Russian attack on Ukraine market kills five
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"I dreamed I was a perfect smile"
Can someone please remind me where this phrase came from, who said it or wrote it, decades ago? Boomers may know.
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Russian attack on Ukraine market kills five
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NEW: For months, faith leaders have pushed for access to detainees at ICE facilities in Broadview, IL and outside Minneapolis.
This past month or so, clergy finally gained access in both places — bc judges ordered the govt to let them in.
Here’s what they saw. https://religionnews.com/2026/04/03/after-lengthy-court-battles-clergy-finally-visit-immigrant-detainees-in-illinois-and-minnesota/

Legal intern Raj Gambhir was the principal author of this post.The Trump administration has restricted the First Amendment right to record law enforcement by issuing an unprecedented nationwide flight restriction preventing private drone operators, including professional and citizen journalists,...
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/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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“Acting AG Todd Blanche wants DOJ to stop focusing on Epstein files: 'It should not be part of anything going forward.’”
The coverup continues: https://people.com/acting-ag-todd-blanche-says-epstein-files-should-not-be-doj-priority-11942411
"In the body camera footage, a police officer parks his black SUV on the grass, a rosary swinging from the rearview mirror. He exits his car, moves briskly past a pair of protesters, and points an accusatory finger at the suspect: a 7-foot-tall inflatable penis holding an American flag.
The alleged crime? Unclear. There’s no sound at first, only the silent spectacle of a person in a penis suit turning toward a cop with a stance that says, 'Who, me?' A handmade sign comes into view in the person’s right hand. It reads 'No Dick Tator.'"
https://theintercept.com/2026/04/03/penis-costume-no-kings-protest-alabama-censorship/
The #Epstein white house
"The White House mistakenly uploaded Donald Trump’s remarks at an Easter lunch, which was supposed to be closed to the press, to YouTube Wednesday, before realizing its error and making the link private."
~ Hafiz Rashid
#Trump #Iran #war #NATO #StraitofHormuz #oil #gas #economy
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https://newrepublic.com/post/208535/white-house-accidentally-easter-lunch-trump-speech