Two humanitarian aid boats safely reach Havana after being located by Mexican Navy - https://www.reuters.com/world/mexicos-navy-locates-two-missing-sailboats-carrying-aid-cuba-crew-safe-2026-03-28/

“35% of Americans approve of Trump’s handling of immigration, while 61% disapprove. An even lower number—33%—hold favorable views of ICE officers, while 67% like their local police officers.”

https://open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/march-27-2026?r=1j5iw&utm_medium=ios

by @hcrichardson.bsky.social

March 27, 2026

The ongoing battle over funding Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents at U.S.

Letters from an American
Mexico launches search for missing sailboats carrying aid to Cuba https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/27/americas/cuba-nuestra-america-boats-missing-intl
Mexico launches search for missing sailboats carrying aid to Cuba

Two boats have vanished at sea while attempting to deliver food, medicine and other aid to Cuba.

CNN

“The framers of the Constitution tried to set up a system that would make it impossible for a president to go to war for private interests or the benefit of other countries, establishing that Congress alone can declare war.”

https://open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/march-26-2026?r=1j5iw&utm_medium=ios by @hcrichardson.bsky.social

March 26, 2026

In an interview with Reuters on Monday, Singapore’s minister for foreign affairs, Dr.

Letters from an American