Zeteo: Congressman Jamie Raskin, a former law professor, explains to John Harwood how Democrats can stop Trump from escalating ICE brutality, undermining the midterms, and getting away with corruption. Click here for video. 

Reuters via HuffPost: "It would not be possible to attack American soil, but we will target their bases in the region,” said Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi. Click here for the report. 

The following statement was submitted by Lieut. Charles Wilson, Chairman of the National Association of Black Law Enforcement Officers, Inc. (NABLEO). "Recently, Donald Trump, President of the United States, posted a disturbingly graphic image depicting former President and First Lady, Barack and Michelle Obama, as monkeys on his Truth Social platform. After a backlash of opinions, and stating that the issue was caused by an unidentified staffer, the images were removed.

April 12, 1945 - Dwight D. Eisenhower views the charred bodies of prisoners at Ohrdruf concentration camp. Hey, Donny!! Since you think racist tropes are funny, make fun of this!! From The G-Man dares you!!  Photo source: The Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home

Drop Site News: "The security and living conditions have become unbearable.” Click here for the report. 

Click here for the report. Source: 107.7 WGNA  Statement from Governor Hochul “I am deeply grateful to Correction Officer Charlie Hall for his service and selfless dedication to maintain the security of New York’s correctional facilities and protecting others from harm,” Governor Hochul said. “Today I join Officer Hall’s loved ones and fellow correction officers in honoring his life and commitment to service.”

Newsweek: Mamdani, a democratic socialist, endorsed the centrist governor’s bid for re-election as she faces a challenge from the left. Click here for the report. 

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Since 1976, The National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) has served as the conscience of law enforcement by being committed to justice by action. NOBLE represents almost 5,000 members internationally, who are primarily African American chief executive officers of law enforcement agencies at federal, state, county and municipal levels, other law enforcement administrators, and criminal justice practitioners. 

An Exclusive The Guardian: Luxury aircraft owned by property tycoon close to US president’s family has twice flown Palestinian men from Arizona to Tel Aviv. Click here for the report. 

HuffPost: Ron Wyden has previously warned about spy abuses before they were public. Now he and Mark Warner say something else is up. Click here for the report. Image source: clipart-library.com

The Simon Wiesenthal Center: This week marked a truly historic moment: an unprecedented, full committee hearing by the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, entitled The Truth Revealed: Hidden Facts Regarding Nazis and Swiss Banks.  The hearing represents a major milestone in an investigation launched by the Simon Wiesenthal Center (SWC) in 2020—after our Latin American team in Buenos Aires uncovered documents listing known Nazi-lined individuals as clients of Swiss Banks affiliated in South America.

GPAHE: A livestream featuring extremists Nick Fuentes, Andrew Tate, Sneako, and other manosphere influencers praising Hitler illustrates the growing convergence of misogyny and neo-Nazism within mainstream online spaces. As these transnational influencer networks reach millions of young viewers, Nazism is increasingly embraced by the manosphere, fueling hostility and violence against women, the LGBTQ+ community, and other vulnerable groups both online and offline. Click here for the study. 

By Alan Singer Enough about Trump and I.C.E. In my next few blogs, I discuss a different type of ice. Climate change is melting the Earth’s ice caps, defrosting Siberia, leading to more deadly forest fires and hurricanes, and making flooding more severe. These may seem like distant events, but climate change is also having more local impacts on the New York metropolitan area.

by David Collymore, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Acacia Network and Board Member, Amida Care; Kei Williams, Executive Director, the NEW Pride Agenda; and Shirley Torho, President & CEO, National Black Leadership Commission on Health  Forty years ago, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) first sounded the alarm that Black and Latino communities were disproportionately impacted by HIV.

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C-SPAN: House Speaker Mike Johnson and Republican leadership colleagues speak to reporters at the Capitol about their legislative agenda for the week and other issues in the news.

C-SPAN: House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar and Vice Chair Ted Lieu speak to reporters about the legislative agenda and other issues in the news.