Donald Trump gave Iran until 8 PM Tuesday to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or he will destroy its bridges and power plants, and when asked if he was concerned about 93 million civilians losing electricity, he said no, they want us to do it.
That is a war crime threat from a president whose war has dragged on beyond the four weeks he promised. As Trump threatens to violate the rules of war abroad, his administration keeps ignoring courts and laws at home. A judge ruled in March that Kennedy’s hand-picked vaccine advisors were “distinctly unqualified” under the CDC panel’s own charter. Kennedy’s response was to rewrite the charter. In Florida, wildlife police have been conducting warrantless surveillance across thousands of cameras on behalf of ICE.
This administration has been defying the rules since day one. Now it is preparing to shatter the Geneva Conventions by tomorrow night. Call your representatives through Resistbot and 5 Calls and demand they use the power the Constitution gives them to stop this president before the bombs fall.
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Gunman fires more than 15 shots at Indianapolis councilor's home, leaves "no data centers" note after his vote to approve a half-billion dollar project.
Source: WXIN Indianapolis
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Trump faults Japan, South Korea and Australia for not joining the Iran war despite decades of U.S. military protection commitments.
Source: Stars and Stripes
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Trump dismisses war crime concerns, vows to destroy Iran's bridges and power plants by Tuesday night if Hormuz stays closed.
Source: The Associated Press
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After a judge blocked his hand-picked vaccine advisors for lacking expertise, Kennedy rewrites the CDC panel's charter to give himself broader appointment power.
Source: Ars Technica
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Source: Space
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Trump moves to close the nation's premier federal bee research lab six months after scientists there identified the cause of 1.6 million colony deaths.
Source: Nebraska Public Media
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Pentagon cancels Tuesday morning press briefing with Hegseth and Caine 12 hours before Trump's deadline to bomb Iran's infrastructure.
Source: The Hill
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Raskin demands DOJ turn over records on its $1.25 million settlement with Flynn, a case the government had already won and a judge had dismissed.
Source: The Hill
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Source: SCOTUS blog
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Florida's wildlife police are searching thousands of license plate cameras nationwide for ICE despite Flock's public claims it doesn't share data with immigration agents.
Source: 404 Media
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New DHS Secretary Mullin floats pulling customs officers from airports in sanctuary cities, a move that would cancel international flights to major hubs.
Source: NOTUS
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Education Department rescinds Obama and Biden era civil rights settlements requiring seven schools to protect transgender students from discrimination.
Source: UPI
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Rep. Tony Gonzales sought nude photos from a second campaign staffer in 2020, expanding the scandal beyond his admitted 2024 affair.
Source: KSAT San Antonio
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Trump demands Fox News remove host Jessica Tarlov from the air, calling her "a real loser" and attacking anchor Shannon Bream for not correcting Democrats.
Source: Mediaite
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Trump tells journalists to "give it up or go to jail" over reporting on the missing airman in Iran, announces investigation.
Source: NBC News
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Minneapolis releases video of January ICE shooting that contradicts federal agents' sworn account of the incident
Source: KMSP Minneapolis
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