Trump Draft Order Would Drastically Overhaul U.S. State Department https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/us/politics/trump-state-department-overhaul.html
The draft executive order to be signed by President Trump would eliminate Africa operations and shut down…

What We Can Learn from the Irish Famine Migrant Crisis https://time.com/6949581/irish-famine-immigration-essay/
America’s handling of the Irish Famine migrant crisis in the 1850s is a guide for immigration today.
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I've got a quick favour to ask. If you're reading this post on Mastodon (or the Fediverse), please click boost. How come? I recently moved across to my own self-hosted single-user server (using GoToSocial.org). For a bunch of reasons, including visibility…

As legal fight raged, ICE buses filled with Venezuelans heading toward airport turned around, video shows https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/legal-fight-raged-ice-buses-filled-venezuelans-heading-airport-turned-rcna202007
Video from Friday night…

Subaru Is Bringing Back Physical Knobs and Buttons in Its Cars https://futurism.com/the-byte/subaru-bringing-back-physical-knobs-buttons
To the relief of many, Japanese carmaker Subaru has brought back physical buttons and knobs for its 2026 Outback midsize…

Hegseth Said to Have Shared Attack Details in Second Signal Chat https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/us/politics/hegseth-yemen-attack-second-signal-chat.html
The defense secretary sent sensitive information about strikes in Yemen to an encrypted group chat…

LIVE: Red Crescent rubbishes Israeli probe into Gaza medic killings https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/4/20/live-israel-kills-52-in-gaza-netanyahu-orders-army-to-step-up-attacks
Israeli probe says errors made in killing of 15 Gaza medics, aid workers;…

#cats
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The Places Where the Recession Has Already Begun https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/04/recession-tariffs-canada-trump/682297/
Towns near the Canadian border are suffering.
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**I didn't know**

When I learned about the holocaust as teenager in Germany, many people from the Nazi era were still alive and lived all around me. Being the curious person I always was, I asked them about what happened and their role in it.

"I didn't…

Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88 https://apnews.com/article/vatican-pope-francis-dead-01ca7d73c3c48d25fd1504ba076e2e2a
Pope Francis has died at age 88. The first Latin American pontiff charmed the world with his humble style and concern…

#フォローしなくていいからにゃんぷっぷーを見てくれ (You don't have to follow me, just watch Nyanpuppu.)
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Trump Laid Off Nearly All the Federal Workers Who Investigate Firefighter Deaths https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-cuts-firefighter-deaths
The cuts, which are part of Trump’s slashing of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, will…

Von der Leyen warns X, Meta, TikTok to play by the rules in Europe — no matter who’s CEO https://www.politico.eu/article/european-commission-ursula-von-der-leyen-warns-x-meta-tiktok-rules-ceo/
The European Commission will enforce its digital rulebook without…

#froheostern (happy Easter)
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Trump Aides Solicit Ideas to Raise Birthrate, From Baby Bonuses to Fertility Planning https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/us/politics/trump-birthrate-proposals.html
Baby bonuses and menstrual cycle classes are among the ideas pitched to Trump aides as they…

‘Full-blown meltdown’ at Trump’s Pentagon as Hegseth faces fresh Signal chat allegations https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/full-blown-meltdown-trumps-pentagon-hegseth-faces-fresh-signal-chat-al-rcna202091
As Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth…

#PapaFrancesco (Pope Francis)
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A Stunning Image of the Australian Desert Illuminates the Growing Problem of Satellite Pollution https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/04/joshua-rozells-light-pollution/
Stitching together 343 distinct photos, Joshua Rozells illuminates a growing problem of…

US student loans in default to be referred to debt collection https://apnews.com/article/student-loan-debt-default-collection-fa6498bf519e0d50f2cd80166faef32a
The Education Department will begin collection next month on student loans that are in default,…