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It's nice to see Viktor Orbán lose an election, despite support from Trump and Putin.

But until we address the extreme disparities in wealth and power that enabled nationalists to gain popularity, no mere election will suffice to stop fascism.

https://crimethinc.com/soundandfury

The outcome of the mid-term elections will be determined by what happens in the months ahead—not by how successfully politicians campaign, but rather by the extent to which grassroots resistance makes it impossible for the ruling class to imagine that Trump could continue to advance their interests.

In the long run, only profound social change can put an end to the cycle that has driven the growth of the far right. We must lay bare the connections between fascists, billionaires, militarists, Zionists and Christian nationalists, cryptocurrency hucksters, tech moguls, federal agencies like ICE and the police and sheriffs that abet them, and the centrists and Democrats who paved the way for the tragedies of the second Trump era by suppressing grassroots resistance at the conclusion of the first.

Ultimately, we must show how to defeat their program, not just vote against it.

Only livable wages can prevent warehouse fires. 💰 🔥

#EatTheRich #LateStageCapitalism

[County Clare, Ireland]
A man scales an American C-130 with a hatchet and puts it out of commission, even if for a short while.

People are reminding themselves that anti-militarism, the opposition to ongoing genocides, and wars of aggression are best presented as actions not sentiment.

The US labor movement was heavily driven by anarchism, from the Haymarket Martyrs to the IWW and beyond. It's hard to separate the resistance of the US labor movement from Propaganda of the Deed, which was an influential part of anarchist theory at the time.

People often say that Propaganda of the Deed didn't work, but would union members have physically resisted mine guards and Pinkertons without demonstrations of militancy within the milieu? The actual point of Propaganda of the Deed is to show that the elite aren't untouchable, that the people killing us bleed, that their castles are penetrable, and that these mortal men with their mortal means can in fact be resisted. The labor truce that liberals brokered with the New Deal came out of anarchist-informed radicals with a sense that their enemies weren't untouchable. Propaganda of the Deed can open these mental horizons, as long as we push to organize with the opportunities opened.

Molotov cocktails are just the technological reality now. You can adapt your workflows to them or get left behind.

At my company every employee has to use at least one per day. It’s a vibrant and competitive field full of potential.

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/openai-ceo-sam-altman-molotov-cocktail-house-headquarters-rcna273694

OpenAI says CEO Sam Altman's house was targeted with a Molotov cocktail

San Francisco police early Friday arrested a person who allegedly threw a Molotov cocktail at OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman's home and made threats outside the AI giant's San Francisco headquarters, the company said in a statement."Thankfully, no one was hurt," OpenAI said.

NBC News

The CDC has delayed the publication of a report showing that the Covid vaccine significantly reduced the likelihood of hospitalizations and emergency visits last winter.

This is a clear example of putting politics over science at the cost of lives.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/health/cdc-bhattacharya-covid-shot-report-delay.html?smid=url-share

Top C.D.C. Official Delays Report on Covid Shot’s Effectiveness

Dr. Jay Bhattacharya objected to the study’s methodology, saying it gave an inaccurate picture of the vaccine’s benefits.

The New York Times
Trump administration orders dismantling of the U.S. Forest Service

Late Tuesday afternoon, with the subtlety of a wrecking ball and the morality of a foreclosure notice, the Trump administration announced the most devastating attack on the U.S. Forest Service in the agency’s 121-year history. Not a budget cut. Not a policy shift. Not a “reorganization.” An execution.

Hatch Magazine - Fly Fishing, etc.

The Pakistani Prime Minister announced that the US, Iran, and their respective allies “agreed to an immediate ceasefire including Lebanon.” Without speaking directly with Iran, Trump promoted this as an offramp from the war.

Today, the Israeli military continues attacking Lebanon; in response, Iran continues to close the Strait of Hormuz.

It's hard to imagine a worse outcome for Trump. He has achieved none of his express objectives in Iran, neither regime change nor suppressing Iran's nuclear program.

He can no longer pretend to be a credible negotiating partner. Both his threat to target civilian infrastructure and his claim to have negotiated a ceasefire have been discredited. Neither the Iranian nor Israeli governments listen to him. He's forced into conflict with Netanyahu.

And the pressure on the economy continues.

NASA's photo galley from yesterday's lunar fly-by are bonkers gorgeous

full gallery here: https://www.nasa.gov/gallery/lunar-flyby/