Fox News: Protesters target Trump administration policies with march to White House, demonstrations throughout country

As families gathered for Easter egg hunts Saturday, thousands of protesters took to the streets in what organizers called “A National Day of Action.”

From Anchorage to Atlanta, demonstrators rallied in all 50 states and U.S. territories, targeting President Donald Trump’s policies.

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CBS: Anti-Trump rallies held across the U.S. to protest administration’s policies

Robert Reich: The contagion of courage

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Drew DeVault: Resistance from the tech sector

• AP: Vatican notes ‘exchange of opinions’ over migrants, prisoners in meeting with Vance

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• Rebekah Spicuglia: I Lost My Son to MS-13. I Still Oppose Trump’s Deportations.

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  Why I oppose Trump’s deportations.
  One might think as a mother of a son killed by gang violence, I’d support Trump’s deportations of supposed “violent criminals.” But I know from personal experience that these actions do not keep us safe. Despite my personal tragedy — in fact, because of it — I do not believe the U.S. should wage war on immigrants, or deport people to prison in El Salvador without due process. It is a betrayal of our principles, our wellbeing, and common sense.
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  1. First off, these deportations hurt — not help — communities that have been victimized by gang violence.
  2. El Salvador’s stability is new, and frankly, untested.
  3. We’ve made this mistake before. 1990s mass deportations actually led to the strengthening of MS-13 into a notorious transnational criminal organization, a cycle we are now repeating.
  4. The pinnacle of MS-13 power has long been in El Salvador’s prison system. Sending MS-13 members there (assuming deportees even are members) effectively promotes them.
  5. Trump’s narrative about MS-13 victims – and all “victims of migrant crime” – is skewed. But it is compelling, and must be challenged in an equally compelling way.
  6. Trump isn’t deporting convicted killers
  7. Our justice system should be centering victims more — not less.
  8. Mass deportation is family separation by another name.
  
  
  
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• Daily Beast: Internet Sleuths Slam Trump for Photoshopping MS-13 Tat on Deported Dad’s Hand

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  Trump alleged that Kilmar Abrego Garcia “got MS-13 tattooed onto his knuckles.” Social media users are pushing back.
  

  
  
  
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  “Trump has posted a fake picture of Abrego Garcia’s hand where they have photoshopped letters spelling MS-13 on his upper knuckles,” wrote user @RachelBitecofer. “Here is the original. It’s spreading all over MAGA media.”

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• American Conservative: It’s Time to Worry About AOC

  Conservatives doubt Ocasio-Cortez at their own peril.
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• Conversation: Nuclear power is booming. Where will we put the waste?

  
  
  
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  In March 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments related to the effort to find a temporary storage location for the nation’s nuclear waste; a ruling is expected by late June. No matter the outcome, the decades-long struggle to find a permanent place to dispose of nuclear waste will probably continue for many years to come.
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• Texas Monthly: The Impossibly Expensive Plan to Save Texas’s Water Supply

  Lawmakers of both parties agree that Texas is running out of water. One Lubbock Republican is crusading to revive a failed 1960s solution.
  

  
  
  
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• NY Times: China Is Finding Ways to Replace American Farmers

  China has long relied on the U.S. for soybeans. But with new steep tariffs, it is likely to look even more to Brazil and Argentina.
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• MetaFilter: Is Trump Administration a Keyword-Driven Techno-Dystopia?

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• Ruth Ann Crystal MD: COVID & Health News, 4/19/25

  The CDC reports that respiratory illnesses are decreasing overall, with the exception of Pertussis (Whooping Cough) which continues to be elevated nationally. Whooping cough is a vaccine preventable disease that can be especially dangerous for babies under age 1. It is recommended that pregnant individuals and families get vaccinated against Pertussis to protect babies.
  

  
  
  
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