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A new investigation from journalist @davidenrich.bsky.social reveals how JPMorgan Chase, the country's largest bank, enabled and profited from Jeffrey Epstein's sex-trafficking operation.

Unlike what some of his obituaries claim, Charlie Kirk was "not a champion of free speech," says @jeffsharlet.bsky.social, who details Kirk's support for McCarthyist censorship.

An advocate working with survivors of abuse by Jeffrey Epstein says the renewed push for accountability is encouraging more women to come forward, including some not yet publicly identified. "Courage is contagious."

Acting CDC Head Blocks Publication of Research Showing COVID Vaccine Benefits

U.N. Warns Nearly 1,000 Asylum Seekers Have Died Attempting to Cross Mediterranean in 2026

9-Year-Old Palestinian Girl Shot Dead in Front of Classmates in Gaza’s Beit Lahia

Israel Approves 34 Settler Outposts Amid Continuing Settler Violence in Occupied West Bank

Sebastian Gorka, the Trump administration official leading an effort to target left-wing groups in the United States and abroad as "terrorist organizations," has longstanding ties to the right-wing government of Hungary's authoritarian leader Viktor Orbán.

The war in Iran has radically upended transatlantic ties, with more and more European leaders indicating a desire to pull away from strategic alliances with the United States.

"It was 10 minutes of terror, a day that the Lebanese are calling Black Wednesday."

Hungary's far-right leader, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, is facing his biggest challenge in 16 years. Orbán "is so far behind in the polls that even his rigged election system will probably not save him this time, and it's causing some panic in the right wing," says @kimlanelaw.bsky.social.

Will the U.S. and Europe break up? As Trump threatens to pull out of NATO amid mounting criticism of his war on Iran, @nathalietocci.bsky.social says "closeness to Trump is becoming increasingly politically toxic in Europe."

Political scientist Robert Pape says the war has strengthened Iran strategically. “Iran is far stronger than it was just 40 days ago. It is in control of 20% of the world's oil. It is now an emerging fourth center of power." https://www.democracynow.org/2026/4/9/strait_of_hormuz_robert_pape